Turpin Loss Denies Welter Title Bid at The Arena
Canton’s Vince Turpin challenges world lightweight champion Ike Williams but is stopped in the sixth round before 6,139 fans. Williams claims the title by kayo, Turpin suffers first kayo in 52 pro fights as trainer notes crowding and crouching led to Williams’s midsection and head blows. Turpin vows to pursue welter crown despite setback, while prelims feature Georgie Small decisioning Tony Riccio in a close middleweight bout.
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Leveland
Canton
Vince Turpin
Vince
Ike
Dave Clark
Turpin
Trenton
N. J
Williams
Davis
Clark
Tom Stanley
Tony Riccio
Bayonne
Lou Barker
Small
Frankie Muche
Niles
Cincinnati
Charlie Scott
Cliff Haga
Ike Williams
Cleveland
Coshocton Tops Timken 3-1 In Spring Football Scrimmage
Coshocton Redskins defeated the Canton Timken Trojans 3-1 in a rain soaked spring workout. Timken played without quarterback Tom Ascani and end Chuck Skropits, while freshman Henry Linder filled in at QB. Nick Campanelli opened with a 65 yard TD for Timken. Coshocton improved over their Canton test, with late scores in the second and third quarters.
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Coshocton
Canton Timken
Coshocton Redskins
Bud Jones
Trojans
Nick Campanelli
Timken
Canton
Redskins
Finalists Meet Today in Pinehurst Golf 1948 Amateurs
Harvie Ward and Frank Stranahan clash in the North and South amateur championship at Pinehurst North Carolina. Ward seeks a second straight title while Stranahan aims to become the first two time winner since 1938 39. Ward beat Dick Chapman 3 and 2 and Stranahan defeated Arnold Palmer 12 11 as the tournament progressed.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Harvie Ward
Frank Stranahan
Ward
Stranahan
Dick Chapman
Arnold Palmer
Wake Forest College
Brooklyn
Frankie Strafaci
South Carolina
Hub Covington
Massillon Varsity Defeats Senior Eleven 25-18 in Spring Ex opener
Massillon Tigers win spring exhibition 25-18 over Senior eleven at Tiger Stadium. Irwin Crable opens with a 90 yard kickoff return and scores three touchdowns. Don Slicker adds a 30 yard TD, while Dick Jacobs recovers a free ball for a score as the young varsity holds off a rallying senior squad led by Al Brown and Ben Roderick.
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Massillon
Massillon Tigers
Tiger Stadium
Irwin Crable
Clarence Johnson
Chuck Mather
Tigers
Mather
Crable
Canton McKinley
Varsity
Don Slicker
Paydirt
Big Johnson
Dick Jacobs
All-Ohio
al Brown
Brown
Ben Roderick
Jack Hill
Roderick
Jacobs
Football Rosters And Scoring Summary From Varsity Game
The lineup lists Varsity ends Sicker and Studer tackles Khrisher and Schumaker guards Shine and Reichenbach center Patt backs James Jacobs Johnson and Crable Seniors ends DeWalt and Ebbert tackles Jones and Takacs guards Morrow and Paul center MecVey backs Hill Bush Roderick and Brown Touchdowns Crable two Slicker Jacobs Brown Roderick two Extra Point Khrisher placement
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Sicker
Studer
Khrisher
Schumacher
Shine
Reichenbach
Patt
James
Jacobs
Johnson
Crable
DeWalt
Ebbert
Jones
Takacs
Morrow
Paul
MecvVey
Hill
Bush
Roderick
Brown
Slicker
Krisher
League Debuts Scheduled for Bears Trojans and Lehman
Lehman and Timken debut in the new Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference as track and golf dominate the local scholastic sports calendar. The Polar Bears and Trojans join Potters at East Liverpool for a three way duel while Hilltoppers cindermen plan action at Potter runway. Timken does not field a track team and Lehman golfers begin their season. Timken has beaten Louisville and Wooster in two trials.
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Lehman and
Timken
Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference
Polar Bears
Trojans
Potters
East Liverpool
Hilltoppers
Cindermen
KSU Linksmen Rout Canton's Golfers at Highland
Kent State University golfers beat Canton Mates 14-2 in stormy conditions at Highland Country Club. Loreto George led with 82 and Paul Hartung for Canton 84. Staters seek first undefeated season since 1934 as they prepare to face Baldwin Wallace and Wooster College.
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Kent State Canton
Kent State University
Highland Country Club
Loreto George
Paul Hartung
Cantonians
K.S.A
Kent Linksmen
Baldwin Wallace
Twin Lakes
K.S.U.C
Wooster
Wooster College
Pennsylvania Oarsmen Face Hard Test Today
Pennsylvania rowing strength grows after a strong start as the varsity crews from Columbia and Yale visit the Schuylkill River for the annual Blackwell Cup race on the Henley course a mile and five sixteenths long.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
INS
Columbia
Yale
Schuylkill River
Notre Dame 1949 football schedule list released
The Notre Dame football team will face Indiana Washington Purdue Tulane Navy Michigan State North Carolina Iowa Southern California and Southern Methodist in 1949 detailing a demanding nine game slate and nonconference tests.
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Notre Dame
Indiana
Washington
Purdue
Tulane
Navy
Michigan State
North Carolina
Iowa
Southern California
Southern Methodist
Wynn Faces Newhouser as Tribe Battles in AL Play
Wynn is set to oppose Newhouser in a key American League matchup as Cleveland hosts Detroit while St Louis and Chicago split, and multiple games head into today and tomorrow. Standings show New York leading the AL with a 6 4 mark, Boston 4 3, Philadelphia 5 3, and Detroit at 4 2.
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New York
St. Paul
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Toledo
Detroit
Louisville
Chicago
Columbus
St. Louis
Kansas City
Washington
Milwaukee
Boston
Minneapolis
Iladelphia
New Yo
Quetenanets
Paul
Vernon delivers walkoff winner in Indians opener
Cleveland Bearden and the Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in 10 innings at Municipal Stadium as Mickey Vernon sparked a birthday victory with a clutch leftfield liner after Larry Doby and Neil Berry miscues led to a tie in the ninth. Sunny skies, wild plays, and a crowd of 63,725 witnessed Bearden’s win and Vernon’s heroics.
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Cleveland
Municipal Stadium
Jim Hegan
Bearden
Hoot Evers
Johnny Groth
Tigers
Freddie Hutchinson
Tribe
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Vernon
Evers
Groth
Eddie Lake
Larry Doby
Neil Berry
Lou Boudreau
Doby
Gordon
Bengal
Strong Defensive By Buckeyes Nets 2-1 League Opener
Ohio State opened Western Conference play with a 2-1 win over Wisconsin as Pete Perini held the Badgers to nine hits. The Buckeyes scored two unearned runs in the fourth and survived a late Wisconsin rally that fell just short at home.
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Buckeyes
Nets
Columbus
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Badgers
Dick Hess
Floyd Love
Pete Perini
Perini
Wet Fields Delay B Baseball Meet in Stark County
Stark County Class B Baseball tournament at Navarre was postponed due to wet fields. Tourney manager Fred Bride reorganized the schedule for next week with two games daily Monday through Wednesday and a finale a week from Monday. Winners advance to the Kent district tournament May 13 and 14.
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Stark County
Navarre
Fred Bridewiser
Kent
Marlboro
East Sparta
Beach City
Brewster
East Canton
Canal Hp
Hartville
Jackson
Ohio State Has Big Sports Card Today
Columbus notes a full OSU sports slate with football scrimmage this afternoon. The track team opens outdoor season against Purdue at the stadium. Golfers face Michigan, baseball wraps a Wisconsin two game set. Tennis travels to Miami University in Oxford.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Buckeye
Purdue
Michigan
Wisconsin
O.S.U
iMiami University
Oxford
Opening Day Gate Figures Slightly Trail 1948 Totals
United Press survey shows opening day attendance at 15 major league parks slipping 9 percent from 474,933 to 431,227. The Boston Red Sox had one opening day game this year, with a single large crowd of 33,955, skewing totals. The Indians drew the largest crowd of 63,725 in Cleveland, while the Boston Braves logged 9,195 and the St. Louis Browns 12,817.
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New York
United Press
Boston Red Sox
Bosox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia A’s
St. Louis Browns
Giants
Boston Braves
White Sox
Indianapolis Man Would Build Site For Bowling Event
Indianapolis restaurant owner W L McGinley offered to construct a mammoth building to host the 1950 American Bowling Congress tournament after officials abandoned plans for Indianapolis. An ABC state fair board deal to use the coliseum fell through, and officials said they would consider his proposal after a closed meeting.
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Indianapolis
Ind
W. L. McGinley
A.3.c
A.B.C
State Fair Board
Fairgrounds Coliseum
McGinley
Mount Union Hears Hamilton Tonight
Capt Tom Hamilton former Navy coach and new Pitt athletic director will be the featured speaker at Mount Union all-sports banquet closing the Raiders day long festival. He will discuss The Necessity of Athletics as baseball faces Fenn from Cleveland in morning action and golf tennis and track follow with an intrasquad football game finale.
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Repository Bureau Alliance
Tom Hamilton
Navy
University of Pittsburgh
Mount Union
Raiders
Hamilton
Fenn
Cleveland
Two Industrial Fumbleball Leagues Planned Here
Two industrial fumbleball leagues of eight teams each are forecast for this summer. Sixteen clubs attended the first organizational meeting Friday night in city council chambers. Division decisions will be set at the May 6 meeting with an April 30 deadline for entry fees.
Southern Association Scores and Rain Affects Games
Atlanta edged Chattanooga 6 to 5 in a Southern Association matchup while Birmingham lost to Memphis 5. Nashville impressed with a 1 run to none win. Rain disrupted games at Mobile and New Orleans where Little Rock faced weather delays.
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Southern Association
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Nashville
Memphis
Mobile
Little Rock
New Orleans
Kent Wrestlers Elect Co-Captains
Kent State University announces 1950-51 wrestling co captains Mike Milkovich and John Slepecky chosen by the squad. Both were named to the All American team by a leading sports magazine for the second time this year.
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Mike Milkovich
John Slepecky
Kent State University
Joe Begala
Grapplers
Milkovich
Slepecky
Kent State Adds New Hampshire To 1950 Football Schedule
New Hampshire University joins Kent State University football slate for the 1950 season. Athletic Director Trevor Rees announced the opener in Durham New Hampshire on November 18, 1950, with a return match set at Kent on November 17, 1951.
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New Hampshire University
Kent State University
Trevor Rees
Rees
Golden Flashes
Durham
N. H
Kent
Baseball Score Totals Across Detroit and Cleveland Clash
Detroit and Cleveland produced a 3 to 14 scoring sequence with Evers Gordon and Lake notable for Detroit while Berry Verban Groth and Doby contributed for Cleveland. The game featured multiple doubles by Boudreau Gordon and a Musial Gustine homer, with strong pitching from Hutchinson and Bearden and errors impacting the late innings.
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Hutchinson
Ono
Detroit
Cleveland
R—Berry
Wertz
Groth
Doby
Boudreau
E— Berry
RBI
Evers
Gordon
Lake
Vernon
S—Hegan
Trout
Bearden
So—Hutchinson
Baseball scorecard fragment with Cubs and Cardinals
Scattered lines show a 4 5 inning totals, player at bats, strikeouts, and substitutions. Mentions Cincinnati and Chicago versus St Louis with listed players Walker Kiner Beckman Werle Sauer Kluszewski Bloodworth Wyrostek Fox Hopp Erautt Casey Musial Slaughter and others. Includes hit details, errors, and RBI summaries from a chaotic OCR page.
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Sauer
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Walker
Kiner
Beckman
Werle
A Kluszewski
Bloodworth
Nat
Opp
Murtaugh
McCullough
Schmitz
Hacker
Chicago
St. Louis
Musial
Slaughter
Schoendienst
Jones
Northey
Giaviano
Brazie
Gustine
Cavaretta
Brazile
Smalley
RBI
Pafko
Marion
Glaviana
Braves Deny Discord as Season Opens in New York
The Boston Braves, NL champions, arrive in New York showing no signs of internal strife amid reports of spring unrest. Manager Billy Southworth says the dispute was myth, while an insider notes some grumbling over 1949 salaries, now forgotten as the team focuses on another world series bid.
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NEW York
Boston Braves
Billy Southworth
Braves
Southworth
Today's Pitchers New York at Boston and More
Baseball matchups listed include Sanford facing Stokes in New York at Boston, Fowler for Philadelphia at Weelaeree with Scarborough, Newhouser for Detroit at Cleveland, Kennedy versus Gettel in Chicago, Spahn for Boston against Jones in New York, Barney for Brooklyn at Philadelphia with Roberts, Wehmeier for Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, and Adkins for Chicago at St Louis.
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New York
Sanford
Boston
Stokes
Philadelphia
Fowler
Weelaeree
Scarborough
Detroit
Newhouser
Cleveland
Wynn
Sturs
Kennedy
Chicago
Gettel
Spahn
Jones
Brooklyn
Barney
Roberts
Incinnati
Wehmeier
Pittsburgh
Riddle
Adkins
St. Louis
Munger
Baseball scores across leagues and schedules
International League results Buffalo 5 Syracuse 1 and Montreal at Baltimore postponed by rain. Texas League scores Dallas 10 Ft Worth 5 Houston 6 Beaumont 2 San Antonio 2 Shreveport 1 Oklahoma City 10 Tulsa 9.
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Buffalo
Syracuse
Montreal
Baltimore
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Houston
Beaumont
San Antonio
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
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Bud Wolzer
Canton Belter
Jackie Davis
Pe ‘ Ae
Anton, C
New Grid
By Bill Wirtz
Bears
Lehman
Akron Garfield
McKinley
Mansfield
Akron
Central Catholic
Coshoct
Lincoln
Central
George
Masterson
Lemley Rubin
Coyle
Kent State
Anton Young
Hartung
Heighway
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Mt. Union
I Westerqays
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Verban
Cavarretta
Brazle
Ho—Schmitz
Lade
Schmits
AHOA
Sain
Ole Hofman
Hogue
J Kerr
Potter
Mueller
Culler
Cooper
R—Kerr
Rhawn
Lockman
Marshall
Milne
Elliott
Torgeson
Russell
Reiser
Holmes
Salkeld
Dark
Mize
Galan
Koslo
Stanky
Toregeson
Bb—Sain
Jansen
Lewis
Haefner
Fain
Majeski
Suder
Joost
Weigel
Yost
Robinson
Scheib
Weleroth
Ho—Haefner
Welteroth
Ferrick
Kokos
Zernial
Tipton
Michaels
Goldsberry
Pieretti
Dillinger
Pellagrin
Wight
Ostrowski
Piretti
Embree
Indians
Ahoa Tigers
Berry
Tucker
Lipon
Kell
Kellner
Swift
Coan
Sf Vale
Kozar
Simmons Moses
Rosar
Weiger
Dente
Pepee
Nce
Adams
Zarilla
Philley
Priddy
Appling
Graham
Platt
Lehner
Aeh
Aho Coleman
DiMaggio
Rizzuto
Pesky
Lindell
Henrich
Stephens
Berra
Houk
O’brien
Bauer
Tebbetts
Woodling
c-Combs
Kryhoski
Batts
Phillips
E.W. Johnson
Berra Stephens
Reynolds
Dropo
Goodman
Coleman
Droppens
Doerr
Bb—Reynolds
Page
Hughson
E. Johnson
Ferriss
Ferris
McCall
Beem
Fer
Bughson
al Pirates
Rojek
Hatton
Beard
Klusz
Kimer
Westlake
Brood
Wth
Bockman
M. Howell
McCull
H. Howell
Chesnes
Fox
Pe- 000
Casey
Erautt
H.walker
Schoend’st
Lowry
Deffocat
D.rice
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