Dayton Defeats Bobcats 71 to 61 in Dayton Arena
University of Dayton Flyers upset Ohio University Bobcats 71 to 61 in a hard fought game marked by 53 personal fouls. Key Dayton players Don Meineke and Charles Grigsby led the attack while Ohio’s Vic Polosky and Joe Benich fouled out. Lee Williams played well for OU with eight points.
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Adolph Rupp
University of Kentucky
Ohio U
Dayton- OU
Jack McLain
John McGee
Dayton
Vic Polosky
Joe Benich
Don Meineke
Charles Grigsby
Lee Williams
Lee
University of Dayton
Flyers
Bobcats
Jimmy Snyder
Ohio
Charley Grigsby
Meineke
Grigsby
Bobby Flynn
Phil McKown
Bill Sepp
Polosky
Benich
Ohto U. F
Betts
Leightenheimer
Ae Ee Ee
Lepp
Dayton G. F
Joseph
Flynn
Oberst
Zimmerman
Boyle
Hursey Ton — Joseph
Norris
J. Zimmerman
Campbell
McLain
McGee
Barry Screen Fuels Flyers Victory Over Bobcats
Dayton used a double screen named after Sam Barry to confound Ohio University’s defense. Meineke and Grigsby provided rebounding and scoring, with Dayton maintaining the lead through the game as Hursey led the scoring pace with nine points in the first half.
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Bobcats
Glen Hursey
Bill Sepp
Dayton
Junior Norris
Pete Boyle
Norris
Meineke
Lee Williams
Elwood Sparks
Snyder
Hardware Bowlers Start Second Half With Three Wins
Carpenter Hardware opened the second half of the Tuesday Bowling League by sweeping Lawhead Press in three. Jack Daft rolled 231 and 547 series, Roy Sams led Pressmen with 502, and Roy Ewing added 511 for the winners. National Guard beat the Legion 754 745 to avoid a shutout, while Carl Murphy led Materials with 550. Poston Station won two and saved a 3rd game, 833 797, with Bob Sharp 521. Coca Cola Athens Messenger and Gasmen Athens Motors matches postponed. Golfers Snead and Nelson both lost as PGA champs posted large margins.
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Carpenter Hardware
Lawhead Press
Jack Daft
Roy Sams
Trowel
Roy Ewing
Hubert Eddy
National Guard
Carl Murphy
Ashurst
American Legion
Poston
Bob Sharp
Maywood Smith
Legionnaires
Coca Cola
Athens Messenger
Gasmen
Athens Motors
Canara City League
L. Pet. Carpenter Hdw
Seer
Martin Heaters
Coca Cola Eee Ewe Gasmen
OU Freshmen Open Season with 43 26 Win Over Marietta
Ohio University freshmen defeated Marietta 43 to 26 in the opener as free throws powered both sides. Readout led OU with 12 points while Wenzel scored 11 for Marietta, the Bobkittens led at 27 13 first half and had limited field goals. Dale Mitchell of the Cleveland Indians agreed to a 1950 contract with a nice raise.
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Ohio
Marietta
Dick Wenzel
Bill Ross
Bobkittens
Bob Wren
Ralph Readout
Columbus Central Star
Wenzel
Readout
Lechner
Williams
Yuhas
Estes
Johnson
Lanton
Baker
Sewell
Schmidt
Duskey
Oklahoma City
Cleveland Indians
Dale Mitchell
Mitchell
Kentucky Edges Bowling Green In Narrow Basketball Win
Kentucky trailed Bowling Green by one at halftime but came back to win 63 61 in a college basketball game. The report notes a close matchup and late scoring as the Wildcats secured the victory.
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Kentucky
Bowling Green
Bob Woodruff
Georgia Tech
Baylor
Eddie Eag@n
New York State Athletic Boxing Commission
Thomas E. Dewey
Clark Shaughnessy
Stanford
Big Blacks Stay Unbeaten, Beat Poca 56 45 in WV
Point Pleasant High School’s Big Black basketball team extended its win streak to six with a 56 45 road win over Poca in West Virginia. Parky Gardner led Point Pleasant with 22 points, Frank Capehart added 16, captain Tony Ferrari 20 for Poca, and the visitors benefited from foul shooting as they pulled away in the fourth quarter.
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Daytona
Poca
W.va
Point Pleasant High School
Ters T Lill
Parky Gardner
Point Pleasant
Frank Capehart
Tony Ferrari
Little Blacks
Cagers Point Pleasant
Gardner
Enneeenn
Nott Ee
Erdelatz Chosen Navy Head Football Coach
Eddie Erdelatz, 36, is named the new head football coach at the U S Naval Academy on a four year contract. He will select his assistants on four year deals and plans to arrive in March for spring practice after leaving the San Francisco 49ers.
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Annapolis
Eddie Erdelatz
U. S. Naval Academy
Howard E. Cardwell
Navy
Erdelatz
San Francisco 49Ers
Caldwell
St. Mary's
Calif
George Sauer
Academy
Bob Ingalls
Vic Bradford
San Francisco
Naval Academy
Rudy Pilous Described As Top Local Hockey Coach
Rudy Pilous, coach of the ey, atop list of Louisville Blades figures in the U S Hockey League as a premier local coach who never turned pro.
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Rudy Pilous
Louisville Blades
U.S
Cage Games Tonight in the Mid American Conference
Mid American Conference action features Hope at Western Michigan while Ohio colleges include Bowling Green at Toledo and Denison at Ohio Wesleyan. Other matchups list Kenyon at Hiram and Heidelberg at Ohio Northern among many campus pairings.
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Hope
Western Michigan
Ohio
Bowling Green
Toledo
Denison
Ohio Wesleyan
Fenn
Mt. Union
Muskingum
Akron
Capital
Otterbein
Kenyon
Hiram
Tiffin
Defiance
Heidelberg
Ohio Northern
Transylvania
Wilmington
Harvard
Army
Brown
Rhode Island State
Clarkson
Colgate
St. Mary’s
College Pacific
Columbia
Fordham
Syracuse
Cornell
Georgetown
Dartmouth
Carnegie Tech
Pitt
DePaul
Notre Dame
Wake Forest
Furman
Geneva
Westminster
Geo. Wash
Richmond
Johns Hopkins
Navy
Lafayette
Muhlenberg
Western Ky
Louisville
Loyola Chicago
Marquette
Penn
Princeton
Rutgers
Villanova
Virginia
VMI
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Poston Station
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Byron Nelson
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E. State St
Athens, Ohio
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