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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1950
Page
11
The nation’s remaining untied major college football clubs are down to 12 after upsets. Cornell and Princeton meet in an Ivy League headliner at Princeton, guaranteeing one perfect record will end this weekend. Rice suffers a defeat at the hands of SMU.
High school results include Hamilton Catholic 13 over Cincinnati St. Xavier 12 and Springfield Catholic 58 over Detroit St. Xavier 12. College action features Georgia and LSU tied 13 13 and John Carroll beating Case 51 14. Pro games crown Giants 17 Cleveland 13 and Bears 28 Cardinals 38. Upsets shake rankings with Wisconsin Michigan Florida Vanderbilt and Notre Dame losses noted.
Adolf Weinacker of Michigan State College won the national AAU walking championship in Springfield with a course record time of three hours and 43 minutes for 24 miles and 1,054 yards. The time was one minute faster than the previous course record set by John M. Deni of Pittsburgh. Thirteen of fifteen starters finished, including 81-year-old Tom Brown of Milwaukee.
Indianapolis General Hospital reported the release of Coach Harold L. Stout 37 of Wilmington Delaware and six Wilmington football players injured in a traffic accident. The bus collided with a converted hearse after a 52 0 win over Rose Poly at Terre Haute. Driver Robert Kussell 22 of Delphi Indiana remained hospitalized with a broken elbow. The Wilmington players were treated for minor injuries and returned to Ohio.
Carl J. Barnett of the Sandusky Sailing Club won the thistle class championship yesterday at the Midwestern Sailing Regatta held at Leatherlips Sailing Club on the Scioto River. Don Clark, former Navy assistant football coach and USC tackle three years ago, was noted in the report.
The Cleveland Barons edged the Providence Reds 3-2 to seize the Western division lead as the St. Louis Flyers defeated the Cincinnati Mohawks 4-2. Hershey Bears moved first in the East by beating the Buffalo Bisons 5-4, while Springfield Indians routed New Haven 7-3 and Pittsburgh edged Indianapolis 2-1.
Pi Beta Phi defeated Alpha Xi Delta 31 to 0 in the Powder Puff Bowl at Ohio University. Nancy Stockwell sparked the win with four touchdown passes as about 4,500 fans watched the rival sororities break a three year deadlock.
Wake Forest College reports two athletes killed in a car crash near campus. Marvin Clifford Worsham, 20, from Cabin John Maryland, and Eugene Scheer, 19, of Jeffersonville Indiana, were in the vehicle. Worsham was Lew Worsham’s brother and a senior on the golf team. Scheer a sophomore who played on the freshman basketball squad.
In Cincinnati the Hilton-Davis Chemical Company strike by Local 342 of the International Union of Chemical Workers AFL remains unresolved with management and the union far apart. The walkout began September 28 affecting malaria drug production. Union seeks 15 cents an hour vs company 8 cent offer. current wages range 1.02 to 1.61 dollars per hour. James Stewart cites rising living costs and unfair company practices. escalator pay clause tied to labor index is demanded.
A 1789 Dutch sloop bound for the West Indies sank near Lewes Delaware carrying about 15 million dollars in cash. Only a handful of coins have ever been recovered, leaving most of the treasure lost at sea.
New York AP Frank Stranahan a wealthy Toledo golfer argues weight lifting is the world’s greatest sport and should grow in the United States He notes others he respects like Ted Williams Ralph Kiner and Steve Van Buren and says athletes across sports should lift weights He has lifted over 750 pounds and plans to play in the North and South at Pinehurst late October to early November.
Texas sports writer Henry Tucker claim six mile sprint after a late whistle during a 1911 Blinn vs Sam Houston game in Huntsville. Victor Kelley recounts a 1907 Texas A&M run at LSU where he crossed the field four times for 167 yards and a touchdown, later verified by Kelley.
Penn State unveils 1951 football slate featuring Boston University and Purdue for the first time. The schedule marks a historic addition to the Nittany Lions' lineup with two nonconference opponents.
Harold Smith, 23, a Dayton mechanic, won an abbreviated 65 lap modified stock car feature at Dayton Speedway after rain halted the original 100 lap race. About 6,500 fans attended with 40 percent of proceeds going to the Dayton Community Chest.
Robert E. Gehm pleaded guilty in Commonwealth Pleas Court to stealing jewelry worth 1200 dollars from George Harvey and was placed on probation with restitution. A 1000 dollar ring was recovered. In Hamilton County, Glenn Williams was placed on probation after grand jury indictments for breaking into West Chester School and causing 142 dollars in damages. restitution required.
Special services were held in two wards at Longview Hospital by Mrs. Bertha Perkins yesterday. Helping her with the services for 160 patients were George Gibbs, Mrs. John Thornsburg, Mrs. Lloyd Long and Mrs. Ora Ward.
The statement notes Nikola Tesla’s numerous pre-1900 inventions earned him the nickname the electrical wizard of the nineteenth century. It emphasizes his reputation as a prolific inventor in early electrical science and technology.
Paul Demostenes of 301 Webster Street re enlisted for four years in the U S Navy. He previously served aboard the U S S Pickaway and is assigned to a permanent duty station after arrival at the Navy Receiving Station Washington D C.
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