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THE WEATHEKCloudy and windy, turning cold# Sunday. Noisy around 3 p. muEntered si Second Class Matter at the Postoffic*of Middletown, Ohio, Under the Act of 1878MIDDLETOWN, OHIO. SUNDAY, MARCH 21$, 19.“2,SUNDAY ONLYI’RICE TEN CENTS*•()hio'is19 32lassSlale (haniasTinMil I dir siTHAT MIDDIE MAGIC PAID OFF-Completely happy about their 63-53 triumph over Steubenville in the* Ohio (’las*; A finals at Columbus last night are these Middletown High cagers. It was the 114th victory—and the biggest one—for Coach Paul Walker. Fans shouldn’t have worried. Confident Bill Weith, Journal photographer, ‘Cooked up” this picture of the Middies several days ago. Back row, left to right—Walker, Manager Id Cross, Lacy King. Tommy Dillman, Owen Lawson. Manager Don Snyder, Eric Back, Ralph Phibbs and Assistant Coach Bob Kramer. Kneeling — Leonard Johnson, Dick Vice, Ronnie Stokley, Cliff Hafer, Don Barnette, Paul Walker, Jr., Mascot, and Paul Johnson.a '-.we;.- lt;ius**--*-. ■ •• -«63linnOveiStubbeiAnchetieietory lilasts 28-Game 11 inStreak llv SteubeireBy JERRY NARDIELLOJournal Sports EditorCOLUMBUS—lt;Special— A great thing happened to a great bunch of kids last night—they won the 1952 Class A state basketball championship!And Middletown's Middies made it look easy as they put on a tremendous burst in the first half to run up a 63-53 victory over previously undefeated Steubenville before 8,* 496 fans at the water-logged Fairgrounds Coliseum here.Thus, for the fourth time in nine years, the Middies returned state Class A basketball pennant to Middletown, and it’s the second lime that Coach Paul Walker has wonthehonorThe Middies also tied Dayton Stivers in the number of A crowns annexed. The Dayton five won four other times in the early years u ft he state classic beforeit was divided into Class A and Bdivisions.• • aNEI'ER BEFORE this seasonhave the Middies been as indent as they looked in the first half against Steubenville’s Big Red. With D«n Barnette and Dick Vice —the graduating eo-ea plains onWalker's great club—turning in mother brilliant performance in bowing out, the Middles were theclass t h rough on t.Barnette drew the assignment I of guarding Steubenville’s all-state guard, Rill Ross, and he notr ■ ii\oewlicadv0elcomeJiampsforMaybe championships Middletown’s Middies are common thing. At any ,any evident celebration waspretty well tamed down here last night. Quite a few horns blew and there was rejoicing . ..... . * . „ „ . , wherever groups had gather-on l.v held him to five pointrWfor* L . ti„.„ »ABms wmt ha« k to the bench on ed . 10touN, but hr hit six #Lit of ill in fMWIfJt 0i tlHf MMMMpthe fir*t half to spatk the Middies’; victory at Columbus. Butnothing out of the “ordinary”Vice, who broke the tournament i OCCtlffgcLC .ur* A record with 31 points Friday against Cincinnati Withrow*. came up with 14 point* in thefirst Half last night and added a |foul shot t^i bring hi* tourney1total to 59 points—tops among the•cores in the meet.SUI 2**■A 4Tilt MIDDIES* great spree fntlie early Quarter*—pu i ling out to leads of g-2, 1-4. 12-S. IS-? andIH-g after fpe first eight minutes |completely demoralized the BigIans are really expected tobreak loose today, however when the championship eager* of Coach Paul Walker make a triumphant return tothe city.will meet the m 2:10 thist nem to theA motorcadethe smiMAA mo tor caravan[ team at FrankUnAfternoon to escortdty via Route tl, will he formed atlimits of Franklin mud will enterI■leidRed And rn their reel to get back M»dd!How» mwr Tyttia Am * in the game the Slubber* were Main St.. east on Central to Balti-aught with 2t fouli Three of Pf*** *m ^Himore mA nr Vaecare** playemwerr wav- £*ir?rd m ilimrA t0 theed out of the game on personal* \M*h mhml Kym The Middles lost only Vice i Thousand* are eg peeled to eon*I Steubenville** faat-movlng Hub !frff '?t !l!€r* tor * ra,Kwhich had averaged #0 point* a jj?1? Jhe ***»came ail season • m i tie M d- lub Cb ,:?b€/1 lf ' mm’5 cfman-for-man defense!QuaJrterbwk Club hMm *®dse*' fighttoo much to creek.But when all 1* eoSrsMefeg. was the Middies' aniaiingit*O-* hoot in* Hi thr fir^t hilf that turned thr tide, Thrv xrorrd on It nf thrtr fJrxl ff «bot«, wrII above the ,$#* mark, and bad * I out of 30 ffFf throu % to hrln provide thr rni*hervthrM iMm. nnd th#y P6@siwNKi n Iwnndwful mmlion from tH# l.« fan* wft# h#f(Md tirfll th#tola'! umrBifnmi emwi. imWAI HI H AND his Hub return!h»ined*at#ly swing into the t “recognition** circuit, with a1f mot Arcade planned from the out * j the high school gym. After that the first planned by the Quarter*■ sianent reminder at their great hi Iifi.ft on# hour #*witb * minim^pi »f speeches** from * *digyiitMfct#rBand mrmkro are ki meetat ihr school at l:to p, m.whrn* thry will hoard a truck to lie furnished bv thr Ifau-srlman Transportathin (*, and he lakrn to franklin.Th# rally at the i* ex-pected to get underway *o#f*e Wwnafter 3 p. m,
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Middletown Sunday News Journal
Middletown, Ohio, US
Sun, Mar 23, 1952
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