Ohio 1944 high school basketball regionals set
Thirty two teams compete for final spots in the Ohio 1944 high school basketball tournaments. Akron Ellet leads B and Akron North heads A with both cities showcasing standout players. Defending Class A champs Newark, Martins Ferry, Findlay, and Cincinnati St Xavier remain undefeated in their divisions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Canton
Akron
Akron Ellet
Youngstown
Akron North
Dennison
Newark
Martins Ferry
Findlay
Cincinnati St. Xavier
CLASS A AND B BASKETBALL FINALS SCORE SUMMARY
Coshocton defeated New Philadelphia 62 to 33 while Marietta beat Lancaster 82 to 36. Lima South trounced KG 35 to 28 and Columbus Aquinas topped Middletown 38 to 15. St Xavier beat Roger Bacon 34 to 28. Mansfield edged Bellevue 41 to 38. Canton Lehman over Ferry 44 to 59. Canton McKinley 46 over Canton Timken 41. Massillon 45 over North Canton 82. Akron North 45 over Akron South 40. Cleveland Heights 37 over Cleveland Shaw 33. CLASS B finals saw Marseilles 56 over Belleville 21. Bellaire St Johns 46 over Freeport Tipp City 25. Osborn 14 over Glenford 50. Waverly 34 over Kites Hill 27. Ellet 38 over Olmsted 38. Columbiana 57 over Waynesburg 38. Lowellville 38 over Chester 34. Grove City 47 over Ashville 29. Northridge 27 over Wyoming 31. Plainville 29 over Whitehouse 36. Farmer 30 over Franklin 29.
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Youngstown
Cleveland Heights
Canton
Timken
Lehman
Massillon
Bowling Green
van Wert
Mansfield
Toledo
Woodward
Findlay
Dennison
Newark
Coshocton
Akron North
Martins Ferry
Dayton—Marietta
Cincinnati St. Xavier
Middletown
Hamilton
Akron
Ellet
Columbiana
Lowellville
Bellaire
St. John's
Lima
Woodville
Whitehouse
Marseilles
Logan
Grove City
Corning
Philo and
Kitts Hill
Springfield
Worthington
Franklin
Tipp City
Wyoming
Troy
Dayton Fairview
St. Xavier
Roger Bacon
Bellevue
Canton Lehman
Canton McKinley
Canton Timken
Warren
North Canton
Akron South
Cleveland Shaw
Osborn
Glenford
Kites Hill
Waverly
Ee Ellet
Olmsted
Waynesburg
Chester
Ashville
Northridge
Plainville
Farmer
Marietta Tigers Win District A Basketball Crown Again
For the sixth time in 12 years the Marietta Tigers claim the Southeastern District basketball championship in district A, securing the crown with a standout performance that reinforces their regional dominance.
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Tigers of
Marietta
Marietta Tigers Upset Lancaster For Ohio Championship
In Ohio University gymnasium the Marietta Tigers edged Lancaster 33 to 32 to seize the title. Key injuries during the game did not dampen Marietta’s rally as Lightfritz hit a clutch long jumper and Groves sent Lancaster ahead briefly with a late free throw before the Tigers regained the lead. The consolation game featured Portsmouth over Portsmouth East 36 to 22.
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Frank Sutton
Ohio University
Lancaster
Tigers
Berhind
Marietta
Jack Curtis
Jim Meagle
Wenzel
Eugene Groves
Furt Lightfritz
Portsmouth
Trojans
Boudreau Predicts Tribe Will Win First Division
Cleveland Indians manager Lou Boudreau told reporters in Lafayette that he expects the 1944 Indians to finish in the first division, noting pitching looks strong but the catching department is a concern. He hopes to reinstate George Susce as first string catcher if Buddy Rosar leaves for war work, and plans to test Steve Gromek as infielder and Jimmy Grant as outfielder amid possible roster limits.
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Lafayette
Ind
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
Yankees
Boudreau
Newsmen
George Susce
Buddy Rosar
Buffalo
K. M. Lanis
Steve Gromek
Jimmy Grant
Boudreaux
Speed Boy Joe Maxim Nears Pentagon Post
Pfe. Joseph Bernardinelli known as Speed Boy Joe Maxim and rated seventh in light heavyweight by Ring Magazine is stationed at Pope Field Fort Bragg North Carolina Meurice Van Robays Pirates outfielder former inducted is a private in Co C 26th BN at Cap Crowder Missouri
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Joseph Bernardinelli
Joe Maxim
Ring Magazine
Pope Field
Fort Bragg
N. C
Meurice van Robays
Pittsburgh Pirate
Co. C
Cap Crowder
Deacon Bill Sees Reds May Place Third in NL Race
Bloomington dispatch notes Deacon Bill McKechnie predicts the Cincinnati Reds could finish no worse than third in the 1944 National League standings. He hedges on stopping St. Louis and Chicago, mentions losses of Lonnie Frey and Johnny Vander Meer, and lists eight Reds veterans reporting for spring workouts in Bloomington.
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Bloomington
Ind
Deacon Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Ohio River
Queen City
Reds
Unity of Indiana
Bill
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Lonnie Frey
Johnny Vander Meer
Columbus Girl Sets 604 In 1944 Bowling Meet
Columbus player Margaret Lilly rolled a 604 in team event of the 1944 Ohio Women's Bowling Tournament boosting her bid for the Class A all events title. She will skip singles and doubles until the meet’s final night while Cleveland and other Columbus bowlers reshuffle standings across divisions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Margaret Lilly
Columbus Gh
Miss Lilly
Cleveland
AAU Champs Crowned by Moslers and Green Watches
In Springfield Ohio the Moslers Safes of Hamilton won the men’s AAU basketball title beating Sully’s Loan of Columbus 39 to 36 after a late rally. Green Watches of Cincinnati captured the women’s title with a 43 to 21 victory over Wright Aeronautical after earlier semis.
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Mosler
Hamilton
Green Watch Girls
Cincinnati
Ohlio
A.A.U
Green Watches
Wright Aeronautical
Gruens
Eagle Tool Girls
J & K Shoes
Columbus
Special Services Planned by The Plains Methodist Church
Evangelistic services begin Sunday March 12 at The Plains Methodist Church and continue through March 27 with Rev C B Palmer and Maj L R Phillips leading music and a children's chorus. Dr Harry Bright district superintendent attends quarterly conference March 17 at 6 pm with a potluck supper. Reverend Phillips assists at Trimble Methodist Church with moving pictures.
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Jacksonville
Plains Methodist Church
Serend
C. BE. Palmer
L. R. Phillips
Marion
Harry Bright
Chillicothe
Jacksonville Methodist Church
Plains
Phillips
Trimble Methodist Church
Fullerton's Roundup: Basketball Worlds With Early Tourneys
The New York Invitation and National Collegiate AA tournaments open in two weeks with 16 top college teams. The AAU tourney in Denver should draw 37 to 40 industrial and service teams. Mikan meets seven foot Kurland while Otten and Goetter are noted figures. A St Louis Cardinals signing of a 19 year old taxicab driver as a farm club pitcher is reported. Joe Petritz, ex Notre Dame publicist, is assigned to sea duty as merchant ship gun crew commander.
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New York
Basktball
A. A
Denver
Joe Goetter
Paterson
N. J
Greenville
Ohio
St. Louis Cardinals
New Orleans
Joe Petritz
Notre Dame
Jacksonville Soldier Killed on Italian Front at Anzio
The War Department telegram to Mr and Mrs Robert Meeks of Jacksonville confirms their son Ernest Meeks was killed in action at Anzio Beach Head Italy on February 16. He served three years in the military police and overseas one year. He was born in Jacksonville and graduated from Jacksonville Trimble High School in 1935.
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Glouster
Robert Meeks
Jacksonville
War Department
Ernest
Anzio Beach Head
Italy
Jacksonville- Trimble
Set
B. F. Swartz
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Jack Gardner
San Francisco
Mothers' Club Hears Morale Lecture During War Time
GLOUSTER The Mothers' Club met at Mrs E C Shirkey's Jacksonville home. Guest speaker Mrs Fern Johnson Trimble spoke on Maintaining Family Morale During War Time, focusing on fear friction and frustration. Musical interludes featured Irish songs by Sophronia Householder and Chipela Southard. Next meeting planned for April at Mrs Lena Maxwell's home.
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Glouster
Mothers’ Club
E. C. Shirkey
Jacksonville
Mia
Helen
Skrotsky
Wahnera Exen-kamper
Fern Johnson
Trimble
Rose
Sophronia Householder
Chipela Southard
Ernestine Turvey
RENS AGAIN WIN PRO CAGE CROWN IN CLEVELAND
The New York Rens captured their third straight title in Max Rosenblum's $4,000 invitational basketball tournament in Cleveland. They defeated the Aberdeen Proving Ground Bombers 68 to 49 in the championship, while the Bombers took consolation by beating a Brooklyn team 58 to 55 in the final.
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Cleveland
New York
Rens
Max Rosenblum
Aberdeen
Proving Ground
Pene O
Brooklyn
Engagement and family visits span Ohio towns
Betty Lou Keith from Columbus spent the weekend with prom escorts Mr. and Mrs. William Keith. Glouster guests include Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Bryson and others visiting Athens. Engagement announced for Theresa King of Glouster with Joseph King of Glouster. no wedding plans yet. Charlene Webb of Detroit visits grandparents in Trimble while recovering from a knee injury.
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Betty Lou Keith
Columbus
William Keith
E. K. Bryson
Mary Isabel Bryson
John Bulloch
Glouster
Mary Ellen Kinder
Trimble
Athens
Robert Bulloch
Edward Noon
Theresa
Joseph King
King
John King
Merchant Marine
Great Lakes
Charlene Webb
Detroit
Henry Wil Nams
Sixth Grade Honor Roll Students in Glouster Schools
The sixth grade honor roll at Glouster schools lists Myra B. Anderson Ruth Buchman Adrienne Craig Wayne Davis Betty Jean Exline Norma Jean Goldsberry Margaret Jean Brubbs Bobby Jewell Gertrude Kirby Bonna Jean Kittle Anna Mae LaCarte Darrel Phillips Sonny Richardson Betty Lou Robinson Sondra Rose Billy Thomas Errett Walzake Lucy White Ray Owen White Beth Yount
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Glouster
Myra B. Anderson
Ruth Buchman
Adrienne Craig
Wayne Davis
Betty Jean Exline
Norma Jean Goldsberry
Margaret Jean Brubbs
Bobby Jewell
Gertrude Kirby
Bonna Jean Kittle
Anna Mae LaCarte
Darrel Phillips
Sonny Richardson
Betty Lou Robinson
Sondra Rose
Billy Thomas
Errett Walzake
Lucy White
Ray Owen White
Beth Yount
Nation's top coaches favor rule against goaltending
In Norman Oklahoma AP report 50 of 54 leading basketball coaches favor eliminating goal tending by tall players. Bruce Drake Oklahoma coach reveals survey findings urging a rule change to award a field goal when defensive touch occurs above the rim during the ball's downward arc.
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Norman
Okla
Bruce Drake
University of Oklahoma
Snc Suiulign
Howard Hobson
Oregon
J. C. Washabaugh
Westminster
J. M. Maddus, Jr
DePaul
Gus Miller
West Texas State College
Drake
Hank Iba
Oklahoma A
Bob Kurland
Loren Ellis
Valparaiso
Joe Lapchick
St. Johns
Lawrence “Pops” Harrison
James St. Clair
New York
Kurland
Oklahoma Aggies
Comes
Don Otten
Bowling Green
Mikan
Risen
Ohio State
Novak
Loyola
Schroyer
South Dakota State
Holstein
Penn State
Boykoff
Holub
Long Island
Cotten
Long Island University
Wiley
Borrevik
Wintermute
Henry
Rice
Ellifson
Halbert
West Texas
Carpenter
Arkansas
Daughtery
Gruening
Denver Safeways
Wellhausen
Kansas
Public Games Party Is Well Attended
The public games party after the CSO meeting drew good attendance. At Friday's session Mrs Sylvia Maxwell Mia Ed Kurtzman and Mrs Thelma Chappelear were named the program committee for the next meeting set for Friday March 24. Nate Wade returns to Glouster to work at Rich Bakery after prior duties with Everett Williams in Athens.
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Glouster
C.S.O
Sylvia Maxwell
Mia
Ed Kurtzman
Thelma Chappelear
Nate Wade
Everett Williams
Athens
Rich Bakery
Major League Teams Begin Spring Drills
Major league clubs open spring training as wartime rosters shrink. Star players have joined the armed forces, weakening depth and boosting competition. Yankees and Cardinals face altered outlooks while squads start workouts in Atlantic City Frederick College Park Lakewood and more with rosters trimmed by draft and injury.
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Atlantic City
Yankees
Floyd Bevens
Johnny Johnson
Frederick
A's
Bob Batallella
Indianapolis
Winter
A’s
Jojo Moore
Rip Radcliffe
College Park
Ossie Bluege
Rick Ferrell
Washington
Hamond Clift
Scout leader urges salvage of tin tubes for patriot drives
Ralph Hines, chair of the Glouster Scouts, reports a General Salvage Branch notice that after March 1 torn tin tubes need not be returned with new purchases. Citizens are urged to collect old tubes as they are 90 percent tin and can help rebuild tin stock for salvage drives.
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Glouster
Ralph Hines
W.P.B
Columbus
Hines
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