Oberlin favored in Erie League all star picks and swim meet preview
Oberlin's Dick Ohmann and Myron Cooper lead a Yeomen roster as Kenyon battles Oberlin for the swimming title. The Erie League coaches tabbed Oberlin strongly, with Hunsicker and Lillich posting top times in breaststroke and freestyle while Ohmann and Ohmann headline the Yeomen in sprint events.
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Kent Cleveland Heights
Gambier
Erie
Yeomen
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Ron Picozzi
Don Halverstadt
Gail Vanorrsdall
Tigers
Elyria High School
Kenyon
Case Institute of Technology
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Shaker Heights
Hunsicker
Ohmiann
All-Ohio basketball honor picks Roth and McGruder for first team
Roth leads the season with 369 points in 18 games and McGruder posts 296 in 16, adding the league single game record with 39 against Euclid. Coaches name Roth to the first team for the second year, with Halverstadt Picozzi and Nimmo competing for final spots. Nimmo heads a second five that includes Horton Borovic Jones and Simko, while McMan attracts honorable mention. Injuries and midyear graduation sidelined Intihar and Sacks.
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Shaker Heights
Jim Calvert
Euclid
Jerry Ross
Lakewood
Roth
Halverstadt
Picozzi
Cooper
Frank Nimmo
Nimmo
Ken Horton
Shaw
Phil Borovic
Dan Jones
Lorain
Darrell Simko
Horton
Simko
Borovic
Jones
Elyria
Bill McMan
McMan
Stan Intihar
Sanford Sacks
Cleveland Heights
Intihar
Sacks
Jon McGruder
Fieseees
Myron Cooper
Bucliday Fueran
Len Roth
Ron Picozzi
Sags Ge
Don Halverstadt
Toledo
Toledo Mudhens
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Chamber of Commerce
Loraine Fe
Danny Menendez
Menendez
Hens
Willard Wentzel
del Bostock
Bill McoMan
Bob Critzer
Floyd Kregenow
Charleston
W. Va
Dick Peterjohn
Don Vide
Veterans face last season as big league stars fade
The column lists aging baseball icons nearing retirement, including Hall of Famers and veterans from the Yankees Red Sox Indians and Browns. It notes arm troubles limited games for Hal Newhouser Vern Stephens Lou Boudreau and Ted Williams among others and predicts 1952 could be their final year in the majors.
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Mafors
Joe DiMaggio
Fini Welsh
New York Yankees
Bobby Doerr
Boston Red Sox
Bret Nec Iata
Wally Moses
Austral Hornets
Alfred
Xvars
Lou Boudriau
Vern Stephens
Barney McCosky
Pete Reiser
Hal Newhouser
Johnny Mize
Johnny Hopp
Satchel Paige
Marty Marion
Dutch Leonard
Bill Nicholson
Harry the Cat
Brecheen
Ted Williams
Tg. Fetenhaen
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Neuehouser
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Boudreau
Red Sor
Marines
Stephens
Efiser
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Reds
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Spring training twists with Williams and others in Florida
At Sarasota and other Florida camps, Ted Williams may join the Boston Red Sox for most exhibitions before Marine duty. Joe Cronin plans a timing update after Williams undergoes a Marine physical on April 2 with May 2 reporting depending on acceptance. Meanwhile Tommy Brown vies for the Phillies left field job as Eddie Sawyer pushes for his best hitting. A’s discuss unsigned contracts with Arthur Ehlers as Billy Hitchcock eyes terms after a strong 1950 season. Dodgers wait in Vero Beach with Pee Wee Reese recovering from flu while Sharman plays in Boston Celtics action and others remain en route.
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Boston Red Sox
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Marine Air Corps
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Sox
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Eddie Sawyer
Arthur Ehlers
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Ehlers
Billy Hitchcock
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Cal
Joe Tipton
Ferris Fain
Vero Beach
Peewee Reese
Bil Sharman
Boston Celtics
Bua Wa
Jackie Robnson
Don Thormosin
Waynes’ Terwilliger
Avila To Report At Camp Sunday
Bobby Avila informed the Cleveland Indians by wire he would not report to the training camp until Sunday. The Mexican infielder, who lives in Vera Cruz, batted 205 for the Indians last season.
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Bobby Avila
Cleveland Indians
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Vera Cruz Mex
Inilians
Freeman nets 48 to set Cincinnati tourney scoring mark
Robin Freeman of Cincinnati Hughes erupts for 48 points in the Class A tourney at Xavier Field House, breaking the Cincinnati tournament record as Hughes downed Western Hills 74 34. Freeman now has 764 points in 19 games and a 39 9 average.
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Cincinnati
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Cincinnati Western Hills
Freeman
Jack Blauaff
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Lutinois East
Sion
South
Tiger
Dairymen Lead City Class B Basketball Title Hope
In Elyria the Dairymen open the program at Ely School facing Couch-Uthe Company as top rivals in the City Class B standings. Smitty's Grocery plays Pfaudler Company in a key 9 p.m. game while Les Gasti Insurance meets Elyria Merchants at 8. Women's Bowling League action rounds out the schedule with four matches at the Bowling Center tonight.
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Dairymen
Couch- Uthe Company
Dairies
Smitty’s Grocery
Pfaudler Company
Les Gast Insurance
Elyria Merchants
Bowling Center
Yelook Cryst Te Sehab
Buick Special showcases power size room and roadability
A promotional note touts the Buick Special offering Buick level power and interior space at a price affordable for buyers of new cars. The ad invites readers to visit showroom to inspect the model.
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Elyria Riflemen Fall to River Road Rival in Close Meet
Elyria Rifle Club loses to River Road Rifle Club of Cleveland in a COMA decision by a single point 1423 to 1424. River Road, CCMAL champion for years, extended a 37 match winning streak. Elyria’s third toss matched River Road’s early pace as local fans watched a tight bout.
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River Road Rifle Club
Cleveland
Elyria
River Red
CCMAL
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Fioria
River Kgap Ps Preys
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M. Flowers
Unger Wilsott
Lorain Rally Edges Fairview in Sectional Opener
Lorain High School's Steelmen, the lone Lake Erie League entrant, survived Fairview 42-40 in the Northeastern Ohio Sectionals first round. Darrell Mettler sank the winner from long range with 13 seconds left as Lorain avoided a stall strategy and withstood Fairview's late rally. Garfield Wrights toppled Medina 51-45 in Berea.
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Herea
Fairview
Lorain
Steel City Cagers
Loraine
Darrell Mettler
Berea
Medina
Garfield Wrights
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