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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1950

Page

8

Two Minute Foul Rule Debate Reaches Mid American Conference

A mix of college sports notes in Cleveland highlights the looming end of the two minute foul rule. Ohio U coach Jimmy Snyder may align with Western Reserve and Miami on the Big Ten style rule, while Bobcats coach Jim Snyder leans toward change. Other items mention Rose Bowl attendance, Bill Reynolds eyeing Pitt Panther football, Penn State soccer expansion, St. Louis sports growth, Mark Wylie refereeing, and Regis College Rangers losing five starters on fouls in an Eastern trip game.

Cleveland Western Reserve Miami Big Ten Ohio U Jimmy Snyder Snyder Mike Scarry Frank Richey Frank Bill Reynolds St. Marys W.va Pitt Panther Bill Jeffrey Penn State College Lions San Francisso St. Louis St. Louis University Mark Wylie Cleveland Indians Hocking County Bob Frericks Crooksville High Ohio State Regis College Rangers Colorado

Weekend Cage Games and Mid American Showdowns

Weekend college basketball slate features Allensville at Wilkesville and other high school level matchups. Key later Friday card includes Ohio U at Western Reserve, Miami at Western Michigan, Pitt at Cincinnati, DePauw at Butler, and conference tilts Marietta at Denison, Muskingum at Hiram, Central Michigan at Kent State, Akron at John Carroll, Loyola Baltimore at Dayton, and Heidelberg at Ohio Wesleyan.

Miami Western Michigan Pitt Cincinnati DePauw Butler Marietta Denison Muskingum Hiram Central Midh Kent State Akron John Carroll Loyola Baltimore Dayton Bowling Fee LaSalle Findlay Otta Otterbein Heidelberg Ohio Wesleyan Buffalo OHIO Ashland Cedarville Youngstown Marshall Oberlin Loyola Balto Xavier Illinois Ohio State Defiance Case Wooster Fenn Rio Grande Salem Steubenville Ohio Northern Detroit Tech Centre Wilmington Rochester Capital Wittenberg Beloit Grinnell W. L. Pet Western

Sport Shop Retains Lead In Ladies Bowling League

Sport Shop holds first place in the Ladies Bowling League after a 2-1 win over CSOE. Ercaees and Belle Cornwell led the Shoppers with 447 and 451 series as Drugettes closed in by sweeping Mc Bee No 1. Beasley Mathews and Deans fought for top scores while Roger Dean edged McBee No 2 651-648 to secure the match.

Sport Shop Seaks Sport Shop McKee Drugettes K. Figg Shop CSOE Beasley-Mathews Roger Dean Mc No McBee Beasleys It Shop Gg Shop Deans Jim Mills Banks Sport Shop Shoppers Aries Ercaees Joes Belle Cornwell Drugettes McBee’s Mildred Hall Dresher Virginia Coleman Fle Plage Beasley Mathews Ted Mahaffey Garnet Klingenberg Helen Long McBee No. 2 Macs Larry McFadden Betty Hayhurst Cora Yeager

Strader Named Coach of New York Bulldogs

Norman Red Strader is signed as coach of the New York Bulldogs in the National American Football League, succeeding Charles Ewart who resigns.

New York Norman Red) Strader New York Bulldogs American Football League Charles Ewart

Indians Biggest Bust of 1949

New York Cleveland Indians were voted the biggest sports disappointment of 1949 in the annual year end Associated Press poll of the nation's sports editors.

New York Cleveland Indians Associated Press

SEC League resumes with four basketball games tonight

The Southeastern Ohio League opens a full slate with Athens visiting Logan and Nelsonville at Jackson. Wellston meets Pomeroy while Middleport hosts Gallipolis. McArthur hosts Coalton and Buckeye Chauncey faces Racine. other games include Allensville at Wilkesville Philo at McConnelsville. Saturday night Glouster hosts Caldwell and Carbon Hill plays Sugar Grove.

Allensville Wilkesville Coalton McArthur Caldwell Glouster Carbon Hill Sugar Grove Ohio U Western Reserve Cleveland Athens Harry Lackey Bulldogs Logan Chiefs Nelsonville Greyhounds Jackson Ironmen Hounds Jim Cope Wellston Middleport Pomeroy Panthers Gallipolis Wellstons Gallia Academy Blue Evils Gallians Point Pleasant Huntington Vinson Jackson County Chauncey Blue Devils Buckeye Wheel Racine Tornadoes Vinton County Philo McConnelsville Muskingum Valley Tomcats Skein

Ohio Bobcats face Western Reserve in key MAC opener in Cleveland

Ohio travels by bus to Adelbert gym in Cleveland for the first Mid-American Conference game of the season against Western Reserve. Coach Jim Snyder hopes to stop a two game slide as the Bobcats seek a tie for first, while Reserve sits third with one win in three.

Ohio Red Cats Western Reserve Cleveland Bobcat Mt. Vernon Reserve Adelbert Gym Western Michigan Cincinnati Kalamazoo

OU Gridders Schedule 1950 Adds Ten-Game Season

Ohio University reveals a 10 game 1950 football schedule breaking past practice. The slate features six road games and three home games at Athens including Miami on homecoming and Western Reserve, Kent State, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Western Michigan, and Marshall among the opponents. The opener is Sept. 23 at Akron with Illinois visiting Champaign.

Ohio University Bobcat Marco Poloans Western Reserve Bobcats Athens University of Illinois Ohio Champaign Illini Don Peden Akron University Zippers Akron Illinois West Virginia University Butler Cincinnati Miami Western Michigan Kent State University of Buffalo Marshall College of Huntington W.va Marshall Akron U Dlinois Indianapolis Kent Buffalo N.Y

Ames-Bern Risks Unbeaten County Record Against J-T

The Greenies of Ames-Bern High defend sole first in Athens County League as a 4-0 mark faces Trimble 3-0 on Trimble floor. A Trimble win could top Ames-Bern. Plains hosts Waterloo while Albany meets Shade. Rome idle, scheduled to play Johnsville at Stewart.

Greenies Ames-Bern The Plains Indians Trimble Ames Bern the Plains Waterloo Albany Shade Troy Buchtel Coolville Rome Stewart Johnsville Athens County League School W. L. Pet Buchtel Ae Wwe

Ohio U adds assist to Buckeye Rose Bowl win

Ohio University figures into the Rose Bowl victory as Bill Trautwein blocks a punt setting up a second Buckeye TD and Jimmy Hague kicks the decisive field goal. Mentions of lineage and potential job offers for Wes Fesler cloud the postgame talk as administrators seek to keep him.

Columbus Ohio State University Ohio University California Ohio State Bill Trautwein Bucks Ohio Trautwein Jimmy Hague Dick Widdoes Widdoes Ohio U William “Dutch” Trautwein

Various high school and college basketball results

A roundup of scores from multiple games across high schools and colleges including Bellaire St. John, Dover St. Joe, Akron South, Walnut Hills, Hughes, Wright, Chaminade, Roosevelt, Maryland State, Wilberforce Heidelberg, Mount Union, Long Island, Bowling Green, Ohio Northern, Kent State Canton, Steubenville, Tri-State, Giffin, Tiffin, Temple, NYU, Westminster Pa, Pitt, Columbia, Princeton, Louisville, Kentucky Wesleyan, North Carolina, Texas A&M, Rice, Texas Christian, Wayne Mich, Omaha, Hamline, Hawaii, and others along with professional and league results in hockey and boxing notes.

Oklahoma Kansas Maine Rhode Island Tampa Miami Wash St. L Missouri Murray Memphis State Wash. State Oregon South Carolina Wake Forest Stanford Southern Cal Texas Tech N. Mex Aggies Roanoke Virginia Tech St. John’s St. Joseph’s CCNY Loyola Chicago Madison Square Garden Penn Lafayette Villanova Valparaiso Penn Palestra Philadelphia Niagara West Virginia Canisius St. Louis Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Syracuse Temple Wisconsin Indiana Iowa Michigan Marquette Minnesota Northwestern Purdue Alabama Florida American U Virginia Arizona U Flagstead Brown Army Auburn Miss. State Texas Baylor Wash-Jeff Bethany Boston College Holy Cross Bradley Drake Bucknell Rutgers California Clemson Furman Colgate Penn State Nevada College of Pacific Utah Cole Colorado Iowa State Yale Columbia Cornell Dartmouth North Carolina Davidson Utah State Denver Wayne Detroit N. Car State Duke Eastern Ky Western Ky James Milliken Evansville Frank Mary Dickinson Maryland Georgetown Richmond Geo. Wash Georgia Tech Tulane Mississippi Georgia Gettysburg Lehigh Hamline Oakland Butners Harvard Princeton Idaho Washington Nebraska Kansas State Wesleyan Marshall Notre Dame Mich. State Morehead Tenn. Tech VMI Navy New Mexico Okla Wichita Santa Clara St. Mary’s. Mexico Siena Ucla Vanderbilt Tennessee Wash-Lee Wm-Mary Bellaire St. John Dover St. Joe Akron South West Cinn Walnut Hills Hughes Dayton Wright Chaminade Dayton Kiser Roosevelt College Maryland State Wilberforce Ohio Northern Bluffton Kent State Canton Steubenville Tri-State Giffin Tiffin U Dyke-Spencerian NYU Westminster Pitt Louisville Kentucky Wesleyan Hanes Hosiery Lloyd Tate New York Joe DiMartino Bridgeport

Sports Mirror Today Highlights Past Athletes and Events

A recap of historical sports notes notes Lou Boudreau as AP male athlete of the year from Cleveland Indians era and mentions past golf tournament scores and NFL rule discussions. It surveys five to ten years of sports history with named individuals and organizations.

Lou Boudreau Cleveland Indians Associated Press Ben Hogan National Football League Harold Pierce United States Golfers Association

Union Furnace Caps No 9 in big win over Zaleski

Union Furnace extended their winning streak to nine with a 176 to 33 victory over Zaleski. The home team led 13 to 6 after one period and 31 to 13 at halftime, dominating the entire game.

Union Furnace Zaleski Sheline Nixon Albaugh Abileaietaa Cons Sad Robinson Davis Sigler Lopez Reeves DGS Ok McKibben Burley Hayes Nice Gessells

Bobcat Wrestlers Open Season With Findlay Meet

Ohio University wrestling starts the season Saturday at 3 p.m. in the men’s gym against Findlay College after a one year suspension. Coach Fred Schleicher leads a lineup with weight class decisions pending and a mix of juniors and seniors aiming to start strong in the six meet card.

Findlay Dan Kiss Ohio University Findlay College Fred Schleicher Ohio U Bobcats Schleicher John Suchadolski Howard Saunders Robert Gottfried Suchadolski Saunders Bill Miller Scott Leesburg Dave Weber Mark Kuhar Bob Weidner

Oilers Near Title After Two Wins in Thursday Bowling

Mathews Oilers pulled within half a game of the first round title by taking two of three from Banks Sport Shop in Thursday Bowling League action. They must win one of two makeup matches to clinch, while Athens Lumber and Pepsi Cola split, leaving title hopes to be settled in upcoming games. Glenn Byard led the Oilers with a 203 game and 525 series, and Allen Riley starred for Sport Shop with a 561 set.

Mathews Oil Banks Sport Shop Oilers Brown Mathews Sport Shop Glenn Byard Oils Allen Riley McBee Co Pure Oil McBee Brown’s Dick Noll Ziggy Godlewski Noll Howard Eschenbacher Howard Mills Athens Lumber Pepsi Cola Lumbermen Tim Anderson Bottlers Ivan Haddox Chuck Wohlgemuth

District Cager Tourney May Be Split Between Dayton and Troy

Representatives from 21 of 27 schools urged splitting the District Class A high school basketball tournament between Dayton and Troy. The district board must decide on the proposal. previously Dayton hosted the event. If adopted, the two winners would advance to the Cincinnati Regional playoffs.

Dayton Troy Cincinnati

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