Veteran Sutton retires. Bolin to lead major school squad
Veteran coach Frank Sutton retires after guiding Marietta High to district titles. Charles Bolin, former Athens and Rome area coach, rises to head coach at a major school after five years as an assistant at Ohio River. Newark Bears drop from International League standings amid attendance slump and owner disputes with the Newark newspaper.
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Newark
New York Yankees
Finsterwald Ousted In Ohio Amateur Tourney Bout
Vince Leskowsky of Youngstown defeated Athens star Don Finsterwald 9 and 1 at Westbrook Country Club to advance in the Ohio Amateur. Earlier Finsterwald knocked out Bill Picard to reach the quarterfinals as the field moved toward Saturday's 36 hole final.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Se Finsterwald
Mansfield
Vince Leskowsky
Youngstown
Young Don Finsterwald
Columbus
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Westbrook Country Club
Finsterwald
Bill Picard
Henry Picard
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Arnold Adams
Ohio Edison
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Signal Corps
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Richard E. Evans
University of Michigan
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Charetin Falls
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al Hager
Lewis Martin
Farmer
St. Clairsville
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Fred Wilts
Findlay
Martin
John Zoller
Ohio State University
Eddie Meister
Cleveland
Vale
Jack Fitzpatrick
Notre Dame
Meister
Dan Carmichael
Princeton
Fitzpatrick
Tom Strange
Cincinnati
Valley Loop Leaders Face 2nd Division Rivals
Nelsonville Eagles and Albany remain tied atop the Hocking Valley League with 7-1 records and meet second division foes this Sunday. The Eagles host Athens at The Plains Field after a 6-1 run since a 6-5 loss to New Marshfield, while Albany aims to extend its five-win streak since a 16-6 loss to Athens Merchants.
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Hardwares Cup Finale: Hardwares Defeat Upholsters 11-3
In the City Softball League final first half, Hardwares beat the Upholsters 11 to 3. Three pitchers limited the Upholsters to three hits asWood and Daft fueled a fourth inning surge and a two-run homer tied the game.
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O’nail
Hardwares
Wood
Bert Barnes
Darrell Miller
Jack Daft
Cavanaugh
Schleicher
Holmes
Allen
Barnes
Miller
Green
Irish Jimmy Rooney Knocks Out Bleta in First Round
Bridgeport Connecticut Irish boxer Jimmy Rooney 127 pounds knocked out Dino Bleta 129 pounds from Gan ton Ohio in the first round of an eight round police benefit bout at Harding Field. Rooney floored Bleta with a left to the chin in the opening 15 seconds and again before the KO at 1 30 of the round.
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Conn
Jimmy Rooney
Dino Bleta
Ganton
Rooney
Bleta
Star Attraction
Harding Field
Auto Races and Air Show Planned at Buck's Oval
Auto races headline a Sunday program at Buck's Speedway west of Athens with time trials at 1:30 p.m. Drivers from Ohio and West Virginia, including Gene and Harry Comstock and Speedy Estep, join West Virginia entrants for a feature filled with top cars and a special air show by Wayne Karr and W A Wyatt.
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Buck's Speedway
Athens
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Harry Comstock
Chesapeake
Speedy Estep
Parkersburg
W. Va
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Jim Qney
Jackson
O. D. Parsons
Gallipolis
H. Ervin
Guardrail Conkey
Joe McCall
Buck
Red Lanham
Howard Grissom
Brown
Keith Birthisil
Charleston
Dick Payden
al Ashbaugh
Wayne Karr
W. A. Wyatt
Wyatt
Karl
First Round Net Play Ends in City Men’s Singles
First round play in the city men’s singles tennis tournament ended yesterday with one completed match. Clayton Riley beat Mike Sakmar 6 2 6 4, Jim Murray advanced by forfeit over Gil Fiorentino, Milton Brown won by forfeit over Franny Wise.
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Mike Sakmar
Jim Murray
Gil Fiorentino
Milton Brown
Franny Wise
Dave Keller
Bud Dubois
Joe Doran
Fay Simmons
Kin of Ex Baseball Commissioner Dies
Kenesaw Mountain Landis II 39 columnist for the Chicago Sun Times and Logansport attorney died at Billings Memorial Hospital after surgery on July 5. He was son of former Congressman Frederick Landis of Logansport and grand nephew of Kenesaw Mountain Landis first baseball commissioner.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis II
Chicago Sun-Times
Logansport, Ind
Billings Memorial Hospital
Landis
Frederick Landis
Logansport
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Candy McDaniel to Box Jimmy Welch in July Bout
The City Boxing Commission approved an eight round middleweight fight between Candy McDaniel of Cincinnati and Jimmy Welch of Columbus. The bout is scheduled for July 27.
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Candy McDaniel
Jimmy Welch
Columbus
City Boxing Commission
New cage coach named for Upper Sandusky High
Richard Slick Gaver a 1948 Wooster College graduate has been named head basketball coach at Upper Sandusky High School. He will also serve as assistant football coach.
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Richard
Slick) Gaver
Wooster College
Upper Sandusky High School
Miller Whitewashes Gallipolis in 3-0 Triumph
Mickey Miller pitched a one hit 15 strikeout gem to lead Twin Cities to a 3-0 win over Gallipolis and move Syracuse into a tie for first in the Ohio Valley Association. Ralph Sorden and Matt Hendricks each contributed doubles and triples for Syracuse in a dominant 11-0 victory over Point Pleasant.
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Middleport High
Gallipolis
Twin Cities
Bees
Ohio Valley Association
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Point Pleasant
Miller
McFann
Wien
Ickens
Leo Valentine
Hackett
Silver
Childs
Don Betzing
Wion
Sauer
Jimmy Hatfield
Ralph Sorden
Matt Hendricks
Bernard Guinther
Hendricks
Reedsville
Racine
Maroons
Lyle Balderson
Singletons
Hornets
Aaron Wolfe
Charles Norris
L Pet
Reedsaville
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Esc
Pt. Pleasant
First Loss for Athens Legion in Shortened Game
Athens Junior Legion suffers a 13 to 11 defeat to Middleport in five innings called at darkness. Both teams walked nine and hit batters, Middleport breaking open with six runs in the third and Athens answering with four in the fifth before the game ended.
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Athens Junior Legion
Middleport Legion
Athens
Charlie Orr
Orr
Allen
Burns
Harris
Evans
Payne
Johnson
Walters
Call
Gallia Coaching Job Still Unsettled
GALLIPOLIS The Board of Education met with candidates for the football coaching post but made no decision. A Saturday night meeting will name a successor to Jim Halderman. Favorites include Clifford C. Heffelfinger Don Sanders and Edward A Zip Zednick with a new name Erwin Lippe joining.
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Gallipolis
Board of Education
E. E. Higgins
Jim Halderman
Clifford C. Heffelfinger
Ohio State University
Steubenville High School
Don Sanders
Ohio University
Edward A. “Zip” Zednick
the Plains
Erwin Lippe
Jackson High School
Navy 1949 Football Team Sees Eleven Returnees
Eleven letter-winners will return to Navy for the 1949 football season while sixteen monogram wearers are lost to graduation, signaling a mix of experience and turnover for the Midshipmen.
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Navy
Fake mediums earn vast sums at coast convention
A Pacific Coast Magicians' Convention speaker claims fake psychics collect between 200 and 300 million dollars yearly from gullible Americans. He derides mediums as phony and says they cannot see beyond a brick wall at night. The column notes light fare and local social scenes.
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Pacific Coast
Clarence
Dutch) Kelch
Kiwanis Club
Izaak Walton
Bill Lowman
Kelch
Milito Over Liggett In Eight Round New York Bout
New York lightweight Leo Milito, age 136 pounds, defeated Billy Liggett of Trenton, N J, by outpoint in eight rounds. Milito took control with precise combinations to win on points.
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Leo Milito
Billy Liggett
Trenton
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