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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1949

Page

9

Ohio Varsity and Frosh Fives Face Marietta Tonight

Ohio University enters a two game set at Marietta with coach Dutch Trautwein’s Bobcats chasing a second straight win and a fresh push in the SEC. The Pioneers, recently slipping, boast Paul Nemetz as a top scorer and expect Mike Mihalov Joe Ehnot Bob Erwin and Tom O’Brien to support, while OU counters with Gene Kinsley Bob Johnson Dickey Renner and Phil McKown.

Ohio Dutch Trautwein Marietta Bobkittens Little Pioneers Dayton Miami Pioneers Kent State University Golden Flashes Muskingum Wittenberg Ohio Wesleyan Bobcats Ohio River Institution Scribes Collegians Paul Nemetz Athens Mike Mihalov Joe Ehnot Bob Erwin Tom O O’brien Trautwein Panthers Gene Kinsley Bob Johnson Bob Dickey Chuck Renner Phil McKown

Bucks Upset Bills At Athens Tourney Host Site

Athens High will host the Southeastern Ohio Conference Junior High basketball tournament over two weekends starting Saturday. The event features four games with semi finals on February 26 and the final at 3:15 p.m. Athens, 9-3, adds trophies for top three teams despite replacement in the field.

Athens High AHL Harold “Buck” Lee Athens Chillicothe Glenford Jackson Nelsonville Don Shafer Lee Athens High School Ath

Gra ham and Mauriello Win in Pro Boxing Night

Ottawa? (Note: The provided text lists multiple boxing results. Primary item: Ottie Graham outpoints Johnny Cesarro in Providence. Tami Mauriello outpoints Jim Holden in Newark. Jack Burke stops Toby Reid in Miami.)

Providence Ottie Graham Philadelphia Johnny Cesarro Boston Newark Tami Mauriello New York Jimmy Holden Elizabeth N. J Miami Jack Burke Pittsburgh Toby Reid Jacksonville

Syracuse Tops Seton Hall In Narrow Victory

College basketball results show Syracuse beating Seton Hall 56 to 54 and other scores including Niagara 61 John Carroll 49 and Drake 81 Emporia 71. The list spans multiple matchups with teams such as Purdue Wisconsin Indiana Northwestern Vanderbilt Mississippi State and William Mary recording wins or close losses.

Jacksonville-Trimble Tops McArthur High 46 35 in Buckeye Conference

Chuck Grandy led Jacksonville-Trimble High with 15 points as the Generals defeated McArthur High 46 to 35 in Buckeye Conference play at Jacksonville. Bill Roman added 11, Cozad had 10 for McArthur, and Trimble reserves won 36-28 in the prelim. Officials were Farrar and Sprague. In Notre Dame notes, Frank Leahy’s six-year record stands at 50 wins 3 losses 5 ties.

Jacksonville Chuck Grandy Wrightsel BOREL DGOIU Cnmace TORRE Scindeninum Wortman PO Ce Collins Chatfield Dixon Farrar and Sprague Frank Leahy Notre Dame

Rome Checks Tribe 29 21 in Athens County finale

Rome High cagers rally to a 29-21 victory over The Plains Indians in the season finale of the Athens County League. Hyatt scored 14 for Rome, with Novotni adding 12 as Hutchinson led in assists and the Indians shot poorly in 32 minutes. The Plains won the junior varsity game 32-17.

Stewart Rome High Plains Indians Indians Rome Hyatt Hutchinson Chuck Novotni the Plains Rodehaver O Radcliffe Nuwwencine Barnhart Sinsiniccinfemenees Goodfellow Novotni Tinkham Charney

Louis' Wife Seeks Mexican Divorce

Heavyweight champion Joe Louis confirms his wife Marva has filed for a Mexican divorce. Louis says he appeared before the Mexican consul to sign consent at her request. He notes any further statements must come from Mrs. Louis, and recalls his 1935 marriage to Marva Trotter of Chicago.

Chicago Joe Louis Marva Mexico Louis Marva Trotter

Vinton County tourney opens tonight with two nights of games

An 11 game tourney schedule for Vinton County Varsity and Reserve teams unfolds this week at McArthur High. Reserve action starts Tuesday at 7 p.m. with Zaleski vs Wilkesville and Hamden vs McArthur. Varsity begins at 9 p.m. with Hamden vs Allensville and McArthur vs Zaleski.

McArthur Vinton County McArthur High Zaleski Wilkesville Hamden Allensville Zaleski-Wilkesville Vinton Rural Hamden-McArthur

High School Cage Games Across Ohio and Nearby Colleges

A slate of high school boys games features Pomeroy at Middleport Jackson at Gallipolis Wellston at Athens Nelsonville at Logan Pennsville at Chauncey Troy at Buchtel Vinton County Journey opens at McArthur In the Mid American Conference Ohio U versus Marietta at Marietta 8 p.m. Includes Butler at DePauw Heidelberg at Otterbein Capital at Wilmington Wittenberg at Ohio Northern Xavier at Dayton Huntington at Cedarville Other notable matchups include Holy Cross versus Georgetown Harvard versus Columbia in Boston Ball State at Franklin Baylor at Rice Davidson at NC State Kansas at Missouri Manhattan at St Johns Wake Forest at North Carolina Santa Clara at San Francisco Carnegie Tech at Allegheny Clemson at Presbyterian Connecticut at New Hampshire Tampa at Florida St Olaf at Hamline Rhode Island at Providence Richmond at VMI.

Pomeroy Middleport Jackson Gallipolis Wellston Athens Nelsonville Logan Pennsville Chauncey Troy Buchtel Vinton County McArthur Ohio U Marietta Butler DePauw Ohio Heidelberg Otterbein Capital Wilmington Wittenberg Ohio Northern Xavier Dayton Huntington Cedarville Holy Cross Georgetown Harvard Columbia Boston Garden Ball State Franklin Baylor Rice Davidson N. Car. State Kansas Missouri Manhattan St. John’s Wake Forest N. Carolina Santa Clara San Francisco Carnegie Tech Allegheny Clemson Presbyterian. Conn New Hampshire Tampa Florida St. Olaf Hamline Rhode Island Providence Richmond VMI

Redmen Chase School Win Record at Canton Canton McKinley

Rio Grande College basketball led by forward Newt Oliver aims to break the school's single season win mark with seven games left in the schedule. The Redmen already set a Canton floor scoring record by beating Kent State Canton 97 73 last month and Oliver holds a high scoring tally of 1281 career points.

Ohio State Dick Schnittker Bob Denham St. Louis Billikens Ohio St. Louis Bucks Bills Oklahoma Aggies Big Nine Denham Senittkher Akron Zippers Baldwin Wallace University of Cincinnati Western Michigan Youngstown Gannon College Wright Field Rio Grande Gannon Ray Wise Penguins Bill Roach Rio. Grande Little Rio Grande College Beserk Newt Oliver Gallia County Boys Redmen Canton McKinley High School Kent State University Canton Branch Joe Gibson Oliver Helms Athletic Foundation Byesville

Hoppe Secures Fifth Three-Cushion Crown

In Chicago Willie Hoppe, age 61, defended his world three-cushion title by defeating Joe Chamaco of Mexico City 50 to 43 in 57 innings. The victory marks his fifth such crown and extends his record as a long reigning champion.

Chicago Willie Hoppe Hoppe Joe Chamaco Mexico City

Banks Pinmen Lead Thursday City League Showdown

Banks Sport Shop pinmen took lead by blanking Heck Plumbers to start the second half, trimming them 3-0. Battlers edged Mathews Oilers 2-1 as Maywood Smith rolled a 606 set 285 game. Elks shutout Superior Electric. Haffner 530 set, Windland 480 for Electrics. McKee Drugs edged McBee with Byard 533 series and Eschenhbacher 197 line. Mills 543 total for McBees.

Banks Sport Shop Heck Plumbers Plumbers Pepsi-Colas Battlers Mathews Oilers Frank Cross Jim Sweeney Maywood Smith Rab” Smith Oilers Singleton Elks Superior Electric Jack Haffner Windland Electrics McKee Drugs Toyro McBee Company Glen Byard Howard Eschenhbacher Byard Biachenbacher Howard Mills McBees

SEO Scoring Race Sees Saxton Lead Plateau Change

The SHO Conference floor race tightens with Bill Saxton of Logan maintaining a slim lead over Forest Borden of Gallipolis and Bob Staneart of Athens. Top 10 shuffled slightly as teams accumulated points, with Saxton still the most prolific scorer and Logan leading with 690 points while Athens limited opponents to 404 in 12 games.

Bill Saxton Logan Forest Borden Gallipolis Bob Staneart Athens Fititeh Warrison Saxton Borden Stonecart Russ Wood Clarence “Whitey Tyo Nelsonville Dick Walters Middleport Sprinkles Walters Lia Sam Senderson Alot Reddy Cunningham Cunningham Keith Mungan Jackson Wellston Bill Joe Johnson Galli Don Flowers Don Payne Glen Vanatta Bill Rafferty Bill Joachim Pomeroy Charlies Newton Moat Barnitz Possesson Johnson Nelsonville Inez Hounds Loegan Gallipolia

Football Star Father Welcomes Son in Massillon

Cleveland Browns running back Tommy James and his wife Rosemary welcomed a son at Massillon City Hospital. The former Ohio State standout celebrated fatherhood for the first time.

Massillon Tommy James Cleveland Browns Rosemary Ohio State University Massillon City Hospital

Clemson's Trinity of Coaches All Alumni of College

Three Clemson College varsity football coaches are graduates of the school Covington McMillan Walter Cox and Bob Jones.

Clemson College Covington McMillan Walter Cox Bob Jones

Ohio High School Cage Rivalry Signals Tournament Push

Ohio's 1165 high school basketball teams heated up last week led by Akron South star Walt Anderson who debuted for the Cavaliers with a late free throw run. Ken Alessi of Yorkville scored 70 in a 103-69 win over Shadyside, while Findlay dominated Fremont Ross 61-38 and Tom Frericks of Minster added 37 in a 55-52 upset of New Lexington. County and class standings show Akron South, Garfield Heights, Rocky River, Lakewood, and Cleveland Central in strong A play as district tournaments loom with 87 counties and 920 teams in action.

Columbus Ohio Walt Anderson Akron South Pennsylvania Cavaliers South Barberton Anderson Akronites Yorkville Ken Alessi Shadyside Ken Sue As. Findlay Fremont Ross Trojans Carl Bachman Tom Frericks Minster New Knoxville Lakeview Logan County Zanesfield Walnut Creek Baltimore Conesville Salem Wyandot County Richmond Ind Xenia Central Findlay Greene County Boys Dover Lancaster Golden Gates Sabina New Vienna Clinton Hamilton Portsmouth Big Blue Ade Don Sallee Pickerington Bob Dane Carlton Hill Plains Massillon Canton McKinley Tigers Bulldogs Mt. Vernon Ross Kingston Muskingum Hopewell Dresden Frazersburg Perry Junction City Summit Greensburg Coshocton Stark—Middlebranch Pickaway New Holland Walnut Fayette Jeffersonville Good Hope Hocking Rockbridge Wyandot van Wert Middle Point Montgomery Phillipsburg Jefferson Mercer Fort Recovery Greene Spring Valley Hancock van Lue Arlington Mt. Cory Tuscarawas Midvale Marion-——Claridon Knox Fredericktown Morrow — Edison Crawford — Leesville Lawrence-—Kitts Hills Central Catholic Toledo Scott

Cronin's Father Dead at 79 in San Francisco

Jere miah Cronin, 79, father of Boston Red Sox general manager Joe Cronin, died after a long illness in San Francisco. The report notes Cronin's ties to baseball and his family's baseball legacy.

Cronin San Francisco Jeremiah Cronin Boston Red Sox Joe E. Cronin

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