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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1955
Page
11
Today's crossword includes clues such as teetotaler anger Japanese beverage and Arctic exploration base. Vertical entries cover East Indian wild cattle land measure and mountain with several clues referencing biblical, linguistic and scientific terms.
Ezzard Charles drops a class to box Toxie Hall in Providence as Hall, once a Marciano sparring partner, headlines. Charles, No. 7 contender with recent losses, is favored over Hall who is unranked. The page also notes other heavyweight activity and boxing bouts in London and New York.
Johnny Podres underwent a military physical today amid speculation he will pitch for the Dodgers or be drafted by Uncle Sam. A selective service spokesman called the checkup routine while Dodgers officials pause trade talks until the outcome is known for 1956. Podres’ draft result hinges on local board findings due within days to a month.
Cincinnati Purcell shut out Roger Bacon 27 to 0 while St Xavier blanked Elder 7 0. Newport Catholic beat McNicholas 25 0. Fenwick defeated Middletown 45 6. Hamilton Catholic triumphed 45 0 over a Middletown foe and other area results include Hove 37 14 over Alma and Marietta 7 0. College results include Wichita 59 Drake 6 and Oklahoma? No.
The piece surveys various bowlers with unusual techniques from high backswings to six or two step approaches. It notes stars like Carmen Salvino and Patty Dryer succeed despite quirks, and urges seeking a competent instructor to assess whether to adjust the delivery or accept the style.
Chicago April plan says the Three-I League will drop the Shaughnessy playoff format and instead conduct a straight season from April 24 to Labor Day September 3. Class B teams Terre Haute Evansville Keokuk Burlington Cedar Rapids Waterloo Peoria Quincy are listed as participating.
Fort Wayne 5 defeated Indianapolis 2 while Troy edged Cincinnati 3 2 and Grant Rapids posted a 9 to Toledo Marion.
Pimlico race track in Baltimore announces three riders to its newly established Jockeys Hall of Fame. Ed die Arcaro is the only active rider chosen, with 44 votes. Johnny Longden leads with 174 and Ted Atkinson with 40. George Woolf, who died in 1946 from a spill at Santa Anita, is also honored.
New York defeats Toronto 4 to 1 while Montreal bests Chicago 2 to 0 and Detroit and Boston skate to a 6 to 6 tie in a high scoring session.
George Smith, a 31 year old North American Aviation test pilot, bailed from a Sabre jet at 35 000 feet when controls jammed and saved himself after a 40 g deceleration. He woke days later in hospital with multiple injuries and subsequent liver damage. A second case reports Flying Officer Henry Holland of the RAF bailing out over the North Sea at 10 000 feet after a 700 mph dive, suffering arm and pelvis fractures.
Second ranked Maryland and three small schools head a list of 23 unbeaten teams each with nine wins. Schools include College of Emporia Heidelberg Hillsdale and Miami Ohio among others. Oklahoma remains the only major with eight wins as West Virginia drops from the list.
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