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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1948

Page

9

Ohio State Wallsop Bobcats In 11-4 Victory

Ohio State defeats Ohio University 11-4 in Bobcats final home game as Mark Wylie allows 13 hits and walks five, while Norb Ranz and Alex Verdova lead with timely triples. Perini earns the win for OSU as Wylie suffers a rough fifth inning and defensive miscues.

Ohio University Bobcats Ohio State Buckeyes Mark Wylie Norb Ranz Alex Verdova Wylie Bucks Columbus Gibsonville Mike Olasin Fred Taylor Bernhart Verdova Ohio Pete Perini Gene Brown Bill Brooks Mike Pitt Bob Wevgant Ken Weiss State Ranz Taylor Pitz Olasin Toe Gatindenkan Brooks Alpacaceeins E—Weygant Ranz Brady Weiss Ohio U Rbi Nowels Gebhardt Ranz Shreffler Gebhardt Weygant Sac Perini Brown Pb—Weiss Casanta and Hardy Newberry College Michigan Michigan State Lansing AB Roha Nowels Gebharat Peat DB Dunes

Reds Break Cubs, Cards Defeated by Clutch Reds Hitting

Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 14 runs on 16 hits as Kent Peterson and rookie Her man Wehmeier shined on the mound. Grady Hatton hit a decisive eighth inning homer, with Howie Schultz adding a late shot in Crosley Field in front of a near 20,000 crowd.

Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cubs Reds Kent Peterson Herman Wehmeier Cincinnati Grady Hatton Howie Schultz Frank Baumholtz Danny Litwhiler Hatton Baumholtz Portsiders Johnny Neun Chicago Emil Rush Augie Galan Virgil Stallcup Eddie Miller Neun Claude Corbitt Bobby Adams Ben Zienthra Schultz Phillies Babe Young Ted Kluszewski Young Rhineland Giants Bucky Walters Walker Cross New Orleans Red Bucky Cubs Hank Schenz Schenz New Richmond Bill Nicholson

New Marshfield Vets Defeat Mingos 4-3 in Ninth Inning

New Marshfield Vets rallied from behind twice to edge Logan 4-3 in the ninth. Brooks tripled with one out and an error on Eckhart in a rundown helped drive in the winning run. Travis homered for Marshfield and MacFadden, Stewart, and Brooks starred on offense.

NEW Marshfield New Marshfield Vets Logan Vets Travis P. Mowery Brooks Eck Hart Brooker Clark Karshner T. Mowery iStewart Bok Orne Oi Shuttleworth Animus POL Marshfield Gorman Travis. Shelf B. MacFadden L. MacFadden Chesser Eckhart RBI Stewart SAC Bb— Brooks So—Brooks Hp—Brooks Lowry

Kanauga Suffers Double Defeat to Parkersburg

Kanauga Independents dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Parkersburg. Errors plagued Kanauga as they totaled 13 and 11 errors, with Parkersburg winning 10 to 2 in the first game and 11 to 2 in the second. Kanauga managed only two and six hits respectively.

Gallipolis Kanauga Independents Parkersburg Kanauga Kananga

Maryland Roster Includes Four Native Players

College Park Maryland lists four native Marylanders on its football squad Tackle Jim Goodman End Fred Davis and Backs Jack Targarona and Vern Seibert.

College Park Maryland Jim Goodman Fred Davis Jack Targarona Vern Seibert

Standings and results across leagues with multiple games

National League and American League results show Pittsburgh Chicago Philadelphia Boston New York St. Louis Detroit and Cleveland games. Key pitchers include Borowy, Dobernic, Spahn, Sain, and Berra with varied victors and scores across morning and afternoon contests.

Pittsburgh Chicago Sewell Main Higbe Kluttz Meyer Dobernic Borowy Rush McCullough Pieretti Thompson Ferrick Evans Embree Page Berra BoSton Philadelphia Dobson and Tebbetts Brissie Harris Franks Batts Coleman Guerra Detroit Grove Papish Bradley Robinson Trout Trucks Swift Pearson Wight Weigel Houtteman Benton White Pierce Wagner St. Louis Cleveland Shore Dreisewerd Partee Moss Bearden and Hegan Fannin Muncrief Gromek Klieman Gettel Hogan American Association Minneapolis St. Paul Columbus Toledo Milwaukee Kansas City Indianapolis Louisville National League Club New York Lees Soston Ee Cincinnat Brooklyn Fie Iean Ae Chicago Blue Ae New York “We Washington St. Pree Ok

Doubleheader Wins Highlight Yankees and Reds Pitches

Yesterday's Stars feature Bobby Brown and Yan Kees with seven straight hits and a game winning homer as the Yankees swept Washington 10-0 and 5-4. Ken Raffensberger pitched a one hit shutout for the Reds as they swept the Cardinals 4-3 and 7-0.

Bobby Brown Yankees Washington Senators Ken Raffensberger Reds St. Louis Cardinals

College Baseball Scores Card Summary

Marietta beat West Virginia Tech 6 to 5 while Wooster posted a 6 to 0 win. Akron slipped 1 to 2 in its game.

Marietta West Va. Tech Wooster Akron

Games Today Tee Up Evening Showdowns Across Leagues

The schedule lists New York at Brooklyn Jansen against Barney as the lone day game. Washington at New York with Masterson facing Reynolds is set for night. Boston visits Philadelphia with Kinder opposing Marchildon. Milwaukee hosts Kansas City in a night contest.

National League New York Brooklyn Jansen Barney American League Washington Masterson Reynolds Boston Philadelphia Kinder Marchildon American Association Milwaukee Kansas City

Roush Wins Feature as Meigs Speedway Hosts Debut Race

Roush set 33.6 mile fastest time and led the feature after three restarts amid spin outs. Wayne Strickle chased until crashing. Campbell moved to second with Crow third and Stover fourth. Next race scheduled in two weeks on a new quarter mile track.

John Campbell Gallipolis Keith Wild Man

Bees Sweep Holiday Games

In Gallipolis Ohio Valley Association action the Queen Bees swept a doubleheader from Leon and the Gallians. Sunday drive saw Leon fall 8 3 and 4 3 in a rain shortened seven inning clash. Frankie Burk hit a bases loaded homer in Monday’s win as Jeffers and Spencer also homered. The Bees dominated the second game 15 0 with Valentine winning the first game and McFann the second with Green pitching for the Gallians.

Gallipolis Ohio Valley Association Queen Bees Leon Gallians Frankie Burk Bees Jeffers Spencer Valentine McFann

Rose Wins Record Indy 500 as Four Finish Strong

Mauri Rose of South Bend Indiana won the fastest Indianapolis 500 since 1911 with an average speed of 119.813 mph. He beat Duke Nalon Ted Horn and Big Holland, all record-smoothing finishers, in front of an estimated 150000 to 200000 spectators.

Indianapolis Mauri Rose South Bend Ind Indianapolis Motor Speedway Rose Speedway Big Holland Reading Duke Nalon Los Angeles Ted Horn Paterson N. d Floyd Roberts Holland Nalon Horn Wilbur Shaw H. ©. (Cotton) Henning Mack Hellings Burbank Calif Don Lee Kurtis-Kraft Don Lee Chet Miller Glendale Hellings

Algeo tops Memorial Day flag tourney at Athens CC

Algeo captured first place in the Memorial Day flag tourney at Athens Country Club finishing with a hole in one on the 19th green. Dr. Ted Sprague was runner up, 12 inches from the hole, with Don Finsterwald third and Dr. Robbin Gardner fourth.

Par Tourney Les Coon John Parfitt Harold Parsons John Jones George Rutkoskie Gubitz Frank Johnson Rickard Paul Beckley Gardner Pedigo Coon Finsterwald

Georgia Names Co Captains For 1948 Football

The Georgia football team names Weyman Sellers of Albany and Bernie Reid of Hamilton as co captains after the season voting ended in a tie.

Athens Weyman Sellers Albany Bernie Reid Hamilton Ohio Georgia

Mid-American Conference reshapes honors and shows strong play

The Mid-American Conference chaired by Dr. Dave Reese of Dayton aims to be the top Midwest athletic group outside the Big Nine. Ohio VI leads in baseball with seven wins in nine, while Western Michigan and Cincinnati show rugged nonconference success. The league will officialize AP all‑conference selections and adapt its awards process after a rainy tennis event at Ohio University.

Columbus Dave Reese Dayton Miami Ohio U Cincinnati Western Reserve Ohio Butler Indiana Western Michigan Ohio VI Duke Michigan Michigan State Notre Dame Purdue Ohio State Michigan State Western Reserve Athens

Buck Read to retire after next basketball season

Buck Read, Western Michigan’s long time basketball coach, will retire after the upcoming season. At 74, he still played 27 holes of golf Friday, posting scores of 44 and 46. Also notable is Thor Olson, Ohio University trainer and wrestling coach, a veteran figure since 1916 with a storied showman background.

Buck Read Western Michigan Ohio U Thor Olson

Dairymen Beat Salem Nine 11 9 In Plains Softball Clash

The Plains based Lowman's Dairy team defeated Salem 11 to 9 in a recent softball game. Tom Talbert hit a bases loaded home run, and Jim Bob Christian earned the winning pitcher decision. Manager Bob Coon plans more local games.

Plains—Lowman Salem Tom Talbert Jim Bob Christian Dairymen Bob Coon

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