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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1950
Page
7
In St Louis Willie Pep toys the challenger Charlie Riley before delivering a knockout at 1:05 of the fifth round. PepImproves to 45 knockouts in 145 bouts, weighing 123 1 4 pounds to Riley's 125 1 2.
Jim Cope of Nelsonville leads SEC scoring with 163 points, ahead of Clarence Whitey Tye at 102 and Elwood Lucas at 97. Athens Bulldogs strengthen top spot with seven wins and no losses, and hold best defensive record allowing 230 points.
Five Big Blacks of Point Pleasant hunt their eighth straight victory as Barboursville visits tonight. A 6:30 p.m. B game precedes the 8 p.m. varsity clash with probable Barboursville starters Wroten Allen Call Cline Sharp and Point Pleasant leaders Gardner Nott Capehart Fisher Gerlach anchoring a balanced attack.
Ohio State sits atop the Big Ten with a 9-2 record after a 74-58 win over Michigan. Captn. Dick Schnittker scored 28 for the Buckeyes, who led 43-23 at halftime and built a 70-47 advantage in the second half.
The 17th annual Tri-State Invitational will be held in Sistersville March 22 23 24 and 25 with 16 top teams from the Tri State area. Defending champions Kelly Mike's Sports Center of Martins Ferry Ohio headline the field. Awards include winner runner up and consolation trophies plus expanded cash prizes. Games will be at Sistersville High School gym with no team playing more than one game per night.
Oakland City College Indiana narrowly defeated Rio Grande College 76 71 after trailing 38 30 at halftime. Bob Chapman scored 23 points for Oakland City while Bill Blazer led Rio with 22. The teams schedule a rematch Monday night at Oakland City.
Welterweight champion Ray Robinson was granted a one month postponement to meet George Costner after a medical examination. The 10 round non title fight, originally set for Dec 12, was rescheduled to Feb 22 and then delayed again as Robinson recovers from a recent illness and shoulder injury.
Pittsburgh heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles may fight Elkins Brothers in a Washington title bout next summer. Promoter Goldie Aherne has offered Charles 35000 dollars or 40 percent of the gross gate as part of the Washington sesquicentennial celebration. Co manager Jake Mintz says they are interested but not final.
National Association games saw Anderson top Denver 95 83 and Philadelphia defeat Sheboygan 89 72. Ohio State beat Michigan 74 58 while Western Kentucky posted 84 75 over Cincinnati. College scores include Ohio Northern 75 Bluffton 70 and more across teams and venues. Fights last night recap lists Pep Riley in St Louis, Abrams in Miami, Sanna in Holyoke and Cooper in Washington with decision outcomes.
In Philadelphia the light weight title holder Ike Williams defeated Johnny Bratton in a ten round bout. The recap notes this as a major win for Williams on a showcased card from the era.
The Midget Drivers and Owners Racing Association met at Blaetmar Auto Co. and organized for the season. Elected: Gene Comstock president, Harold Erwin vice president, Charles Nuckles secretary treasurer and business agent. A new meeting was set for Feb. 5.
Bowlerette of the Year Mikiel explains a five-step rhythm with four-step delivery. He describes heel alignment, balance with weight above the left foot, and a relaxed upright stance to ease ball control. He notes holding technique for even weight distribution and previews the next section on footwork.
Gallipolis reports that the Holzer Hospital School of Nursing formed a student government association in 1949. Officers include Carmelite Pringle president Grace Kouns vice president Joan Gilmore treasurer and Joan Parkins secretary with pre clinical representative Cretin Price and faculty adviser Mrs Bernadine Inman. The group aims to manage student affairs and uphold scholarship and honor while fostering cooperation among students faculty and graduate staff. A fiction library was created as a key accomplishment with Wayne Foster noting its value and community support urged.
In Columbus Capital University overcame a 14 point halftime deficit to defeat Marietta 62 to 55. Marietta led 37-23 at halftime and 47-39 after three, but Capital outscored them 23 to 8 in the final period led by Fred Radloff with 21 points.
Notre Dame backfield coach Bernie Crimmins told a Rockford Elks banquet that a renewal of the Irish Army football series is unlikely for a long time. He reaffirmed Notre Dame’s willingness to meet any Big 10 team but said chances to add non Big 10 opponents are slim. He cited Purdue, Iowa, Indiana and Michigan State as current scheduled foes.
Columbus Red Birds announce a 26 game 1950 spring training schedule at Daytona Beach. The squad of about 45 players will be led by manager Rollie Hemsley with coach Russ Kerns and assistant scout Bob Kline. Opponents include Louisville Colonels Minneapolis Millers and International League rivals Rochester Jersey City Toronto.
Gallipolis reports three convictions from prior arrests. Pearl L. Parks, 66, Oak Hill, fined 20 dollars and costs for failing to obey a stop sign. Jim Nichols, 54, Thurman, fined 15 dollars and costs for driving left of center. Lincoln Stiltner fined 5 dollars and costs for failing to register a motor vehicle.
In Gallipolis a divorce suit was entered in common pleas court with Judge Robert M. Betz granting one decree. Scott Brown of lower river road is divorced from Lucille Brown of Rutland. they wed in Point Pleasant in 1942 and share four children with custody to the plaintiff. Earl E. Carter of Columbus has filed for divorce from Gertrude A. Carter. married in 1923 the couple has two adult children.
Holzer Hospital notes list Mrs. Arthur Taylor of Jackson with a son and several births including Mrs. Wayne Foster of Gallipolis and Mrs. Brinton Allison of Oak Hill. Discharges include Merrill Brown and a list of patients such as Dennis Roush Long Bottom and George Craft Gallipolis.
Portsmouth High School basketball coach Bill Rohr said he would seek to bar Chillicothe from future Portsmouth games. He would file a complaint with the school athletic board about an unnamed official who worked Saturday night’s 55 to 51 Chillicothe win, noting a prior request to avoid certain officials in matchups between the two cities.
Largest turnout in South eastern Ohio Regional Council history is anticipated at the McArthur dinner meeting Thursday led by president W. A. Smith of Pomeroy. James McClelland, chief forester, will display regional wood products while John A. Ames of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad outlines mineral development prospects. A movie Trees of Tomorrow screens before the main program at 6 30 p.m. An executive committee meeting precedes at 5 30 p.m.
Carmen Garcia, 23, was jailed on a vagrancy charge after police found him in a railroad yard scraping dirt from under railroad ties seeking a $5 loan left by a switch engine fireman. His attempt to hide was thwarted by officers.
Gallia County commissioners raised payments to farmers for sheep killed by dogs. First grade $12 per sheep, second $9, third $6, replacing the prior flat $7. They also bought two dump-bed trucks a Studebaker for 2623 dollars and a GMC for 2850 dollars. Dr and Mrs Charles E Holzer Jr returned home from visits in Cleveland and Detroit.
At Gallipolis locks on Monday vessels including the Cornell Rand Indiana Semet Sohio State Martin Jones Rankin Peace Bruce Ernestine Wood and Fern were observed moving up and down at various times. No boats were reported on the Kansas River.
Harold Bennet, county inseminator, placed second and third in September and October for the percentage of first conceptions among .64 workers in the area. The September rate stood at 76.2 percent and rose to 76.6 percent in October.
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