Greyhounds finish second as Southeastern Ohio shines in state tourney
In Nelsonville and across Southeastern Ohio the 1951 52 sports year yielded high achievement. Nelsonville Greyhounds placed second in Class B basketball while Chauncey Dover and Wellston teams reached tourney stages. Dick Hubbard led scoring with 45, while Leroy Thompson and Pletcher Yates also starred for nearby squads.
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Nelsonville
Southeastern Ohio
Coachwell Cole
Chauncey - Dover
Ralph Nuzum
Dick Garrison
Bob Ashley
Jerry Roof
Wellston
Larry Ghearing
Buddy Jayjohr
Jerry Collins
Chauncey
Hubie Bobo
Athens County
Dick Hubbard
Leroy Thompson
Waynesburg
Lockland Wayne
Pletcher Yates
Roy Williams
Sonny Keplar
Cubs Clip Tribe On Four Homers
The Cleveland Indians, tired of cold California weather and low cash returns on exhibition games, return to Tucson for a matchup where the Cubs hit four homers.
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Cubs
Tribe
Tucson
Cleveland Indians
California
Balk Helps Reds Edge Braves 5-4
Cincinnati sophomore Roy McMillan drew praise from Boston manager Tommy Holmes as the Reds edged the Braves 5-4 in Tampa. A seventh inning balk by Virgil Jester produced the winning run after Ted Kluszewski and Joe Adcock homered for Cincinnati.
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Roy McMillan
Cincinnati Reds
Tommy Holmes
Boston Braves
McMillan
Braves
Ted Kluszewski
Joe Adcock
Reds
Virgil Jester
Harry Perkowski
Niles Jordan
Cincinnati
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Adams
Wyrostek Rf
Adcock If
Inna Oea
Kluszewski
Post
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Howell
Amen Eee
McMillan Ag
Perkowski
Portee B
Csrndences
S & F Foe
Flaming Fleet Among Derby Nominees From Flaming Fleet Line
Gerald F. Strickland’s Flaming Fleet is among 167 horses named for the Kentucky Derby on May 3. The colt, a Count Fleet son with Derby pedigree, trains in Columbia S C with Lord Priam and Joymaker, both Count Fleet progeny, as Derby hopefuls.
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Louisville
Gerald F. Strickland
Flaming Fleet
Count Fleet
John D. Hertz
War Admiral
Columbia
S. C
Strickland
Lord Priam
Joymaker
Dayton Bowlers Lead Ohio State Tourney
Dayton teams led the 48th annual Ohio State Men's Bowling Tournament in Dayton during the first weekend. Wright-Patterson Field fill rollers topped with 3052, Alfred Talley and Ernest Morano of Lorain led doubles, and Dayton's Harry Volz topped a singles event with 720 as 401 teams competed. The meet continues through April.
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Dayton
Ohio State
Wright-Patterson
Alfred Talley
Ernest Morano
Lorain
Harry Volz
Cancer Fatal To Ex Yankee Steve Sundra
Former Yankee pitcher Steve Sundra died at his Cleveland home after a short illness. Once with the Browns and Indians in earlier years, Sundra rose to fame with the Yankees in 1938 and 1939, surviving a career across several clubs and military service. He is survived by two sons, his father, and four sisters.
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Cleveland
Steve Sundra
American Cancer Society
Steve
Sandra
Atlantic City
N. J
Yankees
Washington
Browns
Army
Stephen Richard, Jr
Joseph
Michael
Hoover Sets Record in Tri-State Ten Pin Tourney
Dick Hoover of Akron shot a 2020 series to set an all events mark in the 45th Tri-State Ten Pin Bowling Tournament. Hoover led singles with a 708 series as the Akron G I Machines rolled 3182 to break the five man team record of 3168. The Cleveland Sieglers trailed in second with 3013.
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Pittsburgh
Dick Hoover
Akron
Hoover
Akron G. I. Machines
Detroit Strohs
Cleveland Sieglers
Hoppe Retains National Three-Cushion Title
Willie Hoppe, 46, won the national Three-Cushion Championship with a 50-37 victory in the final over Kinney Matsuyama, securing the title in San Francisco.
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Hoppe
San Francisco
Willie Hoppe
Kinney Matsuyama
Middletown Dick Vice Named Class A All-Star Captain
Dick Vice of Middletown led Class A scorers with a three game total and was unanimously chosen captain of the Ohio high school basketball tournament Class A all star team by sports writers. The selections include forwards Red Randall Dave Demko and Joe Mouch with centers Dave Plunkett and Cliff Hafer and guards Don Barnette Bill Ross and Charles Ellis.
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Columbus
Dick Vice
Middletown
Vice
Red Randall
Akron North
Dave Demko
Cleveland St. Ignatius
Joe Mouch
Toledo Central Catholic
Dave Plunkett
Cincinnati
Ohio Conference delays schedules after directors meet
Ohio Conference athletic directors postponed action on next season schedules after reviewing several plans. Ted Turney of Heidelberg, chairing the scheduling committee, said a Granville meeting May 11 will finalize options including geographic divisions for basketball and football and a round robin system to ensure home and home games.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ted Turney
Heidelberg
Granville
Conquerors of Kentucky Battle Illini Tomorrow
St John s of Brooklyn and Illinois meet in NCAA semi finals at the University of Washington pavilion to decide the eastern title while Kansas and Santa Clara face Wyoming for the western crown. Winners advance to the national final and Olympic trials in Kansas City and New York.
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Illinois
University of Washington Pavillion
Kansas
Santa Clara
UCLA
Wyoming
Kansas City
New York
St. John's
St. Louis
Duquesne
Kentucky Wildcats
Associated Press
Redmen
Brooklyn
Giants Win As Phillies Shut Out Yankees In 12 Innings
The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Yankees 4-0 in 12 innings as the Yankees were held scoreless for the second time in a week. Other notes include the Giants beating the Oaks 5-0 for their fifth straight win and the A's edging the Senators 3-2 on Dave Philley’s bases loaded single.
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New York Yankees
Yanks
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston Braves
Phillies
Tom Byrne
Lou Sleater
St. Louis Browns
San Francisco Seals
New York Giants
Oakland Oaks
Sal Maglie
Roger Bowman
Maglie
Philadelphia A's
Washington Senators
Dave Philley
Sugar Grove Tops Athens In Ohio League Bowls
Sugar Grove defeated Athens 2 to 1 in a tight three game match at the Sports and Recreation alleys in the Ohio Fuel and Gas Company league. The high scorer for Sugar Grove was Ogg with 4194 points while Athens’ leading bowler rolled .491.
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Sugar Grove
Athens
Ohio Fuel and Gas Company
Ogg
High School Finalists Get Big Welcome
Four state finalists in Class A and B returned home to hero’s welcomes. Middletown’s Class A champions rode in a 1500-car caravan before 20,000 fans at the gym. Lockland’s Class B winners were greeted by bands and decorated autos. Steubenville and Nelsonville also drew large crowds, with city officials calling the events the biggest reception in recent memory.
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Columbus
Nelsonville
Frank Whitmore
Lockland Wayne
Panther
Middletown- Steubenville
Middletown
Lockland
Lockland Wayne's
Steubenville
Walter C. Sterling
Gladu Keys 5-1 Reds Win With Fastest Playoff Goals
Providence right winger Paul Gladu scored three of the fastest playoff goals in league history to lift the Reds past the Cleveland Barons 5-1. The win narrows the series, with Cleveland up two games to one as Providence hosts the next game. The article notes an ensuing matchup with Cincinnati Mohawks and other playoff context from the AHL and track events at Madison Square Garden.
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Associated Press
Paul Gladu
Providence
Gladu
Reds
Cleveland Barons
Cleveland
Bill Jennings
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Mohawks
Hershey
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Columbus may lose high school tournament to other cities
Ohio high school basketball championships face relocation from the State Fair Coliseum due to aging facilities and weather problems. Middletown and Lockland Wayne won the Class A and B titles, while Columbus eyes future sites such as Cincinnati Gardens or Cleveland Arena amid debates on a permanent home.
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Fritz Howell
Columbus
Middletown
Lockland Wayne
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
State Board of Control
Ohio High School Athletic Association
High School Basketball Coaches Association
Capital City
Paul Walker
Steubenville
Nelsonville
Hamilton County
H. W. Emschler
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Coliseum
Fairgrounds
Ohio State University
Veterans’ Memorial
Dayton Stivers
Dick Vice
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Cincinnati Withrow
Newark
Dwight Snelling
Chuck Ellis
Akron North
Ed Sadowski
Garrett Green Heads Education Association
Garrett Green was elected president of the county education association at the spring meeting held at the junior high school auditorium. Violet Gerlach was secretary and Leon Putz treasurer. The group approved the Mason County Association constitution and by laws, NEA centennial action program, and WV Education Association goals. Choirs, clubs, and civic leaders attended as panel participants and five group meetings followed. A civic council to coordinate the county school system was proposed and Shaffer named a committee to organize it.
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Point Pleasant
Garrett Green
County Education Association
Violet Gerlach
Leon Putz
Mason County Association
State Education Association
NEA
West Virginia Education Association
Clifford Dunn
American Association of University Women
A. Keith McClung
DAR
Richard Startzman
the Register Publishing Co
A. L. Stewart
Labor
John Clay Hutchinson
Moose Club
Gerald Rood
Mason County Farm Woman's Council
Ruth Oshel
John Spiggle
Lion's Club
D. M. Dorsey
Rotary Club
S. D. Rexrode
Ministrial Association
J. A. Rodgers
C. G. Bauerle
A. F. Wilson
Eunice Beller
W. C. Bowie
Shaffer
Stout
McClung
Ford Leads Florida Open
Doug Ford tops the Florida Open after three rounds at Hyde Park in Jacksonville with 207 nine under par. Bobby Locke trails two shots back at 209, while Sam Snead stands at 209 as wind sharpens par as 21 others stay under par. Locke posts 69 the best round of the day. Jack Burke slips after a 77 ending his bid to extend a PGA winning streak.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Doug Ford
Bobby Locke
Sam Snead
Ford
Locke
Johannesburg
South Africa
Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Hyde Park
Jack Burke
Miami To Honor Redskin Cagers
Miami University plans a banquet at Municipal Auditorium honoring its Mid American Conference co champions with about 300 attendees. Paul Brown, Miami alumnus and Cleveland Browns coach, will be the principal speaker.
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Oxford
Miami University
Municipal Auditorium
Paul Brown
Miami
Cleveland Browns
Exhibition Ball Sunday Scores Across Teams
Brooklyn 14 Boston 2 in an A game. Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 6 in an A matchup. Chicago 7 Cleveland 3 in N. St Louis 12 Detroit 1 in N. Philadelphia 4 New York 0 in 12 innings. Philadelphia 38 Washington Cincinnati 5. Boston 4 New York 5 in N. Oakland over Pittsburgh B 10. St Louis A 18-2 San Francisco 5-0.
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Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Red Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
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Los Angeles
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Growing head lettuce in Mason County gardens
The Home Gardener advises Mason County gardeners to try head lettuce along with leaf lettuce using varieties like Great Lakes and Imperial 44. Start with plants if possible, or seed after March first, using fertile, well manured soil and careful spacing. Apply nitrate of soda or poultry manure sparingly after thinning, keeping materials two inches from plants.
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Mason County
Great Lakes
Seaman Somerville Hurt In South Caro lina Accident
Charles Edward Somerville a Navy seaman stationed in Cuba was seriously injured in an automobile crash in South Carolina while en route home on furlough. He reportedly suffered a fractured back and is hospitalized in Charleston with his parents traveling to the naval hospital for updates.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Edward Somerville
Navy
South Carolina
Ed Somerville
Young Somerville
Cuba
Somerville
Charleston
S.C
Naval Hospital
Daughter Is Born at Charleston Hospital
Mrs. Jack Moody of Nitro and her husband Jack Moody announce the birth of their daughter Sarah Jane born Saturday in a Charleston hospital. This is the couple’s third child and second daughter. The mother is the former Iva Stalnaker of St. Albans, a niece of Mrs. Grant Beaver of Leon. Grandmothers are Mrs. Pearl Stalnaker and the paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Moody of Nitro.
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Jack Moody
Nitro
Charleston
Sarah Jane
Iva Stalnaker
St. Albans
Grant Beaver
Leon
Pearl Stalnaker
J. W. Moody
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