Shrine Charity Game Ends In 20-14 Upset In Orange Bowl
Northern college stars defeated Southern peers 20-14 before 37 378 rain soaked fans as Yale coach Herman Hickman’s squad rallied from a 7 0 halftime deficit. Vander jilt’s Lee Nalley sparked the South on an 80 yard run for the lead. Walter Grothaus and Steve Romanik led a late Yankee surge with touchdowns and Dooney fumbled on the Rebel 10. The North dominated with 22 first downs and 350 rushing yards.
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Miami
Fla
Yankees
Yale
Herman Hickman
Rebels
Andy Gustafson
Bob Woodruff
Baylor
Vanderbilt
Lee Nalley
Whitey Campbell
Forrest Griffith
Kansas
Rupe Wright
Dooney
Bowl Jinx Haunts Kentucky in Sugar Bowl Clash
In New Orleans the Sugar Bowl tests Adolph Rupp’s Kentucky as his team seeks a long awaited Sugar Bowl title. Kentucky faces Villanova in a pivotal game while Tulane and Bradley meet in other matchups as the carnival unfolds with boxing tennis and track remaining on the program.
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New
Orleans
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Rupp
Cage
Louisiana State University-Oklahoma
Villanova
Tulane
Bradley
Big Blacks Meet Alumni in Thursday Night Tilt
Point Pleasant Highs Big Black basketball team hosts a veterans squad Thursday on the Junior High floor at 8 p.m. A preliminary at 6:30 p.m. is planned. The alumni, coached by Virgil Siders, feature several former players and aim to challenge a taller opponent while missing injured co captain Billy Rardin who will be on crutches.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High
Big Blacks
Bob Adkins
Nitro
Ripley
Billy Rardin
Rardin
Adkins
Tommy Fisher
Sonny Gerlach
Frank Capehart
Parky Gardner
Reece Nott
Jackie Durst
Earl Foglesong
Bill Roberts
Virgil Siders
Charles Chambers
Roy Kincade
Clarence Donohue
Virgil Siders, Jr
Pete Gardner
Harry Bateson
Frank Greenlee
Hindy Henderson
John Sayre
Kenny Moore
Wooden Backboards Better Than Glass Says Marietta College Statistician
Marietta College statistician Dan McGrew argues wooden backboards boost scoring at home. He cites 6 games, 3 on home wooden boards and 3 on foreign glass. 619 of 197 made baskets at home vs 134 on the road, home hitting 37.2 percent and opponents 25.8. The Pioneers lead 5-1.
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Marietta
Marietta College
Dan McGrew
McGrewn
McGrew
Pioneers
Ted Williams Named AL Batting King of 1949 Season
Boston slugger Ted Williams was officially crowned the American League batting champion for 1949 while 30 major league records were set or tied. Williams edged Detroit’s George Kell for the slugging title with a .650 percentage based on walks and runs batted in. Vern Stephens tied for RBI with 159. Joe DiMaggio was second with 596. Williams and Stephens played 155 games. Williams struck out 91 times, 1 more than Larry Doby. Cleveland set marks in fielding and errors, Philadelphia and Boston set double plays records, and the league posted season highs in walks and fewest passed balls.
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Chicago
Boston
Ted Williams
Williams
Detroit
George Kell
Vern Stephens
RBI
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Stephens
Red Sox
DiMaggio
Philadelphia
Eddie Joost
Ted
Dick Kokos
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland
Larry Doby
Athletics
Independent Guard Team Seeks Court Games in Point Pleasant
Seeks scheduled basketball contests in Point Pleasant West Virginia. The independent team represents the 3664th Ordnance Co MM National Guard and aims for games on the 27th 28th or 30th. Contact Duncan Viand at 708 Twenty Seventh Street or Cleo Reynolds.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Turf Men Sing at Santa Anita Opening
Arcadia Calif Turf men cheer opening of Santa Anita 13th winter meeting amid a record 66 000 crowd, lodging the largest inaugural day attendance since 1947 and a pari mutuel handle of 2 250 394. Your Host won the California Breeders Champion Stakes in 1 44 with Johnny Longden, Blue Reading second, Top Production third. Ponder the Derby winner ran 10th in the Monrovia Purse won by Olympia in 1 10 1 5. Royal Blood and Bolero followed.
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Arcadia
Calif
Santa Anita Racetrack
William Goetz
Johnny Longden
Blue Reading
Top Production
Ponder
Calumet Farm
Santa Anita
Fred W. Hooper
Olympia
Royal Blood
Bolero
Cage Games This Week Across Ohio Colleges
A compact schedule lists multiple college basketball matchups this week. Key showdowns include Pepperdine at Bowling Green and Holy Cross at Xavier on Tuesday, with additional games at Cleveland Arena East Lansing and various campus sites through Sunday featuring teams such as Ohio State Harvard Western Reserve and Brigham Young Toledo.
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Miami
Butler
Western Preserve
Ohio University
Western Michigan
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Western Reserve
Colby
Harvard
Redskins
John Brickels
Akron Goodyears
Akron
Findlay
Bulldogs
Indianapolis
Ilinois
Ohio State
Michigan
Purdue
Indiana
Notre Dame
Ralph ‘Buckshot” O'Brien
Jimmy Doyle
Wabash
Bowling Green
Akron University
Ohio U
Bee-Gees
George Pepperdine College of California
Holy Cross
Falcons
Chicago
Loyola
Mississippi College
Rutgers
New Brunswick
N. J
Maine
University of Dayton
Morris Harvey
Charleston
W. Va
Dayton
Flyers
Loyola Chicago
Alliance
Mt. Union
Raiders
Pepperdine
Ohio
Xavier
Cleveland Arena
Cornell
East
Miss. College
Youngstown
East Lansing
Canton
K of C
Steubenville
Case
Rochester
Chauncey
Logan
Pt. Pleasant
Brigham Young
Toledo
Albion
Wooster
Arizona State
Betting Up On Trotters Shows 10.5 Percent Rise in 12 States
Harness racing wagering across 12 states reached 205,216,832 in 1949, up 10.5 percent from 1948 led by New York at 120,946,670. Grand Circuit handle fell 11.2 percent to 30,626,233 due to 15 fewer racing days, with 3,025,590 in attendance across 14 tracks.
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New York
United States Trotting Association
USTA
Aurora Downs
Maywood Park
Illinois
Ohio
Delaware
Cage Scores Professional and College Games Listed
National Association Rochester 83 New York 80 in overtime. Anderson 80 Washington 73 Fort Wayne 76 Chicago 74 Boston 82 Baltimore 57 Minneapolis 78 Tri City 76. College Long Island 56 San Francisco 48 UCLA 62 LaSalle 57 West Kentucky 74 Canisius 61 St Josephs Pa 69 Utah 68 Santa Clara 73 Manhattan 64 Temple 66 Buffalo 48 Idaho 63 Lawrence Tech 44.
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Professional National Association
Rochester
New York
Anderson
Washington
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Boston
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Tri-City
College Long Island
San Francisco
UCLA
LaSalle
West Kentucky
Canisius
St. Josephs
Utah
Santa Clara
Manhattan
Temple
Buffalo
Idaho
Lawrence Tech
Sheriff Waugh Guards Kansas Opponents In Narrow Victory
Lawrence Kansas is the site as junior guard Jerry Waugh nicknamed The Sheriff earns acclaim for tight defense against Kansas high scorers during a narrow NBA style contest.
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Lawrence, Kan
Jerry Waugh
Kansas
Christmas Holiday Guests and Visits Across Local Families
Local households report guests and holiday visits from relatives and friends across Ohio and nearby states. Notable names include the Holl, Kullman, Godfrey, Fisher, Polk, Holloway, Power, Cook, Lafferty, Van Atta, Buntz, Kelch, Cannon, and Ellinger families. Connections span Springfield, Columbus, Dayton, Gary, Fort Wayne, and Keesler AFB. Selections note Christmas Day gatherings and Christmas Week visits.
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Joe Holl
Third St
Phillip Kullman
Sue Holl
Pleasant
Mich
Edward Godfrey
Springfield
J. C. Fisher
Godfrey
Rollin S. Polk
St. Paul
Louisa Holloway
Clyde Davis
Columbus
William Holloway
Eugene Holloway
Holloway Home
Blanche England
Josephine Hansel
Jim Shaw
James Calvin
Union Furnace
John Davis
S 1
U.S. Naval Base
Norfolk
Logan
Frank Power
Front St
James R. Davis
la Crosse
Wis
Glenn van Atta
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
Frank van Atta
E. Main St
van Atta
Air Force Radio School
Wilbur Lanning, Jr
John Buntz
A. R. Kelch
Roy Kelch
Warner Ave
Rolland Cannon
Martha
Ray Kelch
Lawrence Ellinger
Mrs Waldron Hosts Yuletide Party at S Market Street
Mrs A J Waldron invited friends to her home at S Market Street for a Yuletide party. After a gift exchange she served light refreshments to guests Mrs Belford Harbarger Mrs Wayne Ball Mrs Charles Lehman Mrs James O Connell Miss Pearl Pierce and Miss May Rayner.
Hocking Hospital Notes December 26
Mr and Mrs Jack Thress of New Plymouth welcomed a daughter. John Baumgardner of Logan admitted and later transferred to Mt Carmel Hospital Columbus on December 26. Dewey Brown of Logan listed as admitted.
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Jack Thress
New Plymouth
John Baumgardner
Logan
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Dewey Brown
Sports Mirror Today A Year Ago
Brooklyn president Branch Rickey signed Monte Irvin, an outfielder from the Cuban League. Notre Dame beat Dartmouth 66 to 55 in a Cleveland game. Cleveland shortstop Lou Boudreau posted a .994 fielding percentage. The Chicago Cubs acquired lefty Ken Raffensberger from the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Brooklyn
Branch Rickey
Monte Irvin
Notre Dame
Dartmouth
Cleveland
Lou Boudreau
Chicago Cubs
Ken Raffensberger
St. Louis’ Cardinals
Miss Joan Wright Weds Carl Garner at Grace Methodist
Miss Joan Wright formerly of Logan married Carl M. Garner in Grace Methodist Church Dayton in a double ring ceremony. The couple, attended by family and friends, will reside at 345 Five Oaks, Dayton after a wedding trip to Michigan.
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Logan
Grace Methodist Church
Dayton
L. H. Mayfield
Joan Wright
Carl M. Garner
Wright
George E. Graham
Marjorie Wells
Garner
Ray Sharp
Robert W. Graham
Chillicotive
Stanley Beck
Esther Hoffman
George Wright
Front St
Clara Garner
Ohio University
Whitter Elementary School
Alpha Psi Chapter
Delta Theta Tau
Wesleyan Guild
Michigan State College
Ohio State University
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
The
Society of Automotive Engineers
Red Gables
Fred Graham
Elemer Risch
George Graham
Chillicothe
Dorothy Stort
Michigan
Five
Oaks
Rites Held for Rev Amos L Heyde
Funeral services for the Rev. Amos L. Heyde 64 pastor of St Matthew and St Johns Lutheran Churches Logan were held yesterday at 2 p.m. at St Matthew with Rev Warner and doctors Schillinger and Ebert officiating Organist Harley Meyer played. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery Pallbearers included James Brooker W Denzil Weltner Dr Charles Rauch Fred Mowery Luther Blum and Elwood Stiverson A second service was held at St Johns Celina at 1 30 p.m. Sunday
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James Brooker
W. Denzil Weltner
Charles Rauch
Fred Mowery
Luther Blum
Elwood Stiverson
Oak Grove Cemetery
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Celina
Northern coaches name three aides for All-Ohio game
Canton McKinley coach Bup Rearick and Mansfield coach Augie Morningstar head the North team in the All-Ohio High School football game naming three assistants Bill Peterson and Mike Byelene of Mansfield and Bob Cawrse of Maple Heights. The North vs South game set for Toledo on August 18 with Jim McDonald of Springfield coaching the South.
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Canton
Bup
Rearick F
Canton McKinley
Augie Morningstar
Mansfield
Cocoaches
Bill Peterson
Mike Byelene
Bob Cawrse
Maple Heights
Toledo
Jim McDonald
Springfield
George Miller Dies at 84 in Logan Home
George Miller 84 died at 9:30 a m yesterday at his home 160 E Front St He was a retired mechanic who moved to Logan from Marietta 21 years ago Survivors include his wife four daughters Mrs Lemuel Hess Mrs Herbert Warden Marietta Mrs Porter Heinlein Logan and Lucile Miller Athens two sons William and Edward Marietta a brother in McArthur 18 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 1 p m at the McClure funeral home Marietta burial in Valley cemetery
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Logan
George Miller
Front St
Miller
Marietta
Lemuel Hess
Herbert Warden
Porter Heinlein
Lucile Miller
Athens
William
Edward
McArthur
Heinlein
McClure Funeral Home
Valley Cemetery
Accident Misdated Report Causes Police Confusion
Logan police confusion over a November 23 collision involving a 26 year old Nelsonville truck driver Donald L. Barber and Glenford Franklin Wolfe of Logan Route 4. The report was filed in December, delaying public notice.
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LOGAN
Friday Messenger
Donald L. Barber
Nelsonville
Glenford Franklin Wolfe
Frank Wilson Rites Are Conducted Monday
Frank C. Wilson, 78, who died here Dec. 23, rites conducted Monday at 10 30 a m by Rev Earl Appleman at Leonard funeral home. Music by Annabelle Jeffery Evelyn Jeffrey with Joyce Thompson as pianist. Pallbearers were Pearl Carnes Harry Morley Charles Westenhover George Roberts Thomas Dillon and John Hiles. Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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LOGAN
Frank C. Wilson
Earl Appleman
Leonard Funeral Home
Annabelle Jeffrey
Evelyn Jeffrey
Joyce Thompson
Pearl Carnes
Harry Morley
Charles Westenhaver
George Roberts
Thomas Dillon
John Hiles
Oak Grove Cemetery
Minor collision in Logan ends with two damaged vehicles
A 1:30 a.m. Sunday crash near Logan at Main and Market Streets involved Dave Miline, 63, and Leslia Biffle, 25, with Miline turning left into Market Street striking Biffle's panel truck. No injuries reported. police described both vehicles as badly damaged.
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Logan
Dave Miline
Front St
Leslia Biffle
Main
Market St
Miline
Biffle
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