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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1950

Page

10

Cleveland Owner Demands Cardnals Pay Bills After Injuries

Arthur McBride, owner of the Cleveland Browns, vows to seek Commissioner Bell's order for the Chicago Cardinals to cover remaining salary and medical costs for Len Ford after a fractured jaw and other injuries. He cites deliberate slugging by Pat Harder and criticizes officials' handling, threatening to fold the franchise if fights continue. Coach Paul Brown comments on possible franchise sale.

Cleveland Arthur Mickey) McBride Cleveland Browns Bert Bell Chicago Cardinals Brown Len McBride Fora Browns Ford Bell Paul E. Brown Mickey

Hamilton Big Blue Destroys Springfield 42 6 For Middies

Paul Walker praised Hamilton as the best high school team seen this year after Springfield absorbed a 42 6 defeat last Friday. Walker predicted Hamilton would beat them by two touchdowns if Springfield played like recent form. The piece notes Hamilton’s strong passing by Dan Stevenson and sharp team speed, contrasting with Springfield’s struggles and a rough outlook for the Middies toward November 17.

Niagara Falls Hamilton Paul Walker Springfield Walker Dan Stevenson Jim Bailey Big Blue Tiger Ellison

Big Ten Title Chase Sparks With Four Contests This Saturday

The Big Ten title race heats up as eight teams clash with Ohio State and Northwestern in key tests and Michigan aiming at Minnesota. Purdue hosts UCLA while Illinois and Wisconsin trend as threats. Indiana shows progress with a Notre Dame win.

Charles Chamberlain Chicago Ohio State Big Ten Northwestern Michigan Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Little Brown Jug Gophers Indiana Bernie Bierman Wolverines Purdue Notre Dame Boilermakers UCLA Illinois Stanford Michigan State Santa Clara Marquette Washington Illini Washington Huskies Hoosiers Bobby Robertson Irish

Rams Hit 70 in Record NFL Victory

In New York the Los Angeles Rams crushed the Baltimore Colts 70 to 27 setting a new scoring mark. The announcing notes the Giants beat the Browns 17 to 13 at the Polo Grounds with a season resurgence. The Chicago Cardinals upset the Redskins 38 to 28 as the 49ers edged the Lions 28 to 27.

McBride New York Giants Polo Grounds Browns Steve Owens Giants New York Cleveland Browns Monsters Steve Owen Cleveland Los Angeles Rams Rams Baltimore Colts Chicago Cardinals Washington Redskins Big Wheels New York Yanks Chicago Bears

Mather Thackera Lead Massillon Hoop Stars In State race

Massillon’s Chuck Mather and Hamilton’s Chuck Thackera rank 1 2 in the state high school scene as AP balloting looms. Mather’s Massillon blasted Augie Morningstar’s Tygers 56 6 last Friday to even scores, while Hamilton faces Portsmouth Libbey Fairview and Middletown to close the schedule.

Chuck Mather Massillon Chuck Thackera Mather Hamilton Portsmouth Toledo Libbey Dayton Fairview Middletown Mansfield Augie Morningstar Tygers Springfield Canton McKinley Steubenville Sandusky Lorain Alliance Warren Aviators Barberton Middies

Buckeyes Set for Iowa Clash as 24-Game Weekend Looms

Ohio State hosts Iowa in a Big Ten clash expected to draw a 70 000 crowd at Ohio Stadium next Saturday. The weekend slate covers 24 games across Friday Saturday and Sunday with Ohio colleges facing 11 out-of-state opponents and a mix of conference showdowns.

Columbus Ohio State Buckeyes Iowa Hawkeyes Minnesota Ohio

Columbus Driver Wins Midwest Midget Title

Columbus racer Al Shaffer won the 20 lap Midwest midget title at Powell Speedway. Al Weber from Akron finished second, Gays Biro of Peninsula third, Joe Pinter of Cuyahoga Falls fourth. Bob Bohiemmer of Dayton injured when his car flipped on the first turn. injuries not reported as serious.

Columbus al Shaffer Halfmile Powell Speedway al Weber Akron Gays Biro Peninsula Joe Pinter Cuyahoga Falls Bob Bohiemmer Dayton

Buckeyes Brace for Scrappy Iowa Clash After Minnesota rout

Ohio State players returned from a 48-0 win over Minnesota to a Union Station homecoming. Assistant Line Coach Ernie Godfrey warned of a tough Iowa game next Saturday, citing quarterback Glenn Drahn and dangerous running, as Iowa piled up 213 rushing yards against Purdue. Ticket Director Ed Weaver noted limited box seats and bleach­er tickets left for the Iowa game at Ohio Stadium.

Columbus Ohio State Minnesota Iowa University Band Buck Union _ Station Ernie Godfrey Godfrey Glenn Drahn Purdue Ed Weaver Ohio Stadium

Patrick's 79 Low At Wildwood Golf Club

Wildwood Golf Club saw a small field with Dave Patrick posting low gross 43-36 for a 79. Bert Feinthal and Park Bolan followed at 80, while CC Clark led the blind bogey with a 71 and Kent, Smith, and Feinthal tied for second with 75.

Wildwood Golf Club Dave Patrick Patrick Bert Feinthal Park Bolan Feinthal Bolan Cc. R. Clark Bill Kent Gene Smith

Polio Quarantine Cancels Salem High Grid Schedule

Salem High School football team of about 50 players and coaches stayed home under a polio quarantine ordered by Dr. R. T. Holebach. Superintendent E. S. Kerr canceled the remaining games with East Liverpool, Steubenville, Central Catholic and Lisbon.

Salem Salem High School R. T. Holebach E. S. Kerr East Liverpool Steubenville Central Catholic Lisbon

Hockey Results From AP National League and American League

Detroit defeated Montreal 3 to 2 while Toronto outscored Chicago 5 to 3 and Boston shutout New York C 0 to 0. In the American League Hershey beat Buffalo 5 to 4, Springfield won 7 to 3 over New Haven, Cleveland tied Providence 3 to 2, Pittsburgh edged Indianapolis 2 to 1, and St Louis defeated Cincinnati 4 to 2.

Detroit Montreal Toronto Chicago Boston New York Hershey Buffalo Springfield New Haven Cleveland Providence Pittsburgh Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati

Rain Shortens Local Speedway Race Program

Rain cancelled the feature and a consolation race at Middletown Speedway after four preliminaries and one consolation. Thirty two pilots led by Floyd Zimmerman of Dayton posted the slowest qualifying times in a field of 42. Zimmerman set a new track record of 20.03 seconds, beating Grant Wilmot’s previous mark by seven tenths. Wilmot, Blackie Hall, and Bill Long each won a heat race, while Earl Nanamaker of Middletown took the consolation.

Middletown Speedway Floyd Zimmerman Dayton Zimmerman Grant Wilmot Middletown Wilmot Blackie Hall Bill Long Earl Nanamaker

Meister Brays Lead Nationals With 12 238

Milwaukee AP report notes Meister Brays of Chicago posted 12 238 to top the National Match Game bowling eliminations. Brunswick Mineralites of Cleveland held third with 11 976 while WADC of Akron scored 11 730 and Elyria Moose No 778 made 10 838.

Milwaukee WADC Akron Elyria Moose Meister Brays Chicago Brunswick Mineralites Cleveland

Santa Clara grid foes in bowl games last winter

Santa Clara’s football opponents in bowls last winter were California in the Rose Bowl, Rice in the Cotton Bowl, San Jose State in the Raisin Bowl, and Stanford in the Pineapple Bowl.

Santa Clara California Rice San Jose State Stanford

Frigidaire Captures 1-2 At Armco Trapshoot Invitational

Frigidaire teams finished 1st and 2nd in the Armco Industrial Invitational Trapshoot at Sportsmen's Club amid rain. The No. 1 squad posted 225 targets and No. 2 scored 222, with Floyd Hope beating Bob Wood in a 10 target shootoff for top individual honors. Clyne's of Troy was third with 218.

Frigidaire Armco Industrial Middletown Sportsmen’s Club Clyne’s of Troy Frigidaire No. 2 Bob Wood Armco No Wood H. R. Hypes Delco No. 4

Weekend Bowling Light with Two Leagues Active

Local lanes hosted two leagues the Armco Girls Major and Song Paper League. Four girls shutouts occurred at the YMCA with Virginia Miller sparking Buckaroos over Ten Pins and Fran Conrad leading Jitterbugs past Sourballs. Other scores included Dot Woodward 446 for BBs, B Ligett 438 for Gutter Rats, Jim Selby 547 in Sorg loop, and Jim Colvin 539 lifting Shieks over Twisters.

Armco Song Paper YMCA Virginia Miller Fran Conrad Dot Woodward Janes B. Ligett Jim Selby Broad St. Bowl-Mor Jim Colvin Jim Maines Sparkies

New Year’s Day Orange Bowl Time-Score Record Stand

The record notes that in 16 New Year’s Day Orange Bowl games the score by halftime has never been lower than the opening half. This highlights a consistent early scoring pattern in the classic bowl clash.

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