Miller City, Corning Vie In Ohio Regional Showdown
Eight tournament-tested teams battle for Ohio high school basketball titles with Miller City and Corning among contenders. Miller City entering state meet after 27 straight wins, while Philo’s Vern Kreis missed crucial free throws under pressure. Columbus hosts the 28th cage carnival at the Ohio State Fairgrounds Coliseum with Class A and B finals set for Saturday.
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Pappy) Smith
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Mansfield
Delphos St. John’s
Toledo
DiMaggio Bench Time Delays Yankees in Exhibition Loss
In Miami the Yankees sit Joe DiMaggio for a second straight game as Boston wins 10-7 in exhibition play. Nap Reyes hustles for the Giants in Phoenix while Hal Gregg shines in a Pittsburgh comeback win over Chicago. Braves slide with six straight losses in Bradenton as Reds await recovery. Browns hammer Giants 10-8 in 10 innings with four homers including Lollar’s clutch shot.
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Calif
Hal Gregg
Pittsburgh Pirates
Billy Meyer
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Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Lane Seeks Vernon To Boost White Sox
General Manager Frank Lane of the Chicago White Sox remains hopeful to obtain first baseman Mickey Vernon from Cleveland. Lane nearly closed the deal after Hank Greenberg named Luke Easter as Cleveland’s first baseman, but manager Lou Boudreau urged patience and the Vernon transaction subsequently fell through.
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San Francisco
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Cleveland
Indians
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Luke Easter
Tribe
Lou Boudreau
Easter
Sports Mirror Today A Year Ago
Five years ago Ken Kentner passed his selective service exam and was ordered to Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Ten years ago Ben Hogan won the North and South Open with 277. Fifteen years ago Dizzy Dean held Babe Ruth hitless as the Cards beat the Braves 5 4 in an exhibition.
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Sanders to Meet Pellone in Cleveland Welter Bout
Irish welterweight Jimmy Sanders of Warren Ohio will fight Tony Pellone of New York in a 10 round bout at the Arena Cleveland March 25 on the same card as the LaMotta Hunter middleweight championship bout.
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New York
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Lowery Expected as Reds Second Baseman for Opener
In Tampa Florida Harry Peanuts Lowrey may start at second base for the Cincinnati Reds as Spring Training continues. Manager Luke Sewell rests Lou Klein due to weak throwing while Lowrey sees time at keystone. Ewell Blackwell debuts, allowing one hit and one run over three innings in a 4 2 loss to St Louis.
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Peanuts) Lowrey
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Blackwell
Philo Falls to Corning 48-47 in Class B Regional
Corning defeats Philo 48-47 to win the Class B regional and advance to the state finals at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum. Vern Cales drew a final foul on Lee Kreis as time expired. Kreis missed the final free throw after a late Philo rally. Samson led Philo with 22 points while Garrison and Roof paced Corning in a hard fought, close contest.
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Chevies Break Tie to Lead Sunday Mixed League
Nye Chevrolet defeated Reba Shafer 2 to 1 to seize first place after dropping the opening game 779 to 690. John Van Dyke 499 and Ed Elaw 450 led the Chevies while Jack Daft 431 and Conkey 425 topped Shafer. Gems Wholesale fell to Pfeiffers Beer 2-1 as Maywood Smith 527 led the Beers and Roy Ewing 512 followed. Beckley’s lost two to Roger Dean, keeping Dean one game from last place with Strawn 540 and Frank Richey 486 pacing the winners.
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Point Pleasant Big Blacks Schedule 13 Baseball Games
Point Pleasant High announces a 13 game baseball schedule starting April 6 at Lakin with 12 more road dates before a May 6 home opener versus Gallipolis. Coach Jack Rogers enters his 10th season with limited veterans due to injury and senior activities, drills begin March 27.
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Lakin
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Ripley
Racine
Middleport
UC Defeats Xavier to Take Cincinnati Tourney
University of Cincinnati wins its second straight Cincinnati Invitational by beating Xavier 59 to 48 before 5455 fans. William and Mary defeats Morris Harvey 68 to 59 in the consolation game. George King earns MVP honors with 29 points to reach 967 on the season.
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CCNY Beats Bradley 69-61 to Win NIT Championship
The CCNY Beavers staged a second half rally to defeat Bradley 69-61 Saturday night and capture the 13th National Invitation Tournament title. It was CCNY's first NIT championship and Bradley’s fifth failure to close with the No. 1 ranking this season.
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High School Tournaments and Pro Sports Roundup Still Active
Class A results feature Springfield 44 Hamilton 42 Mansfield 42 Columbus East 36 Garfield Heights 64 Ugton Rav en 51 Akron South 61 Akron Garfield 28. Class B Eaton 50 Zanesfield 46 Miller City 60 Leesville 46 Corning 48 Philo 47 Geneva 47 Norton 32 Cincinnati 59 Xavier 48 CCNY 69 Bradley 61 Indiana State 61 East Central Okla. 57 Central Mo. 80 Tampa 67 St Johns 69 Duquesne 67 OT Wisconsin Milwaukee Maryland Iowa Ohio State 70 DePaul 63. Professional: NBA and NCAA tourneys with multiple close games and OT. Exhibition baseball results include Boston, Philadelphia and St Louis games. Eastern League playoffs details listed.
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UC Netters To Go South
The 1950 UC tennis schedule features a southern trip with six away matches plus 17 total contests and the Mid American Conference championship at Oxford. Coach George Menefee leads a nucleus including Charles Thomas and Bill Anderson.
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Illinois Champs Go Through Year Unbeaten
Mt. Vernon overwhelmed Danville 85 61 in Champaign to win the 1950 Illinois high school basketball crown. The Rams defended their 1949 title and finished the season undefeated, tying two records along the way.
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Allshouse Named Manager of Cranwood Park Track
Cleveland report Harry R Allshouse was named general manager of Cranwood Park race track The facility will inaugurate the northern Ohio racing season on May 13 with a 19 day meeting
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Gallagher Named New Bronco Coach at Santa Clara
Santa Clara announces Dick Gallagher end coach and chief scout for the Cleveland Browns as the new head football coach replacing Len Casanova who left for Pittsburgh. Gallagher, 41, signed a three year contract worth about 12000 dollars annually and plans to coach in a promising pro season. Madison Wins Indiana High School Basketball Title 67-44 Over Lafayette in Indianapolis.
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