Bobcats Rally To Defeat Muskingum Muskies 67–63
Ohio University Bobcats upset Muskingum College 67 to 63 on Tuesday night. Tom Connor led Muskingum with 19 points while Vic Polosky paced OU with 13 and Elwood Sparks 18. The game featured a late 9‑point OU surge to grab a 60–54 lead and held on despite late Muskingum fouls.
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NYU taps Hugh Devore to revive Violet football hopes
Metropolitan sports note from Rohrer surveys NYU hiring Hugh Devore the Notre Dame alumnus to lift the Violets back toward prominence while college football in New York remains led by CCNY St Johns Manhattan LIU Fordham and Columbia. The piece also touches on Art Shires fine in Texas and Pitt athletic leadership questions.
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Ohio University Fund establishes athletic scholarships
The Ohio University Fund, Inc announces scholarships for able student athletes. Criteria require demonstrated need and placement in the upper half of the high school class. Awards cover basic semester fees of 45 dollars per semester and rely on athletic director recommendations.
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Derby Horses Vie at Hialeah Park in Crandon Cup
At Miami Hialeah Park the Derby favorites Calumet Farm's Theory and Tom Gray's Oil Capitol meet in the Crandon Park purse seven furlongs over six other three year olds. Lights Up and Courage also run as Derby hopefuls with plans for the Flamingo Stakes on March 3 and the May turf classic.
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Widdoes to Outline OU Athletic Policy
Carroll Widdoes, Ohio U. director of athletics and head football coach, will outline the school's policy on football and the NCAA Sanity Code. He speaks Thursday at 7:30 in the chemistry auditorium in a Public Affairs Club panel. Other speakers include Ed Sudnick, Rod Andrews, and Lee Getslinger.
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Bobkittens Lose Narrowly to Muskingum Frosh
Ohio University Freshmen led 25 15 at halftime but Muskingum Frosh rallied to win 53 43. Bobkittens drop to 4 losses in eight games as Muskingum duo Bob and Don Stokes combine for 28 points. Jack Williams scored late for Ohio.
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Hardware teams pace in Tuesday bowling league action
Carpenter Hardware continued its torrid pace by taking two of three from National Guard to move to 15 3. Art Smith led Legionnaires with a 546 set and 200 game as American Legion swept Coca Cola to climb to second place. Building Material upset Athens Messenger 3 0, Ed Efaw and Roy Sams posting strong 565 and 530 sets respectively.
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Ames-Bern at Rome leads Friday high school cage games
High school action features Ames-Bern at Rome and Racine at Chester with several other county matchups including Carbon Hill versus Union Furnace Gibisonville against Rockbridge in Hocking County Journey at Logan. College games include Oberlin at Kenyon and John Carroll at Toledo with Ohio teams in nonconference tests.
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WVU appoints Arkansas coach Harold Lahar to line post
Morgantown reports Harold W. Lahar, formerly line coach at the University of Arkansas, has been named to a similar position at West Virginia University. Hillary Chollet scored 37 points for Cornell against Syracuse in 1949, the highest by a Cornell basketball player.
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Bulldogs Hold Off Logan In Tight SEC Meet
Athens high Bulldogs narrowly beat Logan Chieftains 34 to 33 in a tense SEC game to solidify their lead atop the standings. Freddie Stehr and Jim Widdoes each scored five as Athens built a 12-3 edge before Logan rallied, with Don Mauk returning to boost the Chieftains.
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Rockets Top Pomeroy Stay Tied for 2nd Place
Wellston High Rockets topple Pomeroy 67 to 51 to remain tied for second in the SEC standings. Wellston improves to 9-3 in league play while Pomeroy drops to 4-8.
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Gallia pulls away to beat Jackets in SEC clash
Gallipolis used a nine point burst in the final period to secure a 48-39 road win over Middleport Yellow Jackets. Terry Johnson led Gallia with 15 points, while Middleport's Robert Ashley had 16 as the Jackets suffered their 12th straight loss. Gallia surged from a 13-7 first-quarter lead and built a 30-19 advantage by halftime.
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Raffensperger Named Iowa Football Coach
Leonard Raffensperger, previously Iowa freshman coach, is named University of Iowa head football coach at a salary of 10000 dollars annually. The announcement was made today by the board in control of athletics in Iowa City.
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Nationwide High School Basketball Roundup Highlights Ohio Teams
Akron St. Vincent 69 over West 44 and Akron Garfield 61 over Central 54 show strong district play plus Akro Kenmore 68 over Stow 62. Other results feature Xenia Central 31 over Dayton Cham 29 and Columbus North 67 over Aquinas 47 with several overtime finishes and close margins.
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McCormick to Pilot Lima Baseball Club
Frank McCormick, a 11 year NL standout, returns to the Phillies organization as manager of the Lima Ohio new club in the Ohio-Indiana circuit. He joined Philadelphia in 1946 after a purchase from Cincinnati and last year managed Quebec to a Canadian-American League pennant.
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Pentagonal Hockey League Plans 20-Game 1950 Schedule
The 1950 season in the Pentagonal Hockey League will feature a 20 game schedule for its teams. The lineup and dates are set to be announced by league officials.
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