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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1955

Page

10

West Processing Thins High School Hoop Field in Ohio Tournaments

Ohio high school basketball title races slim to 32 teams after district play as 252 of 308 Class A and 672 of 768 Class B squads exit. Notables include Findlay, Shelby, Wilmington, and Mont backs with St. Marys and Vienna leading in Class A and B respectively. Regional berths loom with multiple sites and targets for Kent Martins Ferry Toledo Athens and other cities.

Fritz Howell Columbus Ohio Findlay Trojans Lima Central Shelby Skein Kent Martins Ferry Toledo Athens Dayton Troy Cincinnati

Armco Five Tops City Bowling Standings With 3077

West Processing led by Gene Morgan 616 series posted 3077 as Armco Interco league teams surged in the 19th Annual City Bowling Tournament at Broad St Bowl-Mor. Jasper Harrison flirted with 600, Kenny Hall 590, and Gray Harrison struggled near 493 as Duff's Cafe rose to fifth with 2991 while Fireballs led the pack behind Jack Cornwell's 577 and a current tourney high.

West Processing Armco Interomediate League Broad St Wees Armco Jasper Harrison Kenny Hall Ray Bowman Gray Harrison Gray Jack Cornwell Bill Clicks Carton Reds Aeronca Elks No. 4 Fraternal Order of Police Carroll Yocum Duff's Cafe Glenn Tullis Western & Southern Ralph Lackey

Four GOL Teams In Regionals?

Four Greater Ohio League teams appear likely for the regional tournament in Cincinnati in two weeks. Hamilton pursues a Cincinnati Old Woodward win to reach semi finals, facing Purcell in a tough bracket. Tecumseh looms as Springfield’s obstacle in the Troy district. Portsmouth and Gallipolis in Athens and Middies in Dayton, with Stivers rising in the UC Fieldhouse bracket.

Cincinnati Hamilton Warren Scholier Big Blue Tecumseh Springfield Troy Arrows Frank Shannon Portsmouth Athens Gallipolis Trojans Dayton Stivers Larue Beavercreek West Carrollton Chaminade Dunbar Wolverines

Barber’s Photo Captures Big Bass at Dale Hollow

In a barber chair tale Bert Thomason proves a point with a photo of eight bass totaling 27 pounds from Dale Hollow. Meanwhile UC coach Tom Blackburn recalls Xenia Central games and Central’s 1941 state title as a memory.

Bert Thomason Annex Bert Bass Dale Hollow Middies Xenia Central Ohio Tom Blackburn Central Bucs

Miami Redskins face Marquette in NCAA first round

Miami coach Bill Rohr said pressure eases for the Redskins before their NCAA first round game against Marquette at Lexington. Miami earned an at large bid after winning the Mid-American Conference title and will meet the Golden Eagles Tuesday night with a potential second round clash versus Kentucky. Rohr noted Marquette suffered a 85-64 loss to Notre Dame after a 22 game win streak and questioned the value of scouting reports following that result.

Oxford Marquette Miami Bill Rohr Redskins University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky Evanston Memphis State Penn State NCAA Rohr Cincinnati Versailles Phoenix Notre Dame Warriors Michigan State Gene Smith

Delaney TV Debut Set Against Wilson at St Nicholas Arena

Ronnie Delaney fresh from a Feb 11 upset over Johnny Saxton makes his network television debut tonight versus Sugar Al Wilson at New York's St Nicholas Arena. Delaney, an Akron southpaw now 48-? with a 49th win possible, is a 3-1 favorite. Gil Turner also fights Joe Miceli in a 10 round welterweight bout at Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway Arena.

Associated Press Ronnie Delaney Johnny Saxton Sugar al Wilson New York St. Nicholas Akron Ohio Saxton DuMont Gil Turner Joe Miceli Brooklyn Eastern Parkway Miceli

Bryant on MAC Team: Barnette Gets Mention

Western Reserve star Dick Howard, the scoring ace with 355 MAC points, earns unanimous all-MAC honors for a third straight season as Western Reserve exits the conference. Marshall places multiple players on first and second teams while Miami and Kent State also feature on the squad with several honorable mentions.

Oxford Ohio Western Reserve Dick Howard Howard Redcats Marshall Thundering Herd Miami Cebert Price Charles Slack Dan Potopsky Kent State Tom Bryant Jim Ray Toledo Paul Underwood Hal Stacy Western Michigan Bill Rogers Bowling Green Dick Garrison Ohio University Jim Tucker Max Chapman Dave Robinson Bill Kennon Dick Klitch Don Barnette Fred Moore Fred Corbus Alan Barkeley Darrell Simko

Baton Rouge Open winner and runner-up named

Leo Biagetti of Sandusky Ohio won $490 after carding 70 71 69 71 281 at the Baton Rouge Open golf tournament ending yesterday Don Finsterwald of Athens Ohio finished second with 68 71 73 72 284 earning $155 for the runner-up performance

Baton Rouge Leo Biagetti Sandusky Ohio Don Finsterwald Athens

Ivy League race unsettled as NCAA NIT start draws near

The Ivy League title hinges on a Princeton Brown and Columbia Penn doubleheader with Princeton favored to win and force a deciding game for the championship. Meanwhile Tulsa and St Louis won NCAA and NIT spots after a MVC playoff. NCAA first-round sites include New York Lexington San Francisco and Oklahoma City with four sites hosting second-round games Friday. The NIT opens with Manhattan Louisville, Lafayette Niagara, Seton Hall St Francis and Connecticut St Louis, with Holy Cross Duquesne Dayton and Cincinnati entering Monday and Tuesday.

Ivies Princeton Brown Columbia Penn Tigers Missouri Valley Conference St.Louis Tulsa New York Williams New England Canis Philadelphia Evanston Manhattan Kan Corvallis Ore Kansas City NCAA Louisville Lafayette Niagara Seton Hall St.Francis Loretto Connecticut Holy Cross Duquesne Dayton Cincinnati

Sweeney’s Auto Heads to NAAA Tourney in Denver

Sweeney s Auto of Cincinnati will represent Ohio in the National Amateur Athletic Union basketball tourney in Denver March 21 after winning the state title 95 71 over Toledo Glass Workers Local No 9. The team, on a 21 game win streak, features former Cincinnati area college stars. They beat Dayton Inland Manufacturing 123 78 and Toledo tripped Columbus Lockbourne Air Force Base 82 71 in semifinals.

Cincinnati Ohio National Amateur Athletic Union Denver Sweeney's Auto of Queen City Toledo Glass Workers Sweeney Dayton Inland Manufacturing Toledo Columbus Lockbourne Air Force Base

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