Resignation reshapes Elyria Rec Board as two vacancies loom
Elyria Recreation Board faces two vacancies starting January 1 after Al McMan resigns. Dick Notley will serve the remaining term of Paul Corbin, with Rufus Taylor and another member continuing terms through 1955 and 1956. Mayor-elect Keys may appoint two replacements before year end. Three Ohio State players headline East Shrine game roster alongside eight Big Ten teammates and three Notre Dame players. A Lions Browns contest dispute over a Doak Walker Layne pass is explained: Layne ineligible as quarterback for an eligible receiver.
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al McMan
Elyria Recreation Board
Dick Notley McMan
Rec
Board of Education
Notley
Paul Corbin
Rufus Taylor
Taylor
MecMan
Henry W. Ault
McMan
Elyria
J. Grant Keys
Ault
Ohio State
George Jacoby
Toledo
Mike Takacs
Massillon
Tommy Hague
Rocky River
Big Ten
Joe Collier
Dick Thomas
Northwestern
Don Chelf
Kerrys Hilgenberg
Iowa
Don Dugger
Michigan
John Ryan
Bob Lenzini
Stan Wallace
Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns
Doak Walker
Bobby Layne
Layne
Tommy James
Lions
Browns
Walker
Cloyce Box
Hoad Upsets Trabert In Davis Cup Duel At Melbourne
Young Australian Lew Hoad defeated Tony Trabert in five sets at Kooyong Stadium to even the Davis Cup challenge 2 2. Rain delayed play and forced grip changes on the slick courts as 17 500 fans watched. Seixas meets Rosewall in the final, a clash with title implications for America.
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Melbourne
INS
Lew Hoad
Tony Trabert
America
Vic Seixas
Seixas
Ken Rosewall
Hoad
Trabert
Kooyong Stadium
Rosewall
U.S
Australia
Wiry Seixas
Viselike
Head
U. S
Four Games Set In Men s House League
Three top teams meet as Swishers lead at 5 1 aim to beat Foulers at 9 00 pm Trippers clash with Missers at 7 00 pm Maulers face Dribblers at 8 00 pm in a program of four YMCA men s basketball games tonight with several .
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Swishers
Trippers
Missers
Maulers
Dribblers
Vermilion Sailors rout Wakeman to win Milan tourney
Vermilion Sailors defeated Wakeman 55 to 38 to capture the Milan basketball carnival and extend their win streak to six after an opening loss. Bob Croll led with 16 points, Dennis Miskow 13, and Bartlome 9 as Vermilion built leads 15-9 after one period and 36-20 at halftime.
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Milan
Wakeman
Bob Croll
Dennis Miskow
Larry
Bartlome
Sean 911
Dickerhoff
Enderle
Ohio Race Meet Dates For 1954
Ohio tracks announce 1954 meets with Thistledown from June 1 to July 19 and River Downs June 7 to July 24. Randall Park runs July 20 to Sept 6. Cranwood Sept 7 to Oct 25. Beulah Park May 10 to May 31 and Sept 13 to Sept 22. Hilliard’s June and July 24. Painesville May 12 to June. Grandview June 30 to Aug 17. Lebanon May 15 to June 5 and Sept 18 to Oct 9. No dates yet for Ascot Hamilton and Fort Miami.
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Randall Park
Cranwood
River Downs
Beulah Park
Hilliards
Painesville
Lebanon
Ascot
Hamilton
Fort Miami
F Shilling
Biber
Rehm Wingard
ialButter
T. Smith
Novak
Webb
G Wuson
Elyria Wee Een Amacene
Bucyrus Woo
Vee Eeease
Joe Pavia
Archie Frame
Sash Vai
Breet
Hlanauwe
Yi Norton
Felton
I. West
Shores
Flohr
Bruce
Pliefere
Rey
Heginba
Aoe
Bohannon
Cooper
Ol Glover
Foreman
Gilbert
Tomsie
Brown
A Taylor
Bucyrus
Elyria
Hofstra Tourney Sparks Varied College Cage Results
A sprawling roundup lists results from Hofstra and New England tournaments, with Hofstra beating American U and Delaware, Duke and Wake Forest margins, plus scores from Iowa State, Kansas State, and Ohio regional games. The collage includes Western and Southwest events, Missouri, Texas, and Ohio scholastic showings, detailing wins and losses across multiple colleges and tournaments.
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Wagner
American U
Cortland
Lehigh
Hofstra
Delaware
Lafayette
Wesleyan
New England
Dartmouth
Harvard
Connecticut
Springfield
Middlebury
Amherst
Louisiana State
Fordham
Holy Cross
DePaul
Twins
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Florida
Ohio State
Denver
Ilinois
Utah State
Goodyear
Akron
Wyoming
Cincinnati
Santa Clara
Tulsa
West Texas
Hamline
Southwest Missouri
Texas Tech
Texas State
Texas
Arkansas
Rice
SMU
Baylor
Texas A & M
OHIO
Elyria
Bucyrus
Bay Alumni
Bay
Canton
Lincoln
Youngstown Chaney
Three More Unbeaten Schoolboy Quints Fall
Three of Ohio's undefeated high school basketball teams were beaten in holiday tournament play. Toledo Woodward, Columbus South, and Bellaire saw losses, leaving Bellaire and Martins Ferry at 5-1. Hamilton Big Blue remained 8-0 after a 68-39 win in the Lions Club Invitational, with Lockland Wayne advancing after a 49-30 victory over Taylor. Urbana continued its hot stretch with an 80-57 win over Kenton for a seventh straight victory.
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Berea Berea
Fairview
Westlake
Strongsville
Clearview
Brookside
Eaton
Ridgeville
Fostoria
Castalia
Columbus North
Lima South
Lima Central
Toledo
Woodward
Lockland
Mariemont
Oak Hill
Rio Grande
Aak Rock
Bill Levy
I. N
Ohio
Toledo Woodward
Columbus South
Bellaire
South
Mansfield
Martins Ferry
Hamilton
Big Blue
International News Service
Washington D.C
Butler County
Lockland Wayne
Taylor
Urbana
Kenton
Johnny Saxton Faces Del Flanagan In 10 Round Welter Bout
Boxing card features Johnny Saxton versus Del Flanagan in a scheduled 10 round welterweight bout on WXEL at 10. Also on air Cleveland Barons visit Buffalo Bisons in a hockey game from WERE at 11:15.
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Johnny Saxton
del Flanagan
Cleveland Barons
Buffalo Bisons
Bellefontaine tops Dayton Patterson in season debut loss
In the Bellefontaine tournament Dayton Patterson fell 48-24 to Bellefontaine, the first loss in eight starts. Lima Central capped Lima with an 77-58 win over Lima South, while Lima Central defeated Toledo Woodward 67-51 ending Woodward’s seven game streak. Niles’ Red Dragons won their fourth straight, 56-46 over Struthers. Fremont Ross rode a six game run with a 62-59 win over DeVilbiss, Chillicothe beat Coshocton 52-24, and Ashland, led by Ken Sidle’s 36, beat Marion Harding 75-55 for sixth straight victory.
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Epiphridae
Zanesville
Cleveland St. Ignatius
East
Cleveland West
Sandusky
Cadiz
St. Clairsville
Martins Ferry
Bellaire
Lancaster
Newark
Mansfield
Columbus South
Galion
Mt Vernon
Chillicothe
Coshocton
Lakewood
Collinwood
Lorain Alumni
Lorain
Ashland
Marton Harding
New Philadelphia
Wooster
Marietta
C. Winchester
Glenford
Hebron
Bellefontaine
Dayton Patterson
Urbana
Kenton
Lima Central Caps
Lima
Columbus North
Lima South
Lima Central
Toledo
Woodward
Niles
Red Dragons
Struthers
Fremont Ross
Toledo DeVilbiss
Ken Sidle
Arrows
Marion Harding
Conn Nets 42 as Lorain Glass routs Belden Merchants 104-82
Conn scores 42 points in Lorain YMC A League action to set season scoring record, fueling a 104-82 win over the Belden Merchants. Glass leads Lorain with a dominant performance in a game dominated by field goals, with Archer and Rauscher each adding 21 for the Merchants.
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Lorain Glass
Lorain Y.M.C.A
Belden Merchants
Harry Conn
Bill Archer
George Rauscher
Merchants
GLASS
Glass 164 Merchant Eos
Schroeder
Solomon
Knight
Indians Set for 30 Home Night Games in 1954
Cleveland Indians announce a 1954 schedule featuring 30 home night games, including six against the New York Yankees. The list includes Detroit on May 29, New York on June 26, and Chicago on July 3. The Yankees will open the home night slate May 10 and return for five more night games, with a June weekend block. Boston, Washington, Baltimore, Detroit, and Chicago join with four night games each, and Philadelphia has three.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Indians
Tribe
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Yankees
Boston
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
North Carolina State Seeks New Football Coach
A special committee was named to study the Wolfpack football situation and recommend a successor to resigned head coach Horace Hendrickson. Hendrickson, head coach since 1951, resigned amid a 1-9 season, with the school stating he is held in high esteem and no blame attached for last year’s record.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina State
Horace Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Athletic Council
Bucks Open Western Conference Play With Michigan After Fifth Straight Win
Ohio State basketball, following a 74-56 win over Denver, prep for a Western Conference opener at Michigan. The Buckeyes improve to five straight victories, aiming to keep momentum as they travel to Ann Arbor.
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Ohio State University
Michigan
Denvée University
Bucks
Pioneers
Ohio
Ann Arbot
University of Michigan
Big Tech
All American Fred Miller Built Fortunes From Football To Brewing
Fred Miller of Milwaukee, a Notre Dame All American from 1926 to 1929 and captain in 1928 29, built the Miller Brewing Co into a leading firm. He serves as director of the Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Braves and funded Milwaukee Hawks basketball and a 75000 scoreboard at Milwaukee County Stadium. While managing his brewery he assists Notre Dame as an assistant coach and his son Fred Jr. is a Notre Dame recruit and high school All American.
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Wis
Fred Miller
Notre Dame
Miller
Miller Brewing Co
Fighting Irish
Wisconsin
Colve
Green Bay Packers
Milwaukee Braves
Milwaukee Hawks
Milwaukee County Stadium
Braves
Lou Perini
Boston
Fred Saigh
St. Louis Cardinals
St.Louis Browns
Baltimore
South Bend
Frank Leahy
Fred Jr
Pioneers Rally For Narrow Win Over Bucyrus
Elyria High Pioneers, missing star Gene Helmick, edge Bucyrus 57-54 in a frantic final eight minutes. Glen Butterman scores 30 for Bucyrus. Earl Stiles hits eight straight free throws to seal the rally as Elyria improves to 1-7 despite a rough season.
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Glen Butterman
Bucyrus
Elyria
Butterman
Ed Wingard
Jim Dunlap
Elyria High
Helmickless
Pioneers
Gene Helmick
Redmen
Hel~imick
Earl Stiles
Stiles
Streeters
Harold Weithman
Tom Smith
Mac Shilling
Dunlap
Weithman
Eddie Wingard
Wingard
To Honor Shoemaker at Santa Anita ceremony
Arcadia California. Jockey Willie Shoemaker, who has set a new season record for victories this year, will be honored in a special ceremony at Santa Anita Thursday. Jockey stars Eddie Arcari, Gordon Glisson, Eric Guerin, John Longden and Jack Westrope will form the honor guard as Shoemaker receives a bronze plaque commemorating the exploits.
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Arcadia
Calif
Willie Shoemaker
Santa Anita
Eddie Arcatt
Gordon Glisson
Eric Guerin
John Longden
Jack Westrope
Shoepie
AIS Exploit
Howard Wins 71 to 46 at Brownhelm in league play
The Howard basketball team defeated Brownhelm 71 to 46 in a Class B League contest as they aim to knock off Lorain County foe LaGrange. Al Cooper scored 28 for Brownhelm, while Howard led 18-14, 28-26, and 52-35 by quarters and also beat the Brownhelm jayvees 42-21.
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Brownhelm
Howard
Lorain County
LaGrange
al Cooper
Brownhelm Jayvees
Ene
Brownhelm Weyeees
Vilianis—na Maus
Ken Wasem
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Elyria, Ohio
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Youngstown Kiwanis Journey
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Conn
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Sportrait
Don Brydon
United Press
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Gary Smith
Shilling
Andress
Joe Pavina
Smith
Jerry Weithman
Reds
Fred Frey
Sid Felton
Jim Heginbotham
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Reichenbach
Don Andress
Ror Wilson
Marsh Novak
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