Bulldogs cruise past Gallia Academy in SEC clash
Athens High coach Harry Lackey’s Bulldogs beat Gallia Academy by a wide margin in a Southeastern Ohio Conference battle. Key plays came from Don Finsterwald and Charley Gall while Red Evans and Don Ferguson added points. Next, Athens faces Pomeroy before a Logan-Chieftains showdown as the season nears a possible photo finish.
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Harry Lackey
Athens High Basketeers
Logan Chieftains
Bulldogs
Gallia Academy High
Anc
Red” Evans
Don Ferguson
Don Finsterwald
Chieftains
Pomeroy
Panthers
Arly
Panthers Upset Logan Five in Southeast Ohio Showdown
Pomeroy High’s Panthers burst to a 42-38 win over defending SEC champions Logan Five, led by Charley Slack and Captain Bill Lehew. Logan rallied in the fourth but fell short, trailing 24-12 at halftime and 36-24 after three quarters.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High
Panthers
Logan
Chieftains
Chiefs
John McBroom
McBroom
Dave Bell
Krieg
Browns Three Browns Players Charged After Rymkus Incident
Cleveland police charged Browns players Jim Daniels Lou Rymkus and Paul Speedie with intoxication and disorderly conduct after a disturbance on Whid Avenue. Daniels denied the charges as the Browns prepare to face the New York Yankees in the conference championship at Lakefront Stadium.
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Cleveland
Firsteam
Jim Daniels
Lou Rymkus
Nd Mac Speedie
Central
Daniels
Rymkus
Peedie
Andrew M. Kovachy
Browns
New York Yankees
Lakefront Stadium
Joseph Straus
Whiid Avenue
Racine Grid Opens With Green Outfit Despite Losses
Racine High School, Meigs County champions, starts basketball season with an inexperienced squad after losing the entire starting lineup and part of the reserve team. Fourteen players reported for practice including two seniors Milton Canter and Bob Rhodes, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen. The schedule lists games against Wahama Belpre Harrisonville Chauncey Chester Tuppers Plains Wilkesville Rutland Pomeroy and The Plains with dates in January and February.
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Racine
Racine High School
Purple Tornado
Milton Canter
Bob Rhodes
Alan Carson
Dennis Manuel Oris Smith
Thomas Wolfe
Virgil Norris
Thomas Hensler
Don Powell
James Russell
George Sayre
Kelly Sayre
Joe Stobart
Charles Norris
William Robinson
Aaron Wolfe
Wahama
Belpre
Harrisonville
Chauncey
Chester
Tuppers Plains
Wilkesville
Rutland
Pomeroy
the Plains
Screen and pass play diagram from Idaho coach
Coach Guy Wicks outlines a midwestern no screen and block setup to penetrate zone defenses. The sequence shows A initiating, B screening, E receiving, and D scoring under the basket, with C inactive, then notes Sta Helcomb's 3 1 2 formation for Army.
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Middle-West
High School and College Basketball Results Across Ohio and Nearby
A roundup lists multiple high school scores from Chillicothe to Canton and several college games including Princeton versus Muhlenberg, Syracuse over Toronto, and Ohio teams such as Cincinnati over West Reserve. Notable showings include Canton McKinley 54 over S Akron 42 and Bluffton 65 defeating Wilmington 56.
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Dover
Mount Vernon
Lancaster
Coshocton
Marietta
Cambridge
Greenfield
Hillsboro
Portsmouth
Ashland
Crooksville
Roseville
New Concord
Philo
Newark
Zanesville
Glenford
New Straitsville
Caldwell
Glouster
McConnelsville
New Lexington
Junction City
Moxahala
New Boston
Kitts Hill
Massillon
Canton Timken
Canton McKinley
S. Akron
Canton Lincoln
Sebring
College
Princeton
Muhlenberg
Syracuse
Toronto
Brooklyn College
Pratt
West Va. Tech
Marshall
Morehead
Butler
Pitt
Miami
Xavier
Kent State
Case
Mt. Union
Kenyon
Cincinnati
West
Reserve
Denison
Bluffton
Wilmington
Baldwin-Wallace
John Car
Loras
Detroit
Franklin
Earnham
Anderson
Concordia
Nelsonville Falls to Wellston in SEC Opener
Nelsonville Greyhounds opened the 1946-47 SEC basketball season with a 48 to 36 loss at Wellston. Ralph Hutchinson led the Rockets with 15 points while Clarence Woody scored 13 for Nelsonville as Wellston’s zone defense stifled the Greyhounds' attack.
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Dean Circle
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Greyhounds
Wellston
Golden Rockets
Rockets
Ralph Hutchinson
Clarence Woody
Greyhounds
Fick
Woody
Davis
ES A Ae
Huffman
Thompson
RUG Cou
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Hill
Ids
Ture
McDanniels
Hamilton
Blosser and Hoy
Murray City Miners trip Shade 35 28 in district cage win
Murray City Miners beat Shade High 35 28 in a game they led from the start to improve to seventh win of the season. Giffin scored 10 for Murray City while Shafer had 14 for Shade. The Reserve team also notes a 20 16 wresting win over Case.
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Shade High
Shade
Hollister
Buchtel
Trimble
Gibisonville
Carbon Hill
Union Furnace
Junction City
Alumni
Reserve Quint
Rockbridge
Chauncey
Giffin
Shafer
Syracuse Urges Munn to Michigan State Coaching Move
Syracuse University coach Clarence Munn announced he would leave to direct Michigan State College football. His resignation effective Jan 1 was approved by Vice Chancellor Craw ford. Munn backed by two to three assistants plans to move with him, replacing Charley Bachman.
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N. Y
Syracuse University
Clarence
Biggie) Munn
Michigan State College
Munn
Finlay G. Crawford
Charley Bachman
Ossie Solem
Orange Rooters
Salem
University of Michigan
Michigan
Forest Evashevski
Tom Harmon
Hugh Daugherty
Laverne
Kip) Taylor
Ann Arbor, Mich
Plainsmen defeat Racine 32 to 26 in basketball game
Tuppers Plains High led 10-5 at first and 24-18 by final, Deeter scoring 16 points for the Plainsmen. The reserves also won 20-17. In Chicago last night, Tommy Yarosz outpointed Jimmy Fields.
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Tuppers Plains
Deeter
Tuppers Plains High
Racine
Chicago
Tommy Yarosz
Pittsburgh
Jimmy Fields
Boston
Middleport Edges Jackson 40-38 In Overtime Battle
Bruce Bingham sank the winning basket in overtime as Middleport beat Jackson 40-38 in a Southeast Ohio Conference game. Jackson led 18-16 at halftime but faltered from the line, making 6 of 24 free throws. Joe Bailey scored 16 for Middleport and Harry Surface added 13 as Gene Evans topped Jackson with 11.
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Bruce Bingham
Middleport
Yellow Jackets
Ironmen
Harry Surface
Gene Evans
Bingham
Invaders
Joe Bailey
Middleport Go FF
Oort Cmateius
Bartass
Encassen
Cai Oe
Gre
Haggzerty
Miller
Anthony
Murphy
Landrum
Dobbins
Hopkins
Duncan
Indians Set New Scoring Mark in District Battle
The Plains High Indians exploded for 46 points in the second half to defeat Waterloo High 74 to 41, the district's high school scoring record. Coach Fred Swearingen used 10 players, led by Bill Thompson with 12 baskets, as the team built an 18-7 lead after the first period and a 53-20 edge by the third. The win, its sixth in seven games, keeps Athens County League play strong with four straight league victories. The reserves also won 28-12.
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Kovatch
Bo McMillan
John Kovatch
Estel Crabtree
Crabtree
Byron Eby
Nelsonville
Greyhound
Eby
New Marshfield
Plains High Indians
Waterloo High
Indians
Athens
Fred Swearingen
Bill Thompson
Waterloo
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Wilson
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Bridge
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Dean
Fouls Propel Athens Past Gallia 39 22 Opener
Athens High beat Gallia Academy 39 22 in an SEC opener at home. The Bulldogs benefited from 23 opponent fouls and 17 of 29 free throws while Don Finsterwald and Charley Gall led scoring with four goals apiece. Gallia’s Miles Epling matched Finsterwald, and Don Ferguson contributed inside as Athens reserves saw considerable time.
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Athens High
Gallia Academy High
Gallipolis
Blue Devils
Bulldogs
Dave “Red” Evans
Don Ferguson
Gallia
Walter Vance
Miles Epling
Evans
Don Finsterwald
Athens
Bill Johnson
Charley Gall
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ONAN
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Betz
Schwakhammer
Coleman
Rutland Devils Edge Tobacco Bowl Victory 31 27
Rutland Devils defeated Tobacco Bowl rivals 31 to 27 in a close matchup. Muhlenberg and St Bonaventure were noted in the sidelines as competing teams during the event.
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Tobacco Bowl
Muhlenberg
St. Bonaventure
Tigers Name Evans to Executive Vice President Post
Detroit announces William G. Evans a veteran umpire and Southern Association president will succeed George Trautman as executive vice president. Evans, 62, needs league release from his Southern League contract before final approval.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers Today
William G
Billy) Evans
Southern Association
George M. Trautman
Walter O. Briggs
Tigers
Evans
Trautman
American Association
John A
Jack) Zeller
Memphis
Briggs
Chicago
Corewell University
Youngstown
Maxim Walcott Rematch Set for January at Convention Hall
Philadelphia boxing notes announce Joe Maxim of Cleveland and Jersey Joe Walcott of Camden N J will meet in a 10 round rematch at Convention Hall on January 6 Maxim who defeated Walcott earlier this year is rising as a top challenger to Joe Louis for the heavyweight title
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Joe Maxim
Cleveland
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Camden
N. J
Convention Hall
Maxim
Walcott
Joe Louis
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