St Louis and Kentucky Record Cage Victories
The St Louis Billikens extended their unbeaten streak to 10 with a 58 47 win over Long Island University at Madison Square Garden while Kentucky edged Bowling Green 63 61 on the road. Bowling Green’s Chuck Share scored 25, though free throw woes hampered the upset bid.
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Southern Methodist
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Wdahe State
Gonzaga
Whitworth
Royals Bid For Lead After Second-Place Tie Up
The Rochester Royals pulled into a second place tie with Minneapolis 13 points behind the Chicago Stags, after a 83 to 71 comeback over the Philadelphia Warriors powered by a 32 point third quarter rally. Indianapolis Jets beat Providence Steamrollers 90 to 67 with Char lie Black scoring 19 and Carl Meinhold 13.
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Basketball Association of America
Minneapolis
Chicago Stags
Rochester
Philadelphia Warriors
Chicago
Indianapolis Jets
Providence Steamrollers
Charlie Black
Indianapolis
Carl Meinhold
Providence
A's Add Eleventh Minor League Club to Farm System
The Philadelphia Athletics expanded their farm system by acquiring Tarboro North Carolina the Coastal Plain League Class D team. The club already operates Red Springs in the Tobacco State League and Lexington in the North Carolina State League.
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Philadelphia Athletics
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Tarboro
N. C
North Carolina
Red Springs
Lexington
Red Division B Quintets Play At Jefferson Tonight
Undefeated Smitty's Confectionery clashes with once beaten Elyria Merchants in the feature Red Division game of the City Class B League on the Jefferson School floor tonight. Smitty's leads Oberlin Cowling-Sedgeman Funeral Home by a share while Elyria Merchants contend in a three way deadlock for third with Krust All-Stars and Elyria Dairies. The Smitty's-Elyria Merchants game opens at 7, followed by Schumar Body Shop vs Pfaudler at 8 and Krust All-Stars vs Elyria Dairies at 9.
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Elyria Merchants
Jefferson
Oberlin Cowling-Sedgeman Funeral Home
Krust All-Stars
Elyria Dairies
Smitty’s-Elyria Merchants
Schumar Body Shop Quintet
Pfaudler Company
Old Hank Gowdy Joins Cleveland Indians Farm System
Hank Gowdy, 59, former Giants catcher and coach, signed by the Cleveland Indians for a training job in the farm system. President Bill Veeck announced the hire on Hank Greenberg’s recommendation, praising Gowdy’s character and experience for developing young players. Gowdy traveled from Columbus, Ohio, to seal the contract, calling the position the finest opportunity of his career.
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U.2
Cleveland Indians
Hank Gowdy
New York Giants
Giants
Boston Braves
Bill Veeck
Hank Greenberg
Hank
Greenberg
Gowdy
Columbus
Pro football war nears fatal merger of leagues
Washington Redskins owner George P Marshall is labeled a stumbling block to peace as All-America Conference and NFL leaders push for a Jan 19 meeting to form a 14 team two division league. Dan Topping presses Marshall over Baltimore rights and landlord strategy while Boston Yanks move to New York if peace fails.
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United Press
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George P. Marshall
Washington Redskins
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Chicago Rocket
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Mara
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Horace Stoneham
Stoneham
Horace
Brooklyn
Dapper Dan
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Collins
George Preston
New Haven High Edges Chatfield 43 42 in Close Battle
New Haven High School defeated Chatfield 43 42 in New Haven last night. Jim Bourma scored 10 for New Haven, drilling three points in the final 30 seconds including a field goal and a free throw.
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New Haven
New Haven High
Chatfield
Jim Bourma
Hangover card from New York raises playful grooved mischief
A New York greeting card firm unveils a novelty card that moans and mutters hic sounds when opened, using a grooved device and needle mechanism to surprise readers. The cheeky release nods to party culture with a lighthearted hangover joke.
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Wangover Greeting
New York
New York Boxing Writers Honor Morgan Williams Tonight
Ike Williams and "Dumb Dan" Morgan will be guests of honor at the New York Boxing Writers Association dinner at Toots Shor's Tavern. Williams of Trenton will receive the Edward J. Neil Plaque and Ring Magazine meritorious gold medal for Fighter of the Year 1948 andMost to boxing. Morgan will get the James J. Walker Memorial Award for long contributions to the sport.
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Ike Williams
Dan” Morgan
New York Boxing Writers Association
Toots Shor’s Tavern
Williams
Trenton
N. J
Edward J. Neil
Ring Magazine
Morgan
James J. Walker
Dan
Rockets Win 5-4 in American Loop Thriller
The Philadelphia Rockets rose from last place in the Eastern Division to beat the Washington Lions 5 to 4 last night. Washington rallied late, scoring one goal in the final minutes but could not force a comeback. The Lions slip into a fifth place tie with Philadelphia as St. Louis and Springfield tied 4-4 with late period goals by Trudell, Tuttle, and Summerhill.
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Philadelphia Rockets
Washington Lions
Washington
Lions
Rockets
Gordie Duggan
St. Louis Flyers
Springfield
Indians
Rene Trudell
Gordon Tuttle
Bill Summerhill
Grover Lothrop Stung 504 Times in Bee Colony Checks
Grover Lothrop, a state bee inspector in Big Stone City South Dakota, reports 504 stings this year while inspecting 12 264 bee colonies, reflecting the rough side of apiary work.
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Big Stone City
S. B
Grover Lothrop
Lothrop
St Mary's Edges Holy Cross in Loop Contest
Eighth grade St Marys edged Holy Cross 14-13 in Jefferson while Seventh and Sixth grade games played on the Ely floor produced 23-20 and 12-9 results respectively. Franklin beat Binky Dinks 12-9 and McKinley trailed 23-20 as St Marys and Holy Cross competition highlighted a multi level loop slate.
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St. Mary’s Edges
Holy Cross
Jefferson
St. Agnes
Ely
St. Mary's
McKinley
Franklin
Binky Dinks
Garford
Hamilton
T. Get. Towne
Clueser
Benton
Morria
Duplu
Wingerd
Paleski
McFarlan
Kentucky Wildcats Defeat Bowling Green In Record Crowd Game
In Cleveland the Kentucky Wildcats edged Bowling Green 63 to 61 before a Arena record crowd of 13 113. The game tied 11 times and featured 15 lead changes. Ralph Beard scored 20 points to pace Kentucky while Chuck Share had 25 for Bowling Green in a high excitement, hardcourt battle.
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W.P
Kentucky Wildcats
Bowling Green
Ralph Beard
Kentucky
Big Chuck Share
Oberlin Beats Case Tech to End Losing Streak
Oberlin College Yeomen rally to a 54 44 victory over Case Tech at the Oberlin field house. Robie Shults and Sid Ward lead with 12 points each as Oberlin improves to 3 3. The team led 23 19 at halftime and next faces Hiram on Tuesday January 18.
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Case Tech
Oberlin College
Robie Shults
Sid Ward
Yeomen
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Gerhold
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Ake Palermo
Nick Frascella
Penfield Quintet Edges Sullivan 44 43 in Tight Duel
Penfield High dodged Sullivan 44 43 on Sullivan floor to notch their fourth win in nine games. Don Ferriman led Penfield with 12 points as starters all scored. Sullivan’s Rook also had 12. In the prelim, Sullivan reserves defeated Penfield reserves 26 19.
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Sullivan
Ashland County
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Rook
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G. FF. T
Smith
Simmel
Browand
Trippers and Jays Open Second Half in Cage Feature
In the YMCA High School League, Trippers and Blue Jays meet on the Y court in the feature game at 7:45. Other matches: Bouncers vs Kangaroos at 7:00, Re bobs against Champs at 8:30, and Cardinals vs Ramblers at 9:15.
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Blue Jays
Cardinals
Ramblers
Birmingham Defeats Henrietta 31 23 in basketball clash
Birmingham High School defeated Henrietta 31 to 23 on Henrietta hardwood. Birmingham rose to 7 wins in 10 games, while Henrietta dropped to 9 losses in 10. The game featured Green Dodd Rising and Spoerr leading Birmingham with key baskets and free throws.
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Henrietta Quint
Birmingham High
Henretta
Henrietta
Birmingham Quint
Spoerr
S'Hozalskii
Nabak'ski
Heyman
Dewitt
Smith
Miletta Rf
Hansen
Lorain County Stars and Officials Drill Tonight
Lorain County all star players and officials prepare for the March of Dimes event at Oberlin College field house with drills at 7 30 p m Competitors include Clark and Butler each listing multiple players from Lorain Elyria Amherst Wellington and nearby towns A second practice session features Northern Ohio Officials Association at Elyria High School gym also at 7 30 p m
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Lorain County
Oberlin College
Bob Clark
Lysle Butler
College
Clark
Art Sooy
Penfield
Chuck Boals
Elyria
Ed Zaborniak
South Amherst
Larry Lukenic
Clearview
Larry Lenzen
Lorain St. Mary’s
Gene Carmen
Wellington
Ed Roth
Columbia
Jim Stroh
Avon Lake
Doug Walker
Brownhelm
al Zaremba
Belden
Carl Asp
Brookside
Butler
Doren Portman
Oberlin
Burt Suder
Lorain
Larry Conrad
la Grange
Jerry Prittie
Amherst
Bob Lynch
Grafton
Darwin Bliss
Avon
Floyd Hozalski
Henrietta
Jarvis Babcock
Brighton
Ken Grills
Eaton
Bob Bake
Ridgeville
Ken Ives
Camden
Northern
Elyria High School
Lorain High
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