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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1952

Page

11

Giant killing Bobcats humble Cincinnati 78 66

Ohio University defeated Cincinnati 78 66 on the road to extend its home winning streak to 12 and solidify second place in the MAC. Glen Hursey led Ohio with 22 points as Jim Betts Dick Murphy and Sparks added double digits. Cincinnati played without forward Bill Lammert due to an ankle injury.

Ohio Miami Redskins Tottering Bearcats Cinanati Pate Bobcats Bowling Green Cincinnati Glen Hursey Bearcats Jim Betts Nets Rhinelanders Jim Holstein Ohio University Queen City Dick Murphy Murphy Flwood Sparks Ron Surface Jack Betts Hursey Glenford Sparks Holstein Bill Lammert St. Bernard, O Bob Wren Allstar Bob Strawser Bobkittens Bob Potts Wneene Sence Ke Leightenheimer Griesheimer Aeee Melzer Seesesesce VONGI Cichisance Rain Surface Waneene Aeene Cassidy Twyman Fomowe Armstrong Wene Okruhlica Mntee Nnuccese Asekneeé Rash Ree Tehan Nicol

Poca Cagers Topple Point Pleasant 48 43

The Dots of Poca upset Point Pleasant Big Blacks 48 to 43 as Doc Davis scored 24 points and led assists. Johnny Withers led Point Pleasant with 17, while Dick Jiiden added 12 for the winners. Poca’s reserves dominated 42 20 in the earlier game.

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Al Rosen Signs 1952 Contract With Cleveland Indians

Third baseman Al Rosen signed for the 1952 season, becoming the Tribe’s third player to agree. The team did not disclose terms, but Rosen, who hit 24 homers and 102 RBIs last year with a .265 average, joins Luke Easter as the only two players in the league to drive in over 100 runs in each of the past two seasons.

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Harvard Football Coach To Be Ohio U Speaker

Harvard football coach and athletic director candidate Jordan will speak at Ohio University’s Leader’s Banquet and campus convocation. He will discuss Pages from a Coach's Notebook and will be introduced by Ed Roberts as part of a tribute to campus leaders. Jordan’s career includes Amherst College and Harvard with Navy service and leadership roles in football coaching associations.

Lloyd P. Jordan Harvard University Ohio University Men's Union Planning Rooms Howard Hall Jordan Memorial Auditorium Ed Roberts Men's Union Planning Board Harvard Amherst College Punxsutawney University of Pittsburgh Pitt Glenn S Pop” Warner Cage Colgate Andy Kerr Amherst U.S. Navy North Hill Westminster Foundation Don Finsterwald Church St Charles J. Krauskopf Fort St Blue Key George Olsen East State St OU Architectural Society Donald Sturdevant E. State David White N. Congress

College and high school scores with new relay scoring changes

A list of college basketball results includes Denison over Heidelberg 69-61 Muskingum 67 Mount Union 56 Central State 70 Bluffton 37 Miami 82 Xavier 79 in OT. High school results feature Willard 80 Mansfield Madison 18 and many others with final scores across Ohio teams. The note adds a new relay scoring system for AAU swimming: freestyle relays use 14 10 8 6 4 2 and medleys use 12 9 7 5 3 1.

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Will Pigskin Quit Football

The NCAA Football Rules Committee at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia plans provisional approval for use of a non leather covered ball. A rubber covered ball could be used by mutual agreement of opposing teams and is claimed to improve passing and kicking when wet and resist waterlogging. It is said to last four to six times longer than a leather ball.

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Big night as home teams stumble across college hoops

Michigan State Yale North Carolina State Harvard and Rice all lost at home while Notre Dame defeated MSC 56-48. Cornell beat Yale 60-52 and Louisville beat NC State 73-68 in Raleigh. Dartmouth edged Harvard 60-59 in OT and Texas moved up by beating Rice 60-56. St Louis beat NYU 75-66 at Madison Square Garden with Bob Koch scoring 30. Holy Cross crushed Providence 106-77. Siena won its 10th straight 61-52 over Iowa. St Johns of Brooklyn beat Manhattan 65-53. South Carolina topped Clemson 71-65. Arizona State beat Hardin-Simmons 68-62. Santa Clara defeated St Marys 65-51.

New York Michigan State Yale North Carolina State Harvard Rice Notre Dame MSC Cornell Louisville Raleigh N. C N. C. State Dartmouth Texas St Louis Associated Press New York Univ Bob Koch Madison Square Garden Holy Cross St. Louis Boston Providence Eastern Illinois State Quincy Siena Iowa St. Johns Brooklyn Manhattan South Carolina Clemson Arizona State Tempe Hardin-Simmons Santa Clara St. Marys Calif

Hornets Hold Lead as They Top Barons Again

The Pittsburgh Hornets remain atop the Western Division with a strong 63 points while their chief rivals, the Cleveland Barons, trail at 49. Brown University enters its third Pennant chase in the Pentagonal Hockey League as a rising candidate for a third straight title.

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Philo Electrics Top Glouster 56 48 In MVL Clash

The Philo Electrics beat the Glouster Tomcats 56 to 48 to widen their Muskingum Valley League lead. Jerry Little Danny Watson and Ronnie Newton scored 44 of Philo’s points while Lee Dennison led Glouster with 16. Jan Angle and Jim Kirby combined for 26 for Glouster. Philo led from the start and held a 29 27 edge at halftime.

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