Two tired teams meet in NCAA final
Kansas State and Kentucky head to Minneapolis for the NCAA final with weary legs after tough playoff wins. Kentucky, led by Adolph Rupp, seeks its third NCAA title as Illinois and Oklahoma A&M fight for third place in Minneapolis Williams Arena before 18 000 fans. Cincinnati’s Wally Post impresses in spring training, with Luke Sewell praising the Tulsa farm club call up and Post showing early promise as a regular for the Reds.
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Barons Reach Finals In Calder Cup Playoffs
The Cleveland Barons secured a final round berth by edging the Buffalo Bisons 3-2 to sweep the series in four games. Hershey Bears defeated Indianapolis Capitols 4-3 to advance, with Pittsburgh beating Springfield 6-0 in a best of five series. The Barons await the Springfield-Pittsburgh winner to set their opponent.
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Logan Logan wrestling card set for Wednesday at Eagles Hall
Final arrangements announced by matchmaker Harry Standiford for a Logan event at Eagles Hall. Main event features Henry Gia Marco versus Walter Stewart of Marietta, with Stewart boasting 21 wins in 24 bouts. Semi final has Harold Short of Lima versus Jack Bernard of Zanesville. prelim pits Steve Morgan of Greensboro against Jack Smithers of Columbus. Also includes a tag bout. Dick Guthrie, OU freshman, impressed in golf tryout with a hole in one and a 75. OU basketball 1951 finished above fourth in MAC, ending in a three way tie for second with Western Michigan and Miami.
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Jack Smithers
Columbus
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Ohio University
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Miami
Campus Meet Opens At Bradley In National Campus Tourney
In Peoria Bradley hosts eight team National Campus Basketball Tournament opening rounds with Western Kentucky Wyoming Duquesne and Bradley favored to win. Semi finals set for Friday and the title game Saturday as lobbyed back to campus appeal grows strong among top squads.
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Hayes Begins Remodeling at Ohio State Spring Practice
Coach Woody Hayes launches a remodeling phase for Ohio State football as spring practice starts. He plans to install the T formation once used at Miami University while Wes Fesler favored the single wing. About 100 to 150 hopefuls attend, including Vic Janowicz and Richard Doyle, with Tony Curcillo favored to win the quarterback role. Six weeks of practice conclude May 12 with the intra-squad game.
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Pennsylvanian Sets Cycle Track Record in Reading
Reading Pa Billy Huber of Reading edged Bobby Hill of Columbus in a photo finish to clock 4 53 09 for a five mile expert race at the Eastern Inaugural Motorcycle Races Sunday in front of over 2000 spectators. Clyde Kenney of York won the five mile amateur final in 4 58 55, with Robert Boutwell Lansing of Michigan and Claude Mook of Warren Ohio following.
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Warren Ohio
NABC Discusses Gambling Elimination at Minneapolis Meet
In Minneapolis the National Association of Basketball Coaches opens its annual three day meeting with a focus on reducing college basketball gambling. More than 200 coaches attend as NCAA finals run concurrent with the session.
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Ruhe the Two-Year-Old Colt Shines in Midwestern Circuit
Among top two-year-olds seen in the Midwest last year Ruhe showed consistency across Kentucky and Illinois tracks. He ran 15 times, secured eight wins, and captured the Hawthorne Juvenile Handicap in September, after defeats in the Breeders Futurity and Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes.
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1951 Ohio University basketball team sets scoring record
The Ohio University basketball team of 1951 topped OU history with 149 points in 24 games for a 6.4 point per game average, exceeding the 1946-47 mark of 1297 over 23 games. Kermit Bloss er, then a national champion in wrestling, later joined OU’s coaching staff as the program’s only wrestling champion.
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Newark Sunday Shock Car Races Begin at Jones Speedway
Starting April 1, events will card shock car races every Sunday afternoon at Jones Speedway a mile east of Newark Ohio.
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Stengel Sees West Trip Losses Krafting Yankees For Title
Casey Stengel says the beatings handed to the Yankees in the West may help the world champions. He notes DiMaggio, Reynolds, and the veteran core remain strong while rookie talents like Mantle, McDougald, Morgan, and Wiersler boost the roster. Yogi Berra leads a deep lineup as Rizzuto and Coleman anchor the infield.
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OSU Wrestler Miller Takes Fourth In NCAA Heavyweight
BETHLEHEM PA William Miller of Fremont and Ohio State University finished fourth in the NCAA heavyweight division. Miller, Big Ten champion, lost 6 2 to Homer Barr of Penn State in the semi finals, earlier defeating Donald Berndt Lehigh 10 2 and William Kersick Case Institute. He earned fourth place by losing to Harry Lanzj Toledo 8 5 in the consolation final. Oklahoma won the team title with Iowa State, while Ohio State tied for sixth with Michigan State and Toledo. Also noted are Ohio University basketball players Betts Leightenheimer Hursey starters in all 24 games and Ohio University golf making a southern training trip.
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Dodgers Deny Talks With Cardinals Over Possible Deals
Dodgers president Walt O Malley acknowledged weekend talks with St. Louis owner Fred Saigh but denied any deal. Reports linked the Dodgers to pitcher Howie Pollet and the Cardinals to infielder Ed Miksis. Also noted are Larry Jansen’s spring form, George Strickland’s prospects with the Pirates, and Hoot Evers lifting Tigers with a late homer in an 8 7 exhibition win over Philadelphia.
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Tyler Wins JC Crown in Hutchinson Championship
Tyler Texan team wins the National Junior College basketball title in Hutchinson Kansas, defeating Northeast Mississippi of Booneville 93 to 75 in the final. The Texans claim the crown for the second time in three years, after also winning in 1949.
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Four Way Fight Seen For Tribe Outfield Posts
Cleveland Indians face a four way battle for regular outfield spots with Doby secured in center. Dale Mitchell Bob Kennedy Orestes Minoso and Harry Simpson compete for left or right field while Al Rosen leads with a .457 average. Padres expect Cleveland players via working agreement, with Rowell Conyers Kinaman Naragon Sipple and Santiabo as top options.
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al Lopez
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al Rosen
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Oakland Oaks
Karly Wynn
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Joe Rowell
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Dick Kinaman
Hal Naragon
Charlie Sipple
Jose Santi- Abo
Debutante Stakes At Churchill Draws 148 Nominations
Louisville notes 148 fillies nominated for the Debutante Stakes a $10,000 added race for two year old fillies to be run on Derby Day May 5 at Churchill Downs Reverie Knoll Farms owned by Freeman Keyes of Chicago named six starters five Whitney horses eligible Juliet's Nurse winner of 1950 carried 122 pounds the highest weight for a Debutante winner and ran 59 15 seconds Debutante first run in 1895 with Amanda the winner
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Doering Leads At Greensboro
Arthur Doering, 34, a Richmond based professional, built a four stroke lead at the Greensboro Open after a three under par 68 in the third round. He holds 209 after 54 holes at Starmount Forest in Greensboro. Jackie Burke of Houston shot 67 for second at 213 amid a protest over the event.
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Famed Second Baseman Eddie Collins Dies at 65
Boston obituary notes Edward Trowbridge Collins longtime baseball star and Hall of Fame vice president of the Red Sox died of a heart condition at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital after admission March 10. Born May 2, 1887 in Millerton New York he joined the Athletics in 1906 and later Boston, playing in six World Series and setting numerous records including 2651 games and 14 156 chances. He batted .333 in 25 years and held many fielding marks.
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Marietta adds service team to spring slate
Marietta College completes its 1949 spring baseball schedule by adding a game against the 11th Airborne Division team of Camp Breckinridge Kentucky for April 21 on the local diamond. Ten other games, including a home slate of eleven, bring the total to twenty. The Pioneers open on April 6 at Rio Grande.
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Hank Luisetti Leads Stewarts to AAU Crown in Denver
Hank Luisetti guided the San Francisco Stewart Chevrolets to the 76 to 55 championship win over Fort Collins Collegians in the finals of the 44th national AAU tournament held Saturday night in Denver.
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Deer Program Is Adopted
COLUMBUS a new deer management program approved by the State Wildlife and Forestry divisions aims to reduce deer near cities and farms while boosting numbers in state forests. The plan transfers Theodore Roosevelt Game Preserve to forestry use, opens forestry lands to hunting, allocates 60 percent of permit revenue to forest expansion, and promises clear cutting of at least five percent of state forests to provide deer food and support population management.
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Charles A. Dambach
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Glouster Keg Standings And Schedule
Glouster keg standings list team scores for Union Luncheon 30 event with Ogg Motor Co Buckeye Gem Coal Co Wonder Bar and Hotel Bar among top teams. This week's schedule shows Ogg Motor Co vs Hotel Bar Tuesday Wonder Bar vs Jonas Ins Wednesday Union Lunch vs Buckeye Gem Thursday. High team triple Union Lunch 2714 high team single Hotel Bar 960 high individual triple Moody Hick and J Hemsley leads high average bowler J Hemsley 180 19.
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Marietta Crew Loses to University of Tampa
Marietta College lost by two lengths to the University of Tampa Sunday on the Hillsborough River mile course. The winning time was five minutes, 28 seconds, Marietta finished five seconds behind.
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