Miami Spring Scrimmage Highlights Weight Shifts and QBs
Intra squad game at Miami Stadium Oxford looms as Woody Hayes shifts toward heft with many freshmen over 200 pounds. Bob Howard reports on potential QB choices Jimmy Root and Nobby Wirkowski rivals, Bailey’s tough spring, and line prospects as Oxford eyes next fall.
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Woody Hayes
Miami
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Woody
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Bill McCormick
Bill Arnsparger
Redskins
Bill
Middie
Jake Ellison
Tiger
Mitchells Trial at Bat Order Puzzles Cleveland Manager
Cleveland manager Louw Broudreau questions why Dale Mitchell hits .714 as lead-off and only .200 in the No 3 slot. He suspects mental strain from long lead-off duties. Mitchell shuttles between 1 and 3, while Mike Garcia to start for the Indians against the White Sox. Wisconsin boxing suffers first home loss since 1933 to Michigan State.
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Chicago
Dale Mitchel
Cleveland Indians
Louw Boudreau
Mitch
Boudreau
Thaat
Mike Garcia
Tribe
Chicago White Sox
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Badgers
Reds Are Getting Better in 1950
Cincinnati Reds neared their first win of the 1950 NL season, losing 1 0 to the St Louis Cardinals in nine innings. It was their fifth straight defeat opening week, with Ken Raffensberger delivering a strong pitching showing that fell short as Max Lanier out pitched him. The Reds had an open date today and an afternoon game with the Cardinals tomorrow. hitting woes were the main issue though the club showed improvement under lights.
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Howard
Jim
Big Blue
Cincinnati
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Redlegs
der the Lights
Ken Raffensberger
Raffensberger
Luke Sewell
Lanier Dominates Rhinelanders In Tight Victory
Lanier steadies after shaky start allowing two singles in seven frames while fanning seven. He hits a go ahead double in the ninth to score the only run. Raffensberger allows ten hits with two strikeouts and two walks as Reds fall short. Sewell seeks better hitting from Walker Cooper and Grady Hatton after another idle day.
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Rhinelanders
Walker Cooper
Grady Hatton
Reds
Ankney named head football coach at Xenia Central High
Xenia Ohio AP appointment of 33 year old Ben R Ankney as head football coach at Xenia Central High replaces William L Kaylor who stays on as head basketball coach Kaylor sought relief from football duties Ankney formerly coached Northridge High School Polar Bear football team went 37 6 in five seasons and scored 1291 to 214 He also led Northridge to multiple Little Six titles and a State B crown He coached at Miami University as a freshman football coach and played at Roosevelt High School and Miami University completing degrees in 1935 and 1940 respectively
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Ben R. Ankney
Xenia Central High School
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Miami University
Northridge High School
William L. Kaylor
R. J. Warner
Kayor
Kaylor
Franklin High School
Northridge
Polar Bear
Miami U
Oxford School
Roosevelt High School
Dayton
Grace Lenczyk Tops Qualifiers In North-South
Grace Lenczyk of Hartford Conn former 1948 national champion opened North and South match play after posting two qualifying medals. She shot 72 yesterday and 83 today to lead the upper bracket with Ann Cosgrove and Peggy Kirk among qualifiers. Lenczyk faces Ruth Woodward in the next round while Betty Bush trails by one stroke in the lower bracket.
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N. Co
Grace Lenczyk
Hartford
Ann (Buttons) Cosgrove
Peggy Kirk
Findlay, C
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New Castle
Betty Bush
Hammond
Ind
Miss Lenczyk
Ruth Woodward
Fall River
Mass
Colonels Win Fifth In Row In 8-3 Victory
The undefeated Louisville Colonels beat Columbus 8-3 for a fifth straight win in their American Association home opener. Ken Chapman hit a 329 foot homer as 10,298 fans watched Crimian exit after the drive, while Indianapolis opened its home stand with a 4-3 11 inning win over Toledo before 10,101. Dom Dallessandro drove in the deciding run with a pinch fly after singles by Grunwald and Restelli and a walk to O’Connell.
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Louisville Colonels
Columbus
Louisville
Ken Chapman
Jack Crimian
Indianapolis
Toledo
Tribe
Dom Dallessandro
Don Gutteridge
al Grunwald
Dino Restelli
Danny O'Connell
Basketball notice: Chicago Denver Sheboygan Waterloo exit NBA
In Brief sports items note that Chicago Denver Sheboygan and Waterloo quit the National Basketball Association, shortening the league to a 12 year history. Grace Lenczyk captured medalist honors at Pinehurst North and South Women’s Tournament with a 72.
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Denver
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Waterloo
National Basketball Association
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N. C
Grace Lenczyk
Blackhawks manager Conacher resigns in NHL
In Chicago Charles Conacher resigned as manager of the Blackhawks. In Providence Rhode Island Gregory Zitrides Brown line coach was named head coach to succeed Charles Rip Engle.
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Charles Conacher
Chicago Blackhawks
National Hockey League
Providence
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Gregory Zitrides
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Charles
Rip) Engle
New York Machinist Tops ABC All-Events Lead at 1893
A 39 year old machinist from North Tonawanda New York Jim Collins moved into first in ABC all events with 1893 total. He scored 573 in team 698 in doubles and 622 in singles while Emil Nagelson and John Strobel follow in all events. Director standings through April 24 show leaders in doubles singles and overall totals across Milwaukee Chicago Cincinnati and other cities.
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ABC
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Tonawanda
N. Y
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Thhe
Art Kirchen
Lansing
Mich
Knute Berg
John Larson
Chicago
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Larson
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Ray Kirchner
Louisville
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Kartheiser
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Charles Caspari
Ed Gajowski
Milwaukee
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Otto Truex
Nappanee
Ind
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John Strobel
John Elzeer
Nick Fish
Ashtabula
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Chester Miller
Cincinnati
Frank Jordan
Ray Furness
Madison
Wis
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Bob_ Rogers
Norwood
Joseph Nasca
George Vogel
Buffalo
Howard Anderson
David Schwartz
Emil Nagelson
Stanley Rakel
Sam Munella
Jamestown
Dudley Smith
Pleasant Beach
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Daniel Christine
Mopatcong
Edward Fontana
Binghamton
Gordon Zink
Dayton, O
Rae Scarborough Dominates Red Sox In 3 0 Win
Washington pitcher Rae Scarborough shut out Boston 3-0 as Red Sox hitters managed only three hits, all by Al Zarilla. Scarborough, contrasted with Mathewson Johnson and Young, improved to 10-5 against Boston in his six-year major league career. Dom DiMaggio left with a leg injury. Ted Williams remained weak from flu. Max Lanier threw a four-hitter for St. Louis to edge Cincinnati 1-0. Brooklyn beat Boston 6-4 as Crandall errant throw sparked two runs. Rain wiped out remaining games.
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al Zarilla
Jimmy Sheckard
Chicago Cubs
Harry Gaspar
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Joe McCarthy
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Dom DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Max Lanier
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Reds
Ken Raffensberger
Redbirds
Lanier
Brooklyn
Boston Braves
del Crandall
Duke Snider
Snider
Carl Furillo
Bavarian Stalls Homan's Bid For Bowl-Mor All-Star Crown
Bavarian halts Homan's title bid with a double-up win while Hal Males and Gordon Nein lead Bavarian to a big series. Ralph Baker tops the league with 225-211-211 for Chatterdine Cafe in a separate sweep, as Bud's Market and other teams post strong showings across multiple leagues and sets.
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Tramps Upset Buzz Bombs in Eagles Lodge Bowling Night
The Tramps upset the Buzz Bombs twice at Broad Street Bow Mor reducing the leaders edge to one game. Hot Rods swept Twin Bars with Bob Bottles rolling 214 200 198 610 and Bob Cook contributing 537 for the Tramps.
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Buzz Bombs
Broad St. Bow-Mor
Hot Rods
Bob Bottles
Bob Cook
One Run Decides Four 6-1 Games in Ohio Indiana League
Springfield Giants and Newark Yankees post two wins apiece in the Ohio Indiana Baseball League. Springfield beat Ports mouth Athletics 8-7 after beating them in a Sunday opener. Newark defeated Zanesville Indians 2-1 in extras, with Wayne Yoder and John Jaciuk delivering the late runs.
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Portsmouth Athletics
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Wayne Yoder
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al Viotto
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Babe Daskalakis
Max Ross
Yesterday's Stars BATTING In Tight Cardinals Down Reds
Baseball brief reports Max Lanier doubled home the only run in the ninth to give St Louis a 1-0 victory over Cincinnati. Rae Scarborough limited Boston to three hits, all by Al Zarilla, as Washington edged the Red Sox 3-0.
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Max Lanier
Cardinals
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Rae Scarborough
Senators
Boston
Red Sox
al Zarilla
Washington
Sox
Baseball scores and postponed games across leagues
National League results show St Louis 1 Cincinnati 6 and Brooklyn 6 Boston 4 with Philadelphia New York in a separate listing. American Association games include Indianapolis 4 Toledo 3 and Louisville 8 Columbus 3. Ohio Indiana League reports Marion 3 Lima 2, Richmond 3 Muncie 2, Newark 2 Zanesville 10 innings, Springfield 8 Portsmouth 10 innings.
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Cincinnati
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Indianapolis
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Night NBA schedule with marquee cross cities
The slate lists nine interstate matchups across the league night. New York plays Philadelphia while Detroit visits St. Louis and Boston travels to Washington with Cleveland at Chicago. Philadelphia hosts New York, Brooklyn visits Boston, and Chicago hosts Pittsburgh in the remaining games.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Matchups Highlight Evening Sports Schedule
Detroit visits St. Louis while Washington hosts Philadelphia in night action. Boston travels to New York. St. Louis visits Cincinnati at 2 p.m. New York hosts Boston and Philadelphia visits Brooklyn in a full slate of games.
Providence forward sets two goal sprint record in 1942
The American Hockey League record for the fastest two consecutive goals by a single player stands at six seconds. Former Providence player Norman Calladine achieved the mark on February 12, 1942, against Buffalo.
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Norman Calladine
Buffalo
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