Spring Sports Tour Highlights Local Arenas and Prospects
The piece notes warm weather drawing golfers and tennis players, with a tour of Carlisle Franklin and Middletown Highs. It describes progress on arena insides at Carlisle and Franklin, brick work on Curtis Street, and visits Wildwood Verity courses and Verity Courts. Football chatter includes Ohio State spring game May 10 and coverage of coaching clinics May 9.
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Carlisle
Franklin
Middletown
Curtis Street
Wildwood
Verity
Verity Courts
Controversial OHSA meeting prompts coach practice debate
Ohio high school coaches weigh lifting football practice limits at the annual clinic while basketball mentors push year round sessions. Oxford notes Eddie Merchant shifts to halfback this spring with past Middie star Eddie returning to end. Jim Kennedy leaves South High after a solid season as Redskin, and Elmo Lingrel confirms Bill Roberson will teach fly casting at the high school with a July tournament planned by the Anglers and Casters International Association in Buffalo.
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Ohio High School Football Coaches Association
Oxford
Eddie Merchant
Eddie
Miami
Jim Kennedy
Redskin
Jim Root
Xavier
Elmo Lingrel
Bill Roberson
Bill
Anglers and Casters International Association
Buffalo
Boxers prep for TV sponsor in seventh title clash
Superstition hits the scene as Pabst backs a CBS telecast of a midweek middleweight title fight in Chicago. Only once has the crown changed hands, Sugar Ray Robinson beating Jake LaMotta in a legendary draw. Reds fans wonder what happened to Virgil Stallcup, the once springlining hitter now sidelined by Luke Sewell.
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Chicago
Pabst
CBS
Sugar Ray Robinson
Jake LaMotta
Cincinnati Reds
Virgil Stallcup
Luke Sewell
Virg
Indians chase season win streak record in doubleheader sweep
Cleveland Indians remain the only unbeaten club as they swept a doubleheader from the Detroit Tigers 3 2 and 7 2 to reach six and seven straight victories. Detroit sinks toward a historic losing streak while Cincinnati and St Louis win big to climb in the standings.
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Joe Reichler
Cleveland
Indians
Detroit
Tigers
Eer
al Lopez
Ibe
St. Louis Browns
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Reds Power Through Pirates in Doubleheader Sweep
Cincinnati Reds surge to second place in the National League by sweeping Pittsburgh 8 6 in the first game and 12 2 in the second. Led by Ted Kluszewski with two homers and nine RBIs and Joe Adcock with two homers, the Reds exploded for 11 homers six doubles and five triples through six games. Grady Hatton added four hits as Cincinnati built an 8 0 lead in game two before Frank Hiller allowed two late runs.
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Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Pittsburgh
Pirate
Joe Adcock
Ted Kluszewski
Kluszewski
Adcock
Grady Hatton
Hatton
Frank Hiller
Redlegs
Pirates
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Ken Raffensberger
Cliff Chambers
Dana King Dead Coached Big Blue To Top Seasons
Dana King a former athletic director and head football coach at the University of Cincinnati died of a heart ailment at his Glenford farm home. He was 60. King joined UC staff in 1930 after mentoring Hamilton High School. He coached UC from 1931 to 1935 and later led the Cincinnati Bengals before returning to Hamilton High School. He retired to the family farm and was an Ohio University alumnus.
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Cincinnati
Dana King
University of Cincinnati of Cincinnati
Glenford
King
Hamilton
Bearcats
Cincinnati Bengals
Hamilton High School
Ohio University
Clark Countians Lead Everything at National Bowling Tourney
Clark County bowlers grab early leads as the sixth national bowling tournament of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics opens in Hamilton Linden. Capt Bruce Miller and Herb Burton pace doubles with 1261 while Lindsay Baldwin top singles at 696. Hamilton-Linden 2988 leads team. Brighton Number One 2897 and foes from Muncie and Springfield vie in doubles.
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Hamilton
Clark County
United American Mechanics
Bruce Miller
Herb Burton
Lindsay Baldwin
Floyd Vorhees
Kenneth Lytle
Muncie
Ind
Don Miller
Leon Pyles
Springfield
Lee Lipscomb
Granville Berth
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Red Sox Weigh Trade For Athletics Catcher Tipton
Boston Herald reports the Philadelphia Athletics catcher Joe Tipton may be traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for infielder Fred Hatfield and outfielder Ken Wood. The Red Sox hope to bolster a catching unit currently led by Gus Niarhos Sammy White and Len Okrie slated for farm duty.
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Boston
Boston Herald
Joe Tipton
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Fred Hatfield
Ken Wood
Sockers
Gus Niarhos
Sammy White
Len Okrie
Sox
Louisville
Wide Open Derby Hopes After Weekend Trials
The 100,000 added Kentucky Derby on May 3 looks like a wide open race after a weekend of surprising results. Keeneland saw Cold Command defeat Hill Gail, while Jamaica produced Master Fiddle over Tom Fool in the Wood Memorial with Pinter finishing third. Eastern and Midwestern contenders prepare for Louisville as horses like Blue Man Hanoverian and Count Flame move toward Churchill Downs.
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Orlo Robertson
New York
Lexington
Keeneland
Co. V. Whitney
Cold Command
Hill Gail
Calumet Farm
Gushing Oil
Louisiana
Arkansas
Jamaica
Master Fiddle
Mydelyn
Greentree
Tom Fool
Pinter
Marion DuPont Scott
Montpelier
Alfred Vanderbilt
E. J. Benjamin
Louisville
Blue Man
Churchill Downs
Bayard Sharp
Hannibal
J. J. Amiel
Count Flame
Laurel
Lakers Edge Knicks on Home Court in Playoff Advance
In Minneapolis, the Lakers won 102 to 89 over the New York Knickerbockers to take a 3-0 series lead. George Mikan surpassed 10,000 career points with his first basket of the fourth period, finishing with 32 points, matched by teammate Vern Mikkelsen.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minneapolis Lakers
Lakers
New York Knickerbockers
New York
Minneapolis
George Mikan
Laker
Vern Mikkelsen
Bowling tourney day proves dull for leaders in Milwaukee
Spring fever cools the American Bowling Congress tourney as top 10 standings hold firm. William Cline of Columbus, Ohio, posted the strongest single effort with a 641 in singles, plus 578 team and 614 doubles for 1,833 all-events.
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Milwaukee
William Cline
Columbus
Ohio
No Standouts In North South Field
North and South Amateur golf qualifying began in Pinehurst North Carolina with a large field of candidates making the 52nd staging of the event look unusually open and undecided.
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Pinehurst
N. C
PGA To Consider Rift In Ranks At Chicago Meeting
The Professional Golfers Association convenes in Chicago for a three day session to address a widening rift in tournament ranks. Fred Corcoran, former tournament director, attends with plans to create a PGA promotional bureau in New York and seeks official sanction from the executive committee for his role with sponsors and stars.
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Chicago
Professional Golfers Association
Fred Corcoran
Corcoran
PGA
New York
Browns' James Expected to Leave Hospital Soon
Cleveland Browns announce running back Tommy James will be released from Massillon hospital in two weeks after an automobile crash last Thursday. He has a severe concussion but no skull fracture and has regained speech and recognition of visitors.
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Tommy James
Massillon
Cleveland Browns
James
Browns
Yesterday's Results in Major Leagues And Associations
Cincinnati edged Pittsburgh 12 to 6 in a doubleheader while St. Louis beat Chicago 2 to 1. New York defeated Brooklyn 6 to 0 and Philadelphia won 4 to 1 with Boston 3 to 2 in the first game of a 10 inning affair. Cleveland lost 7 to 3 to Detroit with St. Louis 8 to 2 over Chicago in the second game, Boston 6 to 3 over Washington and New York 9 to 6 over Philadelphia. In the American Association Kansas beat Minneapolis 6 to 1 while Milwaukee toppled St. Paul 5 to 4 and Columbus defeated Louisville 9 to 7. Toledo won 5 to 2 over Indianapolis.
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Washington
Boston
Indians
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Athletics
Skein
Johnny Mize
Gerry Coleman
Yanks
Steve Bilko
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Cubs
Chicago
Braves
Philadelphia
Phillies
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
Indianapolis
Tomorrow's games list across major leagues
A schedule of rivalries includes Boston at Brooklyn, New York at Philadelphia, Chicago at Pittsburgh, St. Louis at Cincinnati, Detroit at Chicago, Cleveland at St. Louis, Philadelphia at New York, and Washington at Boston.
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Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Hustling Hornets Win Calder Cup
Pittsburgh hustling Hornets won the Calder Cup by defeating the Providence Reds 3-2 in sudden death overtime. Ray Hannigan scored at 16:08 of overtime to clinch the best of seven series 4-2 before 6150 fans, the largest hockey crowd in three years.
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R. 1.P
Pittsburgh
Hornets
Providence Reds
Ray Hannigan
Chillicothe Team Finishes Ninth in State Bowling Meet
In Dayton Ohio the Chillicothe dairy team rolled 3041 to place ninth in team standings at the Ohio State Men's Handicap bowling tournament. Gale Richey of Akron and John Chaplin of Cuyahoga Falls tied for second in all events with 1837 each.
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Chillicothe
Dayton
Gale Richey
Akron
John Chaplin
Cuyahoga Falls
New Prep Shot Put Record Established
Leon Patterson of Taft High School set a 60 foot inch shot put mark at the Kern Relays in Bakersfield. The throw aims to top the 59 feet 10 inch interscholastic record set in 1948 by Darrew Hooper of North Side High School, Fort Worth, Texas.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Leon Patterson
Taft High School
Darrew Hooper
North Side High School
Fort Worth
Tex
Whitaker Leads Singles as 1012 Tops Pairs in Bowling
In the Women’s Bowling Tournament team event Riggs Funeral Home faced a strong challenge last night but fell short. Jerry Whitaker led singles with 515 while the Whitaker-Helsel duo topped doubles at 1007 and the Margaret Winglewich Carolyn Kelly pair at 1012, as Burnett’s and Mayer’s Meats posted top scores and teams prepared for next weekend’s rounds.
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Ha Uawman
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Meats
Baker
Jerry Whitaker
Margaret Winglewich
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Ceeeee Gane Crystal Tissue
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Carfax Coleketekueak Aoe
Harden Realty Eves Tevenace
Frontier Cafe
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Bauer-Nock Vecpeaceess En
Duane-Fishbaugh
McGraw-Reardon
Katie Clark
Food Service
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Dot Murphy
Carolyn Felty
Mollie Vail
Newcomer Scores A Hole In One At Wildwood
Armco employee Stan J Hood, a Middletown newcomer, aced the 152 yard No. 16 hole at Wildwood Golf Course with a No. 5 iron. Witness Max Jaffe and others watched as Hood posted a 48 on the front nine and 44 on the back.
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Stan J. Hood
Armco
Middletown
Wildwood
Hood
Max Jaffe
Reds sweep Pirates as Kluszewski drives nine runs
Ted Kluszewski of the Reds fueled a doubleheader sweep of Pittsburgh by driving in nine runs. He hit a grand slam and two triples in the second game and homered in the opener. Sal Maglie of the Giants shut out Brooklyn 6-0, striking out eight to end the Dodgers’ home win streak at 176 games.
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Indians
Lemon
Steve Gromek
Gromek
Luke Easter
Art Houtteman
al Rosen
Pete Reiser
Ray Boone
Dodgers
Skein
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Maglie
Giants
Brooks
Davey Williams
Hank Thompson
Ben Wade
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Ted Kluszewski
Ned Garver
Browns
Chicago White Sox
Garver
Sox
Chicago
Billy Goodman
Boston Red Sox
Sal Maglie
Brooklyn
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