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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1950
Page
8
Dayton basketball observers note Middletown's upset win over Portsmouth boosts belief the Middies are shaping up for the 1950-51 tournament. Coach Paul Walker solidified the lineup for the Hamilton game and praises teamwork as the team eyes a tougher Dayton tourney schedule.
George Wills of Greenville led 120 shooters at the Middletown Sportsmen's Club second trapshoot of the season with 97 hits in 100. Roy Davidson of Middletown totaled 95 to tie for top in the 16-yard event, while Cliff Doughman led doubles with 48 of 50. Other scores included 46s and ties among Coblentz, Smith, Collins, Fitch, and Rogers as the all events winner emerged.
The Elks, top local No. 2 in the Elks Traveling League, defeated Dayton No. 1 twice at Broad St. Bowl Mor Alleys as Mike Quinlisk rolled 201 169 174 544. Boehm led the Moose with 166 222 185 573, but Bernie Cain added 212 and Boehm 222 to help the locals post a 1,012 middle game total with 39 pins handicap.
Holy Cross tops an early list of nine teams with strong bids for NCAA or NIT spots led by Holy Cross 17 0 and Ohio State 13 3 alongside Bradley Arizona North Carolina State Western Kentucky CCNY Long Island U and St John s others pursue late season invites as Ivy leaders Cornell climbs with a 54 35 win at Ithaca and Penn dropouts.
Local bowling event at Broad St Bowl features the Buck s and Cincinnati Bruck s quintet in a match game. Junie McMahon, national champion, arrived from Cincinnati and spoke briefly between games. The Match of Dimes fundraising yielded $67, far below prior seasons, with Ray Nuxoll leading visitors and Mike Barach top-roster for locals in a 643 and 575 series respectively.
New York AP reports Commissioner A B Chandler cleared the Pittsburgh Pirates in a $100000 schoolboy signing involving 18 year old Paul Pettit of Los Angeles. Fred Saigh of St Louis protested saying outrageous evasion despite Chandler’s approval after Dick Butler’s report. The executive council did not act.
Holy Trinity endured its heaviest loss of the Butler County Catholic High School League after St Joseph’s surged with a 20 point third quarter to pull away. Trinity trailed 10-8 at the end of the first period and 31-21 by halftime, with St Joseph’s scoring the final total to secure the win at Fenmont Gym in Hamilton.
Holy Name meets Hamilton St Ann at Trinity Gym at 8 30 p m. Armco league opens with first game at Garfield Gym at 7 p m. U plays Youngstown at Dayton Coliseum and Miami U faces the University of Cincinnati at Cincinnati Garden, all at 8 30 p m.
Akron Goodyear defeated the DIAA All-Stars of Dayton 57 to 45 at the Coliseum for their third win of the season. Charley Buttermore led with 10 points, Gus Clickner added nine, and the Goodyears pulled away after a 33-20 halftime edge, dominating the second half.
Former Hornet cagers gather at Monroe High gym to organize for a Friday Feb 17 clash with the current varsity. Dale Constiner leads the alumni round up and urges ex Hornets to attend sessions Feb 15 or Feb 14, contact number provided.
Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League beat the St Louis Flyers 6-2 in Buffalo. The win gave Buffalo a seven point lead over Springfield after a division shuffle moved the Bisons to the Eastern Division. Springfield lost 3-2 to New Haven Ramblers as Cleveland Barons topped Rhode Island Reds in a separate Western clash.
Hans Bromstad of Norway wins the world ski jumping title in Lake Placid. Sweden takes the world ski relay championship in Rumford with Finland second and Norway third. Ray Blum of Nutley wins the senior men’s title in the North American outdoor speed skating championships in Pittsfield. Cecil Isbell signs a two year backfield coach deal with the Chicago Cardinals. Yale’s Jim Fuchs sets indoor shot put record at 57 feet 6 1/2 inches in Boston. Curt Stone defeats Fred Wilt in two miles with 8:55.1. Don Gehrmann wins the Michigan State Relays mile in 4:12.7.
Chandler Harper of Portsmouth Virginia captured the Tucson Open title with three closing birdies for a 68 and 267 total to win $2,000. Sam Snead finished runner-up at 269, earning $1,400 as Manuel de la Torre faltered late to slip to 270 and third. Cary Middlecoff tied for third at 270 with $900 prize.
In Hollywood Florida the Bauer sisters from Midland Texas defeated Betty Bush and Betty MacKinnon six and five to win the fifth International Women's Four Ball Tournament at Orange Brook Country Club. The Bauers Betty and Marlene played one over par and allowed only three scattered holes to the opponents, overcoming a late stiff challenge as they built a five up lead and finished six up on the 29th hole.
Delphos St. John defeated Canton Central Catholic 70 to 55 while Cin Purcell beat Elder 50 to 36 and Cin Roger Bacon fell to St. Xavier 53 to 43. College results include Kentucky 61 over Mississippi 55, Bradley 84 over Pittsburgh 48, St. Louis 41 over Oklahoma A&M 29, Baylor 52 over Arkansas 42, Villanova 68 over U. S. State 49, Syracuse 59 over Canisius 49, Defiance 76 over Ind. Tech 72, Butler 70 over Ohio U 49, Akron 71 over St. Francis (Pa.) Bowling Green 84 over St. Marys (Calif) 61. Exhibition includes Xavier 56 over Peoria Caterpillar.
Ohio State and Indiana loom in tonight's college slate with Ohio State facing Indiana after recent road tests while Oberlin travels to Heidelberg to challenge the undefeated Princes. Miami Falcons meet Cincinnati Bearcats in a MAC showcase as Ohio clubs post a 279-128 home tally this season.
Holy Name outscored Gardner Five 65 to 33 at Holy Trinity Gym as Kenny Fox and James Conrad led with 23 and 18 points. Gardner’s Ed Gunderson top-scored for his team with 12, while Roosevelt fell 44-43 in a preliminary game.
AP reports Gene Ronzani Bears backfield tutor named as the new head coach for the Green Bay Packers. Chicago newspapers and Milwaukee papers said he will succeed Curly Lambeau, who left Packers to coach the Chicago Cardinals. Green Bay to announce the appointment at a news conference before noon.
Tri City defeated Sheboygan 86 to 71 while Fort Wayne beat Anderson 95 to 85. Chicago posted 77 to 70 over Boston, Rochester won 73 to 65 against New York, Minneapolis 100 over Philadelphia 67, and St. Louis 76 beat Indianapolis 64 with Syracuse 96 defeating Baltimore 87.
Zanesville led the Central Ohio Risk League with 112 points yesterday while Columbus finished second with 124 in a local team scoring event reported by AP.
In the National League New York and Detroit finished tied 5 all while Montreal defeated Chicago 4 to 3 and Toronto beat Boston 2 to 1. In the American League Buffalo routed St Louis 6 to 2 and New Haven edged Springfield 3 to 2. Cleland defeated Providence in a tie and Pittsburgh outscored Cincinnati 3 to 0 while Indianapolis beat Hershey 7 to 2.
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