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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1949

Page

9

Ohio State Freshmen to Face Parkersburg in Benefit Game

Ohio U Freshmen, coached by Jim Snyder, travel to Parkersburg W V for a charity matchup with West Virginia Freshmen at City Park 8 15 p m. The Ohio squad will start Hank Betts Dave Leightenheimer Vic Polosky Glen Hursey and Elwood Sparks as they seek to preserve an undefeated streak and prepare for a later game with Ohio State Jayvees.

Ohio U Jimmy Snyder Fresh Parkersburg W. Va West Virginia Firemen City Park Babbittens Charleston Ohioans Snyder Hank Betts Dave Leightenheimer Vic Polosky Glen Hursey Elwood Sparks Canton Timken Portsmouth Zien Hursey Glenford Feam Polosky Leightenheim Hursey Sparks Betts Hupp Benich Winnans Johnson Swank i'Haswell Bingham Burson Fei Briggs Tupole

Walnut Creek Quint Unbeaten in 18 Games

Walnut Creek Ohio dominates Class B action as 18 straight victories propel the 153-resident school to league prominence. Abe Mast coaches a fast, six-foot-tall-less lineup that has outscored opponents 1100 to 420 while edging Midvale 47-41 on the road and drawing attention ahead of tournament play.

Fritz Howell Ohio Columbus Holmes County Berlin Shanesville Abe Mast Sugarcreek Clay Craft Co Cardinals Midvale Walnut Creek Junction City Lakeview Logan County North Baltimore New Knoxville Fredericktown Lima St. Rose Monroeville Hoaglin-Jackson Ames-Bern Sabina Girard Struthers Mineral Ridge Lowellville Edison North Canton Wiltshire Middlepoint Lisbon Mingo Junction Stryker Delphos St. Johns Columbia Waynesburg Enon Olive Branch Pickerington Racine Jerry McCloskey Brother Dick Toledo Central Devilbiss Marion Harding Jack Merle Daum Hamilton Springfield Wildcats Big Blue Bill Wilks Bill Arledge Lancaster Tom Frericks Minster

Conference rules bar Marshall players Fetty Thompson

The Ohio Valley Conference judiciary committee ruled Bobby Fetty and Tommy Thompson ineligible to play football for Marshall. The athletes, who enrolled at Louisville last fall and played in two U.S. games, transferred to Marshall after Marshall requested the ruling in Huntington, West Virginia.

Louisville Ohio Valley Conference Bobby Fetty Tommy Thompson Marshall Pin Huntington W. Va University of Louisville U.S Marshall

Cage Games Tonight High School Matchups Across Regions

Portsmouth East visits Pomeroy while Ames Bern faces Racine Union and Furnace plays Waterloo. Glouster meets Nelsonville and Ironton confronts Gallipolis. Ravenswood plays Spencer and Wilkesville faces Rutland. Murray City visits Chauncey and The Plains meet Carbon Hill. Logan hosts Circleville and Moxahala plays Trimble. Wittenberg hosts Ohio Wesleyan and Otterbein plays Capital. Findlay at Bluffton Heidelberg at Ashland Long Island at Xavier LaSalle at Bowling Green Kenyon at Buffalo Oberlin at Western Reserve Colgate at Holy Cross Eastern Ky at Morehead Evansville at Western Ky Tennessee at Kentucky Louisville at Murray Notre Dame at Marquette.

Portsmouth Pomeroy Ames Bern Racine Union Furnace Waterloo Glouster Nelsonville Ironton Gallipolis Ravenswood Spencer Wilkesville Rutland Murray City Chauncey the Plains Carbon Hill Logan Circleville Trimble Wittenberg Ohio Wesleyan Otterbein Capital Findlay Bluffton Heidelberg Ashland Long Island Xavier LaSalle Bowling Green Kenyon Buffalo Oberlin Western Reserve Colgate Holy Cross Eastern Ky Morehead Evansville

College basketball scores from last night

Michigan beat Wisconsin 40 to 48? North Central details incomplete. Illinois defeated Northwestern 66 to 8. Purdue edged Iowa 54 to 46.

Michigan Wisconsin Illinois Northwestern Purdue Iowa

Redmen Down Kent State in Close Rally 80 73

Rio Grande College beat Kent State Canton Branch 80 to 73 after a late fourth quarter rally. Newt Oliver and Ryan combined to seal the win as Kent State led 66 65 with minutes left. Morgan led Kent State with 24 points. Rio Grande moved to 57 54 after three quarters and controlled the opening and closing periods.

Gallipolis Rio Grande College Kent State Canton Branch Newt Oliver Ryan Rio Grande Morgan Oliver Rio Grande Ga Socinecsusaus Stevenson Romer Sridot Ncrcinencanen Oo Striahni Reed Icc Calonmcancas Ole Dabauanonwaun

Bobcats End Dayton Streak with 57 40 Victory

Ohio University Bobcats defeated the Dayton Flyers 57 to 40 in Dayton, ending a seven game losing run. Key scorers were Chris Stefan and Jay Ruoff with 22 points combined, while Bob Johnson led Dayton with 14 points.

Dayton Ohio University Dayton Flyers Butler Indianapolis Athens Ohio Clube Bobcats St. Dayton Bob Johnson Oto Eace Feld Rutter Flyers Chris Stefan Jay Ruoff Ruoff Johnson High Point Fiyers Stefan Gene Williams Dick Campbell Darton Bob Flynn Brian McCall Bobcate Chuck Renner Ohinawain Jowes OHO U Pta Kinsley Ace Johnson Williame Ccnccooe G. Williarmia Renner UGE McKeown Quurka Dickey Davis Diane Kinaley G. Williams Ginn West Campbell Flynn Joe Colburn McDoneald

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