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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1952

Page

9

Dayton Flyers Triumph as Meineke Scores 25 in Final

Don Meineke stars for Dayton scoring 25 as the Flyers beat La Salle 69 62 and St Bonaventure 59 46 before 17 138 fans. Meineke ends the National Invitation Tournament with 71 points over three games and 1809 career points, surpassing Lacey and nearing Groat. Bonnies coach Eddie Melvin hails Dayton as the best foe of the year.

New York Dayton Phillips Oilers Don Meineke Bob Kurland Oklahoma A and M Don Tommy Blackburn Dayton University Meineke Dayton Flyers la Salle Tom Gola Madison Square Garden the Garden la Salle Explorers Duquesne St. Bonaventure Bill Edwards Jim Lacey Baltimore Loyola Dick Groat Duke Groat Mark Meineke Bill Renville Eddie Melvin Bonnies

Ohio Valley Association to play Sundays only for 38 game season

The Ohio Valley Association bans twilight games and schedules a 38 game season from April 13 to June 29 with a July 4 start for the second half. Point Pleasant will not field a team. Oak Hill, Jackson, Belpre, Sandyville and Ripley were noted as potential new entrants amid roster losses.

Gallipolis Ohio Valley Association Point Pleasant Ravenswood Howard Hartley Middleport Wilbur Ashley Racine Bert Grimm Dale Gilkey Syracuse Roy Arms Hartford B. G. Lerner Reedsville Dorsey Riebe Harry C. Leonard Bobby Webb Oak Hill Jackson Belpre Sandyville Ripley Donald C. Wolfe Vanadium Steel Phillip Sporn Charles “Grandpappy” Shane League

Grapefruit Circuit Opens Spring Training Buzz in Florida

In West Palm Beach and Clearwater, A's beat Braves 10 4 and 6 2 as spring games begin. Gus Zernial shines briefly, Connie Mack attends, wind interferes, sedan wows crowd of 3000. Phillies, Reds, and Yankees squad shifts noted. Stengel gains favorable press while Braves error woes surface.

West Palm Beach Fla Philadelphia Athletics Wright Field Boston Braves Braves Brooklyn Dodgers Miami A's Ozark Ike Gus Zernial Chicago White Sox Connie Mack Athletics Jimmy Dykes Jimmy Philadelphia Phillies Clearwater Cincinnati Reds Phillies Eddie Sawyer Philly Armed Services Sawyer Casey Stengel New York Yankees Jimmy Burns Tommy Holmes The

Indians Braving Rain Seek Seals Clash in San Francisco

Wet weather disrupts Cleveland Training Camp as manager Al Lopez eyes a Pacific Coast League Seals matchup in San Francisco. George Stirnweiss ends holdout. Elliott pursuit by Indians. Luke Easter’s knee rehab delayed by rain. payroll anecdotes surface from 1948 Padres ties.

San Francisco Indians Pacific Coast League Seals al Lopez San Diego George Stirnweiss Cleveland Bob Elliott Boston Braves Braves Lopez Bob Elliott Luke Easter Ray Boone San Diego Padres

Baseball scores and standings from Thursday games

Detroit and Boston defeated Cincinnati and St Louis by wide margins while New York topped Philadelphia and Boston beat New York. Chicago routed Pittsburgh in rain delayed play as Alaska reports record moose antler widths in Anchorage.

Detroit Boston Cincinnati St. Louis New York Philadelphia Washington Chicago Piladelphia Brooklyn Pittsburgh

Regional Tourney Pairings Across Class A and B

Regional tourney data lists Class A matchups at Cincinnati Berea Toledo Canton and Athens with teams including Withrow West Milton Middletown Portsmouth Cleveland Central St Ignatius Toledo Clay Columbus Aquinas Nelsonville Minford Dillonvale Waynesburg North Lima Canfield Columbus Grove Minster Urbana Local Wayne Township Cleve Heights Cleve West Toledo Central Catholic Lima Central Girard Steubenville Akron North Massillon Elm Valley New Matamoras Gibsonburg McComb Lockland Wayne Marysville. An unrelated note cites the 1916 Alabama free throw record by A B Wells.

Cincinnati Withrow West Milton Middletown Portsmouth Berea Cleveland Central Cleveland St. Ignatius Toledo Clay Columbus Aquinas Athens Nelsonville Minford Canton Dillonvale Waynesburg North Lima Canfield Columbus Grove Minster Dayton Wayne Township Clinton County Urbana Cleve Heights West Toledo Central Catholic Lima Central Girard Steubenville Akron North Massillon Elm Valley New Matamoras Gibsonburg McComb Lockland Wayne Marysville Stockdale Lucasville la Wheelersburg Portamouth West Chesapeake Waverly Green South Webster McDermott

Victor To Gain Finals Berth In Regional Play

Nelsonville heads to Southeastern Ohio Regional play seeking an eighth berth in the Class B finals as Minford visits in a 8 p m game. The Greyhounds aim for their 18th straight win and a possible Columbus trip, while Minford coached by Ed Hall relies on Cliff Zempter and a balanced lineup.

Hounds Nelsonville Minford Lowell Cole Greyhounds Bellevue Kenton Ed Hall Scioto County Cliff Zempter Zempter Jim Gilbert Wendell Alexander Dan Gilbert Ron Cornell John Powell Frank Hartley Dick Hubbard Sonny Keplar

Flyers land two on All-Ohio College Team in strong showing

Dayton's Flyers place two players on the All-Ohio first team Don Meineke repeats at center with Leland Norris joining him. Cincinnati's Jim Holstein and Bowling Green's Jim Gerber earn forward spots as the Flyers head toward the NIT final and NCAA at-large bid.

Columbus Dayton Flyers Varaity Eetre Rey Gem City Crew Don Meineke Leland Norris Select Circle LaSalle Madison Square Garden National Collegiate Athletic Association Chicago Monk Meineke Norris Leonard Thomas Blackburn Jim Holstein Cincinnati

Five Mid-American players named to official league all star quintet

Five Mid-American Conference schools place players on the official all star team selected by conference coaches. Cincinnati's Jim Holstein headlines the first team for the third year, joined by Ohio University's Glen Hursey and Western Michigan's Bob Adams, with Miami's Don Knodel and Toledo's Phil Martin.

Cincinnati Jim Holstein Glen Hursey Ohio University Bob Adams Western Michigan Don Knodel Miami Phil Martin Toledo Martin Knodel

Duke Beats NYU at Madison Square Garden First Blue Devil Win

Duke defeated New York University in Madison Square Garden marking the Blue Devils first win in the arena in recent times.

Duke N.Y.U Madison Square Garden Blue Devil New York Arena

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