Moore Keeps Notre Dame From Army Football Schedule
West Point superintendent Major General Bryant E Moore says Army will not resume football relations with Notre Dame while he leads the academy. He notes Army is not in the same league as Notre Dame and warns it would take half a season to prepare for and recover from a real Irish squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant E. Moore
West Point Military Academy
Notre Dame
Army
West Point
Moore
Maxwell Taylor
Betty Chief Unstoppable in Fastest Mile at Athens Harness Meet
A three day Athens County Fair harness meet ends with Betty Chief driven by J. Cartnal of Hanover Ohio posting the fastest mile 2 10 1 5 in the Free for All trot and pace. Razors and Janie Val also win heats while Ruth Main tops a $15 win payoff. betting totals reach about 1800 with a coin flip deciding a blanket prize.
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Betty Chief
Athens County Fair
J. Carthal
Hanover
Ohio
Janie Val
Cox
Helen's Castle
Neilson
Roush
Bill Brackenbridge
Ruth Main
Hut Beackenbridge
Joe Wolfe
Reineman
Pari-mutuel
Flax
Eane
Bettine
Itt Brackenbridge
Kill Brackenbridge
Routh Main
Kill Brackenridge
Cartnal
Razor W
Hetty Chief
Helen
Nelsonville Hounds Gird for 1949 Grid Season With 9 Lettermen
Nelsonville High enters the new season with nine lettermen returning led by captains Dean Circle and Clarence Tyo. Coach John Abel oversees 37 players in two a days as the team shifts to a traditional T formation for an eight game schedule starting Sept 16 at Mifflin. Key returnees include sophomores John Powell Darrell Inman and juniors Max Townsend Dick Hitchings Jack Cook, plus seniors Doggie Newton and Larry Thomas. The slate features Gallipolis Athens Pomeroy Logan Wellston Middleport Jackson with an open date Sept 23.
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Vebau
Yalu
Umi
John Abel
Carrollton
Byron Eby
Mifflin Township
Mifflin
Monogram
Dean Circle
Clarence “Whitey
Tyo
Greyhounds
Circel
John Powell
Darrell “Mouse” Inman
Max Townsend
Dick Hitchings
Jack Cook
Newton
Larry Thomas
Abel
Nelsonville
Forde McClain
Bob Patton
Hounds
Gallia Academy
Blue Devils
Mifflin Two
Gallipolis
Race Program Carded Sunday At Buck's
Regular and first time Buck's Speedway drivers join a Sunday midget race at the Athens oval off Route 50. Expected racers include Dick Paden red and gold No 14 Red Lanham red and white No 11 Speedy Estep yellow No 0 5 and the Comstock brothers Gene and Harry Nos 8 and 9 Doc Ashbaugh No 52 Willis Conkey blue C 1 Jim Oney brown No 32 Bill Boston D 6 Bus Crow No 28 and Charley Coons red C 4.
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Buck's Speedway
Oval
Route 50
Athens
Dick Paden
Red Lanham
Speedy Estep
Comstock Brothers
Gene and
Harry
Doc Ashbaugh
Willis Conkey
Jim Oney
Bill Boston
Bus Crow
Charley Coons
Twin Cities Nets 3rd Place In Ohio Valley Action
Twin Cities moved into third place in the Ohio Valley Association by edging Point Pleasant 3 2 in a five inning twilight game halted by darkness. Syracuse leads, with Gallipolis, Reedsville, and Racine in pursuit as Sunday’s twin bills loom and the pennant race tightens.
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W. L. Pet
Syracuse
Igatidsig
Twin Cities
Reedsville
Point Pleasant
Gallipolis
Racine
Ohio Valley Association
Twins
West Virginians
Louie Sauer
Lee Smith
Paul Clifford
Don Betzing
Joe Magnotta
Smith
Hackett
Henry Clatworthy
Clatworthy
Charles “Granddad
Shane
Twin Bills
Maroons
OVA
Donald C. Wolfe
Pt. Pleasant
Randolph
Donahue
Sauer
Boxing Roundup From Atlantic City and New York
In Atlantic City Cuba's hico Varona boxed 149 against Charlie Milan 145 and won on points. In New York Jimmy Rooney 127 from Bridgeport outpointed Dino Bleta 130 from Canton by decision in eight rounds.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Hico Varona
Havana
Cuba
Charlie Milan
Baltimore
New York
Jimmy Rooney
Bridgeport
Conn
Dino Bleta
Canton
Oni
Mitchell Seen 400 Hitter
New York Hank Greenberg predicts Dale Mitchell of the Cleveland Indians could be the man to hit 400 again. Mitchell is a calm, fast, .300+ hitter who lacks power and aims for another World Series title after last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dale Mitchell
Cleveland Indians
Hank Greenberg
Sport Magazine
Mitchell
Dale
Mitchel
Red Sox
Browns Face Yankees Tonight in Akron Exhibition
The Cleveland Browns travel to Rubber Bowl in Akron for a final tune up before Labor Day against the New York Yankees. Five roster cuts will be decided, with Marion Motley Lou Groza and Bob Gandio nursing minor injuries as Coach Paul Brown stresses the importance of the game.
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AKRON
Cleveland Browns
New York Yankees
Browns
Buffalo Bills
Brown
Paul Brown
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yanks
Dodgers
Chappell Throws One Hit and No Hit In Twin shutout
Alexander City pitcher Marvin Chappell hurled a one hitter in game one and a no hitter in game two as Alexander City beat LaGrange 1-0 in both seven inning contests. The double shutout raised Chappell’s season total to 20 wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander City
Marvin
Droopy) Chappell
LaGrange
Chappell
Alaska and Hawaii as states would keep temperature even
The piece jokes about admitting Alaska and Hawaii together as the 49th and 50th states to preserve the status quo temperature. It notes Dewey Goddard as a community volunteer and praises the Athens Inter-Church Youth Choir. It mentions a Coney Island woman planting poison ivy and promotes NYE CHEVROLET service in Athens.
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Congress
Hawaii
Alaska
Dewey Goddard
Gdod
Athens
Coney Island
NYE Chevro
North Court
Adv
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Cleveland
Gene Bearden
Detroit
Art Houtteman
Tiger
Houtteman
Acrosas
Basketball Association of America
National League
National Basketball Association
Boston
Philadelphia
George Mikan
Minneapolis Lakers
Bill Roush
Razors
Athens County Republican Club
Nelsonville Girds
Nelsonville High
Frank Hartley
Wayne Hunley
Home
Pomeroy
Logan
Wellston
Middleport
Jackson
Manhattan
Dobbs
Kyle's
Buck's
Sinclair
Ize
Sinclair-ize
George L. Smith
Sinclair Refining Co
Sport Shop
N. Court St
Valley League
Athens Merchants
W. L. Pet. Logan
Nelsonville Eagles
Nelsonville Vfw
Albany
New Marshfield
Glouster
Athens Eagles
Panthers
Eagles
Plains
Hockin
Glouster Ae
AHL Field
Nelsonville Vets
City Playground
Longstreth-Carbon Hil
Goodyear
Mickle
Tire & Accessory Co
Athens, Ohio
Kaiser-Frazer
E. State St
Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St
By the
Way
By Bill Nye
Torch
Rts
Coolville
Roger Dean
Athens Motor Sales
W. State
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