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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1950

Page

9

Mid American and Opponents 1949 50 Basketball Records

A data rich list shows Ohio University, Kent State, Western Reserve, Mount Union, Muskingum and many others with varied win loss tallies across the 1949 50 season. Schools such as Denison Wittenberg Kenyon Oberlin Ohio Northern and Xavier appear with mixed results.

Ohio West Rilo Grande Kent State Baldwin-Walla - Otterbein Ohio U West Virginia Maryland American U Loyola Heidelberg Denison Wittenberg Kenyon Mt. Union Muskingum Capital Wash-Jeff Oberlin Otterbein Ohio Northern Wooster

Two Bowling Teams Tie For First In Sunday Loop

Gem Wholesale and Noe Chevrolet end Sunday Mixed Bowling League tied atop standings after Beckley’s upset win over the Chevies. Beckley’s Carroll Widdoes and Jim Johnson led with 497 and 472 while Gems’ Van Dyke and Mildred Hall posted 439 and 436. Windland and Merchant led the Wholesalers with 484 each and Roger Dean’s team featured 500 and 477 from Strawn and Reba Shafer. UCLA qualifies for NCAA Western region. Dimaggio Wakefield and Pesky among active players with 200+ hits in a full season.

Gem Wholesale Noe Roger Dean Ewing Maywood Smith Jack Daft Dan Merrick Shafer

Pirates Add Depth With New Faces Infield inclusions boost Pittsburgh squad

The Pirates add Hank Schenz and Danny OConnell amid trades for depth. Fernandez Strickland and Saffell join from minor leagues as Mel Queen leads in ERA and strikeouts. Ted Beard and Earl Turner bring speed and catching depth while Indianapolis shines with 32 year old Queen.

Pittsburgh NBA Hank Schenz Danny Murtaugh Schenz St. Paul Romanus Basgall Daniel Francis O'Connell Pirates Dodgers Paterson N. J Strickland Birmingham Tom Saffell Indianapolis Buccaneer Ted Beard American Association Bill Meyer Earl Turner Phil Masi White Sox Mel Queen Yankee

Roundup of college and pro basketball and boxing results

National Association Anderson defeated Sheboygan 97 to 86 in a basketball game. St John’s beat Western Kentucky 69 to 60 in N L T quarterfinals. Bradley defeated Syracuse 78 to 66. Pepperdine beat American U 54 to 50 in N A L B first round. Central Wash topped Murray State 61 55 Hamline beat Regis 74 66 Tampa won 85 62. Westminster Pa over Conn Teachers 70 62. Davis Elkins defeated St Thomas Minn 79 55. Portland 48 Montana 47. Central Mo College 68 Peru Teachers 59. In boxing Tony Pellone outpointed Tommy Ciarlo in Newark. Titone beat Leigh in Washington. Jersey Joe Walcott stopped Johnny Shker in Philadelphia. Parisi defeated Eddie Brown in Brooklyn. Exhibition baseball games featured Boston A defeating New York A 7 6 and New York N 8 2. others included Oakland PCL over New York N B 2. Cincinnati N over St Louis A 2. Chicago A over Washington A 7 5. Chicago N over Portland PCL 11 0. Los Angeles PCL over Pittsburg N 0. St Louis N 8 Boston N 5. St Louis A over B 5. Sacramento PCL over Portland N 2.

Western Michigan Kent State Northwestern Miami Acatee Hope Ohio Wesleyan Anderson Central Michigan Adrian Cedarville Manchester New Mexico National Industrial Western Reserve Ohio U Ball State Youngstown Tennessee Valparaiso Muskingum Hattanoogs North Central Laawrencee Buffalo State Tampa Akron &2 Wooster Loyola Chicago Cincinnati Hillsdale Morris Harvey Dayton Arizona State Thief Marshall St. Francis Loyola Baltimore Butler Marietta Xavier Loyola of Chicago Akron Bowling Green Michigan Normal Baldwin-Wallace Mt. Union Muskingum Is Loyola Heidelberg Berea Bfenema Antes Rio Grande Mount Union Alderson-Broaddus Eastern Kentucky Fairmont State Albion John Carroll West Liberty Denison Rutgers Findlay O Soomacay Eidelber Hae LEVAN Ohio Northern NCIMA Halifa-Wallase Mexic Kentucky Wesleyan Annette Eee Franklin i Et Miami de Paul Goodyear Wingfoots West Virginia Long Island Miam Akron Goodyear Western Michi Pao DePauw 1812 Buffalo Fenn Iowa Purdue Colby Harvard Michigan State Oberlin Case Colgate Tiffin Bluffton Gustavus Adolphus Western Kentucky Evansville William Mary Loyola Los Angeles Pepperdine Holy Cross Brigham Young la Salle Toledo Ohio San Jose State St. Marys Baldwin-Walace A Sees Tech N.lt St. John’s Western Ky Bradley Syracuse N.A.L.B American U Central Wash Murray State Hamline Regis College N. Mexico Westminster Conn Davis-Elkins St. Thomas

Pep Risks Crown Against Famechon in Madison Square Garden

Hartford report notes Willie Pep prepares for his 150th pro bout as he defends the featherweight title against France’s Ray Famechon at Madison Square Garden. Pep, known as Willie the Wisp, has boxed for cash since 1940 and seeks to extend his championship reign.

France Ray Famechon Madison Square Garden Willie the Wisp Hartford Conn Willie Pep

Morris Harvey Faces Xavier In Cincinnati Invitational Opener

Morris Harvey, 22-9, meets Xavier, 11-25 in the Cincinnati Invitational opener. William Mary, 22-3, clashes with Cincinnati, 18-6 in the second game. Friday night losers play Saturday for a place in the tournament final.

Cincinnati Morris Harvey Xavier Musketeers William Mary University of Cincinnati U.C

Rickey Develops Mechanical Umpire to Call Strikes

In Vero Beach Florida Branch Rickey announces a cross eyed electronic umpire. Developed by General Electric in Syracuse the device trains pitchers by measuring velocity and strike calls. It uses lenses mirrors and electric eyes to light a lamp when a pitch crosses the strike zone. The system sits beneath home plate and a distant cabinet records velocity and determines strikes.

Vero Beach Fla Branch Rickey Brooklyn Baseball Club General Electric Company Syracuse, N. Y Rickey

National Invitation Roundup of Seeded Teams

In a look back to sport history the four high seeds St Louis Kentucky Western Kentucky and Utah were upset in the National Invitation tournament. Also noted is a five year old contract signing by Robert Estellella with the Philadelphia Athletics and a ten year old 800 meter world record by John Woodruff at the Dartmouth Carnival. Babe Ruth appears in a fifteen year old exhibition with the Boston Braves defeating the New York Yankees.

St. Louis Kentucky Western Kentucky Utah Robert Estellella Philadelphia Athletics John Woodruff Dartmouth Babe Ruth Boston Braves New York Yankees

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