Dunbar Player Eligibility Hearing Set in Columbus
Ohio High School Athletic Commissioner scheduled a hearing to decide if Dayton Dunbar High School pupil John Jackson a transfer from Lexington Kentucky may play in the tournament. Officials sought clarification after Roosevelt protested his eligibility over residency rules raised by coach John Wollums. Dunbar and Dayton Schools Superintendent Robert French upheld Jackson's eligibility while Kentucky officials review his Lexington record.
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Columbus
Ohio High School Athletic Commissioner
Dayton Dunbar
H. W. Emeschler
John Jackson
Lexington
Dayton Roosevelt
Roosevelt
John Wollums
Jackson
Dayton
District Athletic Board
Wollums
A. G. Francis
Lancaster
Emschler
Dunbar
Kentucky High School Athletic Commission
Robert French
Jackso
Coaching moves and spring sport launches after basketball season
John Maiden former Ohio University pitcher and Ernie Kish ex A’s flier named head baseball coach at Potomac State reviving the sport since 1986. Maiden, psychology instructor at Keyser, WV, also played semi pro and coached there. LaSalle’s Joe Verdeur set records in a swimming doubleheader against Loyola Baltimore and Johns Hopkins.
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John Maiden
Ohio University
Frank Baumholtz
Cincinnati Reds
Ernie Kish
Philadelphia A’s
Potomac State
Maiden
Keyser
W.va
West Virginia University
Cleveland
Elyria
Keyser Athletics
LaSalle College of Philadelphia
Cincinnati Bearcats
Loyola Baltimore
American University
Johns Hopkins
LaSalle
Joe Verdeur
Hooper’s Derby Hope Olympia Enters Spring Contenders
Alabama contractor Fred W. Hooper enters spring with Olympia winner of the Flamingo Stakes as a strong rival to Ocean Drive who underwhelmed in winter starts. Boston College, coached by Frank Leahy, lists a brutal autumn schedule with five bowl teams including Wake Forest Alabama Villanova Clemson William Mary Penn State Mississippi Georgetown Fordham and Holy Cross.
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Fred W. Hooper
Alabama
Hoop, Jr
Olympia
Florida
Ocean Drive
Boston College
Eagles
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Wake Forest
Villanova
Clemson
William Mary
Penn State
Mississippi
Georgetown
Fordham
Holy Cross
German heavyweight Hein Ten Hoff dropped from contest list
Hein Ten Hoff was removed from the contenders list after a veterans group threatened to picket Madison Square Garden if the German challenger to Max Schmeling, the man who once defeated Joe Louis, was killed in the Garden. Officials had reportedly screened and approved him, but the Garden insisted on dropping him.
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Hein Ten Hoff
Madison Square Garden
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Ten Hoff
Pro Gridders DONT WASTE TIME IN WINTER
Cleveland Browns players stay active in off season with many pursuing education and advancing careers. Lou Saban studies at Western Reserve University and runs an auto rental business. Groza Lavelli Sen sanbaugher attend Ohio State. Adamle buys a house and commutes to Kent State. Other players take jobs in sales teaching and industry while Gridders contribute to charity and local life. One player jokes about fencing his Texas property after a missing dog incident.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Lou Saban
Western Reserve University
Arthur B. McBride
Ed Ulinski
Lou Groza
Dante Lavelli
Dean Sensanbaugher
Ohio State
Tony Adamle
Kent State University
Ollie Cline
Wittenberg
Billy Boedeker
Kalamazoo College
Ara Parseghian
Miami University
George Young
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea
Lin Houston
Bob Cowan
Massillon
Fort Wayne
Otto Graham
Ohio
Browns
Bill Willis
Browns Hall of Famers Lineup for 1950s Team
Graham, Lewis, Groza, Speedie, Motley, Jones, Rymkus, Lavelli and Gillom comprise the Browns’ legendary group.
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Graham
Lewis
Groza
Speedie
Motley
Jones
Rymkus
Lavelli
Gillom
Browns
Browns Clinic to Feature Branch Rickey as Speaker
The Browns annual high school and college coaches clinic gears up at Hotel Carter on May 6 and 7. Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, will headline the dinner while Bob Voigts Northwestern Jimmy Aiken Oregon and Sid Gillman Cincinnati are set to speak at different clinic sessions.
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Browns
Hotel Carter
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bob Voigts
Northwestern
Jimmy Aiken
Oregon
Sid Gillman
Cincinnati
Browns Kick Off Season Ticket Campaign
The Browns begin contacting season ticket holders offering a savings for purchases of seats on a season basis, continuing a yearly policy to reward ongoing commitment and secure attendance.
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Browns
Cleveland AHL team goes 27 straight without defeat
The Cleveland AHL club for the 1947 48 season ran 27 games without a loss surpassing a 1944 mark of 11. They added three more wins in the playoffs.
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Cleveland
Favorites Stunned in NIT Contests at Madison Square Garden
Four underdog teams upended powerhouses in the NIT quarterfinals at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Loyola of Chicago and Bowling Green advanced to the semifinals by defeating Kentucky and St. Louis, while Bradley and San Francisco topped Western Kentucky and Utah.
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New York
Loyola of Chicago
Bradley University
Bowling Geen
Ohio
San Francisco
Madison Square Garden
Kentucky
St. Louis University
Utah
Western Kentucky
Loyola
Bowling Green
St. Louis
Kentucky Wildcats
Bradley
Frank Kuzara
Wildcats
Villanova
Illinois
Yale
Jack Kerris
Alex Groza
Kerris
Groza
Wallace
Wah Wah
Share
Macaulay
Gene Dudley
Oldsters Lead ABC Bowling as South Bend Five Shine
Five men from South Bend Indiana with an average age of 50 top the American Bowling Congress team standings led by Harold Kelly who previously won the ABC all events. The Jim mie Smiths rolled 3027 for the lead while Jim nemeth topped the set with 226 215 217 668. The Stenton five from Philadelphia trailed with 2905 for seventh.
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Atlantic City
N. J
South Bend
Ind
American Bowling Congress
Harold Kelly
ABC
Thunder
Gold Crown Beer of
Chicago
Detroit
South Benders
Jimmie Smith
John A. Nemeth
Kelly
Harley Luckey
Pete Tatman
Joe Czigany
Nemeth
Stenton
Philadelphia
Anderson edges Syracuse in pro basketball game
In a national league night game Anderson defeated Syracuse 82 to 65. Other bout results include Shanghai? (text garbled) showing LeWiston fighter Couture winning on points over Whynott and Priest overcoming Daly, with Richards stopping Beato in Holyoke.
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Syracuse
Sydney
Jack Hassen
Pierre Montane
France
Lewiston
al (Shiner) Couture
Roger Whynott
Halifax
N. S
Boston
Red’ Priest
Cambridge
Mass
Billy Daly
Brookline
Holyoke
Jean Richard
Montreal
Tomas Beato
Santo Domingo
Toledo to Play at New Hampshire on Nov. 19
The University of New Hampshire will host Toledo University football November 19, shifting the game from Toledo after a conference between UNH Athletic Director and Toledo Athletic Director Carl Lundheim and Dave Connolly.
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Toledo
New Hampshire
Durham
N. H
University of New Hampshire
Toledo University
Ohio City
Carl Lundheim
Dave Connolly
Galento Seeks Shot at Heavyweight Title
Domenick Anthony Galento known as Two-Ton Tony says he wants a bout for the vacant heavyweight title. His manager Willie Gilzenberg notes Galento has been hurt in wrestling but remains confident he is as good as ever on his 39th birthday. He recalls his 1939 bout with Joe Louis as his furthest advance toward the crown.
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Orange
N. J
Domenick Anthony Galento
Tony
Barkeep
Willie
Gilzenberg
Orville Brown
Galento
Kansas City
Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis
Arthur Donovan
Eastern Kentucky Maroons Hold Spring Scrimmage
Eastern Kentucky State's Maroon squad, coached by Tom Samuels, completes week two of spring drills with 45 candidates and 21 returning lettermen. Last season they went 8-3. nine-game 1950 schedule announced with Heidelberg at Tiffin September 24 and home games against Marshall Murray State Morehead Western Kentucky Evansville Bowling Green.
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Richmond
Eastern Kentucky State
Tom Samuels
Maroons
Eastern
Tiffin
Ohio
Heidelberg College
Heidelberg
Marshall
Murray State
Murray
Michigan State Normal
Ypsilanti
Morehead
Evansville
Ind
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
District Softball Heads Appointed
State Softball Commissioner N. J. Barack announced the 1949 district commissioners. Names include Rex Settlemire Lima, Grant Ulen Springfield, Fred Smith Elyria, Stanley W. Kamen Mansfield, Hugh Jennings Chillicothe, Clarence Rich Canton, and Earl Beckett Zanesville.
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Columbus
N. J. Barack
Rex Settlemire
Lima
Grant Ulen
Springfield
Fred Smith
Elyria
Stanley W. Kamen
Mansfield
Hugh Jennings
Chillicothe
Clarence Rich
Canton
Earl Beckett
Zanesville
Gannon College To Play Football Schedule Announced
Gannon College in Erie announces its first football schedule. The Knights will host five games and travel to two. Dates listed include Sept 25 Alliance and Oct 6 Defiance with several other opponents such as Mt St Joseph Slippery Rock St. Francis Loyal and Steubenville.
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Gannon College
Gannon Knights
Alliance
Defiance
Mt. St. Je
Slippery Rock
St. Francis
Loyal
Steubenville
Mikan Nears BBA Scoring Title For Lakers
George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers leads the Basketball Association of America in total points with 1586, 128 ahead of Joe Fulks of the Philadelphia Warriors. Both players have four games remaining as Mikan also tops average, field goals, and free throws.
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NEW York
George Mikan
Minneapolis Lakers
Basketball Association of America
Mikan
Joe Fulks
Philadelphia Warriors
Lakerstar
Fulks
Cissell, Ex Sox Shortstop, Dies at 45
Former Chicago White Sox shortstop Bill Cissell, 45, died at Mercy Hospital after months confined by illness. Once ousted by Luke Appling in 1932, he had stints with Cleveland, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, New York Giants, Baltimore, and other clubs. The Sox previously received 123000 dollars in cash and players from Portland for Cissell in 1927.
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Chicago
Chalmers
Bill) Cissell
Chicago White Sox
Mercy Hospital
Cissell
Sox
Luke Appling
South Side
White Sox
Portland
Ore
Appling
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Giants
Baltimore
Derby Trial Draws 77 For Kentucky Derby Contender Field
Seventy seven of 113 three year olds nominated for the Diamond Jubilee Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday May 7 are also eligible for the $10 000 added Derby Trial Stakes to be run the preceding Tuesday. Old Rockport of Clifford Mooers is absent from the Trial but may compete at Churchill Downs prior to the Run for the Roses. Calumet's Citation became the first horse to win both the Derby Trial and Derby since the Trial's spring debut in 1988.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Clifford Mooers
California
Kentucky
New York
Maryland
Olympia
Ocean Drive
Citation
Chief
Training Your Hunting Dog for Gun Work
Sportsmen counsel training a hunting dog to gun sounds gradually from a small pistol to the usual gauge. Use whistle and arm signals to control a distant dog, then practice turning left or right. Emphasize letting the dog nose game and avoid guiding birds. daily patient training yields better field results as upland bag limits shrink.
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Pippin
MccMULLEN TAKES LINE COACH ROLE AT TOLEDO
Joseph H. McMullen, Brown University junior varsity coach, is named line coach at the University of Toledo. He will assist head coach J Neil Stahley, a former Brown teammate, and succeeds Jim Deangelis who resigned to join Nebraska.
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Toledo
Joseph H. McMullen
Brown University
University of Toledo
McMullen
J. Neil
Stahley
Brown
Jim Deangelis
Nebraska
Taylor Returns Boost for Dodgers Camp in West Palm
Brooklyn manager Branch Rickey praised pitcher Harry Taylor at training camp in West Palm Beach Florida after he recovered from an arm injury two years ago. The Dodgers prepared for a game against the Boston Braves as they hope Taylor regains his top form.
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Taylor
West Palm Beach
Fla
Brooklyn Dodger
Barney Shotton
Harry Taylor
Shotton
Reynolds To Start For Yankees In Grapefruit Opener
Reynolds named for first Yankee start of the year against the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Petersburg. Last season he won 16 games and lost seven after a 19-8 mark in 1947 with the World Series champions. Meanwhile the Cardinals seek their first Grapefruit League win as manager Eddie Dyer endures more injuries with Del Rice sidelined two weeks after a fractured right wrist.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Eddie Dyer
Boston Braves
Birds
del Rice
New York Yankees
Red Sox and Braves in Florida spring notes
Boston's Red Sox plan a practice day in Sarasota after beating the Yankees 4 1 yesterday. They will face the St Louis Cardinals tomorrow as manager Joe McCarthy contemplates lineup changes. In Bradenton the Braves prep for a set with the Reds listing several ailment issues including Bob Elliott Bill Salkeld Warren Spahn Nels Potter and Phil Masi with minor injuries.
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Sarasota
Fla
Boston
Red Sox
Sox
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe McCarthy
Bradenton
Flin
Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Bob Elliott
Bill Salkeld
Warren Spahn
Nels Potter
Phil Masi
Fleming Inspires Pirates With Two Hits In Win
Fleming former Indian and IA player for the Pirates drove in two runs as Pittsburgh beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1. He had two hits in four trips to the plate, continuing a hot pace after a prior two double performance against the Cubs.
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Fleming
San Bernardino
Calif
Les Fleming
Indianapolis
American Association
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Bucs
Chicago Cubs
Reds Split Weekend Set With Boston Red Sox
In Tampa Cincinnati split two games against Boston, continuing a recurring pattern of splitting weekend matchups. The Reds look to capitalize on early-season form as they rotate pitchers and lineup options.
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Sox
Boston Braves
Bucky Walters
Herman Wehmeier
Cincinnati
Red Lively
Kenny Burkhart
Tampa
Fla
Boston
Cincinnati Reds
Redlegs
Red
Indians Hold 2 to 1 Edge Over Giants in Arizona Clash
Cleveland led New York 2 to 1 in a spring series tilt in Phoenix as Bob Lemon and Sam Zoldak were set to start for the Indians against Larry Jansen and Andy Hansen for the Giants. Bob Kennedy delivered a bases loaded single in the 11th to cap a 7 to 6 win.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Cleveland Indians
New York
Giants
Bob Lemon
Sam Zoldak
Tribe
Larry Jansen
Andy Hansen
Leo Durocher
Bob Kennedy
Indians
Clevelanders
Ohio horse takes feature race at Sportsman's Track
Single Gano driven by Jimmy Cruise won the mile classified pace feature at Sportsman's Track in Phoenix in 2:08 3-5. The Lewisburg gelding paid $3.40, $2.40 and $2.20. Lord Blake of Camas, Wash., was second, and Stewart Worthy of Petersburg, Ohio, finished third.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Gano
Jimmy Cruise
Sportsman’s Track
Lewisburg
Lord Blake
Harold Blake
Camas
Wash
Stewart Worthy
Hugh Stewart
Petersburg
Ohio
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