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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1945

Page

16

Ohio University Bobcats Face Denison in Key Home Game

Ohio University basketball, entering the final stretch of the season, hosts Denison University tomorrow after a troubled overtime loss to Granville in a prior meeting. The team seeks to improve reserves use and finish strong with Kentucky and Akron looming.

Bobcats Denison New Concord Muskingum College Kentucky Wildcats Akron Zippers Denia Big Red Five Bowling Green Falcons Granville Jim Mackey Cincinnati

Great Lakes and DePaul to Clash at Chicago Stadium

Great Lakes and DePaul renew dominance as top ranked teams meet in Chicago Stadium Friday night. Center George Mikan, a 9 inch anomaly in headlines, leads DePaul with 375 points at a 20.8 average as the 17 1 DePaul squad visits the 27 4 Great Lakes in a Midwest clash. Northwestern vs Michigan also on the doubleheader card.

Aicaco George Mikan DePaul University Chicago DePaul Great Lakes Midwest Northwesern Michigan Mikan

Illini Towa Race In Big Ten Title Fight

CHICAGO AP The Fightin Dini of the University of Vingis kept pace in the Western Conference title chase with a 71 48 win over Indiana. Iowa tied for the lead by beating Purdue 48 43 as Dick Ives and Clayton Wilkinson sparked a second half surge. Indiana faltered after a brief first half rally as Walter Kirk keyed Illinois surge.

Chicago Fightin’ Dini University of Vingis University of Iowa Indiana Ohio State Buckeyes Iowa Purdue Lafayette Boilermakers Hawkeyes Dick Ives Clayton Wilkinson Illinois Walter Kirk Iins

Akron Quint Romps Over Kent State in Ohio Conference Tilt

Akron University Zippers stay unbeaten in conference play, routing Kent State 77 to 35 for their ninth league win and 16th victory in 17 games. Fritz Nagy pours in 25 points to push his season total to 373, a new Akron mark. Other games: Crile Hospital beats Alliance 54 to 31. DePauw defeats Miami 86 to 43. Wittenberg over Wilmington 46 to 36. Crile’s win marks the Soldiers’ 5th win in 22.

Associated Press Akron University Zippers Kent State University Ohio Zippers Fritz Nagy Akron Kent State Cleveland Crile Hospital Alliance University of Cambridge Miami University Greencastle Ind de Pauw University Wittenberg College Wilmington College DePauw Miami Redskins Hoosiers London Marquard Wittenberg Wilmington Darling Witenberg Hopkins Crile Hospital Pennsylvanias Soldiers Sth

Fight Results Draw in Pittsburgh Between Bell Wright and Becket

Tommy Bell of Youngstown and Bee Bee Wright of Clairton Pa drew in a six round match at Pittsburgh. Toronto's Clift Becket weighed 156 pounds and upset Phil Schwartz of Columbus in a later bout.

Pittsburgh Tommy Bell Youngstown Bee Bee Wright Clairton Drew Clift Becket Toronto Phil Schwartz Columabus

Fullerton's Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr

In this column veteran sports writer Hugh Fullerton Jr notes postcareer lives of sports figures. Jockey Herb Claggett drives a laundry truck in Miami after tracks closed while Frank Filchock plans nose surgery to rejoin the Navy. Humberto Zavala promotes a fast punching bag at Stillman's Gym and Pat Keith earns a Golden Gloves berth amid manpower shortages. The piece also touches on NHL presidency chatter, Gunder Haegg's Easter wedding plans, and former Steelers star Dick Biffle entering Army service.

Hugh Fullerton, JR New York Herb Claggett Miami Frank Filchock Sammy Baugh Jas Washington Redskins Frank Humberto Zavala Danny Bartfield Stillman’s Gym Mae West Pat Keith Brainerd Minneapolis Pete Kocka Pat Inn Vatly Dispatch

Point Pleasant Bowling Scores Reported

A partial clipping notes bowling scores from Point Pleasant and mentions players Sizven Weeks and Jeff Friday from Huston Texas with a course at Little Creek Virginia, outlining a group arrangement.

Point Pleasant Sizven wWeeks Little ‘Creek Jeff Friday Huston, Tex

Gas Company Transfers Former Glouster Man

Earley Johnson of The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. is transferred from Kingston to the Shawnee-Derming territory with charge of operations in both towns and the intervening area. He previously served as Glouster president before a Kingston transfer about a year ago and was an assistant scout leader while in Glouster.

Glouster Earley Johnson Ohio Fuel Gas Co Kingston Shawnee-Derming Ile

Correction GLOUSTER- Paralyzed fund credit corrected to church

A correction notes that $3 previously listed for Greens Run Elementary Schools was miscredited and should go to Greens Run Church of Christ Sunday School. The fund reflects Greens Run Elementary Schools contributing $11 in total.

Greens Run Church of Christ

Glouster Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and News

Glouster residents share weekend visits as Mrs E E DeNune Jr and family stay with grandparents, Rothwell Club meets at Mrs Nona Craft home, Navy inductee Robert Gamwell Jr trains at Great Lakes, Dave Cox on leave from Memphis visits, Opal Lonberger in Logan, and Rev Eugene Brown announces Janet Mare Brown birth with family ties to Jobs and Louisiana. Sgt William H Rasp visits Jacksonville before reassignment.

Glouster Glouster High Roseville Buchman Gloustier Seneral Chemical Cluth Griffin Arsity Finn Glouster Winkier Roberts An Dy Zimmer Chicago Garrison Rogers Ray Sugar) Robinson New Fraser York Rosevil Welterweicht George White Kennedy Sugar) Costner Cincinnati Eagan Connett Cal Lucas Lamb Jack Hurley Romito Browning Dunn Rob Hubbard Stanson Dozer Hm Glouster Svenson Ili Anderson ALL Star League Trace Oo Berg Stones Grill Parmelee Mortis — Morrison I Swigert Alk Nutter Martz Wright LaCorte Clayton Jones Reuter Dollison Cross Walsmith Rosevill Logan Clay Products Curry Finley -O Brandt Springer Caton Patton Albrecht Dozer _ -o Rutkoskie Gordon Brown Elliot Fields Foreman Patterson Jaynes Blind Gladwell Lucas Romine Wendt Hall Taylor Boyle Ene Sur Miller Graves Haere Agg 'Scharr Low Dailey Sig Robb Marine Richards Berning Swank Lloyd Yarborouga Monler _ sas Selby Keynes Bros Thomas W WL Milling Co Krannitz William W. Figley Marietta Yard Bohn Binder Riley Keynes Sebreil Doty Grubb Ree South Slaughter Logan City Wartenburg Little Creek Wolfe Somerville D. Hartman Engleskind R. Schorr Roush _W James McCance Zenner H. Casta Coast Guard McBride Connor Scriven Leonard Funeral Home Dunlavy San Francisco Henson Clark Lewis .Ing Munn Filson Trim E. Conkey Ans Ford Heck Auto Supply Ble Bingman Schaar McClain Adkin Conkey Russell Eugene Skrotzsky Wyckoff Tai Galvin Ellis— Meraham Hood Windsor LaHugh Arnold Thomas Ed Mills Cruickshanks Ward Herman Oscar Jacksonville Miss ‘Harbaugh Emma Skrotzsky Columbus Tetals C. F. Wallace Fur Engineers Tery Gymnasium Ryatt __ i Burdet Movahala Nott J.t’s An Viers Als Rothwell Club Nona Craft Spring St Robert Gamwell, Jr Navy Great Lakes Naval Training Station Dave Cox Memphis C. M. Clark Adams McAllister New O York Cronksville Allice Fred Bently James V. Easler Charles Hills Somerset Charles Ray Louisiana William H. Rasp Fort Knox Dorothy Rasp Indiantown Gap

Dr. LeFever Recovering In Columbus Hospital

Reports from Columbus indicate Dr. E LeFever improving after a week at White Cross Hospital for injuries from a car wreck. X rays show two broken ribs and he is expected to stay at least another week.

Glouster Columbus E. LeFever White Cross Hospital

Nationwide Paper Salvage Drive Aims 150000 Tons

GLOUSTER Scoutmaster Ralph Hines announces a country wide effort to collect 150000 tons of waste paper in March and April with Troop 72 already onboard. Each scout earning 1000 pounds will receive the Eisenhower Medal and a plan to secure adjacent land for scouting use if realized.

Glouster Ralph Hines United States Fisenhower Menai Sie

Feud Between Granville And Utica Enlivens Last Phases of Court Season

Ohio high school basketball drama closed its season with a three-man Utica squad protesting Granville’s game officiating resulting in a 41 28 Granville win at Utica. The week featured Canton McKinley beating Timken and Woodward extending unbeaten runs while Rosary blasted Mt. Vernon St. Vincent for 119 26 and top scorer Bob McDonald with 44.

Granville Utica Columbus Ohio Mansfield Bellevue Utic Licking Canton Timken Canton McKinley McKinley Youngstown Woodrow Wilson Bullddgs Middletown Toledo Woodward Portsmouth Toledo Woodward Toledo Macomber Macomber Columbus Rosary Mt. Vernon St. Vincent Bob McDonald Rosary al Stern Glenville Ashville Pickaway

Nelson and McSpaden Halved Duel in New Orleans Open

Harold Jug McSpaden faced windy, wet conditions as he played to defend his lead in the New Orleans Open. Byron Nelson of Toledo surged with a final 71 to finish at 284, closing within one under par, after McSpaden bogeyed on the seventeenth and bogeyed the sixteenth earlier despite a strong round yesterday.

New Orleans Jpi Harold Jug) McSpaden Byron Nelson Toledo Sanford Nelson McSpaden

TVA Selectrification Project Cost Reported at 750 Million

The Tennessee Valley Authority power project was constructed at a cost of 750 million dollars.

Tennessee Valley Authority

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Nison By Mitch Bill Trautwein Ohio University Basketballers Llini Towa Akron Quint Fullerton National Hockey League Judge Landis P. J. Montague Gunder Haegg Dorothy Nortier Dick Biffle Pittsburgh Steeler Poras Stara Packers Army Bears Roseville High M’bee Perry Co Logan Cardinals Skrotnsky Diesn Athens Hospital Dr. LeFever Columbus Hospital Yarman Sveek Fey Larry Peterson Don Eliass Norton M’spaden Auore Edgerton Joos Stanley's Shoe Store South Court Street Mutual Stores, Inc Lancaster, Logan and New Lexington
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