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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1948

Page

10

Ohio seeks two night games in 1945 football schedule

Ohio University shifts its 1945 slate to two night games at Roanoke Municipal Stadium against Washington and Lee and at Nippert Stadium Cincinnati on October 9. The season includes spring showings with 70 players and notes on Brady, Shreffler, and local coaching chatter as summer plans unfold.

Ohio University Washington and Lee University Roanoke Municipal Stadium Lexington University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Bowling Green Falcons Vern Dunham Brady Ohio Idaho Jim Shreffler Bobcat Bob Wver Athens High Lafayette Ind Bill Ross Glenford High Glen Hursey Ohio State Bill Hursey Ohio U Ross Kentucky Middletown Adolph Rupp Ivory Hunt Dick Shrider New York Knickerbockers Basketball Association of America Goodyear Company Akron Goodyear AAU Denver Rocky Mountain Chuck Burdette

Detroit night ball debut ends in 4-1 win for Newhouser

Hal Newhouser pitched a two hit four to one victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in Detroit's first night game. Dick Wakefield Pat Mullin and Hoot Evers backed the left hander with runs as Detroit improved to seven straight wins for Newhouser and five in a row for the Tigers. The crowd of 34 480 saw the new lighting plant and Detroit's night success as the best in the majors.

Jof Reichler Associated Press Detroit Hal Newhouser Tiger Philadelphia Athletics Newhouser Tigers Dick Wakefield Pat Mullin Hoot Evers New York Yankees

Birds To Open Home Stand in Columbus 1948 season

Columbus Red Birds begin a 16 day home stretch facing six league foes including Louisville Indianapolis and Milwaukee as part of the 1948 season half way mark. Special nights and clinics noted. details on games and venues across June.

Columbus Columbus Red Birds Toledo Louisville Indianapolis The Birds Springfield Ohio Giants Raws West Mound St. Let Minneapolis Millers Milwaukee St. Paul Knot Hole Gang

Mangrum Favored In Chicago Victory Golf Meet

Slender Lloyd Mangrum is the favorite in the $15,000 Chicago Victory tournament opening tomorrow at Midlothian Country Club. A victory yields a $2,000 first prize and would give Mangrum the money earning lead over Ben Hogan, boosting his season total to $17,944.

Chicago Lloyd Mangrum

The Plains Win First HVE Contest Over Albany Panthers

The Plains defeated the Albany Panthers 15 to 5 to capture their first Hocking Valley League win in a high scoring game. The victory showcased strong offense and solid defense despite a late rally by Albany.

Albany the Plains Walloping Albany Panthers

Rain Delays Athens Glouster Legion Baseball Game

Rain left Athens Legion field unplayable and delayed the 5:30 p.m. game against Glouster with postponement likely to Monday at Glouster. Springborn pitched for The Plains, guiding a 15 hit, 12 strikeout win over Albany as Hutchinson led the offense with three hits.

Athens Glouster Athens Legion Harry Lackey Lackey Chauncey

Brewers Gain On Indians In Tight Standings

Milwaukee Brewers shut out Columbus 3-0 as Glenn Elliott pitched a four hitter. Milwaukee plated all runs in the seventh on Rickert Burris Olark singles an error and a backfire. Indianapolis lost 6-4 to St Paul with Edison Bahr surrendering five of six St Paul runs. Eric Tipton homered for St Paul. Toledo beat Minneapolis 5-2 behind Lefty Chet Johnson. Louisville routed Kansas City 10-3 with four first inning runs.

Associated Press Indianapolis American Association Tribe St. Paul Mike Brewers Columbus Glenn Elliott Brews Redbirds Milwaukee Marv Rickert Paul Burris Norm Olark Elliott Ben Steiner Phil Haugstad Saints Edison Bahr Eric Tipton Toledo Minneapolis Chet Johnson Louisville Dave Madison Jim Arnold Kansas City Blues Twat Voor

Charles H Thackara Named Hamilton Public Coach

Charles Thackara formerly coach at Grandview High School near Columbus was named head football coach of Hamilton Public High School yesterday.

Hamilton Charles Chuck Thackara Hamilton Public High School Grandview High School Columbus

Standings and Scores From Baseball Night Across Leagues

Results show Boston and Cleveland in a tight scoreline, Detroit and Chicago post decisive wins, and New York routing Chicago. National League highlights include Cincinnati over Brooklyn and Chicago over St Louis, with other leagues listing Baltimore and Toronto wins and a variety of box scores.

Musial Spoonful of Hits Lifts Cardinals Past Phillies

Yesterday's Stars: Stan Musial had four hits and scored the winning run as the Cardinals beat the Phillies 2-1. Fritz Ostermueller hurled a shutout for the Pirates, allowing only three singles in a 2-0 win over the New York Giants.

Stan Musial Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies Fritz Ostermueller Pirates New York Giants

CLP Tournament Pairings Set for President's Cup

Pro Bob Littler of the Ath ens Country Club announced the 32 first round pairings for the CLP President's Cup golf tournament. Matches, played on a handicap basis, must be completed this weekend with pairings including Algeo vs Coon, Paynter vs Wagener, Finsterwald vs Ferguson, Dick Phillips vs George Banks, and many others.

Bob Littler Athens Country Club John Algeo Jack Coon Roy Paynter Ott Wagener Buffington Parfitt Butts Dupler Guthrie Johnson C. W. Garrison Barstow Dick Banks Byron Wolfe Brandstitter Ken Bell Rutkoskie Rapp Rood Essex Merchant Moore Stiffler William Wolfe Norm Dean Main Finsterwald Ferguson van Meter Cumley Dick Phillips George Banks Gardner Stauffer Bowman Gilmore Les Coon Jones H. Parsons Rice Clifford Wilson Earl Davis, Sr Pedigo Bruggner Kyle Shepard Ken Kerr Art Smith Roy Davis Harry Beckley Ted Sprague Drager Householder Tribe William Garrison George Smith Tad Grover Roger Pedigo Coates Swanson Robinson Miller G. Coon

Ohio Trapshooting Capital Hosts 62nd State Championships

Ohio leads in trapshooting with 1130 men and 30 women registered in the Amateur Trapshooting Association. The 62nd annual state championships drew 615 entrants and over 250000 targets at Vandalia, second only to the Grand American.

Ohio Columbus Buckeye Vandalia Earl Feitz Remington Repeating Arms Co Amateur Trapshooting Association

Baseball Dice The Night Schedule Featuring Eight City Matchups

Tonight’s slate includes Cincinnati at Brooklyn with Vander Meer facing Branca and Pittsburgh at New York-Lombardi against Koslo. Other games pair St Louis with Philadelphia pitching Munger or Simmons, Chicago visiting Boston Hamner against Voiselle, and New York at Chicago Reynolds versus Haynes. Washington battles St Louis with Haefner against Sanford. Boston visits Cleveland Gatehouse or Dobson against Feller, Philadelphia at Detroit Marchildon against Houtteman.

Pittsburgh New York Lombardi Koslo St. Louis Philadelphia Munger Leonard Simmons Chicago Boston Hamner Voiselle Reynolds Haynes Washington Haefner Sanford Cleveland Gatehouse Dobson Feller Detroit Marchildon Houtteman

Buicks blank Stark Pharmacy five to zero

Buicks shut out Stark Pharmacy 5 to 0 in a Pomeroy Softball League game behind two hit pitching by Stivers. George Wicks hit a first inning homer to start the scores, Arnold and W Stivers added a second inning run, and Evans drove in two more with a third inning pair plus a sixth inning homer.

Pomeroy Blaetmar Buicks Stark Pharmacy Stivers Buicks George Wicks Arnold W. Stivers Young Hicks Evans Roree Seee Ano Stivers Stanley Parker

Hardware Tops Upholsters in City Softball Tilt 12–5

The Hardwares toppled Enterprise Upholsters 12 to 5 as Schleicher and Joachim yielded 13 hits. Kuhner, a college newcomer to Hardware, allowed four runs early but blanked the offense later and led the attack with two hits. Daft added a four-bagger with two hits, while no Upholsterer had more than one hit.

Carpenter Hardware Fred Schleicher Joachim Enterprise Kuhner Hardwares Schleicher Hardware Daft Dolan Cavanaugh J. Allen Tribe Indians Ted Williams Boudreau

Hocking Gardeners urged to shield tomatoes from blight

Logan Logan County agricultural agent Harold Ruggles warned vegetable gardeners to guard tomato crops against early and late blight. He advised seven percent fixed copper dust, zerlate spray for early blight, and 88-100 Bordeaux mix for late blight, plus rotenone for flea beetles and nicotine sulfate in soapy water for aphids. He cautioned against using DDT on tomatoes.

Gles Ruggles

Tucker Trade Justifiable

Cleveland notes Thurman Tucker has become a central figure for the Indians after being acquired from the Chicago White Sox amid a winter deal. The center fielder leads in runs and stolen bases while batting around .310, with elite defense fueling Cleveland’s early AL lead and raising his value in the franchise’s 1946 rebuild.

Cleveland Thurman Tucker Chicago White Sox Bill Veeck Ralph Weigel Indians Windy City Tucker Weigel Boudreau Walt Judnich

Boxing results from New York and Pittsburgh cards

Vince Turpin of Canton Ohio defeated Mickey Zangara of New York to win 10 rounds. Rudy Zadell of Akron beat Chuck Taylor of Coalport Pennsylvania by outpoint over 10 rounds.

New York Vince Turpin Canton Ohio Mickey Zangara Pittsburgh Rudy Zadell Akron Chuck Taylor Coalport, Pa

Jersey Joe Walcott Expects To Prove He Is Champ

Jersey Joe Walcott tells the Saturday Evening Post his long held belief he can defeat Joe Louis and become world heavyweight champion. He recalls a 1936 sparring session and describes his earlier hunger driven rise and a memorable December 5 knockout attempt in Madison Square Garden.

Philadelphia Jersey Joe Walcott Joe Louis Louis Joe Saturday Evening Post Madison Square Garden Walcott Jersey Joe Post T' Lick Lewis Burton Jack Blackburn Lakewood N.J Wal

Two Held In Store Theft

Luther Sowards and Virgil Edwards of New Plymouth RFC face charges of breaking and entering the Coonville store of Starr-Jackson Mining Co. on April 17. They pleaded guilty and are held for grand jury action under $1,000 bond each after failing to post bond at arraignment before Magistrate S B Whitehart. They are accused of stealing flashlights cigarets and meat.

Logan Floyd Duffy Coonville Starr-Jackson Mining Co Luther Sowards Virgil Edwards New Plymouth Rfc S. B. Whitehart

Frozen Food Demonstration Planned by Local 4-H Group

Rita Steiner of Ohio Power and Emily Van Fossan county agent will show packaging processing and cooking of frozen fruits meats and vegetables with a serving methods segment. 4 H members and others are invited to attend the Thursday 1 PM event.

Logan Rita Steiner Ohio Power Home Service Emily van Fossan Steiner

Cross Petition Filed In Divorce Action

Mabel Kinnison answers in Common Pleas Court to Harley Kinnison divorce suit. She accuses willful absence and says he has been absent from their home for eight years. The couple married December 25 1912 and their children are now of legal age.

Logan Common Pleas Court Mabel Kinnison Harley Kinnison

Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court

Flossie Leffler wins divorce from Saint Clair Leffler on extreme cruelty grounds. Plaintiff awarded custody of minor children with defendant ordered to pay child support. Marriage dated December 28, 1928.

Barlow Divorce Granted After Cruelty Finding

Logan Wilbur A. Barlow receives divorce from Juan ita Barlow on findings of extreme cruelty. Custody of their minor child awarded to the plaintiff. Married August 21, 1945 in Common Pleas Court records.

Shannon divorce granted on gross neglect of duty finding

Logan Grace Audrey Shannon is granted a divorce from Richard C. Shannon by a Common Pleas Court finding of gross neglect of duty. The couple married July 2, 1947, per court records.

Elizabeth Thomas seeks expense money in Warren Thomas suit

Judge Harley Meyer approves an application by Elizabeth Thomas for expense money pending final disposal of her lawsuit against Warren Thomas.

Logan Elizabeth Thomas Warren Thomas Harley Meyer

Logan Couple Headed to Peoria for Weeklong Visit

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Tschappat of 175 W Front St left Tuesday for Peoria Illinois where they plan to spend a week together.

Logan Phil Tschappat Front St Peoria

Guilty Plea Entered In Non-Support Case

Edward Sisson 18 of near Logan pleaded guilty to non support charges filed by his wife Wilma. He was bound over to the Grand Jury under a $500 bail and held in the county jail after furlough from the Navy and failure to post bond set by Magistrate S B Whitehart.

Logan Edward Sisson Near Wilma Floyd Duffy Navy Sisson S. B. Whitehart

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