Midstates Show Brings Trout Fishing to Cincinnati Garden
The Midstates Sports Vacation and Boat Show opens Tuesday at the Cincinnati Garden offering an educational, entertaining experience with a 308 foot shoreline and 5,000 trout for visitors to reel in. Trout are being transported from the Licking County Trout Club near Newark to create a proper stream for fishing.
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Cincinnati Garden
Garden
Miami Valley
Queen City Arena
Licking County Trout Club
Ouside
Newark
Tap Water Is Not For Trout at Garden Show
BILL BAIN directs a sports show building two large 70 by 14 foot tanks, 2 percent feet deep, with a 50 degree refrigeration unit, aeration, and circulation to keep trout lively. 150 anglers can fish at once. fish caught are cleaned and frozen for take home. Water is sourced from Licking County Trout Club streams and delivered in oxygenated tank trucks with ice to the venue.
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Licking County
Trout Club
Indoor Waterfall Show Staged With Wildlife Display
The event features about 100 exhibits with stage acts as guests view trout fishing, shooting contests, and aquatic displays. The Ohio Department of Wildlife builds a 40 000 gallon per hour waterfall indoors. Mo-Skeet-O trapshooting, log rolling and canoe tilting acts, and demonstrations by Native performers and trained animals are planned for variety and spectacle.
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Northwest
Midwest
Cleveland
Two Champs Stuff Pockets With Cash
World boxing champions Johnny Saxton and Jimmy Carter fight in nontitle bouts in Boston and Akron. Carter and DeMarco main a Boston card likely to sell out at the Garden while Saxton heads to Akron following his Philly upset over Kid Gavilan. Vejar returns to Brooklyn TV lanes against Joey Klein as ABC telecasts. Mims and Savage meet at St. Nicholas Arena with DuMont coverage.
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Boston
Akron
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Bobby Woods
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Ronnie Delaney
Kid Gavilan
Philadelphia
Chico Vejar
Joey Klein
New York Tonight
Brooklyn
Eastern Parkway
Vejar
Riggie Alotti
Stamford
Conn
ABC
Holly Mims
Bobo Olson
Milo Savage
Salt Lake City
St. Nicholas Arena
DuMont
Romancer Boxer Wins National Honor in Canton Show
Ivy Dell's Romancer, owned by Mrs Patricia Mitchell of West Middleton, placed first in Canton, earning 15 points toward a national title. The Middletown owned boxer may be the first of its city to achieve the honor as Mitchell plans a Canada trip in March to pursue a Canadian title. Chicago leads in American Bowling Congress member teams for 1953-54 with 28,051 registered. Detroit ranks second.
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Chicago
American Bowling Congress
Detroit
Valencia Regatta Boosts Wiger Over Tenney In Classic Outboard
Bud Wiger of Concord California won five heats to take top honors at the 10th Valencia Regatta for outboard motor boats. Tenney of Dayton Ohio finished runner up after winning four heats.
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Ohio
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Concord
Calif
Tourney Bids At Stake For Collegians
College basketball leaders eye postseason tournaments as NCAA bids loom in four weeks. Conference races tighten with Penn and Columbia headlines in the Ivy League while regional leaders like Utah Oregon State Kentucky and Maryland hold strong positions. Several independents stand out including San Francisco Duquesne Marquette Cincinnati and Niagara amid tight races in the Big Ten ACC and Pacific Coast divisions.
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Cincinnati
Connecticut
Villanova
Niagara
Canisius
Memphis State
Buckeyes Face Key Big Ten Showdown At Minnesota
Ohio State aims to halt a three game win streak as Robin Freeman returns for a top Big Ten clash at Minnesota. Minnesota seeks to extend its flawless league record and widen its lead with stars Dick Garmaker Chuck Mencel and 6 foot 11 Bill Smovitch contributing. Illinois meets Michigan at Ann Arbor and Wisconsin visits Indiana while Michigan State goes to Notre Dame.
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Brown Sanders Mentioned As LSU Post Prospect
LSU began searching for a successor to coach Gaynel Tinsley amid rumors LSU may merge the roles of football coach and athletic director. Red Sanders of UCLA and Paul Brown of the Cleveland Browns were named as possible targets, with Lewis Gottlieb noting no contacts yet and the position seen as wide open and high salary.
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Gottlieb
City Bowling Tournament Seeks Three More Teams
Middletown Bowling Association secretary treasurer Jack Frisbie announced a special slam on Sunday March 6 and three spots remain open. Total entries reached 144, three more will push the tournament to a record gross. In other news, Birney Mills of Akron Ohio was elected executive secretary at the Snipe Class International Racing Association meeting in Chicago.
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Middletown Bowlng Association
Chicago
International Racing Assn
Birney Mills
Akron
Ohio
Littler Wins Phoenix Open With 240-Yard Spoon Shot
Gene Littler of Palm Springs clinched first prize of 2400 in the Phoenix Open with a 240 yard spoon to the green on the final hole, birdieing with two putts for a 70 final round and 275 total. Johnny Palmer finished three behind after a strong run, while Billy Maxwell tied for second at 276. Cary Middlecoff Jerry Barber and Ted Kroll each earned 1000 for 278s.
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Phoenix
Ariz. P
Gene Littler
Palm Springs
Calif
Gene
Littler
Arizona Country Club
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
U. S
Johnny Palmer
Palmer
Charlotte
N. C
Johnny
Jay Hebert
Woodmere
N. Y
Hebert
Maxwell
Cary Middlecoff
Kiamesha Lake
Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Ted Kroll
Bethesda
Old Grads Triumphs Over Fenwick Alumni 50-46
Fenwick Falcons suffer 14th defeat as Alumni edge them 50-46 at the National Guard Armory. Fred Dakin opened for Fenwick, but Pat Smith and Jim Grissom fueled the Alumni rally. Alumni lead 15-9 after first quarter, 25-24 at halftime, final period sees tied 44-44 before Alumni pull ahead. Fenwick Freshmen beat CYO All-Stars 45-19 in prelim.
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Fred Dakin
Falcon
Fenwick
Pat Smith
Jim Grissom
Barney Otten
Falcons
Tom Augspurger
John Rossi
Ottenmen
Paul Galvin
CYO
Birthday of Thoroughbreds Shifts to January 1
A 1832 controversy sparked Captain H. Rous in England to push for January 1 as the official birthday for yearlings and older horses. The move began in England and later spread to New York in 1842, with regional and international differences such as May 1 in the South and August 1 in Australia.
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College Cage Results Highlight John Carroll Victory
John Carroll defeated Iowa 77 to 70 in college basketball. High school results include Fremont St Joseph 82 over Tiffin Calvert 64 and Cincinnati St Xavier 62 over Cincinnati McNicholas 61. Newport Kentucky Catholic 63 beat Delphos St John 60. Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp owns four farms near Lexington and presides over the Kentucky Hereford Association.
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Adolph Rupp
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Rupp
Kentucky Hereford Assn
Shutouts Mark Aronca Pin League Action Sunday
Two Aeronca League matches produced shutouts at Frontier Alleys. Eve Veidt led General over Shipping while Nancy Dunlop toppled Material Records. Other games saw Planning beat Expeditors and Cost defeat Factory. In Lord Paper matches J Isbell led the Shieks past Torpedoes.
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Evelyn Veidt
Peggy Shumate
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Lord Paper
J. Isbell
Jim Selby, Sr
Powerhouse
Leroy Theodore
Brook Wright
Bombers
Jim Maines
Twisters
E. Witt
Herb Dean
Engravers
Tubers
Dow Jones
Machine Shop
Nielsen Sets Indoor Mile Record At Millrose Games
Gunnar Nielsen, the Copenhagen pressman, set a world indoor mile mark of 4 03.6 at Madison Square Garden in the Millrose Games. Wes Santee and Fred Dwyer chased him in a chaotic finish, with Dwyer initially winning the sprint before disqualification shifted the result.
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New York
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Fred Dwyer
Dwyer
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Nielsen
Copenhagen
Madison Square Garden
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A. C
Wes
Fred
Godfrey to Show Badger Film at Sportsmen's Club
Ernie Godfrey head Ohio State coaching staff will speak at Middletown Sportsmen's Club meeting. He will screen Ohio State Wisconsin game footage highlighting Hopalong Cassady's 85 yard return and a key interception. Rose Bowl film also shown. Dale Whitsell will discuss quail management from Xenia. Meeting opens at 8 p.m.
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Ernie Godfrey
Ohio State
Middletown Sportsmen
Godfrey
Wisconsin
Howard
Cassady
Dale Whitsell
Xenia
Gophers edge Bears in CYO game as Meehan scales 30
Tommy Meehan boosted his average to 30 points yesterday with 49 as the Gophers defeated the Bears 67 17 at Holy Trinity Gym. The Gophers sit in a first place tie with the Colts, who beat the Rams 38 31, while Bobcats top Buffalos and Colts feature strong scorers.
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Gophers
Bears
Holy Trinity Gym
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Rams
Bobcats
Buffalos
Doug Borders
Bob Moorman
Jim Slezak
Joe Berkemeier
Mike Scotti
Musson Takes Third in Southland Sweepstakes Race
Toledo racer Ron Musson finished third in a 10 mile inboard powered craft race in St. Petersburg behind winner Ray Gassner of St. Petersburg and runner up Doug Brockman of Cincinnati. Michigan leads NCAA Wester Conference with 14 team titles across five sports.
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Fla
Ron Musson
Toledo
Ohio
Ray Gassner
Doug Brockman
Cincinnati
University of Michigan
Wolverines
Church Basketball League Action At Garfield Gym
The Church Basketball League will play tonight at Garfield Gym replacing the usual Thursday schedule. The Church of God and Calvary Methodist open at 6 45 p m with first place Holy Trinity facing Church of the Nazarene at 8 p m and Evangelial United Brethren meeting First Baptist at 9 15 p m.
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Garfield Gym
Church of God and Calvary Methodist
Holy Trinity
Church of the Nazarene
Evangelial United Brethren
First Baptist
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