Middie State Champions Return in Spirited Homecoming
The 1951 52 Middletown High cagers are honored in a joyful homecoming at Middie Gym with Coach Paul Walker lauded for team play. Don Barnette’s steal and layup enlivens the crowd as stars like Bill Ross and Leonard Johnson, Ed Payne, Tommy Dillman and other players receive praise and reflections on the season's memorable moments.
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Middie
Paul Walker
Walker
Middletown High Cagers
Don Barnette
Bill Ross
Steubenville Star
Barnette
Ross
Leonard Johnson
Ed “Skeeter
Payne
Johnson
Tommy Dillman
Dick Vice
Columbus
Tommy
Neil House
Dillman
Krit
Don Schneider
Massillon Coach Mather Star of Basketball Chat
Massillon football coach Chuck Mather spoke at a coaches gathering about Massillon’s strong basketball ties. Paul Schofer, a Massillon and former Hamilton mentor, attended along with Warren Schofler of Hamilton and Barberton’s Junie Farrell LeRoy Raber and Sam Masi, noted for coaching the North team at Middletown’s All-Star game.
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Chuck Mather
Massillon
Mather
Canton McKinley
Paul Schofer
Hamilton Cage
Warren Schofler
Hamilton
Barberton High
Junie Farrell
LeRoy Raber
Sam Masi
Middletown
International Golf Crisis Averted By French Pro Pelissier
French professional Albert Pelissier avoided a international dispute with the PGA after delays in mail and scheduling. Pelissier and fellow Frenchman Jean Baptiste Ado arrived to play in St. Petersburg and faced slow entry, then Pelissier secured invitations to Aiken and Jacksonville Open while Ado left. Ab DeMarco of the Buffalo Bisons has scored over 600 points in his long league career.
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Albert Pelissier
Paris
PGA
Horton Smith
Pelissier
Lagorce
Seminole
Aiken
Chicago
Ado
Ada
Lagoree
France
Smith
Wilmington
Ab DeMarco
Buffalo Bitons
Columbus May Lose State High School Basketball Championship
Columbus faces potential loss of the annual state tournament as calls to move the event away from the antiquated State Fair grounds Coliseum grow. Rain and leaky facilities disrupted finals, while Middletown and Lockland Wayne secured Class A and B titles amid ongoing facility criticisms and talk of new sites in Cincinnati Garden or Cleveland Arena.
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Fritz Howell
Columbus
Middletown
Lockland Wayne
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
State Board of Control of the
Ohio High School Athletic Associa
Tion
High School Basketball Coaches Association
Capital City
Paul Walker
Steubenville
Nelsonville
Hamilton County
H. W. Emschler
Cincinnati Garden
Cleveland Arena
Ohio State University
Four Class A and B finalists receive large homecomings
In Columbus area finals, Middletown and Lockland were greeted by huge crowds as Class A and B champions returned. Middletown’s 20 000-strong crowd cheered a 1 500-vehicle caravan to the high school gym and a big celebration. Lockland greeted the Class B winners with bands and decorated cars.
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Columbus
Middletown
Lockland
Lockland Wayne
Nelsonville
Waezula Misses "300" in City Bowling Singles Threats Rise
The City Bowling Tournament at Broad St Bowl reports Waezula missing a 300 by one pin but posting 279 in singles and a 676 top score without handicap. McGonigle leads after three shifts with 698. Fordyce tops all-events with 1986.
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Bill McGonigle
Broad St. Bowl Mar
Kegiers
Dale Fordyce
Bob Medley
Harlan Hensley
Dennis Justice
Earl McGraw
Freddie Waczula
McMillan Plays Shortstop As it Should Be Played
Cincinnati Reds rookie Roy McMillan draws praise from Boston Braves manager Tommy Holmes for flawless fielding as practice precedes a 5 4 Reds win. Holmes says McMillan tracks the ball like a hawk and hovers over it when it comes to him. The victory ends Cincinnati’s five game losing streak with Ted Kluszewski and Joe Adcock homering. Virgil Jester balks home the winning run in the seventh.
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Tampa
Fla
Roy McMillan
Cincinnati Reds
Tommy Holmes
Boston Braves
McMillan
Holmes
Cincinnati
Braves
Ted Klustzewski
Joe Adcock
Reds
Virgil Jester
Harry Perkowski
Niles Jordan
Veterans Lead Jacksonville Open as Ford Tops Field
Doug Ford, 28, sits at 207 after three rounds to lead Bobby Locke and Sam Snead in the Jacksonville Open at Hyde Park Course. Locke is nine under with 216 and Snead at 209, while 21 pros are under par for the three rounds despite a stiff cross wind. Burke shot 77 to fade from a potential five-time PGA winner run.
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Jacksonville, Fla Oo
Doug Ford
Bobby Locke
Sam Snead
Ford
Locke
Johannesburg
South Africa
Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Hyde Park
Jack Burke
Golden Gloves Final Set for 16 Amateurs at MSG
Sixteen amateur fighters from ten locales clash tonight in the 25th New York Chicago inter city Golden Gloves championship at Madison Square Garden. The eight championship classes pair New York and Gary Indiana Cleveland participants including 112 pound Jack Spurgeon versus Ken Wright and 135 pound Tom Roberts against Isaac Vaughn.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Jack Spurgeon
Ken Wright
Gary
Ind
Tom Roberts
Isaac Vaughn
Cleveland
Yankees Suffer in Spring by NL Pitching Power
The New York Yankees struggle against National League pitching in spring training losses. They were blanked by the Phillies 4 0 in 12 innings and earlier by the Braves, with Eddie Sawyer using Robin Roberts effectively. Seven NL clubs posted wins while the Yankees managed only three hits against Roberts Fox Jimson Stanty and Husatzen across two games.
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New York Yankees
Casey Stengel
Yanks
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston Braves
Phillies
Eddie Sawyer
Robin Roberts
New Yorkers
St Johns and Hines Meet In NCAA Semi Final Tilt
St Johns of Brooklyn and Hines, Big Ten champion, draw top upset teams in NCAA semi finals at the University of Washington pavilion. Kansas and Santa Clara vie in the Western semi final with winner to face Eastern winner for the national title and Olympic trials berth.
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St. Johns
Helmi
Seattle
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Mighty Kentucky
Hines
National Collegiate Athletic Association
University of Washington Pavillion
Kansas
Santa Clara
UCLA
Wyoming
Kansas City
New York
Seattle-Tacoma International
Wlineis
Chicago
Portland
Ore
United Air Lines
Kentucky
St. Louis
Illlinois
Duquesne
Kentucky Wildcats
Associated Press
Redmen
Former Yankee Pitcher Steve Sandra Dies at 75
Cleveland friends report ex-Yankee Steve Sandra died at home after a rapid decline from 215 to 75 pounds. He played for Burlington, Quincy, Toledo, Minneapolis, Zanesville, Newark, and Cleveland Indians farm, with Yankees stints in 1936 and 1938 to 1943 before Army service. Contributions were asked to the American Cancer Society.
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Cleveland
Steve Sandra
American Cancer Society
Steve
Sandra
Burlington
Quincy
Toledo
Minneapolis
Zanesville
Newark
Yankees
Johnny Allen
Monte Pearson
Washington
Browns
Army
Hockey Scores Across Leagues Fueled by High Scoring Night
National League games saw Chicago defeat New York 7 to 6 and Detroit beat Montreal 7 to 2 while Boston topped Toronto 4 to 2. American Playoffs Providence routed Cleveland 5 to 1 as Cleveland led the series 2-1.
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Chicago
New York
Boston
Toronto
Detroit
Montreal
Sports Mirror Highlights Past Championship Moments
A retrospective column recalls events from different years including Dick Futton defending the North American Men’s Figure Skating title in Englewood and Sonja Kloppfer winning the women’s title in Brooklyn. It also notes Utah’s five years ago NIT victory over Kentucky, Red Rolfe’s 1942 contract signing, and the Rangers’ 20 years ago playoff win over the Canadiens.
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Dick Futton
Englewood
N. J
Sonja Kloppfer
Brooklyn
Utah
Kentucky
Red Rolfe
New York Yankee
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Miami Pays Tribute To MAC Basketball Co Champions
Miami University will honor its Mid American Conference co champions with a banquet at Municipal Auditorium. About 300 attendees are expected and Paul Brown, Miami alumnus and Cleveland Browns coach, will be the principal speaker.
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Oxford
Miami University
Municipal Auditorium
Paul Brown
Miami
Cleveland Browns
Cage Results National Pro Basketball Scores Report
The New York team defeated Boston 101 to 97 to tie the series at 1-1. Minneapolis routed Indianapolis 170 to take a 1-0 lead in their series. Syracuse beat Philadelphia 84 to 73 to win the series 2-1.
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New York
Boston
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Syracuse
Philadelphia
Doubles 7 p.m. shift rosters and scores
The document lists doubles pairings for a 7 p.m. shift including Hover Phillips and Mittenhollzer Conarroe with several players. It shows individual scores next to names such as Hover 635 Phillips 687 and Conarroe 608, with other partial tallies for Yenser Lackey and Robinson.
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Dobules
Banquet Tickets Still Available for Quarterback Club
The Mid dle athletes banquet at the American Legion Auditorium Tuesday night has limited tickets. Chairman Bill Long announced tickets are available through club members and reservations may be made by calling 26032 before noon tomorrow.
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American Legion Auditorium
Bill Long
Long
Steel Bowling Team Tops Booster Group Standings
Steel Construction drives the Booster division lead in the American Bowling Congress Tournament in Milwaukee. The team totaled 2800 pins with games of 894 979 and 927 for third in the overall standings, led by Clarence Steele 546 James Hayes 542 A J Steele 534 and Mel Steele 592. Electric Construction scored 2493 with Dennie Justice 535 Bill Lafayette 443 Bob Lund 534 Cal Rudd 451 and Bill Bergman 530.
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Steel Construction
Milwaukee
Clarence Steele
James Hayes
A. J. Steele
Mel Steele
Dennie Justice
Bill Lafayette
Bob Lund
Cal Rudd
Bill Bergman
Ex ABC Champ Sets New Tourney Record in Tri-State Bowling
Dick Hoover of Akron Ohio set the all events record with 2020 in the 45th Tri-State Ten-pin tournament. He led singles with 708 as his Akron G I Machines rolled 3182 to shatter the five man team mark of 3168 set by Detroit Strohs in Pittsburgh.
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Middletown
Dayton Stivers
Dick Vice
Middies
Cincinnati Withrow
Newark
Dwight Snelling
Steubenville
Chuck Ellis
Akron North
Ed Sadowski
Pittsburgh
Dick Hoover
Akron
Hoover
Akron G. I. Machines
Detroit Strohs
Illini Wrestlers Reach Olympic Tryout Finals in Ames
Three University of Illinois grapplers qualified for the Olympic team tryout finals in Ames Iowa on April 17. They joined eight individual champions crowned at the eighth Olympic district meet Illinois' Chicago branch at Navyier. Harry Arthur of Indiana captured the 125.5 pound class.
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Chicago
University of Illinois
Ames
Illinois
Exhibition Baseball Scores From AP Report
Brooklyn routs Boston 14 to 2 while Pittsburgh defeats Chicago 7 to 6. Chicago again loses to Cleveland 7 to 3 and St Louis dominates Detroit 12 to 1. Philadelphia shuts out New York 4 to 0 and then loses 3 to 2 to Washington. Cincinnati tops New York 5 to 0 as Boston loses to Oakland 0. St Louis wins 13 to 2 and San Francisco racks up 50 in a PCL tilt.
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Yankee
Roberts
Howie Fox
Jimsonstanty
Andy Huatsen
Tommy Byrne
Lou Sleater
St. Louis Browns
San Francisco Seals
Byrne
Sleater
Ray Hamrick
Brownies
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Oakland Oaks
Sal Maglie
Roger Bowman
Philadelphia A’s
Washington Senators
Dave Philley
Ken Johnson
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Red Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
Associated Press
Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Cincinnati
Oakland
St.Louis
San Francisco
Local Names Appearing in OCR Fragment
Fragment lists surnames and numbers: Root Estel Wombold Esten Wombold Bullock Rupp Dondare Brackney Griest Campbell with page or line markers. The legible data suggests a directory or index snippet rather than a complete report or event.
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Root
Estel Wombold
Esten Wombold
Bullock
Rupp
Dondare
Brackney
Griest
Campbell
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