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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1950
Page
12
Ohio University basketball players acknowledge tough road ahead as they carry a three game win streak. Veteran players stress staying focused, playing as a unit, and not getting cocky while facing Akron Youngstown Bowling Green and Miami in the MAC race.
Athens Messenger previews a full slate of county league games led by Rome Canaan at Jacksonville and Shade hosting Troy while Ames Bern visits Albany. Ohio University Bobcats face Akron Zips on Goodyear floor with focus on past rivals and December 15, 1950 context.
A slate of Friday and Saturday college basketball matches features Jackson at Logan Nelsonville at Pomeroy Middleport at Athens Gallipolis at Wellston Harrisonville at Rutland Chauncey at Racine Crooksville at Glouster Troy at Shade Murray City at Laurelville Rome at Trimble Waterloo at Buchtel Ames Bern at Albany Stockport at Reinersville Chester at Tuppers Plains Saturday contests include Vincent at Belpre McArthur at Bremen plus Mid-American matchups Wittenberg at Western Reserve Ohio U at Akron and more across conferences and exhibitions Sunday includes John Carroll at Xavier with other regional showdowns.
Bowling Green State University is spotlighted on the Ohio Story radio program to air Friday at 6 30 pm The 15 minute segment highlights Bowling Green as a rising cage power and the achievements of Coach Harold Anderson and his teams over eight years The program will be carried by 11 Ohio stations including WHREC WTAM WBNS WHIO WMOA WLEC WIZE WSTV WSPD WKEN and WHIZ
Stewart Rome Canaan’s basketball team moved into second place with Shade in the Athens County League standings by defeating Buchtel’s Bruins 40-36 here Tuesday. The loss dropped the Bruins to fifth. Barnhart led Rome with 12 points while Williams and Merz scored 10 each for Buchtel.
Wartenburg Insurancettes swept Pure Oil Pops, widening their league lead to 13 games as 22nd Street Bowling Alley girls failed to field a team. Betty Ambrose led with 529, Ruth Miller added 475 for the Wartenburg five, while American Legion defeated Rich Valley Dairy Maids to move them from cellar. Dora Kapp 422 and Sarah Jones 403 led for the losers.
Scipio Quint’s basketball team dropped two games, 55-51 to Chester’s Bluebirds and 71-42 to Olive Orange of Tupper Plains. Smalley of Chester outscored Reeves 33 to 24. Reserves edged 27-25 in overtime. Tupper Plains used a fast break to build early leads and claim both reserve and main games, with 53 total fouls.
Pay Rollers posted three wins over Distribution to move into fourth place. J C Pauley led with 534 pins for high series, defeating Tommy Rose by four. Meter Department moved to third with one win over Accounting. Bob Tillis had 532. Engineering climbed to a tie for fifth after a 2 1 win over Construction as Harry Chambers bowled 576. Four of Army s nine 1950 football opponents had new head coaches Penn State Harvard New Mexico and Navy.
Ames Bern's Greenies defeated Shade Panthers 47 to 37 in Ath ens County league action on Tuesday night. Gerald McKinley led with 17 points for the Greenies, Verle Smith scored 15 for Shade, with Mel Minerd adding 11 and Harold Brown and Bob Tate seven each.
Athens Lumber defeated Mathew-Banks Oilers 896 to 849 as Neil Thomas led with 571 and high game 223 by Glenn Byard. Tony Reis led Athens Motors with 578 in a sweep of Bank's Sport Shop, while Keck's Distributors and McBee Co both suffered quiet losses. Also notes on 300-win pitchers and consecutive hits records.
The Brooklyn Dodgers featured in three of the National League's longest games, each lasting 26, 23, and 22 innings, underscoring a historic pitching endurance and suspenseful matchups.
A consolidated sports roundup lists numerous high school results including Middletown over Miamisburg 738 49 and New Straitsville over Glenford 53 to 50. College games show Wilberforce 87 over Texas State 63 and Wittenberg 92 over Hiram 58 with several overtime notes and pro results in hockey and baseball.
Kent State University honors Jack Mancos as captain of the 1951 Golden Flashes at the grid banquet. Dick Pitts receives Alumni trophy as outstanding sophomore. Babe Ruth and Rogers Hornsby noted for league slugging leaders in their eras.
Second round SEC basketball matches feature unbeaten first division teams as the schedule nears the Christmas break. Logan hosts Jackson in a 2-0 showdown while Athens faces Middleport, Gallipolis fights Wellston, Nelsonville plays Pomeroy, and other regional games dot the Muskingum and Hocking Valleys with several teams nearing league play milestones.
Two Meigs County league games are set for tonight with Tuppers Plains and Rutland at home against Harrisonville and Chester’s Blue Birds. Racine is idle but hosts Chauncey in an outside tilt as the Meigs plan yields two district qualifiers. President is County Superintendent O. O. Patterson.
Team 4 swept Team 1 to seize a two game advantage in the McBee Ladies Bowling League. Jo Johnson posted 407 for Team 1, with rounds of 135 169 103. Emma Knapp led the night with 471 on games of 142 143 186, top score.
Dr. Robert F. Hyland, longtime baseball surgeon and medical director of the St. Louis Public Service Company, died at 64 after a liver illness. He served 35 years attending stars, and was club surgeon for the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns.
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