Dayton Flyers Rise Sparks Basketball Revival in Gem City
The Dayton Agents Club lauds UD cagers led by Tom Blackburn as a rising force reviving local basketball prestige. Since hiring Blackburn after 1946, Dayton’s program has shown a strong turnaround from prewar lows, building national recognition and strong fan interest.
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University of Dayton Flyers
Dayton
Middletown
Hamilton
Findlay
Agenis Club
Dayton Agents Club
UD Cagers
Tom Blackburn
Flyers
Fairgrounds
Harry Baujan
Blackburn
Wilmington College
Baujan
Maddern Park
Navy
Xenia Central
Independent Courts Help Blackburn Rebuild Flyers Basketball
Blackburn pursued Dayton independent leagues to recruit talent for UC basketball. Don "Monk" Meineke, later named to the NIT all tourney team with 85 points in four games, joined from those circuits and flourished under Ava Price in Dayton.
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Blackburn
Dayton
New York City
Don “Monk” Meineke
Meineke
Wilbur Wright
Monk
Ava Price
Gem City
Dayton Flyers basketball future looks bright after strong season
Dayton coaches praised Blackburn for molding a mixed squad into a cohesive unit. The team gained national attention and possible NCAA hopes for 1952 with players Meineke Norris Campbell Grisgsby and more. Local enthusiasm grows as prep programs may benefit from increased basketball interest.
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Dayton
Blackburn
Leland
Norris
Ohio University
Dick Razor Campbell
Dye
Ohio State
Agenis
Flyers
Baujan
Sam
Middletonian
Don Bolton
Gem City
Meineke
Campbell
Grisgsby
Roy Farmer to Headline AAU Boxing Show at Troy
Roy Farmer, coming off a Golden Gloves loss in Dayton, headlines tonight’s AAU boxing card at Hobart Arena Troy in the lightweight division after shedding seven pounds. Dick Daniels of Wright-Patterson Field faces Farmer while Ringside A. C. standouts compete, led by Jim Stetham who KO’d Kenny Allen in 57 seconds.
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Roy Farmer
Dayton
Hobart
Troy Farmer
Dick Danieels
Wright-Patterson Field
Farmer
A. C
Jimmy Gordon
Jim Stetham
Kenny Allen
Bob Wellman
Fred Hupley
Lee McGee
Don Wilson
Hot Stovers Plan Junior Tournament
Ohio chapters of the National Hot Stove League will sponsor a Junior Baseball Tournament next August. District meets are set for August 2-4 in Youngstown Wooster and Lorain. State tournament dates A 9-11 to be announced and three age groups will compete 11-12 13-14.
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Ohio
National Hot Stove League
Youngstown
Wooster
Lorain
Coyotes Go East In West Virginia Frontier
Parsons West Virginia Tucker County reports a 30 pound coyote killed by Jarvis Willocks of Maryville Tennessee while deer hunting about 75 miles south of Pittsburgh. This marks the first confirmed coyote presence in northeastern West Virginia after prior sightings.
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Parsons
W. Va
NEA
Tucker County
Pittsburgh
Jarvis Willocks
Maryville
Tenn
Willocks
White Knocks Out Hatfield in Second Round
Rudy White of Cincinnati defeated Dick Hatfield of Ironton with a knockout at 2:30 of the second round at Radio Center Arena yesterday in Huntington West Virginia.
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Huntington
W. Va
Rudy White
Cincinnati
Dick Hatfield
Ironton
Radio Center Arena
Ferrier Still Reaping Gold On Golf Trail
Australian pro Jim Ferrier continued his winnings streak by capturing the Jacksonville Open at Hyde Park, finishing 16 under par with 272 on a 6,508 yard course. He earned 2000 dollars weekly, beating Lloyd Mangrum and Jack Shields who tied for second at 283 and shared 1200 dollars.
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Ferrier
Jacksonville
Fla
Jim Ferrier
Chicago
Jack Shields
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fach
Assaulted Coach Quits Texas Post
COLLEGE STATION Tex AP Harry Stiteler resigned as Texas A and M football coach after admitting misled statements about being beaten in Houston. President Harrington said the decision was due to misleading remarks to officials. Stiteler had claimed a case of mistaken identity and refused to name his assailant. The incident followed the December 15 1950 beating after he arrived for a team banquet.
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College Station
Tex
Harry Stiteler
Texas A and M
Houston
M. T. Harrington
Stiteler
Aggie
Pair Of Heavies Impress In Intercity Matches
Golden Glovers Norvel Lee and Michael Maye starred as New York’s championship team battled Chicago hand picked gladiators to an 8 8 draw at Madison Square Garden in the annual inter city show. Nate Brooks of Cleveland outpointed Lou Perez of New York for the bantamweight title. Chicago’s other winner was David Moore, 126, of Springfield.
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Golden Glovers Norve
Lee
Michael Maye
Chicago
Madison Square Gaten
Nate Brooks
Ceveland
Lou Perez
David Moore
Springfield
Legion Cage Meet Drawings Are Set For Natchitoches
The fifth annual American Legion National Basketball Tournament draws announced for March 29 31 in Natchitoches Louisiana. Fourteen teams entered including two from Louisiana and one from each of twelve other states. Defending champions hail from Coushatta Louisiana. First round lower bracket pairings include Ohio versus Oklahoma.
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Natchitoches
American Legion
Lousiana
Coushatta
Ohio
Oklahoma
All Yanks In Semis Of Egyptian Tourney
American women lead the Alexandria International championships semis as Doris Hart of Jacksonville Florida and Louis Brough of Beverly Hills California advance with easy wins over their rivals. The event showcases top U S players in Egypt.
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All Yanks
Alexandria
Egypt
United States
Doris Hart
Jacksonville
Fla
Louis Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
U. S
Loss of Players To Hurt Wolfpack Lions In NCAA
New York AP reports NCAA tournament opens with Kentucky and Columbia spotlighting top teams. North Carolina State loses three stars under a four year rule, while Columbia faces illinois with Bob Sullivan out, dimming the Lions bid. Kentucky meets Louisville. NC State vs Villanova and St Johns vs Connecticut also on opening night.
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NEW York
Kentucky
Columbia
North Carolina State
Wildcats
Carolina State
Stan Ranzino
Paul Horvath
Vic Bubas
Bob Sullivan
Minnapolis
Illinois
Illini
Madison Square Garden
Raleigh
N. C
Louisville
Villanova
St. John’s
Connecticut
the Garden
Kansas City
Kansas State
Oklahoma A
Brigham Young
Final Berths In Tourney Aim Of Quints Tonight
Tonight the Iribal Basketball League semifinals set the finals fjr the single elimination tourney in the YMCA gym. Armco faces Sorg Paper at 8 am while Inland Container meets Barkelew Electric. Armco aims for a clean sweep after 15 0 Industrial League play and last weekend’s Southwestern District YMCA title. Sorg is 11 4, Inland 9 6, Barkelew 2 14. The finals move to Thursday night at the Y Gym.
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Sorg Paper
Inland Container
Barkeley Electric
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Sorg
Inland
Roger Dillman
Barkelew
Electric
Dillman
Wally Post Hurt As Reds Fatten Averages On Braves
Cincinnati won 14-2 over Boston in exhibition play but lost Wally Post to an ankle injury likely out for 10 days. Post, a Tulsa prospect, impressed yet has a weak throwing arm. Ted Kluszewski powered the offense with four hits and four RBIs. Bobby Adams added four RBIs, and Leslie Peden homered. Dixie Howell and Sammy Meeks contributed key hits as Cincinnati pounded 32 hits in two games.
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Tampa
Fla
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Boston
Tulsa
Post
St. Henry
Kluszewski
Leslie Peden
Dixie Howell
Sammy Meeks
Frontier All-Star League tightens as Nein's and Burger shine
In the Frontier Men's All-Star League Nein's and Burger Star split, with Nein brothers narrowly ahead after Duff's Case dropped a late three. Bill Rupp led Burger with 635 pins, while Gordon Nein paced the Realtors at 554. In other action, Elks Women and several leagues posted top scores including Barach 531 and Long 500 in the Armco circuits, as Majors produced three shutouts and Ortman-Stewart topped the American League at YMCA assisted by McCane’s 530.
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Elks Women's League
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Armco
Eli Komnenovich
Gray Harrison
Lefty Hyde
Ted Snowden
Ortman-Stewart
Oglesby-Barnitz
YMCA
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Prior
Paul McCane
Ortman
Arnold Grine
Lion Tamers
J. Blust
WPFB
B'nai B’rith
Paul Wilson
Broad St. Bowl-Mar
Mabel Whitaker
Mantle Hitting .571 For Yanks
Los Angeles AP notes Mickey Mantle a 19 year old rookie from Commerce Oklahoma excites Yankee camp with switch hitting speed and a 420 foot homer. He also connected for a single in his only at bat in a 6 3 loss to Hollywood boosting his average to .571 for 21 at bats.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Mantle
Commerce
Okla
New York Yankee
Mickey
Yanks
Hollywood
Ruth's Signature Has Trade Value
Herbert Hoover recalls a boy asking for three autographs and notes that Babe Ruth's signature holds high value. He remembers responding that it takes two of a president to get one of Ruth's, illustrating Ruth's enduring fame beyond his playing days.
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Ruth
New York
German Hound Wins 13th Italian Pointer Championship
A German hunting hound named Dumar di Po Vecchio owned by Luigi Corteggiani won the 13th Italian National Championship for pointers organized by the Italian Hunting Federation. Second prize went to Ital ian hound Friend della Faggiola and third to German dog Jorck. The event climaxed 30 regional contests.
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Italian Hunting Federation
Luigi Corteggiani
Friend Della Faggiola
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No. 8 Beats No. 7 Twice In Elks League
No. 8 defeated No. 7 twice in the Elks Men's League as Mike Quinlisk rolled 174 199 196 569. Johnny Miller scored 544 for No. 7. No. 4 won two from No. 8 and No. 5 swept No. 6 with 562 from Davies. No. 2 beat No. 1 twice.
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Carton Blues
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Gardner Board
Mill No 2 Panthers
Carton Office
Carton Tigers
Don Worman
Dick Fink
Manchester Machine
Mill No
Mike Quinlisk
Johnny Miller
Davies
Eagles Lodge League Scores Show Low Scoring Wins
The Yankes defeated the Fireballs twice as Doug Brandenburg posted 539 and D Crispin 529 for the Fireballs. Big Luv blanked the Tramps and Twin Bats shutout the Pumpkins. R Skinner scored 526 for the Pumpkins. The remaining two teams postponed games.
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Doug Brandenburg
D. Crispin
Big Luv
R. Skinner
Carl Lansaw Earns Third Miami Letter in Basketball
Miami University awards third varsity letter to Carl Lansaw for basketball as 31 varsity and freshman cage squad members receive recognition. Freshman letter recipients include Ed Gunderson of Middletown Bert Barney and Bob Poll of Portsmouth. Lansaw, a senior, helped the 1947 Middle state champions defeat East Liverpool 47 29.
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Carl Lansaw
Miami University
Ed Gunderson
Middletown
Bert Barney
Bob Poll
Portsmouth
Lansow
East Liverpool
Frank Petiica
Akron
Bill Green
Cleveland
Dick Walls
Ft. Recovery
Bernie Griesinger
Don Knodel
Hamilton
Rudy Lane
Bob McPhee
Struthers
Bob King
Huntington
W. Va
Redskin Ride Is New Piqua Coach
Piqua High School named William J. Wehr, 27, its new head football coach succeeding George P. Wertz Sr., who resigns after 26 seasons to become fulltime athletic director. Wehr, a Denison University graduate and former Detroit Lions player, was an assistant at Miami University and Navy veteran.
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Piqua High School
William J. Wehr
Miami University
Oxford
Wehr
George P. Wertz
Wertz
Denison University
Detroit Lions
Woody Hayes
Ohio State
Barnesville
Big Ten Lifts Freshman Eligibility For Fall
CHICAGO AP. Freshmen will regain varsity eligibility in the Western Conference starting September. Faculty reps and athletic directors voted to end a ban in place since 1946 with a wartime exception in 1943. The policy mirrors prior actions lifting the restriction for 1951-52 if needed. Officials warn attendance may drop up to 30 percent next fall due to the military draft.
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Big Ten
Middie Cange Fete Moved Up To 6 P. M.
The Middie basketball banquet at the High School cafeteria has been moved to 6 p m announced by athletic director Elmo Lingrel. The time change from 6 30 p m allows main speaker Coach Tommy Blackburn of the University of Dayton to honor another engagement later tonight.
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Elmo Lingrel
Lingrel
Tommy Blackburn
University of Dayton
Fights Night Results From Associated Press
Miami bout: Rockey Graziano knocked out Rueben Jones after a 3 am start. Huntington card: Jimmy Welch outpointed Herman Harris in a ten round lightweight test.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Rockey Graziano
New York
Rueben Jones
Norfolk
Huntington
West Va
Jimmy Welch
Columbus
Herman Harris
Asheville
N. C
Players Push for Voice in Hiring Baseball Commissioner
In Lakeland Florida Freddie Hutchinson Detroit Tigers pitcher and players representative proposes that major league players gain a vote in selecting a new commissioner. If owners reject the plan players threaten to hire their own commissioner to sit on the baseball council. Hutchinson notes that Happy Chandler was favored by many players to lead the league government.
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Fla
Freddie Hutchinson
Detroit Tigers
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Weeme
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Happy) Chandler
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Baseball Council
Happy Chandler
Detroit
Chandler
Beause
Mhutch
Williams Defends Spit Incident At Tampa Field
Sarasota report says Ted Williams denied spitting at fans during a Sunday exhibition against Cincinnati at Plant Field. He said he discarded something in his mouth on the ground while admitting fans booed him after a fielding lapse and a two-strike sequence. Managers and writers noted the incident drew extra comment in a tense Boston Tampa framing. Williams insisted he does not care about fan opinion and questioned the booing.
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Sarasota
Fla
Ted Williams
Williams
Boston Red Sox
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Plant Field
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Willams
Reds
Ed Brantt
Boston
Bronx
Ted
Red Sox
Babe Ruth
Steve O'Neill
Feller Fails Early Then Finds Form in Indians Blowout Loss
In a spring matchup, Bob Feller allowed three hits and two runs in two innings but shut out Pittsburgh in the third through fifth. Gerald Fahr earned the Pirates a decisive edge as Ralph Kiner and John Merson homered, while Orestes Minoso hit Cleveland’s two runs, including his third spring homer.
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LOS Angeles
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Bob
Pittsburgh Pirates
Gerald Fahr
Pirates
Ralph Kiner
John Merson
Feller
Chicago White Sox
Orestes Minoso
Cleveland
Minoso
Harry Simpson
Jansen Picks Up Where He Left Off
ST PETERSBURG Fla AP Larry Jansen shows form from last season for the New York Giants in a 2 to 1 win over the Boston Red Sox. He worked five scoreless innings and allowed only one hit in the game, bringing his season total to 11 innings with one run allowed.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Larry Jansen
New York Giants
Boston Red Sox
Giants
Exhibition Baseball Results Across Multiple Matches
Exhibition games include Philadelphia N over St. Louis N 8 to 7 in 10 innings. Cincinnati N defeated Boston N 14 to 2. St. Louis A beat Portland PCL 9 to 6. Brooklyn A lost to Philadelphia A 5 to 2. New York N topped Pittsburgh 4 to 2. Cleveland beat Pittsburgh Sea 1. Seattle PCL routed Pittsburgh Sea 9 to 1. Hollywood PCL defeated New York A 6 to 3.
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Portland
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Hollywood
Woodcock Becomes Boxing Manager in Britain
Bruce Woodcock, ex British and European heavyweight champion, was granted a manager's license by the British Board of Boxing Control. He retired after a four round stoppage by Lee Savold last June in a world title bout.
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Bruce Woodcock
British Board of Boxing Control
Woodcock
Lee Savold
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