Pittsburgh Pirates draw fans as Meyer promotes regional games
In DuBOIS Pennsylvania fans pack support for Manager Billy Meyer and the Pirates as the club schedules bus rides to Forbes Field. Despite a rough start the turnout shows the town’s sports culture with local notables and past champions tied to the mining region.
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Dubois
Neck of the Woods
Billy Meyer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Ohio
Kentucky
Forbes Fiell
Forbes Field
Bucs
Meyer
Logan High to Use Single Wing Against BIS in 1948 Opener
Logan High School will switch to the single wing offense for the 1948 season opener against the Boys Industrial School on Sept. 10, per coach Dwight Diller. New grey pants with purple inserts, purple and white plastic helmets announce fresh uniforms as the Chiefs prepare with a small returning core led by Eddie Wallace, Boyd Wright, and Bob Fisk.
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LOGAN
Logan High School
Industrial School
Dwight Diller
Chiefs
Diller
Lancaster Bis
BIS
Lancaster Lads
Eddie Wallace
Boyd Wright
Bob Fisk
Chieftains
Leo Wallace
Oblinger
Bill Raferty
Anderson
Don Mauk
Bill Saxton
Pete Kuhn
Ronnie Soliday
Lonnie Bail
Glouster Legion Tops Pomeroy 3 1 In Junior Baseball Thriller
Glouster Junior American Legion defeated Pomeroy 3 to 1 Sunday. Pitcher Mike Bycofski threw a one hit game in his second year, homering in the sixth to spark a 3 0 lead. Bycofski’s season stats include eight shutouts and two no hitters in 86 innings with 175 strikeouts.
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Glouster
American Legion
Pomeroy
Mike Bycofski
Bycofski
Legion
Mruster
Banks and Eagles Meet in District Softball Clash at McConnellville
Two Athens clubs Banks Sport Shop and the Eagles face off in a 7 pm district tournament softball game at McConnellville. Both squads dropped opening games in the double elimination format with Banks losing 8-2 to Marietta Sport Shop and the Eagles falling 3-1 to Miller Morticians of McConnelsville.
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Athens
Banks Sport Shop
The
Eagles
McConnellville
Shoppers
Marietta Sport Shop
Miller Morticians
McConnelsville
YERGES TROPHY AT STAKE FRIDAY
Point Pleasant boys and girls swim team lead the first round of the Howard Yerges Trophy competition at Shawnee Pool defeating Gallipolis 969 to 935. Coaches Bob Adkins and Clem Jamison led squads. next round is at Gallipolis Pool Friday night as Shawnee Pool season ends August 22.
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Point Pleasant
Howard Yerges
Gallipolis
Shawnee Pool
Bob Adkins
Clem Jamison
James Diehl
Ralph Sayre
Mason City
W. Va
Bennetts Top Jackson in City Girl Softball Tilt
Bennetts beat Jackson 14 to 9 under lights on the loser's field Friday night to hand Jackson its first loss of the year. A return game is set for Friday in Athens.
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Bennetts
Jackson
Athens
Yesterday's Results From Baseball Scores Across Leagues
Yesterday's box scores show Cincinnati and Pittsburgh falling short with five and 25 runs after late offense. Vander Meer and Lamanno led St. Louis in a nine run win over Chicago, while Pollet and Johnson paired with Hamner to edge New York. Brooklyn and Boston had tight contests with late scoring to decide 6 to 9 and 2 to 0 games.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Vander Meer
Lamanno
Gregg
Singleton
Kluttz
St. Louis
Chicago
Pollet
Staley
Johnson
Wilks
Rice
Hamner
Chipman
Chambers
Lade
Dobernic
Scheffing
Brooklyn
Boston
Hatten
Campanella
Spahn
Hogue
Shoun
Bickford
Masi
Night baseball matchups feature mixed records across leagues
Schedule lists games with pitchers and records: Voiselle against Jones in Boston at New York, Erskine versus Donnelly in Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Blackwell versus Lombardi in Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Pieretti against Gray in Chicago at Detroit, Kennedy versus Bearden in St Louis at Cleveland, Porterfield or Wynn against Haefner in New York at Washington, and Coleman versus Parnell in Philadelphia at Boston, detailing night games and team pairings.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
Owe
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
American Association
Indianapolis
Milwaukee Ome
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Louisville
Voiselle
Jones
Erskine
Donnelly
Blackwell
Lombardi
Pieretti
Gray
Kennedy
Bearden
Porterfield
Haefner
Wynn
Coleman
Parnell
Musial Homers as Cardinals Top Cubs 9-7
Yesterday's Stars show Stan Musial belting his 29th homer with a double and two singles to lift St. Louis over Chicago 9-7. Johnny Vander Meer pitched Reds to a 5-2 win over Pittsburgh in his 10th victory of the season.
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Stan Musial
Cardinals
St. Louis
Chicago
Johnny Vander Meer
Reds
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Akron States Twenty Games 1948-49 Basketball Schedule
The University of Akron lays out a 20 game 1948-49 slate with 15 veterans and three newcomers. Home games include St Francis Hillsdale Wayne Ohio University Albion Colby and more while out of state foes include Duquesne Marshall Albion Wayne St Francis. The Zips open New Year’s Day with Texas Aggies amid 13 home dates and a first away trip January 7 to John Carroll in Cleveland.
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Akron
Texas A&m
Michigan
Hillsdale College
Maine
Colby College
University of Akron
Zips
Aggies
Akron Cage
John Carroll University
Cleveland
Mt. Union
Kent State
Baldwin-Wallace
Wooster
Fenn
Ohio University
Duquesne
Marshall
Albion
Wayne
St. Francis
Russell Reichly
Hillsdale
Colby
Texas Aggies
Youngstown
John Carroll
Kent
Muskingum
Godoy Prepares for 10 Round Fight With Columbus Tonight
Arturo Godoy the South American heavyweight and the Alabama Kid, former Australian title holder, finished training in advance of their 10 round bout set for tonight in Columbus.
No Fish No Tan in Northeastern Michigan Vacation
Ohio AP Sports Editor Fritz Howell recalls a vacation at Au Sabie Lake in Northeastern Michigan. The trip featured a cottage with comfort amenities, rough weather kept them from fishing on several days, and they avoided bringing home any uncleaned fish while enjoying family time and pinochle.
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Fritz Howell
Ohio
Columbus
Au Sabie Lake
Michigan
Comets Sweep Tripleheader In Apple Grove
Sunnyside Comets win three straight over Ceredo Bank nine 3-1 4-3 and 4-3. Ode Rice shuts out in opener. Park Stewart wins in nine innings. John Sayre picks up third decision in nightcap. Saunders loses all three. Craycraft relieves in third. Next Sunday they travel to Parkersburg for a doubleheader with the Berdines.
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Apple Grove
W. Va
Sunnyside Comets
Ceredo Bank
Ceredo
Ode Rice
Park Stewart
John Sayre
Jack Saunders
Craycraft
Comets
Parkersburg
Berdines
Columbus Rider Wins Main Event
Eleven riders from Ohio West Virginia and Michigan competed at Buck's racing grounds Sunday. Duke Pennell the Columbus rider won the eight lap main event in four minutes 41 seconds with Jenkins Slasher of the Athens Motorcycle Club taking second. Fred Fisher of Athens won the 125 Harley lightweights three lap special race.
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Buck’s Racing Grounds
Athens
Portsmouth
Mansfield
Columbus
Ohio
Parkersburg
Charleston
West Virginia
Michigan
Duke Pennell
Jenkins Slasher
Athens Motorcycle Club
Fred Fisher
Lakin Wins Wahama Invitational Softball Title
Lakin Hospital defeated Dusty Durst and company 3 to 1 to win the Wahama Invitational softball championship. Point Pleasant Eagles edged Banks Sport Shop 2 to 1 for third place. Durst hit a late triple in the seventh to seal Lakin’s win as Burris homered for Point Pleasant in the consolation game.
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Mason
City
W. Va
Lakin Hospital
Dusty Durst
Bill van Dyke
Bob Cooley
Bradbury
Shoddelbook
EAS
Vander Meer Wins 10th as Reds Top Pirates 5-2
Johnny Vander Meer pitched five hits over seven innings to lift Cincinnati to a 5-2 victory against Pittsburgh. Virgil Stallcup drove in the go ahead run with an eighth inning double after Litwhiler and Baumholtz delivered in set up frames. Westlake homered inside the park for Pittsburgh as Hal Gregg connected for a homer but the Reds pulled away.
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Pittsburgh
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati
Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Virgil Stallcup
Pirates
Wally Westlake
Hal Gregg
Vander Meer
Pirate
Stalicup
Danny Litwhiler
Dan
Frank Baumholtz
Litwhiler
Jansen Starts Training In USAF Tech School
Vaughn A Jansen son of Mrs Blanche Jansen 319 Oak St has begun training at the USAF Technical School Fort Francis E Warren Cheyenne Wyoming within the Army Air Forces program in Wyoming enlistment era reporting notes.
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Nelsonville
Pfe
Vaughn A. Jansen
Blanche Jansen
Oak St
Usaf Technical School
Fort Francis E. Warren
Cheyenne
Wyo
Mrs Mayme Krueger and Miss Barber Visit in Nelsonville
Mrs Mayme Krueger of San Diego California and Miss Hattie Barber of Toledo have been guests for several days of their mother Mrs William Barber at 2395 St John Street in Nelsonville Ohio.
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Nelsonville
Mayme Krueger
San Diego
Calif
Hattie Barber
Toledo
William Barber
St. John St
Nelsonville WSCS Naomi Circle Picnic Meeting
Naomi Circle No 1 of the WSCS of the Methodist Church will hold a picnic meeting Thursday at 6 30 p m at the homes of Mrs S H Lancaster and Mrs Ray O Dell in Nelsonville for the group gathering and discussion.
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Nelsonville
Naomi Circle
WSCS
The
Methodist Church
S. H.lancaster
Ray O'Dell
Williams defendants sued in Ohio contract breach case
Lester J. Watson files petition in Athens County Court of Common Pleas against Henry C. Williams Pearl A. Williams and Superior Pipe and Supply Company alleging breach of contract and seeking 8850 dollars. Defendants must answer by October 8, 1948 or default judgment will be entered.
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Henry C. Williams
Charleston
West Virginia
Pearl A. Williams
Farquharson
Superior Pipe and Supply Company
Lester J. Watson
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Woolley
Rowland
Bridgewater
Gem Pharmacy Sold to Marietta and Zanesville Men
The Gem Pharmacy in the K. of P. Building Nelsonville, in operation since 1906, will be taken over by Dale E. Foster of Marietta and A. J. Walters of Zanesville. Foster, a registered pharmacist, served in World War II and has worked with Beagle Drug Co. Walters, married with one child, plans to relocate after August 25 and has prior experience with Sharp & Dohme and John Lee. The sale, announced by Mrs. Orlie A. Rider, ends decades of local ownership dating back to 1906.
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Nelsonville
Gem Pharmacy
K. of P
Orlie A. Rider
Dale E. Foster
Marietta
A. J. Walters
Zanesville
Foster
Beagle Drug Co
Walters
John Lee
Logan
Sharp & Dohme
W. J. Stuart
Orpheum Theatre
L. J. Eberle
Stuart
Harvey H. Ler
Parkers(Masonic Temple
Ler
Eberle
Fountain Pharmacy
Gem
Knights of Pythias Plans Anniversary Meeting
Nelsonville Valley Lodge 169 Knights of Pythias will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m Roy Tomlinson secretary announces. Vice Chancellor Lowell Miller appointed committees for the lodge anniversary and membership campaign dinner with Raymond Patton Clarence Monks and Bob Harris on the committee Don Frank and Richard Kelly on publicity Merlin Christopher to head the cats committee.
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Nelsonville
Thirteenth Grandchild Born on Friday the 13th
Mr and Mrs Robert Wend announce the birth of a son at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan named William Charles. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Hughes and Mr and Mrs Carl Wend with great grandmother Mrs C E Michaels Akron. Born Friday Aug 13 he is the 13th Wend grandchild.
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Nelsonville
Robert Wend
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
William Charles
John Hughes
Carl Wend
C. E. Michaels
Akron
Wend
J W Hashman Rites Arranged for Today
Funeral services for John William Hashman 72 of Cincinnati who died in a Cincinnati hospital Sunday were to be held today at 2 p.m. in Stout funeral home Nelsonville with Rev Ray Pidcock of Chauncey Pilgrim Holiness Church officiating. Burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
John William Hashman
Cincinnati
Stout Funeral Home
Ray Pidcock
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Chauncey
Greenlawn
Matheny Last Rites Planned Wednesday
The 81 year old Nathan Matheny died early Monday at his home on 495 Poplar Street. Rites will be at his residence Wednesday at 2 pm conducted by Rev. J. A. Long. Burial follows at Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the residence anytime.
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Nelsonville
Nathan Matheny
Poplar St
J. A. Long
The
Christian Church
Greenlawn
Three Nelsonville Couples Mark Wedding Anniversaries
Three Nelsonville couples celebrated anniversaries Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Delong marked 23 years, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tolliver 14 years, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hall 12 years. All traveled to Cincinnati to observe the day.
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Nelsonville
Pat Delong
Bert Tolliver
Roy Hall
Mrs. Delong
Mrs. Tolliver
Threat To Will Is Charged in Affidavit
Nelsonville resident Donald Lyons pleads innocent and bonds over to the grand jury on assault threatening to kill and shooting with intent to kill. An affidavit by Flora Poling says Lyons, armed with a rifle, assaulted her at her Kimberly home and fired while fleeing to a neighbor’s house.
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Nelsonville
Donald Lyons
Sean Carbondale
Floyd Brown
Flora Poling
Lyons
Tom Kelley
Elimination Tourney Set for Nelsonville High Field
Nelsonville district softball elimination tournament opens at 6 p.m. at the high school athletic field. Warren Robinette of the Western Auto team announces Floodwood versus Chauncey as tonight’s game. Later matches include Poston Station versus Ringgold on Wednesday, The Plains versus New Pittsburg on Thursday, and Logan Moose versus Haydenville on Friday.
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Nelsonville
Warren Robinette
Western Auto
Floodwood
Chauncey
Poston Station
Ringgold
the Plains
New Pittsburg
Logan Moose
Haydenville
Deanery Catholic Women Meet Opens At St Patrick s Buchtel
The Catholic Women’s Clubs deanery gathered at St. Patrick s Church Buchtel for Holy Hour and a social business meeting. Father Carl Heilman delivered the rosary litany and sermon. Msgr Edward Murphy presided. Attendees from Pomeroy Marietta McConnelsville Athens Nelsonville Beverly Lowell Churchtown attended. Next deanery meeting set for Oct 24 at St Paul s Athens.
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Nelsonville
St. Patrick’s Church
Buehtel
Carl Heilman
St. Patrick's Church
Edward Murphy
Marietta
St. Patrick's Hall
Jessie FE. Baker
Nelsonsville
William
Blanche Dunn
St. Patrick's Unit
CWC
St. Paul's Church
Athens
Legion Team Meets Meigs Outfit In Wednesday Tilt
The American Legion team sponsored by Glenford Dugan Post will face the Pomeroy Legion at City Playground in Nelsonville on Wednesday evening. Pomeroy has defeated Glouster and lost to Athens this season, while Nelsonville has defeated Athens. The local post also plans a game against a New Marshfield Legion squad tonight as part of ongoing efforts to boost interest ahead of next season.
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Nelsonville
American Legion
Glenford Dugan Post
Pomeroy Legion
City Playground
Pomeroy
Glouster
Athens
Legion
New Marshfield
Surgery Report For Barber at Ath ens Sheltering Arms Hospital
Floyd Barber, son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Barber Sir John Sr was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens on Sunday afternoon for an emergency appendectomy His condition is reported satisfactory
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Nelsonville
Floyd Barber
Leslie Barber
John Sr
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
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