Warren Harding Tops Ohio High School Football Poll
Warren Harding coached by Gene Slaughter remains the top Ohio high school football team with 14 first place votes and 282 points, leading Cleveland Benedictine by 60. Massillon, Canton McKinley, and Lancaster follow as other top contenders with Wellston and several Messengerland teams also receiving votes. 20,000 fans are expected for Massillon at Canton McKinley.
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Panthers
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Wellston
Siie
Jackson
Athens
Logan
Rutland
Messengerland
Massillon
Canton McKinley
Warren
Tigers
Ville
Larry Baughman
Pete Hart
Baughman
Hart
Cincinnati Purcell
Toledo Devilbiss
Fremont Ross
Oklahoma Reclaims Top AP Football Poll Top Spot
Oklahoma returns to first place after a week away led by a 47 0 win over Kansas earning 1365 points with 89 first place votes. Texas A M rises to second after beating Texas Christian while Michigan State drops to eighth after loss.
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Michigan State
Sooners
Spartans
Minnesota
Oregon State
Arkansas
Kansas
Texas A&m
Aggies
Texas Christian
Iowa
Duke
Illi
Auburn
Dee
Mississippi
Notre Dame
Tony Ee Frente Vie
OU Rooters To Entertain OWU Bishops
Ohio University's soccer team hosts Ohio Wesleyan tomorrow in its sole home game of 1957 at the new OU field south of the stadium. Coach John McComb emphasizes improved scoring with corner and penalty kicks after a loss to Denison.
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Ohio Wesleyan
Bobcats
John McComb
Denison
McComb
Ralph Buff
Mahmut Iris
Kyang Chang
Larry Ambrose
John Tirpack
Herb Hochhauser
Tom Hatfield
Lucien Paul
Stan Rodman
Slippery Rock
Dayton
Kid Gavilan Faces Ortega For Vacant World Welterweight
Cuba’s Kid Gavilan and Mexico’s Gaspar Ortega meet in a 12 round or less battle at Wrigley Field to contest the vacant world welterweight title. The outdoor bout is set for 9 30 Pacific time with Hollywood Legion Stadium promoting a large turnout sought reaching over 10 000 fans. Gavilan is ranked sixth and Ortega seventh by world ratings.
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Kid Gavilan
Cuba
Gaspar Ortega
Mexico
Wrigley Field
Hollywood Legion Stadium
Logan and Lancaster End 30-Year Football Rivalry
Logan High School and Lancaster High School officials terminated their 30 year gridiron series at a Lancaster meeting after Logan declined renewal. The Logan athletic board cited enrollment differences and a history of Logan losses and injuries as factors. Representatives from both districts attended the decision session.
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Lancaster
Logan High School Athetic Board
Wallace E. Blake
Harley Ellinger
Lancaster High School
J. E. Brown
Fred Lowry
Larry Peterson
Haddix Leads Pitchers In Batting With .309
Harvey Haddix of the Phillies topped major league pitchers in batting average at .309 for 1957, tying with Willard Nixon of the Red Sox who led the American League at .293. Haddix had 21 hits in 68 at-bats, no homers, three doubles, one triple, and one safety in eight pinch-hit appearances. Nixon had 22 hits in 75 at-bats with one double and four RBIs. Lindy MacDaniel was NL runner-up at .257, with Curt Simmons at .239. Don Larsen stood second in the AL at .250, while Maurice McDermott and Hal Jeffcoat led with four homers each among pitchers, Jeffcoat driving in 11 runs. Eight other pitchers hit three homers, including Antonelli, Kellner, Moore, Byrne, Howell, Donovan, Hoeft, and Sleater.
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New York
Harvey Haddix
Philadelphia Phillies
Willard Nixon
Boston Red Sox
Haddix
Associated Press
Harvey
Nixon
Lindy MacDaniel
St. Louis
Phillies
Curt Simmons
Don Larsen
New York Yankees
Maurice McDermott
Kansas City
McDermott
Cincinnati
Hal Jeffcoat
Jeffcoat
Johnny Antonelli
Giants
Alex Kellner
Athletics
Ray Moore
Baltimore
Tommy Byrne
Yanks
Dixie Howell
Dick Donovan
Chicago White Sox
Billy Hoeft
Lou Sleater
Detroit
Senators Vote To Keep Club in Washington
The Washington Senators will stay in the capital for 1958 after a board vote. Possible moves to Minneapolis St Paul or other cities were discussed but rejected for now. Director C Leo De Orsey said he will consider any business based offer, noting Minneapolis could be lucrative if tied to a single club.
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Washington
Minneapolis
St. Paul
North Gallia blank Eastern 34 to 0 in new field debut
North Gallia, missing several players with flu, defeated Eastern 34 to 0 on the latter's new football field. J D Smith opened with a 67 yard run, Fred Fitch scored twice, and Ray Smith added two or more extra points as North Gallia moved to 4–0 in league play. The squad has totaled 113 points for and 19 against in league games and will face Mercerville at Rio Grande next Friday.
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Gallipolis
Eastern
North Gallia
J. D. Smith
Ray Smith
Kenny Barr
Fred Fitch
Smith
Ed Stewart
Mercerville
Rio Grande
Ord
Cat Runners Win 16 to 43 At Muskingum
Ohio University runners led by Wally Guenther win at Muskingum with 24:30, finishing ahead of Don Redman. Bob Zola, Gary Stewart, and others place, as OU aims for Kent test and freshman runners face a Flash-mile pace.
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New Concord
Ohio University
Muskingum
Wally Guenther
Guenther
Don Redman
Redman
Bob Zola
Gary Stewart
Hochsetter
Fred Dickey
Rod King
Don Wolpert
Ohio
Bobcats
Knot State
Kent
Frank Nixon
Flashes
John Hamm
Bob Flurry
Neil Holden
George Bartholomew
Lew Bowman
Les Shigler
Bob Hemple
Kremblas Tied For Point Lead In Big Ten Race
Ohio State's Frank Kremblas tied for the Big Ten all games scoring lead after scoring two TDs and a conversion to reach 25 points in the weekend loss to Indiana. Wisconsin’s Sid Williams was held scoreless in a 21 7 defeat to Iowa.
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Chicago
Ohio State
Frank Kremblas
Wisconsin
Sid Williams
Kremblas
Indiana
Williams
Lowa
Dick LeBeau
Jim Pace
Michigan
Don Sutherin
Pta
Tot Williams
Wis
Ohio
LeBeau
Pace
Mich
Fight Results From Multiple Cities
In Pittsburgh Bob Satterfield outpointed Garvin Sawyer. New York Eddie Lynch outpointed Yvon Turenne. Bristol Charley Norkus stopped Lee Malone. Providence Willie Stevenson outpointed Teddy Davis. Matches listed with weights and locations reflect a day of boxing results across several venues.
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Bob Satterfield
Chicago
Garvin Sawyer
Cincinnati
New York
Eddie Pigeons Lynch
Yvon Turenne
Montreal
Bristol
Conn
Charley Norkus
Port Washington
N. Y
Lee
Malo
Charlotte
N. C
Providence
Willie
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