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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1944

Page

11

Athens Bulldogs edge Gallipolis 31 29 for seventh straight win

Athens High School Bulldogs survive a tight defensive battle 31 to 29 against Gallipolis. Bob Mills leads Athens with 15 points aided by solid team play as Bolin rotates eight players. The Blue Devils suffer foul trouble and struggle from the line as Athens stays unbeaten in SE League play.

Charlie Bolin Athens High School Bulldogs Gallipolis Blue Devils Theue Devils Athens Tad Grover Hill Trautwein Bolin

Bertelli Prefers College Route After War, Then Pro Football

Holyoke Mass report quotes Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame star back saying he was rough in college play and plans to finish his senior year after the war. He would then play professional football, ideally in the East, after reporting to Marine officers' training at Quantico.

Holyoke Mass Oyoke Angelo Bertelli Atre Dame Bertelli Marine Quantico Notreame

Galion Senior Dropped From Basketball Squad

Galion High School junior Bill Stoner, 17, was dismissed from the basketball team by Coach Bob Sheffer for the good of the team. Stoner had filed a $25,000 suit against football coach Jim Lumper in Crawford County common pleas court after being kept from playing football last season.

Galion Bill Stoner Galion High School Jim Lumper Crawford County Common Pleas Court Bob Sheffer Sheffer Stoner Lumper

Rockets Top Hounds Stay In Title Race

Nelsonville Friday night saw Wellston 5 hand the Greyhounds their fourth league loss this season by 41 to 20 on home hardwood. Rockets led by Stevenson and Bellamy thwarted the Hounds with sharp defense and a 15 point advantage for most of the game.

Wellston Greyhounds Hounds Rockets Stevenson Bellamy Nelsonville Wellston Cagers G. ‘Hutchins Blair Baird Juniper Standall Carbon Mechanicsburg Massie Hill Quint Artin Wee Wee Ene Bartlett Bentley Ween Gray Rupert Carbon Hill Shingler Shade Ley Brandeberry Robinett Emo Seer C. Devolaw Bowles Canes Searles Smith Htteommeeeewee Gall The Shade Varsity Abdella Devoi Ashton Romans T. Cunningham Johnston Ll G. Ross Nutter Daniel Hollister Fick Sanborn Ewes McGee Parks Hardy Bickley F Shafer Hee Williams Sexwebe i Markins Davis Snow Rome G. F. T. Moore Bruce Woods Reynolds Lt Hart Kovach F. Williams C Walker Camenkinn Midkiff Zaleski T.G. Williams Lt Parsons Althaugh Knight Chauncey G. T Pexton Ee Shafer Storer Keasey G. Campbell King Bean Vaughn Loper Henderson Rose Kelly Kinney Andy Acoem G. T. Dickens Som Boc Nest Enis Johnson Burson Cline Grim O Pergrin Jonas Ruth Pierce Er 'Mender R. Bobo Kollister G. King Weekley Jewett Dawley Sob Annes Glouster G. T Hawk Meeks Sanborn Seseetseseee Glouster Tom Cats Penns- Snow G Ewer Moore Wilkinson P. Ashcraft L. Love Corby C. Ashcraft Andrews Ona Butcher R. Love Wee Root D. Smith T Bean Booth McCreanor G. ‘Webb J. Bobo Natingeuer Mate As Swart - Ann Lambert Awe Weer Campbell McAllister Bosworth Weer Loper Ee Eddy Jones Racine Purple Tornadoes Potter King Chester Martin Pennsville G. T. Jewell Spanola H. Gifford Hines F. Gifford F. Webb Zaleski Eee Wood Schaeffer Davis Co - Totals Meee Evrr Logan—Iin Waldeck - Lt Co Anderson Buchtel High School Meadee Cagers Union Furnace High School Wolf Arnott Dimmick Kurtzman Shank Gee Eee Wee Athens Pfleger Roberts Eel Copel Ity Ivers Chester Stepha Beaver Fore Rane Union Furnace McGarry Eerr McVey Harper D. Hooper Milhoan Anderson Sena Sheline Borning Weber McAfee Scott Pickens White W. Hooper Wolf Goem Noyes Parker Petersen S. Hilaman Barlow Buchtel T. Hilaman Vinson Racine Ee Collins DL Deneens Hyatt . Cee Ee Enene Gg. Service Osborn Graham Feneoeers Albrecht Whitmore Aly Bradshaw Air Corps Bookman Crawford Smathers Ray Romito Curry TNT Navy Ham Owell Ummers Watkins Kardes Miller Antec Neme Handicap Swigert Ocette Yarborough Team Ten I L. Marshall Marcinko Industrial Relations

Carbon Hill Quints Win

Carbon Hill built an early lead and defeated Zaleski 66 to 16 as Hawk scored 20 and Dawley 18 to lead the victors.

Carbon Hill Zaleski Hawk Dawley

Mechanicsburg Junior High Triumph Over Shade

Mechanicsburg Junior High scored a winning basketball victory against Shade, edging them in a competitive junior high game. Details on score and key players are unavailable in the fragmented text.

Chieftains Rally Past Pomeroy for 47-27 Victory

Logan High School rebounded from a first loop loss to trim Pomeroy 47-27 on the hilltop. Fickel led scoring with 12, Mowery 10, Rauch 8 as the Braves pulled away in the third period. Panthers’ Dick Stanley had 17 in a losing effort.

LOGAN Wellston Rockets Logan High School Chieftains Pomeroy Panther Braves Panthers Panther Fickel Mowery Rauch Chieftains Mackeymen Wellston Delmar Mowery Jack Rauch Dick Stanley LHS Gerald DeVol Carbon Hill Ward

Chauncey Blue Devils Rout Hollister In Friday Victory

Chauncey-Dover Blue Devils overwhelmed Hollister 50 to 19 as Herdman scored 21 and Simmers 17. Hollister stayed close early but faded after halftime while Chauncey’s reserves defeated Hollister 22 to 7 in the opener.

Chauncey Herdman Simmers Chauncey-Dover Blue Devils Hollister Blue Devil

Sinatra Buys Tami Mauriello Contract For $10000

Fullerton's Round-Up reports Frank Sinatra purchased heavyweight Tami Mauriello's contract for 10000 dollars. The piece mentions their long friendship via trainer Al Silvani and notes other sports trivia and local notes about players and teams.

New York Frank Sinatra Tami Mauriello Frank Sinatra Tami al Silvani Alan Gould AP Sports Service

Trimble Cardinals Set to Clash with Plains Quintets

Trimble's undefeated Cardinals meet Plains in Jacksonville on Tuesday night with a preliminary game at seven o'clock. The Cardinals added Albany to their victims Friday after the Albany reserves lost the earlier prelim.

Jacksonville Trimble Cardinals Athens County Strong Plains Albany

Babe Didrikson Reinstated as Amateur Golfer by USGA

Babe Didrikson Zaharias, famed Olympic track star and wife of wrestler George Zaharias, was reinstated as an amateur golfer by the United States Golf Association on a Saturday. She had been ineligible since May 1935 due to professionalism in other sports.

New York Babe Didrikson George Zaharias United States Golf Association Miss Didrikson USGA

Zivic suffers hand fracture after La Motta defeat

Pittsburgh fighter Fritzie Zivic fractured his left third metacarpal in the Friday Detroit bout with Jake La Motta. X rays confirmed the break, with Zivic told to be out six weeks to two months, fueling talk of ending a 14 year career.

Pittsburgh Jake Mintz Fritzie Zivic Jake la Motta Detroit Mintz Zivic Fritzie

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