Middies face tough choice over Linville ankle
Coach Paul Walker weighs using Shelby Linville against Portsmouth or benching him to protect a badly damaged ankle after last Friday’s win over Lima Central. Portsmouth nearly beat Middies 45-38 on their court and the team eyes a crucial finale with Hamilton while Middles fear further injury before tournament play.
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Dodds May Be American Hope In Olympic 1 500-Meter Run
Gilbert Dodds emerged as a top American mile contender by winning the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in 4 05.3, the fastest indoor time by an American and a stride toward reviving U S hopes in Olympic 1500 meters. He tied the outdoor American mark at Harvard and extended his indoor win streak, while the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy recognized his standout performance.
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Trinity Beats St. John Five In Slippery Cureent War
Trinity defeats St. John 25 to 23 in a Butler County Catholic Men's game at Fenmont Gym Be fore. Trinity gains a 11 3 halftime lead after a slow start, holds on as St. John narrows in the third period. Kenny Fox leads with a high scoring effort supported by Murphy Dillon and Hornback as Trinity overcomes footing trouble and edges Middletown rivals.
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Journal Panthers Take Consolation at Deer Creek Carnival
The Journal Panthers earned consolation honors in a four game basketball carnival at the Deer Creek fieldhouse in Cincinnati to benefit the March of Dimes during the week-long event.
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Sam Breadon Named Life Member of NL
Sam Breadon former owner of the St. Louis Cardinals is named honorary vice president of the National League for life. He will be invited to attend all meetings marking the first time such an office exists in the leagues history per Charles Segar league publicity director.
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Warriors Close In On Knicks Margin
New York AP report says the Philadelphia Warriors, hottest team in the BAA, are within a half game of first place New York Knickerbockers after walloping the Chicago Stags 85 to 78 on a western road trip. Joe Fulks starred for the Warriors.
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Riggs Beats Kramer in Tight Miami Tennis Showdown
Riggs defeated Jack Kramer before 1,800 fans in Miami Beach with 6-4 1-6 6-2. The win left Kramer ahead 12 games to 11 in their professional tennis tour.
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Xavier In Limelight In Buckeye Cage Play
Ohio colleges begin a 50 game stretch with key league games. Xavier meets Ohio A at home tonight while Bowling Green visits Cincinnati and Kent State hosts Mount Union in a round robin. Conference rules exclude some wins from title races but stats count in newspapers.
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Portsmouth Legion Five Plays Here Saturday
Portsmouth Ohio Legion five aims to break Post 218 home record at the High School Gym this Saturday night. They previously lost to Flood Wall City 67 to 51 and have since beaten three pro clubs, averaging 64 points per game while allowing 47. The visitors feature ex college stars Hawkee Siple Conley and Duncan, all tall, with Hawkee over 6-5. A preliminary girls game vs Mosher Safe of Hamilton closes the double bill.
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Trinity wins two of three at Dayton gym
Holy Name overwhelmed Holy Angels 64 to 26 in a triple header at Stivers High School in Dayton as Trinity High posted a 64 point win. Don Bolton led scoring with 23 points while James Conrad added 16 and Kenny Kinder 11 for Trinity. Holy Angels struggled as Holy Name built a 31 to 8 halftime lead and nine players scored for the winners.
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Norway Extends Lead in unofficial Olympic Standings
In St Moritz Norway surged to the front in unofficial Olympic Winter Games standings as V. Forstadt won the 1500 meter speed skating in a record 2 17.6. The U S finished sixth with J Werker 2 20.2. Henri Oreiller of France won the two mile downhill in 2 55, giving France its second gold of the day. Austria took a second place with F Gable. Sweden beat Austria 7 1 to win its first hockey game.
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Middletown Y Swim Team Edges Colum bus In Meet Tie
Middletown Y swimmers and Columbus battled to a 33-33 tie after eight events in Colum bus. Eddie Forkner led off with the 40-yard freestyle win for Middletown, while Buddy Wilmore swept the 40-yard breaststroke. Columbus captured the next three events before Tom Crocker won the diving contest. Middletown later took the 160-yard freestyle relay.
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Varying Scores Highlight Saturday Basketball Action
Saturday night college and high school basketball produced a slate of results. Middletown topped Lima South 74 49 while Wadsworth beat Lima Central 41 46 and Cincinnati Elder beat Hughes 18. Major college games Sunday featured Saint Anselm's loss to Bosses College 71 65 and Indiana State over Evansville 64 40. Major upsets or highlights are scattered across the card in a busy weekend scoreboard.
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Middletown Leagues See Tight Action At YMCA Alleys
In the Middletown Industrial Council Women’s League action over the weekend at the YMCA Alleys, Crystal No. 2 edged Inland Container with a 135-154-157-446 by M. Shibley and H. Kalnai’s 394 for Inland. McGraw Constructions slipped past Sorg's Puppets by a single pin in their only win. M. Sixt led the Pupets with 160-167-121-448 and N. Eliopoulos totaled 347 for McGraw. Crystal Tissue No. 1 won odd games from United Welding with T. Tuttle posting 388 in the match and D. Poplin’s 355 for No. 1. Sorg's Dolls beat Shartle Brothers as Spruance hit 384 and J. Fisher 395 for Shartles. Middletown Gas and Electric were swept by Miami Cabinet and Gardner-Richardson, with M. Mack 457 and L. Knepshield 468 for the cabinet team. D. Woodward’s 447 for Raymond and M. Klamo’s 358 for Gas and Electric highlighted their totals. No. 9 blanked No. 2 in Elks Men’s League. No. 1 took two from No. 5 at La Mor Alleys. Chick Boxwell had 193-176-156-157 for No. 2 in the defeat. Al Leak led No. 9 with 530 as Lou Shaffer paced No. 11 with 470 and Harden topped with 521.
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Ohio State Legend Receives 53-Year-Overdue Letter
In Cedar Rapids Arthur Huntington, 73, received an OSU athletic letter that had never reached him since 1895. Captain Renick Dunlap uncovered the oversight and found Huntington had been a substitute on the Buckeye football squad and also captained a student faculty bowling team, part of early intercollegiate bowling in Columbus. His relatives presented a scarlet sweater with the gray letter mounted.
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Sauer's Navy Contract To Run For Four Years
Annapolis aMd AP George Sauer signs a four year pact to coach Navy and become the academy s first civilian coach in 15 campaigns Sauer leaves Kansas where he earned 10 000 annually and cites an opportunity he cannot pass up
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Racing official dies in Detroit short obituary
Clarence E. King Lehr former general manager of the Detroit Racing Association died early Saturday at Highland Park Hospital from a ruptured artery.
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King) Lehr
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Alexander Victorious In Tucson Open Thriller
A pair of North Carolinians Stewart Alexander and John Palmer won first and second money at the Tucson Open. Alexander, after a rough third round, fired an eight under par 62 to tie the course record and 72 hole mark 264 earning 2000 dollars. Palmer matched the 62 record to finish with 265 and 1400 dollars after a late push with four birdies.
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Packers and Lakers Maintain Pro Margin in NBL
In the NBL weekend slate, Anderson and Minneapolis still held comfortable leads in the eastern and western divisions. The Packers beat Tri-Cities 70 to 60, Minneapolis downed Indianapolis 85 to 55, Oshkosh edged Sheboygan 65-64, Fort Wayne shut Oshkosh 52-48, and Toledo beat Anderson 49-45 in Chicago.
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Rival Wilberforce teams schedule basketball clashes
Wilberforce University and Wilberforce State College, historic rivals once on one campus, will play two basketball games on February 17 and March 8 with the site to be decided later. Wilberforce College has a 10‑2 record, Wilberforce University 3‑5. The institutions separated last year over administrative practices and finances.
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NYU and Columbia Lead Pack in College Basketball Dash
NYU remains undefeated at 13-0 and Columbia 11-0 as top teams push toward March tournaments. Syracuse thrashed Fordham 78-65, Kentucky beat De Paul 68-51, and U S State, North Carolina, and others hold key conference leads. Kentucky aims to end Notre Dame’s 37 home-win streak, while DePaul star Ed Mikan shone in defeat.
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Veeck Seeks Hank Greenberg as Player Coach
Cleveland Indians president Bill Veeck said he expects a decision this week on Hank Greenberg joining as a player coach. Greenberg, 38, is weighing the Cleveland offer after a New York meeting, with the block cited as his wish to retire from playing and take a front office post.
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Rudy York Released by Chicago White Sox
Rudy York, 34, was granted an unconditional release by the Chicago White Sox after finishing his 11th major league season with the club. York, who began with the Detroit Tigers, was traded to the Red Sox in 1946 and to the White Sox in June 1947 for Murrell Jones.
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Pro Basketball scores squeeze past Chicago 85 to 78
In pro play the Association of America game saw Philadelphia edge Chicago 85 to 78. The National League featured Minneapolis at Indianapolis 56 and 85 to 56, with Sheboygan defeating Oshkosh 65 to 64. All-American League results had Wheeling 58 over Cumberland 56 and Columbus 57 defeating Zanesville 40.
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Pirates sign Bill Posedel as scout and add two pitchers
Pittsburgh Pirates report signing Bill Posedel as a scout and securing contracts from young pitchers Jim Kleckley and Mm Walsh. Kleckley played last year with Spartanburg of the Tri State League. Walsh appeared with Indianapolis York and Albany across multiple leagues. Posedel is a former National League pitcher with Boston and Brooklyn.
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Heber Jones Leads City League Win Over Germantown
Heber Jones' City League team defeated Germantown Eagles 84 to 63 at Germantown Saturday night. Gene Cornwell and Marc Gillespie each scored 22 points to pace the winners while the hosts trailed 42 to 28 at the half with Bubel scoring 16 for Germantown.
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