Pirates edge Middies in late thriller at Barnitz Stadium
Portsmouth quarterback Roger Merle lofted a late pass to end Bob Copley for a potential go ahead play, but officials ruled incompletion amid protests from Middies captain Jack Wallace. Ellison praised Portsmouth as a strong Trojan side and highlighted key Middie tackles by Larry Smith Knepshield Lawson Strarsburger and Wells.
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Jack Wallace
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Jan Knepshield
Ellison
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Middie
Larry Smith
Knepshield
Roger Lawson
Bob Strarsburger
Jerry Wells
Jim Hale
Benedictine and Purcell Rise in Ohio High School Ranking
Warren Harding holds the top spot after a 41-0 win over Erie East while Benedictine defeats Massillon 13-7 to climb to second and Purcell climbs to third with a 28-24 win over Hamilton. Massillon slips to seventh with Canton McKinley, Portsmouth drops to tenth after loss to Middletown. Jackson enters top ten as Troy falls.
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Erie
Associated Press
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Tigers
Hamilton
Big Blue
Massillon
Portsmouth
Troijans
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Middletown
Jackson
Gene Slaughter
Pomeroy
Troy
Sidney
Trojans
Dayton Fairmont
Lou Juillerat
Toledo DeVilbiss
Toledo
Waite
Fremont Ross
Sandusky
Middies
Youngstown South
Campbell Memorial
Springfield
Wildcats
Redlegs buy Bob Kelly from Havana IL
Cincinnati Redlegs announce the purchase of right handed pitcher Bob Kelly from Havana of the International League. Kelly played briefly for Cincinnati in 1953 and previously starred with Nashville in the Southern Association before a Chicago Cubs stint. Bud Podbielan also sold to San Diego of the Pacific Coast League.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
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Havana
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Stan Palys
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San Diego
Right Quarterback Big Difference For Wisconsin
Wisconsin coach Milt Bruhn cites five improvements boosting the Badgers including a right quarterback Sid Williams and a deep sophomore group. Wisconsin beat Purdue 23 14 in Big Ten opener and faces Iowa next, with threats from a fast line and versatile scoring from any position.
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University of Wisconsin
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Iowa
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Jon Hobbs
Danny Lewis
Earl Hill
Williams
Mariquette University
West Virginia
Tech Coach Says Georgia Tech Has Mixed Start
Coach Bobby Dodd defends Georgia Tech after a 20 13 loss to LSU. He notes a youthful squad with 16 of 22 from last year gone, with many sophomores starting and injuries limiting play. Dodd stresses the team is uneven but not as weak as Saturday nor as strong as preseason ratings.
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Ron Skufen
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Ivory Benjamin
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Mercer Bailey
Atlanta
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Louisiana State
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LSU
Dod
Sophs
Stan Flowers
Bobby Dover
Don Denning
Joe DeLany
Kentucky
Auburn
DeLany
Denning
Wildwood Elects Three Trustees to Golf Club Board
Joe Herr Don Holstein and Mort Taylor were elected to the Wildwood Golf Club Board of Directors at the annual meeting last night. The trio will replace three retiring members as trophies for this year’s tournaments were presented and a financial report was issued.
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Don Holstein
Mort Taylor
Wildwood Golf Club
College Counselors Elect MU's Gerlach
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS Mo Harry M Gerlach director of admissions at Miami University Oxford Ohio was elected president of the Assn of College Admissions Counselors at the 13th annual convention Monday Named to a three year term as a director was Burton W Dunfield Denison University Granville Ohio
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Harry M. Gerlach
Miami University
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Ohio
Assn
Burton W. Dunfield
Denison University
Granville
Beaumont Fight Cancelled Adds Honorary Racing Member
A fight between Floyd East of Lake Charles and Otho Sligar of Houston was cancelled. John Schapiro, president of Laurel race track, was elected an honorary member of the French Racing Writers Association.
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Houston
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French Racing Writers’ Assn
Football and sissies on the field and in print
A New York sports writer calls football a sissy game while noting expert specialists on teams. He argues the sport favors versatile players yet remains a hard hitting contest. Also mentions the Coterie semi formal dance planned for Oct 19 at the Manchester Hotel ballroom. A tenant leaves a $10 000 will to her landlord illustrating enduring civic beliefs and both landlord and tenant planning home work.
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Longshoremen
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Brave and the
Free
Ohio high school football poll rankings revealed
Top 10 includes Warren Harding Cleve Benedictine Cincinnati Purcell Toledo DeVilbiss and Massillon with polling scores and win loss records from 38 editors. The list notes voted first place tallies and points for and against along with additional teams such as Middletown Lancaster Toledo Central Wellston Hamilton and more across Ohio.
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Ohio
Radiotelevision
Portsmouth High Protest Turned Down By Officials
Mid dletown High suffered a 14 13 defeat to Portsmouth in a key football clash. A protest over a late fourth down call was filed with the Ohio High School Athletic Association but Olympian official H W Emschler declined action.
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Bob Dagenhart
Middletown High
Portsmouth
Trojans
Dagenhart
Dayton
Associated Press
Trojan
Howard Baughman
Baughman
H. W. Emschler
Ohio High School Athletic Assn
Emschler
Roger Merle
Bob Copley
Degenhart
Middies
Middie
Glenn Erikson
Micides
Statistics Refute Claim By Buckeyes
Ohio State officials dispute Indiana hype ahead of the big game. Woody Hayes cites Hoosier losses and yardage deficits while noting Indiana’s “side saddle” offense and potential surprise. OSU publicity chief Bill Snypp says press coverage will be light and tickets remain.
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Ohio ‘State Footall
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Arm strong stops Thompson in tight New York bout
Ace Arm strong from Elizabeth New Jersey defeats Eddie Thompson known as Machine Gun in a 155 percent stoppage at New York venue. Thompson suffers a 156 percent showing in the brief match.
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N.J
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N.Y
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