Alumni Seek Favorite Opponents Shape Penn State Schedule
Alumni preference polls shape college football schedules as Penn State joins Penn in asking grads for top ten opponents. Standout seasons feature DePaul star George Mikan shattering league records with the Minneapolis Lakers. Eaton High, Ohio claims top honors with Gene Neff and Bob Johnson on all star squads.
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Lima St. Rose
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Bob Pearson
Tom Williams
Leland Schneider
North Canton
Hal Daugherty
Joyce Kilmer
Larry Newman
Bowling Green
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Bobcat Gridders Scrimmigning Daily for Spring Game
Ohio State University style, the Bobcats drill daily for an intra squad spring game set for April 24. Coach Harold Wise notes progress from last year with a 66 man roster, positions shuffled to fit players, and strong scrimmage spirit across four units led by standout performers at punting and line positions.
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Harold Wise
Bobcat
Wise
Art Gunde
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Gales Blank Bulldogs in 12-0 Lancaster win
Lancaster High overwhelmed visiting Athens High 12 to 0 with a slow start ending in a big five run burst in the fifth. Lancaster bunched walks and errors to convert into runs while Athens pitcher Tommy Oldfield yielded two hits before Jack Glass finished.
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Lancaster High
Athens High
Bulldogs
Gales
Tommy Oldfield
Athens
Jack Glass
Glass
Maurice Currens
Miners edge Hollister 17 16 in high school game
Murray City Highs diamond squad outslug Hollister Wildcats 17 to 16 in the first organized scholastic game in Murray City in 15 years. Camp and Mitchell each had two hits for Murray City while Burris allowed five Hollister singles.
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Murray City High
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Wildcats
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Burris
Carbton Hill
Buicks Rise to Second in Ladies City Bowling Standings
Ath ens Buicks moved into second place in the Ladies City Bowling league by taking two of three from the Hess Grocers led by Mildred Hail's 463 in a 1 972 team total. Kern Cleaners won two of three from C and SOE though behind in pins 2 099 to 2 148 led by Irene McBride's 476 including a 228 in the final game. Maxine Efaw topped the losers with 557. McBee No. 2 swept McBee No. 1 1 871 to 1 802. In the McBee Men’s league Research beat Order 2 313 to 2 233 while Office defeated Finishing twice 2 468 to 2 450.
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Buicks
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Mildred Hail
SOE Keglers
Kern Cleaners
Irene McBride
Maxine Efaw
McBee
McBee No
Office
Golf Pro Named Canton Arrowhead Club Hire
Tom Thompson, veteran Akron golf pro, has been appointed professional at the newly organized Arrowhead Country Club in Canton.
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Tom Thompson
Akron
Arrowhead Country Club
Ohio University Baseball Team Posts Nine-Point Team Gain
Ohio University’s baseball squad boosted its collective batting and fielding marks ahead of a two game series with Michigan. Charley Horn led with a .382 average while Kenny Weiss moved to .333 and Mike Pitt hit to .250. Bill Wollett and Jim Shreffler posted perfect fielding marks on five chances, with Horn remaining the leader for hits and at bats. Don Poling pitched 2-0 to remain undefeated.
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Michigan
Bobcats
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Messenger
Charley Horn
Kenny Weiss
Mike Pitt
Horn
Pitt
Weiss
Mike Olasin
Olasin
King Brady
Bill Wollett
Wollett
Jim Shreffler
Ralph Sayre
Brady
Don Poling
Western Michigan
Pro Tourney Opens in Chicago Semi finals Set
The 10th annual professional tourney in Chicago Stadium begins with strong entries from New York and other teams. New York Rens beat Bridgeport and Newfields. Anderson toppled defending Kautskys. Minneapolis posted a scoring record crushing Wilkes-Barre. Blackhawks defeated Wayne in a wide margin. Baltimore Bullets face Philadelphia Warriors in the East-West final after routing Chicago Stags 89 to 72.
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Conn
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Indianapolis Kautskys
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Wilkes-Barre
Barons
Blackhawks
Ae Wayne
Ind
Zoliers
Bullets
Baltimore
Baltimore Bullets
Philadelphia Warriors
Basketball Association of America
Philadelphia
Chicago Stags
Stags
Bobcats Golf Launches 16 Match Schedule This Spring
Ohio University golf coach Kermit Blosser directs a veteran Bobcats squad into a 16 match spring schedule ending with the MAC tournament May 28-29. Early on the slate are Marietta College at Marietta, Denison at home, and a trip to Dayton to face the Flyers. Starting likely lineup includes Seiz Lohr Kocinski Stiffler with Brugner pressing for a berth. Xavier also booked for an April 30 home match.
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Marietta College
Marietta
Bobcats
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Athens Country Club
Denison
Kermit Blosser
Hubert Seiz
Cincinnati
Ray Lohr
Logan
Ed Kocinski
Cleveland
Bill Stiffler
Vandegrift
Bill Brugner
St. John's
Wapakoneta
Blosser
Xavier
Ohio Netmen Open Tennis Season At Marshall
Ohio University launches its first tennis season since 1940 by traveling to Huntington West Virginia to face Marshall College Thundering Herd. Coach Maurel Hawkins selects Torreson Wolschlag Parker and Rittenhouse with Torreson and Wolschlag in doubles. Torreson and Wolschlag bring senior titles and regional honors into the opener.
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Wayne Rittenhouse
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Rittenhouse
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Marietta and Glenville State Tangle in 1948 Opener
Marietta College faces Glenville State Teachers in Glenville West Virginia to start the 1948 baseball season. Both teams share the Pioneer nickname and blue and white colors creating a lineup confusion for fans and writers. Darel Custer of Marietta may oppose brother Carl Custer of Glenville in the early showdown.
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Marietta College
Glenville State Teachers
Glenville
W. Va
Pioneers
Darel Custer
Blue and White Pioneers
Carl Custer
Parkersburg
Warren St. Marys taps Mruzik for coaching posts
Andrew Mruzik, former Ashtabula player, is re hired as head coach of football and basketball at Warren St. Marys High School effective June 1. He has led St. Marys since September 1945.
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Andrew Mruzik
Ashtabula
Warren St. Mary's High School
St. Mary's
Denero and Richard Fight Draw in Columbus Bout
Johnny Denero of Rochester N Y and Irish Pat Richard of Columbus Ohio battled to a draw last night in a 10 round boxing match. Both fighters survived knockdowns as the crowd watched a close decision.
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Johnny Denero
Rochester
N. Y
Pat Richard
Drew
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