Red Raiders Aim for District as Tournament Push Heats Up
The Red Raiders boast 15 wins and seven losses, having captured eight of their last nine, with a lone defeat to Dresden in Muskingum county play. Frazersburg faces Dover’s sectional champions in Tuscarawas district opener, eyeing a regional berth in Athens.
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Brothers face off as Braves pitcher meets Giant catcher
Mort and Walker Alou? No, Mort and Walker venture as rivals. Mort, a Boston Braves pitcher, admits fear of his taller younger brother Walker, a New York Giants catcher. The two have long chased the same dream, moving from farm boys in Atherton, Maryland to major leagues and multiple pennants with the Cardinals. Now they meet as opponents, each ready to outguess the other in a high stakes matchup.
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Beee Gees Prepare for Tournament
Bowling Green notes show Green's hoop squad returning to practice after a two day series with Harold Anderson's team. Players drill for the upcoming event as officials discuss lineup changes and recent efforts amid shifting team leadership.
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Mielisen
Ardersom
Dalenent
West Vagina
Training Camp Briefs Highlight 1946 Camp News
In St. Louis Ray Sanders clashes with Dick Sisler as their feud sparks tensions at Cardinals camp. Photographers go unheeded as Sanders avoids Sisler, signaling a chilly start to the pair’s big league bid.
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Roseville Athletes Awarded Letters in Cage and Grid
Roseville athletes received letters for football and basketball. The roster lists names such as Srey Ras, Lape, Chambers, Dante, Kennedy, Taylor, Dunn, Finley, and Mantz among others. The basketball team showed two solid showings in Muskingum County cage play, beating Chandlersville and nearly toppling Fraversburg, which later won county consolation and sectional titles. A Tuesday banquet by the Roseville Athletic Boosters Club featured speaker Butch Grover of Ohio University.
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Ff Snats
Theangh
Pauk Dunn
Baskstoall
Ned Flhott
Jack Jaynes
Jon
Mantz
Taylor
Dunn
Finley
Kennedy
Roseville
Muskingum
Chandlersville
Fraversburg
Roseville Athletic Boosters Club
Butch Grover
Onin University
Canton Lehman Joins Tournament Losers in Ohio Action
Canton Lehman fell out of the Class A tournament field after a 49 41 loss by Youngstown Booth left Lehman in the outsiders tier. The night featured several district results including Middletown Chaminade, Montpelier, Columbiana and Defiance advancing in various brackets amid close scores and regional bets.
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Youngstown Booth
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Wauseon
Columbiana
Kent
Wasilake
Akron Ellet
Leavittsburg
Amherst
Chester
Smithville
Ashtabula
Edgewood
North Canton
Night game schedule to set MLB postwar record
American League owners unveil a 130 game after dark slate the largest in major league history. Six clubs will host night contests including the Yankees while others cap schedules to 14. St Louis opens May 16 with limited daylight play. The All Star game returns July 9 at Fenway Park as part of the season layout.
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Tropical Park opens with record betting and crowd
Coral Gables readers saw Tropical Park debut with bleachers and betting windows to handle overflow. A 12,282 attendance set a new opening day wagering record of 925,068 on the eight race card, beating the 716,716 mark from December 25, 1944. Pirates set to resume exhibition series with Browns after two wins over Hollywood in California.
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Muskingum Hunters Club Forms In Zanesville Relates Goals
At WEW hall on South Seventh street the Muskingum Hunters Club outlined plans to improve Southeastern Ohio hunting with support for the state division of conservation and resources rabbit farms. Members invited public help with no dues, stressing winter wildlife feeding and food patch plantings to restore game populations. Officers are Ike Vanrick as president Brad Moore as vice president and Charles Murgatroyed as secretary with directors Clyde Crawford M F Schourmen Theway A L Snyder Basil Ceflahan and Simon Denton.
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Russ Hubbard
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Dick Gibbons
Russ Prouty
Frank Jardine
Ray McDonald
Basil Callahan
Ivan Gadd
Ike Venrick
Brad Moore
Charles Murgatroyed
Hunter's Club
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Clyde Crawford
Dresden
M. F. Schourmen
A. L. Snyder
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Basil Ceflahan
Sien Denton
Roy Selden Demands Reinstatement After Suspension
Archiada trainer Roy W. Selden, suspended by Santa Anita stewards for possessing stimulants, vows to fight the charges as ridiculous and seeks reinstatement and a public apology. He claims intruders seized a chest with training gear and remedies while he was at home.
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Arcadia. Calif
Roy W. Selden
Santa Anita
Race Board
Boxing Boom Hits Cleveland With Big Gates Ahead
Boxing promoters Bob Brickman and Larry Atkins announce a boxing boom in Cleveland. After a $52,000 gate for the Jimmy Bivins versus Jersey Joe Walcott bout and a $50,000 gate expected for Jimmy Doyle versus Artie Levine, optimism runs high for a million dollars in local patronage in 1946. A $100,000 outdoor gate with the Bivins Walcott rematch is planned, and further $100,000 expectations hinge on the Doyle Levine winner facing Ray Sugar Robinson.
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Jimmy Bivins
Jersey Joe Walcott
Jimmy Doyle
Artie Levine
Bob Brickman
Larry Atkins
Bivins-Walcott
Doyle- Levine
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
Barons In Rush Towards Playoffs
The Cleveland Barons surged in a late season push, edging the Pittsburgh Hornets 6 to 5 before 8,934 at home as New Haven’s Eagles were eliminated by Hershey 6 to 1. Hershey secured a playoff berth with its victory, while St Louis closed its home schedule with an 8 to 4 win over Providence before 5,928 fans.
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Ohio conservation chief says department can sue pollution cases
Columbus in Ohio H A Buck Rider said the Conservation department now has authority to obtain injunctions to stop pollution that harms wildlife and to sue for damages when water is contaminated. Atty General Hugh S Jenkins assured the ruling, seen as a boon to save millions of fish yearly.
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Conservation Department
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Marathonettes Lead Bowling League After Big Night
Marathonettes won two games from Todds IGA to seize undisputed first in the Larkes Bowling standings. Modern Brick droped to second after losing two from Sprague Taxi, while Spot Drug swept American Art three straight. A Coshocton ladies’ team also won three games in a non league match against Cambridge.
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Barnum Named Marietta Grid Coach
Leonard Feets Barnum former NFL star joins Marietta College as head football and track coach and assistant basketball coach under a one year contract. Parkersburg West Virginia native and Parkersburg West Virginia native Barnum rose to prominence at West Virginia Wesleyan earning repeated All American mentions.
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Holy Cross Loses Football Captain Koslowski
Worcester Mass UP reports Holy Cross Captain Stan Koslowski withdraws from school saying he needs a rest after teammate Jim Dieckelman left to join the Navy. The Crusaders lose a key player from last season's Orange Bowl team. Ohio State Buckeyes to be feted with varsity letters at a Columbus banquet honoring the champions.
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Redskins loom as Dover to meet in district semi finals
Coshocton Redskins, training hard for a Friday district semi, eye top form to stay in Denison tournament. Dover, the likely title favorite, faces Coshocton after overcoming flu shadows and an ankle worry on Johnny Elliott while others recover and prepare for the clash.
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Phillies Plan Winning Spirit Under Chapman's Warning
Miami Beach dispatch says Phillies manager Ben Chapman aims to end a decade of last-place finishes by instilling a winning culture. With GM Herb Pennock and ex Yankees Cy Perkins Benny Bengough and Dusty Cooke, the leadership group seeks immediate improvement using veteran players like Frank McCormick Skeeter Newsome Jim Tabor and Al Jurisich while developing farm-system stars for a pennant push.
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Dusty” Cooke
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Frank McCormick
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Jim Tabor
al Jurisich
Paul Brown Takes Over Browns as Clear Vision Unfolds
Cleveland welcomes Paul E Brown as general manager and coach of the Browns in the All America Conference after Navy discharge. He touts Cleveland as a future football power and aims to field a fast, well coached team using his T formation variations inspired by Massillon Ohio State and Great Lakes. His staff includes Brickels Voigts Heisler and Conkright as coordinators and assistants.
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Rea) Conkright
Cage joust promoters seek team in two vacancies
The National Invitation committee failed to fill its two spots for the basketball classic as NCAA selections included North Carolina and Harvard, Ohio State, and NYU for the East region. Arizona was reportedly considered for one vacancy despite Border Conference title and a 25 win total.
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