Five World Title Bouts Spread Over 19 Days Begin March 31
boxing schedule stacks bantamweight to heavyweight titles in 19 days. Armstrong vs Day and Lewis vs Clark lead welter and light heavy clashes on March 31, with Escobar defending bantamweight on April 2 and Louis-Roper pairing set for April 17 in Los Angeles. Archibald defends featherweight on April 18. Chuckovits Tore Toledo star posts college scoring mark with averages rising to 19.4 in 1949.
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Hammerin
Henry Armstrong
John Henry Lewis
Armstrong
Davey Day
Lewis
Dave Clark
Sixto Escobar
K. O. Morgan
Joe Louis
Jack Roper
Los Angeles
Joey Archibald
Leo Rodak
Archibald
Diadem
Shaw Rates Chance In State Tournament
Shaw and Level and Shaw of the Lake Erie League look to reach the state Class A basketball finals in Columbus after a 57 point district win over Hubbard in Akron. Ann Haake and Helen Taylor vie as the league’s fastest female bowlers, with Taylor earning a prize in a Cleveland tournament. Sandusky St Mary’s highlights the Class B finals, while Elyria clubs Gerber’s Meats Electro Alleys Welsh Funeral Home Biks Ridgeville Hatchery and Basinski Banners start ACC action March 21 in Booster Division.
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Shaw
Lake Erie
Columbus
Cardinals
Hubbard
Akron
Erie
Ann Haake
Helen Taylor
Elyria
Helen
Cleveland Press
Sandusky St. Mary’s
Gerber's Meats
Welsh Funeral Home
Biks
Ridgeville Hatchery
Basinski
Giants Edge Athletics Twice In Spring Camp Scrimmage
Bill Terry mapped a full week of hard training for the Giants in Baton Rouge. The club has no exhibition games until facing their farm cousins from Jersey City on Saturday after sweeping the Philadelphia Athletics 15 to 2 and 14 to 8 over the weekend.
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Baton Rouge
Bill Terry
Giants
Jersey City
Philadelphia Athletics
Three Hs Hurl For Yanks Against Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers travel to St. Petersburg to face world champion New York Yankees in a spring exhibition. Manager Joe McCarthy has tabbed the 3 H hurling trio Hadley Haley and Hildebrand to oppose the Dodgers after Cincinnati pitchers shutout effort yesterday.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Ipi
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Hadley
Haley
Hildebrand
Cincinnati
Sliggins Accidentally Spiked By
Lakeland Florida March 13 Frank Higgins suffered a badly gashed heel after being spiked accidentally by Roxie Lawson during yesterday's play He will be out three weeks and seven stitches were required to close the wound Dixie Walker reported Sunday completing the squad
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Lakeland
Fla
Frank Higgins
Detroit Tigers
Roxie Lawson
Dixie Walker
Hack Only Cub Regular Who's Hitting Ball
Gabby Hartnett noted Stan Hack stood out in camp as the Cub regular who can hit among teammates. Hack collected a triple a double and a single as the Yannigans beat regulars 6 to 1 with Charley Root and Jack Russell on the mound.
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Avalon
Calif
Gabby Hartnett
Stan Hack
Cub
Hack
Yannigans
Charley Root
Jack Russell
Sox Use 21 Players In Exhibition Tilt
Chicago White Sox beat Pasadena Sox 9 to 7 in an exhibition as manager Jimmy Dykes used 21 players including rookies. Outfielders Mike Kreevich and Hank Steinbacher hit homers.
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Sox
Pasadena
Calif
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Pasadena Sox
Mike Kreevicn
Hank Steinbacher
Prothro Critical After Phillies’ Exhibition Showing
SAN ANTONIO TEX March 13 U P Manager James Doc Prothro voiced dissatisfaction with the Philadelphia Phillies after their second exhibition game against the St Louis Browns, unhappy with the club’s performance and execution on the field.
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San Antonio
Tex
U.P
James
Doc) Prothro
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Browns
Barner Leads A B C Bowling Singles With 680
In Cleveland on March 13 the American Bowling Congress tournament saw a shakeup as 680-set by 19-year-old Al Barner of Pekin, Ill. tops the singles, with Rolan Claggett of Newark, Ohio close behind at 661. Five-man standings list Simmons No. 1 at 2876 total.
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Cleveland. O
Syracuse
Indianapolis
Peoria
Simmons
Elizabeth
N. J
George Yorke
Fred Scarry
al Barner
Pekin
Ill
Roller
Rolan Claggett
Newark
Buckeyes Fall to Lorain Methodists in Local Game
Lorain Methodists beat Elyria Buckeyes 32 to 24 on Saturday at the Y. Huston led Lorain with nine points while Anger topped Elyria with eight.
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Lorain Methodists
Elyria Buckeyes
Huston
Lorain
Buckeyes
Grade Tourney Semis Highlight Holy Cross 7th Lead
Roosevelt defeated St. Agnes 13 to 10 and Holy Cross 7th beat Ely 23 to 6 in Elyria High semifinals. In the 8th grade, Franklin edged Ely 12 to 7 and Hamilton beat Jefferson 23 to 15. Holy Cross 7th's Kaczmarczyk was game high scorer with 10 points.
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Roosevelt
St. Agnes
Holy Cross
Ely
Elyria High
Franklin
Hamilton
Jefferson
Kaczmarczyk
City Industrial Title Game At Jefferson Junior High
Fox Furnace and Gardner Credit Jewelers meet Tuesday night for City Industrial League title on Jefferson Junior High court. Fox won the first half in a playoff over Steel and Tubes. Jewelers captured the second half by beating Standard Cleaners. Tip is 9 30 with two preliminaries to follow.
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Fox Furnace
Gardner Credit Jewelers
Jefferson
The
Fox
Steel and Tubes
Jewelers
Standard Cleaners
Cleaners
Johnny Barkacs
Alex Mike
Johnny Lugas
Ireland A. C. Girls
Cleveland
General Industries Girls
Babe Papke
Billy Papke
Dot McAlpin
Robson Creamery Wins Third Game In Y Cage Loop
Robson Creamery captured its third straight victory in the Y M C A Intermediate League by defeating Junior Hi Y 46 to 14 on the Y floor. Elyria Hardware beat Y M C A Boys 24 to 7 and Freedom Gas overwhelmed Sons of the Legion 44 to 16. Cardinals Ys Guys game was postponed. Coen of Freedom Gas led with 16 points.
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Robson Creamery
Hi-Y
Elyria Hardware
Freedom Gas
Sons of the Legion
Cardinals-Y
Coen
W. I. Pet
Koubson Creamery
Sham
Freedom
Vee Eneen
Velilber
Walodzko
Lapos
Nicholas Tee
Bolash
Sons OF ‘the Lexgion
Hearne
Kolopus
Tener
Modrich
Peterman Lg
See
Elyria Hardwares
Unger
Ty Lfysell
Finnegan
Heath
Wright Ig
A. Boya
Simpson
Leber
Robson Creantery
Maslyk
Simmons If
Yoste
Rsa
Vincent c A Welton
Indians Ace Johnny Allen Aims For May First Return
Ok-Johnny Allen, Cleveland Indians ace, who had elbow surgery two months ago, says he should be ready to pitch by May 1 after a five minute test. He plans a cautious comeback and will not throw hard for a while as camp continues. Hal Trosky arrives in camp while four holdouts remain absent. The Indians lost 10 to 8 to Jersey City in a minor league tuneup.
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New Orleans
Johnny Allen
Cleveland Indians
Johnny
Hal Trosky
Earl Averill
Lyn Lary
Willis Hudlin
Johnny Bronca
Indians
Jersey City
Red Hurlers Hold Dodgers Hitless
In Tampa, Whitey Moore and Junior Thompson combined for a no hit win over the Dodgers 5 0 as Vander Meer sat out with influenza. Dodgers had one possible hit erased by a base running miscue. several Reds were ill with colds. The Reds meet the Cardinals next, after St Louis beat the Yankees 9 3.
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Fla
Marche
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Red
Vander Meer
Hutc
Brooklyn
Whitey Moore
Junior Thompson
Dodgers
Pete Coscarart
Dodger
Pete
McCormick
Reds
Paul Derringer
Firemen Defeat Cleaners In Hard Fought Battle
In a hard fought game before the largest local YMCA crowd this season, the Birmingham Firemen beat the Worthington Dry Cleaners 52 to 45 to open a two game series. Bob Hostettler led with 15 points, Reinhardt 13, Arthrell 12 for the Firemen. Gordon Splete led the Cleaners with 13, Klimosewski 10. The second game is set for Birmingham on Sunday March 26.
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Birmingham Firemen
Worthington Dry Cleaners
Birmingham
Pete Banick
Cleaners
Bob Hostettler
George Reinhardt
George Arthrell
Gordon Splete
Baldwin-Wallace
South Amherst High
Joe Klimosewski
South Amherst
Yarsa
Drs Clennern
Kilmousewski
Kritz
Sakela
Total Saab
Cleveland
Ireland
A. C
Macy
Massanes Saaee
Abe T. Tae
Rehlin
Gardner Jewelers
Barkacs
Fritz
J. Barkacs
Mike
Forbes
Wazyniak
Lehman G
Graber
Neferee
Hockey Standings and Schedules for International American Western Division
The standings show Hershey leading with 129 points from 24 wins and 18 losses, Syracuse at 139 points, Cleveland 147, and Pittsburgh 365 with confusing figures. Last night Hershey beat New Haven 4 1 while Philadelphia tied Providence 4 4. Next games include Hershey at Springfield and Cleveland at Pittsburgh with a full week of matchups listed.
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Philadelphia
Providence
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Hershey
Springfield
Cleveland
New Haven
Chuckovits Debut Leads Collegiants In Loss
Former Toledo University star Chuck Chuckovits scored 14 points in his semi professional debut for the Toledo Collegians. The Dayton Hall Laundry five beat them 47 to 26 as Norman Wagner led with 17 points.
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Chuck Chuckovits
Akron St. Vincent
University of Toledo
Chuckovits
Chuck
Ohio College
Dayton, O
Toledo University
Toledo Collegians
Dayton Hall Laundry
Collegians
Norman Wagner
Birmingham Firemen Edge Vermilion in Close Duel
Birmingham Firemen defeated Vermilion Pontiac 47 45 as George Arthrell scored 17 for Birmingham while Johnny Heyslinger led Vermilion with 18. In the preliminary Birmingham Merchants beat Shinrock Elevator 43 40.
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Firemen
Pontiacs
George Arthrell
Johnny Heyslinger
Birmingham Merchants
Lima Knights win Tri-State K of C cage title
Lima Knights of Columbus No. 1 squad defeated Lima No. 2 30 to 28 to clinch the Tri-State tournament crown. Akron, the defending champ, fell to Lima No. 1 33 to 22 in the semi finals with Lima No. 2 beating Huntington 32 to 22 for the finals berth. First round results include Lima No. 1 26 Mt. Vernon 25 and Lima No. 2 44 Marion 28.
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Lima Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
Akron
Athens
Marion
Coaches and Teachers Battle in Lorain Cage Program
The third annual Lorain County School Superintendents and Coaches basketball event is set for Wednesday at Grafton High School. East and West squads finalize lineups with East featuring Johnny Sakola of Eaton Clyde Grills of Columbia and Ed Wilms of Penfield while West lists Paul Boyle of Henrietta and Gordon Splete of South Amherst.
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Lorain County
Grafton High School
Johnny Sakola
Eaton
Clyde Grills
Columbia
Ed Wilms
Penfield
Paul Boyle
Henrietta
Gordon Splete
South Amherst
Borican’s Blunder Masks Fast 1 000 Yard Record
Johnny Borican of Elberon New Jersey won the fast 1000 yard special at the Knights of Columbus meet in Madison Square Garden while Glenn Cunningham was edged by a stride. The race produced indoor and outdoor records but was unrecognized due to a false start and only two stopwatches. Officials cited timing errors and a starter who said Borican beat the gun by about a yard.
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United Press
New York
Johnny Borican
Elberon
N. J
Negro Flash
Glenn Cunningham
Knights of Columbus
Madison Square Garden
Borcan
Cunningham
Borican
Elroy Robinson
Johnny McHugh
Robinson
McHugh
John W. Price
Metropolitican Record Committee
Glenn
Bauer Dairy Tops Elyria Hardware In Postponed Bowling Match
Bauer Dairy Keglers moved to 26 wins 16 losses in City Class A by taking two of three from Elyria Hardware in a postponed loop match at Elyria Recreation. Haserodt Jewelers Elyria Recreation and Terry Tavern lead with 28 14 each. Bill Gamble led with a 557 series.
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Bauer Dairy Keglers
Elyria Hardware
Elyria Recreation
Haserodt Jewelers
Terry Tavern
Bill Gamble
Michigan Track Team Wins Six Straight Indoor Title
Michigan’s Big Ten track champions capped a farewell to coach Charley Hoyt by securing a sixth straight indoor conference title, setting an all-time indoor record. Hoyt departs for Yale after a storied 17-title run across indoor and outdoor championships.
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Chicago
Michigan
Charley Hoyt
Yale
Wolverines
Hoyt
Wisconsin
Indiana
16 New Schools Among Finalists In Annual State Cage Tourney
The annual Ohio state basketball tournament opens with 16 new high school faces in Class A and B across Columbus. Debuts include Bexley Cleveland Shaw Toledo DeVilbiss Bryan Bellefontaine in A and Amanda Dillonvale Nova Rittman Dunkirk Maumee Harpster Spring Valley Monroe Glenford Green Township in B. Portsmouth and Findlay hold prior experience. Union City spans two states.
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Olumbus
U.P
Columbus
Cleveland
Green Township
Scioto County
State Fairgrounds
Ohio State Gymnasium
Bexley
Cleveland Shaw
Toledo
DeVilbiss
Bryan
Bellefontaine
Amanda
Fairfield County
Dillonvale
Jefferson County
Nova
Ashland County
Rittman
Wayne County
Dunkirk
Hardin County
Maumee
Lucas County
Harpster
Wyandot County
Spring Valley
Greene County
Monroe
Butler County
Glenford
Perry County
Northwestern
Dayton Fairview
Union City
West Milton
Hartville
Dennison
Strasburg
Buchtel
Canton McKinley
Mansfield
Bellevue
Sandusky Team Wins Masonic Pin Tourney
Sandusky's Wassner Tires won the team event of the Central State Masonic Bowling Tourney with a 3 003 score over three days in Toledo Ohio Akron and Cleveland bowlers led the other events Detroit was awarded the 1940 Tourney.
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Toledo
Sandusky
Wassner
Akron
Cleveland
Detroit
Wisconsin Wins Track Meet Amid Records Tie and Points Surge
Records tied for one American indoor mark as Wisconsin totals rise to 4144 points for second place, Indiana earns 20 points for third, and Ohio State collects 18 for fourth in the competition.
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Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio State
Celery Pin Team Wins City B Loop Title Lead
Miller Celery captured first place in the City Class B Bowling League after a postponed match at Elyria Recreation. They won three straight games against City Loan to move one game ahead of Tarry Tavern, with a 19 8 record to 18 9 for the Tavern. Johnny Yucka led with a 622 series.
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Miller Celery
Elyria Recreation
Celery
Tarry Tavern
Tavern
Johnny Yucka
City Class B Bowling League Tonight in Elyria
The eight-match schedule for City Class B Bowling League action at Elyria Recreation features an early shift at 7 pm with Miller Celery versus Fox Furnace and seven other pairings including Blue Sky Inn versus Wykrent's Grille. The 9 pm late shift includes Gerber's Meats versus Sheil Petroleum and three more matches such as Welsh Funeral Home against Tattersall Dairy.
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Elyria Recreation
Miller Celery
Fox Furnace
Blue Sky Inn
Wykrent’s Grille
City Loan
Ridgeville Hatchery
Eagles
Van's
Gerber's Meats
Sheil Petroleum
Motor Haulaway
Elks No
Electro Alloys
Tarry Tavern
Welsh Funeral Home
Tattersall Dairy
Carnera Marries Pina Cavazzi in Sequals Ceremony
Former world heavyweight champion Primo Carnera wed Miss Pina Cavazzi a 26 year old postal clerk in Sequals Italy. The 270 pound fighter now acts in Rome films. The ceremony took place in the town church.
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Italy
Primo Carnera
Pina Cavazzi
Sequals
Rome
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