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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1957

Page

11

Middie fans get more tickets for state tourney in Columbus

Middletown High athletic director Elmo Lingrel announced standing room tickets go on sale after reserved seats sell out. About 1,200 reserved and 500 standing tickets were drawn in Columbus. Lottery sales begin Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in Miller Gym for remaining fans. Channel 9 WCPO-TV Cincinnati will televise the Middle contest in Columbus.

Middietown High Elmo Lingrel Middie Lingrel Columbus Miller Gym Middletown St. John’s Lingre Middies Armco and Gardner Board & Carton Channel 9 Wcpo-Tv Cincinnati

Ticket problems in OSU arena stadium sale

Staten, OSU ticket manager, explains the Ohio State University ticket squeeze for the state tournament at St. John’s Arena. With a 13,360 capacity and allocations to schools, officials, press, and others, only about 2,000 mail orders were filled. Mail orders began March 1, priority given to four-session buyers, with a few student tickets sold. All sales are recorded with accountability.

George Stayven Ohio State University Buckeye Staten OSU St. John’s Ohio State Bob Reis

Tournament ticket panic hits Ohio class a at large sites

Officials hoped moving the tournament to Columbus would ease demand but four schools in Class AA say they need more tickets than allotted. Cathedral Latin, Kent Roosevelt, and Toledo Macomber face growing panic while Middletown has battled chaos for nearly two months, expected to ease by Sunday morning.

Ohio High School Athletic Association Columbus Cleveland Cathedral Latin Kent Roosevelt Toledo Macomber Middletown

Daytonian Is Reelected President of CSRA

Daytonian Gilchrist of Columbus has been named president of the Central States Racing Assn for the seventh consecutive year after re election at the annual meeting in Dayton Ohio. Other officers re elected include Norm Witte secretary Jimmy Wilburn Indianapolis board chair and Mason Benner Dayton administrative director. Trophies were awarded to top drivers Don Carr Miami Fla Red Cramer Covington Ky and Jim Florian Cleveland. Car owners with top points Ralph Helm Indianapolis John Fleisner Newport Ky and Richard Swartzlander Lindhurst Ohio. Field reps named Russ Street Columbus George Coates Akron Lyle May Lansing Tom Cross St Clair Shores and Hector Honore Pana Ill.

Dayton Ohio Harry Gilchrist Columbus Central States Racing Assn Gilchrist Norm Witte Jimmy Wilburn Indianapolis Mason Benner Don Carr Miami Fla Red Cramer Covington Jim Florian Cleveland Ralph Helm John Fleisner Newport Richard Swartzlander Lindhurst Russ Street George Coates Akron Lyle May Lansing Mich Tom Cross St. Clair Shores Hector Honore Pana Ill

Braves Qualify To State Meet

The Middletown Braves earned a spot in the FOP State Tournament by beating Second Ward Center 74-63 in Hamilton. They shot 58.9 percent, going 33 of 56 from the field, with Jones as leading scorer at 18 points.

Middletown Braves Second Ward Hamilton Braves Hamiltonians Jones

Baylor-Led Seattle Makes NIT Debut Tonight

NEW YORK Top-seeded Seattle with Elgin Baylor, 18 straight wins and two 6-7 teammates meets St Bonaventure in Madison Square Garden for the NIT quarterfinals. Manhattan faces Memphis State in the same double-header as Seattle aims to extend its run. Bonnies hope to disrupt the top seed with height and rugged rebounding.

New York Seattle Elgin Rabbit Baylor St. Bonaventure Madison Square Garden Manhattan Memphis State Bonnies Dick Stricklin Thornton Humphries Santa Clara Bob Feerick Cincinnati State

Warriors Must Win Tonight Or Face Ouster

The Philadelphia Warriors, defending champions, must win at Syracuse tonight to avoid elimination in the best of three Eastern Division NBA semifinal. Syracuse leads the series 1-0 after a 103-96 win in Philadelphia. If the Warriors win, game three will be in Syracuse on Wednesday. Separately, the Lakers set seven playoff records as they defeated Fort Wayne 131-127 to begin the Western Conference first round. the series resumes Tuesday in Fort Wayne.

Philadelphia Warriors Nationals Syracuse Philadelphia Nats Boston Celtics Warriors Lakers Fort Wayne Pistons Minneapolis Fort Wayne

Berg Aims to surpass $100000 in winnings

AUGUSTA Ga Patty Berg a 39 year old professional since 1940 left for a western trip with hopes of surpassing the $100000 mark in earnings. Berg won the 72 hole championship at Augusta Country Club with a 296 total after a 69 round placing her three under par and earning $1000. Anne Quast, a 19 year old amateur from Seattle, finished three strokes back in second.

Augusta Patty Berg St. Andrews Ill Augusta Country ‘Club Miss Berg Anne Quast Seattle Wash

Exhibition Baseball Scores Across Cities

Exhibition results show Pittsburgh 2 Kansas City 1. Brooklyn 3 Detroit 2. New York (N) 9 Cleveland 6. Baltimore 11 Chicago (N) 5. Philadelphia 4 Boston 1. Chicago (A) 12 St. Louis 3. Washington 5 Milwaukee 3. New York (A) 9 Cincinnati 0. Pittsburgh "B" 3 Kansas City "B" 3 tie by agreement. Cincinnati "B" 13 Nashville SA) 4.

Pittsburgh Kansas City Brooklyn Detroit New York Cleveland Baltimore Chicago Philadelphia Boston St. Louis Washington Milwaukee Cincinnati Nashville Hal Jeffcoat Washington Senators Milwaukee Brave New York Yankees Cincinnati Redlegs Philadelphia Phillies Boston Red Sox Pittsburgh Pirate Kansas City Athletics Chicago White Sox St. Louis Cardinals Baltimore Orioles Chicago Cubs New York Giants Cleveland Indians Fort Myers Fla Gene Freese Dick Groat White Sox Larry Doby Bubba Phillips Jim Cardinal St.Petersburg Flare Los Angeles Cub Gail Harris Tucson Ariz Bradenton Jerry Schoonmaker Red Sox Jim Hearn Jack Sanford Gene Snyder Sarasota

Klippstein Struggles As Yankees Rout Redlegs 9-0

Tampa report says Johnny Klippstein, seen as one of Cincinnati's big five pitchers, gave up seven hits and four runs in four innings against the Yankees. Alex Grammas turned a double play and Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle hit two homers. Tebbetts named Joe Nuxhall and Warren Hacker for today’s exhibition with the Red Sox.

Tampa Fla Birdie Tebbetts Johnny ‘Klippstein Cincinnati Redlegs New York Yankees Klippstein Yankee Alex Grammas The Grammas Yogi Berra Gil McDougald Mickey Mantle Johnny Temple Wally Post Redleg Yanks Mantle Jone Tebbetts Joe Nuxhall Warren Hacker Boston Red Sox

This May Be Zimmer's Year To Fulfill Promise

Dodgers spring standout Don Zimmer homered twice in a 3-2 grapefruit game win over Detroit at Miami, driving in all Brooklyn runs. The lineup featured other exhibition results as Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago squads posted wins in varied spring matchups across Florida and Arizona venues.

Zimmer Don Brooklyn Dodgers Jim Bunning Detroit Tigers Brooklyn Dodgers Miami Bunning Mobile Ala St.Paul American Assn Pee Wee Reese Columbus Cincinnati

Metz Confidence Gets Big Boost From Gulf Coast Win

Gulfport Mississippi reports veteran Dick Metz regains form by winning the $5,000 Gulf Coast Invitational. The 48-year-old, a former golf luminary, shot 72 in the final round to finish 276 total, two strokes ahead of Pat Abbott and Jim Barnfield.

Gulfport Miss Battle Dick Metz Metz Pat Abbott Memphis Tenn Jim Barnfield Grand Rapids Mich Great Southern Country Club

Gratis Has Tourney Tix Trouble at State Classic

Gratis in the state classic faces ticket shortages as 1,200 tickets fall short for Trojan fans. Tickets go on sale at 5 pm with priority to students, players’ parents, and faculty. Officials seek 3,000 unsold tickets for Friday sessions and plan a late return from Columbus regardless of Friday’s result.

Gratis Middletown al Kiracore Trojan Kiracore Jon Sale Kiracofe George Staten Ohio State John Burriff Columbus

Redl 2-1 favorite in St Nicholas Arena bout

Stefan Redl, 23, a German welterweight based in Passaic New Jersey, is a 2-1 favorite to extend his 12 bout win streak in a 10 round televised match with Rocky Al Milone of Brooklyn at St Nicholas Arena in New York. Redl previously outpointed Paddy DeMarco on February 18. Bob Baker and Jeff Dyer meet in a 10 round heavyweight clash in Holyoke Massachusetts tonight.

Stefan Redl Passaic N. J Rocky al Milone Brooklyn New York St. Nicholas Arena Redl Paddy DeMarco Bob Baker Pittsburgh Jeff Dyer Springfield Holyoke Mass

Iowan College Net Champion

Art Andrews of the University of Iowa won the singles title at the Intercollegiate Indoor Tennis Tournament defeating No 1 seed Barry MacKay of Michigan. He teamed with Bob Potthast to win the doubles title over Maxwell Brown and John Schoenberg of Notre Dame.

Chicago Art Andrews University of Iowa Andrews Barry MacKay Michigan Bob Potthast Iowa MacKay Maxwell Brown Notre Dame Brown Potthast John Schoenberg

Minneapolis advances in Western Division semifinal

Minneapolis 131 Fort Wayne 127 in a high scoring playoff semifinal as Minneapolis takes a 1-0 lead in the best of three. Fort Wayne trailed at several key stretches but rallied to stay within striking distance through the final buzzer.

Locals To Play Toledo Gratis Faces Bethel

Middletown meets Toledo Macomber after Latin faces Kent Roosevelt in Class A semifinal prep for the state tourney. Gratis draws Bethel while Middletown and Latin aim for an all Ohio showdown if both win Friday. Drawings in Columbus set early seeds as schools secure tickets, with $100 fines for unsold seats.

Toledo Gratis

Regional high school tourney finals and college results

Regional finals produced multiple winners advancing to state with scores from Kent Roosevelt, Cleveland Cathedral Latin, Toledo Macomber, Middletown, Bethel, Gratis, Ayersville, Ayersville, Savanna. college brackets show NCAA North Carolina over Syracuse in the East, Michigan State over Kentucky, Notre Dame over Pittsburgh, and others with consolation matches and NIT first round results.

Michigan State Kentucky Notre Dame Pittsburgh

Middies and Gratis Ready for Day of Practice at Ohio State

At the new St. John's Arena on the Ohio State campus, Middies receive one hour of gym practice Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. Gratis will drill from 1 to 2 p.m. in 24 starts. Bethel holds a 27-1 record against Gratis at 26-1.

St. John's Ohio State Eam School Middies Gratis Bethel

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