Pirates would rather finish last with Kiner than finish first without him
Oscar Fraley notes Branch Rickey Jr insists on keeping Ralph Kiner with the Pittsburgh Pirates, warning against a possible trade. Browns favored to beat Rams in pro title game as Cleveland hosts, with birthdays and sports notes mixed with minor league plans and a beaver hat fashion aside.
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Branch Rickey Jr
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucs
Twig
Kiner
Rickeys
Rickey
San Bernardino
Calif
Pirates
Florida
California
Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Rams
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Lake Erie
Connie Mack
Barney Ross
Herman Barron
Ky Laffon
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Bullet Bill Dudley
Ben Chapman
Bitsy Grant
Joe Osmanski
Jim Tobin
Lee Ballanfant
Tommy Bridges
Ted Lyons
Steve van Buren
Jess Willard
Jimmy Hines
Paul Arizin
Philadelphia Warriors
Villanova
Columbus
Ford Frick
Zack Taylor
St. Louis Browns
Deland
Fla
Johnny Mize
Phillies
Curt Simmons
Marjorie Crane
Allentown
Albert Emanuele
Oneida
N. Y
United Press
Leopards Edge Vikings 49-44 In North Canton Shootout
Louisville Leopards defeated the host North Canton Vikings 49-44 to grab their third win in five games. John Mooth led Louisville with 20 points, boosting his season average to 16.4. Ronnie Morrow scored 10 for North Canton as both teams produced a tight, back and forth contest with a return game set for January 27 at Louisville.
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Louisville Leopards
North Canton Vikings
Vikings
North Canton
Louisville
John Mooth
Don McGinnis
Ronnie Morrow
Canton
Mooth
Willaman
Lynch
Morrow
Snyder
Basinger
McGinnis
Schreiner
Wartfuft
Bricker & Fy
iSpitler & Omens
Dennison beats Carrollton 55 to 47 in hoops clash
Dennison hosts defeated Carrollton 55 47 as Bill Barth and Dick Pollen led with 11 points each while Bob Schoeneman topped Carrollton with 14. Dennison moved to 3 1 in four and Carrollton dropped to 2 3 in five.
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Dennison
Carrollton Warriors
Carrollton
Bill Barth
Dick Pollen
Bob Schoeneman
Warriors
Carrolitten
Rusty
Long
Allenworth
Gness
Barth
Piles
Rizar
Schoeneman
Hill
Moreland
Dennisons
Central Catholic Alumni Game Tonight at Central Gym
The Crusaders battle an alumni team Thursday night December 28 at the Central gym. Eligible players are Central graduates who have played in the last three years.
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Central Catholic
Crusaders
Central Gymnasium
Central
Warwick Clinton Athletic Club schedules Class A opponents
The Warwick Clinton A C plans games with Class A opponents and invites teams to contact R. J. Bailey at Box 228 Clinton or call 2974 Canal Fulton for arrangements.
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Warwick-Clinton
Hartville Beats Navarre 56-53 In B League OT Thriller
Hartville Blue Streaks forced a 17-point final period to tie Navarre at 51 51 and won 56 53 in overtime. Hartville improved to 3 1 in four Stark County Class B games, narrowing the league's undefeated field to Waynesburg and Middlebranch. Strickich led Hartville with 15, Aman 13, Limbach 11, Barry 10. Navarre's Coluey had 17 and Fortner 14.
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Hartville
Navarre
Rams
Stark County
Waynesburg
Middlebranch
East Sparta
Dick Hay
Jim Mohler
Jack Strickich
Eldon Barry
Ed Limbach
Barry
Strickich
John Aman
Limbach
Ronnie Coluey
Glenn Fortner
Fortner
Aman
Coluey
Hay
Widder
AG Navarre
Xavier Five Dominate Tar Heels In Pikeville Blowout
Xavier cruised past North Carolina 92 to 58 in a skimpy college slate game played in Pikeville Kentucky. The Tar Heels were never competitive after the opening minutes as Xavier seized control early and never relinquished it.
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Xavier
North Carolina
Ohio
North Carolina Tar Heels
Pikeville
First goal winner leads in NHL after 53 games
Officials report after 53 games that the team scoring the first goal won 31 contests and lost 10. The remaining 12 games ended in ties, underscoring the advantage of early scoring in the season thus far.
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National Hockey League
Minerva and Barberton Extend Unbeaten Strings
Minerva remains undefeated with a 54-45 win over Lincoln at Memorial Field House, led by Sonny Davison’s 19 points and Dick Dysle’s 13. Barberton followed with a 40-31 victory against Lehman, aided by Bob Harris and Dick Hunter’s 11 points each as Lehman’s shooting faltered in the second quarter and beyond.
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Chuck Koelbeee
Canton Scholastic Cage
Memorial Fieldhouse
Minerva
Barberton Invaders
Lincoln
Barberton
Lehman
Dysle
Davison
Charles Catanese
van Alman
Bleahy
Davis
Cassell
Hines
Boldt
Clausing
Miller
L. McCully
Queen
R. McCully
O ` O'Holland
Brown
SiJones
Hietrich
Crowl
Magijes
Bob Harris
Ohio
Dick Hunter
Jerry Smith
Meola
Campbell
Harris
Paumier
Zalar
Smith
Moore
Mitchel
Hargraves
Hunter
Armold
Konich
Koons
Whetstone
Horn
Tenney
Maragas
Erwin
Haties
Kapish
Bell
Oa Mills
Culmone Back in Saddle After Spill at Tropical Park
Miami report says jockey Joe Culmone, aiming to top 1950 standings, won his 371st race of the year after a spill last Saturday. He rode four mounts in nine races at Tropical Park, securing one victory. Rival Willie Shoemaker moved to 366 wins in New Orleans, narrowing the yearlong race as Culmone eyes more mounts before post time.
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Miami
Fla
Joe Culmone
Culmone
Tropical Park
Willie Shoemaker
New Orleans
Walter Miller
Beach City Defeats Berlin in 61-57 Thriller
Beach City Pirates notch their second win in eight starts by beating Berlin 61-57 on Friday night. Berlin drops to three losses in ten games. J. Miller of Berlin tops scoring with 16 points while Junior Burkett and Jack Spur GEO lead Beach City with 13 points each.
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Beach City
Beach City Pirates
Berlin
J. Miller
Junior Burkett
Jack Spurgeon
Pirates
Thompson
Voltz
Wade
Miller
Burkett
Yoder
J Guillod
D. Voltz
Spurgeon
Wengerd
Brahler
Feller
Smith
Machan
Gavilan Gets Nod But Has Troubles At Garden
New York presented a tense welterweight showcase as Cuban Kid Gavilan edged Joe Miceli 10 rounds in a split decision at Madison Square Garden. Referee Pete Scalzo favored Miceli six rounds to four, while two judges backed Gavilan in a close, fast-paced main event that featured sharp exchanges and a bloodied nose for Gavilan.
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New York
Gavilan
Joe Miceli
Joe
Madison Square Garden
Pete Scalzo
Miceli
Waynesburg Mohawks Rout Malvern in 58-37 Victory
Waynesburg Mohawks remained undefeated in four straight wins by beating Malvern 58-37 at home. Leroy Thompson and Joel Deckman led scorers with 15 points each as Waynesburg built a 32-16 halftime edge and held the lead throughout the game.
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Waynesburg
Waynesburg Mohawks
Malvern
Mohawks
Leroy Thompson
Joel Deckman
Laurels
Waynesb
Ti Malvern
White
Crowl
O Thompson
Ebner
Estee
Miles
del Corso
Deckman
D. Aquino
Crawford
Brooks
Mackey
Tirabassi
Unkefer
Jackson
R. Aquino
Carpenter
Fight Results: Gavilan Beats Miceli in New York Bout
Reid Gavilan from New York stops Joe Miceli of New York in a ten round decision. Ray Robinson, listed with Paris in France, stopped Robert Villemain in nine rounds in France.
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New York
Reid Gavilan
Havana
Cuba
Joe Miceli
Paris
Ray Robinson
Robert Villemain
France
Undefeated Kentucky Favored In Key Madison Square Clash
Undefeated Kentucky ranked No 1 is a seven point favorite to defeat fifth ranked St John s Brooklyn tonight at Madison Square Garden. Coach Adolph Rupp leads a star studded lineup seeking a sixth straight win as Zeke Zawoluk and Spivey pace the Redmen in a zone defense battle. Kentucky aims to rebound after recent New York losses and faces a St John s squad hoping to cap a strong season with an upset.
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Kentucky
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Madison Square Garden
Adolph Rupp
Wildcat
Bill Snivan Kavnant
Meee Aoerey
Zeke Zawoluk
Redmen
Spivey
Frank McGuire
Missouri
Oklahoma
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the Garden
Wildcats
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C.C.N.Y
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Jayhawks
Bradley
Duke
Peoria
Ill
Oklahoma A. & M
California
San Francisco
Oklahoma Aggies
Don Johnson
Los Angeles
Robinson Topples Villemain in Ninth Round
Sugar Ray Robinson, welterweight champion, defeated Robert Villemain of Paris by technical knockout at 2:55 of the ninth round in a scheduled 10 round non-title bout before about 15 000 spectators in Paris. Robinson dominated with a lefts and rights barrage forcing the stoppage after a decisive early flurry set up the finish.
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Paris
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
New York
Robert Villemain
Robinson
Villemain
Sugar Ray
Giants Announce Early 1951 Contracts for Stanky Thomson
New York Giants open their annual in the fold program with Ed Stanky and Bobby Thomson signing 1951 contracts. Stanky, key to a third place finish, earns about 30000 dollars after a substantial raise. Thomson, hit .252 with a .336 in the last month, keeps his 25000 dollar salary.
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New York
New York Giants
Ed Stanky
Bobby Thomson
Stanky
Giants
Thomson
Syracuse Tops Penn State First Time Since 1937
Syracuse defeated Penn State in football this season marking their first win over the Nittany Lions since 1937. The victory adds a historic milestone for the program and boosts its standing in the season.
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Syracuse
Penn State
Ashtabula Beats Timken Trojans 59 to 32 in Exhibition
Ashtabula Panthers overwhelm Canton Timken Trojans 59 32 behind precise shooting 13 of 14 from foul line and over 50 percent from the field. Gephart 13 points leads Ashtabula while Short adds 11 and Canakis 8 for Timken.
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Panthers
Canton Timken Trojans
Trojans
Timken
John Rotunno
Francis Klepek
Henry Bullough
Gerald Prestier
Cornell Silea
Gene Gephart
Hatcher Meeks
Scrubs
Varsity
Gephart
Bob Short
Jim Canakis
Elwood Renner
Ti Timken
Klepek
Rotunno
Digby Kent
Bullough
Tagett
Meeks
Short
Silea
Prestier
Damon Kent
Holt
Rozzo
Renner
Sullivan
Ries
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Scott
Smolka
Canakis
Timken Ee
Ashland Beats Wooster 69 45 to Move Ahead in Standings
Ashland toppled the Wooster Generals 69 to 45 in Ashland on Friday night, improving to 4-1 while Wooster drops to 3-1. Bill Rogers scored 28 for Ashland, with Carl Bradford leading Wooster with 15. Ashland pulled away in the second quarter and led the rest of the game.
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Wooster Generals
Bill Rogers
Carl Bradford
Wooster
Hurd
Bradford
Rickle
Elliott
Bechtel
Tunison
Rogers
Hershberger
Fluge
Schreiner
Brand
Cardos
Zlasser
Scholastic city Minerva beats Lincoln in tough district clash
In a crowded scoreline showing mixed results Minerva 54 Lincoln 45 at Scholastic City. Nearby beds and courts saw Barberton 40 Lehman 31 while Ashtabula 59 Timken 32 influenced district tables amid overtime drama at Scio S3 Hopedale.
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Barberton
Lehman
Ashtabula
Timken
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Berlin
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Jefferson (Preble
Knights of Columbus Lose Season Opener to Akron Jewelers
The Knights of Columbus fell 63-59 to Akron Schulan Jewelers in the season opener. Con ley and Bernie McDonald led with 14 points each as Akron rallied in the final minutes after a 52-52 tie. Akron Jewelers sit atop the Akron Class A league.
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Knights of Columbus Basketeers
K. of C
Akron Schulan Jewelers
Akron
Conley
The
Jewelers
Bernie McDonald
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