Middletown High and Portsmouth Meet in Key Basketball Clash
Middletown High’s undefeated Middies host Portsmouth in a contrast of styles as Portsmouth seeks redemption after a narrow loss at Springfield. Coach George Heller’s Trojans, boasting size speed and shooters, aim to rebound into state contention against the high flying Purple cagers.
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Middletown High
Portsmouth
Trojans
Springfield
George Heller
Hellermen
Walkermen
Heller
Crispus Attucks Dominates Michigan City In Indiana Clash
Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, defending state champions, routed Michigan City 123 to 53 as Oscar Robertson logged 45 points. Attucks shot 56 field goals on 39 points in Q1 and 61 at halftime, hitting the century mark early in the fourth quarter.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Crispus Attucks
Attucks
Michigan City
Oscar Robertson
Hoosierland
Five-on-five bet group bets on baseball for steak
A local wagering group stacks its dough in a five on five format to pick major league teams and award a free steak dinner to the side that finishes higher. Attendees include Joe Spang Ray Kelly Tom Burney Art Sanderson Cliff Sweeney Joe Porter Clyde Rich Joe Mulligan and hotel manager Paul Galeese who fell sick and missed the dinner plan.
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Joe Spang
Ray Kelly
Tom Burney
Art Sanderson
Cliff Sweeney
Joe Porter
Clyde Rich
Joe Mulligan
Paul Galeese
Demaret Seeks Thunderbird Lead Amid Weather Delays
Jimmy Demaret shoots 64 as 42 pros enter Thunderbird Tournament second round in Palm Springs. Heavy rain postponed pro-am, with Demaret two strokes ahead of Gene Littler Julius Boros Doug Ford and Bo Wininger at Thunderbird Country Club.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Jimmy Demaret
Demaret
Thunderbird Country Club
Gene Littler
Julius Boros
Doug Ford
Bo Wininger
Ben Hogan
Cary Middlecoff
Gardner Dickinson Jr
el Paso
Fred Hawkins
Jimmy Hines
Thunderbird
Art Wall Jr
Jack Burke
Byron Nelson
Shelley Mayfield
Mike Souchak
Freddie Haas
Fenwick Hawks Fight Underdog Mentality In Wayne Weekend
Fenwick High's Falcons travel to Wayne Township to face a favored Wayne squad and then to Union Township to meet the Union Warriors. Coach Barney Otten hopes renewed energy after losses, with Whitey Sibey and Ron Dingman leading Fenwick’s attack. Illinois? (Note: content condensed to match readable facts. teams and players named as in source.)
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Fenwick High
Falcons
Hanover
Eaton
Butler County Coleaders
S. Main Streeters
Hamilton Catholic Quint
Barney Otten
Fenwick
Wayne Township
National Guard Armory
Butler County
West Chester
Union Township
Jacksonburg
Darrel Root
Fairfield
Lockland Wayne
Gratis Powers
Ross
Warriors
Xenia East
Ottenmen
Wayne
Whitey Sibey
Ron Dingman
Eds Brothers of
Gratis
Sibey
Dingman
Otten
Xenia
Mike Abell
Union
Reily
McMillan Lands Unusual Two Year Reds Contract
Cincinnati Redlegs sign Roy McMillan to a two year deal marking the first such pact in years. Also signed were Don Gross Joe Black and Dutch Dotterer bringing the roster to 26. Yogi Berra becomes highest paid catcher at an estimated 50 000 for 1956. Herm Wehmeier signs with the Phillies.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Redlegs
Sharp
Roy McMillan
Gabe Paul
McMillan
Reds
Redlegs
Redleg
Don Gross
Joe Black
Dutch Dotterer
Dotterer
Nashville
Memphis
Yogi Berra
New York Yankees
Berra
Philadelphia Phillies
Herm Wehmeier
Carey Rejoins Rams After Injury Layoff
Los Angeles Rams sign 1954 injury comeback for ex Spartan star Bob Carey who had served as Arizona State assistant coach in Tempe. Doctors report the knee has healed completely and Carey returns to the Rams lineup.
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Los Angeles
Bob Carey
Michigan State
San Francisco
Rams
Arizona State
Tempe
Winter Games Open With Fast Starts and Mixed U S Results
Finland and Germany topped the gold tally as Italy led the bobsled field at Cortina d Ampezzo day one. Veikko Hakulinen won the 30 km cross country race, Ossi Reichert took the giant slalom, while the U S hockey team fell 4 3 to Czechoslovakia and Mrs Andrea Mead Lawrence stood fourth in giant slalom amid a snow filled opening. Italy and Germany staged early bobsled dominance as Umberto Dalla Costa and Eugenio Monti led in the two man event with four runs to come.
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Cortina D’ampezzo
Italy
Finland
Germany
Andrea Mead Lawrence
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Veikko Hakulinen
Oslo
Hakulinen
Ossi Reichert
Tofano
Lawrence
Parshall
Colo
Russia
Umberto Dalla Costa
Eugenio Monti
Terriers Temple Remain Unbeaten In College Ranks
St Francis of Brooklyn and Temple stay unbeaten alongside San Francisco and Dayton after key wins. Brooklyn’s Terriers beat Seton Hall 81-78 for their 12th straight. Temple topped Delaware 108-81 with 32 from Hal Lear.
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St. Francis of
Brooklyn
Temple of Philadelphia
San Francisco
Dayton
Terriers
Seton Hall
Temple
Delaware
Hal Lear
Dons
California
Louisville
St. Francis
George Fox
Ithaca
Jack Waddington
Lear
Guy Rodgers
Owls
Associated Press
Navy
Annapolis
Niagara
Duquesne
Drake
Bradley
Franklin Five Upsets Slo-Break Leaders In League Play
Franklin Party Service stunned Curry Motors 37 36 to seize the Slo-Break lead while Parrot edged Sorg Paper 31 28 in Middletown High gym. Meadowlawn Cafe tied for second with a 34 21 win, and Armco 62 24 over Sorg Paper paced the Industrial standings. Church of God led by 27 from Carpenter beat First Baptist 72 62 as Holy Trinity won 63 57 to halt a skid. Calvary Methodist rolled 81 45 over Evangelical United Brethren in Garfield School action.
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Franklin Party Service
Curry Motors
Parrot
Jinx
Sorg Paper
Middletown
Meadowlawn Cafe
Montgomery Ward
Franklinites
Smallwood
Forge
Will Smothers
Curry
Harold Cook
Song
Don Bolton
Meadowlawn
Church of God
Logan Carpenter
Nets
First Baptist
Gene Hayes
Jerry Brown
Bob Hetzler
Baptist
Holy Trinity
Tom Byrne
Church of the Nazarene
Ronnie Nicholas
Calvary Methodist
Evangelical United Brethren
Garfield School
Hidy Caps Pair Of Firsts As Middletown Swimmers Win
Co captain Wayne Hidy sparked Middletown High to a 40 28 victory over Cincinnati Central at the YMCA pool. Hidy won the 100 yard breaststroke and 120 yard individual medley to help the Middies snap a three meet skid.
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Wayne Hidy
Middletown High
Purple Tankmen
Cincinnati Central
YMCA
Hidy
Glenn Ellison
Middies
McKinley junior high tops Van Buren for ninth win
McKinley junior high built a 10 point halftime lead and held on for a 40 to 34 victory over Van Buren on the losers court. It was McKinley’s ninth win in ten games, with contributions from multiple scorers and a stronger second half.
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McKinley Junior High
van Buren
Kettering
Big Red
Expert Predicts World Records In Skate Events
Per Andersen predicts three world records at the Lake Misurina skating events. He expects Russia to win the 500 and 1500 in record times and a new 5,000m mark. Knut Johannesen is tipped for the 10,000m, but Andersen doubts a record. He favors Boris Schilkov in the 1500 and Yuriy Sergeyev as 500m favorite.
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Cortina D’'Ampezzo
Italy
Per Christian Andersen
Norway
Russia
Lake
Misurina
Roald Aas
Boris Schilkov
Knut Johannesen
Johannesen
Per Andersen
Aftenposten
Oslo
Yury Sergeyev
Eugeniy Grischin
Sergeyev
Andersen
Schilkov
Pirates win YMCA league title with 68 58 win over Firemen
The Pirates captured the first round championship in the YMCA High School Basketball League by defeating the Firemen 68 to 58 in a makeup game yesterday. Larry Schnapps led all scorers with 18 points for the Firemen, while Jack Abner added 17 for the Pirates who earned their fourth straight win.
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Pirates
Firemen
Larry Schnapps
Jack Abner
Middletown and Portsmouth clash in GCL showdown at Miller Gym
Middletown pursues a 12th straight win while aiming to top 1,000 points for the season as Jerry Lucas nears 300 points. Portsmouth led by Jerry Higgins and Don Frazier visits Miller Gym to rebound from a prior loss but faces a height disadvantage against Middletown, which ranks high in offense and defense.
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Wade EK. Miller
Middies
Trojans
Portsmouth
George Heller
GCL
Springfield
Middie
Jerry Lucas
Mans-field
Paul Walker
Lucas
Jerry Higgins
Higgins
Don Frazier
Bruce Johnson
Ron Shumate
Tommy Price
Middletown
Hamilton
Columbus Central
Middletonians
Miller Gym
Bob Kramer
Ticket Sale Starts For Hamilton Clash At Cincinnati Garden
Sale of tickets for the Hamilton clash at Cincinnati Garden begins Feb 19. Sales open at Miller Gym tonight at 6 30 for seven ticket holders. Tickets cost one dollar and season tickets must be shown for each ticket requested.
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Middletown-Hamilton
Cincinnati Garden
Miller Gym
Mi'ler
Bruins Top Canadiens 5 1 in NHL Action
Boston defeated Montreal 5 to 1 in a National Hockey League tilt. Bruins built a lead early and held off the Canadiens behind strong offense and solid defense.
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Spotsviews
Crispus
Tritad Eve
Kentucky
Bond Meadow Springs Outing Company
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Fenwick Ps
Wayne Abely
Sibey Dakin
Robinson Christ'n
Dingman L. Miller
Reiff Kraft
Schaefer
All Star
Midstates
Children
SLAIS
Klamo News
Vinland
By Ben Olan
Franklin
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Aeronca
Industral
Steelmen
Frank Long
Armco
Sorg
Earl Miller
Flyers
Miami
Lester Wills
Wilson Deaton
Glenn Dixon
Aeronca Jets
Inland Container
Armory
Jack Pigg
Inland
Gaskins
Schneider
Baker
Marcum
O'Neal
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Coe
Meyer
Wandrof
Giltrow
Laundy
Weimer
Central
McKinley
Howe Motor
Central Ave
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Purple Eyes
Miller Arena
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Frazier Wallace
Johnson Lucas
Higgins Cole
Shumate Byrd
Preie
Hamilton Clash
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