Lorain County scholastic hoops could crown multiple champs
The Lake Erie, Southwestern and Lorain County Class B leagues loom large, with Ridgeville, Belden and Lakewood strong contenders for titles. Local standings feature top scorers such as Zaremba of Belden and Prittie of Amherst, while Eaton Ridgeville and Avon Lake vie for Eastern division honors amid tight splits.
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Lorain County
Lake Erie
Camden-Belden
Belden-Brighton
Ridgeville
Brookside
Ridgeville-faton
Belden
al Zaremba
Zarembalas
al DiVencenzo
Ken Ives
Camden
Johnny Andel
Brighton
Jim Stroh
Avon Lake
Todd Kolb
Shaker Heights
Rol Horn
Lorain
Frank Marlin
Jerry Rendlesham
Cleveland Heights
Ken Reiber
Shaw
Jerry Prittie
Amherst
Larry Lukenic
Clearview
Wayne Sthnaak
Bob Bowers
Rocky River
Dave Leonhard
Fairview
Oberlin Yeomen edge Buffalo 53 52 on last second free throw
Oberlin Yeomen win their sixth in a row on their new floor at the Oberlin field house, edging Buffalo 53 to 52 as Jack Frost scored the decisive point with 17 seconds left after Buffalo tied at 52 52. Blackwell led Oberlin with 17 points as the Yeomen ran their record to seven wins and five losses.
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Oberlin
Jack Frost
Oberlin College
Yeomen
Buffalo
Charley Blackwell
Frost
Blackwell
Addison
Needham
Shults
Gushue
Thomas
al Miller
Donohor
al Reld
Lancashire
O Moore
St Overhold
Night games soar as Major Leagues set 378 schedule
The Majors will play 378 night games this season, over 30 percent of the 1,232 total games. The American League lists 199 after dinner contests and the National League 178, with 324 Sunday and holiday afternoon games included.
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Luau
Lorain Loses To Lima Five 47 42 in Independent Game
Lorain High School Steelmen drop their tenth defeat in 15 games as Lima Central defeats Lorain 47 to 42. Lima led 38 10 early, Lorain narrowed to 27 24 at halftime, but Lima held on. Ral Horn led Lorain with 16 points, News of Lima 15, Telatnik 1 for Lorain. Officials Skip Wing and Lars Vagner.
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Lorain
Lorain High School
Steelmen
Lima Central
Lima Cagers
Lima
Ral Horn
Mytroff
Baron
Rybarek
Huron Defeats Birmingham 47 to 26 in Hard Fought Game
Huron varsity toppled Birmingham High 47 26 as Huron led 15 4 after one period and widened the margin through the third and fourth. J Brophy paced Huron with 21 points while Craig added 12 and Garton 11 as Birmingham dropped its seventh defeat in 18 games. Reserve results listed with mixed scores and player names.
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Birmingham
Huron
Herr
Ponte
J Brophy
Craig
Garton
Ronen
PO West
Meyers
George Aythrell
Diddle and Hornback Lead WKU to 32 Wins Before Loss
Western Kentucky coach Ed Diddle and assistant Ted Hornback steered the Hilltoppers to 32 straight regular season victories before a 42 40 defeat to Eastern Kentucky. Diddle is famed for his towel ritual, which erupts into jubilant gestures or frenzied acts after key plays. The team heads to Cleveland Arena next week to face Baldwin Wallace, with Bowling Green and John Carroll meeting in the other doubleheader half.
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Diddle
Western Kentucky
Cleveland Arena
Baldwin Wallace
Bowling Green
John Carroll
Babe Ruth Remembered At New York Writers Dinner On His 55th Birthday
Oscar Fraley recalls Babe Ruth’s enduring imprint as New York baseball writers roast figures from Chandler to Frick. A screen image of Ruth stirs memories of his final plate appearance and a tribute that underscores his lasting place in baseball history.
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Oscar Fraley
United Press
New York
New York Baseball Writers
A. B. Chandler
Chandler
Leo Durocher
Ford Frick
National League
Grand Ballroom
George Herman Ruth
Frick
Yo-Yo
Phey
Durocher
Lippy
Ibis
Babe
Yankee Stadium
Mangrum Wins Tucson Open by Five Strokes
Sean Mangrum, known as golfdom’s thin man, captured the Tucson Open with a blistering five under par 65 to finish 72 holes at 263 setting a new course record on El Rio Country Club layout. He earned 2000 dollars and a new 1949 sedan, his second gold cup of the Winter Journey trail.
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Tucson
Ariz
Sean Liloyd Mangrum
Galfdom
Boudreau Praises Ruel, McKechnie
In New York Lew Boudreau credits Maddy Ruel and Bill McKechnie as the key architects of the Indians 1948 pennant and World Series title. He spoke at the New York Baseball Writers Association dinner after accepting the Player Of The Year award. Ford Frick received the Meritorious Service award.
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New York
Cleveland Indians
Brain Trust
Maddy Ruel
Bill McKechnie
Lew Boudreau
Indians
Sai Boudreau
N.Y
Baseball Writers
Iwill
McKechnie
Ruel
Tribe
Ford Frick
National
Uri
Scribes
Illinois Quintet Takes Over Lead In Big Nine Race
Illinois with Ohio State vaulted to the Big Nine lead after an 81 54 win over Wisconsin while Minnesota beat Iowa 48 39. Illinois sits alone atop standings with one loss in six games as Michigan and Northwestern loom, and the schedule shows Indiana versus Ohio State, Iowa at Purdue, and Wisconsin at Michigan. Elks Bowling Schedule lists eight matches at Olympic Recreation with early and late shifts and local matchups.
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Illinois
Chicago
J.pi
Ohio State
Illini
OSU
Buckeyes
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Northwestern
Ilinois
Champaign
Tlini
Indiana
Iowa
Purdue
Bucks
Winers
Three Teams Share Lead In Y Grade League After Week
In the YMCA Grade School House League three teams Panthers Cadets and Muskrats each won to stay atop the standings. Panthers beat Rabbits 31 10 Cadets defeated Quack Quacks 42 10 and Muskrats edged Champions 29 16 Wild Cats also won 32 24 over Piters. Key scorers included Cadets Leo Plato with 21 points Panthers Dick Kosep with 18 Hank Janowicz of Muskrats with 17 and Tom Kershaw of Panthers with 14.
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Panthers
Cadets
Muskrats
Rabbits
Wildcats
xPanthera
Leo Plato
Dick Kosep
Hank Janowicz
Tom Kershaw
Ed Janosky
Corky Perkins
Worth Fauver
Boros
D ‘Karr
Kosco
la Smid Berry
Greer
Tabler
Andress
Bramwell
Schork
Shaffer
Smith
Wilts
Boylen
Gales
Wildcater
Fauver
Bursley
Perkin
le Mushner
Kinter
Garland
Wildrats
E.ree
Janowicz
luMcMan
Marshall
OlHprion
Houston
Showalter
Weller
Barons Are Routed by Reds 9-3 In AHL Action
Providence Reds exploded for nine goals to rout the Cleveland Barons 9-3 in Providence clinching the Western Division playoff edge. Johnny Chad, Carl Liscombe, Ray LaPlante and Jack McGill each scored twice as Cleveland fell three points behind St. Louis while Pittsburgh moved into a second-place tie. Other games saw Buffalo beat St. Louis 4-2 and Indianapolis edge Hershey 3-2 with late scoring.
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United Press
Johnny Chad
Carl Liscombe
Ray LaPlante
Jack McGill
Providence Reds
Cleveland Barons
Providence
Cleveland
St. Louis Flyers
Pittsburgh
Barons
New Haven
Buffalo Bisons
St. Louis
Les Douglas
Indianapolis
Hershey
Kenny MacKenzie
Bennett Brigatte Morris
Sprout Arc
Brennan Mell Helena
Chad
Lexwick Kullman Carse
Hedard
Liscombe
Raser
Laplante
Bapuste
Stoddard
Kherza
Reardon
Summéera
Michaluk
Buller
Schultz
Thurer
Porteous
Russell
Salinger
Kelly
Nuilams
Bush
Baldwin
OG DE Ui Tod
Thurler
Rush
Magitated
Bedard
Kullman
Wileiams
McG
Pioneers To Entertain Bellevue Tuesday And Shaker Heights Friday
Elyria High School's Pioneers travel to Bellevue Tuesday in an independent game then host Shaker Heights Friday in a Lake Erie League clash. After 10 losses this season, Elyria aims for a rare fourth win, facing Bellevue’s erratic fast-break attack and a Shaker Heights club coming off a 9-6 record with key graduations.
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Don Hawk
Pioneers
Elyrians
Bellevue
Redmen
Lake Erie Leagne
Cleveland
Big Nine Cage Standing Itinala
Minnesota 2 Michigan 3 Purdue 3 Ohio State Indiana Wisconsin 4 Iowa Nebraska Northwestern summary of a Big Nine basketball standings note with scattered team results and partial scores from a historical page segment.
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Minnesota
Michigan
Purdue
Ghip
Indiana
Wisconsin
New Alleys Ready For Opening On Tuesday Evening
Mike Stone proprietor of Stoney's Rainbow Lanes on Oberlin road west of the city limits reports plans complete for the formal opening Tuesday evening. The 12 alley layout will be opened to the public when Mayor Henry W. Ault of Elyria tosses the first ball around 5 30. Two special matches follow with WJW bowling of Cleveland facing Elyria all stars and Andorka Recreation of Lorain Classic League meeting Elyria all stars. Master of ceremonies will CG. Clark. Western Automatic League matches opening Tuesday have been postponed to Wednesday.
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Mike Stone
Stoney’s
Rainbow Lanes
Oberlin Road
Route
Henry W. Ault
Elyria
Stoney
WJW
Cleveland
Elyria All-Stars
Andorka Recreation
Lorain
CG. Clark
Elyria City Bowling Ass'n
Rangers Move Out Of League Cellar
The New York Rangers finally climbed up from the league basement with a 2 0 win over the Chicago Black Hawks at Chicago. Chuck Rayner starred in the shutout while Detroit edged Montreal 6 1 and Cal Gardner scored three first period goals as Toronto beat Boston 4 2.
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Ey United Press
New York Rangers
National Hockey League
New Yorkers
Chicago Black Hawks
Rangers
Chuck Rayner
Chicago
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
Cal Gardner
Toronto Maple Leafs
Boston Bruins
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Chronicle-Telegram
Russ Davies
Lakewood
Clevlang Heights
Erie
Zaremba
Craig Dowler
Liverpool High
Valley City
Belden High
Valley City High
Civerpool
Medinig County
Eaton
Eaton- Ridgeville
Brown Bombers
South Amherst
Fenfield
Lorain County Directories
the Brown Company Printers - Paper Merchants
Lod ST
Loox
Broad ST
Paul Carbin
Mgr
Caes
Firestone
Broad and Cedar
Mangrum
Boudreau
Ruel, McKechnie
Jefferson Gym
la Grangeva
Standard Cleaners
United Polish Club
Columbia Red Jackets
Lorain Bast
Elyria Furniture
Elks
Eliia Elks
Olympic Recreation
Urb! Radin
Morsk Sales
Firestoke
Robertson's Shell
Morzman’s Barbers
Knochen
Siniezek
Beiter Tint
West Mele Lumber
Tererely Sarvive
Olym
Nic
Rotamer Florist
Eddy’. Sohmans
Itt Ridge
McCoy Beyer
Ees
IR Lensers
le Aun
Brack
Rx Sastie
Sune
McGill
Nane
Fraser
Arcand
Alscombe
Alstomb
Meu
Chads
Leewick These
Holatn
Bonnet
Cypusecess
Heasell
Reese Bas
Élo Bare Vev
Blyrie Manufaciorng
Sports Center
Schuster
Finegan Sheriffs
Diedrlek's
Clean Manufacturing
Beiter Lines
Supper Glub
Gibby's
Lorain Glass
Woon
Wayside Inn
Pinboys
Stoney's
Jab Gwen
Eat Eee
Mike Merva
Bel
al McMan
Tom Farmer
Fremont Ross
Mansfield
Leptey
Bruckner
Jim Leptey
Milt Bruckner
Bauer
Lepley
Ted Pax
Red Raiders
Shaker
Bob Laird
Shakersport
Lou Seidsman
Liniment Eran
Royal Scots
H& R
H&r
Scott-Atwater
Taylor
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