Miami alumni miss big Browns beat as Ohio grid jobs loom
Day By Day midweek musings size up Miami University's job hunt amid Cleveland Browns' sticking to pro football. Fritz Heisler tops candidate list. 65+ applications poured in as Oxford rumors ease. Letters from readers mention Notre Dame, Kentucky, and local Middies sports rivalries, plus polio fund bowling and upcoming games.
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Mayer Racing Realm Ends With Perris Farm Sale
Los Angeles AP Mayer's 504 acre Perris California breeding farm, core of a 10 year racing empire, sold for over 1 million. New owners Ellsworth Statler and Meredith Harless plan to run it as a breeding farm while dispersal sales continue. Mayer spent about 2.5 million on the property. total earnings and sales reach roughly 7.78 million with 315 wins and 45 stakes.
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Perris Farm
Jim Jones Named Dayton Fairview Coach New Cash, Name And Players Poured Into Chicago Rocket Club
Chicago AP report details James C. Thompson stepping in as owner of the Chicago Hornets, backing $300,000 for 1949 operation, affirming a two-league system. New coach Red Flaherty will have supreme command, with players from Yankees and Dodgers including Bob Chappuis, Bob Hoernschemeyer, Hank Folberg, Dan Edwards, Max Morris, George Strohmeyer, and Bob Sweiger. Chappuis, Michigan All-America, notes initial resistance to Chicago but sees good prospects.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Hank Folberg
Dan Edwards
Max Morris
George Strohmeyer
Dodger
Bob Sweiger
Yankees
Chappuis
Michigan
Baumie Hatton And Kluszewski In Redleg Fold
Cincinnati Reds announce six more players signed for 1949 bringing the total to sixteen. Ted Kluszewski Frankie Baumholtz Grady Hatton Jim Riviera Jim Blackburn and Lloyd Merriman join, with notes on 1948 stats and projected roles.</s>
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Tulsa
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Columbia
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Baumholtz
Kluszewski
Basketball scores from Ohio and nearby colleges night results
A compiled list of basketball scores shows Fairmont over Miamisburg 38 31, Northridge over Vandalia Butler 32 27, and multiple high school and college games across Ohio and neighboring states with results including Hiram 72 Rio Grande 59 and Bowling Green 59 Xavier 55 among others.
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Roger Bacon
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Deer Park
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Hiram
Rio Grande
W.va
Wilberforce State
California
Twirs
Otterbein
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Xavier
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Findlay
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Dickinson
Slippery Rock
Indiana
Wheaton
Morris Harvey
Davidson
Clemson
Furman
Charleston
Berea
Georgetown
Oklahoma Aggies
Tulsa
Huntington
Tri-State
Kalamazoo
Detroit
DePaul
St. Josephs
Ind
Long Island
Santa Clara
San Francisco
St. Marys Calif
Pepperdine
Los Angeles
Loyola
Xavier Kentucky Basketball Tickets On Sale Thursday
Tickets for the Xavier University of Kentucky basketball game on February 24 at the Cincinnati Gardens go on sale Thursday at The Club located at 1326 Central Ave. The sale was announced this morning by Sol Schneider.
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Suit Recalls Fatal Ezz-Baroudi Go
Akron boxer Sammy Baroudi, 20, died in a Chicago hospital after a bout with heavyweight Ez Zard Charles. A $15,000 lawsuit filed in Akron accuses Charles of wrongful acts such as rabbit punches and low blows, claiming these acts caused Baroudi’s death. Charles’ manager claimed no comment. Baroudi’s family depended on him, with donations totaling about $11,000, including $5,000 from Charles and $5,000 from promoters.
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Middie League Hopes To Be On Spot Friday
Middletown Middies seek a Friday night win at Portsmouth to stay in the Greater Ohio League race. Limited tickets 65 cents available at the high school to reserve a local section, with a capacity crowd expected at Grant Gym. Hamilton and Springfield also feature in league action as standings tighten.
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Springfield
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Columbus South
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Bert Barney
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Bill Wilks
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Monroe
Chillicothe
Hamilton Game Ducats Available Here Next Week
Middletown fans with reserved seats will receive tickets for the Hamilton return game when attending next Tuesday's Middletown versus Cincinnati Western Hills contest. The second game on Thursday February 17 at Withrow Court is Middletown's home game. reserved-seat holders pay no extra. General public tickets go on sale Monday February 14.
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Termites Defeat Trinity Varsity and Reserves
Holy Trinity High School teams fell to the Termites 50-37 in varsity action and 27-15 in the reserves at Columbia Ave arena. Andres and Rodefer led Termites with 15 points each while Hydler top-scored for Trinity with eight. Trinity led early before Termites took control.
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Tobitt Renamed Tennis Proxy
The Middle town Tennis Club reelected the board from last year with Fred A. Tobitt as president George Leighton as vice president Fred Dorner as secretary and Leonard Barker as treasurer R C Todd was named Tournament Committee chair Art Kunz heads Grounds Committee and Mrs William Verity leads House Committee Tentative dates August 8 13 for the Ohio State Tennis Championships were submitted plans move up a week from last year.
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Fred A. Tobitt
George Leighton
Fred Dorner
Leonard Barker
Tobitt
R. C. Todd
Art Kunz
William Verity
Pro Basketball AABA Scores From Rochester and Philadelphia
In the AABA Rochester defeated Boston 76 to 68 while Philadelphia beat Providence 93 to 86 and Indianapolis triumphed over Washington 83 to 69. The results reflect the day’s competitive matchups across the league.
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Washington
BG Falcons Hold Off Xavier In Close NCAA Showdown
Bowling Green used sharp foul-line shooting to edge Xavier 59 to 55 in a rough game. Xavier stayed with BG, but 27 made free throws and 25 Bowling Green fouls favored the Falcons. Xavier had 24 baskets to BG’s 16.
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California
Steubenville Barons
Wilberforce
West Virginia State
Bob Wilson
Wilberforce State
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Hiram
Rio Grande
Findlay
Ohio Northern
Polar Bears
Mid-Ohio League Announces 1949 Football Schedule
The Mid-Ohio League's five member colleges reveal four league games each for the 1949 season with matchups including Ashland Cedarville Findlay Defiance Bluffton. Scheduling lists dates from Sept 30 to Nov 12 and notes no league basketball schedule was decided.
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Findlay College
Tribe Books Pirates For Exhibition Game
The World Champion Cleveland Indians will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in an exhibition here on July 13. The Indians said their share of the proceeds will go to the Community Fund.
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Former Middletown QB Jimmy Jones Named Fairview High Coach
James W. Jones a Middletown High quarterback under Elmo Lingrel in 1941 42 and 43 and a Miami University graduate was named football coach at Dayton Fairview High School. He previously played for Miami Sun Bowl champions and MAC champions and will start duties today in the physical education department. Lingrel praised the appointment as a good break for a promising young coach.
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Jimmy) Jones
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Elmo Lingrel
Miami University
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Dayton
Jones
Willard H
Bill) Marquart
Fairview
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Lingrel
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Army Air Force
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Sid Gillman
Louis Picks Contenders for Next Heavyweight Bout
Jacksonville AP Joe Louis rates Elmer Ray sixth among contenders after reviewing his list. Louis names Ezzard Charles top challenger, with Lee Savold second and Jersey Joe Walcott third, noting Walcott has not faced Savold and beat Walcott twice. Louis’ rankings diverge from NBA’s ratings, which list Walcott first and Charles among few contenders.
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Clipper Smith Named Lafayette Grid Coach
Maurice Clipper Smith, recently resigning as coach of the Boston Yanks, was appointed head grid coach at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. He succeeds Ivy Red Williamson who left to take the Wisconsin head coaching post.
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Clipper) Smith
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Sports Notes From Past Years
Today a year ago citation won the Ground Hog Purse at Hialeah with stablemate Armed running sixth. Three years ago Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs won the Helen Lee Doherty Golf Tournament at Miami. Five years ago Sig Luckman was named NFL MVP. Ten years ago Tobin and Waner expressed contract displeasure with the Pirates. Don Lash won the AAU cross country title seven straight years before retirement.
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