Smokey Knows His Charges As Dodger Boss Alston
Walter Smokey Alston named manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, bringing long Dodger farm experience since 1946. He mentored Don Newcombe Campanella Erskine and Podres among others, stressing individual approach and timely drive. Gilson Wright notes his woodwork skill and practical wit as he begins his Brooklyn tenure.
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Walter “Smokey
Alston
Brooklyn
Dodger
Don Newcombe
Roy Campanella
Wayne Belardi
Jim Hughes
Carl Erskine
Bobby Morgan
Junior Gilliam
Don Thompson
John Podres
Clyde King
Cincinnati
Preston Ward
Pittsburgh
Turk Lawn
Chicago
Sam Calderone
New York
Toby Atwell
Rocky Bridges
Jim Pendleton
Milwaukee
Smokey
Gilson Wright
Miami University
Wood
Wright
Mystery Deepens At Ohio State Football Season Outlook
Coach Sid Gillman expressed doubt about bowl feelers for Cincinnati as UC braces for Miami and post season thoughts shift to studying. He praised Paul Johnson and Bob Jewell of the junior squad, hinted Johnson may play end next fall, and noted Jewell as a center candidate. Middletown honors four natives at an Ohio State banquet, including Theodore Mack, a freshman guard with an Army background whose local records are unclear.
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University of Cincinnati
Sid Gillman
Miami
Bearcats
Redskins
Gillman
Jerry Harkrader
Bob
Joslin
Tommy Dillman
Theodore Mack
Woody Hayes
Ohio State
Korea
Middletown
Hayes to Remain Buckeye Coach After Loss
Cleveland OSU alumni banquet remarks by Richard Larkins report Woody Hayes will be retained as Ohio State coach next year. Hayes criticizes the substituted platoon rule for increasing player fatigue after a 20-0 loss to Michigan. He cites injuries and fatigue while praising other coaches opposing the rule.
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Cleveland
Woody Hayes
Ohio State
Michigan
Buckeye
Richard
Dick) Larkins
Cleveland Osu
Hayes
Biggie Munn
Michigan State
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Cameron Named Back Of Week for Beating SC
New York dispatch notes UCLA tailback Paul Leslie Cameron earned the Associated Press Back of the Week after guiding the Bruins to a 13-0 victory over USC and a Rose Bowl bid. The Burbank native, a triple threat senior, scored UCLA’s clinching TD, set up the final drive, and contributed punts and returns in bottling the Trojans. Quarterbacks Cotton Davidson and Bernie Faloney were runners up.
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New York
Paul Leslie Cameron
UCLA
Associated Press
Bruins
Southern California
Cameron
Burbank
Calif
Pacific Coast
Trojans
USC
Red Sanders
Francis (Cotton) Davidson
Baylor
Bernie Faloney
Maryland
Miami University to Name Captain for 1953 54 Team
6 foot 1 inch Portmouth senior guard Bob Doll will captain the 1953 54 Miami University basketball squad in Oxford Ohio. Doll led last season with 230 points as the team won the Mid American Conference title.
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Oxford
Ohio
Bob Doll
Portsmouth
Miami University
Doll
Alston Named Brooklyn Dodger Manager In 25,000 Deal
Walter Alston, long a Dodger farm system manager, was named to succeed Charlie Dressen as Brooklyn manager with a one year contract worth about 25 000 He stressed he is not an interim choice and Pee Wee Reese will not shadow him The Dodgers cited promoting from within as proof of their policy and noted Alston has strong ties to most current players in Brooklyn.
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Joe Reichler
Brooklyn
Walter Smokey
Alston
New
Dodger Pilot
Dodger
Walter F. O'Malley
Charlie Dressen
Pee Wee Reese
Dodgers
Oxford
Ohio
St. Louis Cardinals
Lon Warneke
Johnny Mize
Rip Collins
Dick Siebert
O'Malley
Reese
Pee Wee
Dressen
E. J. Bavasi
Fresco Thompson
Andy High
Red Corriden
Walter
Tele
Montreal
New York Yankees
Kansas City American Assn
Yankees
Two Rule In Preble County Cage League
Gratis and West Elkton remain unbeaten in Preble County Basketball League after wins. West Elkton rallying to beat Lanier 59 to 55, Gratis topping Dixon 55 to 47 with 16 from Charles Via. Both idle until December 4 renew title bids at home versus New Paris and College Corner.
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Gratis
West Elkton
Middletown
Lanier
Dixon
Charles Via
Jefferson
Montgomery County
New Paris
College Corner
Bevo Returns as Rio Grande Opens Season in Buffalo
Clarence Bevo Francis headlines Rio Grande College in the first 1953 54 doubleheader at Memorial Auditorium Buffalo. Canisius meets Western Ontario while Eric Tech faces Rio Grande in a season kickoff watched by a critical college hoops crowd. Francis, a 1054 point scorer last season, is hailed by coach Newt Oliver as perhaps the greatest ever. Time will judge against Villanova Miami NC State Wake Forest and a Madison Square Garden test December 3 against Adelphi.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Clarence
Bevo
Rio Grande
Eric Tech
Canisius
Western Ontario
Oliver
Francis
Villanova
Miami
Fla
North Carolina State
Wake Forest
Madison Square Garden
Adelphi
Preview night benefits Middletown Band at gym
The 1953-54 Middletown Middies showcase tonight at Wade E Miller Gym for fans and the Band Associates. Coach Paul Walker splits the squad into four mixed teams for a 7:30 p.m. intra squad battle, with Whites captained by Owen Lawson and Eric Back and Purples led by Denzil Ratliff and Ronnie Stokley. Admission is 25 cents, proceeds go to the Middletown High band. season seats remain on sale at the High School Athletic Office.
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Middletown
Owen Lawson
Eric Back
Charley Watkins
Paul Howard
Ronnie Dykes
Purples
Denzil Ratliff
Ronnie Stokley
Henry Mitchell
Bill Davidson
Leonard Johnson
Johnson
Walker
New Monroe Quintet to Unveil Gym Tonight in Preview
Monroe High Coach Wilfred Theis unveils a four team preview for the new 2000 seat gym. Monroe faces Three Butler County teams Seven Mile Hamilton Catholic and Hamilton Fairfield in a six minute quarter format with junior varsity games at 7 30. Tickets priced 75 cents adults 40 cents children.
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Wilfred Theis
Monroe High
Monroe
Monroe Lions Club
Hornets
Seven Mile
Hamilton Catholic
Hamilton Fairfield
West Chester
Kings Mills
Fairfield
Dave Bowling
Galen McCollum
Marvin McCollum
New Richmond
Ind
Jayvee
Carlisle Battles Mason For Warren County Lead
Carlisle and Mason meet in Warren County League action tied atop the standings with the league lead at stake. Carlisle, winner of last year’s barrel exchange, seeks its third win in four Class B appearances while Mason aims to defend its status against returning veterans. Other area games include Kings Mills hosting Harveysburg and Waynesville at Morrow as Butler League leaders Trenton travel to West Chester in a separate non loop matchup.
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Carlisle
Mason
Warren County
Indians
Harveysburg
Kings Mills
Farmersville
Dixie
Montgomery County
Lidden
Waynesville
Morrow
Trenton
West Chester
Boxing Results From Four Cities Tuesday
Associated Press roundup of fights in Pittsburgh Miami Beach and Los Angeles with Bob Baker Holly Mims Dave Rollins scoring decisions. Baker defeated Charley Williams by decision in Pittsburgh while Mims edged Jimmy Welch in Miami Beach and Rollins bested Jose Luis Cotero in Los Angeles by points.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Bob Baker
Charley
Dee) Williams
Jacksonville
Fla
Miami Beach
Holly Mims
Washington
Jimmy Welch
Columbus
Ohio
Los Angeles
Dave Rollins
Detroit
Jose Luis Cotero
el Paso
Tex
Ted Williams Leads Major Leagues With Home Run Record
Ted Williams becomes the major leagues home run leader with 337 homers, after 13 last season post Korea return, as Ralph Kiner trails with 329 and Stan Musial 257. Other top active hitters include Mize 359, Vern Stephens 236, Hank Sauer 191, Sid Gordon 183, Bobby Thomson 181, and Andy Pafko 180.
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New York
Johnny Mize
Ted Williams
Ralph Kiner
Williams
Korea
Kiner
Associated Press
Mize
Stan Musial
Vern Stephens
Orioles
Hank Sauer
Cubs
Sid Gordon
Braves
Bobby Thomson
Giants
Andy Pafko
Joslin Mentioned in UP Grid Poll
Bob Rocco Joslin of Middletown and co captain of the Ohio State team this fall drew honorable mention in the United Press poll. Also noted was Tom Pagna of Miami University, a standout halfback, with Pagna’s laurels enhanced by Miami’s classification.
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Bob “Rocco
Joslin
Middletown
Ohio State
United Press
Tom Pagna
Miami University
Pagna
Miami
Lawson and Back Named Co Captains for Middletown
Owen Lawson and Eric Back, holdovers from last year’s starting five, were named co captains of the Middletown Middies for 1953 54 by Coach Paul Walker. The seniors, regulars on Walker’s two state title teams, were chosen at teammates’ insistence with no election. Lawson scored 348 last season, Back 254.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Lawson
Eric Back
Paul Walker
Walker
Lawson
Back
Middletown High Ballot Season Ticket Info
A news snippet notes season tickets for Middletown High basketball at Miller Gym. Each ticket covers nine games and costs seven dollars and fifty cents, with self addressed stamped envelopes for orders.
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Middletown High
Miller Gym
Middletown seeks Fremont Ross games in open 1954 slate
Middletown High School eyes a schedule with Fremont Ross as coach Mel Mackey wants to test the Big Four in the Southern Ohio League by facing Portsmouth Hamilton Middletown and Springfield. Middletown Athletic Director Elmo Lingrel says his letters to Fremont have gone unanswered and the open 1954 date remains unfilled after Dayton Fairview’s withdrawal.
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Middletown High School
Fremont Ross
Associated Press
Ross
Mel Mackey
Portsmouth
Hamilton
Middletown
Springfield
Elmo Lingrel
Fremont
Middies
Dayton Fairview
Mackey
Booster Meeting After Preview at Middletown High
The Mid dletown High Boosters Club will hold its annual meeting tonight after the preview at Wade E Miller Gym. Booster president Bill Long said the session in the Audio Visual room near the arena will elect eight new board members. Approximate start is 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High Boosters Club
Wade E. Miller
Bill Long
College Cage Results From Indiana Central To Dayton
Indiana Central 72 Tri-State 83. Franklin 76 Huntington 70. Concordia 62 Taylor 93. Indiana Tech 64 St. Josephs 77. Anderson 71. Ansonia 43 Versailles 37. Arcanum 58 St Henry 57. Beavercreek 55 Xenia Central 48. Camden 69 Jackson 48. Franklin 87 Springboro 56. Gahanna 52 New Albany 29. Lorain 58 Amherst 42. Miami Central 72 Bethel 40. Phillipsburg 61 Dayton Shawen Acres 48.
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Ohio High School
Ansonia
Versailles
Arcanum
St. Henry
Beavercreek
Xenia Central
Camden
Jackson
Franklin
Springboro
Gahanna
New Albany
Lorain
Amherst
Miami Central
Bethel
Phillipsburg
Dayton
Shawen Acres
Franklin Quintet Sets New Scoring Records In Debut Victory
Franklin High Wildcats opened their season with an 87-56 win over Springboro setting a single game scoring mark and a first quarter 35-point outburst. John Powell led with 24 points, George Morton hit 11 in the opening period, while Dale Wilson led Springboro with 23. Franklin also posted a record 32 team fouls as Ken Bishop fouled out and Hammond Morton played key late minutes.
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Jack Hayes
Franklin
Franklin High Wildcats
Springboro
Mickey McDade
Lockland Wayne
Hamilton
Middletown
Wits
Wildcats
Wildcat
Washington Court House
John Powell
George Morton
Howard Florence
Dale Wilson
Wilson
Seven Mile Places Nine on Little Southwest League All Stars
Seven Mile’s undefeated Panthers dominated the Little Southwestern League all star team named at a Monday night banquet in Seven Mile. Offensive selections include Hubbard Bryant Shoemaker Malcolm and Plemmons while Hood Pence Howse and Webb joined the defense. The Panthers clinched the league title for the seventh straight season.
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Seven Mile
Panthers
Hubbard
Bryant
Shoemaker
Malcolm
Plemmons
Hood
Pence
Howse
Webb
Fenwick Fans Get Dedicated Buses For Friday Game
Fenwick High basketball fans will have two special buses from the S Broad Street depot at 6 45 and 7 45 p m to Ohio National Guard Armory on S Main Street. Ticket prices are 80 cents reserved, 70 cents general, 35 cents students. Reserved seats hold about 200 near mid floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenwick High
Falcons
Ohio National Guard Armory
S. Main Street
Lee Ortman
Ortman-Stewart Bus Company
Fenwick
S. Broad St
Paul Galvin
Fenwick Athletic
Galvin
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