Miller City Wildcats claim Class B crown in Ohio tourney
Miller City wins the Ohio Class B tournament marking its first regional triumph amid Perry County and Corning fan interest. Corning guard Jerry Roof earned all tournament recognition, while Geneva center Jim Merrell made the second team. Coach Bob Dickey’s Philo Electrics posted strong shooting and a 39 of 28 record, and SEC League banquets begin a post season tradition.
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Ohio
Perry County
Corning
Perry
New Lexington
Delphos St. John
Glenford
Eaton
Columbiana
Jerry Roof
Railroaders
Geneva
Jim Merrell
Lima
Bob Dickey
Philo Electrics
SEC Sports Writers Association
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
Coaches clash as NYU CCNY series reaches 27 meetings
In a West Virginia tourney context a caller sought Athens W V a and noted Athens in several states. Other score inquiries came from Richmond Ky home to Eastern Kentucky Teachers. The NYU City College basketball series marks its 36th year with Howard Cann and Nat Holman facing off in 27 games.
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West Virginia
Athens
W.va
Kermit
West Virginia- Kentucky
Big Creek
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Georgia
New York
Richmond
Eastern Kentucky
New York U.city
Howard Cann
NYU
Nat Holman
CCNY
Collins Seeks Yankees First Base Spot Amid Injuries
In Sarasota Florida Joe Collins vies for the New York Yankees first base job as Johnny Mize and Tommy Henrich heal. Collins hit .319 last season for Kansas City and has been a standout in camp, contributing one single and one double in a 9-5 loss to the Boston Braves.
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Post Sarasota, Fla
Johnny Mize
Tommy Henrich
Joe Collins
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Boston Braves
Rolfe Banished by Umpire After Reds Defeat
In Lakeland Florida manager Red Rolfe was ejected by umpire Lou Jorda during Detroit's 12 to 7 loss to the Cincinnati Reds as games preview the Tigers for the new season. In St Petersburg Florida Ted Wilks of the St Louis Cardinals called for a wider home plate increasing its width to 17 inches plus three more inch extra to aid pitchers with breaking balls.
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Lakeland
Fla
Detroit Tigers
Red Rolfe
Loud Jorda
Cincinnati Reds
ST. Petersburg
St. Louis Cardinals
Ted Wilks
Cubs Eye Trade Involving Phil Cavarretta With Giants
In Phoenix talent chief Wid Matthews of the Chicago Cubs said the New York Giants would like to obtain Phil Cavarretta. He adds the Cubs will trade him only for a very good deal, praising Cavarretta as a great asset who can play first base, outfield and serve as a pinch hitter. Cavarretta has been with Chicago since 1934.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Wid Matthews
Chicago Cubs
Phil Cavarretta
New York Giants
Matthews
Giants
Phil
Cubs
UC Gridder Storm Named Lebanon High Coach
Lowell Storm, a six foot two inch 205 pound guard from the University of Cincinnati, has been named football coach at Lebanon High School. The Hamilton Ohio resident will graduate this spring and a university announcement confirms the appointment.
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Cincinnati
Lowell Storm
University of Cincinnati
Lebanon High School
Hamilton
Ohio
Storm
University
Bobcat Tossers Prep For Charleston Trip With Intra-Squad Games
Ohio University Bobcats held two intra-squad scrimmages amid strong winds as Coach Bob Wren preps the team for a nine-game southern trip to Charleston West Virginia Morris Harvey. Eight pitchers saw action and hitters produced several extra base hits led by Bobby Mills and John Hrasch.
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Bob Wren
Ohio University
Charleston
W. Va
Morris Harvey
Bobcats
Don Poling
Don Waechter
Howie Frank
Sopomore
Glen Hursey
Rod Andrews
Roy Ewing
Shelley Swank
Joe Kovach
Athens
Bobby Mills
John
Hrasch
Jimmy Shreffler
Wren
Mickey Briglia
Babe Tapple
Gene Hughes
Bobby Meadow
Zoldak Shows Improvement In Ex Exhibition
Sad Sam Zoldak limited the New York Giants to two hits in six innings as Cleveland rallied to a 4 2 victory in Phoenix. The left hander, now 175 pounds, has pitched 16 straight innings without an earned run, boosting his bid for a secure spot with the Tribe. Early Wynn finished the win with three hitless frames, and Cleveland benefited from two unearned runs in the seventh and ninth.
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Tucson
Ariz
Sam Zoldak
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Phoenix
Tribe
Sam
Indians
Early Wynn
Zoldak
Wynn
Giants
al Rosen
Eddie Stanky
Whitey Lockman
Ray Boone
Monte Kennedy
Boone
Cleveland
Johnny Berardino
Thurman Tucker
Tucker
New York
Lou Sleater
Bob Kennedy
Kennedy
Allie Clark
Alvin Dark
Bobby Thomson
Dark
Hockey playoff results recall two matchup outcomes
A year ago Toronto beat Boston 38 to 1 and Detroit topped Montreal 3 to 1 in the NHL Stanley Cup semi finals. Five years ago Oklahoma A&M upset DePaul 52 to 44 in a post season Red Cross charity basketball game at Madison Square Garden.
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Toronto
Boston
Detroit
Montreal
Oklahoma A&m
DePaul
Red Cross
Madison Square Garden
Joe Louis
Johnny Paychek
York
Paul Runyan
Pinehurst
N. C
John Cabas to Quit Elyria High Post
Elyria High School coach John Cabas announced he will resign at the end of the school year. The Mount Union College graduate, who led football and track and freshman basketball, came to Elyria two years ago after serving as assistant coach at Case Tech in Cleveland.
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Elyria
John Cabas
Elyria High School
Mount Union College
Case Tech
Cleveland
Allen Named Basketball Coach of the Year
Forrest C. Phog Allen of Kansas named basketball's man of the year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in New York. The honor recognizes his coaching career and impact on the sport.
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New York
Forrest C
Phog) Allen
Man of
The
National Association of Basketball Coaches
Ice hockey playoffs Toronto takes 5 0 lead over Detroit
National League playoffs see Toronto defeat Detroit 5 0 as Toronto leads series 1 0. American League playoffs Cleveland tops Buffalo 5 1 with a 3 1 series edge. Separate boxing and exhibition results noted from multiple cities with various knockouts and decisions.
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Toronto
Detroit
Cleveland
Buffalo
Quattrone Makes Grade With Bucs Farm Club
Joseph Quattrone of Steubenville Ohio earned a Pirates farm club spot as an outfielder at the Greenville Alabama tryout camp. Of 91 hopefuls at the camp twenty two were signed.
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Bucs Farm Club
Pittsburgh
Joseph Quattrone
Steubenville
Ohio
Pittsburgh Pirates
Greenville
Ala
Historic Ohio college basketball all star list honors
A large OCR style roster lists players by college and position with many names from Findlay Wooster Cedarville Toledo Kent Kent State Xavier and others. It includes forwards guards centers and honorable mention selections across multiple Ohio colleges.
Five Ohio stars named to AP All Ohio basketball team
Five players with top season scorings over 500 points earned first string on the 1950 AP All-Ohio college team chosen by coaches and officials. Charley Share of Bowling Green claimed the pivot spot for the second year, Jud Millicon of Ohio Wesleyan made forward, and Henry Vaughn of Akron joined him at guard with Kenny Mast of Heidelberg. Dick Dallmer of Cincinnati and Millicon also earned forward spots, while Bob Wortman of Findlay and Don Meineke of Dayton made the second team. George Stevenson of Rio Grande had 529 points and landed on the third team.
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Bob Wortman
Findlay
Earl Shaw
Wooster
John Townsley
Cedarville
Stevenson
R. Grande
Cal Christensen
Toledo
Leroy Thompson
Kent
Bob Roper
John Carroll
Bill Ruby
Muskingum
Don Meineke
Dayton
Jim Holstein
Cincinnati
Bob McDonald
Jim Cochrane
Western Reserve
Bill Arthur
Ohio Northern
Jack Smith
Ohio Wesleyan
Gary Cooper
Ashland
Jack Shaughnessy
Fenn
Ton Conner
F. Radloff
Capital
Gene Clark
Otterbein
Russ Gratz
Bluffton
Stan Weber
Bowling Green
Dale Haverstock
Ralph Richter
Dave Nichols
Don Drebus
Dave Bell
Kenyon
Miami
Dean
Xavier
Joe Lesko
Campbell
Selgo
Baldwin Wallace
Art Morthorst
George Lindeman
Tom Doyle
AL Rubenstein
Associated Press
Secor
Dick Dallmer
Cincinnati F. Srk
Jud Millhon
D. Wesleyan F. OR
Chas
Green C SR
Henry Vaughn
Akron G SR
Ken Mast
Heidelberg G SR
Columbus
Charley Share
Jud Millicon
Akron
Heidelberg
Kenny Mast
Bearcats
Millicon
Wortman
Meineke
George Stevenson
Rio Grande
Detroit Iceman Gordie Howe Undergoes Brain Surgery
Detroit star Gordie Howe underwent a 90 minute operation to remove brain fluid after a fractured nose cheekbone and concussion from a playoff game. Doctors said the next 24 hours would be critical but he was deemed out of danger. The Maple Leafs won 5-0 to spark a best of seven series.
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Gordie Howe
Detroit Red Wings
Howe
Toronto Maple Leafs
Leafs
Detroiters
Harper Hospital
C. L. Tomsu
Gordie
Montreal
New York
Ted Kennedy
Tommy Ivan
Kennedy
Ohio Lightweight Loses Decision in Cincinnati Bout
Wallace Bud Smith the Ohio lightweight champion barely escaped a knockout by Jimmy Carter of New Carter. Carter won a unanimous ten round decision before 2621 at Music Hall as Smith was dazed in the sixth and knocked down for a nine count in the ninth before surviving to the end.
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Cleveland
Jake LaMotta
Chuck Hunter
Jackie Davis
LaMotta
Hunter
Davis
Jimmy Sanders
Warren
Italy
Aldo Minelli
Dolph Quijano
el Paso
Tex
Bob Flanagan
Canada
Charles Lester
Detroit
Billy Sherman
Paul Simpson
Virgil Strauss
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ezzard Charles
Fred Newbill
Wallace
Bud) Smith
Ohio
Jimmy Carter
New York
Carter
Music Hall
Smith
Mansfield Madison Seeks New Football Coach
Mansfield Madison Township School seeks a new football coach after Ennis Walker resigned yesterday to pursue a master's degree at the University of Wisconsin after the school term. Walker led the team before his departure.
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Mansfield
Mansfield-Madison Township
Ennis Walker
University of Wisconsin
CCNY Captures NCAA Title With 71-68 Win Over Bradley
New York AP report says CCNY Beavers defeated Bradley 71-68 to complete a grand slam season by also winning the NIT. Floyd Layne passed to Norm Mayer for a decisive layup with seven seconds left sealing the upset against the top ranked Bradley and Kentucky in a historic double-title run.
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CCNY
The
Beavers
City College of New York
Bradley
Ccny Variavele d
Team of Destiny
Kentucky
Gene Melchiorre
Floyd Layne
Norm Mayer
Associated Press
A.P
Canisius
Niagara
Syracuse
San Francisco
Ducquesne
Ohio State
North Carolina State
Southeastern Ohio Buckeye League Meet Set in Athens
The Southeastern Ohio Buckeye League will hold its spring meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Berry Hotel Athens announced by executive secretary W G Davis W R Byers Jacksonville Trimble president will preside All member schools expected to send a representative The Plains J T Chauncey Coalton Rutland McArthur Belpre are members.
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Southeastern Ohio Buckeye League
Berry Hotel
Athens
W. G. Davis
W. R. Byers
Jacksonville- Trimble
the Plains
J-T
Coalton
Rutland
McArthur
Belpre
Bend Players Head to Camp for Yankee Farm System
Ralph Junie Gibbs Jr manager of Bend Yellow Jacket club leaves for Branson Missouri with Joplin a Yankee farm affiliate for spring training. Gibbs suspended in 1949 and reinstated by Lee McPhail now in charge of Yankee farm system. Gibbs a Wahama High School star active in local basketball and baseball. Mrs Gibbs and her mother will manage the club in his absence. Malcolm Mickey Miller a former Bend star pitcher will join Muncie Reds in the Ohio Indiana League next week.
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Branson
Joplin
New York Yankee
Ralph “Junie” Gibbs
Yellow Jacket
Gibbs
Lee McPhail
Yankee
Wahama High School
Mason County
W. Va
Barons Aim To Clinch Finals As Series Advances
The Cleveland Barons lead Buffalo 3 games to 1 in the best-of-seven series after a 5 to 1 victory in Buffalo. A win in the next game would seal a spot in the American Hockey League championship final, with the Barons facing the Providence or Indianapolis survivor.
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Associated Press
Cleveland Barons
Buffalo Bisons
Barons
Buffalo
Eastern Kings
Reds Seek Clarity Amid Spring Training Power
Cincinnati Reds won their sixth straight spring exhibition, beating the Detroit Tigers 12 to 7 as Ewell Blackwell struggled. Blackwell claimed his arm felt fine while manager Luke Sewell eyed two to three more games. The Reds, facing Boston's Braves next, showcased 18 hits including three doubles and homers by Walker Cooper, Danny Litwhiler, and Ron Northey, plus a triple play sparked by Red Stallcup.
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Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
Ewell Blackwell
Tigers
Blackwell
Luke Sewell
Reds
Bradenton
Boston
Braves
Kent Peterson
Harry Perkowski
Peterson
Cincinnati Power
Art Houtteman
Ray Herbert
Walker Cooper
Danny Litwhiler
Ron Northey
Redlegs
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