Bobcat Quint On Road This Weekend
Ohio University basketball rides a road trip to face Mt Union College in Alliance and Kent State University in Kent while coach Jim Snyder reviews the two team system and looks to avenge last season's losses. Ohio State legends and OU staff, plus a memorial for Dave Seifert, frame a busy week at Athens.
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Hazel Walker
Pepsi-Cola
Arkansas Travelers
Miami University
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Johnny Pont
Dick Urich
Ohio
Dave Seifert
Massillon
Seifert
Heidelberg College
Frank Richey
University of Detroit
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Cleveland
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Jack Betts
Vic Polosky
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Elwood Sparks
Rio Cagers Win In OT Over Fort Knox 78 73
Rio Grande College upset Fort Knox Army team with an overtime 78 to 73 win. George Stevenson scored 31 with 12 field goals and seven of 18 free throws while teammate Blazer added 23 as Rio rallied from trailing late to force overtime.
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Fort Knox
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
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Rio Grande
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Owen
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OU Wrestling Lineup Fixed
Ohio University coach Fred Schleicher finalized the starting lineup for the opening match with Findlay on January 7 after wrestle-offs. The anticipated starters are Webster 121 Miller 128 Gottfried 136 Suchadolski 145 Leesburg 155 Kuhar 165 and Weidner 175, with Wagner expected to return from injury for heavyweight and Cigoy anticipated to bolster the 145-pound class once his ankle heals.
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Ohio University
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Schleicher
Dave Webster
Bill Miller
Robert Gottfried
John Suchadolski
Scott Leesburg
Mark Kuhar
Bob Weidner
Pete Wagner
Students Seek Ouster of Athletic Board
About 1000 Woodward High School students sign a petition demanding the athletic board resign. Spokesman Mike Gusses says the protest focuses on the decision to name Watson Welever as head football coach, replacing Elmer Vorderburg who resigned after four seasons.
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Charles C. Larue
Woodward High School
Mike Gusses
Watson Welever
Ted Szelagowski
Welever
Elmer Vorderburg
College Roundup Basketball Scores Across Nations
St Johns Blairn over Kentucky 69 58. Southern California 69 Canisius Niagara 55. CCNY 71 Brooklyn College 44. Providence 59 Rhode Island St 57. Westminster Pa 54 Geneva 52. Cal State Los Angeles 63. Penn State 57. Duke 66 Davidson 49. Indiana 75 Arkansas 50. Cincinnati 56 Kansas 54. National Association fights and boxing results noted.
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Sugar” Costner
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Youngstown
Brooklyn
Charlie Titone
Gaetano Annaloro
North Africa
Athens Tests Nelsonville In Top SEC Game Tonight
Nelsonville High's Greyhounds, No. 1 SEC contenders, visit Athens Bulldogs in a pivotal early-season SEC matchup. Cope and Whitey Tyo lead Nelsonville with strong scoring and height as Athens seeks an upset on their home floor.
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Cope and Company
Ames-Bern The Plains collide for top league clash
In Athens County League action Amesville hosts The Plains and Ames-Bern in a key showdown for sole leadership. The Plains own 6 1 record while Ames-Bern is 5 4, both 8 0 in league play, with their only meeting this season going to The Plains in overtime. Trimble seeks second place at Shade after a 5 2 season and 2 0 league mark. Rome travels to Coolville to face Troy, Waterloo hosts Buchtel, and Albany sits idle.
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Western Reserve 1950 football schedule released
Reserve University announces a 10 game 1950 football schedule with new opponents Washington University Colgate and Toledo and a closing Thanksgiving Day game against Case Institute. The slate includes West Virginia Ohio University Cincinnati Miami Western Michigan Toledo and Colgate among others.
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Western Reserve University
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Brown
West Virginia
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New York
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Middleport Boxing Night Draws Biggest Crowd Yet
Climaxing a sequence of bouts at the American Legion Club in Middleport, more than 500 Bend area patrons attended. Maxie Maxwell led local fighters and out-of-town contenders in a program hailed as the best yet, with Maxwell and Pecora each winning on two judges' cards while one bout ended in a draw.
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Pomeroy
R. C. Shields
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ed Spencer
Hamden High Engineers pace in Vinton County basketball races
Hamden High's Engineers lead both varsity and reserve hoops in Vinton County. They beat Vinton 45 33 Zaleski 36 35 and Wilkesville 39 11 to remain unbeaten. Vinton trails with two losses to Allensville and Wilkesville, while Zaleski Allensville Wilkesville have yet to win. In reserves Hamden tops Allen sville with three wins as McArthur High participates in SEC Buckeye League.
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Fighter's purse held after KO in Camden bout
Doug Ratford and George Costner fought eight rounds at the Met. Costner kayoed Ratford in 1 minute 38 seconds of the first round. Ratford had earlier withdrawn from scheduled dates with Costner and was under suspension before stepping into the ring.
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George
Sugar) Costner
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Widdoes Named Ohio Athletic Director and Coach
Carroll C. Widdoes, Ohio University football coach since last March, is named director of athletics and physical education by President Taha Dathan VJALMIL. He will assume Jan 1, succeeding Don C. Peden, who retires Dec 31 after 26 years as head football and baseball coach and athletic head.
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Historic sports recaps from past anniversaries
A series of past-era notes recounts Kentucky beating Holy Cross 51 to 48, Billy Evans taking on Detroit Tigers GM duties, Twilight Tear named best horse of 1944 by Turf Digest and Sport Digest, and Long Island University defeating Oregon 56 to 55 for its 40th straight basketball win.
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Holy Cross
Billy Evans
Detroit Tigers
Twilight Tear
Turf Digest
Sport Digest
Long Island University
Oregon
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