Ohio U. Bobcats open season after southern trip
Ohio University's Bobcats return home after a cold yet spirited southern tour led by coach Bob Wren. Shreffler led hitters with 16 hits in 31 at bats, while Poling and Perman impressed as newcomers. The team faces Wisconsin and Western Michigan in a two game series this weekend in a pivotal early season test.
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Bobcats
Bob Wren
Toledo Madden
Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Broncos
Ou-Bronco
Western
Wren
Hardware Keglers Lead with Five-Game Bulge in Bowling Standings
The Hardware Keglers extended their league lead to five games behind a 499 series by George Rutkoskie including a 201 game. They swept Poston Station thrice as American Legion remained runner-up after Poston’s match was postponed. Tony Reis paced Athens Motors with a 537 series and a 207 game as they moved to third, while Martin Heaters and Gasmen posted notable scores in a night of low totals.
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Charles Gilkey
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Coca Cola
Roy Sams
Jack Toomey
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Eee Ene Nen
Marietta Tossers Open 1950 Schedule at Rio Grande
Marietta College baseball opens the 1950 schedule with a 3 p.m. tilt at Rio Grande in Gallipolis after weather and local objections forced postponements of three planned games last week. Coach Don Drumm aims for full strength with Jim Jordan back from his father’s illness, Ed Hegner to start against Rio Grande, and lineup anchored by Soltis Madera Hayes and Hamill.
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Marietta College
Gallipolis
Christy Earl Arnold
Rio Grande Redmend
Pioneers
West Virginia Tech
Morris Harvey
Rio Grande
Fairmont State
Mariettans
Don Drumm
Rio
Jim Jordan
Jordan
George Soltis
Drumm
Paul Garay
Ace Flickinger
Hegner
Fairmont
Pioneer
Marblehead
Mass
Bob Schmidt
Dave Wood
Broncos Lose Track Star by Foot Injury
Kalamazoo Michigan Russel Gabier sophomore star of the cross country and track teams will be lost to the Western Michigan squad for the outdoor season. Coach Clay ton Maus says his loss probably costs the Broncos 10 to 15 points in the half mile, mile and two mile events. Gabier was sidelined by an injured foot in the opening indoor meet and is suffering from a neuroma in the right foot. He will need an operation.
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Mich
Russel Gabier
Western Michigan
Clayton Maus
Broncos
Gabier
Plains High Announces Annual Athletic Banquet
The Plains High School will host its annual athletic banquet Thursday at 6 30 p.m. in the school. Principal speaker is Edgar Bannon athletic director of Galion High School and former Plains coach for 14 years who left five years ago.
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H. W. Humphrey
Edgar Bannon
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Indians and Giants to meet 18 times in spring training
The longest inter league series in baseball spring training pits the Cleveland Indians against the New York Giants in 18 scheduled games. The matchup highlights the exhibition schedule with two longtime rivals facing off across the spring slate.
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Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Penn State Soccer Coach Bill Jeffrey's 130 Wins Record
Penn State's Bill Jeffrey has compiled a 130 win 19 loss and 25 tie record over a 24 year period guiding the Nittany Lions.
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Penn State
Bill Jeffrey
Toledo Joins MA Loop in Conference Expansion
Dayton AP reports Toledo University joins the Mid American Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after a special meeting. Commissioner Reese said the admission decision was made yesterday and three other member applications were tabled. Butler University was not present. while Mileham suggested Butler likely won’t return next year, Cincinnati will still play Butler in basketball.
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Toledo University
Toledo
David E. Reese
Butler University of Indianapolis
Butler
Reese
M. Charles Mileham
Ralph C. Bursick
University of Cincinnati
James Gordon
W. H. Shideler
Miami University
Carroll Widdoes
Neil D. Thomas
Ohio University
Mike Gary
Co. B. McDonald
Western Michigan College
Bill Council
Earl L. Shoup
Western Reserve University
Mileham
Gallia Academy Edges Point Pleasant 4 3 in thriller
Ken Curry blooped a seventh inning infield single to left sending Ronnie Cana lay home for a 4 3 win as Gallia Academy over Point Pleasant. Gene Wetherholt earned the decision with 11 strikeouts, Jimmy Hatfield fanned nine for the Big Blacks, Capehart Caudill each doubled for Gallipolis. Point Pleasant outhit 8 4 but costly base path mistakes sealed the outcome.
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Ken Curry
Ronnie Canalay
Gallia Academy High
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Gallia
Gene Wetherholt
Jimmy Hatfield
Wetherholt
Point Pleasant
Hatfield
Tommy Thompson
Jackson
Frank Capehart
Bob Bonecutter
John Caudill
Curry
Capehart
Caudill
Pomeroy
Jack Rogers
Charles Gibeaut
Banks Sport Shop Wins Ladies Bowling League Crown
Banks Sport Shop clinched the eight team league title last night, finishing four games ahead after a season in which the Shoppers led for over a month and once held a seven game cushion. C B S C E upset the champions 2-1 as Belle Cornwell led Electrics with 421 and Dorothy Conkey paced Figgs with 418.
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Electrics
Shoppers
Belle Cornwell
Carroll Widdoes
K. Figg
Beasley-Mathews
Dorothy Conkey
Figgs
Belle Kowalczyk
Beasleys
McKee
Nina Chadwick
Deans
Margaret Daniels
McBee
Television Policy Sought By Big Ten and Neighbors
The Big Ten discusses a unified football television policy with Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Nebraska, and Marquette. Agenda includes live and post game telecasts, uniform rights pricing, territorial restrictions, and possible NCAA action at the 1951 Dallas convention. Talks aim to extend to other sports.
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Big Ten
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Nebraska
Marquette
National Collegiate Athletic Association
New York
Dallas
Purdue
Iowa
Indiana
Exhibition baseball results and playoff hockey update
The roundup lists exhibition baseball scores among teams such as Roanoke Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Washington Durham and New York with varied results. It notes hockey playoffs with Detroit leading New York and Indianapolis leading Cleveland in the American League. Boxing results include Bossio Breeze Ferland Basilio and Scott with points decisions.
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N. J
Drew
New Orleans
Gaby Ferland
Montreal
Carmen Basilio
Syracuse
Phoenix
Ariz
Buddy Scott
Jacksonville
Fla
Pearce
Salt Lake City
Waterloo AHS Nine Today
Waterloo High Baseball postponed Athens County League game with Shade to Friday and will instead meet Athens High in Athens. Troy High games were canceled, prompting the schedule shift. Thursday’s game on AHL field starts at 4 p.m.
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Dick Shoemaker
Waterloo High
Athens
Shade
Athens High
Troy High
Coolville
Shoemaker
AHL
Jackets Trim Panthers 10-2 in delayed SEC opener
Middleport High Yellow Jackets overpower Pomeroy 10 to 2 on Wahama field in a weather shortened game delayed from Tuesday. Buell limited Pomeroy to three hits as Middleport connected eight times off Buck. Rawlings Buell Wilt led Middleport with key hits while Buck, Drenner and Clark worked for Pomeroy.
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Yellow Jackets
Wahama
W. Va
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Panthers
Jim Buell
Middleport
Nesselroad
Robinson
Jenkins
Benny Buck
Drenner
Rawlings
Buell
Wilt
Middieport
Csneces
Pomhiuy
Call
Buck
Clark
Three more cars nominated for Indianapolis 500 entry list
With three days to the May 30 deadline, three more fast cars were entered for the Indianapolis 500. Vet eran Bill Cantrell of Louisville will drive the Bowes Seal Fast Special, with first time racers Bob Gregg of Kamas and Gene Hartley of Roanoke also listed. The field rises toward 70 entries as last minute submissions pour in. Cantrell, experienced in speed events, is expected to drive the fastest car among the entrants based on past performance.
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Ind
Bill Cantrell
Louisville
Bob Gregg
Kamas
Wash
Gene Hartley
Roanoke
Cantrell
Rex Mays
Speedway
Colonels Buy Outfielder from Rochester
Louisville Colonels acquire outfielder Dick Burgett, formerly with Rochester in the International League, from Columbus Ohio. Burgett played for Rochester last season and was purchased by the Colonels of the American Association.
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Bob Perman to Oppose Wisconsin in home opener
Ohio University hosts University of Wisconsin at 3 30 p m for the home opener as Bob Perman draws the start for the Bobcats in a lineup that includes Bobby Meadows John Hrash Bill Wollet Jim Shreffler Babe Tapple Mickey Briglia Bobby Mills Johnny Biskup and Perman on the mound. Wisconsin brings 18 players led by Gene Evans Sheldon Fink Bob Wilson and Bruce Elliott with pitching by Ed Keating John Tennant and Thornton Kipper.
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Edwin Watts Chubb
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Thornton Kipper
Gene Radke
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Sheldon Fink
Bob Wilson
Bob Shea
Bruce Elliott
Paul Forseth
Ernie Bauer
Ray Lenahan
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Radke
Bob Wren
Bob Perman
Joe Kovach
Shelley Swank
Glen Hursey
Perman
Wren
Rod Andrews
Don Poling
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Bobby Meadows
John Hrash
Bill Wollet
Jim Shreffler
Babe Tapple
Mickey Briglia
Bobby Mills
Johnny Biskup
Truman Receives Baseball Passes for Openers
President Truman reported his throwing arm in good shape as he accepted season passes for both leagues. He pledged to throw out the first ball at the American League opener between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics. Clark Griffith presented the AL pass and Ford Frick the NL ticket.
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Ford Frick
Hockey team breaks hundreds of sticks each season
The average professional hockey team sees nearly 600 hockey sticks broken by players each season, highlighting the high wear and cost of the sport.
Chiefs Wallop Carbon Hill in baseball rout
Logan High Chieftains powered by Bill Rafferty three hit ball and 16 strikeouts defeated Carbon Hill 16 to 2. Rafferty walked none, hit three batters, and Logan had 10 hits led by Jim Myers triple and two doubles by Rafferty. Carbon Hill had six errors as Logan improved to 1-1 on the season.
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Bill Rafferty
Logan High Chieftains
Carbon Hill
Rafferty
Dawley
Devol
Campbell
Jim Myers
Dale Tucker
Chauncey-Dover
Athens County
Roper
Cmdicis
Chesher
Schrader
Adkins Hired As Jackets Grid Coach
Carl T. Adkins of Point Pleasant West Virginia will graduate from Purdue in June and was hired as head football coach at Middleport High School at a school board meeting. He replaces Forest Bachtel who left for health reasons. Adkins is brothers with Bob Adkins Point Pleasant coach and played four years of high school football and lettered in football and baseball at Purdue. He assisted Jefferson High Lafayette Indiana in winter coaching the center and helped Point Pleasant prior seasons. Don McKenzie will remain as football assistant after taking over as head basketball coach for Bachtel. No decision yet on other Middleport athletic coaches.
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Carl T. Adkins
Point Pleasant
W.va
Purdue University
Middleport High School
Adkins
Forest Bachtel
Bob Adkins
Point Pleasant High
Purdue
Jefferson High
Lafayette Ind
Jefferson
Don McKenzie
Ohio WA
Bachtel
Oakwood Names Ed Wysocki Head Coach
Oakwood High School athletic director Sam Andres announced that Ed Wysocki from Tipp City High School was named head football coach at Oakwood. He replaces the previous coach and will lead the Oakwood football program next season.
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Sam Andres
Suburban Oakwood High School
Ed Wysocki
Tipp City High School
Oakwood
American League Teams Set 115-Game Spring Training Schedule
American League clubs will face National League opponents in a 115 game spring training slate. The schedule links AL teams with NL peers across warm weather camps, setting the pace for exhibition matchups and record-keeping ahead of the regular season.
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