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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1946
Page
8
In this sports column, the writer discusses football rule changes and gambling concerns, praising goal-line kicks and two point attempts while noting proposed overtime and penalties reforms. The piece mentions the Chicago Bears as a brutal, penalty-heavy team and the Giants matchup context.
Tentative dates set for February 20 21 and 22 for a county wide basketball tournament with a possible double elimination Rockbridge coach John R Pierce announced today The meeting at the office of Samuel H Dillon county superintendent aimed to use prior years experience to stage a seven team event Attendees included James Frey Laurelville D O Davis Union Furnace Mrs Clara Martin Rockbridge Fred Good South Bloomingville Paul Carr Gibisonville Gerald Thompson Murray City and Gerald DeVol Carbon Hill
Baltimore appears likely to host the orphaned Miami Seahawks in 1947 as Cleveland Browns prepare for the title clash with the New York Yankees. James Crowley signals Poole may remain as coach if Baltimore secures the franchise, with Rodenberg’s lease fueling relocation rumors.
The St. Louis Cardinal Brooklyn Dodger regular season tie for the NL pennant is named the No 1 sports oddity of 1946 by AP writers. The Williams shift and other curiosities share attention in a year of remarkable miscues and quirky moments across baseball and football.
Ohio University basketball set to face Akron Zippers in a close battle after a 70 point per game pace this season. Coach Dutch Trautwein hopes for a repeat of last year’s 58 56 comeback win as Kenny Walters accelerates scoring and a group of leaders push to steady offense.
Champaign Illinois January Rose Bowl trip set as coach Ray Eliot names the traveling 44 and sends the team through drills and new plays. The group will stop in New Orleans for two hours Saturday and reach Pasadena Monday morning.
Mike Fritz, an Army veteran, is named the new golf pro at Sandusky’s Mills Creek course, taking over after Paul Bert holly’s resignation. Fritz twice won Sandusky city championships.
A roundup of college and high school basketball results across multiple schools. Notable games include CCNY 52 over Bowling Green 45, Harvard 55 over Boston University 45, Penn 73 over William Mary 46, Tulane 67 over Chicago Loyola 52, Northwestern 65 over N. Carolina 51, Missouri 54 over Washington 40, and Butler 58 over Cincinnati 53. Exhibition: Oshkosh 59 Dow Chemical 58 in overtime. Professional Association St Louis 76 over Boston 74. High school Portsmouth East 36 New Boston 34.
Marengo High School supt John Florence protested Cardington’s 36 34 victory, alleging an opposing player illegally rebounded a foul shot and scored the winning basket. protest filed with the Ohio High School Athletic Commission. The report also notes Alvin M Jones buying by the American Association and coach Joseph Bassett resigning at Niles McKinley High School.
Boxing shows promoted by Mike Jacobs grossed a record 5 101 682 this year, drawn by 685 437 attendees across 33 Madison Square Garden events 3 Yankee Stadium outdoor shows and 44 St Nicholas Arena bouts. Ohio college hoops results feature Bowling Green State losing to City College 52 45 in New York and Butler beating Cincinnati 58 53 in Indianapolis amid MAC行动.
Outfielder Vaughn Hazen was sold yesterday from the Columbus Red Birds of the American Association to the Houston Club of the Texas League. The move shifts Hazen to a new league and team for the upcoming season.
This week's slate features Akron at Case, Colgate at Baldwin Wallace, Tuskegee at Wilberforce, Xavier at Kent State, Otterbein at Lawrence Tech, Findlay at Lebanon, Wittenberg at Lehigh, Ohio Wesleyan at Syracuse on Friday. Saturday lineup includes Bowling Green at Syracuse, Fenn at Assumption, Duquesne at Miami and Baylor at Cincinnati. Ohio U at Akron, Wittenberg at Seton Hall, Ohio State at Washington, Ohio Wesleyan at N Y Teachers, Otterbein at Detroit Tech.
Joe Mason, 176, from Pittsburgh, defeated Howard Chard, 205, of Toronto, by outpoint in the bout held in Pittsburgh.
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