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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1949

Page

9

OU Rifle Team Eyes Shoulder Shoots in April

The OU rifle team under Capt McCanna fires matches at a home range under the football stadium and has split three matches by mail with losses to Indiana Penn State and Nevada. Remaining shoots loom at Oklahoma Rutgers Harvard Purdue Hawaii and Wisconsin through April with 10 players per match and top five scores counting toward the team total.

Iowa L. McCatrige McCanna Indiana Penn State Nevada Oklahoma Rutgers Harvard Purdue Hawaii Wisconsin

How lane speed affects bowling ball action and spares

The article explains fast and slow lanes in bowling and how ball behavior changes. It notes that on slow lanes the ball hooks sharply and may cross in front of the head pin, while on fast lanes the ball slides with minimal hook.

Miami Stars Lead M A Conference Scorers

Two Miami University graduates Paul Schnackenberg and Bob Brown lead early Mid American Conference scoring with Schnackenberg at 31 goals 20 fouls and 8 points to Brown’s 32 field goals. Cincinnati’s Ralph Richter sits third with 74 points and free throws. Ohio’s Phil McKown shoots 56 percent. Western Michigan’s Bill Cochrane posts 72 points.

Miami University Paul Schnackenberg Bob Brown Schnackenberg Brown Ralph Richter Cincinnati Richter Swift Noble Western Michigan Ohio Phil McKown Bearcats Butler al Rubenstein Laub Rubenstein Bill Cochrane Western Reserve Redcats Ralph Buckshot DR. Brien Cochrane Bob Johnson Ohio U Don Bow McKown Pointe Miami Cochrane West O'Brien Butler Rubenstein Cincinnati Johnson Ohio U Bowen W. Michigan Laub Cincinnati McKown Ohio U Kinsley Cooper West Reserve Evans Butler Stuckey Miami Postema W. Michigan Titan Noble Michigan Barrowcliff Butler Lesko

Kentucky Replaces St. Louis As Nation's No. 1 Court Club

Kentucky ascends to No. 1 in the AP poll after a 24 point win and Notre Dame influence. St Louis University stands 13-1, Oklahoma Aggies also receive votes. Illinois, Western Kentucky drop, Stanford enters top 10 by beating San Jose State and Pittsburgh.

Kentucky St. Louis New York St. Louis University Associated Press Notre Dame Wildcats Oklahoma Aggies Western Kentucky Illinois Stanford DePaul Chicago Minnesota Gophers Eastern Kentucky Villanova Hamline San Jose State Pittsburgh San Francisco Arizona Utah Brigham Young

Wanderers claim ninth win in Chauncey game

Chauncey Wanderers defeated the Amesville Independents 71 to 30 to notch their ninth victory in 14 outings. Upcoming games include a Thursday home game against Nelsonville Robins at 8 pm and a Friday varsity matchup with the Alumni in donkey basketball. Georgia Tech and Tulane led the SEC in total offense during the 1948 football season.

Chauncey Chauncey Wanderers Amesville Independents Wanderers Nelsonville Robins Chauncey High School Georgia Tech Georgia Tulane

Annual Court Game Planned

Ravenswood West Virginia hosts the annual Bus Drivers-Teachers basketball game at 8 p.m. next Monday on the local high school floor. Proceeds go to the athletic and audio-visual funds, with Principal Reed F Myers coaching the faculty five and fielding a strong team. Players include Bill Jones Joe Ewing Clyae Hibbs Gay Cox Lewis Snider RonaÌ? Jimmie Kessel and Oren Kyger. The Bus Drivers feature Ray Hughes and teammates Harry Snyder Del Casto Dean Wilson Okey Canter Brady Bennett Cecil Moore Bernard Mahan C R Wildman Russell Foggins.

Ravenswood W. Va Athletic Association Reed F. Myers Bill Jones Joe Ewing Clyae Hibbs Gay Cox Lewis Snider Rona Jimmie Kessel Oren Kyger Loac Ray Hughes Harry Snyder del Casto Dean Wilson Okey Canter Brady Bennett Cecil Moore Bernard Mahan C. R. Wildman Russell Foggins

Hamline Leads as Only Unbeaten College Five

Hamline remains the nation’s sole undefeated college basketball team at 14-0 after defeating Villanova, as Duquesne toppled Villanova 87-65 in Pittsburgh. Purdue stunned Illinois 55-53 in Lafayette, Minnesotas 61-46 win over Northwestern moved them to 6-1 in the Big Nine standings. Kentucky holds the new No 1 ranking following a vigorous night of slate action.

New York Hamiline St. Paul Villanova Duquesne Dukes Pittsburgh Minnesota Purdue Illinois Lafayette Ind Illini Gophers Northwestern Minneapolis Wiineis Indiana Ohio State Butler Notre Dame Kentucky

Ohio colleges and other games announced across leagues

Multiple college matchups listed including Denison at Wilmington Otterbein at Capital Rio Grande at Hiram Ohio Northern at Findlay Xavier at Bowling Green and Calif Twins at Steubenville. Other games include St Marys vs San Francisco and Santa Clara vs Long Island at Cow Palace and Clemson at Davidson. Kentucky basked by beating Vanderbilt 72-50 in SEC action.

Denison Wilmington Otterbein Capital Rio Grande Hiram Ohio Northern Findlay Xavier Bowling Green Calif Twins Steubenville St. Mary’s San Francisco Santa Clara Long Island Cow Palace Ind. Central Canterbury Clemson Davidson Oklo Aggies Tulsa Charleston Furman Connecticut Siena Detroit Kalamazoo Gettysburg Dickinson

Training Your Hunting Dog by Bill Waugh

John Pippin a Visalia California liquor officer teaches that any runner with time and patience can train a hunting dog. Start with an 8 month to 1 year old and 15 minutes daily. Nick the German pointer became a good hunting partner after three months of simple yard and field work.

John Pippin Visalia Calif Pippin Nick Rawlins Wyo Fred P. Black Navy John

Beck named supervisor of physical education in Warren schools

Warren city schools named J. O. Beck supervisor of physical education and athletics. Beck was relieved as football coach at Harding High School after seven years in the position. no successor had been named.

Warren J. O. Beck Warren City Harding High School Beck

Indians Take Close Game

The Plains High School Indians edged Waterloo High 31 28 in an Athens County League basketball clash. Forwards Chuck Novotny and Russ Tinkham scored most of Plains points aided by 18 team free throws to seal the win. Waterloo tied at halftime and had scoring spread among its players. The Plains led 8 6 after the first period and 17 17 at intermission. Waterloo won the junior varsity 28 26.

New Marshfield Plains High School Indians Waterloo High Chuck Novotni Russ Tinkham Indians Plains Waterloo Wright the Plains PROVO Cwecumen Pirgrom Chcumnseee PON Org Grecilia Edaentatens Cain Stephenson Whett Dtanckice McKee Ieesechi Aie Jeffers

Toledo Five Whips Dayton In Tight 64-61 Victory

Toledo University beat Dayton 64-61 on their home court in a game with 10 ties in the first half. The Rockets led 35-24 at halftime and held the slim margin as Dayton rallied late before fouls thwarted their comeback. Officials whistled 47 personals.

Associated Press Toledo University Dayton Rockets Brian McCall Dick Campbell Bob Flynn Kent State Youngstown Morehead State College of Kentucky Cedarville Defiance College Bluffton Kent Golden Flashes Flashes Morehead Ohio Robert Martin Defiance Everett Sumpter Dick Gratz

Ravenswood Five Trims Vikings in Kanawha Clash

Ravenswood Red Devils defeated the Ripley Vikings 67 to 48 at Ravenswood to claim their first Kanawha Conference win in five starts. Captain Allen Short led scoring with 24 points for Ravenswood, while Bill Casto scored 12 for Ripley.

Ravenswood W. Va Vikings Ripley Red Devils Allen Short Bill Casto

Set Shots From Out of Bounds by George Washington

NEA Service coach Art Zahn describes a give and go set play from out of bounds for George Washington. Five positions behind the foul line execute fakes and drives to bait defenders, with passes from one to five or one to four coordinating switches and coordinated drives to the basket.

Washington NEA George Washington Five

Hunt and Fish Revenue Reach Record 1948 Total

The U S Fish and Wildlife Service reports combined 1948 hunt ing and fishing license revenue across 48 states reached $58 164 396. Hunters bought 11 391 810 licenses for $29 414 327 while anglers bought 14 582 739 licenses for $28 350 069. California led fishing licenses with 3 280 405. Pennsylvania sold most licenses in hunting while Michigan led revenue.

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service California Pennsylvania Michigan

College Upsets Highlight Night of Scores Across Teams

Duquesne fell to Villanova 65 87 while Drake defeated Creighton 86 68. Arkansas beat Texas A&M 62 57 and Mississippi edged LSU 48 44. Pro matches saw Jimmy Flood decision Jimmy Snedecker in New York and Archie Moore stop Bob Satterfield in Toledo.

College Duquesne Villanova American U Bucknell Manhattan Brooklyn Col Michigan Mich State Purdue Olvide Neobraska Kansas State Minnesota Northwestern Butter Notre Dame Drake Creighton Arkansas Texas A&m

Detroit Brights Defeat Windsor in I L Game

In the International League, Detroit Auto Club opened with a 3 to 1 win over Windsor. Detroit Jerry Lynch scored for Detroit Brights while Windsor’s Ryancrete added a single tally.

Detroit Auto Club Detroit Brights Detroit Jerry Lynch Windsor Ryancrete

Morris Harvey Top Scorer Led by King in Small Colleges

George King of Morris Harvey College West Virginia leads the national small college scoring through January 22 with 817 points in 12 games and a 34.0 scoring average. Jack Olive of Erskine tops field goal percentage at .532, Fred Mackey of Alderson-Broaddus maintains free throw lead at .931, and Capital holds top team offense at 79.0 in seven games.

New York George King Morris Harvey College W. Va National Collegiate Athletic Breau King Jack Olive Erskine Bill Ruby Muskingum Olive Fred Mackey Alderson- Broaddus College Mackey Capital

Hubbard named Montana State athletics director

Clyde W. Cal Hubbard, former Denver University football coach and athletic director, was selected late yesterday as director of athletics at Montana State University in Missoula.

Missoula Mont Clyde W Cal) Hubbard Denver University Montana State University

Athens Tops Gallipolis In Basketball Clash

The Athens varsity beat Gallipolis as part of a doubleheader while Gallipolis and Tren ton High also defeated by the Blue Devils, with Athens moving into a first place tie with the Panthers. The probable lineup lists Henderson Wood Flowers Stebbins Stancert Berden Cunningham Johnson Carpenter Woetherholt and others.

Gallo Harry Lackey Porest Brock” Borden Bil Wood Devils Bob Staneart AHS Don Flowers Athens Ted Cunningham Gallipolis Blue Devils Trenton High Achoola Gallian Pormeroy Panthers Athens Pos. Gallipolis

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