Middletown and Xenia Rivalry Faces Schedule Snub Rumor
Elmo Lingrel, Middletown athletic chief, plans to mail a letter to Xenia Gazette to dispel a misunderstanding over scheduling for 1948-49. He says Middletown did not snub Xenia and aims to restore the series while noting changes in the 18 game slate including Columbus East West and Cincinnati Western Hills replacing some opponents.
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Middies
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Middie
Keith Wright
Xenia Gazette
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Boloney
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Elmo
Paul Walker
Columbus South
Cincinnati Hughes
Columbus East
Columbus West
Cincinnati Western Hills
Canton McKinley
Hamilton
Lingrel
Canton
Dayton Fairgrounds Coliseum
Roosevelt
Stivers
Oxford
Chillicothe
Middies schedule shift eyed in tournament context
The Middies may gain a longer gap after facing Big Blue in the season finale before the tournament. The date change could aid recovery as Big Blue prospects for next year look strong and the Middies need time to regroup.
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Hamilton
Middies
Big Blue
62 In Running For UCLA Coach's Job
New York AP reports UCLA athletic director Wilbur Johns announced a candidate list of 62 for the Bruins basketball coaching post. Ohio State coach Tippy Dye declined to comment on reports he had been approached.
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Wilbur Johns
UCLA
Tippy Dye
Ohio State
Johns
Weidner to Meet Demchuk in Non Title Bout at Hamilton
Billy Weidner the junior heavyweight champion faces former titleholder John Demchuk in a non title feature at Hamilton Fenmont Thursday night promoter Dave Harris said Weidner refused to risk his title on a grueling schedule. Weidner has defended his title in 10 consecutive bouts with two other matches rounding out the card.
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Hamilton
Billy Weidner
John Demchuk
Hamilton Fenmont
Dave Harris
Weidner
Angelo Martinelli
Herb Parks
Colide
Irish McGee
Monty LaDue
Top finishers win first NBL playoffs
In Indianapolis AP report Rochester defeats Fort Wayne 65 56 and Minneapolis beats Oshkosh 80 68 in opening games of best of five series. Anderson defeats Syracuse 73 56 and the K Cities beat Indianapolis 77 64. Second games scheduled tonight.
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NBL
Jim Freeman Named Indiana Line Coach
Jim Freeman former All-Big Nine guard signed as line coach for Indiana football under Head Coach Clyde Smith. Athletic Director Paul Harrell announced the appointment yesterday. Freeman played for Smith in high school and will work with the team in Bloomington.
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Bloomington
Ind
Jim Freeman
Indiana
Paul Harrell
Freeman
Clyde Smith
Snow Flake Aims for Revenge In Indy Bout
Akron Ohio AP Henry Snow Flake a hard hitting Buffalo heavyweight seeks revenge tonight against Indianapolis Colton Chaney in a 10 round headliner Flake carries 39 straight wins before a split decision loss to Chaney Two months ago he was a 6 5 favorite to win and aims to rebound after a knockout of Pat Comiskey and a decision over Paterson New Jersey heavyweight stance set the stage for a charged rematch.
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Henry
Snow
Flake
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Colton Chaney
Paster
Ice Chaney
Kaye
Chaney
Puffalo Battler
Pat Comiskey
Paterson
N. J
Clevelander Fourth in ABC Bowling Competition
Little Eddie Koepp of Cleveland placed fourth in singles with 692 and finished 1871 in all-events after posting 607 in doubles and 572 in team. Edgar Briskie of Detroit tied for fourth in all-events with 1876 and also earned a doubles finish. Nick Miller leads singles with 709 and Dr Michael Krupa Bruno Krupa lead doubles with 1288.
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Eddie Koepp
Cleveland
Edgar Briskie
Koepp
ABC
Maples
Brieskie
Henry Nosakowski
Nick Miller
Massillon
Michael Krupa
Bruno Krupa
Clarence Coller
Youngstown
YMCA High School Basketball Tourney Semis Start 6 30
Semi finals at the Y gym moved to 6 30 tonight per John Johnson. The Flying Five face the Jets in the opener and the Runts meet the Red Hats in the afterpiece.
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YMCA
John Johnson
Flying
Jets
Ravenna Granted New Chapter by National Hot Stove League
The National Hot Stove League announced a charter grant for a new Ravenna chapter, expanding local baseball interest. The development was disclosed from league headquarters in Ravenna, Ohio, with details pending on charter ceremony and member recruitment.
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Coach Smith’s Career Spanned High School to Indiana
Smith served as coach at Redstone High School in Pennsylvania and later was a line coach at Indiana University when Freeman played, illustrating a career across high school and college football.
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Redstone
I.U
Freeman
Kentucky Wins NCAA Cage Title Handily
Phillies scout praise Curt Simmons an 18 year old pressure pitcher from Egypt Pennsylvania after he leads Phillies to wins in exhibition season and Shaughnessy playoffs and in minor league finals. Owners and managers highlight his clutch performance and future potential with comments on his strikeout power and control under pressure.
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Fla
Philadelphia Phils
Curt Simmons
Egypt
Bob Carpenter
Phil
American Legion
Carpenter
Phils
Curt
Wilmington
Del
Simmons
Shaughnessy
Wildcats Await Olympic Trials Duel With Oilers
Kentucky crushed Baylor 58 42 to win the NCAA title as Alex Groza and Ralph Beard led with 14 and 12 points respectively while Wah Wah Jones added nine. The Oilers featuring Bob Kurland loom as a marquee semifinal clash in the Olympic trials with Madison Square Garden finals set for March 31.
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Baylor
Alex Groza
Martins Ferry
Oilers
Bob Kurland
Teain
Madison Square Garden
Holy Cross
Kansas State
Don Heatherton
Adolph
Rupp
Texas
Wah-Wah Jones
Ralph Beard
Groza
Beard
Jones
Reds Turn to Blackwell to End Losing Streak
Clearwater exhibition notes show Reds manager Johnny Neun elevating Ewell Blackwell to start to stop two straight defeats. Washington Senators beat the Reds 9 5 in Orlando as Reds left 15 runners on base, with Grady Hatton and Tom McBride leading with three singles each. Gil Coan and Leon Culberson sparkled for Washington with a double, a triple, and a triple respectively. Neun also floats Walker Cress to either Syracuse or Tulsa for further seasoning.
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Fla
Johnny Neun
Cincinnati Reds
Washington Senators
Orlando
Reds
New York Yankees
Neun
Ewell Blackwell
Blackie
Herman Wehmeier
Syracuse
Blackwell
Phillies
Virgil Stallcup
Eddie Miller
Eddie Erantt
Kent Peterson
Frankie Baumholtz
Ray Lamanno
Hugh Poland
Grady Hatton
Tom McBride
Nats
Gil Coan
Washington
Leon Culberson
Walker Cress
New Orleans
Tulsa
Bries Hamner drives Phillies to 6-5 win over Yankees
Training Camp Bries Granville Hamner hits a triple in the eighth inning and Curt Simmons earns the win as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Yankees 6-5 on a windy day. Johnny Blatnik scores on Hamner’s triple after Joe Page relieves Ed Lopat. Page homered for the Cardinals.
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Fla
Granville Hamner
Curt Simmons
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees
Phillies
Joe Page
Johnny Blatnik
Hamner
Page
Ed Lopat
Red Sox Defeat Cardinals 3-2 on Rice’s eighth-inning error
Del Rice’s errant peg to first in the eighth inning allowed two runs and gave Boston a 3-2 win over St. Louis in a spring game. The Cardinals dropped to 9 losses in 14 starts this spring as the miscue followed a bunt. George Kurowski contributed with his first .
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
del Rice
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Rice
George Kurowski
Lavagetto’s squeeze bunt lifts Dodgers past Royals in tenth
Cookie Lavagetto delivered a dramatic pinch hit with the bases loaded in the tenth inning, driving in the winning run as the Brooklyn Dodgers edged the Montreal Royals 3 to 2. Joe Hatten started and pitched seven innings, allowing two runs in the sixth on two hits and two walks.
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Ciudad Trujillo
D. R
Cookie Lavagetto
Ries
Brooklyn Dodgers
Montreal Royals
Joe Hatten
the Brooks
Minors Plan Help For Latin American Game
American baseball extends aid to the West Indies and Latin Americas as minor leagues plan cross border talks. Finch will visit Havana San Juan Balboa and Venezuela to recruit and set up a post season series while noting 458 cities prepare for season openers and 2500 to 3000 rookies start on the path to the majors. Attendance last year reached about 41 million across 52 leagues and 388 clubs.
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West Indies
Latin Americas
Robert L. Finch
New York
Finch
Havana
San Juan
Ge L. Cordova
Dominican Republic
Dodgers
Balboa
Stamford Graham
Donny” Donovan
Venezuela
Brazil
League Chiefs
Caribbean
Vancouver
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Canada
Cuba
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Quebec
George M
Red
Trautman
Playoff results mix in early baseball and basketball races
In pro basketball playoff play, Chicago edged Washington 74 70 in a three team scramble for Western second place. St Louis beat Philadelphia 60 58 as St Louis leads the series 1-0. In the National League best-of-five action Moline defeated Indianapolis 77 67 to take a 1-0 lead. Rochester downed Fort Wayne 65 56 to lead 1-0 and Minneapolis beat Oshkosh 80 68 as Minneapolis leads 1-0. Anderson won 73 56 against Syracuse to lead the series 1-0.
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Rochester
Fort Wayne
Minneapolis
Oshkosh
Anderson
Syracuse
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Moline
Buckeye Baseballers Earn Second Win Over Aggies
Ohio State pitchers Dick Magato and Gene Brown limited the Texas A&M offense to four hits as the Buckeyes defeated the Aggies 4 to 1 in College Station. Brown, from Dayton, contributed offensively alongside Magato.
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BUCK
College Station
Rookie Catcher Tipton Sparks Tribe In Exhibition Win
Husky catcher Joe Tipton, a .375 hitter last season in the Eastern League, delivered clutch hits as the Cleveland Indians beat the St Louis Browns 6-5 for their seventh exhibition win. Tipton lined a bases tied single in the seventh and another in the ninth to drive home the winning run, with Dale Mitchell and Hank Greenberg contributing.
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Cal
Joe Tipton
Cleveland Indians
Tipton
Tribe
St. Louis Browns
Ken Keltner
Mitchell
Bill Veeck
Jim Hogan
Indians
Lou Boudreau
al Gettel
Don Black
Bob Muncrief
Chicago White Sox
New York Giants
Eddie Robinson
Exhibition Baseball Scores From Detroit to Miami Beach
Associated Press exhibition games wrap with results from Detroit Boston St Louis New York Pittsburgh Washington Cincinnati St Louis Montreal and Philadelphia. Highlights include Detroit over Boston 6 3 and New York 9 Cincinnati 6 in extra innings with Montreal defeating Philadelphia 5 2.
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Associated Press
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Boston
St. Louis
New York
Pittsburgh
Washinton
Cincinnati
Lickie
Montreal
Philadelphia
Miami Beach
Ty Cobb Hospitalized After Train Illness
Ty Cobb, 61, checked into New England Baptist Hospital for observation of a gall bladder disturbance. He was en route from his California home to Boston for a routine checkup when he fell ill on the train. Dr. Frank Lahey declined to comment while Cobb called it a thing he ate on the train.
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Ty Cobb
New England Baptist Hospital
Georgia Peach
California
Cobb
Frank Lahey
Boston Clinic
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