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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1945
Page
6
Readers learn Elyria faces a tough test in the Northeastern District Class A basketball semi final at Kent. Ravens and Portage seek regional berths with Ravenna’s defense and Kent’s strong lineup noted as key factors in a bracket-heavy report.
Middletown runs to a 34 14 triumph over Dayton Parker extending its 20th consecutive victory in the 1944-45 basketball campaign. Regional tourney qualifiers loom as teams travel and lineups shift across Ohio venues with multiple matchups noted in the state.
Elyria High prepares for a district semi final clash with Ravenna in Kent. The game follows earlier tournament routs and features Elyria’s Byam Schoenbachier Park Kilmerik Johnson against Ravenna’s Stefansic Thompson Matekson Kieselbach Shafer. Winners advance to the North Eastern Regional Tournament.
Northwood Inn led bowling results with a 204 series topping the teams while Bowling Center swept three in a row. Minny McQueen of Northwood posted the best three game total with scores west WW and 27K, and Gypsy Fiddle rolled a 2620 team high. Royal Crown Cola won two from Elyria Hardware and Rorick Insurance took two from Crandall Drug Store.
Henrietta Grange defended Class A crown by beating Bendix Westinghouse 43 8 as Albert Auditors topped Western Automatic 80 19 to clinch Class B. Henrietta Grange finished 7 1 in eight league games.
Henrietta Grange led 18-15 at halftime after an early 11-9 third quarter edge, but fell 14-14 in the final period as Lewis Kothe scored 18 for Henrietta and George Arthrell from the Merchant Marine, among others, paced the Grange. The Albert Auditors beat Western Automatic behind steady scoring from Jack Schuster and Til Van Dyke.
Doubles and singles in the Moose Handicap Bowling Tournament end Sunday at the Bowling Center. Contenders include Wack Johnson Kruge Man Beitert Box Mihalic Lepkowski Miller Silver Boyson Knipper Cotton Buga Hockman Reddy Hober Fameron.
The report notes players across Washington Senators Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics in spring workouts. Ellen Pitchers and catchers lead drills in College Park while Charlie Grimm guides Cubs toward Ohio river drills. Hal Trosky aims to stay away from baseball this year and Shooky plans work with a refrigeration company. Jimmy Pruett signs with the A’s and joins 30 players headed to Frederick, Maryland for camp.
The names Cochrane and Robinson appear linked to a planned bout in June. OCR text is garbled with stray words and nonsequiturs, but the core mention is a scheduled fight between Cochrane and Robinson in June.
CHICAGO. Northwestern University athletic director Kenneth L. Wilson was expected to be named the Big Ten's athletic commissioner today as conference leaders met to finalize the selection. The joint session of directors and faculty representatives marks the fifth and final meeting of the weeklong search to replace the late John Griffith, who served 22 years.
Cincinnati news notes a Reds pitcher awaiting induction into the armed forces at Syracuse as the team prepares for March 16. The piece mentions Bourlanty with six wins and Jost with four, shaping expectations for the baseball club's spring focus.
Oberlin High’s Indians defeated Cuyahoga Heights 49 22 to reach the Class B district finals at Wills gym. They will face Norton, Metropolitan League champion, in Saturday’s 4 pm title game after four other teams qualified for semis.
Disjointed OCR fragment describes a tourney at Saint Vincent's with a winner named Cosake RA and a performer or team called Raverng wee Elyr. Other names and details are unclear but reference to winners at a local event and a Bett tournament.
United Press columnist Jack Cuddy surveys three concurrent post-season tournaments the National Intercollegiate, National Invitation, and NCAA Journey. He notes their schedules, venues, and the Red Cross game that could crown a national champion despite past surprises like Utah’s dramatic 1940s play.
The Lorain County Amateur Championship basketball tournament, sponsored by the Elyria YMCA CLA, will open Friday March 23. Vic Glasow, YMCA Physical Director and tournament manager, said competition will be in three classes A B and C. Entries due March 17. blanks available at the YMCA lobby desk and Lorain Journal Chronicle Telegraph sports departments.
The Capitals moved within two points of Pittsburgh by defeating Providence Reds 3 to 1 in a Western division game. Eastern Division standings shown with Capitals climbing in the NHL context.
In Madison Square Garden, Billy Arnold and Rocky Graziano set knockout scenes as rival favorites clash in an eight round main event. Joe Baksi of Kulpmont tunes up for March 20 at MSG by stopping Gunnar Barlund in Miami, while baseball talk and high school coaching moves fill Massillon and Chicago notes.
The text notes a Kent B Tournament in a jumble of race and location names with a BATURDAY event, Beach City and Warner Manton mentions, and a hunting club report. It highlights a nearly organized fox hunting effort with dogs flushing foxes, and an alert shooter causing misses ahead of the dogs.
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