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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1948
Page
22
Hamilton Journal-News notes Middletown and Hamilton prep for Indiana tourney buzz and Ohio battleground. Bill Kaylor of Xenia predicts tough state title race while Indiana fans anticipate 7th annual tourney with 780 schools. Also mentions upcoming Middletown Hamilton Quarterback Club dinner and meetings.
New York AP Louis warns Jersey Joe Walcott he has two weeks to seal a rematch for the heavyweight title. If no agreement, Louis plans to face Gus Lesnevich or another fighter, citing gate potential and drawing power.
Carlisle plays host to Holy Trinity High School basketball tomorrow night in the Indians final game of the season. The reserve squads meet at 7 30 p m with Carlisle aiming to avenge a 33 31 loss to Middies last Tuesday. Carlisle carries a 16 7 season record.
Palm Beach Fla AP play in the 13th annual Invitational Mixed Foursome Golf Tournament entered the third round today with most favorites missing. Peggy Kirk Findlay Ohio and Ted Berghaus Boston eliminated Mary Lee Kenyon Anchorage Ky and George Rasmussen Palm Beach 1 up. Jean Hopkins Cleveland and Reggis Boardman Palm Beach defeated Ruth Woodward Fall River Mass and Dr Charlies Crocker San Francisco 3 and 2.
Fans lined up at the High gym for tickets to the Middletown Hamilton game on February 27. Gene Smith arrived early and sales began six hours later. 450 reserved seats sold quickly. final game at Oxford is a complete sellout as 225 numbers issued to line entrants. George W. Frayer among early arrivals, 86, waited from 4 p m. to sale start.
McKinley and Roosevelt meet at the High School Gym for the second game in the series with Roosevelt aiming to extend a 10 game win streak and deny McKinley a ninth straight city junior high crown. Roosevelt leads the season series 1-0 and hosts in front of about 1,500 spectators as a midget game opens the program.
Dixon comes from behind to defeat Camden 40 to 37 as Lanier edges College Corner 36 to 34 in overtime and Jackson narrowly beats West Alexandria 36 to 35. True Blood Fieldhouse hosts opening night with lower bracket pairings set for tomorrow including Lewisburg Verona Gratis West Elkton Monroe Jefferson.
Bo McMillin, IU football legend, flies into Detroit amid negotiations for a seven year Lions deal at 30000 per year. He would leave Indiana duties and be hired as head coach and general manager after a Lions board meeting. Two aides—Tim Temerario and Chili Cochrane—might join him.
Xavier University beat Miami University 61 to 44 as Art Morthorst scored 21 and Malcolm McMullen 19 for the victors. Wooster’s Scots extended their win streak to 11 with a 71-52 triumph over Casey Tech, while Wilberforce fell 52-43 to Cedarville and Toledo edged Akron 58-55 on late field goals.
Regional high school and college results list scores for games across Ohio Preble County tourney matchups include Jackson over West Alexandria 36 35 Dixon over Camden 40 37 Lanier 36 College Corner 4 overtime Hamilton County T Greenhills 59 51 Lameer 45 Harrison 31 and more.
In Akron an bout reports Fritz Pruden at 140 percent was outpointed by Zadell from Paterson New Jersey 144 percent while Barberton area notes indicate i.
Franklin and Lebanon meet at Middletown High in a Little Six clash with league leadership at stake as the Wildcats chase a key win over the Warriors. Monroe and Hamilton Catholic also hit the road with circuit games, while scoring leaders Trimble Hol- lan Cosby vie for top honors.
Lehigh University to honor James C. Gorman of Mansfield Ohio founder of the program. In 1906 he gathered students and funds to start wrestling with $100 from alumni for a mat and a further $100 for a coach. The testimonial precedes the Lehigh Syracuse meet with members of the first mat team invited.
The Association of America game pairings show New York 79 over Washington 75 in a National League context. Fort Wayne 59 edged Flint 57, Oshkosh 77 defeated Syracuse 65, with Indianapolis (NL) at 71. Terre Haute Flamingos posted 53.
The Cleveland Browns reveal their upcoming home schedule for the next season listing games against Los Angeles Chicago Brooklyn Buffalo New York Baltimore and San Francisco across September to November.
In the sole BAA game of the evening, the New York Knickerbockers defeated the Washington Capitols 79 to 75 in Washington, ending the Capitols six game winning streak as the league’s Western Division leaders.
Branch Rickey’s Wilberforce address prompts fresh questions about a 20 page joint league report. Rickey claims owners oppose Jackie Robinson’s rise, suggesting the document linked Negro employment to owner investments. The muddied talk leaves the report’s existence and contents unclear.
Jim McIntire of Minnesota leads the national scoring pace with 22.266 points per game through February 14, narrowly ahead of Norm Hawkins of Lawrence Tech at 22.261. The piece also notes Wylie topping the fouling shooting list with 54 of 64 and 0.844.
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