Rote Went First In Pro Grid League Draft For Giants
Kyle Rote, SMU tailback, topped the draft as Steve Owen’s New York Giants grabbed him with the bonus pick. Several top selections face military calls, including Clarence Avinger, Ken Kent, and Leon Heath, with others awaiting medical exams or classification.
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Hicago
U.P
Southern Methodist
Kyle Rote
Steve Owen
New York Giants
Owen
Rote
Clarence Avinger
Alabama
Pittsburgh
Ken Kent
Cleveland
Leon Heath
Oklahoma
Washington
Fanatie Alieihia
Cote AW
Browns Draft Choices Include Nine Players
The Browns announce the draft selections with names and schools: Ken Konz LSU, Bucky Curtis Vanderbilt, Jerome Hellum Tulane, Ace Loomis LaCrosse Teachers, Dan Rogas Tulane, Walter Michaels Washington & Lee, Max Clark Houston, Don Shula John Carroll, Chester Gierula Maryland, Bernie Curtis Syracuse, Stewart Kirkley Morehead State Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Browns
Ken Konz
Louisiana State
Bucky Curtis
Vanderbilt
Jerome Hellum
Tulane
Ace Loomis
Dan Rogas
Walter Michaels
Washington & Lee
Max Clark
University of Houston
Don Shula
John Carroll
Chester Gierula
Maryland
Bernie Curtis
Syracuse
Stewart Kirkley
Morehead State College
Colts Withdraw From League Halts Draft Progress
In a long meeting that started five hours late after a sudden conference with Baltimore, the Colts withdrew from the league causing slowed drafts. Each club will draft 30 players, with about half the task completed, and a total of 362 players expected from graduating college stars plus Baltimore’s 28 active list and 27 reserves.
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Baltimore
Colts
Baltimore Colts Quit Pro Grid League
The NFL reduced to 12 teams as Baltimore withdraws its franchise after a disastrous 1950 season 1 11 and a $106000 loss. Abe Warner reports larger losses over four years totaling about $760000 and exits after asking for veteran players to boost verge of four or five wins. He receives a $100000 payout plus $100000 in refunds tied to roster and territorial rights.
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Chicago
Baltimore Colts
Abe Warner
Colts
Miami
Baltimore
NFL
Warner
Washington
Local Cage Schedule Highlights Ohio Matches
Saturday slate features Elyria at Lorain Elyria Catholic at LaGrange Lakewood at Shaker Heights Cleveland Heights at Shaw Euclid at Canton Lehman Medina at Oberlin Clearview at Wellington Rocky River at Fairview Amherst at Lorain Mary's Avon at Eaton Avon Lake at South Amherst Grafton at Brookside Ridgeville at Columbia Brownhelm at Belden Henrietta at Camden Penfield at Brighton Wakeman at Birmingham Spencer at Homer North Olmsted at Bay Village New London at Margaretta Huron at Norwalk St. Paul's Liverpool at Lodi Vermilion at Amherst Birmingham at Henrietts Garfield Heights at Euclid Bay Village at Rocky River Berlin Heights at Huron.
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Elyria
Lorain
Elyria Catholic
LaGrange
Lakewood
Shaker Heights
Cleveland Heights
Shaw
Euclid
Canton
Lehman Medina
Oberlin
Clearview
Wellington
Rocky River
Fairview
Amherst
Mary‘s
Avon
Eaton
Avon Lake
South Amherst
Grafton
Brookside
Ridgeville
Columbia
Brownhelm
Belden
Henrietta
Camden
Penfield
Brighton
Wakeman
Birmingham
Spencer
Homer
North Olmsted
Bay Village
New London
Margaretta
Huron
Norwalk
St. Paul's
Liverpool
Lodi
Belden Quintet Wins In Overtime On Hawthorne Court
Belden Merchants defeated the White Diner cagers 39 to 36 in overtime on the Hawthorne Junior High court in Lorain. The teams were tied 34–34 at regulation end, then George Rauscher and Tony Rauscher contributed to the deciding sequence with a free throw and a field goal after a tied exchange.
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Belden Quintet
Belden Merchants
White Diner Cagers
Birmingham
Hawthorne
Lorain
Belden
George Rauscher
Tony Rauscher
Belden White
Merchants
DINER
G. P. T. G. F. T. Schaefer
SiGreen
Divacenzo
Humm
T. Ra'cher
Pleming
Ra’cher
Normande
Caremba
OlLogan
Norton
Ol Crow
Hornets Bisons Chalk Up Wins
The Hershey Bears fell to the Buffalo Bisons 4 to 2 as Buffalo widened its lead in the Eastern Division of the American Hockey League. Al DeMarco, the league’s top scorer, scored twice for Buffalo. Indianapolis Caps beat St Louis Flyers 4 to 2, moving within three points of Pittsburgh and Cincinnati who are tied for second in the Western Division.
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Hearshey Bears
Buffalo Bisons
Bears
Providence Reds
Cincinnati Mohawks
al DeMarco
Buffalo
Indianapolis Caps
St. Louis Flyers
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Panthers Face Bulldogs in Key YMCA Basketball Clash
In YMCA Grade School league action the Panthers and Tigers share first place at 5-1. The Bulldogs sit one game back at 4-2 as the 2:30 p.m. feature on the Y court pairs Panthers against Bulldogs. Earlier games send Bobcats at Lions at 3:15 and Tigers at Bears at 4.
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Panthers
Tigers
Y.M.C
Bulldogs
Bobcats
Lions
Bears
Hockey Standings and Results From Regional League Play
Western Division standings show Cleveland atop the league with 44 wins and 61 points, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati close behind. Last night Buffalo beat Cincinnati 4 2 and Hershey defeated Providence 4 2. Tonight’s schedule includes Cleveland at Springfield and Cleveland at Providence among others.
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Western Qiveive
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Buffalo
Hershey
Springfield
Providence
Cleeveland
Innapolis
Detroit
Moose Women Bowl Schedule Sets Final Half Matches
The Moose Women's Bowling League final half matches come tonight at 9 at Olympic Recreation. Milton's Jewelers faces Buckeye Sales while Economy Homes plays Wyck ofreaners and Buckeye Mold Die meets Elyria Home Bakery. A hotel proprietor in George South Africa watched Eddie Cantor register then learned he was a traveling salesman.
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Moose
Olympic Recreation
Milton's Jewelers
Buckeye Sales
Economy Homes
Wyckofreaners
Buckeye Mold & Die
Elyria Home Bakery
George
South Africa
Eddie Cantor
Elyria Rifle Club Secures Forfeit Win Over Cleveland Team
The Elyria Rifle Club defeated the DuPont Rifle Club of Cleveland by forfeit as only two visitors appeared for the match at the Elyria range. Bill Wallhead led with a 294 in a 1,449 total, nearing a perfect 300, as Elyria improved to nine wins and one loss.
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Elyria Rifle Club
DuPont Rifle Club
Cleveland
Elyria Range
Elyria
Bill Wallhead
Elyrians
Elyria Rifle
E. Hansen Oene H. Sorensen
H. Mernone
M. Holmes
C. Rahawser
P. Britthig
Fuckinger
Women's All City League Tonight Matches at Bowling Center
The weekly four matches in the Women s All City League are scheduled for 7 PM at the Bowling Center. Pairings include McAlpin Kaiser-Prazer versus Rainbow Bar, Elyria Upholstering versus D N Coney Island, Elyria Hardware versus Elyria Furniture, and Schuster s Grandmas versus Standard Cleaners.
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McAlpin Kaiser-Prazer
Rainbow Bar
Elyria
D & N Coney Island
Elyria Hardware
Elyria Furniture
Schuster’s
Grandmas Fs
Standard Cleaners
Pioneers Beat Lorain in Key Midseason Clash
The Pioneers secured a victory over Lorain as two league rivals prepare for a pivotal midpoint meeting. Tonight's slate includes Cleveland Heights against Shaw and Shaker Heights, each currently near the bottom of standings with only one win in five starts. Elyria Jay Vees host Lorain reserves at 7 p.m. as the doubleheader opens.
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Lorain
Cleveland Heights
Lakewood
Shaw
iShaker Heights
Euclid
Shaker Heights
Elyria
Jayvees
Three C League Tonight Features Three Games
Three Class C Basketball games are set in the Y M C A loop tonight resuming after January 5. Auditors face Corncobblers at 7 00 p m Shooting Stars play U A W C 1 0 at 7 45 and Amherst Merchants meet Trojans at 8 30 Elyria Celtics have a bye Amherst Merchants lead the circuit with three straight wins while U A W C 1 0 is now second with two wins and one loss.
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Y.M.C.A
Shooting Stars
U.A.W.C
Amherst Merchants
Trojans
Elyria Celtics
U.A.W.C.1
College scores roundup with varied national matchups
Holy Cross 170 beat epeehele 61 in an uneven matchup. Gannon 58 topped Ashland 4. Providence 68 edged Rhodes Island State 67 in overtime. Long Island Univ. 89 defeated Port Devens 85. Pittsburgh 81 beat Miami Florida 56. New York State Tech 60 over New York Ag St inselm 69. Becker 51 over South Tampa 51. Florida 49 edged Mississippi Southern Intes.
Nine minor leaguers tipped for big league jumps in 1949
Cleveland and St Louis Browns loom with top rookie candidates. Harry Simpson from San Diego and Frank Saucier from Wichita Falls top the list as sure fire major league prospects. Others include Jim Brideweser Jim Busby Billy Higdon Bill Evans Jack Hartsell Lou Sleater and Lou Limmer. Simpson and Saucier lead the race with strong minor league records.
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U. S
Oscar, Fraley
United Press
EW York
U.P
Cleveland
iSt. Louis Browns
Harry
Suitcase) Simpson
San Diego
Indians
Frank Saucier
San Antonio
Browns
Jim Brideweser
Yankees
Jim Busby
Billy Higdon
White Sox
Bill Evans
Jack Hartsell
Red Sox
Lou Sleater
Lou Limmer
A’s
Simpson
Saucier
Joe DiMaggio
Washington
Wichita Falls
Tex
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Wyaemesy Wasgtwiglue Imillaty Serevice
Jerome Groom
Notre Dame
Chicago Cardinals
Lewis McFadin
Texas
Los Angeles
Bob Williams
Bob Cain
Kentucky
Green Bay
Williams
Gain
Tittle
San Francisco
Y. A
Ebert van Buren
Philadelphia Eagles
Steve
Eagles
L.U
Billy Stone
New York Yanks
Chicago Bears
Spavital
Gene Schroeder
Virginia
Schroeder
Hasbrudt Jewelry Coo., Inc
Broad St
Real Cleaners
Middle Ave
Elyria, Ohio
Brock
Oscar
Cody
Harry Bros
Louis G. Wence
U. S. Royal Distributor
East Ave
Auto Service
Tom Banville
BUICK
Elyria Motors
West Avenue
Cage
Henrietts
Garfield Heights
Euclid Bay Village
Berlin Heights
Minneapolis
del Flanagan
Bt. Paul
New York
Eastern Parkway
Bill Neri
Brooklyn
Johnny
Red
DeFazio
Bayonne
N. J
Portland
Tony DeMarco
Boston
Larry Griffin
Lewiston
Elyria Eagles
Olympic
Kexek
Contex
Misora Aosch
Wasserman
Stera
Bowd-O-Drome
Sixta
Miss Twiddle
Hornets
Bisons
Unwed Press
Thomasson's
Arvay
Spike's Market
Yates Construction
Larson Foundry
LO. O. F
Coca Cola
Leisy
Chevrolet
Chevy Motors
Auto Parts
Oberlin Road
Pioneers
Aby United Press
Georgia
South Carolina
Midwest
Tllinois Wesleyan
Ilinois Normal
Kalamazoo
Adrian
Concordia
Minn
Moorhead State
Sioux Falls
Western Minois
Michigan
Norman
Rien
Ellendale
Rideweser
Binghampton
Yankee
Bobby Brown
Limmer
Air Corps
Higdon
Memphis
Auburn
Busby
Corpus Christi
Sacramento
Shade
Texas Christian
Boston Yanks
Brown’s
Navy
Evans
Hartsell
Lyons, C
Roanoke
Alvans
California
Meassacrickwertts
Smet
Elyria Motors, Inc
TIS-112
Weshone
Sidney Motors
Main St
Grafton, Ohle
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