Ohio U Joins Mid American Conference Aims for Standardized Athletics
Don Peden discusses Ohio University joining the Mid American Conference formed to standardize eligibility and schedules. The article lists initial and current members, outlines guiding principles for intercollegiate athletics, notes Dr. David E. Reese as commissioner, and states the first sponsored sports football basketball baseball and track with other sports to follow as schedules allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye
Ohio University
Butler
Wayne
Western Reserve
Cincinnati
Miami
Western Michigan
Mid- American Conference
David E. Reese
Dayton
Marietta Set to Host Record Boat Races Aug 23 24
Marietta prepares for a two day outboard regatta on August 23 and 24 with a record number of boats and drivers. Races cover multiple hydro and runabout classes on a three mile Muskingum course. Notable entrants include Paul Wearly Wally Harper Milford Harrison and Harry Vogts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Harry E. Schramm
Muskingum
Muskingum Park
Hydro
Charles G. Dawes
Paul Wearly
Muncie
Ind
Milford Harrison
Vermilion
Scioto River
Columbus
Wally Harper
Detroit
Harry Vogts
Madison
Wis
Marietta Post No. 64
American Legion
Yesterday's Results From A 12 Inning Beefery Baseball Night
Scores from last night show St Louis 3 Brooklyn 2 after 12 innings with Dickson Wilks Pollet Munger and Wilber Rice handling the hitting for St Louis Branca Casey Edwards working for Brooklyn. Philadelphia beat Chicago 5 3 in 10 innings called for rain. New York topped Cincinnati 19 3 with Walters Erautt Laman driving the offense. American League matchups include Philadelphia 5 Chicago 2 in 11, New York 14 Detroit 13 in Twilight, Washington 6 Cleveland 4, and Cleveland 9 Washington 7 in the second game. other late results list Columbus Milwaukee Kansas City Toledo Minneapolis and St Paul victories.
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National -Brague “ I
Pet
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Eaue OO
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Aee
Washington
American Association
Kansas City
Louisville
Milwaukee
Columbus
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Dickson
Wilks
Pollet
Munger
Wilber
Rice
Branca
Casey
Edwards
Wyse and Scheffing
Jurisich
Padgett
Walters, Erautt
Laman
Pieretti
Ferrick
Mancuso
Gromek
Klieman
Hegan
O Haefner
Evans
Lemon
Willis
Stephens
National League Schedule Snapshot
National League night games feature Pittsburgh at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia New York at Cleveland Boston at Chicago Washington at Detroit Philadelphia at St Louis with additional night contests.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Irish Mickey Doyle Knocks Out Senna in Cleveland
Irish Mickey Doyle of Cleveland, age 157, knocks out Frankie Senna of Los Angeles, weight 150, in a fight at New York Jamaica Arena. Charley Warre of Brooklyn, 139, TKOs Pat Scanlon of New York, 146, in five rounds at the Jamaica Arena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Mickey Doyle
Cleveland
Frankie Senna
Los Angeles
New York
Jamaica Arena
Charley Warre
Brooklyn
Pat Scanlon
HVL All Star Lineup Set for Glouster Miners Clash
Nelsonville The Hocking Valley League All Stars will meet the Glouster Miners Sunday at Memorial Ball Park Glouster at 2 30 p m Managers O NAIL Fred O NAIL of Athens Vets selects coaching staff and a full roster featuring Hutchison Olsen Harkins Champ Mills Brooks Allen Barstow Jenkins Knowlton James Wiseman with Glouster backing Roman or Toth in the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Glouster Miners
Memorial Ball Park
Glouster
HVL
Fred O'Nail
Athens Vets
Stars
O'Nail
Clarence Hall
Nelsonville Eagles
Joe Karshner
Logan
Miners
Combine
Smoke” Hutchison
the Plains
Keystone
Mike Olsen
Athens
Heck" Harkins
Floyd Champ
Mark Brooker
Stewart Logan
Bobby Mills
Bill Brooks
New Marshfield
Marion Allen
Logan Mingoes
Glouvier Border Hutchison
Pla
Olsen
Rankin Harkins
Plass
Nicholas Champ
Nels
Hallam Brooks
Marsh
Winn Mills
Stephenson
Roman Knowlton
Toth Wiseman
Ath. James
Buch
Gridders Begin Workouts At Logan High
Sixty four players including ten lettermen report to Logan High School for football drills under Coach Dwight Diller with two daily sessions 9 30 am and 2 30 pm. Captain Jack Glick heads returning lettermen as the team trains for the Sept 12 opener at Lancaster and positions remain undecided as conditioning dominates early practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Dwight Diller
Marion C. Allen
Wayne Hamrick
Lancaster
Jack Glick
Eddie Wallace
Jack Warner
Boyd Wright
Lee Hiles
Jim McLain
Dale Mowery
Jim Donahue
Bob Fisk
Bill Goodlve
Neal Goss
Ray Anderson
Lonny Bails
Kenny Bails
Mike Bell
Paul Bateman
Ned Cannon
Bob
Race Harness Crash Injures Two at Ross County Fair
Two drivers were injured in a harness race pileup during the 2:18 pace at the Ross County Fair. George S. Keys, 66, of Ironton, suffered a fractured left shoulder and a minor concussion, while H. R. Layman of Washington D. C. received a lacerated ear after the crash involving Jerry M. and other heats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Ross County Fair
George S. Keys
Ironton
H. R. Layman
Washington D. H
Jerry M
Bremen Invitational Softball League Draws HSL Teams
HSL teams In Bremen S B Meet are invited August 25 to September 9 with Myers Cobblers St Johns Strawns Dodgers and Western Auto Nelsonville as participants. Schedule features two nightly games at Brennan High School with prizes for most hits singles triples home runs and other achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking
Bremen
Myers’ Cobblers
St. John's
Strawn's Dodgers
Western Auto
Nelsonville
Brennan High School
Fairfield
Lancaster
Strawn
Dodgers
Erikson Glass
Nelsonville Western Auto
Junction City
Clarke McGhee
F. J. Sears
Trapshoot Roundup Beats the Missed Shot Tales
Grand American trapshooters vent about missing targets and Jack Mitchell offers a alibi index system to speed listening. Predictions touch on Bowler of the Year and Western Amateur Golf moves to Toledo in 1949. Ohio leads Grand American Handicap champions with 14 of 47 winners from the Buckeye State.
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Jack Mitchell
Bridgeport
Mitchell
Jack
B.B
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co
Wichita
Toledo
Sylvania Club
Frankie Stranahan
Ohio
Fatcher
Buckeye State
Mississippi
Browns Plan Boys Baseball Tryouts
Huntington West Virginia announces a five day baseball tryout camp for boys ages 17 to 23. The St. Louis Browns sponsor the event at Long Civic Field starting August 26 and scout John Maher made the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
St. Louis Browns
Long Civic Field
John Maher
Browns
Baseball Leaders and Standings in Patchwork Box Score
Player and team leaders listed across batting pitching and fielding categories. Notable figures include Mize of New York with 106 runs and 38 home runs, Pesky of Boston tied for hits at 141, and Feller of Cleveland with 148 strikeouts.
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Walker
Philadelphia
Mize
New York
Baumbholtz
Cincinnati
Dillinger
St. Louis
Feller
Cleveland
Shea
Sugar Run Loses 12-5 in Game Two of Series
POMEROY The Second Ward Hill Billies rebounded in the second of a seven game set by routing Sugar Run 12-5. Pitcher Eugene Hood fanned seven and hit a double while John Hunnel added a two bagger in the high scoring seven inning tilt. Sugar Run won the opener 9-8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ward Hill Billies
Sugar Run Combine
Eugene
Boom-Boom) Hood
The
Hill Billies
John Hunnel
Sugar Run Boys
Electrics Triumph 7-3 Over Chesters in T-Inning
Imperial Electrics defeated the Chesters 7-3 in a seven inning game. Moore earned the win, Smalley took the loss, and Sauer Wolfe and R Will homered for the Electrics. The text mentions the Tour de Beurre of Rouen Cathedral linking Lent butter permissions to construction funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Imperial Electrics
Chesters
Electrics
Moore
Smalley
Sauer
Wolfe
R. Will
Rouen
4-H Leaders Gather for Rio Grande Meeting
Rosena Wiseman of Rio Grande hosted the 4-H junior leadership group meeting. Miss Wiseman reviewed camp counsellor activities and the camp program. Don Grant named committees for the next meeting a hamburger fry with leadership and entertainment groups and a recreation and cleanup crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rosena Wiseman
Rio Grande
Miss Wiseman
Don Grant
Peggy Sheets
James Ballard
Funeral set for Naomi Wilson Grover in Gallia County
Gallipolis Ohio funeral services for Naomi Wilson Grover 78 widow of Hiram A. Grover will be held at Clarks Chapel at 2 p m Friday with interment in the cemetery. She was a retired school teacher. Surviving include son Dustin Grover Bidwell and four stepchildren plus five brothers and one sister.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Wilson Grover
Hiram A. Grover
Bidwell
Clarks Chapel
Dustin Grover
Willard Grover
Howard Grover
Grants Pass
Ore
Milton M. Grover
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Dallas Frederick
Licenses Granted in Gallipolis Marriages
Marriage licenses were issued to Thomas Franklin Mills a Parkersburg truck driver and Alma Gertrude Fox a Gallipolis beautician to Wesley Leisure a Parkersburg city truck driver and Effie K. Trout of Gallipolis and to David E. Chambers a Canonsburg Pa sales man and Dolores C. Marcischak of Eureka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Thomas Franklin Mills
Parkersburg
Alma Gertrude Fox
Battle continues in McArthur softball playoffs
In McArthur the Pure Oil team swept the Austin Powder nine 3 games to none to win the playoff for the league title with a 5 3 victory Friday. Brick Plant and Murphy Hardware lead a tense series to face Pure Oil in the four out of seven Little World Series after Brick Plant won the first game and Murphys won a 12 10 decision Thursday. A game Monday night was tied 8 8 when called for darkness and remaining games will be played under lights with at least two more meetings likely.
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McArthur
Austin Powder
Pure Oil
Brick Plant
Murphy Hardware
Murphys
Kurowski's 12th inning homer sinks Dodgers in Cards win
Whitey Kurowski slugged a 12th inning homer to beat the Dodgers 3-2 as Red Munger relieved Howie Pollet with one out and a tying run on second, retiring the side to save St. Louis' victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitey Kurowski
Cards
Dodgers
Red Munger
Howie Pollet
St. Louis
Hottest Day of Summer Hits 96 Degrees in Gallipolis
Edwin McCormick, U. S. weather observer at Fairfield, confirms 96 degrees as the top, echoed by the water works pump station here. Residents endure melting makeup, clingy clothing, and frayed nerves as the heat persists. The previous 96-degree peak was July 1, with two more 96-degree days since then.
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Gallipolis
Edwin McCormick
U. S
Fairfield
Death Claims James Hood Wednesday
Gallipolis reports the death of James Hood 56 assistant engineer on the river boat National. Hood was taken off at Louisville Kentucky and died at the Marine Hospital shortly after. His wife was informed. Funeral arrangements would be made at the Ewing funeral home Pomeroy. Sister Mrs Ed Parker of Pomeroy.
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Gallipolis
James Hood
National
Louisville
Marine Hospital
Hood
Ewing Funeral Home
Pomeroy
Ed Parker
Middleport Driver Arrested for Reckless Driving
Gallia district report states Alvin Emanuel Carroll 27 of Middleport Rt. 1 was arrested by State Highway patrolmen and charged with reckless driving. He is cited to appear in Justice of the Peace L. B. Higgins court at 8 p.m. Friday after claiming his car was stolen following a minor collision near Hobson on Route 7 south of Middleport August 14.
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Gallipolis
Alvin Emanuel Carroll
Middleport Rt. 1
Court of Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Carroll
Hobson
Middleport
River Traffic at Gallipolis and Kanawha Reports Waterway Activity
Gauges on the Gallipolis Locks show 183 and 10 feet with 4.5 feet on rollers. Multiple vessels passed at various times across the Ohio River past Eureka nine miles below, including the Dravo 43 and Greenbrier. Kanawha Falls gauge reads 2.64 rising. Dan Sullivan and others reported moving at Marmet and Winfield positions along the Kanawha River on Wednesday.
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Gallipolis
Eureka
Ohio River
Dravo
Greenbrier
Slack Barrett
Semet
Armstrong
Campbell
Peace
Calvin Verity
Atlas
Down
Sardis
Hubbard
Benwood
W. Va
Talbott
Joe S
Marietta
Nemacolin
Turley
Parkersburg
Leila
Millwood
George Verity
Greenup
Harris
Price
Portsmouth
Kanawha Falls
Kanawha River
Dan Sullivan
Marmet
George III
Gordon Greene
Ernestine
Winfield
Births and admissions listed at Holzer Hospital
Admissions include L. E. Reynolds Middleport Willard Crabtree and Mrs Richard Wood yard Oak Hill Mrs Earl Zelle Gallipolis Paul Lee Grant Jackson A son born to Mrs Charles Lusher Crown City and a son born to Mrs S J Berridge Jackson Discharges include Mrs Hazel Johnson Mrs J D Whitman Mrs Tom Waugh and Mrs Robert Smith Pine varieties described contrast soft textured pines from western states with heavier yellow pines from the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
L. E. Reynolds
Middleport
Willard Crabtree
Richard Woodyard
Oak Hill
Earl Zelle
Paul Lee Grant
Jackson
Charles Lusher
Crown City
S. J. Berridge
Hazel Johnson
J. D. Whittman
Tom Waugh
Robert Smith
New Magazine for Farmers Is Planned
Gallia County farm extension agent Forrest A Brown received an experimental issue of Farm Business a magazine planned by Chicago Publishing Co The first issue was mailed to farmers nationwide for feedback It includes regional sections short farming articles domestic and foreign reports and is printed on glossy paper with cuts of the farm businessman at work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Forrest A. Brown
Gallia County
Chicago Publishing Co
Brown
United States
Cheshire Man Given Legion Military Rites
Joseph Moeller of Cheshire died recently and was honored with a military funeral by Lafayette Post 27 American Legion at the Catholic Church. Burial followed at Gravel Hill Cemetery near Cheshire with pallbearers acting as firing squad and Keith Thomas sounding taps.
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Gallipolis
Joseph Moeller
Cheshire
Lafayette
American Legion
Gravel Hill
Blazer Wetherholt
O. G. Lyle
L. G. Marehi
W. M. Elliott
John Dray
Chester Hill
Keith Thomas
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Athens County Fairgrounds
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Never Again
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Toledo Blade
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