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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1949
Page
21
Superintendent Harold S. Vincent and school board members signal a fieldhouse project near Stadium Park. They weigh construction type and materials while aiming for a simple, durable design. Anticipated seating 5,000 to 6,000 with a soon-to-be-named architect.
McKinley High students Ernie Ghezzi Ed Pucci Carl Stosic and Chuck Gelal led a scalp shave trend after a barber visit. Henry Palumbo joined, speed and beauty praised it while teachers call it awful and admirers call them nuts. One coach jokes the gleaming knobs may blind opponents or spark stubble for jabbing next fall.
Wright hails the 1949 McKinley track team as the hard est working squad in years. Despite rocky starts and only eight lettermen, the Pups rallied mid season, finishing second in a triangle with Louisville and Akron East, then capturing their second straight district title at Salem Reilly Stadium.
ENE KINSLEY will join Liberty Union High near Lancaster as cage coach after earning his degree from Ohio University. The Hartville High graduate lettered in basketball baseball and track at OU and resumes coaching while teaching biology and tutoring. He is a Beta Theta Pi member and son of Mrs Henry Pontius of Hartville.
Fraternal Order of Police and Fraternal Order of Police Associates report funds for the Little League program are secured for the season. S. S. Courtney, president, said donations and sponsor fees cover 16 teams through the summer. A six member committee handled the drive, denying unauthorized solicitations made in the leagues name.
Arch Ward of the Chicago Tribune invites The Repository to participate in the nationwide voting for the annual American National All Star game to be held July 12 in Brooklyn, urging readers to track league performers as ballots prepare.
Chicago rookie Gus Zernial broke his right collarbone making a somersault catch in the 10th inning as Cleveland edged Chicago 3-2 in 11 innings. Early Wynn held the White Sox to 3 runs on 11 hits, while Vernon and Hegan delivered key hits for the Indians. Zernial, batting .355, will be sidelined over a month.
Philadelphia blanked the Giants for five innings before exploding in the sixth to win 5-2. Bill Nicholson hit a two run homer his seventh of the season as Richie Ashburn Ed Waitkus and Andy Seminick sparked the rally. Hank Borowy pitched a complete game for his fourth win. The Giants have lost four straight.
Harvard's varsity and freshman crews won decisive races on Cayuga Lake in Ithaca. Harvard finished one and three quarter lengths ahead of Cornell on the mile and five sixteenths course, posting 6 50.8 to Cornell's 6 57.4 as they remained undefeated in five regattas this year.
Yogi Berra and Billy Johnson drove New York to a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia Athletics in 14 innings. Berra sparked the comeback with a ninth inning double, then scored the winning run on Johnsons two bagger after a 14th inning single. Raschi and Page combined for the Yankees while Lou Brissie went the distance for the A's.
The schedule lists six matchups: AC Swe Chicago at Cleveland two, Philadelphia at New York, Washington at Boston, St. Louis at Detroit. The items indicate intercity games with no stated results or venues beyond the city pairings.
Boston edged Washington 5 4 as Ted Williams hit his tenth homer of the season to break a 4 4 tie in the fifth. Tex Hughson pitched shutout relief after Jack Kramer faltered in the fifth. Holmes? No, Washington starter Kramer allowed four early Boston runs on five hits in the third before Boston added the deciding run later.
Edward Welker, veteran head football and basketball coach at Uniontown High School, will resign at term end. The board has accepted the resignation, effective next Friday, with Welker’s future plans not disclosed. His eight seasons with Uniontown followed predecessors Vanaman and Lave, and a vacancy is not yet filled.
Canton driver Bob Plaxico dominates the season opener at Buffalo Raceway. He pilots Arnold Hanover to a 2:14 mile trot and The Adjuster to a 2:08 era pace on opening night. He adds Baldwin to his tally on Wednesday, giving him seven wins this season.
The Chicago Hornets have bought halfback Ray Ramsey and tackle Marion Shirley from the Brooklyn New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference. The sale was announced yesterday.
Ohio State baseball rallied for four runs in the ninth to edge Minnesota 8 7 in Minneapolis. Oje Henning pitched well but received five errors by Minnesota and took the loss as the Buckeyes swept the two game Big Nine series.
National League matchups include Boston at Brooklyn Spahn five three facing Hatten three two and New York at Philadelphia Koslo zero zero and Jones five four facing Roberts four three and Meyer two two. American League games feature Washington at Boston Calvert four three against Kinder four one and Chicago at Cleveland Gumpert three three and Pierce two two versus Gromek two three and Paige zero two.
Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs 11 innings to snap Cubs' three-game win streak in Chicago. Raffensberger pitched 11 innings with six wins this season, aided by Hatton and Merriman in a decisive rally. Leonard suffered his fifth loss in seven starts as the Cubs fell short in the extra frame.
Alliance runnersup in the golf championship trials and four points each for Louisville and Waynesburg in track salvaged Stark County’s honor in Ohio schoolboy finals. Stark’s McKinley Lehman were scoreless in track while nine Bull dogs qualified in district meet. Reading, a small Cincinnati suburb, shot 668 over 36 holes in golf.
Golf medalist Tom Matey of Warren shot 146 as Reading 668 and Alliance 670 tied for finish. Track results show Cleveland Central 33 Columbus Central 17. Baseball scores Cincinnati Hughes 14 Lakewood 0. Tennis notes Cincinnati Walnut Hills in singles and doubles. CLASS B includes Plainville 2114 Lock land 19. Baseball North Bend Taylor 3 MecCutchenville 2.
Detroit moves to fifth in the American League as Ted Gray fires a five hit shutout over the St. Louis Browns, boosting his season record to 3-3. The Tigers collect nine hits and score in four innings, with Papai taking the loss and Shore and Ostrowski in relief for St. Louis.
Ohio State beat Minnesota 8 to 7 while Wooster prevailed 3 to 0 over Oberlin in a doubleheader style day. Oberlin fell 6 to 3 to Klavier and Ohio University edged Marietta 4 to 1 as West Virginia Tech shutout 0 to 0.
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