North Canton Eyes State B Title Clash With Lockland Wayne
North Canton meets Lockland Wayne in the state Class B basketball semifinals at Columbus after Lockland’s 30–1 record. The Vikings, 22–6, are the first all Negro team in Class B and will face Lockland Thursday at 8 p.m. The other semifinal features New Lexington and Delphos St. John.
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Red) Vanaman
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Don Patriott
Clyde Kenimedy
Locks
Wayne
Joe Martin
Kentucky Faces Tough Test in NCAA Tournament Opener
Kentucky seeks redemption in the NCAA openers as they face Villanova after recent losses to St Louis and Loyola of Chicago. Illinois looms as the favored foe for Yale in the first game, with Oklahoma A M awaiting the Seattle finals winner. Yale and Villanova boast top scorers Tony Lavelli and Paul Arizin.
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Loyola of Chicago
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Illini
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Oklahoma A. & M
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Wash
Oregon State
Kansas City
Villanova
Tony Lavelli
New Haven Blues
Paul Arizin
Ohio high school finals may move to Cincinnati arena
Ohio scholastic athletics commissioner H W Emschler said the 7,000 seat Columbus coliseum may be inadequate for next year's high school basketball finals. He noted Cincinnati's larger arena could handle more than twice the fans and could financially justify moving the tournament there to satisfy demand.
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Xavier
Cushites Versus Globe Trotters Set For South High Tonight
Canton Cushites host the Harlem Globe Trotters at 8 30 PM at Canton South High School in the first of two home games this week. The Trotters, in their 19th pro season, boast top dribbler Wilbur Carter and have won about 90 percent of their games. A preliminary North Cherry Merchants meet Sachsenheim Club at 7 30 PM.
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New York Renaissance
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Wilbur Carter
Wilberforce College
North Cherry Merchants
Sachsenheim Club
Buckeye Pitcher Leads Ohio State In Texas Opener
Ohio State baseball starts a three game series in Austin Texas today with Pete Perini, the Big Nine strikeout leader last season, slated to take the mound for the Buckeyes. The team arrived in the Lone Star state yesterday.
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Bucks
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Local Y M C A swimmers shine at A A U meet
In the 21st annual northeastern Ohio A A U meet at Fenn College on Saturday three local Y M C A swimmers placed. Scott Litzenberg finished third, Bob Ridgeway fourth in the 50 yard freestyle for boys 12 and under, while Bill Courter took third in the 50 yard backstroke for boys 13 and under.
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A.A.U
Fenn College
Scott Litzenberg
Bob Ridgeway
Bill Courter
Tourney Field at a Glance Bout Opens Ohio Final Meet
The Associated Press lists opening round opponents for Ohio's 27th annual high school basketball championship tourney set Thursday through Saturday at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum. The schedule highlights matchups and seedings guiding the field into the event's early rounds.
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Associated Press
Ohio
State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Local Teams Lead League Standings and Rosters
Niles leads with 13 wins and 9 losses, 933 points for and 42.4 average. Hamilton Public sits 23 1 with 1270 points and 52.9 average. Toledo Cent Cath 25 3 with 1645 points and 58.7 average. Akron St Vincent 5 10 72 with 39 average. Coaches and attire listed for each school along with student counts.
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Akron St. Vincent
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Mount Union Track Schedule in Six Meets This Season
Mt Union plans six track meets this season with four at home. The schedule includes five dual or triangular meets and the Ohio Conference meet at Delaware May 27-28. First event is April 23 against Fenn then Washington College Jefferson and Bethany visit, followed by home meets versus Hiram and Kenyon, then a trip to Wooster for Case and Wooster, with the conference finale at Delaware.
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Toledoans Lead in K of C Bowling Roll Changes
The Hawley Cafe of Toledo remained atop the K of C tournament after a weekend session. Gene Tambur won the singles with 690 while Marty Kukuca and Dan Mahall of Lakewood tied for doubles lead at 1185 and Rocky Palumbo moved to all events lead with 1859. The event concludes Sunday.
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Gene Tambur
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Dan Mahall
Lakewood
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E. Rensing
Norwood
Geneva College 17 Game Schedule Released
Beaver Falls Pa. Geneva College released a 17 game schedule on Sunday including a May 23 game against Steubenville College in Ohio. The slate features regional opponents and key dates for the season.
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Steubenville
Geneva College
Peggy Kirk Captures Women's Title With 299 Record
Peggy Kirk of Findlay Ohio won the Women's Titleholders' golf tournament in Augusta with a record 299. She opened the final round with 33 in the first nine holes, finished nine holes at 39, and totalled 299 after 72 holes, beating Babe Didrikson Zaharias’s 304 from 1947. Dorothy Kirby and Patty Berg tied for second at 300.
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Atlanta
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Massillon Golf Clinic to Hear Akron Man
Bill Bebout of Akron, secretary of the Akron Golf Association, will speak at a Massillon YMCA golf clinic tonight at 8 p.m. Movies "Golf Mistakes" and "Golf Doctor" will follow, with the latter featuring Dr Cary Middlecoff, an Ohio dentist and renowned tournament golfer.
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Bill Bebout
Akron
Akron Golf Association
Y.M.C
Bebout
Cary Middlecoff
Ohio
Third of ABC Keglers To Get Money Awards
Atlantic City AP report on the 46th American Bowling Congress tournament. One third chance at cash prizes totaling about 30000 with 90 trophies and medals. Leaders include Jimmie Smith and Charles Carnegie, with various team and event totals highlighted.
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N. J
Jimmie Smith
South Bend
Ind
Smiths
Charles Carnegie
Ed Montgomery
Philadelphia
Howard Baker
Grand Rapids
Mich
John Small
Chicago
Walter Elliott
Virden
Ill
Lawrence Block
Decatur
Edward Kraft
Frank Carr
Fort Wayne
Stegmaier
Wilkes- Barre
Local Y quintets win trips to Columbus for carnival
Two YMCA church basketball teams Calvary E U B and First Presbyterian earned trips to Columbus by winning northeastern Ohio junior and senior titles. Calvary beat Canton Greek Holy Trinity 54 to 52 in Massillon finals and First Presbyterian defeated Akron Chapel 64 to 38 at home.
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Calvary E.U.B
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Canton
Barons Beat St Louis to Clinch Playoff Spot in Hockey
The Cleveland Barons edged St. Louis 7-3 to seize third place in the Western Division and clinch a best of three playoff series at Springfield starting Tuesday. Cleveland, St. Louis, and Indianapolis reach the Western bracket, with Providence, Hershey, and Springfield advancing in the East. The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs open Tuesday with Detroit vs Montreal and Boston vs Toronto, as New York defeats Chicago to finish the season.
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Toronto
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Chicago
Exhibitions Take Shape Across Major League Lineups
Scores from exhibition games show Cincinnati beating New York 9 2, Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 0, New York 7 Chicago 6, Washington Boston 1, St. Louis 6 Boston 2, Detroit 6 Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 9 San Francisco 4, St. Louis 10 Oakland 4, Chicago 3 Cleveland 2 in ten innings, Cleveland A 4 Portland PCL 2.
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Pro Wrestling Returns To Canton Saturday Card
The Gregory Eminion Promotions of Cleveland present a four match card at Canton South High School. Headliners include The Mask and Karol Krauser. Other bouts feature Fred Bozic versus Bonnie Etchison, Pete Asby versus Red Redecky, and Wladek Kowalski against Don Lee in one fall matches.
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Gregory Eminion Promotions
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Canton South High School
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Karol Krauser
Poland
Fred Bozic
Bonnie Etchison
Columbus
Pete Asby
Youngstown
Red Redecky
Wladek Kowalski
Don Lee
Hollywood
Cal's Eliminated In Sebring Meet
Cal's Place of Canton lost 61 to 46 to Beaver Falls Pennsylvania in the Northern Ohio Amateur basketball tournament finals in Sebring. Cal's had played four games that day with wins over Akron Borden Autos Mt. Union Hilltoppers and Akron Nelsons. George Boselo, bound for Cleveland Indians spring training, was named the tournament MVP. Mitch Lancaster Ernie Parks Joe Kuntz and Paul Metzger also earned awards. Cal's next faced Myers Pumps of Ashland at Ashland College with a 6 30 pm meet time.
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Paul Metzger
Myers Pumps
Ashland
Ohio Collegians Enter West Virginia Tourney Field
Drawings for the seventh annual independent basketball tournament in St Albans West Virginia will be released next Wednesday March 28 April 2 The entry list includes teams from Logan Athens Kent Huntington Ashland and Charleston The Pepsi Cola quintet from Athens defending champion will start seven senior members of the Ohio University squad The Kent entry Kent State Collegians will feature several of the school's varsity players nearing the end of their collegiate careers
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Turpin Faces Sherrer in Cleveland Arena Nine Bout Card
Canton welterweight Vince Turpin meets Milwaukee's Jimmy Sherrer in a 10-round bout on a five-fight program at the Cleveland Arena. The card also features Tommy Yarosz against Chuck Hunter in a 10-round main event and Tom McKeagney versus George Henry, with two five-round prelims. Turpin is 48 of 50, and Yarosz heads to London to face Dave Sands.
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Vince Turpin
Canton
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Turpin
Milwaukee
Jimmy Sherrer
Tommy Yarosz
Chuck Hunter
Sherrer
Canton Battler
Chico Pacheco
Pittsburgh
Yarosz
London
Dave Sands
Hunter
Chuck
Tom McKeagney
Massachusetts
George
Wildcat
Warren
Frank Muche
Danny Stepanovich
Middlecoff Leads Florida Open Final Round
Cary Middlecoff, the hot winter circuit golfer, holds a three stroke lead entering the final round of the $10,000 Jacksonville Open in Jacksonville Florida. The Memphis dentist shot six birdies on the third round and finished with a 69. His 66 and 70 earlier give him a three day total of 205.
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Memphis
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