East Tech Draws Middies in State Tourney Showdown
Ohio high school boys basketball state tournament pairings set at Cleveland Arena. East Tech faces Middletown in Class A while Canton McKinley meets Columbus North in Class B action. Arcanum and Chagrin Falls debut in Class B as officials plan delayed announcements and coordinated halts amid long-awaited finals.
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Feller Set To Debut Versus Cubs In Exhibition Play
Cleveland ace Bob Feller will start against Chicago in an early season exhibition as the Indians open a two week stay before heading east. Cal McLish follows, with Rocky Colavito and Gene Woodling vying for the left field spot. Colavito homered twice in two days, while Vic Wertz returned from polio with a double and a single in four at bats.
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Dons Meet SMU in NCAA Final Four Showdown
The San Francisco Dons defending champions and No 1 ranked team clash with Southern Methodist in the NCAA semifinals at Evanston Illinois. Iowa faces Temple in the other semifinal with finals set for Friday night. Bill Russell leads SF with 27 points while SMU has 19 straight wins.
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Weather Delays Oklahoma Grid Practice Scrimmage
Weather forces Oklahoma football to reschedule a Saturday scrimmage to Sunday or Monday. Widdoes notes Ohio U ridders behind schedule but aims for the annual Green White game Saturday afternoon. First and fourth teams likely face second and third stringers, with possible reliance on power over wide plays.
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Browns to Host Colts in NHL?
The Cleveland Browns announce their schedule with Baltimore Colts listed as a home opponent for next season in Municipal Stadium on November 11. The Giants open October 28, Redskins November 25, Eagles December 2, and Cardinals December 16.
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Rookie Byron Clay Taylor Draws Attention At Reds Camp
In Tampa Florida a tall rookie righthander named Byron Clay Taylor sparked interest at spring training. Taylor pitched during practice showing a curve and sinker that manager Birdie Tebbetts believes will challenge right handed hitters. Tebbetts praised his mix and velocity calling him a potential menace to right handed batters.
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Livingstone Relays Show Bobcats Strong at Granville Meet
Bobcats place in medley and eight lap relays with a fourth in the medley distance and a fourth in the high hurdles. Rudy Koletic earns a fourth in the high hurdles while Harold Buchert Moe Mosley Dave Lundberg and Tom Callas take fifth in the two mile eight lap relay in 2 146. The Livingstone Relays drew over 25 schools, but no team standings were kept.
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Moe Mosley
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Ohio Gunners Dominate All Star Trapshooters
Ohio shooters dominated the Grand American trapshooting scene with Jim Robinson’s Sports Afield All American selections. Joe Hiestand of Hillsboro led the state, earning multiple All-America spots alongside Fred Waldock of Sandusky and Cliff Doughman of Morrow. Johnny Sternberger of Day, Sam Kerr of Steubenville, and Charlie Fisher of Findlay joined junior squads, with Hugh McKinley of Harrisburg on the second men’s team. Hiestand claimed the Ohio championship with 200 straight and placed second overall at the Grand with 953 of 1000. Doughman, a top professional, captured the Grand overall title, Frye close behind, and Sternberger earned several titles, all contributing to Ohio’s dominant showing.
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Day
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Steubenville
Charlie Fisher
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Doctor Keast Sets World Breath-Hold Record
SAN RAFAEL CALI Dr Robert Keast an anesthesiologist at St Josephs Hospital in San Francisco held his breath underwater for ten minutes nine seconds Sunday to claim a world record The Marin Red and sports show timed him The prior official record was eight minutes thirty five seconds set in France by James Ray Jordan last week in San Diego
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Celtics Hawks Lead Playoff Series After Weekend Wins
The Associated Press reports Celtics beat Syracuse 110 to 99 in Boston as the Hawks won 116 to 115 at home. Tonight both teams meet in Minneapolis to continue the best of three first round series with the series tied 1-1. IHL semi finals saw Cincinnati 4 Fort Wayne 1 and Troy 2 Toledo Marion 1 with Troy leading 2-1.
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Dukes Highlight NIT Cards
New York Madison Square Garden hosts the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals with Louisville seeded No. 2 facing Duquesne. Dayton and Xavier meet, St Joseph's plays Seton Hall, while Niagara draws St Francis of Brooklyn in other openers. Louisville and Duquesne, defending champion, headline the doubleheader after the single elimination seedings.
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Michigan hockey clinches sixth NCAA title in nine years
The University of Michigan captured its sixth NCAA crown in nine years with a 7 5 victory over Michigan Tech in Colorado Springs. St Lawrence claimed third place by edging Boston College 6 2 in the consolation.
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Schedule Mix of Baseball Scores Across Cities
A garbled listing shows multiple city matchups between New York Chicago Cleveland Detroit Brooklyn and others with scattered results. Scores include Philadelphia 0 over Philadelphia none and varied outcomes such as Pittsburgh 7 St Louis 2, New York 4 Cincinnati 3, and Detroit 6 Milwaukee 3, with unclear dates and teams.
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Rangers Open Playoff Dates With Champs and Detroit Tie
The NHL playoffs begin with New York Rangers facing the champion while Toronto earned the final berth by beating Boston. Detroit and Montreal host the openers as all series set after the final regular season games.
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Local college and tournament scores headline mixed driver
Multiple college basketball results dominate the page with CASS at Berea and Ohio teams, plus NCAA NIT and NAIA tourney scores. Notable outcomes include East Tech 23 0 and Columbus North 1955 10, with state tournament berths implied. Community notices include WSCS bake sale planning for March 24 and a hospital cast removal set for April 3.
Bout Feature For TV Fans Tonight at St Nicholas Arena
Miguel Berrios and Bobby Bell collide in a 10 rounder at New Yorks St Nicholas Arena. If like their Feb 27 duel it should be a close punching contest. Berrios, now based in New York, holds a 15 3 record while Bell is at 36 25 3. Telecast begins at 10 p m EST on the Dumont Network with coverage from Detroit Toronto Chicago and New York.
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NHL Scores Sunday Results Include Montreal Win
Montreal defeated New York 3 to 1 and Toronto beat Detroit 2 to 0. Chicago edged Boston 3 to 2 while Montreal beat Chicago 1 to 0 in another listed result.
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Jenkins Captures U S Ice Title In Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA Hayes Alan Jenkins wins his fourth consecutive American figure skating title at the Arena, edging Ronnie Robertson of Long Beach, who places second amid controversy over amateur status and a new $100,000 contract with the Tee Capades. Jenkins plans to retire from big time amateur competition to attend Harvard Law School.
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Ramblers capture regional title in Ohio high school basketball
Columbus St Mary's edged New Boston 76 75 at Ohio University Men s Gymnasium to clinch the regional title. Dick Stringer scored the decisive basket with 6 seconds left after Dave Barker fouled out, while Tom Caine fed Stringer for the go ahead bucket and St Mary's earned the state finals berth.
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Meigs County Beagle Club Wins Field Trial Awards
The Meigs County Beagle Club earned top awards at Sundays Field Trials in Zaleski. Robert Jones Burlingham took first in the 15 in class with Susie, and William Hamm won a 15 in class with Wellrun Sammy. The Derby Field Trials are set for March 25 at Running Grounds on Harri sonville Road with 8 a.m. drawing. irks' junior golf championship slated for Aug 27-31 at Feather Downs CC in Toledo.
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