Tourney Play Begins February 20 on OU Floor
Three weeks of schoolboy basketball tourney action on Ohio University's floor opens February 20 with the Athens County League meet. The county tourney moves to OU for five years, then A and B district tournaments follow with schedules resembling last year. Jim Snyder returns as tourney manager. Elza Wood leads county arrangement.
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Ohio University
Ohio U
Akron
Jim Snyder
Elza Wood
Albany High
New Lexington St. Aloysius
Jackson County
Coalton
Waverly
St. Aloysius
Tom Vernin
Jim Strawsbaugh
Chillicothe
E. J. Duncan
Minford
Bernard “Beanie” Berens
Lowe A
Athens Messenger and Hardware Keglers Lead League Standings
The Athens Messenger and Carpenter Hardware keglers rose to first place in the Tuesday prn league with clean sweeps over Martin Heaters and Trowel Fraternity. Normal Engh led the Messenger with 478 as the team totaled 2206 pins to 2108 for the Heaters. The Hardwares posted an 2443 series powered by Gurney 578 and 825-812-806 game totals, while the National Guard belted Lawhead Press 2554 to move into second.
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Athens Messenger
Carpenter Hardware
Martin
Poston
Messenger
Norm Engh
Chuck Gurney
Roy Ewing
Trowel
National Guard
Lawhead
Ashurst
Sprague
Kent Bumpass
Roy Sams
Preasmen
Art Smith
American Legion
Building Material
Legionnaires
Poston Station
Legion
Ray Cuckler
Gasmen
Lizz” Ogg
Bob Sharp
Tony Reis
Athens Motors
Carpenter
Trowe
Coca Cola
Lawhead Press
Brickels Seen as WVU Coach Possibility in Miami Talk
The piece weighs whether Miami coach Johnny Brickels would take the WVU football post after Dad DeGroot’s resignation. Brickels’ ties to West Virginia and Huntington success fuel interest, though he downplays the move. The column also notes WVU figures, other coaching ties, and nearby football clinic plans.
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West Virginia University
Dad DeGroot
Miami
Johnny Brickels
Morgantown
Cleveland Browns
Brickell
West
Huntington
W.va
WVU
Low Average Keglers to Get Tourney Chance
Columbus report on the 1950 ABC tournament at the State Fairgrounds opening April 15. Booster division invites lower average bowlers with a combined team average under 850. Booster squads compete for a separate prize list of 750 dollars per 36 team squad, with 18 teams per squad sharing top prizes around 100 dollars. Entry deadline February 15. contact ABC director Charlie Treuter at Room 305 Deshler Wallick Hotel Columbus Fletcher 1335.
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Columbus
ABC
Ohio
Charlie Treuter
Treuter
Deshler Wallick Hotel
Fletcher
Cope Closes In On SEC Scoring Lead at 201 Points
Jim Cope of Nelsonville increased his SEC basketball league total to 201 points, 53 behind leader Bill Saxton of Logan, after a 188-point pace last season. Elwood Lucas stayed second with 189, while Clarence Whitey Tye remained third with 122. The Athens Bulldogs boast the league's top defense as Nelsonville tops offensively with 487 points in nine games.
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Nelsonville
Wellston
Logan As
Gallipolis
Ence Pomeroy
Stiles Jackson
Munyan Jackson
Shaw
Logan
Voris Logan
Stehr Athens
Widdoes
Lavelle Athens
Mauk Logan
Mants Wellston
Hartley Nelsonville
Jim Cope
Bill Saxton
Cope
Saxton
Elwood Lucas
Clarence “Whitey
Tye
Ronnie Smith
Bob Barnitz
Pomeroy
Ralph Nuzum
Athens Center
Terry Johnson
Lehman Stiles
Jackson
Keith Mungan
Ned Shaw
Bill Voris
Fred Stehr
Athens Bulldogs
Golf Clinic Here Thursday With Famous Fair Ways Film
Bob Littler Athens Country Club pro announces the first in a series of golf clinics to be held Thursday at 7:30 p m at the club featuring the movie Famous Fair Ways. Following the film a discussion and demonstration of putting fundamentals will be held with future films and clinics planned.
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Bob Littler
Athens Country Club
Little
Sam Snead
Cary Middlecoff
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Littler
Easy Win For Moore Over Bert Lytell in Toledo
Archie Moore, 175 pounds, scored a unanimous decision over Bert Lytell, 166 pounds from Fresno, in a 10 round Toledo bout. The card featured Rafael Lastra flooring Lou Jenkins in the final round, Herbie Kronowitz losing by KO to Kid Alphonso, Jimmy Flood a split decision over Lou Valles, and several four round prelims including Duke Balerzak defeating Cecil Graff.
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Archie Moore
Bert Lytell
Fresno
Calif
Moore
Lytell
Rafael Lastra
Havana
Cuba
Lou Jenkins
Lastra
Jenkins
Sweetwater
Tex
Kaye
Herbie Kronowitz
New York
Kid Alphonso
Monroe
Mich
Jimmy Flood
Lou Valles
Cliff Hewitt
Dayton
Ex fight promoter Kinney dies at 56 in Barberton
Charles Chub Kinney longtime Barberton boxing promoter and referee died at his home yesterday at age 56. Kinney, well known in local rings, promoted and refereed in numerous matches during his career. He leaves behind family and the regional boxing community mourning his passing.
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Barberton
Charles
Chub) Kinney
Waitkus Must Win Back Old Post
Philadelphia manager Eddie Sawyer says Dick Sisler is currently at first base for the Phillies. Eddie Waitkus, after two months in Florida, admits he must win back the job. Sawyer notes Waitkus looks fit and confident but must reclaim the position from Sisler who took over last June.
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Dick Sisler
Eddie Sawyer
Philadelphia Phillies
Eddie Waitkus
Waitkus
Florida
Sisler
Sawyer
Chicago
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