Kipton Clinches City Class B Title in Thrilling Finale
Kipton defeated Smitty's Confectionery 46 to 43 on the Jefferson School floor to win the best of three for the City Class B championship. Kipton led 37 27 entering the final period but faced a late surge from Smitty's before sealing victory at the free throw line. Smitty's Smith led scoring with 35 points while Kipton's Conn had 22 and Goss 14. Both teams earned trophies as the 1947 48 amateur season closed.
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Cleveland Arena to Host Eight Team Collegiate Tournament
Cleveland Arena plans an eight team invitational basketball tournament for 1946 49. Arena President Al Sutphin says top squads will be sought in New York and beyond and that one Big Nine team is expected to participate. The event follows a reported $75000 intake from college basketball this year and aims for bigger games next season.
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Birmingham Faces Olmsted Falls in Ohio League clash
Birmingham Firemen travel to meet Olmsted Falls for a Northern Ohio League Class A game. A 2 15 p m preliminary has Birmingham Merchants squaring off with Columbia Redjackets before the main event.
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Indians and Giants Open Slong Series in Tucson
In Tucson Arizona the Cleveland Indians meet the New York Giants in the opening exhibition game. Allie Clark starts in left field replacing Dale Mitchell who is sidelined by a pulled muscle. Clark, acquired from the Yankees for Red Embree, led practice hitters in camp and hopes to be in the lineup. Gay and Getrel vie for pitching duties with Mike Garcia as a top candidate.
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Training Camp Briefs from Across Spring Camps
United Press reports from St Petersburg to Lakeland detail skirmishes over roster spots and injuries. McQuinn and Wensloff face camp pressure with Yankees while Browns, Cardinals, Indians and Giants jockey lineups. Mitchell sidelined with pulled muscle, Kerr''s holdout unresolved, and Ott plans full use of Bobby in top priority.
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Harrell Named To Indiana Position
Indiana University officials announce Paul Harrell, former Hooser baseball coach and multi sport star, appointed athletic director succeeding Alvin McMahan. Harrell, IU grad 1926–1929, played pro baseball, coached freshman baseball in 1939, and previously served as dean and IU athlete statistician since 1930.
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Bo) McMaha
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Feller names young radio actor for campaign role
Pitcher Rod Feller announced selecting 14 year old radio actor Ben Cooper of Beechurst North Carolina as Popsicle Pete to tour the country for a juvenile de Laud campaign. Cooper earns 15 60 annually as a radio actor and was picked on the basis of a letter to the Cleveland Indians hubiller. The program awards two youth prizes monthly from nationwide nominations and college scholarships at year end to the top monthly winners.
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Coach Mose Hole Prefers Insurance Sales Over Coaching
Wooster Scou head coach Mose Hole, whose team finished 18 of 20 and atop Ohio’s 39 colleges, says he’d rather be an insurance salesman. He favors a fast, motion style called the Spray System, emphasizing constant ball movement and scoring.
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Sugar Ray Robinson Tops Ozzie Nelson in Toledo Bout
Sugar Ray Robinson, world welterweight champ, defeated Ozzie Nelson of Pittsburgh in ten rounds at the Sports Arena Toledo. Robinson weighed 150 pounds. Nelson had a 10-pound weight edge at 160. Nelson bloodied Robinson in round seven as both traded blows to a close finish with Robinson winning seven rounds to two and one even.
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Big Name Bands Boost Detroit Basketball Crowd
Detroit fans packed the arena as Lawrence Tech used popular bands for postgame dances. The promotion helped attendance reach about 2,219 on opening night, placing Lawrence Tech among the state’s top drawing schools this season.
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Lesnevich and Fox Clash In World Light Heavyweight Title Bout
Gus Lesnevich defends the world light heavyweight crown tonight at Madison Square Garden against Blackjack Billy Fox in a return bout expected before more than 18 000 fans and about 125 000 dollars in gate. Lesnevich seeks a fourth defense and plans to retire from 175 pounds after the fight while Fox carries a 50 knockout record in 51 fights.
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Seamen Find Stolen Bonds Aboard Dredge
Two sailors aboard a U S dredge in the Delaware River recovered a manila envelope with 5350 in bonds that had been reported stolen. The owner claimed the bonds and awarded rewards to both sailors.
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Gloves Finals Listed Tonight
Survivors of the Golden Gloves preliminaries meet in Chicago for the 21st annual tournament semi finals and finals to crown the best amateur boxers west of the Appalachian Mountains. Chicago and Cincinnati lead with four entrants each. Toledo Oklahoma City Sioux City Cleveland Los Angeles and Denver also field several semi finalists.
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Mangrum Leads Money Winners On Jose Winter Tour
Chick Mangrum, the 1946 National Open champion, tops PGA money list for the Jose Winter tour. He earned 15888.33 in the first two months of 1948, over a thousand ahead of Bobby Locke who has 7213.33. Mangrum’s strong return follows a slump the previous year.
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