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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1954
Page
8
Wilbur C. Neff, the tourney manager, mapped the 16 team pairings to meet state rules prohibiting same county first round matchups. Greene, Montgomery, Clinton, Warren and Preble Counties plus Tipp City Exempted Villages teams were represented, making the draw intricate yet orderly.
No Pick For Gaston, Nixon NEFF, and others drew 12 three-county combinations with letters A to L to decide odd bracket slots. Exempted Villages-Montgomery-Warren drew first, Xenia Woodrow Wilson started, and Bellbrook area Sugarcreek Township produced No. 12. Carlisle’s Gaston and Gratis’ Nixon had no picks, taking the remaining slot. The Sugarcreek school north of Centerville lists 37 boys in grades 10–12, with two players, Eckley and Gregg, sidelined by illness at start, though Gregg returned later to help in 1952–53. Eckley led the team with 17 points per game across 22 contests.
Middletown American Legion Post 218 keglers led three of four events in the State Legion Bowling Tournament at Canton over the weekend. Frontier Case team posted 2,944 for team title while Steve Bennett claimed singles with 700 and Barach led all-events with 1,801 pins. Other top scores included Genere 224-178-171-573 and Don Turner 636 totals.
Canton Kegler finished second in the 16th annual Cincinnati Star ladies tournament with scores of 184 220 194 and a 99 pin handicap earning 49 dollars. Deloris Harmon of Louisville won 50 and a trophy for a 725 series. Grace Perry and Alice Gilkey led the doubles with 1315, sharing 100 dollars. Team standings saw Beulah Park Jockey Club third with 2989 and Brunners Dresses fifth with 294, Pepsi Cola of Cincinnati earning 250 for best score of the event.
Middletown's Red Top team rolled into 19th place in Layton at the Strikes Spare Bowling Tournament late Saturday. Captain Joe Thoelking led the tn five with a 224 179 223 626 for a 2934 over three games while the handicap of 132 produced a 2802 actual. Charley Andreotta added 257 157 193 697 for the second high score.
Reds manager Birdie Tebbetts may hold two or more intrasquad games at Plant Field ahead of Saturday's exhibition with the Chicago White Sox. The first intra team battle ended 2-2 after a heavy shower interrupted play, with Harold Corky Valentine showing solid control over two innings. The report notes North Carolina State as the first Southern Conference team to play in the National Invitational tournament, dating to 1947.
With one NIT spot left, the second place Southwest Conference team secures a bid. Rice and Texas tie for first at 8-3 as they face SMU and TCU, while Wichita State may exit if Missouri Valley title contenders prevail. Holy Cross and Bowling Green join NIT field. Connecticut earns NCAA berth by defeating Holy Cross.
Cincinnati hosts a 10 round heavyweight clash as Hein Ten Hoff faces Ralph Schneider at Music Hall. Eddie Burgin meets Dick Armstrong in a six round semi final. two more six round bouts feature Bob Jackson vs Frank Perry and Herbie Moore vs an unnamed opponent. Tickets range five to 12.8 dollars.
Miami University swimmers extended school records with a 53 to 3 win over Xavier. Leasure led the 400 yard freestyle relay to a 3:47.6, breaking 3:48.4 with Bowyer Segrist and Resch. Ed Russell added a new MIami mark in the 200 yard breaststroke at 2:34.1, while Lee Hidy swam an exhibition 40 yard freestyle.
Ben Hogan, four time National Open champion, finished ninth on the 1953 PGA money list with earnings of $16,604. Lew Worsham led the pros, followed by Doug Ford, Lloyd Mangrum, Chandler Harper, Dr. Gary Middlecoff, Porky Oliver, Ted Kroll, Dutch Harrison, and Hogan.
Brief rundown of sports events and results from the April issue notes upcoming games and highlights, with focus on major matches and player performances. Limited readable details reference teams, venues, and scores typical of a concise newspaper card.
Ohio college basketball heads to postseason as 16 of 41 teams have finished play while 25 carry 19 games left. Dayton, Bowling Green, and Cincinnati win share NIT bids. Marietta, Toledo, Findlay lead conferences with titles. NAIA action begins Wednesday in Cleveland. NCAA sectional play follows for Toledo and MAC champion.
New York lightweight Jimmy Carter defends his crown for the ninth time against Paddy DeMarco in a 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Carter, a 3-1 favorite, brings a 65-16-8 record into the fight, while DeMarco stands 67-11-2. The 10 p.m. EST telecast airs on ABC and NBC coast to coast.
New York defeated Montreal 2 to 0 and Chicago beat Toronto 2 to 1. In international play Pittsburgh topped Syracuse 7 to 4 while Hershey beat Providence 7 to 3. Buffalo won 9 to 2 over Cleveland. Fort Wayne edged Troy 4 to 3 and Cincinnati won 2 to 0 against Marion.
The Baltimore Orioles, once the St Louis Browns, will resume their spring exhibition series with the Cardinals in St Louis. The annual series began in 1903 with a lone gap in 1909 and 1910.
Mickey Vernon, AL batting leader last season, begins contract dispute as spring training starts. Senators owner Clark Griffith signals possible trade if right players arrive. Vernon seeks about double last year’s 19000 salary amid interest from Cleveland and Baltimore. Porterfield returns for Senators after concussion. Enos Slaughter shocker in Cardinals camp. Others note Red Sox opener plans and intrasquad highlights across leagues.
Colts clinched the National League crown by beating the Buffalos 45 to 40. Cardinals upset the American League leaders, the Lions, 28, after a 15 point fourth quarter. Tim Sullivan scored nine for the Colts, Fred Nori led the Buffalos with 14, Frank Moorman totaled 20 for the Colts, Tom Meehan added 18, Jim Meehan 20 for the Buffalos, and Bob Moorman contributed a dozen.
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Ohio State University faces Iowa in a final game to close a season marked by a 5-8 Big Ten record and 11-10 overall. The Buckeyes, led by largely sophomore players, disrupted the conference chase, defeating Purdue and beating teams like Minnesota before a 84-68 loss to Indiana that clinched at least a share of the title for Indiana.
Columbus report highlights state bowling leaders with weekend results. Men's division all events leader John King of Cleveland with 2019 points. Team champion Naiman Wrecking Co of Cleveland with 3138. Doubles leaders Fred Allen and James Schroeder of Ottawa with 1372. Singles leaders Abe Brown of Hamilton 735, Jack Bachtell of Springfield 734. Women’s division mentioned.
Philadelphia beat New York 83 to 78 while Boston defeated Milwaukee 93 to 74. Fort Wayne won 94 to 77 against Minneapolis and Rochester edged Syracuse 91 to 85.
Doubles-1 Ev Ebie and Mary Seffeen from Canton claimed a 1,279 score while Singles-1 Joan Goohs from Lorain posted in Columbus with 1,928. Deuleh Park hosted the event in Columbus.
Baltimore Colts sign Chuck McMillan a John Carroll University end and halfback after drafting him as Dave. McMillan led John Carroll with 37 receptions for 753 yards and 11 touchdowns in 1952 53, also playing safety. Colts plan to use him as defensive halfback with Carl Taseff competing for offense. McMillan stands 6 3 and weighs 180.
Johnny Palmer of Charlotte, N C won the Mexican Open with a 2 under par 286 after a dramatic last hole putt saved him from a late challenge by Roberto de Vicenzo of Argentina. De Vicenzo shot a final round 74 to finish two behind.
Lockbourne Air Force Base of Columbus won the men’s AAU title by defeating Toledo Actron & Wire 82-72, with Ohio Casualty of Hamilton taking the women’s crown by beating Strayer Motors of Toledo 49-46 in two overtimes. Lockbourne advances to face a Cleveland winner for Ohio’s national berth, while Ohio Casualty advances directly to the National AAU Women’s tournament in St Joseph, Missouri, March 15-20. In semi finals, Lockbourne beat Cincinnati Block Insurance 84-74 and Ohio Casualty defeated Pope Inn 32-31.
Chicago Cardinals of the NFL sign Don Dohoney of Michigan State College champion team after the Rose Bowl victory.
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