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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1948
Page
10
In a Miami Kentucky basketball clash 35 fouls were called, sparking debate on officiating. The piece contrasts college and high school refereeing, notes coach and AD comments, and cites three New York games with high foul totals. It argues rules consistency and the need for a balance between call frequency and flow.
New York AP reports Rickey, wrestling baseball duties with the Brooklyn Dodgers, has acquired the Dodgers pro football franchise in the American Conference. He offered one year rent free if new owners guarantee continued football in Brooklyn and prove league acceptable. Players may transfer to new ownership. coach Cliff Battles could be released. Dodgers posted three wins, one tie, ten losses last season under Battles.
The Armco Ingots debut tonight at Garfield Gym as the Industrial League resumes after a holiday layoff. They replace Miami Cabinet and face Sore Paper, with a three way race possible for first if results go their way.
In a close Little Six League game Lebanon stunned Vandalia Butler 56-53 after Jim Fordyce, Lebanon center, sank three baskets in the final 60 seconds. Butler led 48-28 at halftime but Lebanon won their second of eight starts. Butler had won the earlier game 48-28.
Ace Miller of Detroit wins a 10 round decision over Talmadge Bussey of Detroit, with both fighters weighing 137 pounds. In Hartford, Willie Pep from Hartford defeats Pedro Biesca of Mexico City over 10 rounds in a non-title attraction.
The American Legion basketball team Legion Five will hold drill practice at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Mayfield gym. They will meet the Kentucky Challengers from Covington in a game at the High School gym on Thursday January 15.
New York report says a June title bout between Joe Louis and Jersey Joe Walcott is nearly finalized with no opponent named yet. The 20th Century Sporting Club plans the defense at a New York ball park with Louis to take 40 percent of net and Walcott around 20 percent, subject to further details.
Los Angeles promoter Lou Costello teased a heavyweight title fight in the Los Angeles Coliseum for April. He said Joe Louis had agreed to meet either Joe Walcott or Turkey Thompson for charity, but Louis’s manager contradicted him, saying Louis would be in London for exhibitions from February 19 to April 7.
Veterans of Foreign Wars edged Mokry Welding 38-27 at Garfield Gym to pull ahead in City League play. Roger Dillman scored 14 and Don Miller 12 as VFW rallied in the final period, with Arm Co defeating Carter’s Beverages 35-28 and Heber Jones beating Central Store 40-24 in other games.
Boots Mills bowled a 591 series, the year’s high by a woman, with 222-191-178 at the YMCA in the Armco Girls League and 157-206-158-521 at Pla-Mor for Murphy's Greely in the Women's Major League. Jean Kash previously held the mark. Mills helped Varieties beat What-Now 2-1 and shift standings. Record totals and multiple 500s highlighted the night across Armco and Pla-Mar lanes with several skaters and teams mentioned in league results.
Northern State Teachers college posted an outstanding football season led by three sets of brothers. The Guhin twins Bob and Dick, Cronin brothers Pat and John, and Greene siblings Richard and Rollie contributed significantly to the team’s success in Aberdeen.
In Los Angeles AP reporting Southern California's Daily Trojan sportswriter Hal Hodges urges the Pacific Coast Conference to either abandon the new postseason pact or loosen purity codes. He recommends pursuing players, subsidizing, and proselyting to compete with the Big Nine.
Cincy invaded Cleveland to hand Western Reserve its first loss, 71-55, snapping the Red Cats eight-game win streak. Al Rubenstein led Cincinnati with 21 points, followed by Dallmer Richter and Westerfield with 12 plus. Akron won 56-51, Dayton beat Rio Grande 77-33, Capital also won, and several games were slated for tonight.
The Cleveland Browns of the All-America Conference announce the signing of Dean Sensanbaugher a hard running halfback from Ohio State. He played in 1943 and 1947 around Army service and will be used at right halfback to bolster an injured backfield. Sensanbaugher starred for Paul Brown at Ohio State in 1943 and was one of the Bic Nine backs that year.
In Los Angeles AP reports Notre Dame leads Michigan in a poll of college clubs. Incomplete tabulation shows Notre Dame at nearly three to one, while sportswriters’ poll puts Michigan ahead two to one.
Portsmouth 46 Huntington E 44 Chillicothe 48 Ironton 37 Xenia Cent 37 OSSO 31 Springfield 52 Coventry 31 OHIO HIGH SCHOOLS Franklin 38 Trenton 34 Lebanon 56 Vandalia Butler 53 Glendale 54 W Chester 35 Gratis 49 Camden 37 St Xavier 30 Newport Cath 21 Ashland 41 Mansfield 31 Greenfield 47 Circleville 32 Phillipsburg 63 Kiser 58 Sandusky 42 Toledo Woodward 29 Toledo Waite 39 Scott 38 Toledo Devilbiss 49 Libbey 42 OHTO COLLEGE Cincinnati 71 Western Reserve 55 Akron 56 Mount Union 51 Dayton 77 Rio Grande 33 OTHER COLLEGE Columbia 55 Harvard 53 Long Island 65 Kansas State 47
The NCAA faces final debate over a revised purity code aimed at athlete aid and recruiting. Enforcement questions split committees and conferences, with the South and SEC pushing for limited subsidies while others fear weaker bans on off campus recruiting. Track coaches seek added events for the outdoor championships a pre Olympic tryout in Minneapolis. Baseball coaches press NCAA to negotiate with pro baseball on pre contract relations for college players.
Boston reports Ted Williams agreed to what may top $80,000 a year for 1948, with Cronin noting discussions, while New York confirms Joe DiMaggio reached terms for 1948 with the Yankees, salary not disclosed. DiMaggio had earned about 40,000 to 45,000 previously, and the signing occurred Monday night at Dan Topping’s apartment.
In Trenton last night Franklin Wildcats edged Trenton Trojans 38 34. Dick Hubbard led Franklin with five field goals and 14 points while Carl Pincher scored 17 for Trenton Reserves. Franklin advances to face Dayton Northridge on Middletown High court Saturday.
Gratis defeated Camden 49 to 37 as Jim Buehner scored 25 points on 11 baskets and 3 fouls. Emerick added 14 points for Gratis, while Camden’s Killar led with 14 points. Camden led 24-20 at halftime before Gratis pulled away.
AABA Baltimore 82 over Providence 44. National League Indianapolis 63 against Toledo 96. Exhibition Dayton Mets 61 against Sheboygan NL 56.
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