Connie Mack Calls 1950 Biggest Disappointment
Connie Mack says 1950 was the most disappointing year in 50 years with the Athletics as he reflects on losing control of the club and the franchise’s finances. He notes the team finished a dismal eighth and vows to stay available for advice while stepping back from direct involvement.
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Leo H. Petersen
United Press
Palm Beach
Fla
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Athletics
Mack
Art
Jimmy
Phillies Goliat Hits .400 In Spring Training Highlight
Eddie Sawyer praised Mike Goliat for standout hitting as the Phillies beat the Cardinals 8 7 in a spring game. Goliat went 2 for 4 with a homer and two singles, boosting his spring average to .400 with 17 hits in 34 at bats.
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United Press
Clearwater
Fla
Eddie Sawyer
Philadelphia Phillies
Mike Goliat
Goliat
Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
State Hot Stove League Proxy To Discuss Elyria Program
A meeting tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall council chamber will consider organizing an Elyria Hot Stove League baseball program for youths aged 13 to 15 in Class E and 15 to 17 in Class D. Harold Block of the Elyria Recreation Board will lead, with Robert Jameson of Wooster as guest to outline Ohio league details.
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Elyria
Council Chamber
City Hall
Harold Block
Elyria Recreation Board
Robert Jameson
Wooster
Hot Stove League
Ohio
Veterans’ Organizations
YMCA
City Council
P.T.A
Chamber of Commerce
Hockey Playoffs Matchups and Schedule Preview
Hockey playoffs feature Cleveland vs Buffalo best of seven with games at Cleveland and Buffalo on March 31 April 2 3 and 4 if needed plus Hershey versus Indianapolis best of three at Hershey and Indianapolis and Pittsburgh versus Springfield best of five with games in Pittsburgh Spring Valley and at Springfield final arrangements listed with dates and venues.
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Cleveland
Buffalo
Cleseand
Mershel
Indianapolis
Hershes
Women's League Olzmyne Recreation Bowls Schedule
The regular four matches in the Olzmyne Recreation Women's Bowls League are set for tonight at 3 o'clock. Fixtures include Carers Villa vs Brown Bow, Grasties Warside Inn vs Brown Prinu.cg, Geores & Chips 31 vs Salvi View's, and Carersn Beverages 1s versus HH Merithe Compary.
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Olzmyne Recreation
Carers Villa Ts
Brown Bow
Grasties Warside Inn
Brown Prinu
Geores & Chips
Salvi View's
Carersn Beverages
Grocers Amvets Vie For Class B County Cage Title
In an all Elyria final, Smitty's Grocery beat Elyria Senior CYO 57-43 and Amvets edged Belden Merchants 63-57 to reach the Class B championship of the Lorain County Tournament. Lakers down Amherst Merchants 67-53 to claim the Class C final spot.
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Penfield Junction Lakers
Amherst Merchants
Smith Clicks
Tom Smith
Smitty's Grocery
Gene Eckenfels
Jack Ternes
Cliff Thierry
Amvets
Don Johnson
Jack Johnson
Belden Merchants
Tony Rauscher
al DiVencenzo
Frank Schaefer
Merchants
Amvers
Belden
Lakers
Dick Smith
Harold Holzhauer
Clyde Bachman
Jimmy Henry
Walt Gottschling
Amherst
Thierry
Schaefer
John’n
DiVene'zo
Balogh
Rauscher
John
Raus
SiMfelin
F. Lear
If O
Dj Zaremba
J. Lear
Wynieski
Fred “Smith
Sig
al Clarke
Ferrier Wins Jacksonville Open for Third Pro Victory
Australian star Jim Ferrier, now based in San Francisco, captured the Jacksonville Open with a 272 total and four straight 68s. Lloyd Mangrum and Jack Shields tied for second at 283, 11 behind Ferrier as Augusta Masters prep intensified.
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Jacksonville
Filia
W.P
Augusta
Jim Ferrier
Australia
San Francisco
Ferrier
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Jack Shields
Cedar Rapids
Mangrum
Shields
Stiteler Resigns As Texas A&M Football Coach
Texas A M College Station, Tex. Harry Stiteler unexpectedly resigns as football coach amid a mystery beating on December 15 in Houston. He admits withholding information about the assault, prompting President Warrington to accept the resignation.
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College Station
Tex
Harry Stiteler
Texas A & M College
Stiteler
Houston
M. T. Warrington
Piqua Central names Wehr as new head football coach
William J. Wehr 27 assistant at Miami University has been chosen to coach Piqua Central High School football, succeeding George Wertz who retired as coach after 26 seasons to become athletic director. Wehr is a Denison graduate who played for the Detroit Lions and aided Woody Hayes at Miami.
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PIQUA
William J. Wehr
Miami (O.) University
Piqua Central High School
Two Contests Top CYO Cage Card
The C Y O Grade School Basketball League schedules two co feature games at Elyria Catholic High School with the Blackhawks facing the Eagles at 10 30 and the Pheasants meeting the Cardinals at 11 30 both teams carrying 3 0 records for the half Eagles and Cardinals tied for third with two wins and one loss. In Saturday games Quails play Woodpeckers at 9 30 and Bluejars face Orioles at 12 30.
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C.Y.O
Elyria Catholic High School
Blackhawks
Eagles
Pheasants
Cardinals
Quails
Woodpeckers
Bluejars
Orioles
Resignation Effective July 1 At Local School
Gray will step down from the school on July 1 after a tenure since 1938 and plans to enter private business with the Morrison Construction Company of Austin.
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Gray
Morrison Construction Company of
Austin
Schedule Class A Semi Finals In County Tourney
The Lo Rain County Amateur Basketball Championship semis unfold at the Y M C A with Class A Lorain Glass vs McGarvey's Vermilion at 8 30 p m and Columbia Ballroom vs Lorain Huszti's Cafe at 9 30 p m Also Class D Elyria Brown Bombers meets Lorain Heiman's Barbecue at 6 30 p m and Class C Lorain Carl's Men's Shop vs Elyria U A W C L O at 7 30 p m Most teams had first round byes with McGarveys, Carl's Men's Shop and Heiman's Barbecue posting openers earlier in the tourney.
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Lorain County
Y.M.C.A
Lorain Glass
McGarvey's
Vermilion
Columbia Ballroom
Lorain Huszti
Cafe
Elyria Brown Bombers
Lorain Heiman
Lorain Carl
Elyria U.a.w.c.lo
McGarvey’s Restaurant Combine
South Amherst Builders
Carl's
Elys
Bia Albert Auditors
Heiman
Jefferson School of Elyria
Freshmen Eligible for Play in Big Ten Next Year
Big Ten faculty representatives approved a one year waiver allowing freshmen and junior college transfers to compete in inter-college athletic events for the coming school year starting Sept 1. Athletic directors had urged earlier action for the conference meet but the faculty deferred. A three man committee led by William Breneman Indiana will draft the rule for May conference action.
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Chicago U.P
Big Ten
William,r. Breneman
Indiana
Lorain County Cage Tourney Matchups
Lorain County Cage Tourney features Joan's Boys against the winner of Brown Bombers versus Hetnan's Barbecue in a key early round clash. Local teams vie for a spot in the finals at Lorain gymnasium with fans expected.
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vChaebaaie
Brown Bombers
Hetnan
Eastern Play Opens In N C A A Cage Tourney Kentucky Favorite
Kentucky the top ranked team opens the N C A A Tournament against Louisville in Raleigh while undefeated Columbia meets Illinois in New York Madison Square Garden. Western bracket begins in Kansas City with Brigham Young, San Jose State, Kansas State and Arizona. Several stars are ineligible for the tourney including Sam Ranzino Horvath Bubas and Bobby Sullivan.
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Norman Miller
United Press
New York
Kentucky
Louisville
Columbia
Illinois
Kentucky Wildcats
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina State
Villanova
Madison Square Garden
St. John’s
Connecticut
United Press Board of Coaches
Kansas City
Brigham Young
San Jose State
Kansas State
Arizona
Oklahoma A and M
Montana State
Washington
Texas A and M
St. Louis
Vanderbilt
Wildcats
N.C.A.A
Wolfpack
Sam Ranzino
Paul Horvath
Vic Bubas
N.C.A
Ilinois
St. John’'s
Texas A
Boxing Roundup: Knockouts and Decisions Across Cities
In fast results from multiple locales Rocky Graziano stops Reuben Jones in Miami while Bul Bossio defeats Johnny Arduini in Newark. Randolph stops Jean Stock in Les Rog, Harris halts Herman Harris in Huntington, and Snuffy Smith outpoints Ronnie Harper in Baltimore. Cesar Brion outpoints Ted Lowry in Providence, Sammy Walker faces Otis Graham in Holyoke.
Office Pin Loop Closes Final Season Bowling Matches
Bendix Westinghouse Office Bowling League finals set for tonight at Bowl-O Drome at 6 45. Matches include Purch vs Inspection Engineering vs Tool and Methods Standards vs Production Apewantior vs Service.
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Bendix-Westinghouse Office
Bowl-Odrome
Exhibition Baseball Results Mixed Across Cities
A string of exhibition games shows Boston and Brooklyn posting wins while St Louis and Philadelphia also contribute, with numerous scores scattered across leagues and venues. Several late night games and extra innings appear in the published box scores.
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Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Brooklin
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Seatue
Pitsbun
St Lois
Portian Hollywood
East-West Glovers Deadlock For Team Title
Marine Corporal Ken Davis of Camp Pendleton Calif led 32 amateur scrappers in an 8 8 East West Golden Gloves team final deadlock at Madison Square Garden before 9 431 fans. Davis won the featherweight title for the brown camp while Western Chicago squad claimed five of eight national titles. Michael Maye of New York tied the final team count by winning the heavyweight title against Ernest Fann of Cleveland Negro.
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New York
Ken Davis
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Madison Square Garden
Davis
Brown Crew
Frank Ruff
Michael Maye
Ernest Fann
Cleveland
Oklahoma Senate Endorses TV Rule On OU Football Telecast
Oklahoma Senators voted 24 to 13 to align with NCAA and Big Seven rules and send back for study a bill forcing the University of Oklahoma to televise football games next season. The move defies the NCAA one year television ban and the Big Seven threat to ban OU from the conference.
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Oklahoma City
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Oklahoma
State Senators
NCAA
Big Seven
University of Oklahoma
Senate
National AAU Cage Results Denver and Dallas Divisions
National AAU tournament results list multiple men and women divisions with team scores and affiliations from Denver Colorado and Dallas Texas. Notable entries include Luckett Nix Boulder versus Bremer Clothing Iowa City 54 to 38 and Netz Lincoln Nebraska 48 over Jamces Sioux City Iowa 70. Women feature teams such as Atlanta Tom Boys Houston Starlettes Nashville Dreamettes and Dixie Queens with various scores.
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Denver
Cole
Luckett Nix
Boulder
Colo
Bremer Clothing
Iowa City
Delphi
Ind
Jonesboro Frolics
Arm
Everybody's Drug
Eugene
Ore
Netz
Lincoln
Neb
Kelbos Hawaiian
Bardsdale Air Force
Sioux City
Renton Sportsmen
Wash
Peru
Med
Newark Electric
N. J
Peoria
Til
Rea Travelers
Artesia
Dallas
Tez
Atlanta
Tom Boys
Houston Starlettes
Nashville Dreamettes
Tex
Mississippi Pipe Line
Massey Auto Parts
Dixie Queens
West Alls Sports
Wis
American Inst
Des Moines
State Board of Health
Miss
Hanes Hosiery
Winston-Salem
NM. Co
Lackland Air Base
Omaha
Okmulgee Cardinals
Okle
Nashville Business College
Queens
Shreveport Elite
Port Worth
Westen Motorettes
Kansas City
Smitholine Ollerettes
Atm
Messey
City Tintorerla
Pittsfield
East Point Motorsamente Blues
First Baptist Church
Politas
Mexico City
Iowa Wesleyan College
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Larry Jansen
Sal Maglie
Jim Hearn
New York Giants
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Ralph Kiner
Kiner
Pirates
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Tribe
Bobby Friend
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Bill Koski
Orestes Minoso
Innning
Kimer
George Metkovich
John Mersen
Bucs
Bobby Feller
St. Louis Browns
Bradenton
Tommy Holmes
Boston Braves
John Quinn
Braves
Holmes
Hartford
Orlando
Bucky Harris
Washington Senators
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Joe Hazle
Jack Jones
Robert Fernandez
Fred Taylor
Jim Runnels
Irv Noren
Gil Coan
Mike McCormick
ST. Petersburg
Cincinnati E Reds
Walter Post
Post
Reds
Ted Kluszewski
Bobby Adams
Les Peden
Dixie Howell
Warren Spahn
Howard Fox
Joe Blackburn
Hank Ertman
Vero Beach
Joe Hatten
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia A‘s
Hatten
A‘s
Dodgers
Carl Erskine
Lakeland
Filal
Red Rolfe
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Reg Hut
New York Giant
State Hot Stove League
Pei Els Ee Rhe
Lorain County Bank
Grocers
Smitty
St Rt
Ak T. Smith
Rf E. Pats
Eckenfels
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Kruss
Pronesti
E. Smith
Ag St. Ternes
R R. Smith
Ternes
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Durkovitch
Mally
al ‘Charnes
Amherst Lakers
T Griffith
Oeaisea
Hilden
VanNetl If
Smith
Gottachling
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Fred Smith
al Charnes
Texas A&m
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Tommy
Brooklyn
Chuck Dressen
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Rocky Graziano
Sugar Ray Robinson
Rocky
Tony Zale
Young Reuben Jones
Norfolk
Jones
Milton Richman
DS Angeles
Hank Soar
Pacific Coast
Soar
Zack Taylor
Runins
Scar
Columbus
Ohio State Natatorium
Jack Taylor
Ohio State
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Jimmy McLane
Yale
Ford Konno
Honolulu
Ron Gora
Lane Technical High
New Haven
Austin, Tex
Ohio State University
University of Texas Longhorns
Buckeyes
Longhorns
Texas
Jimmy Hand
Huntington
W. Va
Jimmy Welch
Herman Harris
Ashville
Welch
Harris
University of Texas
Jack Gray
John B. Kinter
Tely Air East Ave
Elyria Furniture
Broad ST
McGarvey
Musstt
Chespeake
Smith's Grocery
S. Amvets
W.C. TO. Va Carls Men Shop
W—Lakers
Winker
U.a.w.-C.locarls
Eiszia Brown Gombers
Fie
Reuben Jones
Newark
Bul Bossio
Johnny Arduini
Washington, D. C
LES Rog
Randolph
Briain
Jean Stock
France
Perp
Asheville
Baltimore
Harry
Snuffy) Smith
Rochester
Ronnie Harper
Providence
Cesar Brion
Buenos Aires
Ted Lowry
Conn
Murbach Coal
W. Bridge
Glovers
Davis Stars
Sond Ton NS
Gutrmare
Wayne C
Hogan Meating Contractor
Lake Ave
Newspearre Bhel
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