Middies Face Big Ohio Prep Challenge in Oxford Showdown
Middies aim for a 11th straight win as they meet a fast, well coached Hamilton squad in Oxford. Hamilton, coached by Paul Schafer, studies Middies and eyes a high tempo break game while Chillicothe and Portsmouth crowds stir with taunts. Shelby Linville hopes to recapture shooting touch after two off nights, while Cliff Whitman shines on rebounds and inside plays.
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Portsmouth
Oxford
Middletown
Big Blue
Chillicothe
Middies
Trojan
Newark
Shelby Linville
Hamilton
Monroe
Linville
Shelby
Cliff Whitman
Whisman
Miami Cabinet Keglers Edge In MIRC Loop
Miami Cabinet barely held a one game edge beating Gardner-Richardson in MIRC League play at the YMCA Alleys. Ray mond Bay led with two close wins for Raymond Bay, and multiple bowlers posted high totals across teams including McGraw Construction and Middletown Gas and Electric. The day featured strong individual scores such as D. Lyle, M. Sixt, and Vets from several teams in a busy bowling schedule.
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Middletown
Middletown Gas and Electric
Sorg
Margaret Klamo
Martinek
D. Lyle
Inland Container
M. Sixt
United Welding
Crystal Tissue No
Shattle Brothers
M. Shibley
1. Tuttle
M. Helsinger
F. Schwall
Shattle
Seven Mile Defeats Fairfield in League Showdown
Seven Mile kept pace with Hanover atop the Butler County League by beating Fairfield 24 to 15 at Hamilton High School Gym. Bob Davish scored 10, Jerry Hall added six, while Harding led Fairfield with six as Seven Mile prepares to meet Hanover on January 30 to decide league leadership.
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Seven Mile
Hanover
Fairfield
Hamilton High School
Bob Davish
Jerry Hall
Harding
Xavier on Road for Vanderbilt Tilt Tuesday
Xavier cagers travel to Nashville for the eighth road game of the season as they seek a repeat of their 79 42 win over Vanderbilt from a previous meeting. The Musketeers open a long home stand with Kent State at Xavier Fieldhouse on Saturday. Vanderbilt has shown it can rebound at home against former winners.
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Cincinnati
Xavier
Vanderbilt
Queen City
Nashville
Tenn
Musketeers
Kent State
Xavier Fieldhouse
Lew Hirt
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Six Eastern Teams Head Undefeated In College Hoops
AP report lists six undefeated eastern powers led by Duquesne 12-0 and NYU, Columbia, LaSalle all 11-0 with Rhode Island State and Fordham at 9-0. Iowa Georgia and North Carolina also seen losses. regional breakdown highlights many strong teams and upcoming March tournaments.
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Murray Rose
NEW York
East
Duquesne
New York University
Columbia
LaSalle
Philadelphia
Rhode Island State
Fordham
Iowa
Georgia
North Carolina
Hawkeyes
Wisconsin
Auburn
Alabama
NYU
Temple
Bradley
Kentucky
Tulane
Texas
Oklahoma A&m
Kansas State
Western Kentucky
Seton Hall
St. Louis
Muhlenberg
Ivy League
Cornell
Princeton
Rhode Island
Colgate
West Virginia
Long Island U
CCNY
Holy Cross
Manhattan
Loyola of Baltimore
Villanova
Tennessee
North Carolina State
George Washington
N. C. State
Midwest
Big Nine
Michigan
Purdue
Illinois
Big Six
Kansas
Iowa State
Missouri Valley
Drake
Creighton
Aggies
Mikan Scores 41 as Lakers Edge Royals in NBL
In Rochester New York George Mikan of Minneapolis set a new all time NBL scoring mark by dropping 41 points guiding the Lakers to a 75 73 win over Rochester Royals. The result kept Rochester perilously close to the Eastern Division lead with Green Bay Anderson in sight. Toledo fell to Fort Wayne 54 49. Oshkosh beat Flint 55 47 and Tri Cities defeated Sheboygan 63 46.
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National Baseball League
George Mikan
Minneapolis
Lakers
Rochester
Royals
N. Y
Packers
Anderson
Ind
Toledo
Fort Wayne
Oshkosh
Wis
Flint
Tri-Cities
Moline
Ill
Sheboygan
Blank Check Won By Harrison For Richmond Victory
E. J. Harrison won the Richmond Open in Richmond California with a 273 total and a course record 65 opening round. Prize money was paid as blank checks due to a lawsuit by three Negro golfers against the PGA and sponsors. Harrison beat Jimmy Demaret by two strokes as Demaret shot 66 in the final round.
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Richmond
Calif
E. J
Harrison
PGA
Phoenix
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Demaret
Weekend High School Basketball Scores Across Ohio Region
Sunday results show Cinti Elder 27 over Roger Bacon 26 Purcell 50 to 35 St. Xavier. Saturday games include Middletown 56 over Chillicothe 30 and Youngstown Raven 40 to Canton McKinley 39. College action features Ohio State 74 over Pittsburgh 56 and Kentucky 65 over Tennessee 54.
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Cinti Elder
Roger Bacon
Purcell
St. Xavier
Middletown
Chillicothe
Youngstown
Raven
Canton
McKin
Akron South
Massillon
Liverpool
New Phila
Springfield
Mansfield
Chaminade
Washington D.H
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Purdue
Northwestern
Minnesota
Illinois
Otterbein
Denison
Miami
Cincinnati
Bradley
Dayton
Duquesne
Akron
Cornell
Yale
St. Louis
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Tennessee
Trinity Grade Five Drops 17-16 Battle
St. Veronica edged Holy Trinity Grade School 17 to 16 at Fenmont Gym Hamilton in a Butler County Parochial School Basketball League game. Kenny Kinder led Trinity with six points as a strong first half was undone by a poor third period.
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St. Veronica
Fenmont Gym
Hamilton
Kenny Kinder
Holy Trinity Cage
Trinity Gym
Holy Name
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Trinity
Cincinnati
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Daytonians
Don Bolton
Bolton
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Murphy
Trent
C. Bolton
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Ridge
Dayton
Potent Watson
F Wampler
McNay
Wooster Five Leads Women's Pin Tourney Opener
The Wooster five led the Northern Ohio Women's Bowling Association seventh annual tournament after the first weekend with a 2720 team score, 67 pins ahead of Mansfield’s City News entry. The event runs over seven weekends.
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Tiffin. O
Wooster
Northern Ohio Women's Bowling Association
City News
Mansfield
Kent State Tops Ohio Conference Race in Tight Week
Kent State's Golden Flashes hold the league lead after last week's ruling on a December 31 game with Mount Union being an exhibition. Wilberforce and Capital push the statewide chase as Ohio teams prepare a 16 interstate slate with Ohio State visiting Purdue. Newt Oliver leads Rio Grande scorers with 287 points this season.
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Kent State
Golden Flashes
Ohio
Kents
George Daniel
Flashes
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Kent
Youngstown
Steubenville
Xavier
Musketeers
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Marietta
Wilmington
Cedarville
Rio Grande
Newt Oliver
Little Fellow
Portsmouth
Ohio University
Ohio State
Purdue
Buckeye
St Peters and St Ann win despite five way tie in league
In a Butler County Catholic Men's League slate at Fenmont Gym Hamilton five teams battled to a 34 33 scoreline for second place as St Peter and St Ann defeated St John and Holy Trinity. St Peters Brunner hit a late shot to beat St John while St Ann toppled Holy Trinity.
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St. John’s
St. Peter
Holy Trinity
St. Ann
Fenmont Gym
Hamilton
St. Peter's Brunner
St. John's
Trinity
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Gert Drunney
Cececia
Burn Sanders
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Elehilak
Hampel
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Hroeppel
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Mislovich
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Iseeaasiarse
OS Be. Heak
Schramm
Brugge Joins Browns End Buckeye Pro Exodus
Ohio State halfback Bob Brugge, 195 pounds, signed with the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Conference over the weekend, becoming the last Buckeye from the 1947 squad to turn pro. Coach Wes Fesler has already lost Dean Sensanbaugher to pro duty, with three others awaiting decisions as Cap tain-Elect Dave Templeton and fullbacks Joe Whisler and Ollie Cline pursue exams or graduation. Brugge, key in the 1944 undefeated run, joins a growing exodus that reached the Browns via a trade of Jeff Durkota to Buffalo.
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Wes Fesler
Ohio State University
Bob Brugge
Brugge
Cleveland Browns
Ohio State
Browns
Paul Brown
Cleveland
Sensonbaugher
Jeff Durkota
Penn State
Buffalo
Chicago Bears
Blythe Williams at Coliseum Wednesday
The American Legion basketball team aims for a 12th straight win when they host Sunny's Inn of Miamisburg at the Dayton Fairgrounds Coliseum Wednesday night at 8 p.m. They previously beat Sunny's Inn 68-63 this season and will follow with Millet Drugs of Dayton at Armco Center Friday.
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Sunny’s Inn of
Miamisburg
Dayton Fairgrounds Coliseum
Williams Five
Dayton
Millet Drugs of
Armco Center
Chicago tops Boston in BAA clash as scores soar
In a Chicago led win over Boston the BAA game ended 72 to 48 with Chicago controlling early and expanding the lead. St Louis defeated Providence 70 to 61, while Minneapolis beat Rochester 75 to 73 in a tight National League evening. Oshkosh outscored Flint 55 to 47 and Fort Wayne fell to Toledo 54 to 49. Moline defeated Sheboygan 63 to 46 to round out the slate.
Mets Nose Out Kautsky In March Of Dames Benefit
Dayton Mets edge Indianapolis Kautskys 58 to 53 at the Fair Grounds Coliseum in a late sprint led by Sweetwater Clifton with 28 points and Duke Cumberland 16. Les Pugh added 10 as the Mets held a struggling Kautskys attack in check. A near sellout of 300 reserved seats for Saturday’s game against Armco Triangles was reported. general admission seats remain available while tickets are sold at local outlets.
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Dayton Mets
Middletown
Indianapolis Kautskys
Fairgrounds Coliseum
Mets
Sweetwater Clifton
Duke Cumberland
Les Pugh
Pugh
National Basketball League
Armco
Central Avenue
Klamo’s
S. Broad St
Paul Galeese
Bill Denham
Paul Foehl
Gardner Richardson
Charles Reuthe
Aeronca
The
Journal Sports
Blackwell Optimistic Yet Cautious On Reds' Chances
SAN DIMAS California AP Ewell Blackwell Cincinnati ace has not touched a baseball since October He lists off season work including signing a 23000 contract adding 20 pounds to his 6 6 frame golfing fishing kibitzing at events and painting his parents kitchen He says the extra weight may help next season but doubts the Reds will succeed unless they get hot
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San Dimas
Calif
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati
Reds
Pro Grid Loops Still Far Apart
New York AP reports the NFL rejected a common draft proposal with the All-America Conference, keeping the leagues distant and ending a potential 1948 world championship. The NFL also tabled San Francisco’s franchise bid for one year, adopted seven rules, and handed scheduling decisions to Commissioner Bert Bell.
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NEW York
National Football League
Jonas Ingram
National League
San Francisco
Bert Bell
Springfield Picks Roth to Manage IBL Team
Springfield appoints Bob Roth, 27, of Oshkosh Wisconsin to manage the Springfield entry in the Ohio Indiana Baseball League for this season. Roth succeeds Don Ramsay, recently named manager in Erie Pennsylvania.
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Springfield
Bob Roth
New York Giant
Roth
Oshkosh
Wis
Don Ramsay
Erie, Pa
High Schools Eye State Top Teams In New Buckeye Best League
A proposed six to eight team loop would include Massillon Canton McKinley Alliance Mansfield Springfield Hamilton Middletown Portsmouth Elyria Barberton Fremont Mansfield Ferry and others from major Ohio cities to ensure six league games yearly with remaining slots for traditional rivals. Officials favored Portsmouth for games and receive special treatment, including private rooms and catering, to improve the role.
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Massillon
Canton McKinley
Alliance
Mansfield
Springfield
Hamilton
Middletown
Portsmouth Elyria
Barberton
Fremont
Martins Ferry
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Cincinnati
Akron
Youngstown
Buckeye Best
Dixie Walker Signs Contract With Pirates
Pittsburgh AP Fred L. Dixie Walker the NL outfielder signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for around 25000 tying his 16 year major league career high salary. Pirates GM Hamey confirmed the figure and noted no provisions for the 37 year old veteran who arrived in a trade from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Pittsburgh
Fred L
Dixie) Walker
Pittsburgh Pirates
H. Roy Hamey
Hamey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kiner Signs for Reported 30 000 in Pirates Deal
Pittsburgh AP says Rarpn Kiner, Pirates slugger, signed for the 1948 season at about 30,000 dollars. Kiner tied NL home run title last season with 51 and said he is happy to stay in Pittsburgh and satisfied with his contract.
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Pittsburgh
Rarpn Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Roy Hamey
Kiner
John Mize
Giants
Beagle Field Trials Slated for April 19 25
COLUMBUS Ohio AP The 1948 beagle and field trials of the International Beagle Association were scheduled for April 19 25 in Columbus. Association directors selected the site yesterday. In a separate meeting the Ohio Association of Field Trials Clubs elected C A Parker Athens president.
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Columbus, O
International Beagle Association
Columbus
Ohio Association of Field Trials Clubs
C. A. Parker
Athens
Proposal Loop Good Idea Lingrel Sees Potential
Middletown High Athletic Director Elmo Lingrel said no contact had been received about forming a new Ohio high school athletic conference. He noted the idea echoes the Greater Ohio League and mentioned rumors that football could split from existing ties, with a Springfield meeting set for February 14 to discuss paving the way.
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Elmo Lingrel
Middletown High
Ohio
Lingrel
Springfield
Columbus
Kitts Quits As VPI Coach In Virginia Tech Shakeup
In Blacksburg Virginia AP report James R Jimmy Kitts resigns as head football coach at Virginia Polytechnic Institute after citing mis fortunate happenings that occurred last year. The Texan coach who took the post in 1941 steps down effective immediately joining a period of transition for the program.
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Blacksburg
James R
Jimmy) Kitts
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Teg
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