Guardsmen down AC to win senior basketball league title
The State Guard five beat Athletic Club 36 to 24 at Coshocton Armory, clinching the second round championship as Frye led scoring with 18 points and Johnson had 10 for AC. Hafner of AC fouled out. Guardsmen outshot from the line 10 to 4 and led all quarters after a 23-21 third. In prelims, West Lafayette Legion beat Clock Billiards 47 to 36 with Schurz on 11 and Foster 13.
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City League post-season set for Thursday in Zanesville
City League basketball opens its Shaughnessy playoffs with the four top teams, Hoff man Roofers vs Bohn Kern and Timken against Philo Pastimes on Thursday night at 7 45 and 9 00 in IHL gym. Winners meet next week for the title.
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Bohn & Kern
Timken Rollers
Philo
Zanesville
Ohio
Shaughnessy
IHL
Bob Hoffman
Howard Moore
Clay Bryant
Timken
Hoffman
Timkens
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Roller Bearings
Golf pros fear Hogan as Ben Hogan wins St Petersburg Open
Byron Nelson’s wartime domination ends as Ben Hogan claims the St Petersburg Open by five strokes. Hogan earns $2,000 for a four round total of 269, 15 under par, with Sammy Snead runner up. Nelson finishes tied for fifth at 277 as Hogan widens the money lead.
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Byron Nelson
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Ben Hogan
Hershey
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Sisters dominate Western Open table tennis in Columbus
Leah Thall defeats her sister Thelma in the women's division final as Columbus sisters claim the title. Bill Price of St Louis wins the men's championship over Ft Hayes ace St Dan Kreer with scores 24 22 21 11 27 25. The Thall sisters also win the women's doubles title.
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Leah Thall
Thelma
Bill Price
St. Louis
Top Quintets Lining Up For Cage World Series
National Invitational field at Madison Square Garden narrows with six teams already set. Kentucky leads SEC playoff winners, other leading candidates include West Virginia Muhlenberg Bowling Green Syracuse St Johns Rhode Island State Wyoming and North Carolina as potential at large selections.
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Josor
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Rhode Island State
Rams
Wyoming
Chillicothe Ousted as 89 Teams Seek A Cage Crown
Ohio high school Class A basketball title action centers with 89 teams still vying. Chillicothe, undefeated Ross County, fell 47-45 to Portsmouth, as brackets form for South High and other venues. Buckeye state districts draw Steubenville pairings. Attica pushes to 22 straight wins with a 44-38 upset.
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Columbus
Ross County
Portamouth
South High
Younestown
Ac Tom
Canton Lincoln
Training Camp Briefs Across Spring Sites
Spring training notes from multiple camps report key signings arrivals and practice. Joe Medwick will join the St Louis Browns camp while Marino Pieretti of the Washington Senators dodges a possible suspension. Hugh Casey Les Webber and Don Lund signed with the Dodgers and Cubs respectively. Bill Nicholson plans to report after initial holdout. John Caulfield and Lyman Harris join the Athletics squad. Cleveland Indians boost hitting as Lou Boudreau orders extra drills after intra squad game.
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Bill DeWitt
St. Louis Browns
Joe Medwick
West Palm Beach
Fla
Philadelphia Athletics
John J. Caulfield
Lyman Harris
Clearwater
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Ohio teams edge rivals in string of 1 point games
In Columbus Ohio college basketball wrapped with three one point wins. Baldwin Wallace upset Akron 45 to 44 to force a share of the Ohio Conference title with Wittenberg. Mt Union slimly topped Bethany 51 to 50 as Maple hit the game winner at the buzzer. Bowling Green beat Western Michigan 59 to 58 for its 26th win, Kent State edged Alleghany Findlay 43 to 9, and Wooster fell 49 to 44 on the road.
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Chills
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Bethany
W. Va
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Bowling Green
Western Michigan
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Alleghany Findlay College
Wooster
Oklahoma A&M Accepts Kansas in 5th District NCAA Playoffs
In Stillwater Oklahoma A and M reluctantly agreed to meet the University of Kansas basketball team to decide the right to represent the 5th district in NCAA western playoffs.
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UPI
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Springfield Adds Reich and Kreiter to Giants Farm System
Springfield squad in the Ohio State League announced two more players. Vein Reich catcher and Bill Kreiter pitcher joined the New York Giants farm system yesterday, expanding the club's roster as spring training moves forward.
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Vein Reich
Bill Kreiter
New York Giants
Byron Nelson to Write Golf Series for News Readers
The News will begin Sunday a series of golf columns by Byron Nelson the leading golfer voted Number One Athlete of 1945 for the second year. Born in Fort Worth in 1912, Nelson rose from Glen Garden to global fame winning major titles and many events. He views golf as business and plans retirement as a gentleman farmer in Denton, Texas with his wife Louise.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Glen Garden Country Club
Bobby Jones
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Red Cross
Louise
Denton
Night games set high mark for National League in 1948
The National League announced a record 128 night games for 1948, up from 113 last year. The St Louis Cardinals schedule 38 night games among 77 home games, Boston Braves 20 night games, and Chicago Cubs become last NL team to adopt night baseball after the Braves installed lights. In the American League, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers still emphasize day games, while New York Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Cincinnati each listed 14 night games.
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St Loui Cardinals
Boston Braves
Cardinals
Braves
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Lou Novikoff Faces Last Major League Stand For Phillies
Blacksmith stance and grim calculation mark Lou Novikoff as he joins the Philadelphia Phillies in Miami Beach. Once heralded as baseball’s future, the 30 year old slugger now confronts a make or break season after three major league failures. Manager Ben Chapman opts for the .340 hitter's risk over the .257's headaches as Novikoff faces obsolescence.
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Tall
Lou Novikoff
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
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Ariz
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Los Angeles
Ben Chapman
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Alaba to Clash with Steele in Wednesday Bout
Ali Alaba the Turkish veteran known for rough clashes meets Ray Steele Pacific Coast heavyweight at the auditorium on Wednesday night. Steele, long among top heavies, awaits a tough test as Alaba risks rough tactics. A return match between Junior Heavyweight Champion and Juan Hernandez headlines the all star bill.
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Ohio
Ali Alaba
Ray Steele
Pacific Coast
Alaba
Steele
Juan Hernandez
Black Hawks Limp Toward N H L Title
The Chicago Black Hawks beat the Boston Bruins 5 to 3 at Chicago to close within one point of the league leading Montreal Canadiens who suffered a nose dive for the title race. Montreal then lost to Detroit as Toronto defeated New York 4 to 2 at Madison Square Garden.
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Chicago Black Hawks
Little Max
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Black Hawks
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Canucks
Montreal
Detroit
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
Madison Square Garden
American Ice Loop Nears End in Tight AHL Race
The Indianapolis Caps surged over the weekend to seize first in the western division by 3 points, while the eastern title holder Buffalo Bisons expanded their lead to 22 points over Hershey. The race tightens as top teams vie for playoff positioning.
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Buffalo Bisons
Hershey
Pittsburgh Hornets
District tournament eyeing Zanesville teams and rivals
Zanesville high prepares tonight for the district draw with St Thomas and Frazeysburg in contention. Strasburg has a long win streak and is favored. St Thomas and Frazeysburg seek to upset and reach the regional tournament in Athens. Other area teams like New Martins and Belpre also earn sectional wins as Dover and Logan host rounds.
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Thoseysburg High’s
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Roscoe the dog to perform at major exhibition in Cleveland
Roscoe, an eight year old captived gun dog trained by Louis Topp of Chicago, has impressed crowds at the Dayton and Miami Valley Outdoors Show and is slated to perform at the American Canadian Sportsman's Exhibition in Cleveland. Roscoe was captured after a hunting accident in Town, or nearby state, and recovered from a shotgun wound before becoming a standout exhibitor.
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Louis Topp
Chicago
Rosco
Dayton
Miami Valley
Cleveland
Topp
Muskingum Valley Fishermen's Association
Lancaster Man Top Archer In State Meet
In Lancaster the state Class A indoor archery title went to Ff. Mm. Fletcher of Lancastr with George Hacks of Dayton winning Class B. In the women’s division Elinor Hamilton of Cleveland captured Class A and Myrtle Evans of Yellow Springs took Class B.
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George Hacks
Dayton
Elinor Hamilton
Cleveland
Myrtle Evans
Yellow Springs
All-American Girls Loop Sets Spring Training
The All-American Girls Baseball League reports mid-compensation progress in recruiting for spring tryouts led by Bill Wamby. Over 80 prospects from the United States and Canada join veterans in May spring training as the circuit expands from six to eight teams with Peoria and Muskegon joining. The roster grows to 18 per team and the league highlights features mirroring hardball such as stealing and hit-and-run plays. Notable signees include Betty Yahr and Norma Meetrolis, with Terry Donahue, Kathryn Vonderau, and Dorothy Montgomery among others, reflecting strong regional talent and veteran leadership.
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Bill Wamby
United States
Canada
Peoria
Muskegon
Mich
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Clared
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Ann Arbor
Max Carey
Brooklyn Dodger
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Lake Worth
Fla
Florida
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Moosejaw
Saskatoon
Kathryn Vonderau
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Ft. Wayne Daisies
Dorothy Montgomery
Chattanooga, Tenn
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