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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1950
Page
8
The piece discusses Thanksgiving timing confusion as teams juggle games around November 23 and 30, noting Roosevelt's 4th Thursday proclamation, and Ohio teams weighing "if" schedules to avoid two close games. It also covers Hal Newhouser's arm concerns, Tiger signings Gerry Priddy and Dick Kryhoski, plus other college to pro notes.
St Louis Cardinals bolster pitching depth and catching behind the plate as Eddie Dyer builds a workmanlike roster at St. Petersburg Winter Training. They target Steve Bilko at first, Four-Sack Dusak shifting to pitcher, Cloyd Boyer and Tommy Poholsky as promising arms, with Sally Hemus and Eddie Nietopski infield options and Ed Dieckman? Noted youngsters Eye for chance.
Ohio's 1949-50 top high school basketball coach is Carl C. Bachman of Findlay. The Associated Press poll named him the best among 1130 head coaches, noting his 16 year Findlay tenure with 250 wins and 70 losses and state Class A title in 1948. Other finalists included Scholler, Walker, Pitzer, Rohr, McCarthy, Scopel, Williams, Dougall, Oliver. Mansfield’s Ken McCally was top Class A player and Delphos St. John's Dick Honingford won Class B.
West All-Stars led by Dick Schnittker Paul Unruh George Yardley and George Stanich defeated the East 66 59 before 16000 at Madison Square Garden in the Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund game. Schnittker scored 14 points earning MVP honors while Unruh Stanich and Yardley contributed double digits. Charley Share led the East with 14 points and Gerry Calabrese added 11 with Bob Cousy dishing four assists.
Cincinnati Reds wrap up spring Florida schedule with a final start against the Yankees led by Kent Peterson in a seven inning turn. Manager Luke Sewell details outfield plans as six men compete, with Merriman Northey Wyrostek among likely roster choices after a 7 6 loss to the Braves.
Walter Ward of Cleveland won both singles and all-events titles at the 46th annual Ohio State bowling tournament in Toledo. He tallied 733 in singles and 2093 in all-events, with Steve Nagy of Cleveland rolling a 300 in singles but finishing third. The event named WADC Akron as team champs with 3063, and elects John Canelli as president, Carl Copp as vice president, and board members from several cities. The next tournament is set for Ashtabula on March 3, 1951.
Carmen A. Temerario at 44 takes over as end coach and chief scout for the Cleveland Browns. He leaves the Detroit Lions line coach post to replace Dick Gallagher and brings coaching stints from East Liverpool High School Indiana University and Denison University.
Promoter Sam Becker announced a 10 round bout between Pat Iacobucci of Cincinnati and Raymond Famechon the French featherweight champion. The venue remains undecided between Cincinnati Garden and Music Hall for the April 27 card.
Five new umpires chosen for the Pioneer Baseball League 1950 season include James McClintock of Columbus Ohio James Lorain of Highland Park Michigan and Harold Peters of Dayton Ohio all previously working in the Ohio Indiana League last season.
EL PASO TEX AP It happened in 1948 and in 49 so it won't surprise Rapid Robert Feller if he hears again in the coming weeks that he's all washed up It won't surprise the Indians star right hander who turns 32 this year He pitched an exhibition against the Chicago Cubs giving up 12 runs and 14 hits in six innings as his team won 13 12 on a ninth inning rally He says he plans to take it easy during training after a virus sidelined him since March 20 He contends he's in better shape than since 1947 and still throws fast enough to compete with any in the league The Cleveland writers are guarded about a comeback with Bill Veeck predicting up to 24 wins if he can start four or five games in the pennant race
In Tampa Tommy Byrne, 30, who joined the Yankees in 1943, showed form by pitching seven scoreless innings against St Louis after a 15 of 22 win season last year. In Sharply worded camp notes Burt Shotton urges players to sleep well and maintain clean living for roster spots. John Sain continues Grapefruit League mastery as Boston meets Detroit with Vern Bickford slated to back him.
ST PETERSBURG Fla Al Brazle and Max Lanier the lightest pitching load among Cardinal hurlers this spring are scheduled to work today against the Boston Red Sox. The slate includes West Palm Beach Fla Barney McCoskey making his first Philadelphia start of 1950 against the Washington Senators in Orlando. Detroit Tigers hurlers show improvement in Lakeland Fla with Ted Gray and Dizzy Trout limiting the Boston Red Sox to seven hits in a 6 to 3 win.
A reminiscence by Fred Merkle recounts failing to touch second base as the go ahead run scored in a 1908 pennant chase with Christy Mathewson for the Giants and Jack Pfiester for the Cubs. Merkle, then 19, describes sprinting to the clubhouse to celebrate and the overlooked rule blunder that haunted him.
The excerpt recalls Freddie Hutchinson and Tony Trabert in Bermuda, with reflections on a pivotal playoff error, fan backlash, and the lifelong impact on a player that spans 42 years. It notes World Series outcomes and a plea for understanding toward athletes.
PGA players led by George Schneiter press for a separate division to govern tournaments and prize funds. Stars including Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, Jimmy Demaret push to rewrite the constitution and create a board of governors to control tournament business and the tourney bureau fund. They argue current rules favor country club pros and inflate payouts beyond merit.
E J Harrison and George Fazio led the Wilmington Azalea Open with Harrison shooting 71 to win by two strokes at Cape Fear Country Club. Middlecoff finished tied for third with Joe Kirkwood Jr after a 72, each earning $900.
Ralph C. Patton, newly appointed head football coach at Marietta College, leads about 44 candidates in spring drills that began last week. He plans month to six weeks of indoor and outdoor sessions, with 12 lettermen and two holdovers from last season forming the core of the squad.
Ohio State freshman George W. Martin from East Liverpool tied with three others for total points at the Central Regional National Collegiate rifle championship in Columbus. Martin, David A. Grobl of Illinois, John D. Pratt of Missouri, and Miss Carol Wickliffe of Indiana all posted 2883 points. Dan Loughran led with 282 points. All shooters used prone kneeling and standing positions with the offhand score affecting the outcome.
Mathews Oil of Athens defeated Two River Motor Co. of Point Pleasant 2536 to 2414 in a league match. Thomas and Maywood Smith led Mathews with scores of 565 and 539 respectively.
Brook Meade’s Greek Ship and Sunglow finished first and second in the Louisiana Derby, but More Sun is favored as the stable’s top Derby candidate for May 6. The chestnut son of Sun Again The Damsel has won stakes and added two-year-old experience, including Detroit Graduation Stakes and Saratoga wins, with earnings of $59,025.
High School baseball schedule lists Athens The Plains Albany Trimble Troy Ames-Bern Rome Buchtel Shade Waterloo Lancaster Logan Cartage. Mid-American teams Ohio U at Lenoir Rhyne Miami Cedarville Ohio U at Catawba Centre Cincinnati Ohio U at Elon Ohio U at Virginia Tech Ohio Wesleyan Cincinnati Wisconsin Western Mich 23 games Ball State Miami GO Ohio U Wash Lee White Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs Ohio U at North Carolina Elon NC Ohio U at NC State Wake Forest Western Michigan tennis at Cincinnati.
A look back through six milestones. Frank Wolf, 52, former Waynesburg coach in football and basketball, dies. Vic Hanson of Washington State led NCAA scoring with 592 points. The New York Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6 2 in a Stanley Cup playoff game. Dizzy Dean fined $100 by Frankie Frisch for missing a train in Dublin Georgia.
The Strikes defeated Phi Kappa Fraternity 2454 to 2316 to win the all campus bowling tournament. Strikes players Underwood and Campbell led with 569 and 527 as team games stayed in the 800s. Campbell opened with 212 while Phi Kappa’s Machovina led with 543.
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