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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1941

Page

13

Hollister Ames Bern Advance In Athens County Tourney

Ames Bern beat Waterloo 54 20 to advance as league champions. Hollister defeated Albany 40 25 while Troy beat Shade 50 41. Rothery led Hollister with 24 points, Guthrie 20 for Shade, Lake 16 for Troy, Mathews 14 for Ames Bern. The top four move to semi finals at Ohio U next Thursday.

Athens County Ohio U. Gym Ames Bern Waterloo Hollister Albany Troy Shade Coolville Way Trojans Ralph Lake Carl Guthrie Shade Five Ronald Kincade Max Douglas Lake Orange Jack Rothery Rothery Floyd Mathews Ames- Bern Kelly Douglas Wcuessence Sennett Canspecacese Kincade Butther Aonee Swisher F Guthrie Burson Ccuscammenal Robinson Buck T Mackay F Ee Yonkoski Bobo C. Coury G . Meee Enne Virginia Uni- Albany Buckeye Cafe VPI Bobcats Allen Wwe Concord Faulkner Ohio ROG R. Wiley Dinsmore DeMolet Avccectiann Cooley Pal Ramsey Havana Ames-Bern Joachim Joe Medwick Mathews McGillicudy Rardin Brooklyn Dodgers McPherson Lackey Wolfe Medwick U. S. Journal Neith Phillips Jene Schenz Balderson Abraham Nagle Antes Holland SRS Diddinneninwen Dodgers Jones Cincinnati TJ Holland McFadden Coury Varsity Birds Gardner Pierce David Prater Bryson Anew RA Aid Ceis Joseph Meee Katzenback Athens Airway D. Wilson Reichley Conway van Dyke Cox Acenescheesan SAGE Jeffers Feee Cole Erwin Wwe Verity Nelson O- Haddox Ccacseees

U Mermen Meet Concord and VPI Swimmers

Ohio University swimming team with three wins and three losses travels south to face Concord State Teacher's College of Athens West Virginia on Friday night and VPI of Blacksburg Virginia the next afternoon Concord has not lost this season and has defeated Wittenberg and Bowling Green while Ohio previously fell to Fenn College.

Ohio University Concord State Teacher's College of Athens W. Va VPI Blacksburg Concord Wittenberg Bobcats Bowling Green Fenn College Ohio Swimmers

Redlegs Begin Tampa Spring Training With Hopeful Hype

Tampa hosts the Cincinnati Reds as spring training opens at plant field with Bill McKechnie assessing conditions. Pitchers and catchers report Monday, fresh workouts planned. first exhibition against the Boston Red Sox is March 7. Earl Combs bets on a Reds repeat, praising pitching depth and improving batting.

Bill McKechnie Plant Field Deacon McKechnie Boston Red Sox Pirate Mpn St. Petersburg New York Yankees Earl Combs Reds Earl

High school and college basketball scores from regional games

Scores from Mount Union Oberlin Denison Ohio Wesleyan and others plus several Class B tournaments in Ohio and nearby areas. Notable results include Defiance 62 Bluffton 44 Dayton 44 Cincinnati 37 and Westminster Pa 49 with smaller tournament round scores across Putnam and Wood counties.

Rees Offered Reserve Post

Trevor Rees of Cleveland Shaw high school was offered the head football coach post at Western Reserve University to replace Bill Edwards who resigned to coach the Detroit Lions. Rees remains on a freshmans coach assignment at Ohio State, with a July 1 start if accepted.

Columbus Trevor Rees Cleveland Shaw Francis A. Schmidt Ohio State University Paul Brown Massillon Miracle Man Rees Brown Western Reserve University Bill Edwards Detroit Lions Ohio State

Dorazio Denies Diving In Fight With Louis in 2nd Round Loss

Gus Dorazio defends himself after Philadelphia bout with Joe Louis, denying he quit or took a dive. He claims he believed he was winning until told he was knocked out in the second round, and criticizes punch drunk senators and fighters.

Allentown Gus Dorazio Joe Louis Philadelphia Gus Pennsylvania John J. Haluska

Wright Stops Terranova in Allentown Ring Result

In Allentown Chalky Wright weighed 130 from Los Angeles stopped Frankie Terranova 137 from New York in five rounds. In Des Moines Lee Savold 195 from Des Moines outpointed Selman Martin 212 of Chicago over ten rounds.

Allentown Chalky Wright Los Angeles Frankie Terranova New York Des Moines Lee Savold Selman Martin Chicago

WPA Roads Impact Surpasses Half Million Miles

One seventh of all U S roads, highways, and streets totaling 457 000 miles have been built improved or reconstructed by the WPA since its founding, marking a major infrastructure program achievement.

United States

Mount Union Cagers Move Nearer A diene Crown

Mount Union’s Purple Raiders improved to seven conference wins no losses with a 67 to 30 defeat of Oberlin in Alliance. Charles Joachim scored 31 points on 10 field goals and 11 free throws as Ohio Wesleyan beat Denison 50 to 46 at Granville. Defiance routed Bluffton 62 to 44, while Westminster PA edged Youngstown 49 to 48. Dayton defeated Cincinnati 44 to 37. Tonight Kenyon visits Heidelberg and others play across the region.

Mount Union Oberlin Defiance Bluffton Dayton Cincinnati Ohio Wesleyan Denison Westminster Youngstown Purple Raiders Alliance Charles Joachim Granville Penguins Defiance College Kenyon Heidelberg Otterbein Bowling Green de Sales Calvin Wooster Fenn Wilmington Morehead

Bradley Skips Derby Again As Health Fails

Col E R Bradley will miss the 1941 Kentucky Derby and the May 3 post, citing ill health and no suitable horse. He plans a return in 1942 with potential two year olds, writes to Churchill Downs president Matt Winn. The note ends with a family tale about the letter F in Egyptian royal naming.

Louisville Col. E. R. Bradley Bradley Idle Hour Farm Lexington Col Matt J. Winn Churchill Downs

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