Maxim Wins By TKO in Cincinnati Ring Bout
Maxim stopped Joe Kahut in the fifth round after cutting Kahut near the temple. Maxim called for a rematch with Ezzard Charles, labeling him a dirty fighter. Promoter Sam Becker aims to pair the winner with Charles again.
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Cincinnati
Charles
Ezzard Charles
NBA
Joey Maxim Cleveland
Joe Kahut
Portland
Ore
Maxim
Sam Becker
Maxim-Kahut
Kahut
Wallace
Bud) Smith
Pauly Brooks
Cleveland
Smith
Brooks
Fred Newhill
Eddie Miller
Dayton
Middletown visits Alliance in 1950 football game plan
Middletown schedules a 1950 football trip to Alliance November 3 with a return game in 1951. The piece discusses potential future opponents for the Middies including Newark Fairview Lima South and Libbey, and notes past Massillon and Steubenville connections and twin backfield pairs.
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Middletown
Stark County
Alliance
Aviators
Massillon
Chuck Mather
Glenn Ellison
Mather
Middies
Tigers
Ellison
Elmo Lingrel
Jimmy Jones
Dayton Fairview
Norwood
Springfield
Portsmouth
Lima Central
Toledo Libbey
Lima South
Hamilton
Libbey
Newark
Fairview
Mansfield
Steubenville Guards Out For Middletown Clash
Steubenville High will be without regular left guard Caesar Churchwell who injured his left knee and is expected to miss the season. Earlier, Bob Yohn suffered a concussion, and Gino Leilli returned to practice after a head injury but may play Friday. Coach Ray Heyman leads a 33-man squad departing Steubenville Thursday for Dayton before facing Middletown and then attending the Northwestern Ohio State game in Columbus.
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Ray Heyman
Steubenville
Larry Jeter
Big Red
Perry Jeter
Canton McKinley
Middies
Phil
Dick Morrow
Ellison
Heyman
Massillon
Miami
Franklin
Armco Steelmakers
Herb Farmer
Otterbeingrad
Ronald
Donald Conkell
Redskins
Ohio State
Buckeye
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Pitt
Northwestern
Vic Janowics
Dick Schnittker
Big Ten
Buckeyes
Wisconsin
Caesar Churchwell
Steubenville High
Middletown
Churchwell
Bob Yohn
Gino Leilli
Lel
Ohio
Dayton
van Cleve
Syracuse Nationals Sell Schatzman to Bullets
Syracuse reports Marvin Schatzman, a six five alumnus of St Louis University, was sold yesterday to the Baltimore Bullets by the Syracuse Nationals.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Marvin Schatzman
St. Louis University
Baltimore Bullets
Syracuse Nationals
Pugh Signed by Baltimore Five for Trial in Hartford
Middletown’s Les Pugh, ex Providence Steamrollers forward, joined the Baltimore Bullets for a trial in Hartford Connecticut during the team’s exhibition tour. The NBA merger ended Providence’s roster spot and Pugh’s Steamrollers contract was transferred to the Boston Celtics before his release.
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Les Pugh
Middletown
Providence Steamrollers
Basketball Association of America
Balmore Bullets
Ohio State
Bullets
Hartford
Conn
National Basketball Association
Providence
BAA
National Basketball League
Pugh
The
Steamrollers
Boston Celtics
Dayton Flyers Face Xavier In Underdog Derby
Dayton coach Joe Gavin says his team will be underdogs against Xavier in Cincinnati as the 16 000 plus crowd eyes a home and home clash. Xavier has won six straight and beat Dayton earlier this season. The Musketeers pose strong offense and defense with depth and spirit.
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Dayton
Dayton Flyers
Xavier University
Cincinnati
Flyers
Xavier
Muskies
Ed Kluska
Joe Gavin
Gavin
Ake
Vita Lee Breaks Hollywood Park Track Mark in Trifecta
Vita Lee ridden by Joe O'Brien wins the Lexington Trot at Hollywood Park in 2 11, shattering the 1947 record of Proximity for a mile and a sixteenth. The California owned mare returns a payoff of 7 50, 4 50 and 2 60 with Princess Scotland second and Full Bloom third. Jerry the First faces a new nickname as he competes in today’s feature, with Eddie Cobb driving in a field including Gene Abbe Indian Land Brother Harmony and MacManus.
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Inglewood
Calif
Vita Lee
Hollywood Park
Joe O’brien
Lexington
Princess Scotland
Jerry the
Eddie Cobb
Gene Abbe
Indian Land
Brother Harmony
MacManus
LaMotta to Meet Marcel Cerdan Again in Madison Square Garden
Jake LaMotta agreed to a 15 round title bout with Marcel Cerdan at Madison Square Garden on December 2. The Bronx Bull revived plans after lifting Cerdan’s crown in Detroit last July. The rematch at Yankee Stadium September 28 was postponed when LaMotta injured his right shoulder.
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New York
Jake LaMotta
Marcel Cerdan
Bronx
Madison Square Garden
Jake
Cerdan
Detroit
Marcel
Yankee Stadium
Kell’s Daughter Born to Mrs George Kell in Newport
Mrs George Kell wife of the 1949 American League batting champion announced the birth of a six pound daughter yesterday at Newport Arkansas The Kell family already has a son George Jr age four son of Detroit Tiger third baseman George Kell and his wife
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Newport
Ark
George Kell
Detroit Tiger
George
University of Arizona boxer wins third heavyweight title
Max Spilsbury of the University of Arizona repeats as heavyweight champion, securing the school title for the third consecutive year.
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University of Arizonaa
Max Spilsbury
Ousted Pilots Sue Charles Over Manager Contract
Cincinnati plaintiffs claim Ezzard Charles violated a 1948 managerial contract by signing with Mintz and request 43518.51 in damages plus an injunction preventing use of his name for radio TV film and endorsements amid Charles touring exhibition bouts.
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Cincinnati
Ezzard Charles
National Boxing Association
Charles Dyer
Eugene Elkus
George W. Rhein
Charles
Common Pleas
Jake Intz
Mintz
Pat Valentino
Valentino
Xavier Quintet Added To Clinic At Gratis Gym
Xavier quintet joined a basketball clinic at Gratis High School Gym sponsored by Preble County Athletic Association. Coach Lew Hirt and his Musketeers will demonstrate skills at 7 15 p m. Hamilton's Big Blue 1949 Class A champions will show offense and defense per Coach Warren Scholler. New rule changes will be interpreted by county officials.
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Gratis
Lew Hirt
Xavier
Preble County Athletic Association
Gratis High School
Musketeers
Hamilton
Big Blue
Warren Scholler
Peony County Officials’ Association
Preble Officials Name President At First Meeting
Eaton Raymond Straw was elected president of the Preble County Officials and Coaches Association at the first meeting of the season. Paul McWhinney of Jackson Township was named vice president and Paul Sommers of Eaton became secretary treasurer. The group discussed basketball rule changes and set next meeting for November.
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EATON
Raymond Straw
Preble County Officials and Coaches Association
Paul McWhinney
Jackson Township
Paul Sommers
McWhinney
Yanks Eye Kuhel For Job At Kansas City
Clark Griffith reveals the New York Yankees may name Joe Kuhel as manager of the Kansas City farm club. Kuhel, former Washington Senators owner, was fired after guiding the Nats to seventh place in 1947 and last in 1948.
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Washington
Tossin' Tom O Malley Aims At Record Book
Cincinnati's Tom O Malley, a UC senior, posts a .513 completion rate on 144 attempts this season for 1 096 yards and 13 touchdowns, leading national charts in TD passes and yardage while facing Kentucky's Vito Parilli. The Bearcats have four wins in six games.
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Tom O'Malley
Cincinnati
Sammy
Paul
Tommy O’malley
O'Malley
University of Cincinnati
Bearcats
Tom
Bearcat
Sid Gillman
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Lindy Berry
Texas Christian
Lexington
Vito
Babe) Parilli
Kentucky
Denison Muskingum clash headlines Ohio Conference showdown
Granville Special Denison University's Big Red meet the Fighting Muskies of Muskingum College in New Concord for a highly anticipated Ohio Conference game. Denison trails Muskingum 175 to 142 in points scored but has allowed 56, while Muskingum has yielded only 21 through five games. Ed Sherman coaches the Muskies as Denison seeks revenge after recent losses.
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Carl
Muskingum
Ed Sherman
Big Red
Fighting Muskies
Denison
Muskies
Vicory
Oberlin Yeomen
New Concord
Tag Team Match Set At Hamilton
Matchmaker Ted Clotts selects Doc Meske and Billy Weidner to face Ali Pashi and Jack Vansky in the Thursday tag team feature at the Ohio Nav Guard armory in Dayton. Meske and Weidner, both Ohio residents, aim to counter the villains while Tommy Martindale and Walker Sneeze Achiu meet in the preliminary. Program starts at 8:15 p.m.
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Hamilton
Ted Clotts
Doc Meske
Billy Weidner
Ali Pashi
Jack Vansky
Ohio
Pashi
Vansky
Clotts
Meske
Weidner
Hollywood
Joel McCrea
Weid Iner
Tommy Martindale
Sneeze
Achiu
Attendance Up 4 Percent As College Football Season Halftime
AP survey of 303 games by 111 teams shows a 4 percent rise in attendance for the first half of 1949. East declines 9 percent while the South and West post large gains. Michigan leads with 291 717 in three sellouts at Ann Arbor after capacity increases.
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NEW York
Associated Press
West
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Southwest
Midwest
Far West
South
Quaker Guard Named Lineman of the Week
John “Bull” Schweder of Penn wins AP Lineman of the Week after helping Penn beat Navy 28 7 at Franklin Field. He led drives, played defense on nearly every snap, and blocked on Red Bagwell’s 74 yard punt return. Froggie Williams of Rice made clutch plays versus Texas.
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New York
John “Bull” Schweder
University of Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Schweder
Navy
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Penn
Red
Blue
Red Bagwell
James
Froggie
Williams
Rice
Texas
Onslow Fires Miller From White Sox Staff
Chicago White Sox manager Jack Onslow dismissed coach Edmund Bing Miller 55 after a vote of confidence for 1950. Miller had served with the club since 1942 and Onslow named two or three candidates for the vacancy while Ray Berres and Buster Mills remained on the coaching staff.
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Chicago
Jack Onslow
Chicago White Sox
Edmund
Bing) Miller
Onslow
Miller
Sox
Ray Berres
Buster Mills
OSU Expected to Draw 80K for Northwestern Game
Ohio State officials forecast more than 80,000 fans for Saturdays clash in Ohio Stadium. The attendance would rank among the stadiums top five, with recent crowd benchmarks including 81,018 in 1935 and 82,111 at a Minnesota game. Coach Wes Fesler said the offense looked sharp after a three week scrimmage, and Vic Janowicz, Pete Perini, and Curley Morrison appear ready to return.
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Columbus, O
Ohio State University
Northwestern
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
Buckeyes
Wesley Fesler
Vic Janowicz
Pete Perini
Curley Morrison
Illinois Karras Aims for Horvath Rushing Record Pace
Illinois with John Karras leads Big Ten offense averaging 303.7 yards per game. Karras has 347 yards rushing in 47 carries for a 7.3 average against Wisconsin Iowa and Purdue. The Illini eye Les Horvath’s 669 yard season record in six games and a team mark of 379 per game. Ohio State Minnesota trade leads in passing and defense totals.
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Chicago
Illinois
John Karras
Karras
Wisconsin
Iowa
Purdue
Ohio State
Les Horvath
Horvath
Michigan
Illini
Minnesota
Buckeyes
Fights Last Night Across Cities
In Cleveland Chuck Hunter outpointed Al Williams. In Milwaukee Bert Lytell defeated Jerome Frazier. In Los Angeles Rocky Lucero outpointed Lawton Disoso. Each bout went 10 rounds with final scores indicating clear decisions.
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Cleveland
Chuck Hunter
al Williams
Wichita
Milwaukee
Bert Lytell
Fresno
Calif
Jerome Frazier
Los Angeles
Rocky Lucero
San Francisco
Lawton Disoso
New Orleans
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