Elyria High Pioneers Set for Alumni Clash and East Tech Test
Elyria High basketball coach Ralph Bauer seeks two wins in a week as the Pioneers, 4-2 this season, face a strong Alumni squad tonight and Cleveland East Tech on Friday at Sixth Street arena. The 1944-45 team set school records with 18 wins, 4 losses, and a Lake Erie League title, while key Alumni stars Joe Polk and Felix Kimczak are eager for the rematch.
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Bill Schoenbachter
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Goose) Kimczak
Elyria Iigh
Jack Johnson
Sherwood Bysm
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Lake Erie
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Massillon
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Babe
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Terry Brennan
Notre Dame
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Fighting Irish
Milwaukee
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Frank Leahy
Boston College
Don Rawk
Fetykra High School
Sixth Street
Sinc
Don Hat ‘Wood
Les Gast
Bilsra Cagers
Ralph Bauér
Lake Eria
Goose
Fraley's Bowl Picks Stir Holiday Football Hype
Oscar Fraley previews the 1947 college bowls with bold predictions for Rose, Cotton, Sugar and more. He rings loud odds, notes Michigan’s edge over USC, and jokes about underdogs and holiday cheer as teams chase headlines and Omaha-like fandom.
Eaton High Basketball Helps March of Dimes Night
Eaton High School hosts a charity game at Eaton High gym with half the proceeds going to the March of Dimes. Coach John Hollet’s team faces an Eaton Alumni squad mainly from last year’s roster led by top scorers Bobby Bott and Jack Ternes in a benefit program.
Mud Bowl Returns With New Year Softball Dustup
The seventh annual Mud Bowl pits Bittner Funeral Home Old Timers against 34 Club at Hamilton diamond on New Year’s Day at 2 p.m. Each club has five victories in ten games. the winner gains series advantage. Lineups and batteries to be announced. game to be played regardless of weather. Auditors Practice notes follow with Alles Auditors Class B basketball team scheduled to practice tonight on the floor from 7.
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Bittner Funeral Home
Hamilton Diamond
Coaches Predict Doom in New Year Bowl Previews
United Press dispatch surveys fatiguing coaches ahead of New Year bowls. Dana Bible warns rain limits Texas Longhorns while Fritz Crisler frets over Rose Bowl heat. Penn State faces SMU as Notre Dame threats loom. Maryland and Georgia fear offensive exposure in the Gator Bowl, with teams from Miami Ohio and Hardin-Simmons preparing for their games.
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Southern California
Crisler
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Taft Painlin
Pasadena
Jeff Cravath
Penn Line
Ben Matty Bell
Southern Methodist
Mustangs
N B A Warns Two Champions
The National Boxing Association urged Willie Pep and Gus Lesnevich to schedule defenses of their titles and named Jersey Joe Walcott as the logical heavyweight contender to Joe Louis. Lesnevich may lose his title if he fights no challenger. Pep faces an interim defender. Pep and Lesnevich were criticized for delaying defenses with several contenders listed for Pep. Walcott earned top status after a recent bout with Louis.
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Gus Lesnavich
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Joe Louis
Abe J. Greene
Paterson
N. T
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Lesnevich
Lesvevich
Charles-Archie Moore
Cleveland
Charles Riley
Humberto Sierra
Randy Buddler
Carlos Chaves
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NYU Coach Blasts Missouri Players
New York University coach Howard Cann condemned Missouri Tigers players for rough tactics after a 63 point defeat in which 70 fouls were called. Cann stated sportsmanship is taught by coaches and denied any racial remarks. The earlier incident involved Wyoming coach Everett Bhellon amid similar controversy.
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Missouri Tigers
Howard Cann
Violets
Missouri
Cann
Wilbur Bialeup
Wyoming
Everett Bhellon
Westerners
Movers Win Match As Bank Absence Faces St John’s League
T & J Movers triumphed in a St John’s Lutheran League match after Savings Deposit Bank failed to appear at St John’s School alleys. Nevins led with a 527 series, while the squad posted a 42,925 series and WIUR 793 in the best of three single-game efforts.
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St. John's
College basketball results from many matchups across multiple teams
A dense recap of numerous late season college hoops games with scores across conferences. Notable line items include St Rose 47 defeating Long Island in overtime, Michigan State 63 over Holy Trinity, Western Kentucky 73 over Green, Connecticut 48 over Yale, Northwestern 60 over Paul KI, and York Nebraska etc. The page lists scores across dozens of schools in a single aggregated scoreboard roundup.
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Mradley
Western Ondaria
Hockhues
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Pittaburgh
York
Nebr
Wayne My Waleyan
Kearney
Chadron
Veratu
Namie
Midland
Dekalb
Cornell
Apgustens
Knoy Ft
St. Ambrove
Des Moines
Iowa
Kinevite Feachers
Creighton
Denver St
Art Worth
Tex
Kouttern Methodiat
Merdiy Simmons
Clark Brothers Win Cage Title in Family Team Finals
The Clark Brothers from Huntington Indiana and Pound Vit won the national family cage title in Wilson North Carolina defeating the Huberts family of Akron with a 49 to 48 score. Jim Clark, eager to go home to see his new baby, led the victors in a rare double exposure team event featuring three sets of twins. The junior chamber of commerce of Wilson praised the meet as the only one of its kind in the nation.
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Ind
Pound
Huberts
Akron
Junior Chamber of Commerce
All-America May Tie In With Two Baseball Clubs
The All-America Football Conference seeks ties with Brooklyn Dodgers and Detroit Tigers as ownership debates play at Ebbets Field and Briggs Stadium. Brokered by Branch Rickey, talks hint at possible football Dodgers move while Detroit’s bid faces a squeeze as Mandel’s sale blocks current ownership.
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Walter O
Spike) Urigas, Jr
Detroit Baseball Club
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Fred Mandel
Chicago
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Wilberforce Heads to Vulcan Bowl Clash in Birmingham
Wilberforce State University football departs Xenia boarding 32 players led by Coach Gaeta Lewis for the Vulcan Bowl in Birmingham Alabama on January 1 against Grambling College of Louisiana. The team went 10-1 this season, scoring 387 points while conceding 68.
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Birmingham
Ala
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Crisler
Santa Barbara
Trojan
Jeff Cravath
Howard Jones
Southern California
Michigan
Cravath
Freshman beached by bear punishment incident at Mill Creek
Salem Capital Journal sportswriter Greg Chris Kowitz, a Willa Mitte University freshman, was dunked twice in Mill Creek on Fresh Day after wearing cards on campus. The dunk was staged for the paper by the photographer whose flash bulb failed the first time.
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Chris Kowitz
Salem Capital Journal
Willamitte University
Mill Creek
Journal
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Elyria High Cagers Meet Alumni Quint Tonight
Elyria High Pioneers clash with an Alumni squad tonight on Sixth Street, marking the first varsity alumni matchup since 1943-44. Coach Don Hatwood leads a lineup featuring Joe Polk and Goose Klimczak for the Alumni, while Johnny Vance and Johnny Krusz lead the varsity with Vie dmowlcz and Bill Bock in guard roles. The doubleheader opens with the Elyria reserves against Alumni reserves at 7.
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Wilburt Lank Cowen
Bill Schoenbachler
Bill Tattersall
Bernie Lysaght
Ed Urig
Frank Janowicz
Rothard Buterbaugh
Dick Porter
Jack Flowers
Johnny Vance
Johnny Krusz
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Bob Hengarther
Vie Dmowlcz
Bill Bock
Bock
Chappuis Of Wolves Suffers Leg Injury
Michigan halfback Bob Chappuis sustained a right leg muscle injury during a tapering drill and was removed from practice. He faced a possible torn muscle that could sideline him for the Rose Bowl against Southern California on New Year’s Day.
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United Press
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Cal
U.P
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Michigan
Rose Town
Southern California
Joe Hunt
Chappuis
Ghannins
Prokop of Reds Leads Scorers for fifth straight week
NEW YORK WAR Ed Whitey Prokop of the Providence Reds tops the American Hockey League scoring race for the fifth consecutive week with 50 points in 44 games. Teammates Carl Liscombe and Ray LaPlante are tied at 48 along with Cliff Simpson of the Indianapolis Capitals. Prokop also leads in goals with 27 while LaPlante has 35 assists. Syd Smith and Carvey Fraser each sit on 40 points, followed by Don Grosso with 38.
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Whitey) Prokop
Providence Reds
American Hockey League
Prokop
Carl Liscombe
Ray LaPlante
Cliff Simpson
Indianapolis Capitals
LaPlante
Syd Smith
Pittsburgh Hornets
Carvey Fraser
Providence
Don Grosso
St. Louis Flyers
Fish line tricks lead to wild ducks dinner
Mrs. Dorothy Lage sits by the Blue River with a fish line in the water when a wild duck glides toward her bait. She flicks the pole and wraps the line around the duck, ultimately serving the bird for dinner.
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Ned
Dorothy Lage
Blue River
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Fritz) Crisler
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