Reds Eye Comeback and Season Outlook Across Leagues
Ohio U. diamondmen beat Marshall 6 1 as Don Poling pitched well for his third win in seven southern games. Hrasch and Biskup homered for OU. RY later notes on Reds spring form, Blackwell’s status, and early betting odds favoring Dodgers and Bosox for 1950 pennants.
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Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
Ewell Blackwell
Blackwell
Reds
Huntington
W.va
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Johnny Hrasch
Johnny Biskup
Marshall College
Don Poling
Herd
Lenoir Rhyne
Catawba
Virginia Tech
Elon
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Bob Meadows
Bill Harless
Hrasch
Bill Woller
Thundering Herd
Bob
Athens High blanks Nelsonville in SEC baseball opener
Dave Neutzling limited Nelsonville to one hit through six and one third innings as Athens High school toppled Clarence Whitey Tyo and the Hounds 6 to 1. The Bulldogs erupted for all their runs in the final four innings after an scoreless start.
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Nelsonville
Dave Neutzling
Athens High
Clarence “Whitey
Tyo
Bulldogs
Gallia Academy
AHL
Neutzling
Greyhounds
Barrows
Weather Causes Postponement of SEC League Baseball Tilt
Pomeroy and Nelsonville squads were slated to play on Wahama field but the game was postponed due to cold weather. Athens' offense featured Tom Allen, Jerry Evans, and Roland Gaskill with multiple RBIs and three safeties for Gaskill. Athens wins tally after restructuring, moving to 1-1 on the season following a prior 5-3 loss to Chauncey.
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Pomeroy
Wahama
W. Va
Middleport High
Charles S. Gibbs
Get
Tye
Ronnie Cox
Tom Allen
Jerry Evans
Roland Gaskill
Athens
Allen
Evans
Gaskill
Chaun
OU Golfers Tie Virginia On Windy Farmington Course
Ohio University's golf team battled Virginia to a 15-15 tie at Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville. Don Finsterwald won his No.1 match 8-0, while Virginia’s Fred Phillips led with a 74 medal score. Ohio claimed several best-ball points and the day featured close losses for Roger Pedigo and Rod Rowan.
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Charlottesville
Ohio University
Virginia
Farmington Country Club
Don Finsterwald
Nick Miller
Ed Kocinski
Clint McHenry
Ohio
Roger Pedigo
Fred Phillips
Phillips
Pedigo
Rod Rowen
Hubert Selz
Jack Hendrickson
Sonny King
Jim Caldrone
Selz
King
John Grant
Davis
Dick Wells
Rod Rowan
Jim Caldronen
Earl Davis
Chauncey Native Joins Sox Mini Camp In Kentucky
Chauncey Ohio native Austin Palmer former Miami University shortstop and pro in White Sox system trained with Miami squad and left for the Sox minor league camp in Madisonville Kentucky. Covington Ky infielder Tom Imfeld plans April 14 departure for independent Chanute Kansas club after playing with Miami teams and a wrist injury at Chanute last season.
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Oxford
Austin Palmer
Chauncey
Ohio
Miami University
White Sox
Sox
Madisonville
Woody Wills
Miami
Tom Imnfeld
Covington
Palmer
Chanute
Kan
Richmond
Ind
Imfeld
OU Home Games To Be Aired On Radio
Ohio University's WOUTL will broadcast the OU Wisconsin baseball game Thursday after a spring break shutdown. Koontz and Hrasch provided OU's early scoring, with Bobcats taking a 3-1 lead before OU tied or fell behind as Meadows and Shreffler contributed.
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Ohio University
WOUTL
OU Wisconsin
Vincent Jukes
Jukes
Sports Roundup: College Baseball and Hockey Playoffs Update
College baseball results include Lynchburg 6 Fenn 6 and Ohio State 4 Western Michigan 4 in rain shortened games. Hockey playoffs show Detroit leading New York 4 1 in the final series opener. Boxing notes list several fights with results from Cincinnati Los Angeles Jacksonville.
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Lynchburg College
Ohio State
Western Michigan
Boston
Louisville
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Little Rock
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Artie Towne
Lou Gray
Los Angeles
Rafael Gutierrez
Mexico City
Hugh Sublett
Jacksonville
Fla
Billy Kilgore
Birmingham
Ala
Danny Ruggerio
McKibben and Jeffers pace Waterloo to 4-2 win over Rome
Freshman Charley McKibben and veteran Don Jeffers led Waterloo High to a 4-2 Athens County League baseball win over Rome of Stewart. McKibben allowed three hits with 16 strikeouts in his first start, while Jeffers drove in three runs with a first inning single and a fifth inning three-bagger sealing the victory. Waterloo improves to two wins in three overall games and next plays at Shade.
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Don Jeffers
Waterloo High
Rome
Stewart
McKibben
Jeffers
Goodfellow
Carroll McKee
Max Katzenbach
Waterloo
Buchtel Wallops Rome in Athens League opener
Buchtel High Bruins routed visiting Rome 16 to 1 in the Athens County League opener. Pitcher Williams allowed three hits and struck out 12, blanking Rome until the final inning. Keeney sparked the offense with a long double as Buchtel exploded with four runs in the first. Root struggled with control for Rome, while Goodfellow contributed on the mound for Buchtel.
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Buchtel High
Bruins
Rome
Williams
Keeney
Root
Ohio State School for Blind Enters Teams in ABC
A dozen students from the Ohio State School for the Blind will compete in the 47th American Bowling Congress at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum from April 28. Two five-man teams, with twelve players aged 14 to 17, receive equipment donations and free taxi service. blind players get a guide rail on the approach. ABC runs April 15 to June 13 with a $377,000 prize pool across all events.
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Fritz Howell
Columbus
Ohio State School For the Blind
State Fairgrounds
ABC
Gene Erwin
Keith Banion
Springfield
Richard Brumbaugh
James Vinas
Canton
Don Brucker
Mansfield
Raymond Howard
Waverly
Bill Wagner
Cleveland
Fred Althert
Wellston
Edward Marko
Wooster
Dean Tracey
Lockbourne
Russell Deehr
Champion
Roland Hudson
School For the
Congress
Indians Release Kenny Keltner from Cleveland
Topeka Kansas report Kenny Keltner a longtime third baseman for the Indians was granted an unconditional release after manager Lou Boudreau discussed the decision with Keltner. Keltner who joined the Indians from the Milwaukee Brewers can now negotiate with any team as a free agent.
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Topeka
Kas
Kenny Keltner
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
Keltner
Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
Lou
Boudreau
Hank Greenberg
Wellsville Grid Coach Resigns
Mike Rodak, head football coach at Wellsville High School for two years, resigned Monday night effective at term end. The board accepted the resignation with no successor named. Rodak noted plans to coach elsewhere but with unclear timing. His 1948 squad went 5 4 1 and the 1949 team went 0 9.
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East Liverpool
Mike Rodak
Wellsville High School
Board of Education
Rodak
Point Pleasant Opens Season Against Gallipolis
Point Pleasant High baseball team meets Gallipolis today at 4 30 p m in Gallipolis for the season’s second opening contest. An early injury sidelined a key hitter, likely replaced by John Ferguson. Probable lineup includes Nott Fisher Capehart Bonecutter Durst Kayser and Ferguson with Caudill catching Hatfield on the mound.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Point Pleasant High
Gallipolis
Blue Devils
John Ferguson
Big Blacks
Lakin
Jack Rogers
Point Pleasant American Legion Post No. 23
Reece Nott
Tommy Fisher
Frank Capehart
Bob Bonecutter
Shorstop
Jack Durst
Joe Kayser
Ferguson
John
Por terfield Delivers No-Hit Victory In Eight For Yankees
Mirror item notes Bob Porterfield of the New York Yankees pitched eight innings of no hit ball and did not allow a run in a 10-0 win over Fort Worth of the Texas League. The blurb also recalls a 5, 10, and 15 year-ago sports trivia line related to hockey and baseball history.
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Bob Porterfield
New York Yankees
Fort Worth
Toronto
Detroit
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Louis
Ray Lazer
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