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Middies4thTimeInYearsIcru'\?rerr• !*• me0 ffHoardsOhionthA//«cill\(rSSecondnr-mclinon‘001*W4*Airack.* forSit IffBy FRITZ HOWELL•rvCOLUMBUS—(Ar)— Middletown’s Mighty Middies climbed on Ohio's Class A highschool basketball throne for the fourth time in nine years last night. ,The Butler County powerhouse did it the hard way before 8,496 fans in the State Faii-grounds Coliseum as it halted Steubenville's Big Red winning streak at 28 games bv a scoriof 63-53.Sinking 13 of 22 field goal attempts in the first half, the | proteges of Coach Paul Walker built up a 37-19 edge at half* ime and were never threatened after that although out-*•scored in each of the final quarters. u ■Chanty tosses dccidt'd the climatic contest as Middle* MIDtown cashed in on 21 of 30 free throws while Steubenville scored on It of 17. The teams tied on field goals with 21 each i *ai,The Middies made their 21 top*pointers on 53 shots, while Hackthe losers had 61 attempts from the field. **»«__ iuirBoth teams lost their bthird session as All- Ohio J r Bill Ross of Steubenville went outj' on fouls with two minutes and 3? 1seoondi remaining and Dirk Vkse,jsiati* guard* who iff t now'tournament scoring record of Si I Friday night, was ousted with 1:50 f of the session to go.*(IIKK IMIS, tM? * poundsenior guard for the Big E*d«scored almost half his t#am*s tola!mints at ho lead the sewing withrscgro hool 6 inthethenprise toville's ? tenseof i 'ltd tit herrtwatti a n 4rr.tlted11tme intxuar*non*timiringking* * de«Im*iblir* prel hires* *poll fillii a r d ? ( I* lamentl A * fS..Tbit equalled trie mark set by Ed Sadowdci of Akron North InIliSS for individual scoring in.championship play.That was enough to establish a new mark for individual scoringIn chamoionshio play. The peevt* out high of 23 was set by Bob Hirsch of Dayton, Northridge m1045.Don Barnette of Middletowncame up with 1§ and Vice had IS to run his three-game total to 59.Ellis was second n the overs 1te list with 53Bit lt;'Ilf f llafer, Middlftown’s sis-foot, four » inch renter, «:is the difference at the Middies piled up their huge first-half advantage.The lanky ltd controlled therebounds off both harkboirds and pla» ed a w hale of a floorgame along with It.Harnett, assigned to guard Koss. w ho has scored 13 points in two previous games, held the Steubenville Negro hoyscoreless until sis minutes and 39 seconds of the second period had elapsed lust before getting his first field goal. Ross removed h I s spectacles and scored his entire total of five in the last mmute and a half of the second quarter.MllfD!1rmvvvs01 vktRtitlew1 thei siteft tM*1rtflit•1fit111Mlkevetn 15riff*#!1aitBa* ’ler jtet4 !tefAfiof 1, K#tiler#vftf #%#%44*IMISMI oarh Halkrr, who is presi* dent of fh#* Ohio Hi^kelbal! I on h#*N \ss4m i itiori, shou ed the members of hM group how it w a% done 4% he annrved his set orid title In sis ye.trvWalker won the f harnpionslitpat %liddletim n in Ifi#?, his ftrs| % ear there, after Gears* Hour k, now athleth direetor at Iroy High Srhooi had 1 oar lied the Middle* to the title in Ihttf Rovnrr f frerne, ttou of t ornell lead them toviator* in |lt;*t| and ju*t missed out in 1*01,IITetJter,iiidIItJi ibmlr * a h no rtp41 ^1 I §,I a me*twMil Ofin1 hi: iokicimevery game exr used all 12 ofHidethettfihis tehariWith grow 1 til et teardr* p| throuof the H 4 in*ere Justu ran meritiff fa!ffraftudliattempt!17-41 V■ /1a a • ■ ■ 1
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Middletown Sunday News Journal
Middletown, Ohio, US
Sun, Mar 23, 1952
Page 21
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