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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1947

Page

7

Ohio U Courtmen Set For Marietta Visit In Return

Ohio University improves to 8 8 after recent upsets of Louisville and Cincinnati. Coach Dutch Trautwein leads a refreshed lineup against Marietta on their floor at 8 pm. Don Drumm and Len Barnum have reshaped the Pioneers with new players and a tougher attack.

Louisville Cincinnati Dutch Trautwein Ohio U Marietta Pioneers Don Drumm Len “Feets’ Barnum Drumm Barnum Capital al Pflug Howard Hall Bob Lazader Denton Adams Bill Hoffheins Strider Bobcat Trautwein Gene Kinsley

Rohrer Views Sports Turmoil At Local Scholastic Games

Rohrer discusses recent scholastic basketball disturbances at Shade and Jacksonville Waterloo games. Spectator floor incursions halted play, injuries reported, and officials targeted, raising questions about officiating consistency and fan conduct in local schools.

Chauncey-Dover

Wilkesville Defeats Vinton In Easy Victory

Wilkesville High rolled past Vinton Rural 36 to 15 with Penn scoring 14 and White adding 11. The margin widened at 5-2 16-4 and 25-9 after each quarter. Wilkesville reserves also beat Vinton 32 to 21 in the opener.

Wilkesville Wilkesville High Vinton Rural Penn White Vinton

Pro Basketball Scores From Recent Games

In the Pro Basketball Association Chicago defeated Washington 85 67 while Detroit outscored Cleveland 74 69 after overtime. Other results include Baltimore 83 Newark Yonkers PL and Fort Wayne 56 Moline 45. Brooklyn and Jersey City posted wins in American League play with scores 71 64 and 59 51 respectively.

Association Chicago Washington Detroit Cleveland American League Wilmington Paterson Brooklyn Jersey City Abeth Trenton Baltimore Newark Yonkers

Cage Games On Deck Across College Courts

Notre Dame faces Northwestern as Marquette meets DePaul and Dartmouth plays Harvard. Indiana State travels to Morehead State while Manhattan visits Eastern Kentucky and Bowling Green hosts Findlay. Duke clashes with North Carolina as Evansville meets Western Kentucky and San Diego goes to Pepperdine.

Notre Dame Northwestern Marquette DePaul Colgate Aan Cross Dartmouth Harvard Ind Morehead Manhattan Eastern Ky Ashland Mt. Union Bowling Green Findlay Murray Cape Girardeau Mississippi Chattanooga Cincinnati Dayton Omaha Creighton Duke North Carolina Evansville Okla Aggies Toledo Loyola Chicago Virginia Mich. State Morningside South Dakota Waynesburg W. Va Wesleyan Clemson VMI Richmond VPI

Woods Scores 41 Points as Chester Defeats Waterloo

Chester High center Woods poured 41 points leading a 55 to 35 victory over Waterloo of New Marshfield. He scored 18 in the first quarter as Chester built a 19 to 9 lead and widened it to 29 to 13 by halftime. Morgan led Waterloo with 18 points.

Houncey Jacksonville Waterloo High New Marshfield State Highway Patrol Waterloo P.S Chester Chester High Woods Morgan

Ohio State Mile Relay Leads Knights of Columbus Meet Field

Ohio State's mile relay quartet will head a strong relay field at the seventh annual Knights of Columbus meet in the Cleveland Arena on March 28.

Cleveland Ohio State Knights of Columbus Cleveland Arena

Friday high school football schedule posted

Athens at Middleport. GAMES FRIDAY Pomeroy at Nelsonville. Wellston at Gallipolis. Logan at Jackson.

Athens Middleport Pomeroy Nelsonville Wellston Gallipolis Logan Jackson Fayette Gallia Hocking Meigs Perry Vinton Chauncey Crooksville Glouster Waverly Adams Highland Lawrence Pike Ross Scioto Chesapeake Frankfort New Boston Chillicothe Greenfield Hillsboro Ironton Lancaster Marietta New Lexington Portsmouth Portsmouth East West Portsmouth

SEC hoops slate with Athens Middleport switch and Cribbers at home

Tonight's SEC schedule features Jackson vs Wellston in a postponed lower bracket clash to even SEC records after a 51-34 Rockets win last week. Athens moves its game with Middleport to Thursday due to new officials, while Pomeroy hosts Point Pleasant in a key intrastate rivalry. At 8 p.m., Corn Cribbers defend home court vs Somerset Moose after a 7:15 p.m. opener. Pete Risser and Chris Stefan anchor the Cribbers as McArthur visits Union Furnace.

Southeastern Ohio Jackson Wellston Rockets Athens Harry Lackey Middleport Jackets Pomeroy Panthers SEC Point Pleasant West Virginia Cribbers Somerset Moose Ohio Pete Risser Chris Stefan McArthur Generals Pacers Union Furnace

College Scores From Weekend Basketball Games

A batch of basketball results shows West Liberty defeating Davis Elkins 52 50 and Seton Hall beating Catholic University 45 34. Other notables include George Washington 63 over Maryland 48 and Tulane 55 over Southwestern Louisiana 41. Kentucky 81 beat Georgia 40, Union 47 over Transylvania 43, Wake Forest 54 over VMI 44, and North Carolina State 75 over The Citadel 35. Washington 101 defeated Clemson 56, Tennessee 61 over Mississippi 28, Millikin 59 over Lake Forest 38, Iowa State 56 over Nebraska 54, Western Union 64 over Sioux Falls 30, Washington 29 over Chicago 23. Earlham 54 defeated Wilmington 37, Defiance 78 over Bluffton 63, Western Michigan 67 over Bradley 62, Denison 54 over Wittenberg 48, Ohio State 75 over Purdue 61, Wisconsin 52 over Michigan 51. Illinois Wesleyan 58 over Illinois College 48, Mo Valley 54 over Westminster 47.

West Liberty Davis-Elkins Seton Hall Catholic U Geo. Wash Maryland Tulane Southwestern la Kentucky Georgia Union Transylvania Louisiana Tech Louisiana Wake Forest VMI N. Car. State the Citadel Wash.Lee Clemson Tennessee Mississippi Millikin Lake Forest Iowa State Nebraska Western Union Sioux Falls Washington Chicago Earlham Wilmington Defiance Bluffton Western Mich Bradley Denison Wittenberg Ohio State Purdue Wisconsin Michigan Ill

Paterson Wins British Bantam Title In Seventh Round

Boxing results from Manchester show Jack Paterson 118 pounds of Scotland KOing Johny King 117 pounds of England in round seven to claim the British bantamweight title. Other results include Newton Smith 171 from Philadelphia stopping Frankie Zamaris 179 from Orange, Zannelli stopping Sammy Secreet in Providence, Kochan outpointing Colan in New York, and Satterfield beating Moore in Chicago.

Manchester England Jackie Paterson Scotland Johny King Allentown Newton Smith Philadelphia Frankie Zamaris Orange N. J Providence R. I Ralph Zannelli Sammy Secreet Detroit

Wahama Plans To Support Baseball

Wahama Stadium Association, a booster group for Wahama High, aims to elevate baseball to the level of football and basketball. After a financial report by president Donald Foglesong, a committee including Harry Dyer Herman Layne George Lerner and Lou Roush was named to devise a summer rental system for the athletic field and arrange equipment purchases.

Wahama Wahama Stadium Association Donald Foglesong Wahama High Harry Dyer Herman Layne George Lerner Lou Roush

Benefit Games At Waterloo For March of Dimes

A March of Dimes benefit basketball double header is set for Wednesday at Waterloo High School. The feature game at 8 30 p m pairs Carbondale Independents and the Ohio U Airport quint with one win each in a rubber match. The program opens at 7 30 p m with two unannounced teams.

Carbondale March of Dimes Waterloo Carbondale Independents Ohio U. Airport Quint

Suit Dismissed Over 1945 Maryland Handicap Purse

Federal Judge William C. Coleman dismissed a suit by Morris Wexler of Cleveland Ohio seeking 11750 from sponsors of the 1945 Maryland Handicap won by his entry British Buddy. The Maryland State Fair Inc track operator held up the purse on a charge the horse had been stimulated.

Baltimore William C. Coleman Morris Wexler Cleveland Maryland Buddy Laurel Maryland State Fair, Inc

Giants Sign Rigney and Rookie Andrews for 1947

New York Giants outfielder Billy Rigney has signed his 1947 contract. Also announced today is the signing of Hubert Andrews a rookie right handed pitcher who went seven and eleven for Jersey City in the International League last season.

Giants NEW York Billy Rigney New York Giants Hubert Andrews Jersey City

Ohio High School Tournament Lineup For Class A and B

The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the full basketball tournament lineup for state Class A and Class B crowns. Regional and sectional dates are set around February 27 to March 8 with finals March 20 to 22, listing numerous county, city, and parish entrants across districts from Westerville to Akron and Cincinnati to Cleveland.

Columbus Ohio High School Athletic Association Today OHSAA H. W. Emschler

In Memoriam George Luther One Year On

Classified notice reflects a Memorial for George Luther with a poem and lines naming Ada Russell John Blower Harvey Luther and locations Millfield Gloucester Akron Ohio. It instructs on blind ads and payment rules for deceased notices and related services.

Ada Russell Millfield John Blower Glouster Harvey Luther Akron Ohio

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