Deer hunting permits issued in Stark County rush
County clerk of courts Frank Sherrard opened his office at 8:30 am to process deer hunting permit applicants. About 50 stood in line as 600 to 700 permits were issued statewide, many to county residents. Fox drives near Brewster yielded one fox. another drive near Navarre produced rabbits and pheasants. The Sportsmen's Rod and Gun Club planned tonight's meeting at Eaglehall with new officers to be installed. Canton Pistol Club will officially open its new rifle and pistol range on 6th Street with eight 50-foot firing points and premier facilities.
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Ger Frank Sherrard
Court House
Stark
Bob Underwood
Twinsburg
Bob
Stark County
Sugar Creek
Sportsmen’s Rod and Gun Club
Eaglehall
Jim Ring
Canton
6Th St
Harrison Ave SW
Canton Pistol Club
Sherley Randall
Randall
Jim Garrett
Late Barrace Fails To Oust Early Leaders
Ted Stevens and Norma Hostetler won the second annual Repository over-average bowling tournament at Castamalls, each claiming a trophy and 100 dollars. Stevens led men with 144 average and Hostetler led women with 106, as 1,352 entrants competed, 152 above last year. Prizes included 10 and 5 dollar daily high prizes. final prize distribution and entries are under review.
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Ted Stevens
Plain
Norma
Bill) Hostetler
7Th
Repository
Castamalls
Ted
Hilda Gainor
Alliance
Bunny
Bob) Sigler
Western Ave
Edna Sponseller
Alice Haubert
Ann Radmilovich
Locals Eye South Rivalry To Spark 1951 Basketball Start
South High Wildcats match up with Wellsville to kick off 1951 action after a 9-16-0 start with a .360 road mark in 1950. The Feb 1951 schedule includes six more tests as Lehman Lincoln McKinley Central Catholic South tilt Memorial Fieldhouse features Wellsville at 14-3 edge over Columbus East Timken collide with Toledo Macomber. Coaches aim to rebound from poor 1950 showing and boost standings with key lineups including Ronnie Miller Glen Griffith Al Bungard Dan Gidie and Larry Krebs.
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South
Wildcats
Wellsville
South Wellsville
Youngstown Ursuline
Wellsville Invaders
Central Catholics
Indians
Red Ash
Ronnie Miller
Glen Griffith
al Bungard
Dan Gidie
Larry Krebs
Leonard Walker
Fox Hunt Near Molly Stark Sanatorium Ends in Kill
Jim Kerstetter of 129 Arlington Ave NW shot and killed a fox during an informal pine hunt organized by Bob Reese near Molly Stark sanatorium. Mrs Kerstetter fired and missed before the animal fell. Seven carried guns and eight served as beaters, with several women among them.
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Molly Stark
Jim Kerstetter
Arlington Ave NW
Snowball Derby at Crystal Springs Draws Big Crowd
About 1,500 attended the Snowball Derby coen chases at Crystal Springs over Sunday and Monday, watching 29 heats including a $500 final. Oklahoma Shacks owned by Clyde Moore of Mansfield won the first tree, with Little Jim owned by Junior Darrowman of Albertsville, Ala., later sold for $450. Red Rider owned by P. J. Clark of Dalton, Mass., took first line money as Brownie Boy owned by Bill Cramblett of New Rumley claimed second line. Three Stark County dogs driven by Jim Hoffman, Bill Werner, and Buck Baer failed to pay off. A public dance Sunday night capped the event.
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Crystal Springs
Oklahoma Shacks
Clyde Moore
Mansfield
Little Jim
Junior Darrowman
Albertsville
Ala
Indiana
Red Rider
P. J. Clark
Dalton
Mass
Brownie Boy
Bill Cramblett
New Rumley
Stark County
Jim Hoffman
Reedurban
Bill Werner
Canton
Buck Baer
North Industry
Ice fishermen pack Cable and Congress lakes in holiday blitz
A three day fishing period drew many anglers to Cable and Congress lakes yet many failed to fill their skillets. Saturday and Sunday brought larger turnout than Monday with bluegill catches reported at Cable while Congress fishing was poor and bass seekers found no success.
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Cable
Congress Lakes
Congress
Local hunters Dominic Rex and Elmer Volkert end season quest
Dominic Rex of 3302 12th street NW and Elmer Volkert of 1430 Whipplerd NW did not claim the rabbit hunting championship as the season closed Saturday, though they likely remained contenders.
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Dominic Rex
12Th St
Elmer Volkert
Whipplerd NW
Morrie White Dominates Skeet Shooting At Sportsmen Range
Morrie White posted his best skeet score in weeks at the Sportsmen's range on Sunday, breaking all 50 birds. Larry Orsinger was runner-up with 48, then several shooters at 24. A monthly special event is planned starting February, with a ham and bacon shoot to stimulate interest. White, McFarren and Murphy joined Tom Murdock for deer hunting in Ashtabula County after the shoot.
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Morrie White
Morrie
Larry Orsinger
Ray McFarren
Bill Umstattd
Ed Poyser
Bob Delap
Harold Murphy
Bill Poyser
White
McFarren
Murphy
Tommy Murdock
Massillon
Ashtabula County
Meyers Lake Sports Club Meets at Fred Wilhelm Home
Fire damage to the Meyers Lake clubhouse pushes the monthly meeting to Fred Wilhelm's West Park home. Plans for a buffalo dinner will be discussed and a social program will follow.
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Meyers Lake Sportsmen
Fred Wilhelm
West Park
Clemson Tigers Upset Miami In Orange Bowl Thriller
Clemson College players nicknamed country boys defeated the University of Miami 15 to 14 in the Orange Bowl. Guard Dani Di Mucci voiced pride in the win while fans filled the stands as Clemson rallied from behind, scoring a safety and outplaying Miami for most of the game.
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Miami
Fla
Clemson College
University of Miami
South Carolina
Dani di Mucci
Tigers
Clemson
Ryba Not Named Columbus Pilot for 1951
At Columbus Red Birds the manager will not be Mike Ryba though talks point to a change by week’s end. Terry Moore remains a candidate to replace Rollie Hemsley who re signed in December while Fred Saigh of the St Louis Cardinals denied Ryba would move to Columbus despite reports.
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Columbus
Columbus Red Birds
Mike Ryba
Terry Moore
Rollie Hemsley
St. Louis Cardinal
Fred Saigh
Ryba
Louisville Colonels
Cardinal
Bolero Sets World Record in Santa Anita Victory
Bolero a five year old chestnut horse owned by Abe Hirschberg set a world record for seven furlongs with a 1 21 time to win the New Year’s Day San Carlos Handicap at Santa Anita in Arcadia California. The performance shaved two fifths of a second off Kentucky Colonel’s 1949 mark at Washington Park.
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Calif
Bolero
Abe Hirschberg
Santa Anita
San Carlos
Washington Park
This Week's Cage Games Around County District Play
East Sparta visits Mineral City and Malvern travels to Magnolia in a Tri County League slate. New Philadelphia at Dover and Dover St Joseph at Tuscarawas followed by Dennison St Mary versus Augusta at Uhrichsville. Uhrichsville battles Cambridge and Akron St Mary meets Orrville. New Waterford plays Salineville. Lehman hosts Lincoln at Memorial Fieldhouse at 8 30 p.m.
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Jewett
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Massillon and McKinley Clash at Memorial Fieldhouse
District Collegiate action features Kent State visiting Central Michigan in a Metropolitan League setting. Multiple high school games top the slate including Akron St Vincent at Central Catholic and Warren at Canton South, with numerous district matchups across counties and towns.
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McKinley
Memorial Fieldhouse
Akron St. Vincent
Central Catholic
Warren
Canton South
Local High School Basketball Night Delays and Pairings
In Toledo and nearby towns several matchups headline the schedule with Columbus East facing Lehman at Memorial Fieldhouse at 7 15 p m Macomber meets Timken at 8 30 McKinley travels to Warren plus Beach City at Jackson Canal Fulton at Waynesburg Greentown at Fast Canton Hartville at East Sparta Magnolia at Middlebranch Alumni meet Marlboro Uniontown hosts Randolph Class B League game Frazersburg travels to Dover St Joseph Sugarcreek visits West Lafayette Loudonville hosts Wooster Seville plays Apple Creek Augusta at New Waterford Lakeville meets Berlin Jefferson Union faces Scio Kent State plays Michigan State Normal Wooster at Case Tech.
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Lehman
Columbus East
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Toledo Macomber
Memorial Fieldhouse
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Macomber
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Frazersburg
Dover St. Joseph
Sugarcreek
West Lafayette
Loudonville
Wooster
Seville
Apple Creek
Augusta
New Waterford
Lakeville
Berlin
Jefferson Union
Scio
Local 1200 Seeks Fourth Straight Win In City Leagues Night
Belden school hosts the Industrial Class A action with league leader Local 1200 aiming for a fourth consecutive victory against Canton Drop Forge at 7 p m. Automatic Steel Products meets Ford Motors at 8 and Buxbaum faces Union Metal at 9.
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Belden School
Canton Drop Forge
Automatic Steel Products
Ford Motors
Buxbaum
Union Metal mix
Buffalo Man May Buy Cleveland Race Plants
H B Dennison of Northville Michigan has taken an option to purchase Cranwood and Thistle Downs in Cleveland from the Ed P Strong estate. He has arranged track use with the Randall Trotting Association and can buy both properties after a year while leasing them for a May 3 30 running meet.
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Miami
Fla
H. B. Dennison
Northville
Mich., Downs
Cranwood
Thistle Downs
Cleveland
Ed P. Strong
Randall Trotting Association
Strong
Dennison
Buffalo
Keough and Welch Fight Ends In Columbus Draw
In Columbus last night Jackie Keough of Cleveland battled Jimmy Welch of Columbus for ten rounds, fighting to a draw as Welch used a straight left and sharp rights to keep Keough off balance. Keough rallied late with strong two handed punching to secure the comeback. Welch weighed 156.4 pounds, two pounds heavier than Keough.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Jackie Keough
Jimmy Welch
Welch
Late Freeze Delayed Waterfowl Migration In 1950
New York dispatch reports ducks and geese remained on Canadian breeding grounds longer due to an unusual late freeze. Early season openings yielded poor takes as migrations from Saskatchewan and Alberta arrived only after November’s final freeze. Ducks were similar to 1949 in number while geese showed a noticeable rise per Ducks Unlimited.
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New York
NEA
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ducks Unlimited
Cleveland Beats Hershey 9 to 3 in Hoops Action
In a midweek contest Cleveland overwhelms Hershey 9 to 3 as Cincinnati and Indianapolis also feature in regional matchups. The scoreline highlights Cleveland's offense while others show modest totals amid a busy schedule.
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American Hoc Os Seagle
Cleveland
Hershey
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Point Failure Believed Turning Point for Vols
In the Cotton Bowl on a rain soaked field Tennessee beat Texas 20-14 as Pat Shires missed an extra point after Andy Kozar's five yard TD. Texas coach J T King cited the miss as pivotal while Blair Cherry echoed that Texas was defeated by a strong UT squad.
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Tex
University of Texas
Tennessee
Texas
J. T. King
Pat Shires
Shires
Andy Kozar
Knoxville
King
Blair Cherry
Cherry
Alton
Youngstown To Name Top Sports Personality
Branch Rickey will headline Radio WFMJ tribute to the Youngstown district’s top sports figure of 1950. The fifth annual dinner on January 31 at Hotel Pick-Ohio will honor five candidates including Irvin Holdash, George Valles, Dick Price, Roy DePaul, and Tom Jones, with the James A. Henderson trophy awarded to the winner.
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Youngstown
Branch Rickey
Pittsburgh Pirates
WFMJ
Pick-Ohio
Irvin Holdash
Grid Center
North Carolina
George Valles
Dick Price
Roy DePaul
Tom Jones
James A. Henderson
Royals defeat Knicks in overtime for seventh straight win
The Rochester Royals beat the New York Knickerbockers 91 to 88 in overtime to extend their NBA Western Division lead. Boby Wanzer scored five free throws in the extra period to seal the victory.
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International News
Rochester Royals
National Basketball Association
New York Knickerbockers
Boby Wanzer
Royals
National Hockey League scores list
Rosteon defeated New York 3 to 2 while Chicago and Montreal battled to a 3 all tie in a closely contested hockey night.
Ohio deer season opens with 50000 hunters estimated
Ohio launches its first deer season since 1948 with about 50,000 hunters in 19 counties. The four day season runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Friday. Deer may be taken of either sex with a one animal limit. dogs are banned. A $5 special permit is required, plus a regular hunting license. Weighing and dressing stations will operate at multiple county sites.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ad Taft
Rata Weee Eey IW
Ulewlil
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Ashtabula
Adams
Columbiana
Geauga
Harrison
Holmes
Jefferson
Lake
Lorain
Mahoning
Medina
Portage
Scioto
Stark
Summit
Trumbull
Tuscarawas
Washington
Wayne
Conservation District
Wildlife Division
Floyd Chapman
West Virginia College Teams Hit High Figures
Beckley West Virginia January 2 1951 Four West Virginia Collegiate Conference basketball teams posted scoring averages above 70 points per game Potomac led with 75 8 in eight outings WV Tech 72 7 Beckley 72 5 West Liberty 71 5 and Davis and Elkins 67 3 remain among the top scorers in the league a trend toward high scoring in the national small college scene continues across the 14 member schools.
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Beckley
W. Va
West Virginia
Potomac
West Virginia Tech
West Liberty
Davis and Elkins
Three teams tied for third in NHL standings
A three way tie for third place exists today in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins the Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Canadiens sharing the spot. The Bruins gained two points by defeating the last place New York Rangers 3 2 while the Blackhawks and Canadiens skated to a 3 3 draw.
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International News Service
National Hockey League
Boston Bruins
Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens
Bruins
New York Rangers
Blackhawks
Canadiens
Louis in best shape for comeback bout at Olympia
Detroit January 2 A streamlined Joe Louis weighs about 211 pounds after his last workout and may drop to 210 for his second comeback fight against Freddie Beshore at Olympia Stadium tomorrow night. Trainer Mannie Seamon notes Louis is in peak form since facing Billy Conn and aims to reclaim the champion’s edge with renewed speed and power. Louis previously weighed 218 for Charles and 216 for Brion, and has shown intensified sparring and conditioning ahead of the match. Beshore, unbeaten in 42 fights and who went 14 rounds with Charles last summer before a cut ended their bout, poses a challenging test as Louis seeks a return to form.
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Joe Louis
Freddie Beshore
Olympia Stadium
Mannie Seamon
Joe
Billy Conn
Seaman
Louis
Conn
Ezzard Charles
Cesar Brion
Chicago
Charles
Brion
Beshore
Cats Cash In on Secret Play Saved All Season
New Orleans January 2 Kentucky coach Paul Bryant credited a secret play saved all year for the 13 7 upset over Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. The play broke Oklahoma's 31 game winning streak as Babe Parilli faked a handoff and threw to Wilbur Jamerson for a touchdown in the first period.
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Jan
Paul Bryant
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Babe Parilli
Wilbur Jamerson
Jamerson
Jack Lockett
Rockmart Yellowjackets win Peanut Bowl title
The Rockmart Yellowjackets of Georgia captured the Peanut Bowl in Columbus after defeating Holyoke High School of Massachusetts 19 to 14 in the New Year’s Day championship game.
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Columbus
Rockmart
Holyoke
Mass
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