This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1949
Page
7
A summer reflection on football origins and shifts in the United States. The piece argues for valuing field goals and punting, critiquing coaches' reliance on passes over kicks and calling for better kicker development in high schools and colleges.
NEA service piece by Gene Bearden explains grip and delivery for knuckle, fast, curve, slider, and other pitches. He notes finger grip, wrist action, and consistency to avoid tipping batters, with left handed curve and varied grips for different batters.
Blaetmar Buicks won both ends of a softball doubleheader against Kingsbury. Bob Stivers earned his 10th straight win in the first game as Blaetmar rolled 11 to 5. P Kloes returned from injury and hit four of eight team homers, with Arnold accounting for the other four. Buicks 29 runs on 36 hits while allowing 3 in the nightcap. They visit Lakin Red Birds Tuesday at 6 pm.
Cleveland Browns coach Paul Brown praised William P. McPeak University of Pittsburgh end for his smashing defensive play in early training. McPeak’s effort threatens veteran John Yonaker’s grip on the defensive right end spot as the team begins scrimmage sessions in Bowling Green.
Hocking Hills Country Club of Logan brings golfers to Athens Thursday for a return intercity match against Athens Country Club swingers. The rotating trophy sits with Athens after a Logan win earlier this year, and Logan would claim it with a victory. A postmatch banquet will follow.
Athens horses won multiple ribbons at Lancaster event run by the Lions Club. Winners include Mrs. Robert Mathews on Sheltered Genius with Reserve Champion five gaited and first in ladies five gaited. Mrs. Fred R. Beasley on Fascinating Firefly and Lovely Fancy earning several top spots. Mrs. Richard Holzer on Hula Maid open hunter and second in work hunter. Spiteful driven by Holzer won pony in harness. Francis Conrath on Smokey Mountain Man took junior walking horses and walking horses titles. Miss Monroe and Mrs. Conrath earned walking mares and a championship stake placing.
A medley race is added to the City swim meet alongside four age groups 11 13 14 16 16 17 and 18 plus. The race consists of three laps with backstroke breaststroke and freestyle, and registration continues at Crystal Pool Banks Sport Shop and Rufus Putnam playgrounds.
The Pittsburgh Steelers added two players to the roster Steve Suhey the former Penn State guard and Ben Barber a rookie halfback from John Carroll University Suhey a 215 pound sophomores from Canse nova New York Barber from Cuyahoga Falls Ohio.
Steubenville two former stars Steve Morates and Bob Jones said they will enroll at Ohio State University next month. Morates will play in the North-South All-Star game in Massillon and the Ohio-West Virginia All-Star tilt in Wheeling.
Cincinnati hosts Philadelphia for a four game set over three days as the Reds chase NL third place contenders. Wehmeier starts with Heintzelman opposing him while Bucky Walters serves a five game suspension amid a wounded season.
The Saints trimmed Indianapolis 6-5 in 13 innings as Brancato belted a homer and Belardi added a run scoring hit after Branca's 13th inning shot. Louisville and Milwaukee won to keep pace, with Wright and Workman homer exploits boosting scores. Kansas City blasted Toledo 14-0 as Madison pitched well and the Blues piled 20 hits.
Two Xavier University football stars who graduated in June will study for the priesthood. Bob Conway, who played fullback and end, and Carol J Spike Helmers, a tackle, both live in Cincinnati. Santa Clara guard Don Neihaus of Spokane will play his fourth season for coach Len Casanova next fall.
Washington's floundering Senators hold a narrow lead over the Red Sox in a tight AL pennant chase. With 15 remaining head-to-heads against Boston and others, Boston could seize momentum if it wins most of its 15 games, while Washington struggles after a long slump. The day’s action also touched the Dodgers and Giants as race dynamics shift in both leagues.
Adolph Weinacker, a Michigan State College junior and national AAU 50 000 meter walking champion, trains on campus paths and nearby country roads to prepare for competitions.
A fragmented OCR shows American and National league team listings with city abbreviations and win percentages. Missing context makes exact team names unclear, but teams like New York Boston Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Washington St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee Minneapolis Columbus Kansas City Toledo are present with partial records and percentages.
Recap of yesterday's MLB results across leagues with scores for New York Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston St Louis and Cleveland Boston and Washington games along with American Association scores for St Paul Louisville Minneapolis Columbus Milwaukee Indianapolis Kansas City Toledo and more.
The schedule lists eight late night games featuring Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and New York at Chicago among others with players like Barney Chesnes Jones Hansen Leonard Heintzelman Weh rmeier Elliott Munger Houtteman Reynolds Starr Stobbsa Wynn Harris Gumpert Fowler and teams Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Boston St. Louis Detroit Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia Minneapolis Toledo Kansas City Columbus St Paul Indianapolis Milwaukee Louisville all scheduled for night games in various matchups across the league.
The list names top performers: Williams Boston 349 runs and 105 RBIs. DiMaggio Boston 125 hits. Dillinger St. Louis 9 steals. Reynolds New York 111 wins. Wynn Cleveland 82 saves. Robbinson Brooklyn 138 hits and 81 RBIs. Kiner Pittsburgh 27 home runs. Sewell Pittsburgh 51 wins and .833 ERA. Spahn Boston unspecified.
Edwards Insurance softball team split a doubleheader with Sunnyside Comets. In the opener Edwards lost 5-1 as Barnett held the visitors to four hits. In the nightcap Edwards rallied from 4-1 down, scoring four runs in the seventh to win 5-4 behind Denny and Nesselroad. Simpkins homered for the Comets.
Bobby Thomson hit a triple two doubles and a single to power the Giants past the Chicago Cubs 11 to 3. Ralph Branca scattered four hits as the Dodgers shut out the Pirates 9 to 0.
The 24th Hambletonian for three-year-olds at Goshen July race day features a wide field led by Kangaway with Demon Hanover a strong rival. Other contenders include Guy Ambassador Scotch Pal Volume Martha Doyle Miss Tilly Record Express and Atomic Maid across front runners from Toledo Lexington Colfax and Greenwich.
The Eastern Ohio All-Star football squad was completed with three tackles and four ends named. Training starts August 9 at Bethany College for the August 19 game against the West Virginia All-Stars. Tackles Fred Groux Martins Ferry Steve Morates Steubenville old Kriinski Toronto ends Dick Thomas Martins Ferry Bob Turrentine Steubenville Gerald Damerer Tommy Potenzini Mingo.
Bucky Walters, manager of the Cincinnati Reds, once lost two games in one day early in his pitching career with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Boxer Meltzer 141 outpointed Belt 138 in New York while Dykes 14814 stopped Walzack 14414 in France and Do cusen 145 outpointed Guido 145 in New Orleans, with 10 rounds noted.
Banks' Sport Shop Shoppers moved to second place in the City Softball League by routing the Electrics 16 to 7. A 10‑run sixth inning sealed the win as Cecil Calvin led Electrics with four hits, while Dick Jewett and Jewett’s teammates pacing the Shoppers with key hits and runs.
In a playful column the writer jokes about Columbus proving the world round and chasing Indies, notes Panama Canal not yet dug, and jokes about rounds of speculation. Irvin Quick opens a new store, and a Hollywood divorce is teased. NYE ROLET COMPANY sells used cars with a one track mind.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.