Ticket split dispute at Middletown Hamilton game analyzed
Boxing with seating figures at Xavier and Withrow Court shows Middletown and Hamilton never had a true 50 50 split. Lingrel explains reserved seats total 1395 per side at Xavier, with 770 more for Hamilton students, and 1395 for Middletown plus student allotments. At Withrow Court the capacity is 3255 with 800 reserved seats each and 700 900 student tickets for Hamilton and Middletown respectively. Lingrel says an official announcement will come soon.
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Johnson Motors Quintet Meet Fairfield Grange In County Action
Two local clubs join 20 team field advancing to the Butler County basketball championship at Hamilton YMCA. Johnson Motors faces Fairfield Grange at 8 35 p m with American Legion Post 218 meeting Black Clawson at 9 p m in tonight’s main doubleheader. Finals set for February 25 as the 21st series concludes.
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Monroe Junior High Tops New Miami in 50 46 Victory
Monroe Junior High trailed early but surged in the second half to defeat New Miami 50 46 at the Lemon Township gym. Ledford Roberson scored 14 for Monroe and J Bell matched that total for New Miami. Don Weir and Estill Mallory added 12 each for Monroe as they outscored the visitors 19 in the third quarter to seize the lead and hold on.
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Greene Also To Coach Baseball At Cornell
Roy Greene, former Middletown High basketball coach and current Cornell cage coach, was named varsity baseball mentor at Cornell. He will be assisted by Walter Stickles, ex Baltimore Orioles pitcher, both Cornell graduates. E. J. Miller Jr., former National AAU 145 pound champion, was named varsity wrestling coach.
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Ohio Wesleyan Beats Wittenberg Shifting Conference Lead
Ohio Wesleyan toppled Wittenberg 82 to 56 to knock the Lutherans from the Ohio Conference lead. Jud Millhon led Wesleyan with 26 points, surpassing the team single season scoring record. Capital routed Otterbein 61-44. Heidelberg beat Ashland 73-58. Findlay defeated Bluffton 76-58 with Bob Wortman scoring 22. Kenyon won 71-61 at Rochester. Bowling Green beat LaSalle 57-45 as Larry Foust scored 19. Western Reserve edged Oberlin 63-59 in a game with no substitutions until late.
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Plans revived for city loop basketball tournament
Seven teams form the latest tourney group with American Legion Carfax and Business College missing from the original 10 quintets. YMCA director John Johnson said drawings would occur after entry fees are posted. The tournament starts next Tuesday at McKinley gym and runs in addition to the annual City Tournament.
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Ruth Had More To Take Home Than DiMaggio
New York AP reports Joe DiMaggio earns 90 000 in 1949, but after taxes nets about 40 064 dollars. Babe Ruth in 1930 31 paid 10 513 in tax and kept 69 487, with dollar value roughly 58 cents versus 1930. DiMaggio would need about 162 000 to match Ruth’s 1930 take home.
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Fairbanks Wins Replay Protest In Industrial League
Fairbanks Fibre won a protest in the Industrial League after a 42-38 overtime loss to Miami Cabinet was overturned. YMCA official John Johnson said overtime followed the same rule as the final minutes with the clock running and the ball live. The game will be replayed within two weeks.
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East Side Aims for Playoff Berth in Armco Y League
East Side Office seeks a playoff berth as the Armco Y League ends its regular season at the YMCA gym Thursday. A win over Maintenance, who are tied for first with East Side in the second half, would secure East Side a spot. Maintenance’s Harold Tewell and Jim Hayes loom as top threats. A one game playoff would decide the league title if East Side wins.
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New Pirate Hurler Agrees To Terms
PITTSBURGH AP South paw Cliff Chalmers obtained from the Chicago Cubs with Catcher Clyde McCullough yesterday signed his 1949 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Chalmers and McCullough formed the battery which came in exchange for Pitcher Hal McLish and Infielder Frankie Gustine. McCullough signed his contract several weeks ago.
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Yankees Sign Pair Of Infielders Coleman Phillips
New York Yankees announced the signing of rookie infielders Jerry Coleman and Jackie Phillips, increasing their total of contracted players to 22. The move secures infield depth as the team builds toward the season.
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Live Pigeon Shoot Opens Florida Trapshoot Event
ORLANDO FLA AP Live pigeon shooting is on today’s Florida Trapshoot program drawing protests from humane groups. About 150 trapshooters compete for 100000 in prizes over five days with top marksmen from the United States and Europe, including Count Conde De Villada of Spain and Cuban peers led by Joe Hiestand of Hillsboro.
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Chicagoan Takes 2nd In Petersen Bowling Classic
Chicago bowler Ray Thompson, 41, finished runner-up in the 39th Petersen Individual Bowling Classic with 1,580 across eight games. He trailed leader Joe Linke of Chicago by 52 pins. William Kiefer of Piqua, Ohio, was third with 1,568.
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Sports Mirror: Baseball and Boxing Honors Across Years
Today a year ago Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn pitcher signed a baseball contract for 14000 dollars. Three years ago Leslie MacMitchell won the Hunter Mile in Boston in 4 13 6. Five years ago the Edward J. Neil Memorial Plaque honored 4135 ringmen in armed services. Ten years ago Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers signed his contract.
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Butler County Basketball Tourney Opens February 17
Ten Butler County Class B schools start the county tourney February 17 at Wilson Junior High Hamilton. Teams include Trenton Seven Mile Reily Ross Fairfield Oxford Stewart Union Wayne Morgan and Hanover. Hanover defends title with Seven Mile leading the league.
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Ohio High School Basketball Scores Across Cities
A compilation of high school results from Hamilton to St. Marys and Newark, with teams like Withrow, Stivers, Kiser, Caldwell, Cols Central, Mount Vernon, Dover, Marietta, and many others posting wins and losses. Notable college tilts include Heidelberg over Ashland and Ohio Wesleyan defeating Wittenberg.
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Hamilton Big Blue routs Withrow Tigers in Cincinnati
Bernie Griesinger and Bill Wilks led Hamilton to a 74-33 victory at Walnut Hills gym, extending their win streak to 12. Wilks scored 20 points on 9 of 17 shooting, Griesinger added 25 on 12 of 15 as Hamilton’s Baby Blue led 13-13 after one quarter.
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Morrow Beats Kings Mills In Narrow Nonleague Win
Morrow defeated Kings Mills 46 to 31 in a non-league boys basketball game. Ker Schuchter led Morrow with 15 points as the team outscored the opponent 23 to 8 in the final period. Dra goo scored 10 for Kings Mills. Morrow won the earlier game 30 to 20.
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Yorkville Ace Reaches 857 Points in 25 Contests
Martins Ferry Ohio AP Ken Allessi Yorkville high scoring ace scored 41 points leading Yorkville to a 70 48 win over Steubenville Central. He totaled 857 points after 25 games surpassing last year’s 31 game 845 point mark.
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Pro Basketball Scores From A A A And N L Games
In a set of box style totals the Association of American Basketball played several games with close finishes. St Louis edged Chicago 75 to 73 while Rochester defeated Providence 97 to 65. Fort Wayne beat Philadelphia 89 to 87. In the National League Oshkosh topped Denver 60 to 50.
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Middletown Sophs Shines As Whisman Nets 17 In 58-50 Win
Middletown College squad uses two sophomores in starting five and Roars past Cincinnati Western Hills 58-50 to notch its 12th win. Cliff Whisman sparks run after halftime with 17 points, Don Oglesby and Charles McChesney start, Jim Stephenson battles fouls, Ed Merchant contributes late. Wardrobe of reserves closes out strong as Middies improve pace and foul performance.
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Middies Eyes Rematch After 66-45 Springfield Loss
Springfield fell 66-45 to Middies but has a strong home record, having beaten Portsmouth 55-42 at home ten days earlier. A halftime grade school exhibition saw Garfield beat Yung 2-0.
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