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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1949

Page

9

Pro Football War Deepens Between National and All America Leagues

Sports editor notes a continuing clash between the National League and All America Conference over pro football control. He argues Nationals hold the leverage after 30 years, while AAC hopes for survival through team mergers such as Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees and a reduced seven-team setup.

National All America Wheels All America Nationals AAC Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yankees Shaughnessy

Gallipolis Beagle Trials Aired Third Place Finish

Pete the beagle owned by James Sayre earned third in 15 inch dog trials at the Huntington Beagles Club event on Bryan Saunders farm Northup. Huntington dogs swept ribbons with Clays Lord Baltimore winning first and Richard of Livelytime second. trials were sanctioned but no money awarded.

Gallipolis Sayre Pete James Sayre Huntington Beagles Club Bryan Saunders Northup Clays Guy O. Barrett Bob Sheets Beagle

Glouster Pin Standings and Weekly Games Display

Glouster Pin standings show Motor op with 30 24 and .556 while cece ee leads with 37 17 and .685. Weekly games list Vernon Electon Ogg Motor Jam Bar Hotel Bar Wonder Bar Hemsley Rec Dodgers Reds and others with high scores and individual honors noted.

Pet Cece Ee Ee Motor Op Hotel Bar One Wonder Bar Hemsley Rec Vernon Elect Ogg Motor Hotel Bar Hemsley S. Gyurko G. Thompson Reds Dodgers M. Hemsley F. Lantz S. Adams Weavy

Panthers Hand Indians 45 36 In Albany clash

Albany The Plains High Indians pushed the Albany Panthers to the final period before succumbing 45 36 in a county league game. Robewksbury led Plains scorers with 14 while John Novotni and Russ Tinkham combined for 24 for Albany. Panthers win their 11th of 14.

Albany Plains High Indians Albany Panthers Panthers Tribe Dick Wallace Robewksbury John Novotni Russ Tinkham Plains Albany G. F Cao Ae Eee Tewksbury Wallace McDaniel Oko Hartman So I Gees Vinson Rowan Hoover Wooten the Plains G. F Tinka Foc Es Vee Es Ae Aeee Chashey Oo G& Tried Sommer Aires Michael Stage Troy Coolville Waterloo Cole Barry McFadden Oolville Creamer Pci Crawford Baker Cdeeemonn Chapman Ee Moore Creeger Waterloo Ga Stephenson F . Wright Ahlie Tesuiti McKee

Glouster Bucaneers Meet Nelsonville Eagles in March of Dimes Game

The Glouster Bucaneers host the Nelsonville Eagles Monday night in a March of Dimes benefit basketball game with no admission charged.

Glouster Glouster Buccaneers Nelsonville Eagles March of Dimes

Ex King of Tennis Slo cum Dies in Baltimore

Ex national tennis champion Slo cum died at St Luke's Hospital aged 86 after illness lasting weeks. He did not know his wife had died 10 hours earlier. Grace Ed sall Slocum, 81, also had been ill for weeks.

Baltimore Warner Slocum St. Luke's Hospital Grace Edsall Slocum

Mid-American Conference Cage Card Highlights Butler Ohio U Clash

Butler leads the league at 2-0 as it hosts Ohio University in Friday action while Miami visits Butler on Saturday. Ohio Wesleyan invades the key Delaware clash as Cincinnati, Western Michigan, and Western Reserve set schedule against conference rivals amid midyear exams and coaching notes.

Butler Pesca Cpacinneath Inanua Miami Bolse West Michigan Nana Bobber Ohio Bie Bee Western Reserve Butler Ohio U Indianapolis Redskins Ohio Cincinnati Western Michigan Western Reserve Delaware Ohio Wesleyan Bishops Bobcats Wesleyan Dayton Flyers Muskingum Chuck Buttermore Johnny Meyer Millicon Twins Jud Bil Upper Arlington Arlington Buttermore Millicon Jack Smith Johnny Moore Dutch Trautwein Phillips Oilers Music Hall West Virginia Mountaineers Morgantown Bearcats John Wiethe WVU Wiethe Wilmington Bluffton Rio Grande Christian Kent St Canton Hiram Bald Wal Kent State Cedarville Michigan Normal Defiance Capital Kenyon Marietta Wheaton Baldwin-Wallace Fenn Clarion Wright Field Ohio State Michigan Wooster Ohio Northern Akron Mt. Union Case Gannon Duquesne Bowling Green Findlay Heidelberg Fairmont Transylvania Wittenberg Louisville Xavier Morehead Ashland Oberlin Denison Patterson Field Indiana Tech Virginia Tech N. Carolina Vanderbilt Alabama Wichita Bradley Wyoming Brigham Young Colorado Iowa State Yale Dartmouth Pittsburgh Denver Loyola Chicago Tennessee Georgia

Cage Card This Week High School Schedule

List of week games across high schools with matches in Ohio and beyond. Includes McArthur vs Carbon Hill Jackson vs Pomeroy Athens vs Nelsonville Athens at Delaware Ohio U teams and several college games. Conference and non conference matchups feature a wide range of schools and venues.

Rutland Five Clinches Crunching Win Over Jacksonville

Rutland High Red Devil passers were outgunned by Jacksonville Trimble in a 60-28 Buckeye Conference game. J-T's Bill Roman led with 12 points, while Chuck Grandy added 18 as Rutland’s Bill Brown paced the visitors with 15.

Jacksonville Rutland High Red Devil Jacksonville-Trimble Buckeye Bill Roman J-T Chuck Grandy Bill ‘Brown Rutland Trimble Trimble G. F Morrison Sub So Bycome Oswaccu SOCAN Ince Ee Rutland G. F J. Snowden O Bion C. Snowden Schoonover Bae A Patterson Ota Et George May Bobo

Bobkittens Triumph Over Buckeyes Junior Varsity 40 to 32

Ohio University Freshmen cagers held a lead at Columbus Coliseum then withstood late challenges to beat Ohio State Junior Varsity 40 to 32. Bobkittens’ Leightenheimer and Sparks led with five and three baskets respectively while Vic Polosky added eight free throws before fouling out.

Columbus Ohio University Ohio State Coliseum Purdue Buckeye Jayvees Bobkittens Athens Marietta Frosh Bobbittens Dave Leightenheimer Glenn Hursey Elwood Sparks Vic Polosky Leightenheimer Howe Polosky Joe Benich

Weekend Sports roundup from Cincinnati to Columbus

Ohio high school results show Cinn Purcell 43 over Roger Bacon 8 and Cinn St Xavier 89 Fider 27. Dayton Chaminade 35 Roosevelt 30. Dunbar 87 over Riser 14. Stivers 48 over Norwood 37. College action includes Ohio State 66 Purdue 56 and Xavier 66 Indiana State 43. Pro and league scores feature Washington 97 over New York 938 and Rochester 81 over Fort Wayne 86 in overtime.

Cinn St. Xavier Fider Dayton Chaminade Roosevelt Dayton Dunbar Riser Dayton Stivers Norwood Piqua West Milton Steubenville Canton McK Willoughby Wickliffe Homer Lodi Columbiana Youngstown North Mansfield Akron North Akron South Garfield Xenia Central Weeat Hills Lima South Springfield Lima St. Rose Col. St. Marys Ohio State Purdue Xavier Indiana State Marshall Dayton Marietta Case Hiram Thiel Wilberforce Tiffin Oberlin Kenyon John Carroll Detroit Cedarville Huntington Ohio Northern Ind. Tech Capital Heidelberg Professional Association OF America Washington New York Rochester Fort Wayne Minneapolis Philadelphia Indianapolis St. Louis Oshkosh Sheboygan Moline Syracuse Denver Trenton Scranton Bridgeport Hartford

Ice Hockey Scores From The Day

Boston over Montreal 3 0 Detroit edges Toronto 2 1 New York and Chicago draw 2 2 Buffalo beats Washington 4 1 Indianapolis defeats New Haven 7 1 Cleveland vs Providence 5 5 Milwaukee tops Muncie 5 2 Louisville defeats Akron 9 5 Basketball section follows.

Boston Montreal Detroit Toronto New York Chicago Buffalo Washington Indianapolis New Haven Cleveland Providence Muncie Milwaukee Louisville Akron

Schoolboy Hoopmen Enter Crucial Stage

The South Western Ohio Conference title race tightens as Nelsonville and Logan vie for leadership with five wins in seven starts. The Chieftains, having been upset by Nelsonville, seek a momentum boost in one of their best seasons yet.

Southwastern Ohio Nelsonville Logan Chieftains Nelsonvilles Beause

Falcons Trin 1 Hamden 35-17 in key league clash

Logan and Gallipolis pace the league with strong scorers Bill Saxton and Forest Borden as Athens and Nelsonville look to stay in the title chase. Middleport Wells ton duel for fifth while Pomeroy and Jackson battle to avoid last place in a volatile standings week.

Logan Gallipolis Chiefs Athens Blue Devils Bill Saxton Forest Borden Sawton Aif Middleport Wellston

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