Top high school hoops teams in race for Ohio Class A title
AP poll shows Middletown Steubenville West Mutton and Columbus East among the leading A division contenders with several regular season powers still in contention. Class B features Waynesburg the lone top 10 holdover as Dick Wakefield’s Elyria links surface in local notes and Paineville’s Little League gains city sponsorship and schedule.
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Associated Press
Middletown
Steubenville End
West Mutton
Steubenville
West Muton
Hamition
Columbus East
Newark
Findlay
Dayton Stivers
Mansfield
Welsville
Portsmouth
Cincinnet
Withrow
Toledo Central Catholic
Cleveland Heights
Massillon
Akron North
Cleveland West
Lima Central
Cleveland St. Ignatius
Cleveland Central
Girard
Toledo Clay
Columbus Aquinos
Waynesburg
Yankees Favored To Clinch Fourth Straight Pennant
New York Yankees expected to win their fourth straight American League pennant with pitching depth in doubt. Veteran Lopat Raschi Reynolds face age and injuries while Raschi recovers from off season surgery. Freshman Frank Speci Snea recalls 1947 promise as he seeks one last chance to prove himself.
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Oscar Fraley
United Press
EW York
New York Yankees
Frank Speci Snea
Yankees
Eddie Lopat
Vic Rasch
Allie Reynolds
Bob Kuzara
Tom Morgan
Lopat
S Reynolds
Raschi
Rasch
Rey Wld
Revrugs
Shea
Connecticut
Dairymen Debut Beats Elyria Merchants In Opener
Elyria Dairies won 49 to 31 over Elyria Merchants in the first round of the Lorain County Amateur Tournament at the YMCA. After three quarters the Merchants trailed 29 to 27 before a 20 to 4 final period run sealed the victory led by Sid Sprague.
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Elyria Dairies
Lorain County
Dairymen
Elyria Merchants
Sid Sprague
Class A Cagers Open Lorain County Championship Tourney
Class A Division play opens at the YMCA with two first round games. Belden Merchants meet Elyria Togery Shop at 8 pm and Lorain Amvets Post 47 face Columbia Ballfour at 9 pm. Winners advance to the semi finals in the six team field.
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Lorain County
YMCA
Belden Merchants
Elyria Togery Shop
Lorain Amvets Post
Columbia Ballfour
Oberlin Names Horst Captain For 1952 53 Cage Team
Horst from Toledo, a two year Oberlin guard with 369 career points, was elected captain for the 1952-53 quad. The team, led by former co captains Robie Shults Dick Kuusela and Hal Erlenbach Bob Bent, held season ending meeting with athletic director J H Nichols.
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Oberlin
Bob Horst
Toledo
Oberlin College
J. H. Nichols
Horts
Robie Shults
Dick Kuusela
Hal Erlenbach
Bob Bent
Cage Tournament Schedule and Bracket Highlights
The page lists CLASS A games for March with Belden Merchants facing Toggery Shop at 8 00 and Amvets Post 47 against Columbia Ballroom at 9 00. March 17 to 25 show multiple matchups including Albert Auditors Brighton finals and bracketed semi finals across classes A C and D, with dates, times, and venues such as Avon St Marys Elyria High Flyers and Smitty's Grocery.
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Belden Merchants
Toggery Shop
Amvets Post 47
Columbia Ballroom
Lorain Glass
Huszti's Cafe
Amvets Post
Columbia
Albert Auditors
Brighton
Avon St Marys
CIO
Elyria Dairies
Grafton
Merchants
Uaw-Ci. O-Avon St Marys
Elyria
Semi Finals Set In Cage Tourney
Semi finals for the YWCA High School House Basketball League are on schedule Cubs oppose Cubs at 6 30 and Phillies meet Browns at 7 15 oclock with the winners advancing to the title tilt next Tuesday night at 7 Indians, regular season champions, have been eliminated from the tourney and a new titleholder is assured.
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Ywca High School House
Cubs
Phillies
Browns
Indians
Wadiak Services Held in Columbia for SC Back
A requiem mass was held today for Steve Wadiak hailed as the greatest back for South Carolina's Gamecocks. Wadiak was killed Sunday morning in an automobile accident near Svien Street.
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Columbia
Steve Wadiak
South Carolina
Game‘cocks
Wadiak
Svien ST
Small Colleges to Get TV Time in 1952 Football Program
The NCAA Television Committee announced plans to maximize participation by colleges in 1952 football telecasts and prevent monopolies by one or two schools. ASA Bushnell said the program will be outlined by April, aiming to avoid repeaters and preserve the game’s integrity by diversifying coverage including smaller colleges like Slippery Rock alongside Notre Dame.
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NEW York
U.P
Ncaa Television Committee
Slippery Rock
Notre Dame
Asa Bushnell
NCAA
Bushnell
Ohio Conference Laurels Split By Scots, Bernlohr
Wooster College won the team laurels in the 1951 52 Ohio Conference basketball season with a 14 5 record and 10 0 in conference play Capital’s Bob Bernlohr earned top individual honors finishing the season with 334 points to lead a four way scoring race Bob Bernlohr averaged 19 65 points per game Coach Bob Clark announced last night Bent Erlenbach and Fred Harshbarger received letters for the third year senior Horst Bruce Daube were named second year award recipients Sophomores Don Linden James Lodge Bob Mason Jim Pohlman freshmen Bill Albrecht Howie Baron and Joe Howell were honored first time trainer Harry Paulino earned a second letter.
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Oberlin College
Yeomen
Bob Clark
Wooster
Ohio
Scots
Hal Erlenbach
New London
Oberlin
Bob Bent
The
Bob Horst
Bob Bernlohr
Capital
Bernlohr
Paul Bernlohr
Elyria
Canton
Chick) Smith
Akron North Massillon
Wallace
Wally
Delaware
UPI
Wooster College
Bob
Bent
Erlenbach
Fred Harshbarger
Horst
Bruce Daube
Joe Howell
Don Linden
James Lodge
Bob Mason
Jim Pohlman
Bill Albrecht
Howie Baron
Harry Paulino
Akron’s Fenton Tops Points Lead In Tight Meet
Chuck Ferguson of Otter Belle finished six hundredths behind Paul Bernlohr while Hugh Robins was a half point back. Akron’s Jim Fenton surged late to lead total points with 410 and ranked fifth in averages with 171.
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Chuck Ferguson
Otter‘beim
Paul Bernlohr
Hugh Robins
Ferguson
Akron
Jim Fenton
College Cage Results Highlight Mixed Wins Across Matches
The United Press reports college games with Columbia downing Cornell 67 to 46 and AKensis State beating Oklahoma 79 to 58. Kansas defeated Colorado 72 to 55 while Holy Cross edged Seattle 77 to 72. Several other results include St Johns over LaSalle 45 to 51 and St Bonaventure 70 to 69 over Western Kentucky.
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United Press
College Columbia
Cornell
Akensis State
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
Holy Cross
Seattle
Lasalle
St Johns
St Bonaventure
Western Kentucky
Montana State
American International
By + State
Centenary
James Mulikin
Elon College
Indiena State
Fairleigh-Dickinson
Whitworth
Wisconsin State
Hamline
Tampa
Springfield
Io State Teachers College
Chadron State
L Portland
Findlay
Firemen's Tenpin League Tonight at Stone's Rainbow Lanes
Carlisle Firemen's League bowls six matches at 6 o'clock across Stone's Rainbow Lanes. Pairings include Benton & Super Electric vs Ohio Screw Shop and Keno's Cafe vs Tarrant County Tractor Sales. Carlisle Firemen No 2 faces Hendrix Vitt Parts while Carlisle Firemen No 1 meets Ohio Sermw Office Wie Beck. Eight teams compete including Imperial Perniture and Kopp Builders against Carlisle Firemen No 3.
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Carlisle Firemen
Stone' S Rainbow
Benton & Super Electric
Ohio
Keno's Cafe
Taerain County
Carlisle
Hendrix Vitt
Carlie Firemen
Sermw
Wiebeck
Imperial Perniture Kopp Bulders
Carle Firemer
Touch Gone Giants Lose Third Straight To Indians
In Phoenix the 1951 World Series champions, the New York Giants, slumped to a 4-0 exhibition defeat to the Cleveland Indians. Steve Gromek, Dick Rozek and Red Fahr held them to five hits as the Scots failed to win any of three tuneups.
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Giants
Indians
Phoenix
Ariz. U.P
New York Giants
Bobby Thomson
Cleveland Indians
Steve Gromek
Dick Rozek
Red Fahr
Cleveland
E! Simpson
Avila
Ae ’ Wilson
Sens
Renneds
Mitchell
Reiser
Rosen
Boone
Fridley
Rf Saeenwen Troupe
Saone Gromek
P . Rivek
Telepetts Ve
Fahr
New York
Rezek
Troupe
Combs
Ichell
Simpson
Thomson
Williams
Lockman
Wilson
New
York
Koslo
Gromek
M Kennedy
Spencer
Kosm
Rozek
Kennedy
Fahrlin
Donatelli
Woser
Berry
Ternes Scores 28 As Auditors Take B Cage Loop Win
Jack Ternes led Alhen Auditors with 28 points on 12 field goals and four free throws as they beat Les Gast Insurance 53 to 33. Elyria Senior CYO won 34 to 27 over Merchants for its first season victory.
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Ternes
Jack Ternes
Alhen Auditors
Ely
Auditors
Elyria
C.yo
Elyria Senior
C.Y.O
Merchants
Ralph Capasso
Elyria Dairies
Smitty's Grocery
Grocers
Alheit Les Gast Auditors
Insurance
Gainer
Moyer If
Stewart
McKitrick
Fice
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Ternes, Rg
Wenman
Ebeling, Ig
OlRelsz
Alheit Auditors
Eeonss
WES
THE
Crusaders
O’brien
LaSalle
St. John’s
St. John's
Redmen
Tom Gola
Bob Zawoluk
Brooklyn Indians
Zawoluk
Sixth Grade Semi Finals Set in City Championship
Semi final games in the Sixth Grade Division of the Annual City Grade School Championship basketball tournament are tonight at Franklin gym. McKinley faces Ely at 6 45 p m and Edison plays St Marys at 7 30 p m. Winners meet Friday at 6 45 p m on the Elyria High court for the title.
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Franklin Gymnasium
McKinley
Ely
Edison
St. Mary's
Elyria High Court
Jefferson
Fort Miami Meet Set on 25-Day Toledo Schedule
The State Racing Commission approved a 25 day Toledo Fort Miami track meet from April 19 to May 17 to be operated by the Toledo Jockey Club with E T Keller of Cincinnati as general manager.
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Columbus U.P
State Racing Commission
Toledo
Fort Miami
Toledo Jockey Club
E T. Keller
Cincinnati
Duquesne and St Louis Seek Semi Final Berths
Duquesne and St Louis enter National Invitational Tournament quarterfinals as top two seeds. Duquesne meets Holy Cross while St Louis faces Dayton with both aiming for a semifinal berth. La Salle upset St John’s to reach the semis, and St Bonaventure edged Western Kentucky in a tight finish.
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Duquesne
St.Louis
John Griffin
United Press
New York
Holy Cross
St. Louis
Dayton
Dukes
Donald (Dutley)Moore
LaSalle
St. John’s
Kansas and UCLA Clinch Cage Titles and Berths
Kansas captures the Big Seven crown by beating Colorado 72 to 55 in Boulder as Clyde Lovellette scores 41. UCLA wins a best-of-three rubber against Washington 60 to 50 in Los Angeles, sealing Western regional berths for the NCAA tournament.
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New York
U.P
Kansas
UCLA
Colorado
Boulder
Colo
Clyde Loviellette
U.C.L.A
Jin
Washington
Los Angeles
N.C.A
Seattle
Wash
UPC Loop Pin Schedule Promises Six Matches at Stoney's
The United Polish Club League schedules six matches tonight at 7 at Stoney's Rainbow Lanes. Pairings include Toggery Shop versus Mom's Open Kitchen, United Polish Club versus Steve's Barber Shop, Les Gast Insurance's Plas Construction in action, Granite Concrete Block against Mackern's Dairy, Thomasson's Chins vs Elyria Motors, and Arvay's Chips versus Gibby's Place.
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UPC
United Polish Club
Keglers
Stoney's Rainbow Lanes
Toggery Shop
Mom's Open Kitchen
Steve's
Les Gast Insurance
Plas
Granite
Mackern's
Thomasson’s Chins
Elyria Motors
Arvay's Chips
Gibby’s
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Russ Davies
Dick Wakelad
Detroi
Tiger
William Wakefield
Furnace Street
Judd Mienrge
Wakefield
Pennsylvania
Wilhem Wakefield
National Tube Company
Howard Wakefield
Fantis
W. L (Vince) Walsh
Furnace
Michigan
Painesville
Herman W.shorty Lappin
Ed Baffert
Max Pedley
Elyria Little League, Inc
West
Paresville
Roy George
Robert Thomas
Oliver Gilbitz
Robert Amott
Brown- Lipe-Chapin
Elyria Little League Inc
Russell Beal
Lester Gast
Andrew Johnston
John Moyes
Norman Stark
Lappin
Uber
Foray
Dodgers
Ani
Perte
Sere Beng
INORE
Palladeum Ballroom
Roger Dickerso
Alex Gyorfi
Jonny Merante
Uring
Dick Morgan
Earl Batie
Lowell Batie
Elyria Dav
Post
Dairymen Decision Merchants
Don Johnson
Uthe Company
Pfaudler Company
Avon St. Mary's
Elyria U.a.w.-Cio
Couch-Uthe Company
Jerry Bruce
Dick Smith
Don Jenkins
Wallard Kingshirn
Lou Zajac
Avon St. Mary’s
Avon Crew
Merle Osborn
Elyria Elyria Dairies
Yarsa
Fitzparh
Abahazi
Johnson
Sprague
Balogh
Ee Gibbs
Aldrich
Grills
Sos
Fred Smith
al Clarke
Pule
Gulish
McKenna
Yoe
Cruch-Uthe Company
Praudier Company
Avon U.A.W -C
ST. Mary’s
Carney
Osborn
Lesicki
Dudek
Klingshirn
Connor
Butchko
Nfo
Cappassa
Bommer
Boo
Smith
St Mary's
Uaw-Cio
Lotal
Oberlin Cage
Grafton Merchants
Avon St Mary's
Elyria High Flyers
Garrett's
Elyria Unknowns
West Side Boys Club
Johns
Lake Erie Cadets
Jefferson Junior High
Lobes Jewelers
Bob Mathias
Stanford
Ray Dean
Helsinki
Finland
Firemen's Tenpin League
Knotty Pine
Elyria Lumber & Coal CO
Chestnut St
Pet
Elyria Dairies Cereberrae
Alheit Auditors Ackee Theese
Couch-Athe Company
Sewenee
U.A.W.C
Les Gast Insurance Streere
Plaudler Company
Merchants Ape
Elyna Senior C.O. Teeta
Elyria Merchants Sea
Elyria i
Retsz
Fritz
Falarski
C W
McCormick
Schubert
Ol Walsh
al Cummins
TiLogan
Worcester
U Rader
Rf Weer
Cappasso
If Esser
Elyria Senior Co
Ft. Miami
St. Louis-Dayton
St. Bonaventure
Johnny O’brien
Chieftains
Pacific Northwest
N.lt
Gene Rhodes
Western
Hilltoppers
Bonnies
Eddie Melvin
Rhodes
Bob Sassone
Bonniies
Read
Second St
Phcome Tee
Carl Gylfe
Mpr
AL Vietzen
Broad Street
Ostrov
Seaboard
Kansas, U.c.la
Kentucky
North Carolina State
Illinois
Lovellette
Kansas State
California
Redwood
Geisel Mfg. Company
West Ave
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