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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1950
Page
13
A two game card at Waterloo gym Friday night opens at 7 30. Egg Auction Girls of Nelsonville meet New Marshfield VFW Ladies Auxiliary in the opener. VFW of New Marshfield faces Athens National Guard in the second contest.
Coach Al Nellis enters his second year with only one returning varsity player Jack Pickering as the nucleus. The 1949 squad lost Ray Parker Harry Collins Joe Sharon Joe Snider and Marcel Rai to graduation leaving Pickering who was state singles champion and a Raven High School alumnus to lead a young lineup through a 12 match schedule starting April 15 against Marshall with matches at Oberlin Ohio State Wittenberg Miami and others culminating in the Mid American Tournament at Miami May 26-27.
Toledo officials await new head football coach Bob Snyder after his selection over Timmy Temerario. A former Green Bay assistant, Snyder replaces Skip Stanley and is expected to bring a high T formation expertise and attract local talent ahead of spring practice starting March 15.
In St. Petersburg Florida Casey Stengel mediated an end to Yogi Berra’s holdout with the New York Yankees. Berra agreed to sign a 1950 contract after a negotiated settlement near 20 000 dollars, between the club’s 16 000 offer and Berra’s 22 000 demand.
Featherweight Eddie Marotta credited his manager Tom Stanley for forcing retirement after tests by Dr. Joseph Fetterman showed a brain injury. Diagnosed by the National Boxing Association as ill and unavailable, the 20-year-old veteran with 35 pro fights says he is grateful Stanley persuaded him to quit.
Butler star Ralph O'Brien led the Mid-American scorers with 194 points in 10 games, surpassing last year’s winner by 12. He hit 83 field goals and 28 of 34 free throws, edging Don Bowen of Western Michigan and Jim Chocrane of Western Reserve in the final standings. Cincinnati Bearcats topped three divisions with 707 team points and 157 free throws.
In The Plains the Athens County Junior High School cage tournament advances to round two with three games tonight Shade versus Mechanicsburg, Albany versus Ames Bern, and Jacksonville Trimble versus Waterloo. Winners meet in semis Thursday with finals set for Saturday at 9 p.m.
Calu won his first race in over a year by taking the seven furlong Coral Gables purse at Gulfstream Park. The event marked a notable return to form for the sprinter as Gulfstream hosted the purse race.
The New York Giants will play most home night games on Tuesday or Friday this season. Eight Friday games and five Tuesday games are listed, with a single Wednesday finale on September 6 against the Boston Braves.
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