Dayton athlete praised by coach for attitude and trial
Chris Stefan of Dayton earned praise from Coach Bo McMillin for his fine attitude and received an extended trial with the Detroit Lions before being cut. Olasin became an assistant football coach at McConnelyville High, Wert Barnes will play at Buchtel High, and OSU faces scrutiny in national rankings.
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Chris Stefan
Dayton
Detroit Lions
Bo McMillin
Chris
McMillin
Mike Olasin
George Joachim
McConnelyville High
Wert Barnes
Buchtel High
Athens County
Barnes
Richmondale
Chillicothe
Gardner and Littler Qualify in Columbus Golf Tourney
Dr Robbin Gardner 44 Nelsonville dentist and Bob Littler Athens advanced to the final 18 holes at Columbus Country Club in the Columbus District golf tourney Gardner shot seven over par 79 to just make the cut while Littler posted an 80 and qualified automatically alongside nine other pros Gardner complained of sand trouble with two double bogeys and Littler said he had to scramble for the 80.
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Ralph Sayre
Wahama
W.va
High White Falcons
Mason
American Legion
Athens’ Nine
Cleveland
Indians
Boston Red Sox
Columbus
Robbin Gardner
Nelsonville
Bob Littler
Athens
Columbus Country Club
Gardner
Littler
Finsterwald Leads Ohio Open After First Round
Don Finsterwald of Athens posted 40 37 77 as hole standings show Herman Keiser of Akron Chicago shot a six under par 66 to lead with a three stroke edge in the Ohio Open at Shady Hollow. Ohio State coach Bob Kepler and others followed in a record 217 player field.
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Canton
Herman Keiser
Akron
Chicago
Shady Hollow Country Club
Keiser
Frank Castleberg
Shady Hollow
Bob Keplar
Ohio State University
Athens
Mel Carpenter
Hebron
Reserve Has 23 Lettermen Lead 42 Man Western Reserve Camp
Cleveland Captain Bob Nolf will lead a 42 man squad at Western Reserve football camp in Perry Ohio with 23 lettermen. Ed Lewis returns as coach as Mike Scarry begins drills four weeks before the season opener at Kent State.
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Cleveland
Bob Nolf
Western Reserve
Camp Roosevelt
Perry
Ohio
Adelbert
Mike Scarry
Ed Lewis
Dick Luther
Lou Zontini
Lenny Brickman
Tom Kelley
Scarry
Hardhitting
Nelf
Big Bob Hughes
Jack White
Corbing
Red” Lee
Kent State
Michigan football sells out three home games this fall
Ann Arbor Michigan announces ticket sales for three home games are complete. Athletic Director Fritz Crisler notes record attendance expected as Army on Oct 8, Minnesota on Oct 22, and Ohio State on Nov 19 are sold out. Capacity now 97,000 after 21,000 seats added.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Fritz Crisler
Army
Minnesota
Ohio State
Michigan
County Contestants Place In Olympics
Athens County competitors reached finals at Baldwin Wallace College for the National Junior Olympics. Merrill Oxley finished second in junior boys high jump, Ivan Creeger was fourth in intermediate boys broad jump, Myrl Knowlton took third in junior boys 12 inch base ball throw, and the 200 yard shuttle relay team finished third in intermediate boys.
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Berea
Athens County
Baldwin-Wallace College
Merrill Oxley
Ivan Creeger
Myrl Knowlton
Boxing results from Philadelphia Brooklyn and Pittsburgh shows
Philadelphia fighter Herman Mc Cray outpointed Stonewall Jackson in a 8 round bout. Eduardo Carrasco over Angelo Morganti in a 8 round decision for Brooklyn. Juste Fontaine bested Doll Rafferty in Pittsburgh over 10 rounds.
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Philadelphia
Herman McCray
Stonewall Jackson
Washington
Brooklyn
Eduardo Carrasco
Lima
Peru
Angelo Morganti
New York
Pittsburgh
Juste Fontaine
Rafferty
Milwaukee
Hamburger’s 45th birthday sparks tasty nostalgia
In a light column style note, the piece recalls the U S hamburger’s emergence at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair and jokes about prices for caviar and pheasant under glass. It lauds community contributors like Carl A Frey of Ohio University Kiwanis and notes local business boast by E Chevrolet.
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Hamburg
Germany
U. S
St. Louis World's Fair
St. Louie
Carl A. Frey
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
Sky Line Gun Club Skeet Action In Athens
Photographs show active Sky line Gun Club members shooting skeet at the Athens layout. Images credit H. McCaskill for the action captured during club practice.
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Skyline Gun Club
Athens
H. McCaskill
Middleport Legion Wins Big Over Columbus Junior
The Junior American Legion team from Middleport defeated a Columbus Junior squad 13 to 2 on Sunday. Pitcher Dick Walters started for Middleport with Woody Call catching, securing the win.
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Middleport
American Legion
Columbus
Dick Walters
Woody Call
County fair harness racing set with new features
Athens County Fair opens a three day harness racing meet expected to attract 84 horses and $6700 in purses. New this year are mobile starting gate photo finish facilities and pari mutuel betting. Twelve heats will be run for the 2:27 Trot due to split entries, with added purses for two events and a 2:29 Pace Stake listing Jo Ann Crumbook and others.
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Bend
Ohio Valley Association
Syracuse
Hocking Valley League
Kings
Nelsonville Eagles
Pomeroy Merchants
HVL
Eagles
Albany
Athens County Fair
Erle Bridgewater
F. L. Woodworth
Albert Smith
Don Bridgewater
Pari-mutual
Ohio Racing Commission
Bridgewater
Knowedge
Jo Ann Crumbook
H. S. Harris
Butts
Fresh Freshman Gridmen to Face Four Opponents
Pitt announces its 1949 Freshman football schedule the first since 1938. The four games include Wash- Jeff at Pitt Stadium on Oct 21 Ohio University on Oct 29 Army Plebes at West Point on Armistice Day Nov 11 and West Virginia Freshmen at Morgantown on Nov 18.
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Pittsburgh
Pitt
Tom Hamilton
Little Panthers
Pitt Stadium
Wash- Jeff. Frosh
Morgantown
West Virginia
Ohio University
Philadelphia
Penn
West Point
Army
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Bob Kepler
Verl Stinchcomb
Portsmouth
Robert Frankhouser
Marietta
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By Bill Nye
California
E Chevrolet Company
North Court
Hayden McCaskill
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Flax Rose
Andy Wilson
Wilson
Greatlife
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R. M. Cryder
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Dorothy Lee
A. A. Casto
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No Rider
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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