Middletown High and Dayton Roosevelt Clash In Classic Series
The piece recalls a storied 1936 to 1954 basketball rivalry known as Middle Magic between Middletown and Dayton Roosevelt. Notable games include a 1954 state No. 1 Middies 64 62 loss, a 1942 double overtime Roosevelt win, and a 13 game Middletown win streak in district play.
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Dayton Roosevelt
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Middies
Owen Lawson
Eric Back
Middletown
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Roy Greene
Teddies
Gem City
John Woolums
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Hamilton Garfield
The
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Bradley Braves Meet Providence in Ner Invitational Final
Bradley led by 6-7 star Chet Walker who battled illness after drinking a wine glass of juice delivered by a stranger as Bradley edged St Bonaventure 271 to reach the NIT final. Providence, unseeded, upset Utah State 68 62 to advance to the Madison Square Garden title game. Walker played 23 minutes and scored 27 points despite feeling weak, as Bradley overcame nerves and illness with strong guard play from Owens and solid defense against a St Bonaventure rally.
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Bradley
Braves
Providence
Chet Walker
St. Bonaventure
Utah State
Madison Square Garden
Walker
al Saunders
Chuck Orsborn
Orsborn
Mike Owens
Owens
Bonnies
Tom Stith
Sam Stith
Bill Connery
Middletown meets Dayton Roosevelt in regional playoff clash
In Cincinnati at the Gar den tonight Middletown High meets Dayton Roosevelt in a Class AA regional twin bill with Ted dies and Western Hills awaiting regional final berths. Roosevelt rides a 23 game win streak led by Ray Brown and peers, while Middletown seeks upset and momentum after a district title run and a 13 of 14 win stretch.
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Middies and Roosevelt clash for 1959-60 regional crown
The Middies and Roosevelt have a history of title battles in Dayton and Cincinnati. Previous finals saw Roosevelt end long losing streaks with wins at the fairgrounds coliseum and a 64-62 district final triumph. Tonight in Cincinnati Garden they meet to decide the 1959-60 regional champ with a likely route to Columbus.
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Fairgrounds Coliseum
Dayton
Jerry Lucas
Middies
Cincinnati Garden
Lausee Returns to U S Tonight in Madison Square Garden Fight
Argentina's Eduardo Lausse, a 78-9-3 middleweight with 64 knockouts, faces Canadian Wilfie Greaves in a ten round NBC telecast from Madison Square Garden. Greaves, 31-12-1, rides a four fight win streak and calls Lausse easy to hit. both boxers expect a wide open battle if the bout goes the distance.
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Lausse
United States
Rugged Wilfie Greaves
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Edmont
Gene Fullmer
Wilfie
Bearcats Meet California in NCAA Semifinal Showdown
San Francisco AP report previews the NCAA semifinals with Cincinnati bearing a 27-1 mark and a high powered offense led by Oscar Robertson facing California’s tough defense and Darrin Imhoff. NYU Violets clash with Ohio State as the other semifinal at the Cow Palace starts tonight.
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Oscar Robertson
California
Darran Imhoff
Cow Palace
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Ohio State
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Imhoff
Ohio State Sophomore Terry Lucas Leads High Scoring Buckeyes
Ohio State featuring 6-7 freshman Terry Lucas, joined by John Havlicek Mel Nowell and others, faces NYU led by 6-7 Tom Sanders. NYU coach Lou Rossini cites a strong chance, as California coach Pete Newell praises balanced finalists. Cincinnati, California, and UCLA figures weigh in on the tournament field.
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Buckeyes
NYU
Lou Rossini
Rossini
Tom Sanders
al Filardi
al Barden
Ray Paprocky
Russ Cunningham
Violets
Cunningham
Lucas
John Havlicek
Mel Nowell
Larry Siegfried
Joe Roberts
Cincinnati
California
Pete Newell
George Smith
Robertson
Larry Willey
Ralph Davis
Carl Bouldin
Paul Hogue
Legion To Host 62 Pin Tourney In Middletown
Middletown's American Legion Post 218 will host the 1962 state Legion bowling tournament at the Sports Bowl on weekends in February and March. Acceptance of Middletown bid was made in Toledo, with the 1960 tourney now in progress. At least 500 teams are expected, making it the largest bowling event ever held in Middletown.
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American Legion Post
Toledo
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Mills and Team Hit National High in Bowling Meet
Middletown’s Mills helped Sparetime Games of Cincinnati post the fourth highest team total in the nation on Wednesday night in Cincinnati. Sparetime rolled a 3.05 total games of 948, 1,038 and 579 by Sancis 186-206-187, Gilkey 646 and Zaph 641. Shrader 631 and Kemper 555 followed. Sparetime won two games as Brunswick’s Queens posted a 1,052 in the opening game.
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Cincinnati
Sancis
Alice Gilkey
Clara Zaph
Shirley Shrader
Ruth Kemper
Brunswick
Queens
Boxing card results from cities show clashes and draws
In Los Angeles Paulie Armstead outpointed Hilario Morales in a 135 to 136 bout. Boise’s Jimmy Grow and The Javellana Kid drew at 138 to 138 after ten rounds. New York’s Bobby Bartels stopped Irish Pat Mullane in the second round at Sunnyside Garden.
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Hilario Morales
Mexico
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Idaho
Jimmy Grow
Lewiston
the Javellana Kid
Philippines
Drew
New York
Sunnyside Garden
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Conn
Hungry Lakers Grab Game Edge With Hawks In St Louis
The hungry Minneapolis Lakers upset the St. Louis Hawks 120 113 in St Louis to even the series and claim a home court edge. Lakers coach Jim Pollard said three more at home remain and a road win was needed. Meanwhile the Celtics and Warriors clash in Boston as Philadelphia awaits a potential series shift in the NBA Eastern final. Minneapolis schedules a pair of afternoon games with St Louis, leading to a sought after sixth game in St Louis next Tuesday.
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Cage results and NIT semifinal pairings across regional games
In Class AA regional at Kent East Tech Cleveland 66 Niles 50 while Class A regional at Athens Glenford 45 Granville 42. NIT semifinals in New York see Bradley 82 St Bonaventure 71 and Providence 68 Utah State 62. The National League has had 100 presidents since 1876.
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Roosevelt Faces Walker Led Middies In Big Test
Roosevelt presses and man to man defense seeks to blunt a physical Middies squad led by Bryant Tibbs Martin Fuller Snow Hartman and Shehee in a regional showdown. Walker’s defense may echo 1952 Cincinnati St Xaviers game while Woolums mirrors his teammate’s pace and depth.
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Cincinnati St. Xavier
al Sicking
Roosevelt
Woolums
Middies
Roosevelt Bryant
Hen’son Tibbs
Davis Martin
Brown Fuller
Snow Hartman
Shehee
Minoso Rejoins White Sox After Flu Break
Minnie Minoso returns to the Chicago White Sox after a two day flu bout. Teammate Al Smith also recovered from the flu and was ordered to rest.
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Minnie Minoso
Chicago White Sox
al Smith
East Tech Reaches Regional Finals in Ohio Basketball
East Tech of Cleveland cruises past Niles 66 50 to advance to the regional finals as Glenford upsets Granville 45 42 in Class A. East Tech aims for a third straight state crown while Glenford seeks its 1941 title, with semifinals and matchups listed across Columbus Cincinnati and Toledo regions.
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Glenford
Ohio
Cleveland
Niles
Kent
Granville
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