Banquet Twist Highlights Woodsfield Loss in Regional Final
Woodsfield High of Monroe County lost to New Lexington in the Class B regional final amid a banqueting moment as Mrs. LaCroix spoke on being a coach’s wife. The column also notes spring football previews, college recruitment chatter, and sport ticket policies.
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Woodsfield High
Monroe County
New Lexington
Robert LaCroix
LaCroix
Ohio University
Woodsfield
Point Pleasant Big Blacks name captains for 1949 baseball season
Veteran shortstop Roy Kincade and ace catcher Clarence Donahue were named co captains of Point Pleasant High School Big Blacks who open a 10 game schedule at Gallipolis Friday. The roster includes 11 returning players from 1948 and features strong pitching and infield depth as the season starts with a slate of away and home games through May.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Roy Kincade
Clarence Donahue
Gallipolis
Point School
Kincade
Donahue
Billy Bardin
Levi Plants
Charles Chambe
Tommy Fisher
Bob Bonecutter
Paul Monroe
Frank Capehart
Joe Kayser
John Ferguson
Keystone
Reece Nott
Billy Nebbergall
Virgil Siders
Plants
Rams poised to add Van Brocklin from Oregon
Los Angeles Rams coach Clark Shaughnessy said Norm Van Brocklin will join the Rams after graduating from the University of Oregon in June. The news promises strong quarterback depth for the 1950 season as Oregon seeks to delay graduation. Three new track records were also set at Hialeah with Make Swing Alpha and Coaltown breaking marks.
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Los Angeles
Norm van Brocklin
University of Oregon
Los Angeles Rams
Clark Shaughnessy
Rams
van Brecklin
Ram
Oregon
Hialeah
Make Swing
Alpha
Coaltown
Logan baseball Chieftains prep for April 19 opener
Six lettermen report for practice as Logan Baseball Chieftains under Coach Marion Allen gear up for the curtain raiser April 19 at Wellston. Pitcher Bill Rafferty and Don Ansel headline mound options with backstop Joyd Wright and senior Charlie Slusher also in the plans.
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LOGAN
Marion Allen
Logan Baseball Chieftains
Wellston
Bill Rafferty
Don Ansel
Joyd Wright
Charlie Slusher
Chiefs
Slusher
Lonnie Bail
Dale Tucker
Dale Walker
John Brown
Wardywell Myers
John Yates
Bill Helber
Bill Saxton
Bill Richards
John Chesher
Jim Myers
Jack Sauders
Jim Green
John Cannon
Wade Tucker
Jim Worthman
Roy Leacure
Billy van Fossan
Don Mauk
Walter Nelson
Bill Voris
First Midget Auto Race at Torch May 21
Midget auto race fans in Southeastern Ohio will have racing this summer despite Meigs Agricultural Society actions. Torch Speedway operator Tommy Potts announces May 21 as the tentative season opening. Promoter Kearns Roush, who ran Rocksprings last year, plans a track at Marietta.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Meigs Agricultural Society
Rocksprings
Tommy Potts
Torch Speedway
Kearns Roush
Marietta
Humane Society Benefit Horse Show Planned in Columbus
The second annual Humane Society benefit horse show will run May 19 to 22 at the Ohio State Fair grounds Coliseum, licensed by the American Horse Shows Association. It features 72 classes across saddlebred, fine harness, equitation, pony, walking horses, hunters and jumpers plus champion foal events with a six-judge panel and local officials. Proceeds fund child and animal welfare work.
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Humane Society
Ohio State Fairgrounds Coliseum
American Horse Shows Association
New York
Frank J. Connor
Harrodsburg
W. J. Cunningham
Mexico
Arthur Simmons
Omaha
Neb
Stanley Luke
la Grange
Adele Keenan
Cincinnati
John W. Taylor
Eagleville
Tenn
Tom McCray
C. D. Palmer
Ki G. Woodhull
Brad Willson
T. G. O'Keefe
Tom C. Justice
W. M. Summer
Dr. Jackman
Justice
Glenn Davis to Coach at West Point as Freshman Assistant
Former All America back Glenn Davis will join West Point as assistant freshman football coach, reporting April 26. He said his orders run nine months and he hopes to play professional football in 1951. Notre Dame basketball drew 188,780 fans for 24 games, a school record.
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Los Angeles
Glenn Davis
West Point
Davis
Los Angeles Rams
Outside
Notre Dame
Ex Featherweight Champ Kilbane Urges Love Marry for Love
Former featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane, now a AFL organizer and social worker, counsels athletes to marry young for love. He cites his 38 years of marriage, the loss of a daughter, and a supportive wife who joined him on tours as proof. Kilbane notes boxing builds mind and body, abstains from smoking, and praises family, faith, and entertainment as key to a happy life.
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Cleveland
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O'Toole
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Kilbane
Johnny
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Ringster
Tommy Joe
Johnny Kilbane O'Toole
Ohio
Rocky River Way
Ohio Wesleyan Stars Earn All Star Honors From AP
Ohio Wesleyan two players Jud Millicon and Chuck Buttermore earned spots on both all-state and all-conference AP basketball teams for 1948-49. Millicon named center in the conference lineup and forward on the state team, with Bowing Green’s center difficult to top. Other honorees include Ralph Richter of Cincinnati, Paul Schnackenberg of Miami, and Muskingum’s Bill Raby and Tom Conner.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
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Chuck Buttermore
Millicon
Chuck Share
Bowling Green
Millhon
Millihon
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Ralph Richter
Cincinnati
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Paul Schnackenberg
Miami
Redskins
Schnackenberg
Muskingum
Bill Raby
Tom Conner
Earl Shaw
Wooster
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JR F
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Wesleyan
P. Schnackenberg
Dick Dallmer
Mac Otten
Bill Herman
Mt. Union Ce
Eppa Rixey
Kenyon
Bill Ruby
Leroy Thompson
Kent State
OU Riflemen Finish Third in Shoulder-to-Shoulder Meet
Ohio University varsity rifle team placed third in a three way match at Ohio State University totaling 1309 points. Ohio State won with 1387 and Cincinnati posted 1369.OSU’s G W Martin had the high score 239 while OU’s Don Satava led OU with 273 and Damon Rossi 264. The team next fires Tuesday against the girls’ team in a challenge rooted in a 12 year unbeaten streak.
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Ohio State University
Athens
University of Cincinnati
Ohio State
G. W. Martin
Ohio University
Don Satava
Damon Rossi
University
Clifford Ledford
Minneapolis Beats Washington In Openers Of Series
The Minneapolis team defeated Washington 48 to 34 in game one of the best of seven series. Minneapolis leads the series 1-0 as the playoff push begins.
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Professional Association OF America
Minneapolis
Washington
Boxing Results From Multiple Cities In One Night
Boxers Buddy Scott Pat Iacoubucci Doug Ratford Dennis Brady scored points in city bouts at Little Rock Chicago Washington and Providence. The Hialeah meet reached a million dollars in 40 days with twenty nine million idays noted in 1948.
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Buddy Scott
Jacksonville
Fla
Ragan Kinney
Clarksville
Ark
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Pat Iacoubucci
Cincinnati
Pat Flowers
New Orleans
Washington
Doug Ratford
Brooklyn
Sonny Boy West
Providence
Dennis
Pat
Brady
New York
Roy Andrews
Lowell
Hialeah
Twin Cities Club Joins Ohio Valley Berth Race
Racine announces the sixth Ohio Valley Baseball Association franchise, Twin Cities from Middleport and Pomeroy joins alongside Syracuse and Merchants talent. Paul Clifford to manage. games set at Pythian Park Middleport with a split season after a Merchants sweep last year. Opening games Sunday April 24 feature Racine at Queen Bees Hartford at Reedsville and Twin Cities at Syracuse.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Donald C. Wolfe
Damarauo Marcshante
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Gallipolis Queen Bees
Bert Grimm
Layton Sayre
Hartford
Darsel Riebel
Reedsville
Bob Duckworth
Syracuse
Bees
Broncos Open Grid Drills At Western Michigan College
Kalamazoo Mich Western Michigan College football opens spring workouts with 70 candidates five scholarship players and 15 letter winners present Coach John W Gill leads drills as he plans to May 14 end with an intersquad game He will stress offense while evaluating newcomers for halfbacks quarterbacks and tackles amid thin depth.
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Greencat
Carroll Widdoes
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Widdoes
Kalamazoo
Mich
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Gill
Golfers from the Southern Conference to meet in Winston-Salem
Southern Conference golfers will compete in the league tournament at Winston-Salem North Carolina on May 13 and 14. The event gathers teams from member schools for a two day stroke play competition.
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Winston Salem
N. C
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