Vikings Only '48 State Meet Team Remaining In Running for Scholastic Cage Championship
Ohio high school boys basketball regionals narrowed to 16 teams across Class A and B. Lakewood leads unbeaten in Class A with several surprises including Struthers upset over Garfield Heights while Niles and Mansfield push through. Class B features Lockland Wayne and New Vienna in close race toward finals. Winners advance to state finals next Thursday to Saturday with pairings set Sunday morning.
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New Philadelhia
Garfield
Indians face pitching shortage on coast tour after Cubs win
World champion Cleveland Indians won five of seven exhibitions including a 10-3 rout of the Chicago Cubs as coach Bill McKechnie warns of a crowded schedule. Lou Boudreau splits the squad for four doubleheaders in six days with an A team at Wrigley Field and a B squad facing USC and Portland. Veterans Gordon Keltner and Boudreau played key roles. Roy Smalley homered and doubled for Chicago.
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Wrigley Field
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Joe Gordon
Ken Keltner
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Tucson
Herman Reich
al Rosen
Artie Wilson
Gene Bearden
Early Wynn
Cubs
Roy Smalley
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Bob Kennedy
Keltner
Dodgers Shuffle Intrasquad lineup in Brookyln practice
In a Brookyln intrasquad game at Vero Beach manager Burt Shotton reshuffled the infield with Gil Hodges moving from first to third Jackie Robinson from second to first Pee Wee Reese from short to second and Billy Cox from third to short He said the moves aim to keep players versatile and able to handle new positions if asked.
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Braves and Red Sox to open seven game preseason series
In Bradenton Florida the Boston Braves meet the Boston Red Sox in the first of seven preseason games in Sarasota. Manager Billy Southworth aims to win and will start ace pitcher Johnny Sain against his club’s Red Sox rivals. He notes the series carries prestige back in Boston.
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Yankees blank Red Sox as Stengel praises Boston
New York Yankees defeated Boston 5-0 in Sarasota with manager Casey Stengel calling the Red Sox the best team he has seen. He credits their pitching in recent games and notes last season’s opposite form. Gene Bearden of Cleveland beat Boston in a playoff game.
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Ohio Girl Golferin Tie at Augusta and Top Men
The Augusta County Club hosts third round play as Dot Kirby and Peggy Kirk of Findlay Ohio lead the women’s event at 151. Kielty and Suggs at 152, Zaharias and Berg at 154, Lindsay at 155, with Kirbys citing putter precision and targeted driving as keys to their steady progress amid March winds.
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Local Y Swimmers Compete in Cleveland Meet
Seven Cantonians represented the Y.M.C.A. prep and midget groups at the northeastern Ohio A.A.U. swim meet held at Fenn College in Cleveland. Preliminary rounds were set for 2 PM with finals at 8 PM. Participants included Van Horn John Schubach Bob Ridgeway and Scott Litzenburg aiming for the 50 yard freestyle and 50 yard backstroke in the boys 12 and under division.
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Bob Ridgeway
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Mt Union Tops Defensive Club In Conference
Ohio Conference final stats show Mount Union as the top defensive club, allowing 1096 points in 24 games for a 45.6 per game. Wittenberg led in scoring but dropped to last in defense, while Mount Union finished with a 14 10 record and Muskingum and Kent State posted strong marks in offense and defense.
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Exhibition Baseball Results and Today’s Florida Schedule
Summary of yesterday’s exhibition games across cities including Cincinnati, St. Louis, Boston, New York, Chicago and more. Today’s slate features Boston versus Boston in Sarasota and several intercity matchups in Florida and California with St. Louis versus Oakland on the Oakland docket.
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Veteran and Middlecoff Lead Jacksonville Open After First Round
E. J. Harrison and Cary Middlecoff shot six under par 66 to lead the Jacksonville open on the Brentwood course in Florida. Dale Anerson and Skee Riegel stood one behind at 67, with Mangrum, Douglas, Kiraly tied at 68 and several players at 69 or 70 as wind and rain challenged the field. The top 60 and ties advance to the final 36 holes.
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Dutch) Harrison
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Glenview
Ill
Skee Riegel
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Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Dave Douglas
Wilmington
Del
Frank Kiraly
Johnstown
Johnny Palmer
Badin
Ned Cooper
Charlotte
N. C
Otto Greiner
Y M C A Church Cage Tourney Ends Tonight
The northeastern Ohio Y M C A senior church basketball tournament semis were set with Canton First Presbyterian defeating Akron Baptist Temple 47 25 Cleveland Pilgrim beating Warren Finnish Lutheran 36 25 and South Akron Church of Christ edging Akron North Hill 40 38. Canton faces Cleveland quintets and South Akron meets Akron Chapel in the semifinals with the final at 9 30.
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Cleveland
Akron Chapel
Warren St. Joseph
Center Cagers Travel to Jewish Cage Tourney St Louis
Canton Jewish Center hoop squad led by captain Hymie Ginsburg, ex Geneva College star, left for St Louis Friday to compete in the annual Jewish basketball tournament set for today and Sunday.
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Geneva College
Canton Jewish Center
St. Louis
Rockets Edge North Canton In Regional Class B Final
Lowellville arrives with a 13 game streak and a 53-38 semifinal win over Ellet while North Canton aims for a second straight trip to Columbus. The Vikings trail Lowellville in height but rely on Hamilton and a quick break as both teams seek the state bid tonight in Kent.
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Lakewood
Akron St. Vincent
Cleveland Central
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Akron
Garfield
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Akron Ellet
Clyde
Red
Vanaman
Midvale
Ellet
Paul Johnson
Rockets
Lewellville
Dave Mathie
Karl Roberts
George Hamilton
George
Eugene Boettler
Jack Sponseller
Bill Fye
Timken Cage Leagues Tie For First After 65 34 Win
Timken Department 74 defeats Department 60 65 34 to tie for first place with Department 67 and force a playoff for the Timken Basketball League title. Both teams finish 14 2 and will play Monday at 8 p.m. at Belle Stone School. Chappelear of Department 74 led with 34 points. Other Friday finals: Department 81 over Apprentice 44 41 and Department 79 over Bar Mill 41 34. Apprentice extends first place lead in Timken Morning League with 37 30 win over Department 75. Gambrinus tops Department 74 27 21 to tie Department 75 for second.
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Maryland Captain Kinney to Play for 49ers
Gene Kinney captain and center of Maryland football 1948 will join the San Francisco 49ers as a professional player next fall, moving after the college season.
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Dunbar protests officiating in regional final loss at Cincinnati
Dayton Dunbar High School principal A P Richardson and Coach Luther White protested after Lancaster won 44 43 claiming three technical fouls were not called in the third quarter. They said the officials Gibby Venn and Robert Colburn failed to call fouls, seeking an extra period for free throws. Emschler had not yet received the protest.
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Robert Colburn
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Xavier
Barberton-Massillon Game Moved to Rubber Bowl
The Barberton Massillon high school football game next fall will be played at the Akron Rubber Bowl instead of Barberton stadium.
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Oma Declares Self Top Contender After Sixth Straight Win
Lee Oma, Detroit heavyweight, rated himself the No 1 contender for Joe Louis’s vacant title after a unanimous 10 round win over Omelio Agramonte at Madison Square Garden. Oma floored his Cuban challenger in round one and again during the bout. He mentioned plans to face Fitzpatrick and Bertola before meeting any world heavyweight, including Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott.
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Barons and Flyers Clash in Cleveland
The defending champion Cleveland Barons must win their last two games to clinch a playoff berth. They host St. Louis Flyers in Cleveland, then play in St. Louis. St. Louis already secured a playoff spot, while Indianapolis and Pittsburgh sit close behind in the standings.
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Hiram College Names Pesek as New Football Basketball Coach
Al Pesek, who built two unbeaten Bu cy rus High teams, becomes Hiram College football and basketball coach succeeding Steve Belichick. Belichick leaves for Vanderbilt as an assistant with the Cleveland Browns under Bill Edwards.
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Niles and Struthers Face Shot At State Final
In South Fieldhouse Youngstown special, Niles and Struthers pull off upsets to set a regional final berth. Niles edged New Philadelphia 49 46 behind Jim Capuzzi 20 points while Struthers defeated Garfield Heights 45 44 as Garfield Heights shot 4 of 17 from the line.
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Ohio State Swimmers Head for South Sunday
Ohio State's swim squad leaves Sunday night for Chapel Hill North Carolina where the Bucks Western Conference champions will compete in the NCAA meet at the North Carolina pool next weekend From Chapel Hill the Bucks go to Daytona Beach Florida to defend their national AAU indoor title March 31 and April 1 and 2.
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