Fans boo Freeman as MVP at Cincinnati All Stars tilt
In the Xavier Fieldhouse crowd of about 3,000, Robin Freeman, on the losing Cincinnati side, scored 17 while Lou Vanderbrink was praised by fans who thought he deserved the MVP. Don Barnette was named MVP for Paul Walker's team, drawing disapproval from Freeman supporters and praise for Charles Fox's rebounding and timely plays.
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Xavier
Freeman
Cincinnati
Lou Vanderbrink
Don Barnette
Middletown Flash
Paul Walker
Walker
Carlisle Fans Question Freeman Coaching Renewal for 1952 53
Carlisle fans question why Bill Freeman whose four year record includes a league title and two district trips is not renewed as basketball coach for 1952 53. Freeman, a Miami University graduate, has kept a winning record and no real losing seasons.
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Bill Freeman
Miami U
Freeman
Indians
Walker
Everett
North Carolina
Ed Diddle
Ted Hornback
Western Kentucky
Tom Blackburn
Dayton
Billy Rohr
Miami
Ben Hogan
Okinawa
Canal Zone
Hogan
Mite
Northwood Club
Dallas
Tex
Wanted Knothole Players Sponsors Available
Knothole Leagues near opener with eight teams in Class A and no entries yet for the double-A circuit. Walter Wendt, director, will seek sponsors and call tryouts at Goldman Park if sponsors fail to appear. A league list includes Franklin Lions Elks Knights of Columbus St Johns Armco Ingots Fabri cating Foreman Robersons Sporting Goods.
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Walter Wendt
Wendt
St. John's
Order of Police
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Inn
Container
Goldman Park
Franklin Lions
Elks
Knights of Columbus
Armco Ingots
Fabricating Foreman
Roberson’s Sporting Goods
Shartles Keglers Honored At Fete
About 75 people attended Shartlers annual sports banquet at the Sportsmens Club where the softball team received the Industrial gue trophy. B P Allen YMCA director presented the season Champions award. Bill Ellis Shartlies Brothers Bowling League president gave team and individual honors to Darrell Yocum John Schwall Mark Glasco Russ Stamper Charles Bell Stan Holloway and Delmer Berry Yocum earned a special award for the high three game series and Schwall for the high single game.
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Sportsmens’ Club
Industrial Gue
B. P. Allen
YMCA
Bill Ellis
Sharties Brothers Bowling League
Dodgers
Darrell Yocum
John Schwall
Mark Glasco
Russ Stamper
Charles Bell
Stan Helloway
Delmer Berry
Yocum
Schwall
Cubs rally ends Pirates in ninth on Fondy homer
Dee Fondy hit a two out homer with a runner on to lift the Cubs to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth inning. Marvin Grissom pitched a three hitter to beat his former teammates as the White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 to 1. Joe Dobson topped Virgil Trucks 3 to 0 in the opener.
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Cubs
Omn
Pittsburgh Pirates
Marvin Grissom
White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Joe Dobson
Virgil Trucks
Art Houtteman
Detroit
Murry Dickson
Pittsburgh
Bob Hooper
Philadelphia
Houtteman
Tiger
Chicago White Sox
Hooper
Washington
A’s
Senators
Bobby Shantz
Lou Sleater
Pete Runnels
Jim Busby
Hogan Tagged Man To Beat In U S Open
Ben Hogan won the Colonial National Invitation with 279 and $4,000 prize money. He shot a 67 to claim the title and boost his status as the man to beat for the upcoming National Open in Dallas June 12 to 14. Lloyd Mangrum finished second at 283, Tommy Bolt third at 285, and Raymond Gafford tied for fourth at 286.
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Tex
Ben Hogan
Little Ben
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Ben
Dallas
Northwood
Hogan
Raymond Gafford
Gafford
Mangrum
Tommy Bolt
Durham
N. C
Doug Ford
Harrison
N. Y
Two Berths Open In 500 Field Trials Set Today
Indianapolis spectators witnessed a resumption of Chet Miller's bid to beat the speed record in an extra qualifying session for the Memorial Day 500. Miller, a 49 year old Glendale auto upholsterer, clocked an unofficial 139.6 mph lap before mechanical trouble halted his run. With rain delaying the scheduled windup, another session was planned as 24 cars qualified Saturday and two more berths await.
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Chet Miller
Miller
Glendale
Cal
Pair Standings Shuffled In ABC Bowling Event
In Milwaukee the American Bowling Congress tournament alters doubles standings for the first time since May 4. Don Leko and Mike Sacevich of St Paul move to seventh with 737 series led by Sacevich’s 235 270 232 games. Leko added 561. Sacevich totals 1911 all events at 212.3 average. Lennox of Detroit tops singles with 686 on 237 191 258.
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American Bowling Congress
St. Paul
Sacevich
Carl Lennox
Detroit
Cherry Victor Repeats Win in Little 500 at Anderson
Tom Cherry of Muncie Indiana drove 500 laps around the quarter mile Anderson track without a pit stop to win the Little 500 sponsored by the Mutual Racing Association before 10 000 fans. Second place went to Sam Skinner of Muncie with Roy Prosser Sun Valley California Walt Scherer Dayton Ohio and Ralph Clinker Anderson among the top finishers. Cherry clocked two hours 19 minutes 30 seconds for the event with thirty three cars in the field.
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Muncie
Ind
Anderson
Mutual Racing Association
Cherry
Sam Skinner
Roy Prosser
Sun Valley
Calif
Walt Schererl
Dayton
Ralph Clinker
National outboard boat race attracts 31 states
Speed boat racers from 31 states entered Sunday's national event at Griggs Dam. The race is jointly sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police Associates and the Scioto Boat Club.
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Columbus
Griggs Dam
Sapeta
Fraternal Order of Police Associates
Scioto Boat Club
One-Man Track Star Leads East Tech To Ohio Title
Cleveland East Tech star Bill Whitman carried the 1949 Ohio Class A meet with a triple sprint win totaling 19.3 in the 180 yard hurdles and 194½ points. His performance helped East Tech claim its 12th Class A crown as Belpre and Anderson Township trailed in Class B standings. Galion, Beaver Creek and Howland contested later finals, while Barry MacKay won the state tennis title and Don Hackney Roy Davidson claimed doubles.
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Bill Whitman
Cleveland East Tech
Ohio
East Tech
Whitman
Springfield
Hurdies
le Lane Pryor
Cleveland
John Msnderson
Harold Wright
Germantown
Howard Fields
Robert Woods
Terrace Park
Don Bartell
Solon
William Baird
Kilbourne
Lancaster
Gene Cole
Marion Harding
Belpre
Anderson Township
Xenia Woodrow Wilson
Galion
Cincinnati Elder
Beaver Creek
Howland
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Oakwood
James Brockhoff
Cincinnati
Purcell
Don Hackney
Roy Davidson
Middletown
Robert Buss
Morton Zeff
Cincinnati Walnut Hills
Youngstown East
Youngstown Raven
Fritz Schmidt
Columbus University
Fred Jones
Travel Week Ahead For Tribe After Split With Browns
The first place Cleveland Indians split a doubleheader in St Louis yesterday dropping the first 7 5 and winning the second 6 2. They travel to Indianapolis for an exhibition with the farm club and host Detroit tomorrow night at Cleveland Stadium. Highlights include seven home runs led by Harry Simpson Luke Easter and Larry Doby for Cleveland and Dick Kryhoski Jim Rivera for the Browns. Sad Sam Jones started his major league career with five strikeouts and Rosen belted his 10th homer with two aboard. Manager Al Lopez was ejected for disputing a third strike call and Bob Avila stole home in the afternoon game. Satch Paige rallied Cleveland late to help Pillette win.
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Cleveland Indians
St. Louis
Tribe
American Association
Detroit
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Sportsman's Park
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Dick Kryhoski
Jim Rivera
Indians
Harry Simpson
Luke Easter
Larry Doby
al Rosen
Sam Jones
Rivera
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Sam
Rosen
al Lopez
Cleveland
Bill McGowan
Bob Avila
Ave
Madison
Satch Paige
Satch
Duane Pillette
Doby
Dale Mitchell
Dickson
Dee Fondy
Murry
Ted Wilks
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
St. Louis Browns
Rogers Hornsby
Houtteman
al Zarilla
Tiger
Joe Ginsberg
Grissom
Fondy
Hooper
A's
Cardinals Edge Reds in 7 6 Thriller as Pitchers Hit
In Pittsburgh the St. Louis Cardials beat the Cincinnati Reds 7 to 6. Both starting pitchers Cliff Chambers and Kedgle Herm Wehmeier left with injuries after being hit by batted balls. Enos Slaughter homered and Del Rice scored on a critical seventh inning double by Tommy Glaviano to seal the win.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Cliff Chambers
Kedleg Herm Wehmeier
Wehmeier
Sally Hemus
Joe Nuxhall
Cardinal del Rice
Chambers
Bob Borkowski
Borkowski
Lowry
Lowrey
Enos Slaughter
Dick Sisler
Cards
Grady Hatton
del Rice
Nuxhall
E¢ Yuhas
Tommy Glaviano
Four Teams Vie For NCAA Regional in Midwest
Illinois hosts Ohio University while Western Michigan meets Wisconsin in Kalamazoo in a four team playoff to decide District No 4 for the NCAA Baseball tournament. The best of three starts Friday with finals set for Omaha June 10 to 16. If rain cancels, the Friday game will decide.
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Mich
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Ohio University
Western Michigan
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Illinois
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Youngstown Cager Quits Pro Basketball Next Season
Leo Mogus, a pro basketball star from Youngstown, announces he will quit basketball next season. He played for Elmira in the American League last year and formerly for the Youngstown Bears, Cleveland Allmen and Philadelphia Warriors.
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Leo Mogus
Youngstown
Mogus
Elmira
Youngstown Bears
Cleveland Allmen
Philadelphia Warriors
Sunday and Tuesday Baseball Results And Schedule
Sunday results show Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 4 St Louis 7 Cincinnati 6 with rain suspensions. Tuesday schedule lists New York at Brooklyn Boston at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh St Louis at Chicago with key rain and postponements. Standings note Cleveland leads AL with 24 13 649 pace while Detroit stays bottom at 9 23 281.
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Robinson
Adams
Sauer
Snider
Kluszewski
Merson
Musial
Thomson
Mays
Mathews
Fondy
Baseball Leaders Of The Era Impart Bold Highlights
The list names top players across batting pitching and fielding categories. Ennis and Sauer lead with high averages and RBIs. Ros en and Avila show standout hits and runs. Maglie and Marrero headline pitching with clean records and high strikeout counts, while Rizzuto and others contribute stolen bases and multi‑category pace.
Reds Pitcher Herman Wehmeier Starred at Western Hills High
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Herman Wehmeier had previously shone as a football standout at Cincinnati Western Hills High School. The note highlights his athletic versatility and hometown roots.
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Herman Wehmeier
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Western Hills High School
Hard luck hurlers clash as Hooper and Dickson struggle
AP Sports summarizes pitchers Art Houtteman Murry Dickson and Bob Hooper amid a skid of near misses. Houtteman dropped a 1-0 decision, Dickson lost a heartbreaker after Fondy’s ninth inning homer, and Hooper’s A’s were limited to two runs in four games as the pennant race tightens. The Indians and Braves also pull ahead in their respective races.
Indians Missed Runaway Chance
Boston received Casey Stengel's assessment after the postponement of Sunday's games. He said Cleveland could have widened the gap but did not seize the opportunity as New York rallied to stay within reach of the American League standings.
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Cleveland Indians
New Fe
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox
New York
Casey
Brewers Regain Association lead in twin bill
Milwaukee swept a doubleheader from St. Paul to reclaim the American Association lead from Kansas City, after a 13-6 opener and a 5-3 nightcap. Jack Dittmer drove in four Milwaukee runs in the fifth as the Brewers won 3-1 in the afterpiece. Kansas City edged Minneapolis 7-6 in the opener. Blues outfielder Marquis broke his wrist and will miss weeks. Louisville routed Toledo 13-1 with a 27-run output.
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St. Paul
American Association
Kansas City Blues
Minneapolis
Brewers
Jack Dittmer
Kansas City
Millers
Blues
Marquis
Louisville
Toledo
Bishops Capture Eighth Ohio Conference Track Crown
Wes leyan dominated the Ohio Conference track meet, scoring 73 points to 34 for runner-up Wooster. Mount Union took third with 30, while Denison, Oberlin, Wittenberg, Otterbein, Muskingum, Akron, and Capital filled the rest of the standings. Freshman Alan Ameche of Wisconsin set two rushing records during the 1951 grid season.
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Ohio
Wesleyan
Wooster
Mount Union
Denisonly
Oberlin
Wittenberg
Otterbein
Muskingum
Akron
Capital
Hiram
Heidelberg
Alan Ameche
Wisconsin
Big Ten baseball title race to be decided Saturday
Illinois and Michigan share the Big Ten crown after a tight finish. Illinois defeated Iowa 4 1 to solidify a 10 5 conference mark while Michigan swept a doubleheader 6 5 in 11 innings and 4 3 loss to Iowa kept pace. Ohio State won twice 14 0 and 5 0, Purdue beat Indiana 9 3 and 8 2. Northwestern Michigan State doubleheader was washed out with playoff schedule pending.
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Michigan
Minnesota
Northete
Wisconsin
Wolverines
Harvey Keene
Milwaukee
Ohio State
Purdue
Indiana
Northwestern
Michigan State
Germantown Eagles Postpone Contest to Memorial Day
Germantown Eagles will replay their postponed Central Ohio League game against Camden on Memorial Day at Germantown after rain delays. Germantown and Camden are members of the COA. Hamilton visits Germantown Sunday in a separate league test. The 1952 Kentucky Derby contender Private is owned by E. B. Benjamin Starmount Stable.
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Camden
Germantown
Hamilton
Priate
E. B. Benjamin
Starmount Stable
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