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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1950
Page
5
The Armco Ingots face Miami Cabinet in an Industrial Basketball League playoff at 8 p.m. at the YMCA. Gardner Board has a bye and will meet the playoff winner on Thursday at 7 p.m. Two Ingots wins would close the season. playoffs could require a final deciding game next week if Gardner or Miami prevail.
CCNY enters as a 41 to 43 point favorite over Ohio State in Thursday NCAA tournament clash after surprising NIT title run. North Carolina State opens as a three point favorite over Holy Cross in the tourney opener at Madison Square Garden.
In the Broad Street Bowl Mor Women’s Recreation League Pat Watts rolled 219 193 189 601, adding a fourth 600 series this year. Nell Thomas Boots Mills and M. Oglesby also posted strong scores as Burnett’s led the standings with three wins.
Ohio high school fans will see top players in the 1950 all Ohio Class A picks. Ken McCally and Frank Petrancek headline the first team with Paul Ebert and Joe Okruhlica also named. Barney, Freeman, and Goettman anchor the latter teams as standout scorers and defenders.
Detroit police closed the Bow-O-Drome Al Jess after carbon monoxide fumes sickened about fifty people including many young women bowlers and a few boys and a hatcheck girl. Victims were treated at local hospitals. a pipe in the basement furnace exploded releasing the fumes.
George King of Morris-Harvey West Virginia led the 1950 scoring race with 967 points, edging Riv Falls’s Nate Delong by 106 for the season crown. Delong claimed the career scoring title at 2,592 points, while King finished with 2,437. Other top finishers include Charley Share of Bowling Green and George Stevenson of Rio Grande College, with Meineke of Dayton also among the leaders.
Minneapolis defeats Rochester 78 to 76 to capture one game lead in the Central Division first place playoff. Indianapolis edges Sheboygan 86 to 85 to take a 1 0 series lead. Anderson beats Tri City 89 to 77 to lead its series 1 0. New York falls to Washington 87 to 80 as the Knicks trail the series 1 0.
Pro golfers vote Johnny Palmer 31, veteran from Badin NC, as likely Masters champion in August of 1950 at Augusta GA. Sam Snead a close second. Cary Middlecoff, Jimmy Demaret, Jack Burke, Roberto De Vicenzo also receive votes. Hogan and Mangrum noted for accidents. Middlecoff cites Palmer’s shot mix and course knowledge as key.
AP reports yesterday results across the major and minor leagues. Scores include Boston 11 over 1 and 5 New York. Baltimore 6 to Philadelphia 4. Cincinnati 14 over Brooklyn 6. St Louis 9 over Cleveland 6. Pittsburgh 4 over New York 1. San Francisco 5 over Chicago 2. Chicago 8 over Oakland 1.
Ray Robinson and George Costner meet in a non title 10 round bout at Convention Hall expected to draw about 15 000 fans. They last fought with Robinson winning as Costner started to heat up in the later rounds.
Ohio State won the National Intercollegiate Three-Cushion Billiard championship scoring 440 points in Chicago. Kentucky was second with 419, Utah 405, and Notre Dame 400. In boxing, Frank Sodance defeated Art Lianos in White Plains, and Dave Marsh beat Sammy Mastrean in Youngstown.
Cleveland manager Lou Boudreau said Tribesmen will hold special school sessions on mistakes after returning to their Tucson training camp March 29. The Indians fell 9-8 to St Louis as Gene Bearden sputteredlate, with Sherman Lollar delivering a ninth inning homer to seal the victory for the Browns.
Gussie Moran of Santa Monica California overcome Bessie Venter of South Africa 6 2 9 7 to reach the Alexandria Tennis Tournament semi finals. Patricia Canning Todd of Yarolla California also advanced by defeating Mus Buxton Knight of Egypt 6 1.
WLB stations WLW and WCPO present a dense day’s line up. Ernie Lee Ruth Lyons Rita Hackett Bill Nimmo Judy Splinters Howdy Doody Kukla Fran and Ole coach many shows with news programs Weather and sports segments included. Public notices urge registration by March 2% and list program blocks for ABC Bally channels.
Nat Holman coach of City College of New York's NI T champs was named top coach. Paul Arizin of Villanova and George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers were named the leading college and pro athletes by the Philadelphia Basketball Writers Association.
A race horse owned by Allen Scott of Cadis O was among 14 horses destroyed when flames swept a barn at the Washington County fair grounds. Loss was estimated at 100000 dollars with each horse valued between 3000 and 10000 dollars.
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