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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1945

Page

15

Speed-Baller Newhouser Crowned American League King

Harold Newhouser led the American League with a 25-9 record and a 1.81 ERA, dominating various pitching categories. He helped Detroit clinch the World Series title, pitched 313 innings, and anchored a strong bullpen while defense and late-game heroics bolstered his team’s triumph.

Speed-Baller Newhouser King of Chicago Harold Newhouser Dick Arid Frank Merriwell Detroit Tigers Newhouser Lefty

Rampaging Redmen Yield Eight Points in First Half

St John’s uses reserves for most of the game to rout Ohio University 67 to 33 before 18 163 fans at Madison Square Garden. Harry Boykoff led with 21 points as the Redmen opened a big early lead and never trailed.

NEW York St. John’s Ohio University Madison Square Garden Koche Iden Sexedndl Obier Jopener New York University Hagen Handerson Rochester Schoenfeldall Ally Bobcats Ohio Harry Boykoff Redmen

Work Ahead For Entrants In Sugar Bowl

Mississippi Gulf Coast hosts 72 players as St Mary's Jim Phelan and Oklahoma A&M's Jim Lockabaugh demand full workouts before the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day in New Orleans. Influenza and exams have hampered practice. warm Gulf Coast weather is hoped to aid preparation.

Deme Mississippi Gulf Coast Jim Phelan St. Mary’s Jim Lockabaugh Oklahoma A New Orleans Lockabaugh Biloxi Keesler Field Gulf Coast Phelan California

Fullerton's Roundup: Golf, basketball, and old-timer notes

Columnist Gayle Talbot surveys golf wish lists including Byron Nelson and a North Texas ranch gift suggestion. He also notes NYU beating Arkansas by one, fans jeering, and calls for sportsmanship. Plus Ira Vail opens a new liquor store in Port Washington and a Havana reunion of Zuppke and Hemingway recalling 1916 Oak Park High School football.

Gayle Talbot Hugh Fullerton New York Byron Nelson Texas Nelson Ira Vail Lkker Port Washington Bob Zuppke Ernest Hemingway Havana Hemingway Zuppke Oak Park Til

Ohio State and Bowling Green Boost Up Quick Hoosier Week

Five college games dot Ohio schedule this week with Ohio State facing Michigan State and Michigan, Bowling Green meeting Long Island University, plus Miami at Butler and Toledo at Toledo Naval Armory. Ohio State and Bowling Green both beat Oregon last week. Bowling Green crushed Westerners 78 to 36. Ohio U fell 67 to 33 to St. John’s in Madison Square Garden. Miami won its third in seven by defeating Akron 61 to 46. Ohio U remains among several unbeaten in the conference with Baldwin Wallace and Akron clutching key league wins. Toledo and Ohio U share strong showings in the Ohio Conference.

Harold Harrison Columbus Ohio Ohio State Michigan State Michigan Land Bowling Green State Long Island University Michigan Bowling Green Long Island Miami Butler Toledo Naval Armory Toledo Oregon Bucks Bee-Gee DePaul Ohio U St. John’s Madison Square Garden Akron Goodyears Ohio University Baldwin-Wallace Yellowjackets Capital Akron

Challengers In Spotlight In National Basketball Race

New York press notes three power teams Wyoming Kansas and Wyoming threaten to challenge Oklahoma A and M and DePaul for top national honors alongside Notre Dame Iowa Cornell Indiana and NYU all undefeated. Wyoming fields a strong lineup led by Kenny Saliers Milo Kommenich and Jim Weir returning from 1942 43 glory. In hockey, the Cleveland Barons beat Providence Reds 4 1 after a 3 1/2 hour delay for travel with 3 399 fans watching.

NEW York Wyoming Kansas Oklahoma A. & M de ‘Aul Notre Dame Iowa Cornell Indiana New York University Syracuse Texas Baylor Yale West Virginia Cowboys Kenny Saliers Milo Kommenich Jim Weir Providence Cleveland Barons Providence Reds

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