Memorial Day sports lineup across Columbus area and Ohio clubs
It May Interest You mentions OU Bobcats versus Ohio State season finale, Beulah Park spring race closure, Columbus Red Birds two night doubleheader with Toledo Madhens, and Cincinnati St. Louis Cardinals twin bill at Crosley Field. Also notes local HVL and OVA games, Athens versus Middleport for SEC League crown, Nelsonville HVL Eagles debut by Bernard Guinther, two day charity horse show, and early Senators progress led by Hudson Coan Marrero. Includes Greasy Neale predicting Browns Eagles clash and scoring tips for Hocking Valley League officials amid season wrap.
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Columbus
Bobcats
Ohio State
Beulah Park
Red Birds
Toledo
Madhens
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Crosley Field
Ohio Valley Association
Athens
Middleport High
Nelsonville
HVL
Eagles
Zanesville Vets
OVA
Bernard Guinther
Don Poling to Start Opener in Ohio U Kent Series
Ohio University baseball opens against Kent State in Athens as Don Poling looks for his ninth win and a final home showing. The three game set features nine Kent State lettermen led by Belgan Speno and Pigat with Tuesday's trip to Ohio State looming.
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Kent State
Athens
Kent
Bobcats
Columbus
Ohio State
Bob Wren
Don Poling
Golden Flashes
Frank Belgan
Robert Speno
Len Pigat
Joe Pisani
John Prebish
Jim Coll
Frank Klinger
Bill Reppa
Dick Stevenson
Poling
Lancaster
Ohio A
State Scholastic and College Spring Sports Titles
Ohio high school and college spring titles unfold this weekend with track field baseball golf and tennis finals. Western Conference golf and state track field tennis and baseball finals start today at Oberlin and Ohio State. Buckeye Stadium hosts about 1000 track stars while Big Ten golf crowns are decided at OSU as Michigan seeks to defend but OSU favors victory on home course.
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Ohio
Ohio Conference
Oberlin
Yeomen
Ohio State University
Michigan
Ohio State
Buckeye Stadium
Cleveland Central
Plainville
Prospect
Cleveland East Tech
Mansfield
Cincinnati Central
Cincinnati Central Vocational
Queen City
Painesville
University Course
Cincinnati Withrow
Youngstown East
Akron Garfield
Galion
McCutchenville
Middleport
Amelia
Chardon
Ohio Fighter Beats Carbido In Fort Hamilton Bout
New York lightweight Bozo Costantino won a 10 round decision over Joey Carbido of Youngstown in the Fort Hamilton feature fight. The report notes a Big Ten note about a team’s rare undefeated run for the season.
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Brooklyn
al (Bozo) Costantino
New York
Joey Carbido
Youngstown
Fort Hamilton
Diles Shuts Out Twin Cities in Six Innings
Dave Diles, a former Twin Cities player now with Racine, pitched a 2-0 six inning win as darkness halted the Ohio Valley Association game with Racine leading 2-0. Diles allowed two hits while his teammates had six, and he added two hits himself.
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Racine
Dave Diles
Twin Cities
Blues
Ohio Valley Association
Diles
Twins
Louie Sauer
Bill Childs
Aaron Wolfe
Russ Grimm
Bill Leonard
Don Powell
Paul Marr
Marr
Tommy Wolfe
Portland
Hartford
Syracuse
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Reedsville
Sauer
Hackett
Chandler To Visit Japan To See Series
General MacArthur will invite baseball commissioner A B Chandler to visit Japan this fall to view a non professional series between the United States and Japan. J Taylor Spink of the National Baseball Congress announced the plans and is in Japan arranging the series.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Japan
United States
J. Taylor Spink
National Baseball Congress
Mid-American Schools Vie in Spring Carnival
The Mid-American Conference opens its spring sports with six members contesting titles in golf, track, and tennis. Miami leads in track, Butler and Ohio University vie in golf, and Cincinnati contends in tennis. Western Reserve and Western Michigan also participate. Toledo is newly admitted but not competing this year. A conference business meeting and potential new members, including Marshall College, are reported.
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Oxford
Miami
Butler
Indianapolis
Ohio University
University of Cincinnati
Western Reserve
Cleveland
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo
Mich
Toledo University
Marshall College of Huntington
W. Va
Athens Faces Middleport In League Championship Showdown
Gallipolis-Jackagon and Gallia Academy upset Jackson 6 to 1 to seize second in the SEC southern division. Gene Wetherholt pitched his final high school game as Gallipolis built a big third inning with four hits and Jackson miscues. Memorial Day in Athens will host a one game playoff between host Bulldogs and Middleport for the league crown.
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Gallipolis
Jackagon
Gallia Academy
Blue Devils
Jackson
Gene Wetherholt
Ronnie Canaday
Keith Mungan
Athens
Bulldogs
Middleport
Ohio State's Donham Sets 1950 Big Ten Shooting Record
Bob Donham of Ohio State VII connected on 43 percent of his field goal attempts during the 1950 Big Ten season to establish a new league record.
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Bob Donham
Ohio State VII
Penn State Wrestler Homer Barr Praised In Classwork
Homer Barr, Penn State's heavyweight wrestling champion from Clearfield, Pa., earns high marks in the classroom, highlighting academic and athletic success.
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Penn State
Homer Barr
Clearfield, Pa
Athens County Schools Set for Junior Olympics at OU Stadium
Fifteen Athens County schools will send entrants to the Junior Olympics at Ohio University Stadium starting at 1 p.m. Sponsored by Acacia Fraternity, participants come from Albany Mechanicsburg Buchtel Carthage-Cray Carthage Grade School Jacksonville-Trimble The Plains East Side Elementary Waterloo Athens Chauncey-Dover Nelsonville Rufus Putman Shade and Rome-Canaan. Continuous events span three classes A B C with trophies medals and ribbons. last year Nelsonville Athens Albany Mechanicsburg claimed class titles.
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Athens County
Ohio University Stadium
Acacia Fraternity
Albany
Mechanicsburg
Buchtel
Carthage
Nelsonville
Athens
Baldwin-Wallace College
Cleveland
Zontini Named Reserve Assistant Football Coach
Lou Zontini former Notre Dame halfback is appointed assistant football coach at Western Reserve University. He has coached Reserve backs part time for two years and replaces Dick Luther as head to lead the program. Lennie Brickman transfers to varsity staff and Tom Kelsey becomes freshman coach.
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Cleveland
Lou Zontini
Notre Dame
Western Reserve University
Zontini
Recreation Department
Dick Luther
Alliance
Sherman High School
Seth
W. Va
Chicago Cardinals
Cleveland Rams
Buffalo Bills
Lennie Brickman
Tom Kelsey
Americans Reach British Amateur Semifinals in Golf
Frank Stranahan of Toledo Ohio advanced to the British Amateur semifinal with a 5 4 win over A B Taylor. Dick Chapman of Pinehurst North Carolina also moved to the fourth round with a 3 2 victory against Donald Cameron. Jimmie McHale of Philadelphia edged Percy Tait Britain 1 up to join them.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
A. B. Taylor
Stranahan
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
N. C
Donald Cameron
Jimmie McHale
Philadelphia
Percy Tait
Britain
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Marrero
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Philadelphia Eagles
Cleveland Browns
Kings
Paul Brown
Greasy
Browns
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