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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1949

Page

11

Logan Stops Bulldogs in Hard Fought SEC Clash

Logan edged the Bulldogs 85 points from Big Bill Saxton on his record night as Athens and Gallipolis chased the conference lead. Saxton and Staneart battled on a narrow home floor with fouls mounting, while Athens struggled from close in and slipped in the final minutes.

Athens High Logan Chieftains Bulldogs Logan Gallipolis Nelsonville Hounds Bill Saxton Athens Bob Staneart Saxton Bob Staneart Logan Huskiee

Saxton Sparks Logan Past Athens 47 45 in Narrow Win

Logan High edges undefeated Athens 47 45 as 6-4 center Bill Saxton dominates with 35 points and 13 rebounds. Athens’ Bob Steweart scores 18 before fouling out in the fourth quarter as the Chiefs pull away in the final minutes.

LOGAN Bill Saxton Logan High Athens High Bulldogs Bulldogs Gallipolis Athens Bob Steweart Saxton Chiefs Sam Carpenter Don Flowers Sam Henderson Joe Lavelle AHL Flowers Ted Cunningham Henderson Carpenter G. F O.s Peigwere Foo Staneert Clas Cunningham Lavelle Epienbinins CR Oeris Cc Csnnaisaamamies Logan G. F

Rockets Hounds Win in SEC Battle at Wellston

Wellston’s Golden Rockets crushed Pomeroy 60 to 37 in a rough SEC game with 65 team fouls. Bellamy led Wellston with 21 points while Sprinkles added 15. Barnitz led Pomeroy with 13 as the Panthers trailed most of the night.

Wellston Golden Rockets Pomeroy Panthers Rockets Bellamy Bill Sprinkles Bob Barnitz Rocket DPR Sc Éeancus Wellston G. F. Pts TOONS Incuunuame Sprinkles M Sonnceune Bitten Walnwurn

Borden Sparks Devils To 59 38 Sec Victory

Middleport Gallia pit rallied to beat Middleport Yellow Jackets 50-38 in SEC action while the Middleport Reserves lost 25-8. Forest Borden led with 22 points and John Dudding added 20 for the Jackets.

Borden Sparks Devils Middleport Gallipolis Middleport Yellow Jacket Middleport Reserves Forest Bachtel Nome Tiivaria Forest Borden Ax Foot John Dudding Hine Devils Jockets Dredding Walters Jackets Rit Wood Gallians Borden Bill Johnson

Professional basketball and league scores last night

Results across leagues show Rochester 83 over Philadelphia 71 and Indianapolis 90 over Providence 67 in the Professional Association of America. National League Dayton 56 over Denver 47. Wilkes-Barre 107 over Atlanta City 95 in the American League. High school scores include Newark 48 over Dover 46 and many others across Ohio towns.

Professional Association OF America Rochester Philadelphia Indianapolis Providence Dayton Denver Wilkes-Barre Atl T’e City High School Newark Dover Xenia Central Osso Coshocton Cambridge Bucyrus Shelby Lancaster St. Marys Hamilton Cin Walnut Hills Hillsboro Wilmington Cleve Latin South Norwood Cin Vocational Cin Purcell Western Hills Cin Roseville Moxahala Steubenv L Cent Wellsburg Steubenville Red Tiltonsv’l Wooster Canton Lincoln Youngs. North Hubbard Akron West Kenmore Akron Vincent Buchtel Akron Norton Copley Tol Woodward Sandusky Libbey Fremont Rose Crestline Galion Cann Youngs Ursuline Chaney Barberton Yngs Raven Aus’t’n Fitch East Girard Campbell Menn Struthers Wellsville Toronto College St. Louis Long Island Holy Cross Chicago Loyola CCNY West Virginia Princeton Harvard Morris Harvey

Heated open air stands debut at Phoenix harness meet

Phoenix hosts a 62 day Arizona Harness Racing Association season opening at Sportsman’s Park with heated grandstands keeping fans warm at 65 to 70 degrees. John Maas, racing secretary, expects 350 to 400 pacers and trotters and purses totaling about 250000 dollars for the inaugural meet.

Phoenix Ariz Arizona Harness Racing Association Sportsman’s Park Switzerland John Maas Batavia Downs New York Maas

International League boxing results and scores from multiple cities

Windsor Spitfires beat Toledo 6 3 in a league matchup. Phil Muscato outpointed Ted Lowry 192 in Buffalo. Kenny Barton knocked out Jimmy Watson 161 in Topeka. Sid Peaks stopped Brady Welch 214 in Louisville for a 3 count.

Buffalo N. Y Phil Muscato Ted Lowry New Bedford Mass Topeka Kas Kenny Barton Jimmy Watson Omaha Louisville Sid Peaks Brady Welch Cincinnati

Ames-Bern Defeats Rome in Athens County League

Ames-Bern’s pace makers opened a large early lead and held off a Rome rally to run five straight wins at the league halfway point with a 37-29 victory. McKinley scored 12 and Mesehher 10 as Ames-Bern also won the junior contest 42-26.

Ironmen Jim Cope Dean Ciele Jacksons Jones Cope Tye Newton Iron Men Nelsonville Jackson Uts Smith Downey Stiles McDaniel Insacos I ‘Lewis Tohnston Hunley Cheeseman Boyd and Crook Stewart— Ames-Bern Athens County League Rome Hyatt, Goodfellow Rodehaver Ames-Bern Gerald McKinley Galen Mesehher Goodfellow Hyatt Fee Ccccumcow Radcliffe McKintiny G Rodehaver I Brown Mesecher White J McKinley G McKinley

Yates Bergna Win Six Day Bike Race

Cecil Yates of Chicago and Charlie Bergna of Paterson New Jersey won the six day bicycle race in Cleveland after a late surge. Yates 34 an air force veteran has raced over 100 events and this was his 20th win in a pairing. Bergna 30 had two firsts and several seconds in his record.

Cleveland Cecil Yates Chicago Charlie Bergna Paterson N. J Yates Air Force Bergna

Adams Speaker Here At Men’s Union Banquet

Chet Adams of the Cleveland Browns will be guest speaker at the Men’s Union banquet Thursday at 6 30 p m in Howard Hall. Adams, a 6 4 inch 235 pound tackle and OU 1939 graduate, played both football and wrestling.

Chet Adams Cleveland Brown Howard Hall

Kentucky Edges Bowling Green In Cleveland Showdown

The University of Kentucky basketball team defeated Bowling Green 61 to 43 in a feature doubleheader at the Cleveland Arena before 13,115 fans. Emerson Speicher sparked Kentucky with a basket and free throw late as the Wildcats held control in the final minutes.

University of Kentucky Ohio Bowling Green Cleveland Arena Cleveland Akron University Fenn College Findlay Cedarville Butler University Miami Oberlin Case Bluffton Ohio Northern Baldwin-Wallace Mount Union Wilmington Ashland Kentucky Emerson Speicher Falcons Jimmy Line Rob Long Oxford Butler Hoosiers Cincinnati Akron

Cincinnati Seeks Miami Alumni as New Football Aides

UC announces two Miami University Redskins coaches Sid Blackburn and Joe Madro will join Gillman at Cincinnati as assistants effective day 14. The move sparks tension with Miami officials who call it a raid while supporters fear the Thanksgiving game could be cancelled. Blackburn and Madro bring a track record of Miami success and Ohio coaching ties.

Sid Gill George Blackburn Joe Madro Miami University Redskins Gillman Miami Cincinnati M. Charles Mileham Blackburn Madro Army Madre Redskin Cincinnati Enquirer C. Vivian Anderson Miami Board of Trustees Oxford Anderson Bill Schwarberg Ray Nolting Columbus Findlay College Pomeroy Gallipolis Cincinnati Western Hills Ohio State University Denison University Ernest Hahne

Philadelphia Athletics Add Tarboro as Farm Team

The Philadelphia Athletics announced Tarboro North Carolina in the Coastal Plain League joins their farm system as the 10th affiliate. Other affiliates span Savannah Lincoln Martinaville Moline Portsmouth Moultrie Welch Red Springs and Lexington across multiple leagues.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Athletics Tarboro N. C Savannah Lincoln Neb Martinaville Moline Ala Portsmouth Moultrie Welch

Santa Clara Team Mostly California Born

Only two of the eighteen players on the Santa Clara basketball squad come from outside California.

Santa Clara California

Charles in Philly to Fight Haynes in 10-Round Card

A Eyzard Charlies, contender for Joe Louis' heavyweight title, will debut in Philadelphia on February 7. Johnny Attell, Arena matchmaker, announced Charlies versus California's Johnny Haynes in a 10-round bout.

Philadelphia Eyzard Charlies Joe Louis Johnny Attell Arena Charles California Johnny Haynes

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