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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1950
Page
7
Ohio University defense faded in the second half as Butler University pulled away to a 67-56 win. Burdsall Chapman and O'Brien led the visitors with key baskets while Sparks kept Ohio in the game with a late rally that fizzled as Butler regained the lead and controlled the pace.
Burdsall sinks two one handed goals and Chapman scores on close shots to spark a Butler 55 44 rally over Ohio. O'Brien adds 17 for the Bulldogs but Butler gains momentum late as Leightenheimer leads Bobcats with 16 and Sparks 14 in the first half.
Butler used late scoring runs and a buzzer beater by Ralph O'Brien to edge Ohio in Athens. John Wood and Orvis Burdsall led Butler with nine and 17 points as Ohio’s Glen Hursey faced tight defense while Dave Leightenhimer and Elwood Sparks added 16 and 14 for the Bobcats. Coach Tony Hinkle missed the game due to travel delays. Bob Dietz ran the squad in his absence.
Racine High Purple Tornadoes, defending champions, defeated Tuppers Plains 50 to 48 in overtime to win the Meigs County Class B basketball tournament in Middleport. Rutland Reserves beat Racine Reserves 18 to 15 in the preliminary. Attendance was about 2300 across three nights of play.
A year ago Cary Middlecoff won the Rio Grande Valley tournament with a 267 total. The event awarded ten thousand dollars to the victor. The record notes the historic context among other club signings and coaching milestones across years.
Parkersburg prepares for the sixth annual Invitational Independent basketball tournament sponsored by the Wood County Recreation Commission. The event runs from Wednesday, February 15, to March, with drawing held March 12. Last year’s champions were the Weirton Websters. Tourney director is W. D. Pear of 1811 St. Marys Ave.
Weekly slate lists district tourneys at OU with Poca Point Pleasant Milton Nitro and class A B rounds. College action includes Ohio U Marietta matchups and several conference games across multiple campuses.
WELLSTON The fourth annual Pot-O-Gold Independent basketball tournament will be held in the Central gym March 6-10. Prizes: $75 and trophy for first, $40 and trophy for second, $10 and trophy for third. Past winners include Clarksburg Rang ers in 1947 Acme Awning from Ashland Ky in 1948 and Gerber Lustrom from Chillicothe in 1949. Entries contact George Ramsey, West Second St Wellston. telephone 275-R3.
Xavier University Musketeers avenge an earlier defeat by defeating the Toledo Rockets 53-48 before about 2000 fans. Xavier led 29-24 at halftime and controlled the second half, with standout defense and timely baskets sealing the win. Michigan State posted its high score of 1904, defeating Battle Creek 93-4.
Point Pleasant High faces the Polka Dots of coach Clyde Alford in a 8 p.m. varsity game after an 6:30 p.m. B team start. Seniors Parky Gardner Reece Nott Frank Capehart Tommy Fisher Sonny Gerlach lead the Black lineup with Billy Bardin sidelined by knee injuries.
Beckleys remained in first place by one game after beating Gem Wholesale 2-1. Gem Wholesale fell to third place tied with Nye Chevrolet as Reba Shafer’s three wins lifted her to second place. Widdoes scored 482 for Beckleys and 435 for Mrs. Widdoes. Daft and Merrick led Beckleys with 553 and 438. Nye’s Pfeiffers were idle to be rescheduled.
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CLEARWATER Florida Russ Meyer Phillies righthander has developed a blooper pitch aimed at Ralph Kiner of the Pirates. Meyer awaits contract talks with Club President Bob Carpenter and says the pitch mirrors Rip Sewell's famed delivery. He tested it on barnstormers and spring practice with Major Leaguers reacting by chasing lazy flies.
La Salle unleashed its 18th win of the season as Cincinnati fell 74 65 in a tournament minded effort. Temple defeated St Josephs 90 74 in the opener of the Convention Hall doubleheader.
The note directs readers to look to the continuation of sports coverage on the next page where further scores and reports are listed.
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