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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1949
Page
9
Athens County and Perry County teams loom in regional and district rounds as junction City and New Lexington seek Class B success. In Athens Ohio U. falls to Western Reserve 74 72 in double OT as Joe Lesko scores 24 for the Redcats and keeps the Bobcats in MAC cellar with looming games against Cincinnati and Western Michigan.
Rio Grande High won its ninth Gallia County basketball title by routing Bidwell Porter 63-37. Cheshire upset Centerville 46-40 in the consolation. Wood led Rio Grande with 28 points as Johnny Wickline’s team claimed back to back titles.
Top honors in the Central Ohio Rifle League's eighth meet of 1949 went to the Columbus Rifle and Revolver Club. The Colum bus team tied Zanesville with 1126 points but claimed the win on league standing.
Hank An dorka of Lorain Ohio leads Tri-State Tenpin Bowling Association after last night with 1951 points. He rolled 661 in team, 644 in doubles and 646 in singles.
Chicago Bear George McAfee was crowned the NFL punt return champion for 1949 with 30 returns for 417 yards. He scored on a 60 yard punt return and averaged 13.9 yards per return, succeeding Walter Slater of Pittsburgh who retired last fall.
Ohio University freshmen beat Ohio Wesleyan Frosh 59 to 42 on a Saturday night. Vic Polosky and Glen Hursey led with 10 points each as OU used 12 players. Wesleyan’s Coverdale and Bruce added 10 apiece but late free throw shooting kept the Bishops in the game. OU next faces Wright Field in Athens on Tuesday.
Carbon Hill defeated Union Furnace 61 35 to capture the Hocking County tournament crown. Bob Dane poured in 31 points while Sonny Campbell provided steady guard play as the Bulldogs built a 28 14 halftime edge and 44 24 after three quarters. Union Furnace forward Sheline led the Warriors with 17 points. In the opener Gibisonville beat Murray City 57 42 for third place as Kuhn and Whitcraft sparked the rally in the final period. Charlie Stancey signs with Columbus Red Birds.
High school action features Nelsonville hosting Chillicothe in a local tilt. Mid American matchups include Butler at Western Reserve and Ohio Denison at Kenyon. Other college games list notableiversions such as Michigan State vs Ohio State.
Marjorie Lindsay of Decatur and Henry Picard of Cleveland won the international mixed four-ball tournament by defeating Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs and Gus Novotny of Cincinnati two and one.
The schedule lists Class B games at 7 pm with Glouster versus Vinton Rural and Thornville facing New Lexington, plus several other Class B and Class A matches across Wednesday to Saturday. Teams include Carthage-Troy, Racine, Rio Grande, Middleport, Jacksonville-Trimble, Athens, Pomeroy, Logan, Marietta, Lancaster, West Portsmouth, Ironton, Union Furnace, Oak Hill, Junction City, Somerset Holy Trinity, Bidwell-Porter, Glouster-Vinton Rural, Hillsboro, Wellston, Greenfield, Chillicothe, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Fast, Gallipolis, and Nelsonville with varied records.
Troy High defeats Jacksonville Trimble 38 to 34 in the Athens County tournament final on the Athens High floor. Key players include Clair Creamer and Les Cole leading Troy while Chuck Grandy and Junior Stoltz led Trimble before fouls and injuries settled the decisive game.
A strong field of schoolboy teams lines up for Class B tourney action at Ohio University gym starting tonight with three 7 o'clock games. A and B seeds compete across four sessions through Friday, with March regional at OU gym on the weekend of March 19.
Wahama of Mason City beat Point Pleasant High 45 43 as Chuck Grimm scored 16 and Jack Johnson 13. Wahama led 9 7 after one, trailed 18 18 at halftime, and built a 29 27 edge after three quarters. Free throws decided it with Wahama hitting nine of 16 to Point Pleasant five of 14. Billy Fads led Point Pleasant with 16 points.
Former lightweight champion Lew Jenkins, 32, of Sweetwater Texas, fights for 10 rounds tonight in Philadelphia. He meets rising 20 year old Percy Bassett who has won 27 of 28 pro fights and has never lost to anyone other than Brown Lee.
Michigan State captured the 104-A title on Saturday with an 18-man squad, winning just three of 13 events.
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