Middletown Highs Rout Portsmouth In League Contest
The Middletown High School boys basketball team, dubbed the new Middies, defeated Portsmouth 54 to 42 before 2,200 fans at Middletown High School gym. The Middies showed polished teamwork and strong rebounding, avenging an earlier 52-47 loss to Portsmouth in January.
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Middies surge past Trojans in comeback win
The Middies, rebounding strong and led by Hyde with 16 and Coddington 13, beat Portsmouth 57 43 to firm up their season at seven wins seven losses. Merchant led Middies with 14 points as Portsmouth’s Kimble and Barney fought hard before fouls and late free throws sealed the game.
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Lima Central
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Middie Reserves Fall To Portsmouth In Prelim 41-35
Portsmouth Reserves upset Middie yearlings 41-35 in a Middie gym preliminary. Trenton and Hanover met in Butler County action as Jerry Hicks led with a 68-35 West Chester romp while Middies struggled to finish on offense.
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Little Men Of Golf Having Time At Tucson
At Tucson Open Golf Tourney leaders include Cary Middlecoff and Manuel de la Torre tied at 131 after 36 holes. Franks Teal shatters El Rio course record. field features 92 pros and 10 amateurs with 49 under par on back nine. Franklin Wildcats upset Xenia 70 to 52 in Little Six League action.
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Memphis, Tenn
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LaMotta Wins Ninth Round TKO Over Wagner
Jake LaMotta, the Bronx titleholder, stopped Dick Wagner in the ninth round at Olympia Stadium in Detroit before 11 440 fans. The fight, meant as a tuneup, became a hard battle with Wagner fighting back until the finish as LaMotta pressed his title bid in June.
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France
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Oregon
Hamilton Big Blue Clinches Share of Crown In 54-43 Win
Hamilton's Big Blue defended their state Class A and Greater Ohio League titles with a 54-43 victory over Springfield at Tiffany Gym. The victory gives Hamilton at least a tie in the GCL, their seventh straight win and 14th in 15 meetings. Lowell Elgar and Don DeJong led with 4 points apiece as Hamilton featured a strong defense and improved inside play. Portsmouth trimmed late but Hamilton kept the lead, finishing with a 66-shot tally and 14 of 21 free throws.
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McKinley vs Roosevelt in basketball prelims at 7 p.m
Basketball preliminary between McKinley and Roosevelt at 7 p.m. in the middle gym. Also swimming at 7 p.m. as Middle YMCA hosts Withrow High at the pool.
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Ohio's top trapshooter is Joe Hiestand of Hillsboro
Ohio statistics released by Jimmy Robinson of Sports Afield show Joe Hiestand leading the state and nation in trapshooting last year with a .984 percentage from 3890 of 3750 targets. Nellie Barger of Dayton leads Buckeye women with .9327 from 2350 targets, ranking sixth nationally.
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Roy Davidson
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Old Reliables Carry Torch as Action Slows in Pin Loops
In the Women's All Star League at Yankee Ray BowlMer, three veteran players Mills Kelly and Thomas led with strong scores for Filson's Riggs Funeral Home and Dakof. Multiple teams posted wins with notable totals from Saylor Colvin Wingle Dredge Meehan and others as league play continued with mixed results.
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Germantown Cardinals end 13 game skid with win over Brookville
Germantown registers its first win of the season, beating Brookville 50 to 37 in a Montgomery County League matchup. Paul Grubbs scores 15 points to fuel the rally as the Cardinals snap a 13 game closing skid. Pro basketball scores from Boston Chicago Baltimore and Philadelphia carve through the day’s brief roundup.
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Roosevelt And McKinley Clash In City Junior High Final
Roosevelt and Auchinley junior highs renew a 20 year rivalry in the city championship opener at 7 p.m. in the Middle gym. Admission 50 cents. Roosevelt seeks to halt Auchinley’s 11 game title streak as both squads vie for two possible wins in the series.
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High School Cage Scores Across Ohio and Nearby Colleges
A dense grid of high school boys basketball results from Ohio and surrounding areas shows Dayton Dunbar and Hamilton among many schools posting varied margins. college scores feature Ohio colleges Cedarville and Oberlin plus national teams with noted overtime in Xavier and strong showings across Indiana State and Oregon State programs.
Pee Wee Reese Signs One Year Dodgers Contract
AP reports Pee Wee Reese, Brooklyn Dodger shortstop, signed a one year deal believed to be 360000 making him the second highest paid Dodger. Reese hit .275 in 155 games last season and led the league with 182 runs scored while hitting 16 homers and setting a Dodgers shortstop fielding record of .977. Jackie Robinson reportedly earns 35000 this season.
Phils Sign Ennis To 25000 Pact
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Del Ennis signed his 1950 contract yesterday. The deal is reported to call for a salary above 825000, the highest ever paid by the club for any player. Ennis tops past stars Dolph Camilli Chuck Wein Lefty OWant and Grover Cleveland Alexander in earnings at Philadelphia.
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All-Stars Set For Polio Verect clash at VFW hall
The Amuagetown All-Stars are scheduled to meet Ravier University in a polio verect encounter on Saturday at 12:30 p m at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall. The All-Stars will begin practice at 4 p m in the Midaerm building.
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Ravier University
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Middies to Swim Withrow High at Local Pool
Y Middies host Withrow High tonight at the local pool in a key dual meet. Coach Harry Holiday’s squad aims to even their season after two wins and three losses. The Withrow meet is the only local high school clash this year before district and state events. Visual 7 p.m. admission 15 cents.
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Withrow
West Elkton cagers share Preble League title again
West Elkton and College Corner each claim the 1940 41 Preble County League crown after West Elkton defeats Lewisburg 36 to 34 in Gratis. Coach Columbus Hines leads the Yellowjackets who finished 9 1 in league play, tied atop the standings with College Corner with one league loss apiece.
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Stahley Resigns as Toledo Coach Surprises City
Neal Skip Stahley resigned yesterday as head football coach of the University of Toledo after two seasons with a 10 9 regular season record. He will return to the University of Washington as backfield coach citing an opportunity too important to ignore. He had previously coached briefly under Howie Odell in 1948 at Washington.
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Xavier Edged in Overtime 52 50 by Indiana State
In Terre Haute Indiana State defeated Xavier 52 50 after a 44 44 tie at regulation in a five minute OT Musketeers suffer 10th loss of season while Bill Cady nets 18 for Xavier and a furious back and forth contest unfolds with no early lead.
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San Jose State Upsets Bowling Green In Close Opener
San Jose State College upset favored Bowling Green of Ohio 49 38 48 in the first game of a basketball doubleheader at the Cave Palace last night. A crowd of 3082 watched San Jose State surge to lead at halftime 28 19. Chuck Share, listed with 21 points for Bowling Green, was guarded but scored.
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Flyers Hand Lebanon Narrowly in Little Six Clash
Fairborn Flyers defeated Lebanon Warrings 28 to 27 in a tight Little Six League game. Date Wines led Fairborn with 12 points while Ronnie Surface scored 8 for Lebanon in a late close contest.
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