Ohio State? No, Ohio University Eyes Open Football and Baseball Trails
Observers at Ohio spring football practice notice feverish team spirit around Coach Harold Wise’s T formation plan with limited single wing plays. Injury count climbs as 13 athletes visit trainer Thor Olson, who notes 31st year of service and no travel misses. A casual baseball note recalls Marietta game first-base antics and a Brooklyn Dodger wager on a Flatbush winner.
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Ohio
Harold Wise
King Brady
Wise
Thor Olson
Olson
Thor
Galveston
Tex
Texas City
Charley Reamer
Messenger City
Marietta
Pittsburgh
Pete Donahue
Cincinnati
Max Carey
Rabbit Maranville
Brooklyn Dodger
Boston
Flatbush
Jamaica
N.Y
Ohio University Bobcats Hit Road For Three-Week Stretch
Ohio University baseball eyes a three week road swing after a five game home winning streak that lifted the season record to 10-4. They travel to Columbus to face Ohio State in a rematch and then head to Cincinnati and Miami for MAC games before a Cincinnati return and Marietta, while Don Poling leads a shaky defense and King Brady Mel Clark and Bill Brooks carry the offense.
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Ohio University
Bobcats
Columbus
Ohio State Buckeyes
Bucks
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Pete Perini
State
Cincinnati
Miami
Ouxford
Navier
Marietta
Pioneers
Butler
Athens
Ohio
Western Reserve
Don Poling
Don Peden
King Brady
Mel Clark
Bill Brooks
Brady
Clark
Herb Thomas
Brooks
RBI
Logan Club Opens 1947 Golf Season With Kickers Handicap
The Logan Golf Club kicked off the 1947 season with a Kickers Handicap tournament. Winners were Robert Keynes, Newell Grooms of Logan, and C. A. Ogg of Chesterhill. low putts went to Harry Bell with 28 on 18 holes. Ray Lohr had low gross 78 and Lew Graham low net 69. Plans for Thursday and Sunday events were announced plus inter city match talks with Athens Jackson Lancaster. Ray Hummel named clubhouse manager for the season. Improvements and new equipment were described as the clubhouse reopens next Sunday for picnics, dinners, and other events."]
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Logan
Hocking Hills
William Patchen
Logan Golf Club
Robert Keynes
Newell Grooms
C. A. Ogg
Chesterhill
Harry Bell
Ray Lohr
Lew Graham
Athens
Jackson
Lancaster
Patchen
Phil Faine
Tom Evans
Bell
Ray Hummel
J. R. Young
Howard Rolston
Charles C. Achauer
L. E. Butts
Joe S. Case
Earl Elberfelds
Mr. Dague
Jess Frasure
R. D. Gardner
John Hammon
Clarence W. Johnston
W. W. Lanning
R. B. Perkins
Rolsten Young
Walcott Louis bout favored by boxing NBA
The National Boxing Association backed aging Joe Walcott as the logical challenger to Joe Louis for the heavyweight title. In a surprise move at a two day executive committee meeting the NBA voted for Walcott as boxing world reactions swirled around Mike Jacobs illness and Frank Sinatra related bout rumors. The NBA said it is not in the matchmaking business.
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Philadelphia
National Boxing Association
Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
Mike Jacob
Frank Sinatra
Walcott
NBA
Jacobs
New York Athletic Commission
Bidwell Rites Tuesday At Chicago
Funeral services for Charles W. Bidwell owner of the Chicago Cardinals and other sports interests will be held tomorrow at 11 a m with Bert Bell NFL commissioner among those attending. He died Saturday morning of pneumonia in a Chicago hospital.
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Bidwell
Chicago
Charles W. Bidwell
Chicago Cardinals
Bert Bell
National Football League
Baseball results from a day of doubleheaders and postponements
Scores from multiple games show Boston and New York wins with tight margins while Washington Philadelphia and St. Louis faced losses. The report lists pitchers batters and game notes including postponements in cold and snowy conditions and a game halted by darkness.
Baseball Schedule Of National And American Leagues
The day features six games with National League matchups Brooklyn at Boston Philadelphia at New York Cincinnati at Chicago and American League games Boston at Washington and Chicago at Detroit all scheduled.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Oak Hill Battles McArthur To 13-12 Opening Win Loss
Oak Hill opened with a late rally scoring four in the last of the seventh to beat McArthur 13-12 at Reese. Donley sparked the rally with two steals and scored on a bobble, while Miller and Howell scored the tying and winning runs after Brewer mishandled a fly ball. McArthur had built an early 8-3 lead aided by seven walks and a key error before Oak Hill chipped away and then surged for the victory.
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McArthur
Oak Hill High
Oak Hill
Reese
Donley
Miller
Howell
Brewer
Lewis
Graves
Generals
Fiead
Dunn
Conley
Pritchard
Murphy
Yates
Emish
Fox
Prichard
McArthur Conley
Clark
Bowling RTT Scores and Highs Amid Busy Meet
Regional bowling results list teams such as Parker's Wholesale Athens Mach Shop and American Legion with records and percentages. Individual high scores include Roy's Auto 234 and Wood Ohio U 599 while Ohio U leads one game 890 and Parker's Wholesale tops three-game totals at 2,536.
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Wieneneciwellants
Parker's Wholesale
Athens Mach. Shop
SOG Martin
Carpenter Hardware
American Legion
Smith
Roy
Wood
Ohio U
Ohio Jayvees Defeat Ohio State Nine In Nine Eight Six
Ohio Jayvees top Ohio State 9 to 6. Key hitters include DiBiasio Martinac Rob erts Owens Worthley and Bacon with RBI contributions from Simon Wollet Daniel Savich Murphy and Bacon. Pitching line notes Emrich and Roberts. final score decided by late innings.
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Martinac
Roberts
Owens
Worthley
Bacon
Brunst
Hess
RBI
Simon
Wollet
Daniel
Savich
Murphy
Ohio State
Ohio U
Owen
Pitz
Emrich
Hess 3. Bb—Emrich
Mattis
Wp—Roberts
Sac— Mah
Hickle and Sells
Columbus
Ohio University
Bucks
Kittens
Ohio VI
Graves
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Abrhoa
Pitt
Dantel
Ohio State Abrho
Smith
Giancamelli
Eee Graves
Reeder
C Brunst
Ferd Hack Wins Logan Crown in City Bowling Meet
In the City League Championship at Logan Recreation alley Ford Hack Auto Supply won the title by 99 pins over H. C. Dodman Local 153. H. Marshall starred with 206 single and 533 triple while L. Casto led Godmans with 555 triple. A banquet follows next Thursday at Logan Clay Products Recreation Room.
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Ford Hack Auto Supply
H. C. Dodman
Ford Hack
Logan Recreation Alley
H. Marshall
L. Casto
Godmans
Logan Clay Products Recreation Room
DiMaggio Signs With Oakland Oaks
Vince DiMaggio, eldest of the DiMaggio brothers and brother of Joe and Dom, has signed with the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League in Oakland California.
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Dimaggio
Oakland
Calif
Vince DiMaggio
Joe
New York Yankees
Dominic
Boston Red Sox
Oakland Oaks
Radio controlled totalizator eyed for New South Wales
Australian News Bureau reports plans to install a radio controlled totalizator in New South Wales allowing distant bets to register on local boards. Replicas of Sydney Race Course boards would be set up in other towns with same odds as at the track.
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New York
New South Wales
Sydney
Lou Nova Considering Ring Return in Europe
Rumors from California say Lou Nova plans a comeback with bouts in England and Europe. Local fans may contributing to fund a steamship ticket for his return to boxing duties.
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California
Lou Nova
England
Europe
Notre Dame star George Sullivan shifts to shot put focus
George Sullivan, Notre Dame tackle against Army last fall, forgoes spring football to concentrate on shot put ting. Athletics coach Al Simmons notes a serious heel operation like Joe DiMaggio's is hard to shake. Jack Kelly of Atlantic City Race Track runs brick business, leads a Philadelphia radio board, trains his son for Henley Regatta, and coaches Lasalle crews.
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George Sullivan
Notre Dame
Army
al Simmons
Joe DiMaggio
Jack Kelly
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Jack, Jr
Lasalle High
American Association Columbus Defeats Louisville Colorfully
Columbus beats Louisville 6 to 1 in a league game. Milwaukee defeats St. Paul 4 to 0 in a separate contest.
Lanier Seeks Semi Pro Baseball Job
Max Lanier former St Louis Cardinals star pitcher seeks semi pro work in the United States after leaving the Mexican League last season. He says he wants to stay in baseball and has spoken with a Cleveland team. Rosenblum Clothes, the National Amateur Baseball Federation champions, declined his offer to pitch for them.
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ST. Petersburg
Flan
Max Lanier
St. Louis Cardinals
Lanier
Cleveland
Ohio
I. S
Rose
Rosenblum
National Amateur Baseball Federation
Blues. Millers Unbeaten in AA Blues
The unbeaten Millers in the American Association would rest today as the league opened with weather delays. Tomorrow Kansas City visits Minneapolis. Milwaukee hosts St. Paul. Columbus beat Louisville 6 1 on Augie Bergamo and Mike Natisin homers. rain ended the game with bases loaded. Milwaukee defeated St. Paul 4 0 behind Al Epperly. Joe Bestudik homered for Milwaukee’s split victory.
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Kansas City
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
Indianapolis
Augie Bergamo
Mike Natisin
Natisin
Brewers
Joe Bestudik
al Epperly
Leafs Win Cup in Six-Game Stanley Cup Final
Toronto fans celebrate as the Maple Leafs edge the Montreal Canadiens 2 1 to clinch the championship in six games. The Leafs earn $36,000 while Montreal takes $27,000 from an $81,000 playoff pool.
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Toronto
Maple Leafs
Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
Two Steel Truss Bridges Readied for Gallia Roads
E N Leonard Gallia County engineer announced Champion Bridge Co Wilmington Ohio can deliver two steel truss bridges for Gallia routes. One 75 foot span over Little Raccoon Creek on Pleasant Valley Road Huntington Twp and another 78 foot span over Symmes Creek on Flagg Springs Road Walnut Twp.
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Gallipolis
E. N. Leonard
Gallia
Champion Bridge Co
Wilmington
Ohio
Little Raccoon Creek
Pleasant Valley Road
Huntington Township
Symmes Creek
Flagg Springs
Walnut Township
Leonard
Gallia County
Truck Stolen In Bidwell Reported By Patrol
Gallipolis post reports Sunday afternoon that a 1996 blue pickup owned by Lewis Crawford Route 2 Bidwell with an Ohio farm license was stolen.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Lewis Crawford
Bidwell
Ohio
Construction firm nears finish on State Route 7 rebuild
Gallipolis reports the firm rebuilding State Route 7 from Bladen to Swan Creek bridge has completed rough-grading nearly the entire length of the project.
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Gallipolis
Bladen
Swan Creek Bridge
Markets Report From Ohio Valley Livestock Sale
Lamb prices peaked at 24 dollars with seconds 20 to 22 and light weights 10 to 15 dollars. Hogs 175 to 250 pounds brought 20 to 23 dollars, steers 15 to 22, cows 8 to 17.50, top veal calves 23.50 and sheep ewes and lambs 5 to 12 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Valley
Farm Bureau Meet Planned for May 8 at Grace Church
Gallia County Farm Bureau announces its annual meeting at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis at 11 a.m. on May 8. Briggs Kirby serves as secretary of the county cooperative association.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Patrolmen in Gallipolis charge license evasion
Gallipolis city patrol officers arrested Carl Ward 19 of Jackson and John Grant 22 of Wellston on charges of having no operator's license. Each was fined $10 and costs.
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Gallipolis
Carl Ward
Jackson
John Grant
Wellston
Hereford Group Field Man Plans Gallia Meetings
L P McCann of the American Hereford Association will attend the Gallia County cattle banquet on April 24 and the Hereford sale on April 25. Reports note 238 attended Vinton and 575 at Cadmus meetings on cream quality, with emphasis on No 1 to No 2 cream grades and illegal or rejected cream. Dr J Willard of Ohio State University commented on weather, hay making, and curing as hay matures toward cordwood staging.
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Forrest A. Brown
Gallia County
Gallipolis
L. P. McCann
American Hereford Association
Vinton
Cadmus
Ohio Department of Agriculture
J. Willard
Agronomy
Ohio State University
Spring Crop Planting Late in Gallia County
Gallia County farmers report planting three weeks late due to bad weather. Cabbage peas and potatoes, key crops near the Ohio River, have been delayed, harming expected thousand-dollar returns. Cheshire bottoms is a major potato area. Clay and Guvan Townships grow many acres of early cabbage peas and tomatoes, all retarded by late spring.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Cheshire Bottoms
Ohio River
Clay
Ohio
Guvan
Retail Merchants List Store Holidays for Year
Gallipolis merchants group announces year store closures. Holidays include Memorial Day May 30, Independence Day July 4, Labor Day September 1, Thanksgiving Day November 27, and Christmas Day December 25.
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Gallipolis
Retail Merchants Committee of
The
Chamber of Commerce
River Traffic at Gallipolis Locks on Ohio River
Locks nine miles below Gallipolis logged river stages of 18.1 and 18.6 feet Sunday afternoon with the river at 27 feet on the rollers. Vessels reported include Hatfield, Semet, Criss, Progress, Barrett, Indiana, Cale via Verity, and Tale bott on the Kanawha with Keanawha Falls at 4.63 feet and falling.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Hatfield
Criss
Huntington
Indiana
Cale
Verity
Vanceburg
Ohio
Kanawha River
Marmet
Kaenawha Falls
Maybe a Yacht, Too! Gallipolis Chamber Invited to Brussels
John Jones, secretary of the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce, reports in the monthly office publication that the chamber has received an invitation to attend the international conference in Brussels, Belgium. He humorously notes that they cannot quite see their way to make the trip this year.
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Gallipolis
John Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce
Brussels
Belgium
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