Gallipolis Blue Devils place third in quadrangular track meet
Gallipolis Blue Devils finish third in a four-team track meet at Chillicothe with 2244 points. The 880 relay team won in 1:41, led by Jimmy Beaver Bert Smith Bob Gillespie and Carl Jenkins. Carl Jenkins also placed second in the broad jump at 19 feet 6 inches, while Chillicothe star Brown won both the broad and high jumps.
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Quince
Thompson
Gallipolis Blue Devils
Chili Heathe
Chillicothe
Circleville
Gallipolis
Jackson
Carl Jenkins
Brown
John’ Milhoan
Shackleford
Chuck Beachout
Eugene Garnes
Ronnie Carr
Mil Joan
Jenkins
Blue Devil
Teabout
Arr
Jenkins ‘Hird
Bob Gillespie
Bob Bateman
Gallipolis’ Memorial Field
Chesapeake
Athens
Arcaro Faces Derby Or Grey Lag Ride Dilemma
New York jockey Eddie Arcaro must choose by May 5 whether to ride Nashua in the $50,000 Grey Lag Handicap at Jamaica or Head Man in the $125,000 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. A win with Nashua could make him the leading money earner, surpassing Citation, while Head Man would also mark a major success.
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Eddie Arcaro
Nashy Tua
Jamaica
Churchill Downs
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Citation
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Whitney
Bruins Edge Nelsonville 5 4 In League Tilt
Buchtel Bruins win 5 4 as Joe Grinstead earns win and drives in two with a homer. Gary Boyer limits Bruins' trouble for the Hounds. Rebuilding Nelsonville–Buchtel duel follows a non league win earlier this month.
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Tilt
Buchtel
Buchtel Bruins
Joe Grinstead
Gary Boyer
Hounds
Alany
Plains Buchtel
Jack Thompson
Bob Day
Tom Odennal
Chick Thompson
Bill Wright
Larry Loudner
Dan Wright
Jim Brady
Roger Pack
Ohn Hartley
Dick Conner
Dave McCombs
Bobcats Rout Bishops In Opener At Ohio Stadium
Ohio University track team dominates Ohio Wesleyan 8314 to 49 in the season opener at Ohio Stadium. Harold Buchert wins sprints, Frank Nixon triumphs in middle distances, Rudy Koletic takes hurdles, Bill Evans claims shot put and discus. Nixon nearly sets a mile varsity mark. Moe Mosley soars in high jump.
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Ohio University
Ohio Wesleyan
Bobcats
Ohio Stadium
Bish‘ops
Delaware
Harold Buchert
Frank Nixon
Rudy Koletie
Bill Evans
Buchert
Tome Free
Nixon
Bob Sawyers
Don Schulick
Evans
Rudy Koletic
Oummary
Ohio
Lundberg
Callow
Koeth
Wiley
Lawrence
Davis
Batty
Boen
Koletic
Mallard
Kramer
Glenwright
Sawyers
Sharp
Guenther
Marcy
Koletie
Semple
Cain
Schulick
Morrison
Mosley
Sloan
Chulick
Boggs
Falcons Rip Gilmore 17 4 Start 1956 Baseball Season
Wahama opened the 1956 baseball season with a 17 to 4 win over Gilmore. Bob Oliver pitched seven innings for Wahama allowing no earned runs while striking out six and walking 11, but three Wahama errors aided Gilmore scoring. Oliver led Wahama at the plate with two hits in four trips, LeRoy Darling added two hits including a double, and George Hesson hit a homer as Wahama built an early eight-run frame.
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Wahama
White Falcons
Ralph Sayre
Gilmore
Bob Oliver
Oliver
Falcons
Leroy Darling
George Hesson
Kenyon Defeats Ohio Tennis Team 8 1 in Meet
Kenyon College overwhelmed Ohio University 8 to 1 as sophomores led the winners. Bob Bredenfoerder earned OU’s lone victory, rallying from a set down to beat Pantzer. Singles winners for Kenyon included Mignon, Wigglesworth, Templeton, and Yee, with the visiting team taking two of three doubles matches.
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Ohio
Lerful Kenyon College
Bobcats
Bobtels
Bob Bredenfoerder
Bartels
Bredenfoerder
Jed
Kenyon’s
Eric Pantzer
Dick Woolwine
Jim Hartman
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Nellis
Wigglesworth
Sagio
Templeton
Studlum
Wright
Hartman
Martman
Ludlum
Yee
Saggio
Wigglesworth and Pantzer
Hutchison Nd Woolwine
Opening Day Hurlers Likely To Be Veterans
Veteran mound choices dominate opening day as managers favor established hurlers over spring rookies. Notable matchups include Roberts against Newcombe in Brooklyn with a strong Phillies rivalry looming. probable assignments feature Nuxhall, Buhl, Lemon, Ford, and Antoinelli among others.
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New York
Cincinnati
Pat Scantlebury
Brooklyn
Don Drysdale
Chicago ‘White Sox
Bill Fischer
Boston
Dave Sisler
Philadelphia
Jim ‘Owens
Kansas City
Bill Hermite
Washington
Hall Griggs
Connie Grob
Robin Roberts
Bob Lemon
Whitey Ford
Johnny Antoinelli
Don Newcombe
Bob Rush
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Eagle Tryouts Slated at McArthur Airport Diamond
Eagles baseball hopefuls from MCARTHUR are called to a Sunday 6:30 p.m. open tryout at the McArthur airport diamond. Coach Bruce McLin aims to begin practice sessions immediately with the first game set for May 6.
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McArthur — Prospectiv
Eagles
McArthur
Bruce McLin
Immedia
Gales Next Athens Fee Gales Next Athens Fee
The Athens Bulldogs open their baseball season Friday afternoon when the Lancaster Golden Gales visit for a single game. Athens carries a 1-0-1 mark after a win over Nelsonville York in a SECAL contest. They travel to Circleville Saturday for a postponed doubleheader, with Friday’s starter likely Alan Fox or Paul Parsons. Larry Hughes held Nelsonville to three hits with 17 strikeouts and is slated to start at Circleville. The lineup is expected to stay the same unless Larry moves from short to second.
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Lancaster Golden Gales
Bulldogs
Nelsonville -A
Athens
Circleville
Alan Fox
Paul Parsons
Larry Hughes
Nelsonville
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Redlegs Return to Face Yankees in Columbus Exhibition
Cincinnati Redlegs hosted New York Yankees in Columbus drawing 13 796 as Joe Nuxhall allowed 10 hits in six innings. Robinson twisted an ankle after his first inning single and was removed. Hershel Freeman provided the bright spot for Cincinnati in a 18 victory over the Yankees.
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Richmond
Indianapolis
Ind
St. Louis
Yankees
Columbus
Yanks
Joe Nuxhall
Robinson
Fight Results in Detroit Heavy Bout Ends Early
Chuck Spieser of Detroit stops Joe Owan of Philadelphia at 134 pounds. Paul Perkins of Salt Lake City knocks out Dick Lane of Boise at 148 pounds in Boise Idaho.
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Chuck Spieser
Joe ‘Owan
Philadelphia
Boise
Idaho
Paul Perkins
Salt Lake City
Dick Lane
Gallia County league to shed teams next year
Gallia County will contest football and basketball with five member schools next academic year after a Gallia County High School Principals Association meeting. North Gallia will replace Vinton on schedules as Bidwell Porter is removed. Remaining teams are Rio Grande Cheshire Cadmus Mercerville with softball to be played by all six schools this spring.
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Gallia County
Harley Cloud
Vinton High School
North Gallia Board of Education
Vinton
Bidwell-Porter
Bidwell-Port
Northlia
Rio Grande
Cheshire
Cadmus
Mercerville
North
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