Middies Face Tough Tests As Tourney Pushes On
Roosevelt and Stivers meet in Dayton tourney action as Middies strive to regain defense after allowing 39.7 points per game in the season. Coach Sid Haller benches key players, while Allan White’s state tournament book is highlighted for fans.
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Dayton
Sid Haller
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Sid
Allan White
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Trinity High advances to semifinals with 50 48 win
Trinity High defeated St. Stephen's 50 48 at Fenmont Gym Hamilton to reach the Butler County Catholic High tournament semifinals. Dick Jones delivered two late jumpers to regain the lead as Trinity relied on free throw accuracy eight of 14. Dick Weber scored 12 of Hamilton's 24 points.
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Holy Trinity
Butler County Catholic High
St. Stephen's
Fenmont
Hamilton
Dick Jones
Trinity
St Mary's
St Joseph's
St Ann’s
Beth Holy Trinity
Jones
K. Sinter
Meehan
Daly
Eeee Brown
J. Kinder
ST. Stephen’s
Scarsella
Hoff
Raumann
Eee
Sackenheim
G Steer
Weber
Senee
A Larters
St. Stephen
Buckeye College Fives Played More Foreign Opponents
Ohio’s 39 basketball programs played 311 interstate games versus 275 against in-state foes this season with five games remaining. Home games produced a strong edge for Ohio teams who won 397 of 56 host contests while visitors were 189. Cincinnati topped the MAC with 10-0, Findlay claimed the new Mid-Ohio league at 7-1, and Oberlin claimed the Ohio Conference title after Heidelberg slipped.
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Middletown
Armco Vets
Hamilton
Middletown Merchants
Blue Bird Pies
Dayton
Harvey Rector
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Ohio State
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Bob Denham
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Tennessee
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Ohio
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Heidelberg
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Armco Triangle vs Rex Manufacturing at Garfield Gym
Basketball schedule lists Armco Triangle facing Rex Manufacturing at 7 p m and Machine Shop meeting Greenbush U B at 8 p m in the gym. Tournament games include Stivers against Roosevelt at Dayton 8 p m and Central Vocational versus Roger Bacon 7 30 p m at Cincinnati with Purcell against Hughes at 9 p m. Babe Ruth set the World Series innings pitched record at 14 in 1916.
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Rex Manufacturing
Machine Shop
Greenbush
Dayton
Stivers
Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Central Vocational
Roger Bacon
Purcell
Hughes
Babe Ruth
Regional Berths Drive State High School Tourney Quest
Ohio high school basketball district play moves toward regional berths across districts. Top teams like Findlay, Fostoria, and Bellevue vie for spots. key district games unfold in Toledo, New Concord, Steubenville, Zanesville, and Cleveland area sites. Numerous schools from Akron, Youngstown, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton districts enter decisive rounds this week.
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Kent
Youngstown
New Concord
Toledo
Steubenville
Zanesville
Dover
Tiltonsville
Local Cagers Resume County Tournament Action
Five Middletown teams compete in the Butler County YMCA Cage Tournament at Hamilton Y between tonight and Wednesday. Tonight features Veterans of Foreign Wars vs Champion Paper at 7:15, Armco Ingots vs St Peters at 8:40, and Miami Cabinet against Western States at 9:05. Armco’s two entries Ingots and Triangles won first round games, Ingots 36 31 over Champion Kromekote and Triangles 43 42 over Rockwell. Ahepa debuts Wednesday versus Fairfield at 9:05 after Armco Triangles vs Leshner’s at 8:40.
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Order of Ahepa
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Ingots
Triangles
Kromekote
Rockwell
Sportsmen Favor Boost In Price Of Hunting Fee
The League of Ohio Sportsmen ends its 42nd annual meeting with officers elected Maurie Kocher of Toledo as president succeeding J Frank Atwood. Resolutions include raising hunting licenses from 1 to 2 dollars and dedicating license revenue to the Wildlife Division of the State Department of Natural Resources. The group opposes the Columbia Valley Authority and seeks more federal conservation funds, a 150000 dollar increase for fish and wildlife disease research, declaring the fox a game animal, free fishing licenses for blind Ohioans, and a reciprocal fishing license fee plan with neighboring states.
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Kramer AC Enters Six Boxers in Dayton District Meet
Kramer Athletic Club will send six entrants to the Dayton District AAU Boxing Championships at Memorial Hall. Coached by Freddie Kramer and Willie Cox, they field one fighter in each novice division. Previously the Junior Chamber of Commerce announced three boxers Frank Latimer William Coleman and Frank Siles as sponsors.
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Dayton
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Frank Latimer
William Coleman
Frank Siles
Late Saturday Basketball Scores Across Several Schools
Western Reserve beats Case 67 to 6f in a close finish. Findlay dominates Indiana Tech 106 to 45. Bowling Green defeats DePaul 73 to 55. Washington Jefferson tops Marietta 72 to 54. Western Michigan edges Ohio U 79 to 52. Notre Dame defeats Marquette 65 to 58.
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Case
Findlay
Indiana Tech
Bowling Green
DePaul
Washington-Jefferson
Marietta
West
Michigan
Ohio U
Notre Dame
Marquette
Pro Basketball Scores From AP Roundup
Anderson defeated Chicago 89 to 73 while Rochester beat T Wayne 65 to 60. St. Louis toppled Philadelphia 71 to 67 and Syracuse won over Minneapolis 84 to 75. Tri City closed with 91 to 80 against Denver, and Indianapolis defeated Sheboygan 92 to 87.
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Anderson
Chicago
Rochester
T Wayne
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Syracuse
Minneapolis
Tri-City
Denver
Indianapolis
Sheboygan
Armco Bowling Tournament Leads Climb At Yan kee Bowl Mor
First place totals in Armco General Office division rise as Kramer and Barnes move to 1,308 in singles and doubles, while Lynn McCormick extends singles lead with 713 pins. Fast Works, Fabricating, and All-Events standings shift with several high scores and a final five-gist weekend ahead.
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Si Kramer
Bill Barnes
Jack Round
Jim Wikoff
Don Frisby
Bill Arnold
Lynn McCormick
Charles Pussert
Barnes
Joe Thoelking
Mike Fishbaugh
Paul Adams
Bob Boyd
Don Forster
Shirley Thomas
C. Moon
George Davies
Frank Slaughter
Garland Ingram
Ray Neal
Kenneth Barnes
Corbie Campbell
Bil Barnes
Rupp Yells Foul Over NCAA Ruling
Kentucky coach Baron Rupp protests a NCAA decision as North Carolina State earns Dixie colors into the NCAA tournament. NC State invited after Kentucky declined a playoff, with Holy Cross, Ohio State and North Carolina named among the eight clubs for the March 23-25 NIT and NCAA selections.
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NEW York
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky Wildcat
North Carolina State
Kentucky
Dixie
Holy Cross
Ohio State
North Carolina
Raffy and Wehmeier Spark Reds In Intra Squad Tilt
In a spring training intra squad in Tampa Raffensberger needed 17 pitches to retire the side in one inning for Tony Cuccinello's team. Wehmeier allowed one hit in 11 batters faced with two strikeouts for the opposite squad. Bill Terry predicted rookie Joe Adcock could win first base from Ted Kluszewski as Cincinnati resumes drills with another intra squad game slated.
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Wehmeier
Reds
Raffy
Tony Cuccinello
Gus Mancuso
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Terry
Cincinnati
Joe Adcock
Ted Kluszewski
Burke poised for Ryder Cup spot after St Pete Open win
St Petersburg AP report notes Burke, 27, surged to 70 Ryder Cup points and $2,000 prize after winning the St. Pete Open. He trails leader Sam Snead in money and Ryder points but shows momentum as Demaret, Ferrier, and Palmer trail in earnings and scoring.
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Fla
Jack Burke
St. Pete
Burke
Jimmy Demaret
Snead
Demaret
Jim Ferrier
Johnny Palmer
Bedenk Quits At Penn State
Penn State in State College seeks a new football coach after Joe Bedenk resigned, citing the burden of coaching both football and baseball. Cart Bruce will handle spring practice as the search proceeds, with the Athletic Advisory Board reviewing applicants.
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Pennsylvania State College
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Carl P. Schott
School of Physical Education and Athletics
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Nittany Lions
Princeton Wins Ivy Loop Title
New York AP reports Princeton clinched its first Eastern Intercollegiate League basketball title since 1932 by defeating Dartmouth 55-48. The Tigers improved to 10-1 in Ivy play with one game left at Pennsylvania, while Columbia stayed in contention with a win over Cornell and Ithaca moved to third after beating Pennsylvania 60-53.
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Dartmouth
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Ithacans
Record Household San Francisco Barnstormers Tour
San Francisco claims an attendance record for a regular season barnstorming trip. In five games the team drew 63 500 fans, averaging about 12 700 per game during a swing through the East and South.
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Tribe's Tucker Works Switch Hitting Intrasquad
Thurman Tucker, veteran outfielder, tried switch hitting at the Indians spring camp in Tucson. He hit a right handed home run and a single and a left handed double and a single, driving in four runs in an intra squad game with Lou Boudreau’s approval. Teammate Herb Conyers, former Texas League batting champion, added three singles and a double with three RBIs.
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Lou) Boudreau
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Middletown Middies set to clash in district semifinals
In Dayton district play six teams vie to join Middletown in the semifinals at the fairgrounds coliseum. Roosevelt meets Stivers tonight to face Middletown, with Franklin and Lebanon also contesting, as seeds shift toward a Friday and Saturday schedule culminating in regional bids in Cincinnati.
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Middletown
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Fairgrounds Coliseum
Tourney Schedule For Dayton Cincinnati And Troy
Schedule lists Class A and Class B tournament games across Dayton Cincinnati Troy during Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday and Saturday. Teams include Stivers Roosevelt Vocational Roger Bacon Purcell Hughes Franklin Lebanon Springfield Catholic Sidney Walnut Hills and more with finals slated for Thursday Friday and Saturday across multiple venues.
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Purcell
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Elyria
Rocky River
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Shaker Heights
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Bedford
Cathedral Latin
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Willoughby
Akron
Akron Central
Wester
Kent Roosevelt
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Purcell and
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Cedarville
Mason
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Sabina
Wilbur Wricht
Richmond W Landon Named Handicapper For NYAC 1950
Richmond W Landon who won the 1920 Olympic high jump at Antwerp has been re appointed handicapper for 1950 for the New York Athletic Club in a continuation of his judging duties.
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Richmond W. Landon
Antwer
New York Athletic Club
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