Ohio University to Face 1949 Football Schedule Mix
The 1949 Ohio Bobcats football schedule includes five American Conference opponents with new foes Kent State Marshall and Buffalo. West Virginia looms as the 1950 opener return while Marshall and Buffalo sign two-year contracts. Conference games extend through 1951 and feature intersectional spice with Buffalo and Kent State early in the slate.
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Ohio U
Deccattion Weings
Tata Ropping
Bowling Green
Washington and Lee
Carroll Widdoes
Bobcats
Kent State
Marshall
University of Buffalo
Duquesne
Buffalo
M-A
Cincinnati
Miami
West Virginia
Golden Flashes
Mountaineers
Morgantown
Ohio
High School Basketball Scores from Hamilton to Columbus
A roundup of last night’s games across high schools and colleges. Teams include Hamilton Public 67 Mt Healthy 4, Cin St Xavier 33 Roger Bacon 29, Ohio colleges like Vermont 50 Norwich 34 and Penn State 78 Harvard 63, plus pro and league results such as Indianapolis 79 Chicago 69 and Philadelphia 89 St Louis 383.
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Hamilton Public
Mt. Healthy 4. Cin
St. Xavier
Roger Bacon
Cambridge St. Benedict
Coshocton Sacred Heart
Roscoe
Chesterhill
Cambridge
McConnelsville
Newcomerstown
Carrollton
Zanesville
St. Clairsville
College Vermont
Norwich
Pennsylvania
Harvard
Fairmont
West Liberty
Potomac State
West Va. Wesleyan
Brown
Holy Cross
Bethany
Wash-Jeff
Geo. Wash
Virginia Military
Kansas State
Nebraska
Southern Meth
Texas
Oklahoma City
Hardin
Wyoming
Denver
Mount Union
Akron
Kent State
Heidelberg
Marshall
Dayton
Findlay
Fenn
Bowling Green
Toledo
West
Reserve
Allegheny
St. Vincent
Steubenville
Ohio Wesleyan
Marietta
Hiram
Wooster
Professional Association OF America
Indianapolis
Chicago
Rochester
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Anderson
Oshkosh
Paterson
Brooklyn Fighter KO Finishes Reif in Four
Brooklyn boxer Lou Valles 15414 stopped Morris Reif 151 in Brooklyn. Toronto fighter Johnny Greco 15144 from Montreal defeated Peter Zaduk 15414 from Guelph Ontario in six rounds.
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Brooklyn
Lou Valles
New York
Morris Reif
Toronto
Johnny Greco
Montreal
Peter Zaduk
Guelph
Ont
Ice Hockey Scores From Tonight’s NHL Card
Cleveland defeats Pittsburgh 5 to 2 and St Louis tops Washington 5 to 1. Hershey edges Springfield 2 to 1 in a busy hockey slate with multiple results.
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Washington
Hershey
Springfield
McKechnie to Oversee Indians Pitchers in Spring Training
Deacon Bill McKechnie will run the Cleveland Indians pitching staff through spring training. Lou Boudreau says McKechnie has complete charge until April 19 and will select pitchers for exhibitions. The plan is to trim the staff from 14 to about 10 and may add Early Wynn and Frank Papish, while rookies like Mike Garcia compete for spots. Bob Kennedy may shift to pitcher if outfield trials fail.
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Tucson
Ariz
Bill McKechnie
Cleveland Indians
Bill
Lou Boudreau
Don Black
Russ Christopher
Early Wynn
Frank Papish
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Mike Garcia
Oklahoma City
Lyman Linde
Dick Rozek
Will Hafey
Boudreau
McKechnie
Fight Telegraphs Retires From WU After Groundbreaking Push
New York dispatch reports Perry Grogan, the Western Union telegrapher credited with pushing Jack Dempsey back into the ring against Luis Firpo on Sept. 14, 1923, is retiring from Western Union Telegraph Company.
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New York
Perry Grogan
Jack Dempsey
Luis Firpo
Western Union Telegraph Company
Class B and A Basketball Schedule Showdowns this Week
The schedule lists Class B games at 7 pm 8 pm and 9 pm with Carthage-Troy Racine Rio Grande Middleport. Jacksonville-Trimble. Class A games include Athens Pomeroy Logan Marietta Lancaster West Portsmouth Jackson Ironton Union Furnace Oak Hill Junction City Somerset Holy Trinity Bidwell Porter Glouster Hillsboro Wellston Greenfield Chillicothe Portsmouth Portsmouth East Gallipolis Nelsonville with times from 6 pm to 9 pm across Thursday Friday and Saturday.
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Carthage-Troy
Racine
Rio Grande
Middleport
Jacksonville-Trimble
Chauncey
P.m. Athens
Pomeroy
P.m. Logan
Marietta
P.m. Lancaster
West Portsmouth
P.m. Jackson
Ironton
Union Furnace
Oak Hill
Junction City
Somerset
Holy Trinity
P.m. Bidwell-Porter
Glouster
Hillsboro
Wellston
Greenfield
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Portsmouth East
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Area Teams Vie In Class B District Cage Showdown
Ohio’s Class B tournament tips off with Athens Meigs and Gallia County teams in the second session at 7. Athens and Meigs feature multiple clubs while Racine Rio Grande and Middleport clash in a pair of private clashes. Jacksonville Trimble meets Chauncey Dover in the nightcap as Union Furnace faces Oak Hill in Friday action.
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Ohio
Athens
Meigs
Gallia
Athens County
Meigs County Kings
Troy
Coolville
Racine
Purple Tornadoes
Racines
Ames Bern
Gallia County
Rio Grande
Middleport
Yellow Jackets
Rios
Trimble
Blue Devil
SEC Buckeye
Blue Devils
Glenford
Crooksville
Union Furnace
Oak Hill
Junction City
Somerset Holy Trinity
Bidwell-Porter
Glouster
Vinton
NIT contenders loom as Utah San Francisco and CCNY favored
Utah and San Francisco led by strong marks 23 6 and 21 5 appear top bets to join Kentucky and St Louis in the National Invitational field. City College of New York also cited as a potential qualifier with Bradley Western Kentucky Loyola of Chicago among hopefuls as eliminations approach at Madison Square Garden March 12 14 17 19.
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New York
Utah
San Francisco
City College of
Madison Square Garden
Asa Bushnell
West City College
Beavers
Manhattan
Bradley
Oklahoma A
Associated Press
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
Loyola of Chicago
Ortiz Retains Bantam Crown in 15-Round Win
Bantam king Manuel Ortiz of El Centro California defended his title by stopping Dado Marino in a 15 round title bout in Honolulu. The Hawaii based challenger fought into the fly weight tier before dropping title chances late.
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Honolulus
Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
Calif
Jettuce Grower
Dado Marino
Hawaii
Little Brown Doll
Rio Athletes To Be Feted At Rio Grande Banquet
Athletic awards will be presented to Rio Grande lettermen in football and basketball at a banquet in the Farmers Hotel Gallipolis March 7 at 5 30 p m. Newt Oliver Helms Award winner for top scoring in 1947 48 will be honored. Ohio State Michigan film shown with Lyal Clark OSU narrating. Transportation provided for Rio Grande students. Grayden Ware chair of ticket sales.
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Rio Grande
Farmers Hotel
Gallipolis
Ohio State
Grayden Ware
McKenley Targets 600 Yard Win at Madison Square Garden
Jamaican sprinter Herb McKenley, holder of the 400 meters and 440 yards world records, will attempt to win a 600 yard race at Madison Square Garden next Saturday. The effort marks another bid to capture a longer sprint title in New York.
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McKenley
New York
Herb McKenley
Jamaica
Madison Square Garden
Cage Games Tonight Across Colleges
Duquesne faces Cincinnati while Canisius meets Syracuse Princeton travels to Columbia Yale battles Connecticut and Geneva meets West Virginia Gettysburg visits LaSalle Temple plays Penn State Seton Hall encounters Villanova Arizona meets New Mexico Bucknell faces Lafayette Grove City vs Carnegie Tech Creighton meets St Francis Detroit meets John Carroll Rutgers plays Lehigh.
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Duquesne
Cincinnati
Canisius
Syracuse
Princeton
Columbia
Yale
Connecticut
Geneva
West Virginia
Gettysburg
LaSalle
Temple
Penn State
Seton Hall
Villanova
Arizona
New Mexico
Bucknell
Lafayette
Grove City
Carnegie Tech
Creighton
St. Francis
Detroit
John Carroll
Rutgers
Lehigh
Colts President Robert Embry Resigns in Baltimore
Robert C. Embry has resigned as president of the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Conference, ending his tenure with the franchise.
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Colt Prexy
Baltimore
Robert C. Embry
Baltimore Colts
Bearcats Clinch Second Straight MAC Title Over Bobcats
Cincinnati Bearcats defeated Ohio University 68 to 51 to seal their second consecutive Mid-American Conference championship as OU slumped to 17 percent in the second half and a rough shooting night. Bobcats led 29-24 before UC surged behind Dick Dallmer and Bill Westerfeld to pull away. Ohio drops deeper in the standings ahead of Saturday’s visit to Western Michigan.
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Ohio University
Bobcat
Cincinnati Bearcats
Bobcats
Queen City
Chris Stefan
Phil McKown
Gene Kinsley
Cincinnati
Bill Westerfeld
Bearcats
Ohio
Bob Dickey
Stefan
Dick Dallmer
Dickey
Westerfeld
Taylor Baker
Bob Frith
Ralph Richter
Dallmer
Joe Luchi
Lichter
Bob Johnson
Miami
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo
UC Announces Eight Meet Track Schedule for 1949
The University of Cincinnati reveals an eight meet 1949 track schedule with Bearcat competition in the Mid-America Conference and Ohio College Meets. O. M. Nikoloff returns as coach. Key dates include Apr 9 vs Kentucky at home, Apr 28 at Ohio University, Apr 26 with Ohio Wesleyan and Otterbein at Delaware, Apr 30 at Louisville, May 7 with Butler and Western Michigan at home, May 14 vs Xavier at home, May 30 MAC meet at Kalamazoo, and June 5 Ohio College meet at Delaware.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Ohio
U. C
O. M. Nikoloff
Kentucky
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio Wesleyan
Otterbein
Delaware
Louisville
Butler
Western Michigan
Xavier
Kalamazoo
Mich
Ohio College
Laurel Track Expansion Plans Move Forward
The Maryland Jockey Club announced Laurel will be rebuilt from bottom to top to 40 000 spectator capacity as Pimlico’s 25 days may move to Laurel next year. Governor Lane said he will seek favorable legislative action to implement the transfer, signaling a shift from Pimlico to Laurel.
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Baltimore
Maryland Jockey Club
Laurel
Henry A. Parr, III
Pimlico
Washington
W. Preston Lane, Jr
Ohio Freshmen overwhelm Wright Field with 76 to 49 win
The Ohio University Freshmen defeated Wright Field Kittyhawks 76 to 49 for their 14th straight win. Elwood Sparks and Glen Hursey led with 31 points combined while 11 of 15 players scored. The team built a 38 29 halftime edge and repeated strong second half scoring.
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Ohio University
Wright Field
Kittyhawks
Babkittens
Jim Snyder
Snyder
Elwood Sparks
Glen Hursey
Bobbittens
van Sant
Hills
Betts
Johnson
Leightenheimer
Polosky
Benich
Sparks
Lepp
Hursey
Swank
Ceric Eis
Haswell
Winnans
Tupole
Bingman
Burson
Tetstaff
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