Opening night set for Cincinnati Gardens hockey debut
Day By Day reports the Cincinnati Gardens will open Tuesday with a Canadiens exhibition game against a Cincinnati AHL future team. About 12,000 fans expected. parking for 4,000 cars, but traffic gridlock feared. Drivers urged to carpool. buses and trains advised for transit.
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Old Rockport Eyes Derby After Upset Victory
Arcadia AP Santa Anita prepares for a $100000 Handicap while Old Rockport, the 1949 Derby champion at 33 to 1, is eyed as a potential Stagehand double. Mooers weighs sending the colt against older horses with Gordon Glisson as rider.
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Bill) Glisson
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Bobsled championships moved up at Lake Placid
In Lake Placid New York the two man bobsled championships were rescheduled to run today on the Mt Van Hoevenberg track weather permitting. Officials moved the event up from yesterday because the mile long chute was reported not in condition.
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Palmer edges Middlecoff to win Houston Open
Johnny Palmer of Badin North Carolina captured the $2000 Houston Open jackpot by a one stroke margin over Cary Middlecoff of Memphis. Palmer shot 67 in the final round for a 272 total on Pine Forest Country Club, narrowly beating Middlecoff who tied on the 18th but fell short. Three others, Turnesa Ferrier and Furgol, followed. Mangrum moved into top money winner position with $6170.
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Perfect Score by Scholl at Middletown trapshoot
Paul Scholl hit 50 straight clay birds to lead the Middletown Sports men’s Club trapshoot in West Middletown as 80 shooters competed on new electrically operated ranges in overcast weather. Don Roberson led the International Shoot with 47 of 50. Other scores included Ditmeyer 88x100 and Devers 82x100. A Jackpot Shoot and next registered shoot on March 20 were scheduled.
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Indiana Trotter In Upset Triumph
In Phoenix at Sportsman's Park Jimmieckin driven by Jimmy Cruise and owned by W. Butler of Richmond Ind. won the free for all trot in a photo finish setting a new mile track record 2 06 2 5. Full Bloom of Medina Wash. finished fourth. Payouts were 52.40 11.40 and 7.40 with Second Front of Wendy Stable New York taking runner up and La Vitesse Plymouth Wis third.
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Basketball Scores From Sunday and Saturday Games
Cincinnati St Xavier 33 Eld er 30 Purcell 62 Roger Bacon 43 college results Notre Dame 54 DePaul 49 Northwestern 62 Ohio State Butler 79 Western Reserves St Louis 61 Drake 47 Rio Grande 122 Ky Christ 61 Bowling Green 56 Dayton 38 Florida 63 Mississippi 61 Vanderbilt 61 LSU 51 Arkansas 47 SMU 39 Texas 36 Baylor 31 Missouri 49 Colorado 48
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No. 2 Ranking At Stake In St. Louis Aggie Clash
Oklahoma A and M meets St. Louis in Kiel Auditorium for second place in national rankings and a possible Missouri Valley title clinch. The Aggies beat St. Louis 29 27 in OT at Stillwater and face Oklahoma midweek. Other league races near finish across Kentucky NC State Illinois Minnesota and UCLA USC.
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Illinois Minnesota In Two Team Title Chase
Illinois and Minnesota emerge as the two frontrunners in the Big Ten race after Minnesota crushed Michigan 54-47 to boost to 8-2 in league play while Illinois leads at 7-1. Illinois faces Iowa and Northwestern this week then Michigan and Indiana to finish, Minnesota plays Purdue and Wisconsin with a key clash at Michigan State in between.
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Muskingum Favored To Capture Ohio College Honors
Muskingum sits second in both the Ohio Conference and statewide standings with 16 4 overall, two league games remaining including Denison and Wooster. Akron leads the state race at 14 3 as Muskingum faces tough tests against Denison and Wooster while Akron plays Duquesne Kent State and Mount Union. Wilberforce fell to Tennessee State as the race tightens toward March 9.
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Black Says He's In Better Health
Don Black, Cleveland Indians pitcher, says he is healthier now than last summer and expects to return from a near fatal brain blood vessel issue. He spent five weeks unconscious after a stroke like event last fall and is recuperating on Florida Gulf beaches before joining spring training in Tucson. He plans to report to the Indians March 1.
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Giants Sign Galan And Culler From Minors
New York Giants purchase infielder Dick Culler from the Minneapolis American Association team and sign free agent outfielder Augie Galan, adding veteran depth to the roster.
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Czechoslovakia Wins Amateur Ice Hockey Title in Stockholm
The Czechs capture the world amateur hockey championship in Stockholm with Canada finishing second and the United States placing third.
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Trinity Wins 9th In County League Tilt
Holy Trinity stayed undefeated with a 41-28 win over St. Stephen's at Fenmont Gym in Hamilton. St. John's beat St. Veronica 40-20 to stay atop the standings. Trinity led 8-0 early, then held St. Stephen's to 2 third-quarter points. Kenny Fox 12, Bob Murphy 10, Bill Muraskia 10, Bernard Heet 15 of Trinity's 28.
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Detroit bowler wins Petersen prize worth ten thousand
Petersen Bowling Tourney winner Bill Williams of Detroit has $5,000 secured after a 1680 total. Chicago contenders Joe Kristof Joe Linke and John Kennedy qualified for the Petersen super-bonus roll-off with a four game series and $1,000 per game or series prize. Willie Sopko of Euclid Ohio won $3,000 in the DeVito meet with 754 as Walter Johnson of Port Clinton finished third with $1,500.
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Pajor Wins World Speed Skating Championship
Kornel Pajor of Hungary won the world speed skating title in Oslo Norway. Ken Henry of the United States finished fourth and John Werket placed fifth as the event concluded on Saturday.
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Eagles Roll 2944 For Second Place
Eight clubs chased prize money in the 13th annual City Bowling Tournament at Bowl Mor. Eagles rolled 2944 for second, Gibby’s top 3204 led Saturday’s late shift, Pastime finished fourth with 2891, and Soaks dropped to third after leading early. Standings shift as tourney resumes next weekend.
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Gibby's Make It Big Weekendpush to league lead
Saturday night Gibby's quintet rose to the City Bowling Tournament lead and defeated Carfax in Y Major League makeup games at the YMCA. Bob Walton led Bileys with 204 211 236 651 as Don Dennis and Dick Davidson other high marks for Carfax. The Sports Five rallied to top Ashtabula by 140 pins at Bowl Mar with Dick Davidson 185 210 211 606 leading the effort. Various league scores and top individual marks followed as teams from Lone Star to Armco and Raymond Bay posted wins at YMCA venues.
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McClain Pontiac Sets New High in ABC Bowling
Atlantic City AP report notes McClain Pontiac of Warren Ohio posting a 1043 in final game with Al Timms 278, as team total 2745 lags in top ten. Ed Obermeyer 670 moves to fifth, John Kreig 660 in ninth. singles and doubles leaders listed with Joe Van Winkle and Paul Scheid atop events.
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A's Assign Manager To Youngstown Club
Eddie Morgan named player-manager of the Youngstown Athletics in the Mid Atlantic League. A former Cleveland sandlot star who later had trials with the St Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, he was assigned to Youngstown by the Philadelphia Athletics. Youngstown recently negotiated a working agreement with the American League club.
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