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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1945
Page
6
A regional Class A tournament preview notes Ashtabula High, the Euclid Shore champion, visiting Elyria in a pivotal game. Mentions Ashtabula's 4–0 tournament run, vanorrsdall’s praise, and Middletown’s claim of stronger form as NCAA style notes mix with local prep context.
Atlantic City notes anxious age for play ers in camp as Yankees coach Matias drilled his squad through a tough workout. Fair Worth finales and other camp actions feature changes, with Bears Mountain and Chicago topics mixed in.
Gardner sparked the Star League with a 642 series while multiple matches rolled fast. Ralph Gardner of Howe Tavern posted 243 and 202 in the three games, as Bendix and other teams battled in the Bowling League standings.
Regional basketball action opens tonight as Class A and B tournaments tip off across Ohio. Matches include Bowing Green Zanesville sites for opening rounds, with state finals set for Toledo and Wittenberg College. Sandusky St Mary's upset Myer in Class B Bowling Green tourney as Norton, Bellevue, Canton St Pols, and Kent teams vie for advancing spots.
Swedish hurdler Haakon Liddman may miss the Chicago Relays after injuring his knee in a prior race. He returned to a doctor for treatment and was not ruling out competing if possible. The field includes Ed Ugwer from Divton and Charles Parger, with others like George Walker noted. the event follows a 23 day crossing by athletes.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Palm Springs and Crosby with Willgoods players facing each other. Details are unreadable and names are uncertain. Unable to determine date, teams, or scores from the provided text.
Entries for the annual Lefaine County Amateur Championship Basketball Tournament are due by Saturday. Vic Glasgow, YMCA director and tournament manager, reminds team managers that play begins March 23 in four classes A B C and D. Class A and B are open. no age limit in A or B. Class C restricts to players still in high school or younger, with varsity players ineligible. Class D is for elementary and primary grade students. Mail or hand deliver to Glasgow at the Y.
New York Yankees manager Joseph McCarthy faces an uncertain camp as 15 regulars are reported missing ahead of the first exhibition against Boston. Veteran absentees include Hank Borowy, Ernie Bonham, Bill Zuber, Nick Allen and Frank Crosetty. McCarthy plans to phone New York for aid from the front office and detective help if needed to assemble a viable opening day roster.
Olympic era notes show Bivins, a southpaw heavyweight contender, favored over Bettina in a 10 round match at Madison Square Garden. Bettina, a Camp Shanks standout and former light heavyweight titleholder, seeks an upset after a string of victories while maintaining conditioning for the bout before an expected crowd around 14,000 and a gate near 65,000 dollars.
Ohio State prepares for the Seventh Annual Eastern District NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Kentucky, the Southeastern Conference champion, opens against Ohio State with five returning players from last year’s NCAA run. The district winner advances to the national title round later in March.
The St. Louis Flyers, last in the Western division, defeated the cellar-dwelling Reds 4 to 2. Both teams traded goals early as Herlod opened with a pair for the Flyers, who then sealed the victory with two late scores. Standings show Hershey atop the Eastern division, with key rivals listed nearby.
Auditors, titled Albany club, clash with Lorain on the YoMC A hardwood schedule. The bout, labeled far cad by locals, follows an earlier season meeting marred by tensions. Key figures include Alex Donald and Mer Carthy as the event unfolds amid anxious preparations.
The Massillon and Canton Timken clash opens the regional scholastic basketball tournament at Kent tonight as Pioneers seek a 18th win in a 17 3 season. Ashtabula arrives with 14 4 record and a run of four straight wins including Euclid Shore, Willingboro and Elyria. Elyria’s Johnson will not start due to a sprained ankle.
In a crowded field of regional scores, Elyria faces Ashtabula in a high school basketball contest set for 8 o clock. The Elyria Ashtabula game leads to a Saturday night final to decide state championship contenders for Toledo next week. A radio transcription of the Elyria Ashtabula game airs at 10:30 on WKBN Youngstown.
The Lehman and Johnson Realty Class F baseball team will hold its first practice of the season Sunday at Ely Stadium. All last year’s players and any others eligible to play Class F ball who wish to try out are invited to report at the domininad ales neliok.
Opening game in the Class C playoff features Traczek Meats facing the Fires fighters on the YioM GC A floor at 7. Tonight's winner meets the P.V. B's Monday at 7 30 for the league title. The P.V. B and other teams tied for top honors to end the season.
Mack, a Cleveland Indians infielder and engineer from Case School of Applied Science, said he may be carried for induction by mid April after the draft board classified him a temporary reject following a preinduction physical. He plans not to report for spring training with the Indians in Lafayette, Indiana, this season.
In Kansas City Missouri Pepperdine Loyola of New Orleans and Eastern Kentucky moved toward the National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament semifinals after quarterfinal wins. Eastern Kentucky edged Central College Fayette Missouri 50 to 48 as Loyola and Pepperdine were upset by Sidnes opponents. Meanwhile Cornell University announced Pat Filley of Notre Dame as a new assistant coach for the 1944 football season under Ed McKeever.
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