District scholastic tourney closer yields mixed Athens and Portsmouth notes
Athens High Bulldogs battled Lancaster Golden Gate in a close game as veterans fouled out late. Portsmouth Trojans, led by Bill Jenike with 22 points, faced Hillsboro in a tight finish amid aggressive play and late effort by J L Davis.
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Athens High
Lancaster Golden Gate
Portsmouth
Bert Barney
Trojans
Bill Rohr
Hillsboro
Indians
Husky
Bill Jenike
Kerry Barry
J. T. Davis
Bill Jenike Husky
Davis
Jenike
Don Barry
Bullhawking Trojang
Sehacen
Osman
DRVIG
Roush
Te HO
Boatman
Norn
Smith
Rhoades Portsmouth
Lane
Barry
III
Imcbuns
Por i Ee
Lancaster tops Athens in Class A semifinals
Lancaster Gales defeated Athens 68 to 52 to reach the Class A tournament final. Tall frontcourt and standout Arledge led Lancaster with 28 points aided by Plinke’s 20, while Athens battled early, lost Staneart and Henderson, and could not overcome depth and height advantages in the final period.
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Athens High Basketeers
Golden Gates
Lancaster
Bulldogs
Bob Staneart
Sam Henderson
Gales
Bill Ariedge
Athens
Don Flowers
Staneart
Henderson
Arledge
Tom Plinke
Plinke
Herbert Poling
Flowers
Carpenter
Cunningham
Shafer
Tehu Lavelle
Glass
Guthrie
Hansley
PMO
Coe
England
Nolder
Herdman
Poling
Schoolboy Cage Finals Carded for Saturday
After nine nights of ceaseless operation districts finalize for Saturday's finals in Southeastern Ohio. New Lexington vs Junction City opens the program at 8 pm with Lancaster against Portsmouth at 8 15 pm while teams chase regional berths and a possible Athens showdown next week.
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New Lex
Glenford
Junction City
Junction
Columbia
Bill Wollenberg
Jaycees
Wollenberg
New Lexington
Portsmouth
Bert Barney
Lancaster
Athens
Marietta
Westerville
Waverly
Planners Hold First In McBee League With Two-Game Lead
The Planners extended their McBee League lead to two games by taking two of three from Plant No 2, while Finishing won one from General Plant. Pat White led the Planners with 491, Les Brown topped Plant No 2 with 447, and Russ Hall posted 598 for General Plant with a 215 high game.
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McBee
General Plant
Pat White
Les Brown
Plant No. 2
Russ Hall
Frank Calvin
Offset
Howard Eschenbacher
Herman Herron
Art Camera
Composing
Jim Romine
Glen Drager
Order Department
Dan Merricks
Woody West
Keysort
Hunter Hope
Wayne Chappelear
Bearcats win MAC title with Bowen top scorer
Cincinnati Bearcats take the 1948-49 MAC basketball pennant with a 9-1 record, edging Butler 8-2. Don Bowen of Western Michigan tops scoring with 8 points in the final game, narrowly beating Jim Cochrane of Western Reserve. Butler’s Ralph O’Brien and Cincinnati’s Ralph Richter follow.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Roven
W. Mich
Pat Tatophrane
O'Beien
Butler
Richter
Cincinnati
Lesko
Kinsley
Dickey
Noble
W. Michigan
Cooper
Schnackesberg
Miami
Brown
Ie Tiberghein
Ee Tan
Cincinnati Bearcats
Butler Bulldogs
Bearcats
Don Bowen
Western Michigan
Jim Cochrane
Western Reserve
Ralph O'Brien
Ralph Richter
Cincinnati Champs
Reserve
Paul Schnackender
Bob Brown
WVU Baseball Card Released
West Virginia University announces schedules for baseball golf and tennis with 25 home and 23 away events. Baseball opens March 31 at Roanoke and Virginia, with a full list of away and home games through May 28 Pitt doubleheader in Morgantown.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Roy M. Hawley
Mountaineers
VPI
Roanoke
Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan
Blacksburg
Charlottesville
Salem
Wesleyan
Geneva
Waynesburg
Bethany
Pitt
Pittsburgh
Navy
Annapolis
Maryland
College Park
Georgetown
Washington
D. C
Geo. Wash
Ohio U
Athens
Dayton
W. Va. Tech
Wash-Jeff
Keg Race Tightens as City Bowling Standings Narrow
The City Bowling League tightens with only two games separating the top from sixth. Athens Messenger and Lawhead Press tied for first in games. Carpenter Hardware close behind in percentage. Gilkey led with 551, Good had 2138, and various high scores kept the race close as several matches shifted positions.
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Lawhead Press
Athens Messenger
Carpenter Hardware
Messenger
Charles Gilkey
John Good
Martin Heaters
Legionnaires
Dale Orcutt
Bill Magnone
Legion
Parker
Trowel
Spike Kendall
Gene Underwood
Athens Motors
Cross
Neil Thomas
Motors
Allen Riley
Moose
Gasmen
Gilbert Hickman
Ohio Class B basketball title race narrows after district upsets
Eaton’s Golden Eagles fall 36 40 to Phillipsburg Thunderbolts in Xenia district play ending their bid for the 1948 Class B championship. Walnut Creek’sHolmes County squad loses 57 55 to Scio, ending a 25 game win streak as Beav er drops 58 44 to Minford in Waverly.
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Columbus
Ohio
Eaton
Golden Eagles
Xenia
Phillipsburg
Thunderbolts
Montgomery County
Walnut Creek
Holmes County
Scio
Bob Hugh
Art Houtteman Hurt In Crash
Lakeland Florida young Detroit Tigers pitcher Art Houtteman, 21, was badly injured in a car truck collision near the team's spring training site. He suffered facial head lacerations and a deep cut above the left eye with doctors noting possible skull fracture. Three Lakeland friends, including a girl, also injured while returning from a Florida Southern College event.
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Lakeland
Fla
Art Houtteman
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Houtteman
Detroit
Edgar T. Watson
Florida Southern College
Junior Letter Awards Given at Athens Junior High School
Athens Junior High School awarded honor letters to five top players in each division of basketball intramurals. Heavyweight honor recipients were Blaine Carpenter Allan Gilkey John Guthrie Jerry Maynard and Guaile Vermillion. Team letters went to Garry McCune Jim McBride and Bob Atwood. Lightweight honors went to Jerry Galvin Phillip Merchant Roderick Oadis Don Tolliver and Jerry Tolson. Team awards were earned by Homer Baird Billy Glover Bob Krebs Larry Scriven and Don Taylor.
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Athens Junior High School
Jack Hague
Blaine Carpenter
Allan Gilkey
John Guthrie
Jerry ‘Maynard
Guaile Vermillion
Garry McCune
Jim McBride
Bob Atwood
Jerry Galvin
Phillip Merchant
Roderick Oadis
Don Tolliver
Jerry Tolson
Homer Baird
Billy Glover
Bob Krebs
Larry Scriven
Don Taylor
Octopus to Fight Tony Galento in Seattle Match
Ivar Haglund says Oscar the Octopus will meet boxer Two-Ton Tony Galento in Seattle on March 18. Haglund’s earlier octopus Oscar KO’d Haglund’s rival in a salt water tank on August 5, 1946, and claims the first fight favored the octopus with a foul being below the waterline.
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Seattle
Oscar the Octopus
Tony Galento
Ivar Haglund
Oscar
Brooklyn
Tony
Weekend Cage Card Highlights Big Matchups Across Colleges
Creighton visits Tulsa while NASK hosts a Kansas City tourney. Niagara faces Canisius and Yale meets Harvard. Providence plays Brown and Colorado travels to Oklahoma. Cornell meets Dartmouth, Princeton visits Penn, Gannon plays Ithaca, and Seton Hall travels to Scranton. The National Invitational finals unfold in Kansas City with NAIB action at Madison Square Garden. Jackie Robinson stole 29 bases in 1947 for Brooklyn.
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Priday Creighton
Tulsa
Kansas City
Niagara
Canisius
Yale
Harvard
Providence
Brown
Colorado
Oklahoma
Cornell
Dartmouth
Princeton
Penn
Gannon
Ithaca
Creighton
Ohio
City U. Seton Hall
Scranton
Madison Square Garden
NAIB
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