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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1949
Page
8
Ohio University coach Carroll Widdoes gathered the 1949 football squad to view spring game photos and plan individual corrections. He has been busy on banquet circuits and will soon attend a Bobcat club rally in Columbus as West Virginia prepares for next season.
Truett Rip Sewell, known for dominance over the Cubs, allowed two runs in a complete Pirates 8-2 victory. The win ties Pittsburgh in the NL standings behind the Giants as Boston and New York also win. The Cubs drop to seventh as the season rolls on.
The Saint Paul Saints won their fifth straight with a 6 to 3 victory over Indianapolis as Harry Taylor hit a three run homer in the ninth. Minneapolis edged Toledo 9 to 7 with Les Layton's ninth inning homer. Kansas City beat Columbus 5 to 4 on Joe Collins long homer in the 10th. Milwaukee defeated the Louisville Colonels as visiting teams swept.
Marietta College opens a three week spring practice with 41 players including 14 lettermen. A youth movement features 15 freshmen while only four of the turnout are seniors. Don Wotring and Vernon Hughes return from 1947, boosting line depth as coach Glad faces replacing six 1948 starters.
New York organized baseball seeks dismissal of Danny Gardella’s 300 000 dollar damage claim in federal court and requests dismissal of parts of two 2 500 000 dollar suits filed by Max Lanier and Fred Martin.
Hartford native and national women’s champion Grace Lenczyk captured the low medal in the North and South women’s qualifying at Pinehurst North Carolina with a 70 score.
National League games featured New York beating Philadelphia 6 to 3 with Hartung and Livingston leading. Boston defeated Brooklyn 3 to 0 as Voiselle and Masi dominated. Cincinnati won 3 to 9 at St Louis in a high scoring affair. Chicago took an 8 to 2 win over Pittsburgh. American League saw Boston edge Washington 2 to 0 while Philadelphia won 5 to 3 against New York with Raschi and Berra contributing for the Yankees.
Wally Westlake hit two homers, with the second in the seventh inning lifting the Pirates to an 8-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Bill Voiselle pitched the Braves to a 3-0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers, moving into a second place tie.
Today games feature Philadelphia at New York with Marchildon facing Byrne and St Louis at Cleveland with Embree vs Lemon. Other matchups include Washington at Boston, Detroit at Chicago, Boston at Brooklyn, New York at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at St Louis, plus American Association games Minneapolis at Toledo Kansas City at Columbus St Paul at Indianapolis and Milwaukee at Louisville.
OXFORD Prospect of a record entry list for the 15th annual Miami University track and field meet for high schools May 13 and 14 was seen today. More than 70 Ohio and Kentucky schools requested entry blanks after the initial announcement. The 1948 meet had 54 schools and 652 contestants. Springfield and Lockland repeated 1947 wins. Finals accompany an intercollegiate meet with Miami and Michigan Normal College.
Providence Horton 155 outpointed Zan nelli 148%4 in Dayton. Toledo Bussey 137 stopped Bradley 136 in Detroit. Paris Belloise 160 halted Stock 161 in France. Brooks Hy Melzer 139% outpointed Cark idko 141 in New York.
Polly Riley of Fort Worth Texas captured medalist honors at the Women's Southern golf tournament posting a 77 to lead the field. Defending champion Riley claimed the top score in the event at New Orleans.
Three Minneapolis millionaires led by George Drake, George Heller, and Lyle Z. Wright purchased the Cleveland Arena and the Cleveland Barons for about 2 million dollars. They plan to keep current policy and staff, offer stock to Clevelanders, and preserve a strong Cleveland flavor with a new general manager to be appointed by May 5.
The Ohio-Indiana Baseball League launches its pennant campaign tonight with floodlit openers. Zanesville, recent champions, moved from a Brooklyn deal to Cleveland ownership. Four games kick off, with Gov Lausche and league officials attending the Zanesville at Portsmouth game.
Pedigree a Kentucky Derby eligible horse won the Golden Gate Derby at Golden Gate Fields. The race carried a $20,000 added purse in Albany California with a crowd of 23,735 and handle of $1,329,596.
Ohio University faces Marietta College in the first of a two game series at Athens timed for 3 30 p m. OU seeks a 2 0 start, aiming to defend a Mid American Conference lead as Ed Hegner returns for Marietta and Bobby Meadows is sidelined with a sore arm. The Pioneers feature sluggers Brock Hayes Dick Blauvelt and Jim Jordan while Rod Andrews starts Friday with Butler looming.
Lexington report notes most of last year's top two year-olds are out of Derby contention. Only Capot and Olympia remain Derby probables from 1948’s select seven. many others suffered injuries or faded from the field. Blue Peter led with $189,185, Capot next at $92,150, while Olympia tops as Derby future-book favorite with $76,632.
Miami University track team scored 113 points to defeat Dayton and Xavier in a triangular meet at Oxford. The Redskins won 12 of 14 events while Dayton totaled 30 points and Xavier 9.
William and Mary routs Pennsyl vania 9 0 to extend unbeaten streak to 67 matches tying the national college record in Philadelphia.
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