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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1950
Page
14
Springfield and Miller City clinched the state basketball titles in a tense final as star player Ellison led the Tigers in a blow by blow battle for the crown. Ellison powered the offense with key baskets and rebounds, securing the championship for their schools.
Glenn Ellison faced a restless weekend in Columbus as offers to coach Canton McKinley clashed with Middletown’s futures. He weighed meetings with Canton officials and Toledo figures, while maintaining allegiance to Middletown School Board amid lingering complications.
Thirteen-year-old Phillip Harrold, a Tennessee student, ran off dreaming of Ted Williams and the Red Sox after attending Ozark Baseball Camp. He walked away with $130 savings and $20, hoping to reach major league camps, prompting frantic searches as authorities near Florida Texas or California were asked to help locate him.
Miller City defeats Eaton 44 to 37 to complete a 29 game unbeaten run and claim the Ohio Class B championship. Coach C Norris Simpson guides the 84-student squad to a Cinderella victory as Ralph Meyer shines with 16 points.
Gene Neff of Eaton and Frank Schroeder of Miller City were chosen unanimously for the Class B All Tournament team at the Ohio High School Basketball finals. Neff, who also made the All Tournament team two years ago, was named outstanding player despite Eaton losing to Miller City in the finals.
Detectives scoured the crowd outside the Ohio State Fairgrounds Coliseum seeking counterfeit ticket sellers amid a 8 468 attendance for the Class B finals. State athletic commissioner H W Emschler noted many counterfeit tickets were present and could only be distinguished by torn edges or a red streak inside the pasteboard. Police help was sought to curb the sale of reserved seat counterfeits during the large vacant seating event.
Exhibition game summaries from Oakland and Sacramento show New York and Chicago teams competing. In Oakland the Mets defeated the Athletics 9 to 1 with pitchers Kramer Bowman Hansen and Westrum contributing key hits. In Sacramento Chicago won 6 to 3 as Wight Gumpert Pieretti Mass Grove and Raimondi led the effort.
Navy captures the NCAA fencing meet by two points totaling 67 percent of available points over two days, edging Rutgers and a four-team tie for second that includes New York University City College of New York and Columbia. Other results list Ohio State near mid-pack and Detroit reserve teams finishing lower.
Springfield Wildcats win the Class A state basketball title 53 to 48 over Akron South. City-wide rally follows, with a 1 30 p.m. parade and open-car welcome as the team returns from Columbus.
Springfield Ohio's tall Wildcats defeat Akron South 53 to 48 to capture the Class A high school basketball championship before 8,048 fans. Boo Ellis adds 19 points and controls the boards as Springfield earns its first title since 1925, with Sallee adding 17 and Freeman leading Akron with 18.
Miller City celebrates after the Mighty Midgets won the 1950 state Class B title with a 44 to 36 victory over Eaton. Residents along with Findlay bands greet the team in Ottawa, with a parade through New Cleveland and open house at the gym.
Michigan State star Fred Johnson won two Purdue Relays events in Lafayette Indiana tying the American indoor 60 yard dash record at 6.8 seconds and later clocked 6.3 seconds to win the 60 yard dash beating Penn State Indiana rivals and Michigan Normal runners.
The National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association elected David R. Hacket of Allentown, Pa., as president succeeding Ted Brennan in a recent vote.
Illinois captured five of seven events to win the Big Ten gymnastics meet with 6 points. Michigan took second with 3714 points. Minnesota was defending champion and Minnesota scored 32, Iowa 131 and Indiana 5%. Northwestern Ohio State and Wisconsin failed to score. Purdue did not compete. Edgar Jackson of New Trier High School was chosen vice president and Al A. Neu schaefer of Trenton New Jersey secretary treasurer.
Ken McCally of Mansfield and Frank Petraneck of Garfield Heights earned first team Class A All-Star honors after one game in the Ohio High School Basketball tournament. Also on the first team are Crystal Ellis of Springfield and Bill Goettman of Springfield with Charles Feeman and others on the second unit.
Ohio State, the Big Ten champions, overwhelmed Holy Cross 72 to 52 in a third place NCAA tournament game at Madison Square Garden. A sellout crowd of 18,000 watched CCY’s Cinderella team face NC State in the eastern final.
Twelve states and a Canadian province shared in top awards at the International Kennel Club annual All-Breed Dog Show. One best dog of show will be selected Sunday night from 1,192 dogs representing 96 breeds from the United States, Canada, England, Cuba and Brazil.
A Springfield Hick alumnus in his 12th year as Wildcat mentor received a big hug from players and Coach Matheny as the final shot sealed the state title. The team carried their curly haired mentor around the floor, then accepted the championship trophy from Commissioner H. W. Emswiler.
In Columbus Eaton High faced Miller City in the Class B final at the state fairgrounds coliseum. Miller City used a tight zone to prevent Eaton from moving the ball and built a 28 27 lead after three quarters. Ellington’s stall failed to trigger a comeback as Miller City sealed the 44 36 victory before 488 fans.
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