Sports as Usual Faces 1951 Doubts Amid Mobilization
A 1950 retrospect notes shrinkage in sports attendance and finances as the nation eyes possible total mobilization. Minor leagues may suffer first, with television and radio eroding fans. tracks and colleges face declines. Major events like Navy over Army and shifts in leadership at MLB mark a turbulent year ahead.
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York
Truman
Uncle Sam
St. Petersburg
Justice Department
Year in Review: County Sports Storied by 1950s Stars
Unpredictable Q)LD Man bids farewell as New Year approaches. Massillon claims its third straight state scholastic football title while Johnny Sebek earns his second UDOvoizeR. National headlines follow Massillon alumni Paul Brown and Marion Motley with NFL honors. Frank Zazula and Dick Miller also feature. Local venues see the scholastic fieldhouse open in November as plans for a new auditorium stall amid political debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Johnny Sebek
Ohio
Elks
Lodge
Paul Brown
Massillon High Grid
Cleveland Browns
Marion Motley
N. D. Post
McKinley
Nick O’browne
University of Southern Cal
Airborne Army
Canton
Howard Tate
Cleveland
Frank Zazula
Chicago
Fawcett Stadium
County sports highlights span 50s era notes
The monthly county sports recap covers January to June with key names: Willard Pedersen leaves Mt. Union for Marshall College, Sagerman and Olivia Vogt win the first annual bowling tournament, Alvarez Earley Kress Lucy and Ray Flickinger cited as top cagers, and Bob Slabaugh signed by St Louis Cardinals. April marks Dick Miller's appointment at McKinley and Johnny Hunt earns 1000 dollars in the Walles Sweeper. May crowns Timken golfers and Lehman baseball district champs. June sees Miller family moving, Babe Stearn resigns as district A A U commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
Pete) Pedersen
Mt. Union
Marshall College
West Virginia
Don Sagerman
Olivia Vogt
Repository
Myron Robinson
Ben Sutton
Clarence Marquardt
al Roth
McKinley
Massillon
Basketeers
Howard Tate
Cleveland
Timken
Ed Lacy
Lehman
Bob Raebel
Lincoln
Walt Kress
Wendell Earley
Manuel Alvarez
Harry Brown
North Canton
Bob Slabaugh
Yron Robinson
Hartville
St. Louis Cardinnals
Alvarez
Earley
Kress
Lucy
Ray Flickinger
Canton Elks
Lodge
Dick Miller
McKinley Post
Johnny Hunt
Canton
Walles
Youngstown
May
Timken High
N.E.O
Babe Stearn
City Boxing and Wrestling Commission
Local sports and school changes highlight Canton area in late summer
Jim Dorland left North Canton to join the Canton grade school system as Jack Crider joined Ashtabula, and Vess Holt resigned as local K of C athletic director with Charles Skalsky succeeding him. August brought golf championships to Massillon’s Don Nist Vic Frey and Dick Tillett, plus coaching hires for Canton South and the Polar Bears. September opened schools and the Johnny Sebek era, with Lentz and Stuffel in action and earlier Little League and city tennis titles settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenax
Jim Dorland
North Canton
Canton
Jack Crider
McKinley and Muhlenberg College
Ashtabula
Vess Holt
K. of C
Vess
Mt. Union
Charles Skalsky
Massillon
Don Nist
Stark County
Vic Frey
Dick Tillett
Publinx
Dale Haverstock
Lehman
Kent
Norma Beadle
Harper Ink
Loyal Little
Bill Wingert
Jim Robinson
Johnny Sebek
Eran Lehman
Polar Bears
Roy Sheil
Paul Stuffel
Lincoln
Philadelphia Phils
Cincy
Reds
Ralph Lentz
Eight Contests Carded for Initial Week of 1951 Basketball
Local cagers launch 1951 with an eight game slate featuring Lehman Lincoln intracity showdown and the McKinley Massillon derby. South and Central Catholic aim to strengthen records as Warren McKinley clash looms. Key matchups include Lehman versus Lincoln and McKinley versus Massillon at the Memorial Fieldhouse with multiple local gyms hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Lehman
South
Timken
Lincoln
Central Catholic
Central
Memorial
Lehman- Lincoln
Warren
Black Panthers
Bailiwick
Crusaders
Akron St. Vincent
Central Gym
South Wellsville
Wildcats
Wellsville
Mingo
East Palestine
Steubenville Central Catholic
Lancaster
Cleveland Thomas Edison
Findlay
Intracity
Polar Bears
Lions
Massillon
Tigers
Bulldogs
Bengals
Hamilton
Panthers
Trojans Learn Fast Break and Zone Defense
Timken High School develops a new fast break and pressing zone system under Coach Kenny Kate. The Trojans, 3-4, rely on stamina and depth due to fouls and cold ailments, with seniors Bullough Rotunno Meeks leading scoring while Silea Prestier guard the backcourt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trojans
Gerald Prestier
Henry Bullough
Cornell Silea
John Rotunno
Timken High School
Kenny Kate
Hartville
Timken
Memorial Fieldhouse
Kate
Bullough
Rotunno
Meeks
Silea
Prestier
Linder
Scott
Ries
Canakis
Cornell
Renner
Buckeyes Fall 67 58 to Penn State in Holiday Opener
Penn State used a tight zone and sharp shooting to defeat Ohio State 67-58 in the Spartans holiday doubleheader opener at East Lansing. Ted Panoplos scored 19 for Penn State while Ohio State’s John Karaffa had 18. Penn State mixed two platoons as Elmer Gross boosted the Nittany Lions with a late surge to pull away in the final minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lansing
Mich
Penn State
Ohio State
Spartans
Michigan State
Princeton
Ted Panoplos
Nittany Lion
Panoplos
Ohio
John Karaffa
Elmer Gross
Bucks
Former Trojan Coach Cravath Joins Santa Anita Track
ARCADIA Calif Dec 30 AP Jeff Cravath former USC football coach was hired today as a racing official at Santa Anita Park. Cravath was eased out of coaching ten days ago after a disastrous season and will begin his duties immediately.
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Arcadia
Calif
Jeff Cravath
University of Southern California
Santa Anita Park
Cravath
Wittenberg Hands Mount Union First Home Loss in Memo Hall
Wittenberg Lutherans defeated Mount Union 62 53 in Memorial Hall before 600 fans. Cornwell led Wittenberg with 15 points while Hollinger topped Mount Union with 14. Mount Union, despite strong foul shooting, fell behind midway and could not recover as Wittenberg pulled away late.
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Lliance
Wittenberg Lutheran
Mount Union
Purple Raiders
Memorial Hall
Mount
Harry Hollinger
Dick Horton
Lutherans
Bill Boethe
Gene Cornwell
Hollinger
Roethe
Raiders
Wittenberg
Dunn
Barret
Robins
Rockhold
King
Roeth
DiGregorio
L. Bishop
Emsminger
Stucker
Thomas
Eberhardt
Y &Valentine
Flory
Sehnapier
Tlee
Mt. Unica
College basketball results roundup around nation
A dense list of scores from multiple college games shows Ohio State, North Carolina, Duke, Arizona, and Notre Dame posting wins. Notable margins include Middletown over Newark and Dayton over Arizona State, with several close clashes among Buckeye and ACC programs. Details include opponents and final tallies across cities and campuses.
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Penn State
Ohio State
Wittenberg
Mount Union
Wooster
Albion
Baldwin-Wallace
Fordham
Dayton
Arizona State
Notre Dame
Northwestern
Iowa
Pitt
Kentucky
Syracuse
Manhattan
San Jose State
Navy
Wake Forest
Brigham Young
Colorado
Aggies
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Grinnel
South Dakota
Rhode Island
North Carolina
Missouri
North Dakota
North Dakota State
New Mexico
Montana
Duke
Tulane
Colorado State
Abilene Christian
Arizona
West Virginia
Hofstra
Spring Hill
Westminster
Detroit
Princeton
Michigan State
Evansville
Butler
Lemoyne
Siena
Brooklyn St. John
San Francisco
Bowling Green
Delby
Colgate
Denver
Utah State
Washington
St. Louis
Harvard
Baldwin Wallace Beats Fordham in 71 62 Victory
Baldwin Wallace basketball team, expected to be strong, defeated Fordham 71 to 62 in Cleveland. It marked the program's sixth win in seven games this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Baldwin-Wallace
Fordham
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