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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1950
Page
4
Cleveland and Buffalo meet in a best of seven Calder Cup playoff opener at the Cleveland Arena. The Barons, Western Division leaders, face the Eastern Division leaders the Bisons in a high stakes start with predictions favoring Cleveland in five games.
Oscar Fraley reports from Liverpool on the Grand National at Aintree where Monaveen in royal colors looms as the sentimental favorite with 49 entrants. American jockey Danny Marzani rides Battling Pedulas as betting pools grow and locals root for a royal victory over Old Fearless and Soda II.
Ohio State, riding a 12 game win streak, is listed as a 4.5 point underdog against City College of New York in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament. Buckeye players promise to show up and compete despite the seeding.
Ohio State led by coach O S Dye travels to New York for two workouts at Madison Square Garden after securing a spot in the Eastern Regional. NC State favored to advance against Holy Cross, with a 26 2 record. winner faces CCNY for a regional final berth. Western Regional action opens in Kansas with Bradley U C L A and Baylor Brigham Young in contention for the finals.
George Costner meets welterweight champion Ray Robinson in a non-title 10 round bout at Convention Hall Philadelphia tonight. A strong showing could put Costner in line for a title shot and a $70,000 gate draw, with about 15,000 fans expected.
Malik Laddie Malik and Ken Beal captured the doubles championship at the Elyria Elks League Bowling Tournament held at Stoney's Rainbow Lanes. They posted 1,108 in a 1,200 with handicap, besting Scotty Morrison Robert Barnes 1,296 total with handicap and a top five of Herold Ferraro Frabetta Jones Robertson Mohr. Individual high actual pins went to Buck Wentz 609 with Earl Davis ninth at 1,207. Dillman and Bauer posted three 136 games for 408. Prizes awarded to top 24 teams.
Ely and Jefferson meet on Elyria High court for the eighth grade title in the Annual City Championship Grade School Basketball Tournament. The game tops a schedule with sixth and seventh grade finals preceding it, featuring Edison versus Jefferson and Franklin against Jefferson.
Cleveland pitcher Gene Bearden shined through seven innings, allowing one earned run before a rough seventh inning, as the St. Louis Browns won 9 to 6. Bearden later headed to Los Angeles where the Indians triumphed 8 to 0 over UCLA, with Doby and Gordon fueling the offense. Joes Gordon homered and Doby collected multiple hits as Cleveland pitchers Rozek and Zuverink held UCLA to five hits. Cleveland’s Lou Boudreau floated a balk proposal during the game, and Bearden’s line included seven innings pitched and five strikeouts. In Texas, Ohio State beat Texas A&M 10-9 in the rubber game.
In the best of seven, Cleveland hosts Buffalo tonight with further games scheduled at Cleveland and Buffalo through early April. Providence and Springfield face off in a two or three game series with last night’s 6–0 Providence win. Indiana’s St Louis series continues with matches at Indianapolis, as winners meet to challenge Cleveland Buffalo.
In American Hockey League post season openers the Reds edged Springfield 6 4 after a tense final period with Ray Hamilton scoring twice and Doug MecMurdy netting twice for Springfield while Jackie Hamilton spun in a late goal to seal the Reds lead. The Capitals crushed the St Louis Flyers 7 1 to seize second in the Western Division.
Bridgeport High School discharged coach James G. Wade blasted the school board for turning the school into a coach graveyard. Wade, who led all sports for two years, says seven coaches have covered 11 years. Superintendent Waldorf says Wade will stay as a teacher. Wade, an Ohio Wesleyan graduate, played high school football with Charley Justice in Ashville, North Carolina.
Elyria public grade school basketball ends its 1949-50 season with finals in three divisions at Elyria High School. Jefferson faces Ely in the eighth grade final at 8:45 after Jefferson and Edison meet for the sixth grade crown at 6:45 and Jefferson and Franklin contest the seventh grade title at 7:45. Admission costs 50 cents adults 25 cents students. Proceeds go to the grade school athletic fund.
Grade school basketball finals lineups list Jefferson Edison and other players. Starters include Ely James Dunlap Jim Bursley Gordon Freeman Don Andress Wilbur Garland Day Herb Chuck Butler Del Gor and several others with reserves Jefferson Don McMullen Dick Bruce Tom Schmitt Edison Duane Tilberg Alan Botamer.
Florida executives largely back the Boston Braves in claiming a superior return from the Sid Gordon Willard Marshall Buddy Kerr and Sam Webb trade for Eddie Stanky and Alvin Dark. Despite denials by both clubs, managers Dyer Sawyer Shotton and Braves skipper Southworth maintain the deal tipped the balance in the Braves favor for the upcoming season.
Oberlin College sophomore Robert C. Kammiller earned his second varsity letter in swimming at a gathering hosted by Dr. J. H. Nichols. The Yeomen, undefeated for a second straight season, clinched the Ohio Conference championship as Kammiller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Kammiller of Elyria, majors in sociology.
The Rainbow Lanes Women Bowling League has six matches at 9 PM tonight. Matches include Rainbow Lanes against Wyckoff Tleaners and Western and Southern Life Insurance versus LaGrange Hardware, with several other pairings listed among Grafton PX Drugs and Bart Construction.
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