Greene Leads Cornell to Record Basketball Season
Greene completes his fifth year as Cornell varsity coach with the Big Red posting a 20-5 season, the best in school history. The team won 10 Ivy League games, second in the league, with 1,583 points scored, and Columbia again beat them in the league headline. Greene’s five-year mark stands at 79 victories and 44 defeats.
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Middletown Players Poised for Cornell Basketball and More
Dick Coddington from Middletown emerges as a Cornell basketball prospect after a strong freshman year with an 8.2 scoring average and double figure games. Al Sebald is tipped to win a backfield spot, while Don Oglesby joins Greene’s cage squad, bringing size and leadership to Ithaca.
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Don Oglesby
Middie
Upstate New York
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Freshman Coach Uses Whistle Driven Routine at Dayton Football
UD freshman coach Joey Gavin maps a full practice chart spanning five to 15 minute sessions. A freshman manager blows a whistle to mark each completed session as Gavin leads drills, rebuilding the program with players like 195 pound Johnny Vukelich from Caseyville Illinois who previously lettered at Illinois.
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Johnny Vukelich
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Austin High
Chicago
Bill DeCorrevont
University of Illinois
Illini
Johnny Karras
Barons Tie Calder Cup Series In AHL Playoff Clash
Cleveland Barons and Pittsburgh Hornets split the opener and follow with a 5-4 Barons win after a four-goal rally in the final period. Hornets led the series one game to none after a 3-2 victory in the opener.
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Fights Result From West Coast to Midwest
Sacramento fighter Cecil Schoonmaker beat Oakland's John Ortega as Los Angeles rival Manny Madrid defeated Mexico City's Chu Chu Jiminez. In Cincinnati, Ray Fame thon, from France, won over Ed Burgin.
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Cecil Schoonmaker
Los Angeles
John Ortega
Oakland
Cal
Manny Madrid
Beat Chu Chu Jiminez
Mexico City
Derby Live Telecast Out For Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs says the Kentucky Derby will not be televised live this year. The race will be filmed for later TV showing on Derby night, aiding viewers in the east and midwest while cables reach more regions. Films will be flown to Dayton for network telecast by CBS. Live telecast may come next year.
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Williams Aims To Stop Pruden In Eighth Round
Chicago AP Ike Williams lightweight champion expected to halt 23 year old Fitzie Pruden in the eighth round of a 10 round non title bout at Chicago Stadium tonight. Williams weighs about 144 with Pruden at 146. Crowd of 8000 and net gate near 20000. Williams favored 3 to 1 earning 27 percent of net plus 1000 from TV radio, Pruden 25 percent. Pruden from St Catherine Ontario was a former amateur hockey player and rose to sixth ranked welterweight after a 10 round victory over Tony Janko in Madison Square Garden last February.
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Ike Williams
Fitzie Pruden
Williams
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Ontario
Tony Janko
Madison Square Garden
AAU Fifth Meet Reaches Finals
Boston AP reports the National AAU championship semi-finals feature five and four representatives from Metropolitan New York and Pacific Northwest Seattle among 32 semi-finalists. Eight divisional winners will earn five points, runners-up three, and beaten semi-finalists one, with Cleveland and Philadelphia strong contenders. Fifteen of 30 starting teams and 153 entries advance to semi-finals.
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Holstein Named Bearcat Captain
Cincinnati AP reports Jim Holstein an all around athlete from Hamilton Ohio was named captain of the University of Cincinnati 1951 basketball squad. Holstein already serves as UC baseball captain and is a first string football star.
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Joe Luchi
Don Monk
Portsmouth
Larry Imburgia
Warren
Bob Rain
New Knoxville
Gerry Shipley
West Union
Joe Okruhlia
Charles Vaughn
Wellsville
Joe Eddelstein
Morganfield
Prep Athletic Loop To Disband June 1
The two year old Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference will disband June 1 as announced by Secretary Bernard Campbell. Members include Canton Timken and Lehman, East Liverpool, and New Philadelphia. The final league event will be a spring sports carnival May 5 at New Philadelphia.
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Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference
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East Liverpool
New Philadelphia
Browns Sign Grigg and Kissell for Next Season
Cleveland Browns announce return of tackle Chubby Grigg and tackle John Kissell on signed contracts for the upcoming season. Grigg and Kissell, key linemen, help shore up the NPFL champions roster as they prepare for the next campaign.
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Blackwell Set to Start Opener for Reds in Spring
Cincinnati manager Luke Sewell declared that Earl Ewell Backwell will start the opener if ready, otherwise Howie Fox handles the mound as the Reds prepare for a season opener against Pittsburgh. Fox has impressed in spring work while Washington and Cincinnati waged a slugfest in Durham with 31 hits and a 14-12 final as Alton Brown starred for the Nationals. Roy MacMillan and Johnny Wyrostek contributed key plays as Cincinnati battled Washington throughout the exhibition.
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Nats
Kent Peterson
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Wyrostek
Roy MacMillan
Yulsa Farm Club
Redlegs
Hermie Wehmeier
Minoso Likely to Start at First for Injured Easter
Orestes Minoso emerging as Cleveland’s likely first baseman after Luke Easter injures a thigh. Minoso impressed in his first full game at the sack, showing better ground work than Allie Clark, with Bob Feller set to pitch for the Indians.
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Orestes Minoso
Luke Easter
Cleveland Indians
Bob Kennedy
Fred Marsh
Easter
Allie Clark
Minoso
Clark
5 000 Mile Weathervane Links Meet For Galf Opens Saturday
Dallas AP The Women s Cross Country Weathervane Golf Tournament opens with 36 holes in Dallas at Lakewood Country Club this weekend. Defending champion Babe Didrikson Zaharias leads a 320-player field ahead of moves to Pebble Beach Indianapolis and New York for 144 holes total. Each 36 holes offers 3000 in prize money with 700 for the winner and 10 amateur awards. Outcomes determine England and France trips for six low scorers.
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Peggy Kirk
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France
Tilden Aged 50 Loses 15-13 In Exhibition Match
In Modesto California aging tennis great Bill Tilden aged 50 lost a singles exhibition 13-15 to George Rogers. Frankie Parker defeated Pancho Gonzales 16-14. Tilden and Parker then teamed to beat Rogers and Gonzales 6-2 in doubles.
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George Rogers
Tilden
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Pancho Gonzales
Robert Riggs
Tilden-Parker
Rogers-Gonzales
Big Ten Probes Ress Over Fate of Conference Official
CHICAGO AP The Big Ten completed an investigation into irregularities charged against a conference basketball official and will reveal findings at a noon press conference led by Commissioner Tug Wilson. The probe followed Milwaukee gambler Sidney Brodson’s March Senate testimony alleging games by an unidentified Big Ten official.
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Tug) Wilson
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Big Ten Baseball Opens Sealed Weekend Schedule
Six teams start the Big Ten season including co champion Wisconsin with Friday Saturday games at Indiana. Illinois visits Iowa while Michigan State travels to Purdue and Michigan hosts Illinois. Minnesota starts at Ohio State and Northwestern hosts Iowa as conference play begins. Army defensive back Hial Shultz says studying is his hobby and thrives scholastically in class.
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Famechon Trips Burgin in Rematch to Boost Title Bid
Ray Famechon of France battled to a unanimous 10 round decision over Cincinnati’s Eddie Burgin, restoring momentum toward a featherweight title shot against Sandy Saddler. The rematch drew 8,244 fans for a gross of 22,430.75, with Famechon dominating and Burgin bleeding but unhurt overall. Burgin, early in his 19th pro fight, pressed in spots but Famechon’s sharper, heavier punches kept him at bay, especially in the seventh. Famechon later said the first bout was an accident as Burgin called for a rematch.
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Baseball Salaries Ceiling Applies Mostly To Stars
The wage stabilization board in Washington set a ceiling on baseball pay, tying a team's highest-salaried star in 1950 to the top salary allowed in 1951. Stan Musial would lose his $35,000 raise, while George Kell and Hal Newhouser appear to keep their boosts. Detroit and St Louis officials react as the ruling applies selectively and may extend to other sports.
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Exhibition Baseball Scores From Multiple Games
Scores show New York N defeating Cleveland 10 to 6, Brooklyn 13 Greensboro Carolina 3, New York A 3 over Boston N 2, Memphis SA 4 over Chicago N 1, Washington 14 Cincinnati 12, Boston A 7 over Louisville AA 1, Chicago A 6 over Birmingham SA, Philadelphia A 9 over Tarboro Coastal Plain 2, St Louis A 7 over St Louis N 6.
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Minsker defeats Hullinger in 114-pound quarterfinals
Hugh Minsk er of Portland Oregon outpointed Don Hullinger of Lima Ohio last night to advance in the 114 pound quarter finals of the National AAU Boxing Tournament in Boston.
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Pollet Ends Holdout After Cardial Jim Sign
Houston AP reports Howard Pollet signed with the St Louis Cardinals after a brief conference with owner Fred Saigh. Manager Marty Marion helped smooth negotiations. Saigh had rejected Pollet previously, saying he would try to trade him, but today said terms were mutually satisfactory and not disclosed.
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Howard Pollet
St. Louis Cardinals
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Marty Marion
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Pollet
Wakefield waits for major league offer after release
In Ann Arbor Michigan Outfielder Digh Wakefield formerly with the Detroit Tigers reflects on seeking another shot in the majors after being released in Oakland California by the Pac Coast League club Wakefield who earned a 52000 bonus says he will wait quietly to see if any club will take a chance on him as he pursues a new major league opportunity
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Monroe Track Meet Postponed and Baseball Game Rescheduled
The triangular meet among Franklin Monroe and Mi ami sburg was called off due to bad weather and moved to May 15 at the Vikings' track. The Hornets opening baseball game with Wilmington was also postponed to be played at Monroe on Thursday.
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