Gromek on Hill as Tribe Duels Browns a 7 Ends A
Canton bowlers posted strong showings at Maloney Lanes and Denison sweepers. Chick Fasano led Youngstown with 1238 in six games. Glen Heestand and Joe Voros followed with strong scores. Press Room led The Repository mixed league at 2768, Misfits second with 2701, and Canton Hardware Doubles topped with 1160.
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Canton
Chick Fasano
Youngstown
Glen Heestand
Tiffin
Joe Voros
Joe Cosentino
Dennison
Ralph Yarman
North Canton
Joe
Ed Collins
Ray Hershberger
al Bender
George Thomas
Press Room
Repository
Maloney Lanes
Misfits
Canton Hardware
de Luxe
Russ Tesch
Carl Howenstine
Harold Garber Leads Masonic Bowling Event
Harold Garber of Canton dominates singles in the Central States Masonic bowling tournament in Detroit with an actual 696 and 39 handicap for a 735 total. Canton's Elmer Quinn and Roy Bowman top the doubles with 1192. Resler posted 692 as a strong competitor. Finney Drugs led seven teams with 3014.
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Harold Garber
Canton
Detroit
Hal
O. S. Resler
Finney Drugs
Elmer Quinn
Roy Bowman
In overtime games does the timer stop on field goals and dead balls
Loby i an overtime game the timer stops his watch for each dead ball and field goal in the last two minutes of each five minute overtime period and the entire overtime period when the period is only three minutes Games of 40 minute duration have a five minute overtime period and games of 32 minutes or less have a three minute overtime period in the event of a tie game.
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J.A.D
Titus B. Lobach
Former Canton Hurler Gets Managerial Post
Roswell Rockets sign Bob Crues a former Canton hurler and 69 home run hitter to manage the 1949 Roswell team in the Class D Longhorn League He will also play first base Crues at 30 broke the minor league home run record last season with Amarillo tying the 1933 major league mark Joe Hausler.
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Roswell
N. M
Lamesa
West Texas-New Mexico
Canton
Crues
Berger
Amarillo
W.T.N.M
Pro Basketball Scores From AP Association of America
Chicago beats Rochester by 37 points in a high scoring pro basketball slate. St Louis edges Fort Wayne as Minneapolis topples Philadelphia while Waterloo and Dayton split a close basketball set. In the National League Waterloo loses to Dayton. Moline defeats Oshkosh. Sheboygan falls to Denver. Wilkes Oooers dominates Hartford in the American League. Trenton edges Scranton. Hammond defeats Merican.
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Associated Press Association of America
Chicago
Rochester
St. Louis
Fort Wayne
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Waterloo
Dayton
Moline
Oshkosh
Sheboygan
Denver
Ae Neens
Hammond
Wilkes- Ooers
Hartford
Trenton
Scranton
Luckey Pilot Racing Dog Wins About Fifty Thousand
Miami obituary highlights Luckey Pilot a famed racing dog earning around $50,000 from two and a half years of racing career.
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Miami
Basketball rule clarify end of game throw in
The text states Team A threw a field goal in Team B’s basket near game end. The out of bounds ball remains Team A’s, as the ball touched an opponent after the goal and is put back into play at the end of the court where the goal was made.
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D. F
Team A
Coaches Propose Changes to 1949 50 Basketball Rules
Coaches suggest widening foul lanes by six feet to restrict tall players on shots and rebounding. They want a 1935 rule reinstated for center-circle jump balls after free throws. Other ideas include two free throws for charging fouls, ending last minute stoppages on goals, and one free throw when fouled in the act of shooting.
Question Teases Loby Letter to The Repository Sports
A reader invitation directs readers to send sports questions to Ask Loby in the Repository Sports Department.
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Loby
Repository Sports Department
Alabama Grid Mentor Suffers Heart Attack
Alabama coach Frank Thomas 50, leader of the Tide with 115 victories and six bowls over 15 seasons, was hospitalized after a heart attack Saturday night. Dr. Joseph Hirsch said his condition had slightly improved the next day.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank Thomas
Alabama Crimson Tide
Joseph Hirsch
Thomas
Hirsch
Massillon Bowler Fritz Hazel Finishes Sixth in Local Sweepers
Fritz Hazel of Massillon placed sixth in the Canton Recreation handicap sweepstakes with a 900 score. Massillon also claimed two other top finishes with Mickey Caracillo at 948 and Whitey Eberhardt at 940. Other leaders included Bob Turner 906 and Frank Balog 903 as the field saw several high scores and minor errors in the final frames.
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Fritz Hazel
Massillon
Mickey Caracillo
Whitey Eberhardt
Hazel
Bob Weller
Tiffin
Joe Manfredi
Chagrin Falls
Harry Smith
Cuyahoga Falls
Bob Turner
Cleveland
Frank Balog
Chardon
Martin Looney
Rich Harrison
North Canton
Chan Singer
Canton
Bob James
Paul Fredey
Inquest Ordered In Boxer's Death
Toledo AP report says an inquest will decide if a fall or ring injury caused the death of Art Jackson 18 a Negro light heavyweight and former Golden Gloves champ who collapsed during training at the YMCA He died after brain surgery following a chair collapse incident and a sparring session with Charlie Cotton with Cotton set to box Willie Guy tonight
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Toledo
Art Jackson
Y.M.C.A
Roy Shelton
Jackson
Young Jackson
Charlie Cotton
Cotton
Willie Guy
Pittsburgh
Elks Bowler Tourney Heads Into 11th Week
Akron Plain Dealer leads state bowling tournament week eleven with 3 248 as Kent Falcons rise to second at 3 131 and Kent Ravens hold third at 3 114. Event extended with two weeks remaining.
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AKRON
Akron Plain Dealer
Kent
Falcons
Kent Ravens
Top Seeded Netters Resume Tourney Play
Richard Pancho Gonzales of Los Angeles and Gertrude Morgan of Santa Monica top seed singles players ready for action as the national indoor tennis championships resume at Seventh Regiment Armory New York. Gonzales, 20, faces Dr Reginald Weir, a leading Black player, while Morgan ranked fourth meets Helen Germaine of New York.
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New York
Richard (Pancho) Gonzales
Los Angeles
Gertrude Morgan
Santa Monica
Calif
Seventh Regiment Armory
Gonzales
Reginald Weir
Miss Moran
Helen Germaine
Bivins Favored Over Payne in Pittsburgh Bout
In Pittsburgh at the Gardens Jim Bivins of Cleveland was an 8 to 5 favorite to defeat Rusty Payne of Pittsburgh in a ten round bout. Both fighters sought a knockout to boost their chances at the heavyweight title vacated by Joe Louis. Bivins has been stopped only three times. Payne is known for a powerful right hook.
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Pittsburgh
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Rusty Payne
the Gardens
Joe Louis
Bivins
Payne
Charley Grimm Tops Cubs for Longest NL Tenure
Charley Grimm, manager of the Chicago Cubs, becomes the oldest in continuous National League service. With the club since 1944, he marks five decades with the team, reflecting a storied career and deep ties to Chicago baseball.
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Chicago
Charley Grimm
The
Cubs
College Baseball Title Tournament in Wichita
The 1949 national collegiate championship baseball tournament will be held in Wichita Kansas from June 22 to June 25. Four regional champions compete in a playoff under NCAA auspices. Frank G. McCormick announced the event as the third annual NCAA sponsored title.
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Chicago
Wichita
Kan
University of Wichita
Frank G. McCormick
National Collegiate Athletic Association
N.C.A.A
Akron Sophomore Wins Swimming Trophy
Philadelphia AP reports 15 year old Don Gross of Akron Ohio, a high school sophomore, wins a swimming trophy in a regional meet. Details on event name and placing are limited in the readable text.
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Akron High
Philadelphia
Don Gross
Akron (O
Glen Robs
St Marys Swimmer Wins National Catholic Meet Trophy
St Marys High School swimmer earns the trophy for the 100 yard freestyle in 56.4 seconds at the National Catholic interscholastic swimming and diving meet on Saturday. He narrowly loses the 200 yard freestyle to Walt Farrell of Philadelphia.
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Ertson
St. Mary’s High School
Walt Farrell
Philadelphia
American Yawl Katuna Wins Florida to Cuba Yacht Race
Katuna with skipper Gilbert Verney of Nantucket, Mass., is declared winner of the St. Petersburg to Havana race. The handicap boat logged 33 hours 35 minutes 34 seconds corrected time, finishing behind two boats in elapsed time. Bellatrix and Blitzen placed second and third.
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Cuba
Katuna
Gilbert Verney
Nantucket
Mass
Bellatrix
Blitzen
Indians Prevail? but Cubs edge Tribe 3-2 in 10th
In Burbank, Chicago scored the deciding run in the 10th on a double, single, two walks and a wild pitch. Cleveland limited Chicago to two hits as Lemon blanked the Cubs for six innings. Hegan and Gordon provided the Tribe’s only runs, Vernon debuted for Cleveland, Boone injured, and the Indians’ “B” squad beat Portland 4-2 behind Wilson’s two doubles.
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Calif
Steve Gromek
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Gromek
Bill Veeck
Frank Papish
Chicago White Sox
Papish
Bob Fell
Feller
Lemon
Cubs
Roy Welmaker
Tribesmen
Indians
Jim Hegan
Joe Gordon
Tribe
Cub
Bob Rush
Jess Dobernic
Doyle Lade
Clevelanders
Mickey Vernon
Washington
Herman Reich
Ray Boone
Boone
Artie Wilson
Portland
Riverside
Wilson
Lyman Linde
Dick Rozek
Will Hafey
George Anderman
Beavers
Hafey
Braves Aim to Rebound as Tigers Hold Fort
LAKELAND Florida Boston Braves defending NL champions invade Detroit Tigers stronghold in grapefruit league play. Boston, only two wins in eight starts, fell to St Louis Cardinals 6-2 with rookie Bob Hall and Lefty Warren Spahn shelled. Detroit beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 behind Freddie Hutchinson five scoreless innings in Miami. Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's face a breather in Miami Beach after a 6-0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers paced by Lou Brissie and Joe Coleman.
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United Press
Lakeland
Fla
Boston Braves
Detroit Tigers
Boston
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Hall
Warren Spahn
Detroit
Philadelphia Phillies
Freddie Hutchinson
Miami Beach
Connie Mack
Philadelphia A’s
Lou Brissie
Joe Coleman
Athletics
Brooklyn Dodgers
West Palm Beach
Reds overpower Yankees 9-2 behind Mueller slam
Cincinnati Reds handed the New York Yankees a 9-2 defeat as Ray Mueller hit a grand slam and Virgil Stallcup added a three run homer. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win while Frank Hiller took the loss. Yankees were without Joe DiMaggio and Phil Rizzuto in St Petersburg due to ill health.
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Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees
Yankees
Reds
Cincinnati
Ray Mueller
Virgil Stallcup
Johnny Vander Meer
Frank Hiller
Joe DiMaggio
Phil Rizzuto
St. Petersburg
Chesnes Stars As Pirates Top Seals In San Francisco
Sophomore Bob Chesnes pitched five innings and hit twice driving in three runs to power the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-4 win over the San Francisco Seals before 12 000 fans. Don Dempsey, the Seals’ highly touted rookie, allowed seven runs in the first inning before settling down.
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San Francisco
Bob Chesnes
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chesnes
Don Dempsey
Seals
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Boston Five States Allow Dog Racing Legalized
Five states including Arizona Florida Massachusetts Montana and Oregon permit dog racing under varying regulatory frameworks. The topic centers on legality and state governance of this animal sport.
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Boston
Arizona
Florida
Massachusetts
Montana
Oregon
Invading Bowlers Lead North Canton Sweepstakes Standings
Weirton bowler Mike Amidochicks surged to second with 906 over four games in North Canton, seven pins behind Willard Taylor of Charleston who held first at 913. Amidochicks recovered from a bad spare and pin splits to post 191 233 224 258, ending with six clutch strikes as Bill Stecky of Seville moved into fourth with 864 after three early faults.
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Canton
North Canton
Mike Amidochicks
Weirton
W. Va
Willard Taylor
Charleston
Mike
Local bowlers shine with high scores across Ohio venues
Henry Kaminski of Garfield Heights leads with 855 for fifth notch after 148 in one game. Pete Nusser of Cleveland edges sixth at 843, while Bert Guker of Lakewood posts 830. Notables include Winnie Hunt, Hank Andorka, and Shang Mercurio with top marks as scores roll across Cleveland, Lorain, Canton, and other cities.
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Henry Kaminski
Youngstown
Pete Nusser
Cleveland
Bert Guker
Lakewood
Garfield Heights
Tony Rodgers
Tony Pompein
Lorain
Hunt
Shang Mercurio
Pompein
Hank Andorka
Andochicks
Stecky
J. Kaminski
Nusser
Guker
H. Kaminski
Rodgers
W. Hunt
Strizzi
Chearno
Selitski
Zak
New U S G A Rules Aim To Speed Up Play
The U S G A announced rule changes to curb slow play effective immediately. Penalties include two strokes in medal play or losing a hole in match play for delaying, with possible disqualification for repeated slow play.
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U.S.G.A
New York
U. S
Richard S. Tufts
Pinehurst
N. C
Tufts
Isaac B. Grainger
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