District Class A Tournament Resumes In Athens
Eight teams battle in Ohio University gym for quarter finals with finals set for Saturday. Athens and Portsmouth lead in the lower bracket while Marietta and Galpolis pace the upper bracket. Key centers O'Brien Wilson Grate Babcock and Connett loom as decisive factors.
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Ohio University
Athens
Portsmouth
Bulldogs
Lancaster
Trojans
Columbus
Ironton
Babcock
Echols
Swerm
Bill Poling
Buddy Connett
Tom Williams
Pomeroy
Greenfield
Tigers
Meigs County Boys
all-Ohio
Don Grate
Logan
New Lexington
Marietta Tigers
New Boston
Chillicothe
Marietta
Wheelersburg
Gallipolis
Washington Rural
Nelsonville
Washington
Jackson
Tom O'Brien
Bob Wilson
Grate
Night fishing ban announced across several Ohio waters
The Conservation and Natural Resources Commission bans night fishing from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. March 20 through February 28 in Cutler Muskingum County Hope Vinton County Ross Hocking Sidney Creek in Rossanty Bear Pond Lick McBride and Wolf Den Lakes Scioto Counties. The order covers Jakes waterways and related areas.
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Columbus
Conservation and Natural Resources’ Commission
Cutler
Muskingum
Hope
Vinton County
Ross-Hocking
Ross
Ohio high school swim meet nears at Ohio State Natatorium
More than 100 outstanding scholastic swimmers will come here tomorrow for the Ohio High School Athletic Associations 14th annual swimming meet at the Ohio State University natatorium.
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Columbus
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Ohio State University
Athens Bulldogs Face Portsmouth in PortMouth Tilt
Athens High meets Portsmouth in the Southeastern Ohio Class A District quarterfinals. Athens, 12 4, tops Portsmouth in regular season tests and relies on guards Tom Williams and John Finsterwald with Buddy Connett at center as they seek an upset against a taller Portsmouth squad armed with Swern and Babcock scoring 11 and 10 in their opener.
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George Geyer
Ohio
Darkhorse
Athens High Caps
Portsmouth
Bulldogs
Portsmouth East
Lancaster
Ironton
Scioto
Springfield
Athens
Chillicothe
Mouch
Buddy Connett
Swern
Babcock
Harry Lackey
Bill Poling
Jack Engh
Orland McPherson
Tom Williams
John Finsterwald
Cerlier
Harris Shifts and Trades as Senators Eye a Comeback
Orland o Florida Washington Senators overhaul spring lineup under manager Bucky Harris. They abandon the Cuban experiment reshuffle infield positions with Buddy Lewis to third base Cecil Travis to short and Jim Polah benched. Pitching depth remains the focus with Hudson Leonard Chase key arms, while trades bring Ben Chapman and Roger Cramer to bolster a lineup led by rookie George Archie and star outfielders George Case.
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Orlando
Fla
Washington Senators
Bucky Harris
Capitol
Buddy Lewis
Cecil Travis
Short
Jim Polah
Nationals
Clark Griffith
Harris
Sidney Hudson
Hudson
Dutch Leonard
Ken Chase
Steve Krakauskas
Cleveland
Ben Chapman
Roger Cramer
Boston Red Sox
Gerald Walker
George Case
George Archie
Washington
Detroit
Seattle
Training Camp Gossip From Florida Exhibitions
In Fort Myers Cleveland Indians face Kansas City with aim to boost hitting as batting averages lag. The Red Sox and Dodgers trail others in spring drills while Ward Weatherly tops last season. In Havana Dodgers split squads under Dressen and Durocher preparing for Cuba tour. In Tampa Reds outfielders energize lineup as Harry Craft delivers early power.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City
Redskins
Tribe
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Cleveland
Roy Weatherly
Tampa
Cincinnati Reds
Harry Craft
Mike McCormick
Craft
Dorazio Outpoints Robinson in Chester Fight Card
In Chester Pennsylvania Gus Dorazio of Philadelphia defeated Charley Robinson by decision after twelve rounds. The Baltimore card featured Gene Buffalo stopping Ed Carroll in Philadelphia and Canada’s fight in Chester.
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Baltimore
Gene Buffalo
Philadelphia
Eddie Carroll
Canada
Chester
Gus Dorazio
Charley Robinson
Brooklyn Nine Cubs Dominate Cuban All Stars 11 to 4
Brooklyn defeats Cuban All Stars 11 to 4 led by strong offense. St Louis and New York both post wins while Cleveland and Cincinnati suffer defeats. Boston and Louisville also show results in the extra listings.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boston
New York
Louisville
Stars Differ On Net Victor In Indoor Tennis Quarterfinals
Oklahoma City report shows seven of eight seeds alive as the national indoor tennis tournament heads to the quarterfinals. Defending champion Bobby Riggs anticipates a hard road and casts doubt on favorites, naming Jack Kramer as a dark horse while Kovacs and Riggs draw equal regard from Don McNeill.
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Oklahoma City
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Frank Guensey
Houston
Tex
Jack Kramer
Kramer
Rollins College
Los Angeles
Frank Kovacs
California
Don McNeill
Kovacs
Riggs
Denny Myers Nears Boston College Head Coach Job
Newton Mass reports Boston College expected to hire Dennis E Myers for two years as head coach to mirror Frank Leahy. Myers, line coach at Brown and Yale, Iowa alumnus, began coaching as a linesman at West Virginia in 1932.
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Newton
Mass
Frank Leahy
Boston College
Dennis E
Denny
Myers
Brown
Yale
Leahy
Fordham
Eagles
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Algona
University of Iowa
West Virginia
Defiance tops Maumee in Class A scores
Class A scores show Defiance 51 Maumee 38 and Bryan 29 Van Wert 22 with separate results from Dayton Springfield Public 33 Monroe 29 and other Ohio towns. Also listed are Cleveland area and Cincinnati area games with multiple small margins and key wins.
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Bryan
van Wert
Maumee
Dayton
Monroe
Springfield
Public
Dennison Coshocton
Cambridge
Cincinnati
Hughes
Roger Bacon
Euclid Shore
Lakewood
Cleveland
Shaw
Ashtabula
Berea
Naming Denny Myers BC football coach draws praise
BC selects Denny Myers as football coach with Brown departure cited as his inside track. The piece notes BC rector policy against coaches under contract elsewhere and recounts other sports and personal notices of the era.
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New York
Boston College
Denny Myers
Brown
B. C. Rector
Joe DiMaggio
Yanks
Hal Manders
Detroit
Buck Newsom
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Steve Belloise
Tami Maurielio
Garden
Bronx
Stan Frank
Hank Greenberg
Tom Akers
San Diego Tribune-Sun
Santa Anita
Bayview
Bobcats Dominate Ohio All Star Five With Two Picks
Ohio University Bobcats placed two players on the 1941 AP all Ohio college basketball team, the only non Wooster squad with dual representatives. Frankie Baumholtz and Carl Ott earned first team honors, while Wooster claims the other forward and guard spots.
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Bobcats
Columbus
Ohio University
Toledo
Buckeye
Madison Square Garden
Associated Press
Cats
Athens
Wooster
Frankie Baumholtz
Carl Ott
Bobcat
Gilbert (Pudge) Hale
Charley Joachim
Mount Union
Bob Gerber
Joachims
The
Gerber
Joachim
Ray Garrett
Alfred Holbrook
Leo Mogus
Youngstown
Jack Duncan
Rio Grande
City College of Charleston
W. Va
Frank Baumhoistz
Ohio
U Concess
Gilbert Hole Wooster
Charles Joachim
Mt. Union Enee
New Philadelphia High Football Coach Faces Army Draft
New Philadelphia High School football coach Woodrow Hayes said he expects to be drafted under the Selective Service Act next month. Spring practice is set for March 24 to April 19.
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Philadelphia
Woodrow Hayes
Ashland Keeps Place in League With Armco Blast Furnace Plan
Ashland Kentucky reports Armco officials choose to build a new $5,000,000 blast furnace below Armco Field, securing the Ashland Colonels 1941 entry in the Class D Mountain States Baseball League. Ray Franch resumes managing the club. players moved to Huntington, W. Vase to be returned.
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Ashland
American Rolling Mill Company
Armco
Ashland Colonels
Ray Franch
American Association
Huntington
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