Middlebranch Honors County B Champions At School Banquet
Middlebranch high school celebrated its athletic banquet with the basketball team winning Stark County Class B League title and county tournament runnerup honors. Charles Williams urged athletes to give, 29 varsity letters were awarded, and John Guarneri earned a four year football letter.
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Middlebranch’s Diamonds
Stark County
Clatc
Repository
Jerry Petro
Jack DeLong
John Albrecht
Ee High School
Stark County Athletic Association
Middlebrand
Aron Ellet
Charles Williams
North Canton Y.M.C.A
Albrecht
John Ohman
James Bennett
Ralph Downey
Owen Schmucker
Schmucker
Petro
Bennett
John Guarneri
John Lutman
Glyde Biffle
Ronald Humbert
Lynn Garrett
Bob Slawson
Jim Lutman
Jerry Cirone
Wayne Erb
James Moore
Tom Hill
Larry Vogelsang
Leon Burfield
Bob Adams
Clara Angione
Harriet Landis
Norma McCallum
Eleanor Moreno
William M. Kohr
Middlebranch
J. Richard Youngen
Middlebranch Band
Robert Aitken
Middlebranch Pta
North Canton Boys Placed on All League Team
George Hamilton Jack Spon seller Eugene Boettler of North Canton earned all league honors at the season end banquet in Akron. Ellet duo Bob Lewis Jim Tyree also made the mythical squad alongside Springfield Township Bob Dobbins Earl Smithern Stow Dave Dietz Coventry Glenn Morris Norton Walt Ritzman Norton. North Canton will host the league track meet May 1 with six of seven teams competing including Tallmadge while Stow sits out. The league baseball season will include all members.
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George Hamilton
Jack Sponseller
Eugene Boettler
North Canton
Akron Ellet
Akron
Ellet
Bob Lewis
Jim Tyree
Bill Carillon
Bob Dobbins
Earl Smithern
Springfield Township
Dave Dietz
Stow
Glenn Morris
Coventry
Walt Ritzman
Norton
Tallmadge
Jaycees Cage Meet Opens at Carrollton
First round games in the Jaycees sponsored Carrollton Independent Invitational basketball tournament were played Tuesday night in Carrollton. Augusta beat Deltroy 48 43 Carrollton edged Bergholtz 42 40 in overtime Salineville defeated Magnolia 48 38 and Malvern topped Amsterdam 51 39. Thursday schedule has Augusta vs Carrollton at 7 and Malvern vs Salineville at 8 with the winners meeting Saturday at 8 for the title.
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Carrollton
Augusta
Deltroy
Bergholtz
Salineville
Magnolia
Malvern
Amsterdam
Jackson Rips Minerva In Hi-Y Cage Tourney
The Stark County Hi-Y basketball tournament opened at North Canton Community Building with Jackson Seniors crushing Minerva Seniors 54 to 22. Jackson led 14-0 after the first quarter and widened the gap to 34-10 by the third. Bill Burgoon scored 16 for Jackson, Don Witherspoon 10 for Minerva.
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Stark County
North Canton
Jackson
Minerva
Bill Burgoon
Don Witherspoon
Canton Y.M.C.A
Garcia Eyes spot as Indians swing rookie to White Sox
Rookie Mike Garcia starts for Cleveland against Chicago White Sox aiming to clinch a roster berth. Tribe reserves lose 4 3 to Cubs as Steve Gromek held them scoreless until seventh. Frank Papish relieves. Marsh leads Indians with two singles. Edwards appears as pinch hitter.
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Tucson
INS
Mike Garcia
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Garcia
Tribe
San Diego
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Fred Marsh
Indians
Steve Gromek
Redskins
Papish
Don Johnson
Cub
Orestes Minosos
Walt Dubiel
Dwain Sloat
Dabiel
Marsh
Hank Edwards
Frank Papish
Local Scholastic Golf Set for Four High Schools
Scholastic golf heats up at Lehman Lincoln McKinley and Timken as practice begins ahead of spring trials. Lehman two-time district runner up lost lettermen. Lincoln and McKinley bring veterans. Timken returns two. Central Catholic reports football injury Jim Hinton, a new grid prospect. Harrisburg Field camp adds Elwood Kammer as Snyder assists. scrimmage planned. 50 players in camp. March 30, 1949.
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Nother
Lehman
Lincoln
McKinley
Timken
Tom O’shanter
Warren
Ohio
Jim Robinson
Bill Faulhaber
Dick Katz
Jim Dean
Chuck Carpenter
Vic LaJeunesse
Jack Arnold
al Arbaugh
Larry Huff
Chuck Forrest
Lincoln Lions
Don Grainger
Dick Behra
Bob Richards
Don Everett
Vincent
Rocky) Snyder
Central Catholic
Jim Hinton
Snyder
Hinton
Mercy Hospital
Jim
Crusaders
Harrisburg
Elwood Kammer
Massillon Washington High
Dick DeCorps
Danny Risaliti
City Field
Bob Schumacher
George Googles
George Krallis
Dick Kossack
Larry Machan
Local teams intensify pre season drills and scrimmages
Intra squad workouts fill McKinley and Timken camps as 100 players train at McKinley with 25 added and Timken listing 50. Positions shift with Palombo to guard Weber to tackle and Ghezzi to tackle. Lehman scrimmage stresses offense under Jim Robinson as 32 more join McKinley for Polar Bear tryouts. baseball drills open at Timken with 55 players responding.
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Bup Rearick
McKinley
Bob Fuller
Lehman
Bulldogs
Fawcett Stadium
Police Cage Event Resumes Action Tonight at Canton South
The northeastern Ohio basketball tournament resumes tonight at Canton South gymnasium with two first round games and two quarterfinals. Massillon Buicks faces Warren Coaches at 7, Victory Club of Canton vs Cleveland Boyd Morticians at 8, followed by Roberts Sports of Canton against Canton South Merchants in the first semifinal at 9. Winners play at 10. Roberts and Canton South won their Monday openers, 71-34 and 68-43 respectively, with Warren club largely composed of Youngstown College players and Boyd Morticians’ height around six-four. Proceeds go to the Canton police department for a new gun range.
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Canton South Gymnasium
Massillon Buicks
Warren
Victory Club of
Canton
Cleveland Boyd Morticians
Roberts Sports of
Canton South Merchants
Roberts
Canton South
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Akron Norka
Warren Club
Youngstown College
Boyd Morticians
Canton Police Department
Exhibition Baseball Scores From Weekday Card
In a series of exhibition games, St Louis defeated New York 3 to 1, Boston defeated Louisville 6 to 2, Boston beat Cincinnati 8 to 3, Philadelphia edged Toronto 4 to 0, Washington stopped Detroit 7 to 2, Chicago defeated St Louis 4 to 22, New York defeated St Louis 9 to 12, and Chicago beat Pittsburgh 7 to 12.
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St. Louis
New York
Boston
Louisville
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Toronto
Washington
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Coach Gets Promotion at Ravenna Township High School
Kent AP Mickey Mittiga formerly Kent State backfield star will be head football coach at Ravenna Township High School next fall. Superintendent James Whittaker announced yesterday. Whittaker had coached football, basketball and track with Mittiga as assistant.
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KENT
Mickey Mittiga
Kent State
Ravenna Township High School
James Whittaker
Whittaker
Mittiga
Harlow Coaches Penn State's First Boxing Team
State College report notes Dick Harlow, former Harvard football mentor, served as coach for Penn State's inaugural boxing squad, marking a milestone in the university's early intercollegiate combat athletics.
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State College
Dick Harlow
Harvard
Penn State
Fawcett Stadium Renames Sections to North and South Stands
McKinley High School ticket chief Chuck Wright announced final blueprints for a simplified seating plan at Fawcett Stadium. North stands will be sections 1 through 8 and south 9 through 16, with east west and south bleachers added. About 6,000 orders exist with 4,000 requesting 50 yard line seats, and tickets for seven home games should print by April 15, taking two weeks to screen.
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Fawcett Stadium
Chuck Wright
McKinley High School
Wright
Bulldogs
Polidor Signs With Cardinals After Draft
Chicago Cardinals announce the signing of Bob Polidor, Villanova star running back. Polidor, 24, from Dallas Texas, living in Philadelphia, stands 5 feet 9 inches and weighs 175 pounds. Drafted two years ago by a Western division titleholder.
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Chicago
INS
Bob Polidor
Villanova University
Chicago Cardinals
Polidor
Dallas
Tex
Philadelphia
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Frank Gemma
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