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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1949
Page
9
Ohio University baseball heads south for a demanding southern swing after a one run win over Western Reserve. Coach Bob Wren aims to sharpen fielding and lineup as the team prepares for Mid-American Conference play.
The Ohio Valley Baseball Association announces a two half season with 20 games per half. Opening Sunday April 21 Racine travels to Gallivants while Hartford faces Reedsville and Twin Cities visit Straus. Hartford remains the lone West Virginia club in the league. Second half starts July 3. schedule includes Thursday twilight games and doubleheaders on adjusted dates.
Fragmented OCR listing shows multiple game pairings and dates across several locales. Mentions Racine Gallipolis Hartford Reedsville Syracuse Twin Cities and Syra with references to April 24 and June 5 across unclear matchups.
Weekly schedule lists matches across towns including Gallipolis Reedsville Racine Syracuse and Hartford. Notable events feature Vernon Elec Hotel Bar Jam Bar and Hemsley Rec with top scores listed for high team and individual achievements.
The Hio midget season began at Sports Fans Park in Bedford drawing 6302 fans. Neal Carter of Toledo won the feature, Ralph Pratt of Detroit was second after three laps, Jack Fea of Cleveland third, Duane Carter of Fresno fourth, with Al Bonnell of Pa winning the addition pursuit race and Pa Russo of Chicago taking the helmet race.
Brooklyn's Levine, 32, named favorite to win a 10 round light heavyweight bout at the Arena tonight against Portland's Dick Wagner. Cleveland's Chuck Hunter also figures among bettors, with other match notes from Twin Cities at Reedsville and Hartford events.
Miami University baseball extended its winning streak to six with a 6 17 doubleheader sweep over Cedarville College. In the opener Miami rallied from behind after Cedarville led 3 0 entering the seventh, while the second game ended after five innings with Cedarville committing nine errors and the Redskins scoring in every frame. Townsley and Brooks pitched in the first game. Blosser and Schembechler guided the Miami offense in the nightcap.
A garbled line hints at a baseball rally with runners on base and a big inning. No full details on teams or scores are clear from the fragment.
Sam Snead, famed for long drives and a steady putter, wins the Masters at Augusta with a five under par 67 in the final round. He finishes 283 total, defeating Lloyd Mangum and Johnny Bulia who share second. Johnny Palmer led after the third round but faltered to end with 286. Lew Worsham mounts a notable comeback with a 68 final round for 293.
Keeneland in Lexington gears up for its spring racing season with five stakes on opening day. The meet marks a Derby prelude period as local ho rses prepare for Kentucky Derby trail. Racing fans anticipate fast times and new records as horses from varias regions arrive.
In the National League Toronto beat Detroit 3 to 1 as part of the best of seven series. American League Providence leads 2 to 1 after a 5 to 1 victory.
The Presidents announce a 3 home 5 away football slate. Games include Sept 21 at Denison, Oct 1 at Geneva, Oct 15 at Bradley Techy, Oct 22 at Bucknell, Oct 29 at Carnegie Tech, and Oct 12 at Ohio Wesleyan, along with Oct 19 at Muskingum.
SEC baseball chaos begins this week with an abbreviated three game conference start. Athens travels to Jackson on Wednesday while Wahama hosts Manon on Thursday and Wahama rolled to a 16 2 win over Pomeroy earlier in the week.
The Big Blacks high school football team announces a nine game schedule for 19 ant season with an open Oct 14 game and Buck Jamison seeking opponents. Last year the Purple Panther vacancy remained unsettled as plans include road game against Nitro on Nov. 5 and a Poisson sap opening.
West Virginia University has ended a contract with the Mason County Board for a coach at Point Pleasant schools. Superintendent Rob erg Ferguson secured the signature to hire a former Roane County native who will take over duties in August. The coaching assignment for Lester remains undecided. Co captains Sharlif Gibson and Robert Furnbull, seniors from Greenville F C, lead North Carolina State golf.
Colley told a spring meeting of league rectors that players would be restricted to shower areas and warned of forthcoming disputes over umpire decisions. Eight teams represented include Newark and Richmond clubs, with season windows from April 26 to May 25 and August 2 to September 28.
Texarkana reports Gene Bearden, star right hander for the Cleveland Indians, back on the mound after heat treatment for a pulled leg muscle. He may pitch 4 to 5 innings in the resumed series against the New York Giants, with Sam Zoldake likely to relieve.
Kalamazoo Mich Wildcats and Broncos prepare for a season opener two game series Coach Suton Vogel leads University of Towns and Hawkeyes veteran hitters Jack Wisheler Wesley Dimro Dick Bruney Jim Col nn New talents include Bon Groggel Walter Koehler as Broncos aim for early season success before a future trip through Ohio and Indiana Dynamically rolling news item note.
AP writer predicts the Dodgers as the leading pennant contender in the National League with Philadelphia and Cincinnati as challengers. Notes include Whitey Kurowski’s arm, Pete Reiser and Russell comebacks, and concerns over pitching depth and finances affecting contenders.
Indians announce 22 year old rookie Milt Stockhausen has been optioned to San Diego to the Pacific Coast League. The move follows roster changes after Hank Rutkowski was sent to Oklahoma City in the Texas League.
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