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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1944

Page

9

Basketball Scores from Class A and B Meet

In Toronto Steubenville leads Class A with 87 to 36 over Mingo while East Liverpool tops Steubenville Central 68 to 31. Class B at Bascom Old Fort 37 Harpster 31. Marseilles 51 Vaniue 35. Tiffin Calvert 35 Fostoria St. Gwendolin 30. In Athens Class A Grove City 38 and Newark St Francis 34. Marion St Mary 31. Utica 52 Millersport 45. Worthington 82 Fredericktown byholds.

Toronto Steubenville Mingo East Liverpool Steubenville Central Bascom Old Fort Harpster Marseilles Vaniue Tiffin Calvert Fostoria St. Gwendolin Athens Westerville Grove City Newark St. Francis Marion St. Mary Utica Millersport Worthington Fredericktown Ashville Plain City Claridon Richwood Marysville Columbus St. Mary Pleasant Edison Portsmouth Sciotoville Greenfield Hillsboro Ironton Jackson Chillicothe New Boston Portsmouth East Tiltonsville Martins Bride Shadyside Flushing St. Johns Bergholz

Trim Logan Athens for Final Berths

Athens and Logan vie for final Berths with Saturday t ent games shaping the bracket. Marietta draws Ports East and starts at two o'clock, a consolation game precedes the regional entrant showdown.

Trim Logan Athens Marietta Ports East

Athletics Add Earle Brucker as Coach for Spring Training

Connie Mack announced veteran catcher Earle Brucker will return to manage duties as a coach for the Philadelphia Athletics. Six coaches will be on hand at spring training alongside Earl Mack Al Simmons Lena Blackburn Chief Bender and Dave Keefe with Lt Bernard W Rogers also part of the staff.

Brucker Philadelphia Connie Mack Earle Brucker Philadelphia Athletics A’s Earl Mack al Simmons Lena Blackburn Chief Bender Dave Keefe

Ohio colleges post 98 point game average in 1943 44 season

Columbus coverage notes that 23 Buckeye colleges averaged 51 points per game while allowing 47, totaling 98 points per game in the season. Denison led offensively at just over 70 per game, with Miami and Akron around 60. Defensively, Wilberforce and Wooster posted strong marks, while Ohio Northern yielded the most at 59.

Columbus Ohio Buckeye State Wilberforce Wooster Owling Green Buckeye Dennison Big Red Miami Akron Defiance Ohio Northern Bowling Green Ohio State Capital Baldwin-Wallace Otterbein Ohio Weesleyan Oberlin and Muskingum Lowman Rio Grande Toledo Kenyon Oberlin Case Akron and Denison

Toledoan Star Of Pin Meet highlights weekend doubles

A Toledoan drew major attention in the third weekend of the meet in Columbus, pacing the doubles with a combined 1068 points. Scores in the doubles were 561 and 507 for the two participants.

Columbus Toledo

Mountsville Man Found Dead in Home

Mountsville area resident Charles McLain aged 76 was found dead in his Mountsville home by rural carrier Harold Dew after noticing no mail pickup for days. He was unmarried, survived by a brother in Oregon and three sisters nearby. Funeral arrangements set at C F Wallace Funeral Home with service Wednesday at 2 PM conducted by Rev A G Winkle. burial at Mountsville.

Mountsville C. F. Wallace A. G. Winkle

Masonic Officers To Meet In Glouster Thursday

Seventeenth District Masonic officers meet in Masonic Hall Glouster Thursday at 7:30 p m A 6 o clock dinner in the high school gymnasium requires reservations with Ernest Jones by Tuesday W G Cook of Guysville and E E Erb of Marietta head the out of town speakers W M David Pickard gives the welcome address E E Erb delivers the response All Masons are welcome to attend the dinner and follow on meeting

Marietta Portland Portsmouth Ohio University Am Athens Goa Hillsboro Portsmout Lancaster Logan Ted Southeastern Mar Newark Ita Bob Dic Iid Ced Tigers Tia Fritz Curtis T. Burke Wes Lightfritz Cone Drennen Morris Wee Williamsoop Nelson Wenzel Mitchell Smiley Wee N. Thomas Blake Jacoby Ridenour Smith Hummel Bolin Qu Cokonougher F. T. Westfall Daubenmire Byard Weet Plinke Sweeney Lamb . Shirley Dickey Westfall Gerken Lind Eee Groves Miller Ford Blaker Manning Rousey Dailey Armbruster Cunningham Ferguson Beckley Shields Wagner Grover Trautwein Dunfee Oni Marines Rotramel Allied R. Marshall Manning Wees Cavanaugh Watkins Marshall Wolfe Sewer Ene Marcinkord Hall Conkey Navy Barr Watkins Pee Army Harris Goodman Pierce W. M. David Pickard E. E. Erb

Glouster Social Notes Recap of gatherings and visits

Glouster society items show Patience Wallace and Isabel Bulloch hosting Past Matrons at Masonic Hall. Activities include a club meeting led by Nettie Lewis with a Pledge noted and a prize to Nona Craft. Numerous visits and gatherings across Glouster including Athens Columbus Warren and Zanesville tied to local families and members.

Glouster Patience Wallace Isabel Bulloch Masonic Hall Nettie Lewis Nona Craft

Study Club Sponsors Public Games Party at High School

The Progressive Study Club sponsors a public games party in the High School Building on the first floor this evening starting at 7 30 o clock. Funds raised will go to the Student Nurse Fund.

Glouster Progressive Study Club

Players Unsigned As Spring Training Near In 1944

New York report notes many stars still unsigned weeks before spring training. Players like Spud Chandler Joe Gordon Billy Herman Stan Spence Ray Mack Doc Cramer and Dick Bartell are undecided or not speaking on war work. Washington leads with 34 signed while other clubs show 2 to 15. Owners say draft status causes delays but expect papers when reporting.

New York Spud Chandler Joe Gordon Billy Herman Stan Spence Ray Mack Doc Cramer Dick Bartell Washington

Sports notes mix in 1944 season outlook and war-time shifts

Newark paper cites Eddie Mayo as having quit baseball for the duration while a Detroit contract list includes Mayo. Indiana courting national tourneys amid Ohio teams. Army trainees and Indiana U field house congestion. Alsab 4-F at Hialeah. Johnny Gayer title in Allied India tournament. Marine Herb Brydon gains assignment, interrupting boxing.

Newark, N. J Eddie Mayo Detroit Indiana Ohio Kansas Cincy Reds Indianapolis Indians Army Indiana U Johnny Gayer Butte, Mont India Herb Brydon Quantico

Local Soldier Reports WWII Action From Marshall Islands

Ida Mason of Glouster receives a letter from Pvt. De bert Mason detailing his service. He has been overseas a year and fought in the Aleutians and Hawaiian campaigns, now serving on the Marshall Islands after 18 months in the military. He has not had a furlough for a year. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Linscott, formerly of Glouster, visit their son Pvt. Rodney Linscott in Granite City Illinois where he studies advanced mechanics. the family plans a return trip.

Glouster Ida Mason R. D Pvt Debert Mason Marshall Islands Aleutians Hawaiian Islands Earl Linscott Warren Granite City Til Rodney Linscott Rodney

Bucks Alone at Top of Big Ten

Iowa Hawks finish season with 42 41 loss to Northwestern. Ohio State declared Big Ten champion. Dick Ives leads conference scoring with 208 points after 103 point pace. Iowa previously beat Northwestern 45 39. team affected by Navy transfers and loss of Captain Otto Graham. Pvt John W Brooks ex University of Chicago jumper now at Lincoln Army base.

Chicago Ohio State Iowa Hawkeye Dick Ives Hawks Northwestern Otto Graham Navy Wildcats John W. Brooks University of Chicago Fort Dix Lincoln Neb.) Army Air Base

Top Teams Survive in Cage Meets

In Ohio high school basketball sectionals and district tourneys, top contenders remained strong while Class B saw Covington fall to Tipp City, which then defeated Enon. Newark, Martins Ferry, Findlay, and Cincinnati Xavier advanced in Class A, with Canton McKinley and Ashville also winning. St. Bernard beat Deer Park 24–17 and Fairfield edged Green Hills 20–19.

Columbus Covington Tipp City Tipp City Boys Lick Enon Newark Martins Ferry Findlay Cincinnati Xavier Marton Harding Mount Vernon Linden McKinley Bridgeport Kenton Walnut Hills Canton McKinley Canton Lincoln Ashville Plain City Akron Ellet Marietta Tiltonsville Mareetta New Lexington Walloping Shadyside Hillsboro Ironton Cincinnati St. Bernard Deer Park Fairfield Green Hills

M Spaden Wins Gulfport Open With Six stroke lead

Harold McSpaden captured the Gulfport Mississippi Open title finishing 72 holes at 276 after a final round 68. Sammy Byrd was runner up with 282, while Merce Nelson at 283 plus Tony Penna and other pros earned smaller prizes in bonds and cash.

Gulfport Harold Ae Miss McSpaden Sammy Byrd Anion Byrd Merce Nelson Toledo Ohio Tony Penna Dayton

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