Year of the big wash in sport ends with many coaches fired
Grantland Rice notes 1950 as the year of mass coaching exits across football and baseball. Names include Happy Chandler, Wes Fesler, Blair Cherry, Jeff Cravath, Bernie Bierman, Joe McCarthy, Branch Rickey, Burt Shotton, Lou Boudreau, Connie Mack, and Eddie Dyer among others. He cites pressure on colleges from alumni, contract-breaking and a volatile season, with forecasts of changes in 1951.
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Bo McMillin
Detroit Lions
Wes Fesler
Ohio State
Jeff Cravath
U.S.C
Blair Cherry
Texas A
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Joe McCarthy
Boston Red Sox
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn
Pirates
Burt Shotton
Dodgers
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Star
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Alh- Grantland 4Sceletics
Eddie Dyer
Cardinals
Marchy Schwartz
Stanford
St. Petersburg
Chandler
Illinois
Northwestern
Illini
Texas
Jeff
Bierman
Savage
North American Newspaper Alliance
Kentucky and Bradley Dream Game Set After Sugar Bowl Start
Kentucky and Bradley, ranked Nos. 1 and 2, open the Sugar Bowl tourney in New Orleans with Kentucky facing St. Louis University and Bradley taking on Syracuse. If both win, a famed dream final between Kentucky and Bradley would loom for tomorrow night.
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St. Louis University
Bradley
Syracuse
Kentucky
Raleigh
N. C
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
St Joseph Extends Skein in Parochial Grade Cage Action
St Joseph remains top in Parochial Grade School Basketball by beating St John 26 25 for their fourth straight win at the K of C hall. Massillon St Joseph 34 Sacred Heart 10 St Paul 25 St Anthony 17 St Louis 24 St Benedict 14 St Peter 25 St Mary 9. three way tie for fifth with 22. Leading scorers include Ken Lorch 16 and Sonny Spielman 11.
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Sacred Heart
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St. Anthony
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St. Benedict
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St. Mary
Sts. Benedict
Anthony
Ken Lorch
Sonny Spielman
Darrell Cowles
Bob Coy
Bob Piero
Dan Lozier
Nick Paudieu
Jay Beadle
Bill Grosse
Bob Yacobucci
Bob Greenwalt
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St. Peter T
From Turkey to Yale Yale fencer Warner Dewey
Warner Dewey a 19 year old sophomore on Yale's varsity fencing team hails from Gaziantep Turkey.
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Yale
Gaziantep
Turkey
Fieldhouse Point Mark Set As Local Teams Take Losses
Frank Magda's 28 points lead Youngstown Chaney to a 44-41 win over Lincoln, with Raven topping Timken 46-42 as local teams suffer down the stretch. Chaney leads Lincoln 4-2 in series. Raven holds 3-1 over Timken.
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Chuck Koelble
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Frank Magda
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Memorial Fieldhouse
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Wendell Earley
New Philadelphia
Dave Leggett
Youngstown Invaders
Upsets Highlight Apple Creek Holiday Cage Meet
Nashville edged Apple Creek 45-44 on a late free throw by Wayne Waentel as 10-8 first quarter lag turned into a 23-19, 35-29 second and third rise. Fredericksburg beat Lakeville 51-41. Wachtel scored 29 for Nashville in the four team post holiday tournament.
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McKinley Frosh Stop Massillon Rally for 26 23 Win
McKinley freshmen edge Massillon 26 to 23 Thursday at Massillon by holding early leads 5 4 10 8 and 22 15. Edmund Jones rallied late for Massillon, but McKinley pulled away with Les Macris scoring nine points and the Frosh notching their third win in four starts.
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Penn State Soccer Under Bill Jeffrey Dominated 25 Years
Penn State’s teams, coached by Bill Jeffrey, achieved a 76 percent winning rate across a quarter century, establishing a storied era of success in NCAA soccer with sustained performance and breakout seasons.
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Penn State
Bill Jeffrey
Death of Warren Wright Sr. Noted Turfman Passes Away
Warren Wright Sr. famed Calumet Farm owner and racing magnate dies at 75 in Miami Beach after a two year illness. As the world’s leading owner in recent years his horses include Whirlaway and Citation. Body to be sent to Chicago for funeral.
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Tigers Edge Dunbar for Hamilton Lions Title
Massillon Tigers defeated the Dayton Dunbar Wolverines 60 to 56 to win the four team Hamilton Lions tournament in Hamilton. Gene Hodgson and Allan Murray led Massillon with 19 and 22 points respectively as they surged from 40-26 down to claim the title.
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Walnut Creek and Strasburg Duel for Strasburg Cage Carnival Title
Strasburg Tigers beat Sugarcreek 55 46 and Walnut Creek Cardinals defeat Dalton 64 30 to set a finals showdown at 8 30 p m. Sugarcreek and Dalton meet in the consolation at 7 30 p m.
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Crusaders Rally Upset Alumni 40 37 on Late Spurt
Central Catholic Crusaders erased a six point deficit in the final minutes to beat alumni 40 to 37. Ed Hintz led varsity with 10 points, Jerry Farley added hook shots and Stoll paced alumni with 6. The game featured a 36 36 deadlock before the Crusaders pulled away in the closing minute.
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Lehman Hosts Findlay Invasion Clash At Memorial Fieldhouse
Lehman College faces undefeated Findlay Trojans in a late season showdown at 8:30 p.m. Carl Bachman’s Trojans ride an eight game win streak and 91-5 start since 1946 47, led by Bill Garnes and Gaines while Lehman counters with Cyril Paumier Pete Campbell and Wes Hargraves aiming to offset height with rotations in defense.
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Wooster Rally Wins Third Out Of Four In Cage Meet
Wooster Generals, powered by their second unit in the fourth quarter, beat Defiance 45-35 to run their record to three wins in four starts. First-stringers trailed at halftime and were outscored 15-7 by subs in the final period. Dick Ogden scored six off the bench while Dick Schreiner led Wooster with 15. Defiance’s Tom Williams had 14. Ashland routed Napoleon 56-37 in the other game. The tourney ends tonight with Wooster facing Napoleon and Ashland meeting Defiance. both winners and losers have already played each other in the regular season.
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Dick Schreiner
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Detroit coach Baer resigns for personal reasons
University of Detroit football coach Charles E. Baer unexpectedly resigned citing personal reasons after a 6 3 1 record in 1950. Baer had led the Titans to first and second in the MVC in his first two seasons and denied faculty criticism influenced his decision.
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University of Detroit
Charles E
Chuck) Baer
University of Illinois
Baer
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