Wildcats Clinch Western Division Title With 79-68 Win
LaGrange High crowned the Western Division champion of the Lorain County Class B League for 1953 54 by defeating Camden 79-68 on the LaGrange hardwood. The Wildcats extended their winning streak to eight in league play and moved to 13 4 for the season while Camden stood 13 4 in league play. Bruce Campbell and Ron Pearce sparked the rally as LaGrange pulled away in the final period.
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Multiple Basketball and Bowling Scores Across Ohio City Meet
A sweep of high school basketball results from Elyria to Cleveland and beyond shows varied outcomes with Lorain edging Elyria 51 to 50, and Cleveland East Tech over Shaker Heights 75 to 4. In bowling, city leagues posted standout performances with Vic Palicka posting a 227-196-2719 612 series, Vern Mitchell delivering a 258 game and 610 series, and Dot Mackin leading nine players over 500 in the Women’s All City League.
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Vern Mitchell
Knights of St. John
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Pearce Leads LaGrange In 26 Point Scoring Night
Pearce paced both teams with 26 points, the best scoring night of the season, as LaGrange and Camden both had all starters reach the scoring column. Scott and Jackson tied for 15 for Camden losers, while Myers and Husted added 13 each. In the Western Division, Birmingham beat Henrietta 65-33 with Dick Logan scoring 18 to lead. Eastern Division saw Brookside Avon Lake Columbia and Avon win. Brookside leads and will host Grafton, with Rust scoring 18 for Columbia and Jantz and Jaehn each with 14 for Brookside. Tom Stanley was out with an ankle injury.
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White Sox and Orioles engineer four player deal
Chicago White Sox acquire Johnny Groth and Johnny Lipon from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Sam Mele and Neil Berry. General Manager Frank Lane says Groth returns home and Lipon strengthens third base as part of a cashless trade.
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Giardello Knocks Cartier Out In First Round at Garden
Philadelphia contender Giardello defeated Walter Cartier of New York by a technical knockout in the opening round at Madison Square Garden. Giardello dropped Cartier three times, the last knockdown coming with 12 seconds remaining in the round, solidifying his climb toward the middleweight crown.
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Philadelphia
Bobo Olson
Walter Cartier
Cartier
Madison Square Garden
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Three AHL Games Slated Tonight
A full slate of American Hockey League games is set for tonight as the stretch drive begins. Buffalo leads the standings by 10 points over Cleveland with Syracuse, Hershey and Pittsburgh also in action against Cleveland, Hershey, and Providence respectively.
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Kentucky Stars named to East All Star squad for Fresh Air Fund game
New York March 27 at Madison Square Garden will feature Cliff Hagan Frank Ramsey and Lou Tsioropoulos from Kentucky on the East All Star team meeting the West in the eighth Fresh Air Fund game. The trio are key men of Kentucky's unbeaten basketball team.
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New York
Cliff Hagan
Frank Ramsey
Lou Tsioropoulos
Kentucky
Madison Square Garden
Sitinger sets new women bowling pin record at Tarry Tavern
Coletta Sitinger led the city women’s bowling class by cracking 212 and 193 for 934 and 639 in the Women’s All-City League at Tarry Tavern lanes this week, as five 700 series were recorded over the three prior nights.
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Tarry Tavern
Coletta
Sittinger
Boon-O-Drome Women League Scores and Standings
In the Boon O Drome Home League and Knights of St John League standings for the Women’s All City League, several players posted individual totals this round. Dot Mackin 165 198 139 553, Betty Wykrent 148 222 161 537, Betty Sailor 174 176 138 S33, Vi Polchey 215 160 152 528, Babe Valerius 157 202 156 515, Helen Jones 172 159 182 503, Peg Taylor 203 129 169 506, Claire Henke 138 182 181 501, Gerry Pomeroy 174 180 146 500.
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Betty Wykrent
Betty Sailor
Vi Polchey
Babe Valerius
Helen Jones
Peg Taylor
Claire Henke
Gerry Pomeroy
Fight Results at Madison Square Garden and Nearby Venues
United Press report summarizes boxing results across cities including New York Philadelphia and West Palm Beach. Joey Giardelo stops Waites Cartier at 161 pounds in New York. Frans Soldato outpoints Marjean Dick in Palm Beach. Jimmy Soo stops Billy Freccs in Philadelphia.
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C Pin Loop Sked Six Merchants in League Play
Six teams in the C Pin Loop schedule meet at 7 pm on Stoney's Rainbow as Grafton Amber and Concrete Co face Young Harcsare. Memo's No. 2 Squads Sarce Hunter Realtor collide with Memo's No. 1 La Porte Inn plays Sarce Ring, Van Ausdale Carpe Shop versus Eira Nor aic Treck, and Gradr's Garage meets Dairy Queen.
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Rocky River clinches tie for S W title in league play
Rocky River Pirates rally to a 64-56 win over Fairview Scarlet Warriors, moving into a tie for the Southwestern Conference crown. Clearview defeats Wellington 99-76 behind Oscar Clinchscale’s 32 points as Medina stays in the hunt with a 3587 scoreline over Amherst.
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Tuesday Baseball Meeting Postponed by Suburban League
The Suburban Hot Stove League postponed its meeting scheduled for next Tuesday night at LaGrange indefinitely. Interested parties will be notified by mail of the new date.
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Hot Stove League
LaGrange
Mixed League action set for six 9 PM matches
State Stoney's Mixed League bowls night action with six 9 o'clock matches. Pairings include Citi and Sowers vs Rob inson and Metzger, Bacmhardt and Freeman vs Nash and Weilert, Essex and Meyers against Searles and Packinger, Lauffer and Wisser vs Cilfford and DeMarco, McGregor and Paley vs Emery and Ames, Tiemmes and iNasipak versus Blake and Rice.
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