Eaton and Avon Lake Clash On Tuesday Night
Eaton and Avon Lake share the Lorain County League lead with three straight wins and meet Tuesday to decide sole possession of the top spot in the seven team race. The schedule also features 14 league games this week with both divisions in action Tuesday and Friday. Avon Lake visits South Amherst. Grafton plays Ridgeville. Brookside hosts Columbia.
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Lorain County
Eaton
Avon Lake
Lorain
Avon
South Amherst
Grafton
Ridgeville
Brookside
Columbia
Brighton
Henrietta
Belden
Brownhelm
Camden
Penfield
LaGrange
Kight
Local Girls Lose Game At Akron
Lorain County Merchants girls basketball fell 30 to 21 to Akron Stenotype in an Akron league tilt. Akron previously beat the Merchants in an independent game last Thursday.
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Akron
Lorain County Merchants
Akron Stenotype
Akeon Lorain County Stenotype
Merchants
GFTG
T Schmidt
Kibler
Perrie
Wagner
Shumaker
Orton
Ainsworth
Andrews
Hamilton Haas In Golf Playoff At Miami Open
Hamilton and Haas faced an 18 hole playoff after finishing regulation at 264 tying the tournament record. They blistered the course in Miami to post a new record breaking pace and top field stars such as Sammy Snead Claude Harmon and Jimmy Demaret.
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Miami
Fla
Bob Hamilton
Freddie Haas, Jr
Sammy Snead
Claude Harmon
Jimmy Demaret
Hamilton
Haas
Snead
Demaret
Henry Picard
Bobcats and Lions Remain Unbeaten in Grade School League
The Bobcats beat the Panthers 31 12 and the Lions beat the Tigers 28 22 in overtime to stay tied for the lead at the Y M C A. Bears and Bulldogs also played with Bests scoring 31 18 for the Bulldogs and Lowell Shick leading Bears with 14. Don Andress and Tony Schork tallied 12 and 10 for the Bobcats.
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Lions
Panthers
Tigers
Bears Panthers
Bulldogs
Lowell Shick
Bears
Don Andress
Tony Schork
G.F T Andress
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If Behork
Karwell
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Haywood
al Jezewsk
A. Novak
Ig Garbash
Lg Throne
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Bursley
Jenkins
Browns Clinch Fourth AAFC Title With 21 7 Win Over 49ers
Cleveland’s Otto Graham passing and Edgar Jones Motley's 63 yard run powered a 21 7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the final 1949 AAFC title game before 22 550 fans. Motley’s 63 yard TD in the third period and Groza extra points capped the scoring as Cleveland swept four straight championships, tying and then breaking the pro grid record for consecutive titles. CLEVELAND Browns end Speedie Lavelli Young and Graham led the offense, while San Francisco was led by Frankie Albert and Salata in a wide 108 yard passing effort.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
San Francisco
Browns
Otto Graham
Edgar Jones
Dub Jones
Marion Motley
Ios É Ring
AAA
Motley
Groza
Frankie Albert
Loui Saban
Bob Gaudio
Cleveland Brovwne
Speedie
Lavelli
Young
Clllom
Yonader
Rymeus
Browns Share 266 for Cleveland in Title Game Gate
Cleveland Browns players earned 266.11 each from the All-America Conference title game gate receipts after a 21-7 win over the San Francisco Forty-Niners. The total gate was 68529 from 22550 fans. Forty-Niners shared 172.61 each as losers. Last year the Browns earned 594.18 per player as winners and the Bills 386.22 as runners-up.
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Cleveland Brown
Cleveland
U.P
Cleveland Browns
San Francisco
Buffalo Bills
Browns Clinch Win as Salata Grabs 24 Yard TD
Paul Salata scored on a 24 yard run to put the Browns ahead, with Joe Vetrano adding the extra point early in the fourth. Cleveland then drove 67 yards in 11 plays to seal the victory, Dub Jones scoring from four yards and Groza adding his third extra point. The Cleveland defense limited the 49ers to 122 rushing yards and contained Albert's passing to nine completed attempts.
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Paul Salata
Joe Vetrano
San Francisco
Browns
Dub Jones
Groza
Albert
Elks Pin Schedule At Stoney's Rainbow Lanes
Elyria Elks Bowling League hosts 12 matches at Stoney's Rainbow Lanes this evening with early shift at 7 o'clock and late shift at 9 o'clock. Matches include Bittner Funeral Home versus Resar Florist and Hart Construction versus Botamer Florist among others.
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Elyria Elks Bowling League
Stoney’s
Rainbow Lanes
Bittner Funeral Home
Resar Fiorist
Wayne County Sausages
West Side Lumber
Diiken’s Funeral Home
Morrison's Barbers
Bar Lance Motors
Eddy's
Sohicans
Eric Radlo
Bell Company
Independent Oil +s. Lorain Glass
Hart Construction
Botamer Florist
Leo Meyer Motors
Schuster
Knowles and Sniezek
Perkins Motors
Moelk Sales
Haury Brothers
Collins Auto Parts
S. Firestone
Cherry Ridge
Amherst Grid Squad Visits Hockey Game in Cleveland
Amherst High School football players and staff traveled by chartered bus to Cleveland for the Cleveland New Haven hockey game at the Arena. Hosts were Roy Berrington Rev. Dan Buser Matt Gergel Gary Mead and Wally Wilford.
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Amherst
Cleveland
Gary Mead
Fred McDonald
Bob Wohlever
Ken Essig
Bill Wohlever
John Luccio
Bob van Weil
David George
Earl Barckert
Dick Wilford
Bill Starbuck
Jim Berthold
Tony Brainerd
Bob McCallister
R.frederick
N. McLade
Allan Howell
Don Starbuck
Phil Street
Joe Hudak
Jack Wilhelm
Bob Ullman
Massillon High Considers Leaving Ohio Scholastic Loop
Massillon High, longtime producer of top football teams, threatened to quit the Ohio Scholastic Conference over loop policy. Coach Chuck Mather condemned the plan to auto-declare the league champion the state title holder and warned he could withdraw Massillon’s team immediately. Conference members supported continuing the plan, while Mather argued only six of over five hundred schools should decide the state championship.
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Cleveland
U.P
Massillon
Ohio
Chuck Mather
Warren
Mansfield
Alliance
Canton McKinley
Toledo Waite
Mather
McMahon Wins National Singles Match Game Championship
James Junie McMahon the 37 year old Chicago bowling instructor won the ninth annual National All Star meet at Northwest Armory with 318.37 points under the Peterson system to become National Singles Match Game Champion. Ralph Smith of Los Angeles finished second with 307.17, Lee Jouglard of Detroit third with 304.32, Buddy Bomar of Chicago fourth with 303.33, and Fred Bujack of Detroit fifth at 301.14.
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Chicago
James
Junie) McMahon
Connie Schwoegler
McMahon
Lodi
N. J
Northwest Armory
Peterson
Los Angeles
Ralph Smith
Lee Jouglard
Detroit
Buddy Bomar
Fred Bujack
Barons Beat Mohawks Extend Division Lead in NHL Action
The Cleveland Barons improved to 17-5-3 in American Hockey League play, boosting their Western Division lead to eight points with a 5-4 win over the Mohawks in Cincinnati. Ken Schultz and Bobby Carse produced the decisive goals, while Phil Hergesheimer scored three for Cincinnati. Other results included St. Louis Flyers losing 4-1 at Providence, Buffalo beating Springfield 4-2, New Haven topping Pittsburgh 4-2, and Indianapolis tying Hershey 4-4.
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Cincinnati
Mohawks
Barons
Ken Schultz
Bobby Carse
Hergie
Phil Hergesheimer
St. Louis Flyers
Providence
Buffalo
Springfield
New Haven
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
Hershey
Hogan Plays Again After Highway Crash Recovery
Fort Worth Tex U Ban tam Ben Hogan returns to golf with a full swing for the first time since a highway accident ten months earlier. Hogan and Fort Worth pro Raymond Gatford played 18 holes Saturday at Colonial Country Club, signaling a cautious return to competitive play.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Ben Hogan
Raymond Gatford
Colonial Country Club
Oberlin swimmers trounce Baldwin Wallace in season opener
Oberlin College leads 50-25 as sophomore Hunsicker sets a new college record in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:30.4. Yeomen secure their 12th straight dual meet win with many regulars resting, while BW, BW Hafner, Staley, and Walker highlight the meet's events and relay victories.
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Weam
Y Hunsicker
Oberlin College
Baldwin Wallace
Yeomen
Ohio
Dan Kinsey
Carter
Treés
Fisher
Kammiller
Cochrane
Gene
Ae Penns
Bee Insey
Burley
Pearson
Bending
Walker
Fay
Ard Hafner
YLE
Staley
Bradley
Baldwin-Wallace
Beading
WA Hafner
Mings
Rams And Eagles Meet For 1949 Title Fight
The Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles clinched playoff spots for the 1949 NFL championship game to be held in Los Angeles next Sunday. Rams won the Western Division by defeating the Washington Redskins 53 27 at home while the Eagles beat the New York Giants 17 3. Other final games saw the Bears 52 21 over the Cardinals, the Lions 21 7 over the Packers, and the Steelers 27 0 over the Bulldogs.
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Philadelphia Eagles
Los Angeles
Washington Redskins
Eagles
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Detroit Lions
Green Bay
Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers
New York Bulldogs
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