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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1950
Page
10
Ohio Wildlife Division reports indicate warm days have limited marsh shooting as ducks stay on Lake Erie. Officials expect a colder snap to drive migration, with thousands of ducks currently on the lake while inland marshes see light harvests. A stray sports note mentions the College of the Pacific scoring in 1949.
Cleveland Indians plan to televise all 77 home games next season with WXEL and some road games. President Ellis Ryan says one year tests are not enough and TV may offset any attendance decline. Weather and late August slump cited as factors. contract details not released.
MENLO PARK AP Spectators at Menlo Junior College and Coalinga Junior College watched a rare football moment as two kickoffs were returned for touchdowns in 30 seconds. Bilane sped 61 yards for Coalinga after Menlo’s score, then Dewey Falcone returned the ensuing kickoff 77 yards for Menlo from his own 23. Menlo won 18 to 7.
Boston Celtics announce the purchase of 6-10 center Harry Boykoff from the Baltimore Bullets in a National Basketball Association waiver deal. An All American from St. John’s Brooklyn, he played for Waterloo last season and scored 779 points for the Iowa squad.
The Phillies have scored just 15 runs across nine World Series games. Their lone shutout came when Vic Raschi pitched a 1-0 two-hitter this fall.
Cincinnati Mohawks climbed from behind to beat the Pittsburgh Hornets 3-2 before 5,701 fans at the Cincinnati Garden. Ted Campeau Jackie Gordon and Vern Pereault scored in the first period to put Mohawks ahead, with the Hornets tallying late in the second period for the final margin.
From 1907 through 1915 Ty Cobb led the American League in batting for nine consecutive seasons, establishing a dominant hitting era. His high average propelled the Detroit Tigers and marked a historic streak in early 20th century baseball.
Circle Hi Y moved within a game of the Hi Y Touch Football League championship with a 43 to 0 victory over Triangle yesterday afternoon in the only game played. The victors have allowed only one goal line crossing this season and circle plans to meet Croix next Sunday. Each team has three wins but Croix has had no action due to forfeits.
New Hampshire finished the 1949 season with equal scoring for and against at 153 points, and a balanced 8 game split. The Wildcats posted a 4 4 record with steady performances across their schedule, matching foes in total points.
Sunday action across high school and college football lists Cleveland St Ignatius 47 over Ak Ron St Marys 12 and Cincinnati Purcell 4 over St Xavier 0. College games show St Marys 25 over Nevada 14 and Kansas 39 over Utah 26 plus varsity pro games Chicago Bears 35 over Detroit 21.
Officials of the International Boxing Club aim to finalize talks today for a non-title 10 round bout next month in New York between middleweight champion Jake LaMotta and light heavyweight contender Bob Murphy.
New York AP report notes Edward Bryce Bell of the Hotel Woodstock proposes a Sportsman's Bar. Hunters bring deer duck or quail to be butchered stored and then cooked for them and their friends at the hotel. Bell says the venture serves a real need as city sportsmen struggle to process game after hunts.
Jim Duggy of Pawtucket Rhode Island and Sid Borgia of Brooklyn have been appointed to the National Basketball Association staff of officials. The duo will join the NBA officiating ranks, marking a quick transition for both veterans into senior roles with the league.
Jefferson City reports describe Missouri's 1951 changes to hunting and fishing rules. Dr. G B Herndon, state conservation chief, clarifies grabs or snares definitions as manipulated at random. The piece notes officials and referees transitioning from baseball to basketball roles and mentions Duffy and Borg in pro leagues.
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