Spotlight Hafer Lights Up Middletown Backyard Courts
In Middletown local buzz centers on Cliff Hafer installing a backyard spotlight to practice hook shots for two hours nightly ahead of the Butler County game against Hamilton. Warren Scholler of Hamilton asked about officiating. Pont of Miami had a wallet with $71 found and returned. Pont hopes for pro interest though no Packers word.
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Cliff Hafer
The
Middies
Hamilton
Butler County
Hafer
Warren Scholler
Scholler
Mack Schaefer
Bob Miller
Don Nuxhall
Johnny Pont
Miami
Hamilton-Middletown
Pont
Johnny
Bob Howard
Green Bay Packers
Pay days make college vs pro football differ says Jennings
The reminiscence quotes Jack Jennings on why pro football differs from college play paydays. It notes Eddie Merchant's four games for Miami U junior varsity basketball and highlights Capital University's Bernlohr family influence. Santa Clara University formally denies retrenchment rumors and affirms its major athletic program and schedule.
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Jennings
Howard
Eddie Merchant
Miami U
Claude
Cat) Neeley
Hamilton
Redskins
Jack Rogers
Bill Cassidy
Bob Gilmore
Don Neddenrep
Peipsic
Bernlohr
Capital University
Columbus
Bill Bernlohr
Bob
Paul
Fred
Mary
Santa Clara University
Broncos
Santa Clara
Bronco
New Orleans
Beford
Upset-Minded Quintets Facing Flyers Before Mid-Year Exams
Dayton’s high scoring Flyers, averaging 89.5 points, face two upset-minded foes before mid-year exams. Georgetown Hoyas visit Thursday followed by Xavier Musketeers Sunday in a backdrop of 76.9 points per game for Dayton’s 13 of 16 record. Exams run Jan 28 to Feb 1.
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Dayton
University of Dayton
Flyers
Tommy Blackburn
Georgetown University
Hoyas
Washington, D. C
Xavier University
Musketeers
Ned Walk
University of Toledo At Dayton
Navy Gridders Add Cornell To 752 State
Annapolis announces 1952 football schedule with nine games including new foes Cornell and Duke and a substitute for Princeton Rice and Northwestern. Home games only Yale William and Mary Columbia listed with uncertain sites. dates show Yale Sept 27 and Army Nov 29 in Philadelphia.
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Annapolis
Navy
I.C. Eddy
Midshipmen
Princeton
Rice
Northwestern
Cornell
William and Mary
Duke
Yale
Columbia
Baltimore
Ithaca
Maryland
College Park
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Notre Dame
Cleveland
Durham
Army
Mohawks Aim for First Win Over Bisons Tonight
Cincinnati Mohawks chase their first win over Buffalo Bisons as they host them at the Cincinnati Garden. Coach Clint Smith says the team will break a 0-3-1 streak, with Frank Eddolls and Paul Masnick boosting the Mohawks’ defense and center play. Bud O'Connor leads the Bisons as the teams vie for a playoff berth.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Mohawks
Buffalo
Bisons
Cincinnati Garden
Clint Smith
Mohawks
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Syracuse
Frank Eddolls
Paul Masnick
Eddolls
Providence Reds
Masnick
Buddy O'Connor
Magnificent Meineke Drives Flyers In Big Scoring Push
Double team on Don Monk Meineke fuels Dayton Flyers offense as teammates Chad Grigsby Horan Paxson Norris and others reach high scoring marks. Meineke sits with 391 season points averaging 24.4 per game as Dayton aims to extend a six game streak against Hoyas and Musketeers.
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Don
Monk) Meineke
Flyer
Meineke
Flyers
Chuck Grigsby
Johnny Horan
Jimmy Paxson
Leland
Rickey to Speak at Cleveland Benefit Banquet
Branch Rickey, Pirates general manager, will be the main speaker at a Cleveland benefit banquet for Jim Thorpe. An Associated Press poll named Thorpe the greatest all around athlete and the top gridder of the first half of the century.
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Cleveland
W — Branch Rickey
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Thrope
Associated Press
Thorpe
Top Rating Adds Pressure Says Coach Of Illini Five
CHICAGO Illini coach Harry Combes says the No 1 ranking brings terrific pressure while guarding an undefeated 11 0 record and aiming for another Big Ten title He praises Indiana freshman Don Schmndt Iowa scorer Chuck Darling and notes Illinois strength on defense and improving shooting while not yet at peak level
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Illini
Chicago
Harry Combes
Illinois
Associated Press
Combes
Chicago Basketball Writers
Indiana
Don Schmndt
Combs
George Mikan
Chuck Darling
Iowa
Big Ten
Olympic Officials To Send Apology To Ski Candidate
The U S Olympic Ski Committee plans a formal apology to Mrs Suzy Harris Rytting after she was sent home from Grindelwald Switzerland because she is pregnant. Committee chair Courtney Hill said the action was regrettable and that her Olympic uniform would be returned. Rytting recalled feeling disgraced and stated officials forced her to leave and warned she could lose her ticket. She noted doctors said she could ski and urged fair treatment for expectant athletes.
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New York
U. S
Suzy Harris Rytting
Grindewald
Switzerland
Rytting
Courtney T. Hill
Rutting
Salt Lake City
Hill
Europe
John Mooney
The
Salt Lake Tribune
Bill
Sun Valley
Idaho
Boots Mills Rolls 625 in Bowling Feature
Boots Mills steals the show with a 625 series at the Tuesday bowling picture. Baker's Funeral Home drops two to Mayer's Meats as Mills' big score anchors Burnett's two wins. Multiple leagues headline top scores by Watts Hess DeNeene Wombold and Laurens, with Carpenters, Frontier, and Armco teams also posting strong lines.
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Boots Mills
Pat Watts
Treva Terrell
M. Hess
L. DeNeene
M. Wombold
Armco
Edith Schwall
Phyllis Romans
Esther McGraw
Moose
Ralph Laurens
Letty Hyde
Ralph Baker
Wendell Petry
Wombold
Maintenance Shops League
Don Turner
Baker
Mayer
Mills
Burnett
Red Top
La-Vonne DeNeene
Martha Wombold
Carolyn Kelly
Harden-Rubin
Carfax
Ruth Keller
Ann Poffenbarger
Graps
Frontier
Kay Harrison
Cage results sweep across leagues and cities
A batch of basketball scores from national league to high school shows New York 82 Philadelphia 78 and Ohio teams like Capital 83 Muskingum 78. Multiple colleges and high schools are listed with final tallies including Xavier 84 Beloit 70 and Mount Union 50. Other results include Kent State 82 Baldwin Wallace 64 and Columbus Aquinas 60 St Marys 55.
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Wooster
New Philadelphia
Toledo
DeVilbiss
Central Catholic
Waite
Woodward
Libbey
Scott
Lebanon
Wilmington
Columbus
Aquinas
Marion St Marys
Gallipolis
Ironton
Mansfield
Columbus Central
Madison
Crestline
Steubenville
Weirton
Athens
Middleport
National College
Ball State
Manchester
North Carolina State
Baltimore
Loyola
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Washington State
Oregon State
Wooster Five Loses Two Sophomores
Wooster College will be minus two sophomore basketball players when the next semester starts January 28. Forward Ward Lehr, who started three games this year, is quitting school. Reserve guard Raoul Davis of Charleston, West Virginia, transferred to Miami University Oxford, Ohio.
Mangrum To Defend Crown At Phoenix
The Phoenix Open pro amateur prelim starts in Phoenix with defending champion Lloyd Mangrum and Dr. Payne Palmer among favorites. Thirty two holes of practice at Phoenix Country Club precede the main event, with $500 to the low pro shooter. Joe Louis missed brief qualifying with 81.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Lloyd Mangrum
Payne Palmer
Phoenix Country Club
Arizona Country Club
Joe Louis
Dutch Harrison Tops Thunderbird Amateur Pro Win
Dutch Harrison of Little Rock now based in St. Charles, Illinois, won the major share of Thunderbird Club's 5000 prize with 57 58 115 to earn 1083.33 dollars for best ball honors, aided by partners Grant Withers, Paul Prom and Paris Letsinger. He was not the overall low scorer. Cary Middlecoff and Jim Ferrier posted 134s but did not win playoff. Al Besselink took second and Middlecoff third with 483.33.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Thunderbird Club
Little Rock
Dutch Harrison
St. Charles
Harrison
Grant Withers
North Hollywood
Paul Prom
Sacramento
Paris Letsinger
Visalia
Califf
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Australia
Jim Ferrier
al Besselink
Merchantville
N. J
Middlecoff
Baseball Ends Millionaire Era Says Phillies Owner
Wilmington Delaware Major League baseball is no longer a millionaire’s game, Philadelphia Phillies owner Bob Carpenter told Boston writers. He argues teams must be profitable, noting heavy taxes and large losses force owners to quit even with wealth. He spoke during a tour discussing Boston Braves rookies and met outfielder Jack Daniels.
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Wilmington
Del
Bob Carpenter
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston
Boston Braves
Jack Daniels
Westhy Carpenter
Ryan Ex Fight Manager Faces Trial After Fracas
Tommy Ryan once licensed to manage fighters in New York is jailed for life revocation and awaits trial on assault charges linked to the dressing room fracas after the Ernie Durando Rocky Castellani fight on January 11. Patsy Eboli, his brother, was also arrested after grand jury information. Trial date set for February 6.
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New York
Tommy Ryan
New York State
Ernie Durando
Rocky Castellani
Ryan
Patsy Eboli
New York County
Olympic Horsemen Short Of Funds
New York reports the United States will enter three equestrian events at the Olympic games but needs 64000 dollars more for the trip. Whitney Stone, head of the national fund drive, said the team of 10 riders and 18 horses could sail from New York between May 15 and June 1 if the money is raised.
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New York
United States
Whitney Stone
National Fund Drive
Stone
Walcott Faces Pressure as Charles Contender Rise
New York reports indicate Ezzard Charles is theNo 1 contender as Boxing Commission chief Christ enberry orders a title defense within 15 days or vacate. Walcott weighs exhibition exit amid Marciano intrigue and Marciano-Marciano pursuit of title with Charles in line for late March or early April bout.
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Jersey Joe
Ezzard Charles
Jim Norris
International Boxing Club
Norris
Bob Christenberry
New York State Athletic Commission
Walcott
New York
SBC
Christenberry
Charles
Rocky Marciano
Joe Louis
Harry Matthews
Seattle
Marciano
Matthews
Felix Borchicchio
Bocchicchio
Louis
Globetrotter Five Notches 4000th Win in Exhibition
The Harlem Globetrotters defeated the Toledo Mercury 66 to 50 in San Francisco Tuesday night to record win number 4,000. Over 25 years the famed Negro pro traveling team has 4,000 victories and 254 defeats.
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San Francisco
Harlem Globe Trotters
Toledo Mercury
Outside Work Helps Seixas Earn Top Tennis Rating
Vic Seixas credits a gradual fade from tennis and his plumbing business for his No 1 U S Lawn Tennis Association ranking. Working in his father’s Philadelphia store when not playing, he used valves and piping as a distraction that reduced pressure and boosted performance last year, leading to his best season since youth.
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Philadelphia
Vice Seixas
Australia
Vic
Joe Louis Invited To Novel Night Golf Exhibition
Joe Louis accepts invitation to second annual Night Golf Exhibition at Inglewood Country Club. Event features Lloyd Mangrum Cary Middlecoff Tommy Bolt Jimmy Demaret and Jackie Burke Jr. Prize pays $1000 for every stroke under par to the winner.
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Inglewood
Calif
Joe Louis
Inglewood Country Club
Lloyd Mangrum
Cary Middlecoff
Tommy Bolt
Jimmy Demaret
Jackie Burke Jr
Bill Gray's 51 Points Lifts Trinity to Church Title
Bill Gray scored 51 points to lead First United Brethren to a 98-59 win over Maple Park United Brethren in Trinity Gym, part of Trinity's title run. Gray sat portions of the second and fourth quarters but still piled up 24 baskets and three foul shots as Trinity clinched the circuit crown.
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Bill Gray
Trinity
First
United Brethren
Gray
Maple Park United Brethren
Trinity Gym
Holy Trinity
First Baptist
Tommy Augspurger
Jay Holman
The
Baptists
Fub
Maple Park
Russell Day
Church of God
St. Johns
Calvary Methodist
Bethlehem Lutheran
Dave Craig
Jim Grissom
Walt Doench
Methodists
Chuck Feledy
Lutherans
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