Newberry Indians rout Ohio University 9 1 in wet-field contest
Newberry defeated Ohio University 9 to 1 in a Saturday game behind strong pitching by Orton and Whitworth who combined for 12 strikeouts. Charley Horn drove in Ohio’s lone run with a seventh-inning double. Newberry built early leads with five runs in the first inning and added in the fifth and sixth. Ohio faces Erskine next in South Carolina as Mark Wylie is slated to start on the tour target.
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Newberry
S.C
Jay Ingall
Indians
Ohio University
Orton
Whitworth
Charley Horn
Horn
Bobcats
Ralph Sayre
Ohio
Erskine
Due West
S. C
Mark Wylie
Inueakauns
Aceciiwaa
Goo Ae
Roogrte
Bacca
Roberts
Woodcock
Cnapman
Woul
Oia
Gamiarel
Ff O
Jackson
Looper
Cooke
Locklear
Ingall
Weiss
Ropp
Record Believed Set By Mason Worshipers
Easter 1948 drew record church attendance in Point Pleasant with full pews and improvised seating. Sunrise service moved to the Presbyterian Church due to snow and wind. Trinity Methodist welcomed 20 new members and reported 380 Sunday school attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Tu-Endie-Wei Park
Presbyterian Church
Ohio
Trinity Methodist Church
Buckeye star Ollie Cline signs with Cleveland Browns
Ohio State halfback Ollie Cline, a key 1948 Buckeye threat, reportedly signs with the Cleveland Browns, widening the rift with former coach Paul Brown who eyeing a return to college coaching. The report notes Brown’s past success, Cline’s veteran teammates approval, and looming questions over OSU’s future under Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State
Ollie Cline
Buckeye
Bucks
Cleveland Browns
Paul Brown
Browns
Massillon High
Cleveland
Brown
Cline
Wes Foster
OSU
Dean Sensabaugher
Bob Brugge
Bill Trautwein
Ohio U
Karl Sturtz
Coshocton
Sturtz
Wes Fesler
Canton
Athens Merchants
Bob Wren
St. Louis ‘Browns
Frank Richey
Fred Swearingen
the Plains High
HVIL
Glouster
F. C. Eagles
HVL
Glouster Miners
McArthur Merchants
Western Michigan braces for 1940 baseball season in wet Kalamazoo
Western Michigan College opens outdoor practice amid soggy fields as coach Maher fields a hopeful squad led by catcher Walter Young and infielder Wayne Terwilliger. The Broncos chase hurlers to replace departed Eddie Ros and aim for a strong start against Ohio University in Athens on April 5.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Western Michigan
Broncos
Maher
Walter Young
Bill Kowalski
Ned Stuits
Young
Ohio University
Athens
Carleton Coss
Don Bowen
Derby Trial Attracts 70 Nominees For Run For The Roses
Seventy of 109 three year olds named for the forty fourth Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs were also nominated for the Derby Trial four days before the Run for the Roses. Calumet Farm's Bewitch the lone filly nominated also appears in the Trial with five Warren Wright colts including favorite Citation. Most nominees likely will be at Churchill Downs from April 24, with early arrivals possible. The Trial carries an added value of 10000 and is run at one mile, with past winners such as Viscounty Blue Pair Bimelech among notable names associated with Derby history. Churchill Downs kicks off Derby week with the Trial followed by the Debutante and Clark Handicap then the Oaks on April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Kentucky
Calumet Farm
Bewitch
Warren Wright
Calumet
Citation
Chief
Viscounty
Blue Pair
Bimelech
Valdiia Orphan
Ocean Wave
Broadcloth
Burning Dream
Rippey
Faultless
Lawrin
Gallahadian
Whirlaway
Westminster College and Bowling Green Lead Tri-State Tourney Field
Defending champion Westminster College and Bowling Green University Falcons led a field of 60 colleges and independents entering the 23rd annual Tri-State Basketball Tournament which opened Monday in East Liverpool.
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East Liverpool
Westminster
Bowling Green University Falcons
New York
Tribe Aims For Homer Record
The Cleveland Indians trimmed the Chicago Cubs 7-3 as Ed Robinson and Joe Gordon hit long balls and Steve Gromek and Bob Feller pitched well. The Indians, after edging the 1947 AL homer crown, show plans to chase the title again this season with 19 homers in 14 spring games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Robinson
Tribe
Robinson
Hank Greenberg
Cubs
Gordon
Bob Feller
Chicago
Cleveland
Steve Gromek
Weekend In Sports Highlights At Purdue Relays And NCAA Meet
Harrison Dillard tied the 60-yard hurdles marks and Charles Fonville threw 56 feet 6% inches at Purdue relays. Michigan won the NCAA swimming title with 47 points from seconds and thirds, no first places, while Joe Verdeur lowered the world record in the 200-yard breast stroke to 2 14.7 and was named outstanding swimmer of 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Harrison Dillard
Baldwin Wallace
Charles Fonville
Michigan
Purdue
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ohio State
Joe Verdeur
LaSalle
Harbert Wins Charlotte Open With 273 Total
Detroit pro Melvin Chick Harbert captured the Charlotte Open title with a 72 hole total of 273 dollars prize money of 2000 went to the champion Cary Middlecoff of Memphis finished one stroke back as defending champion in the event held in Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Melvin
Chick” Harbert
Detroit
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Harness Racing Year Set to Spark Major Purses in 1948
Arcadia California harness racing kicks off a 29 week, 400-horse season with a 35 day Santa Anita Park meeting and over 2 million dollars in purses. The Western Harness Association backs a 500000 purse boost plus 50000 finals at two California fixtures. Major events like the Hambletonian Kentucky Futurity and Little Brown Jug command top prizes as racing expands across 15 tracks in 14 cities.
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Arcadia
Calif
Santa Anita Park
Aurora
Inl
California
Goshen
N. Y
Lexington
Delaware
Santa Anita
Cy Young 81 Today Remembered On Quiet Newcomerstown Farm
Newcomerstown Ohio observes the 81st birthday of Denton T. Cy Young the famed pitcher who won more major league games than any other. He spent the day on his 50 acre farm, declined a party, and spoke of his record remaining unbroken while noting his eyesight has faded but he still enjoys cards and baseball talk.
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Newcomerstown
Denton T
Cy) Young
Young
Cy Youngs
Babe
No Heavy Hope Seen in Tourney at Madison Square Garden
The Golden Gloves event in New York drew 18 359 fans as New York and Chicago teams battled to an 8 8 draw. Amateurs showed punching talent while the heavyweight class appeared mediocre lacking the zeal and tools for a future heavyweight champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Golden Gloves
Barney Ross
Joe Louis
Madison Square Garden
Chicago
Reds Rally As Stallcup Called Sensational Shortstop
Johnny Neun of the Cincinnati Reds praises rookie Virgil Stallcup as sensational and his shortstop choice backed by a three game win streak. Cincinnati seeks a third straight win over the St Louis Cardinals after two 3-2 wins. Ewell Blackwell held Boston to two hits in six innings as Reds rolled 8-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Neun
Cincinnati Reds
Virgil
Red
Ewell
Blackwell
Boston Braves
Reds
Howard Fox
Schmeling Seeks U S Ring Return Faces Opposition
Rep Mc Dowell asks the state department to examine Max Schmeling plans for a ring comeback in the United States. The 42 year old former world heavyweight champion announced in Hamburg Germany his aim to enter the United States this summer for a bout series. Mc Dowell calls the move a shoddy scheme to bring an average fighter tied to fascists into the United States to exploit sports fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McDowell
Unusual Prison Banquet Honors London Prison Farm Athletes
At London Prison Farm a sporting banquet gathered about 100 convict athletes and 60 guests including a superintendent, warden, ministers, and reporters. The white haired convict led ceremonies, greeting guests and introducing outsiders to the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
William F. Amrine
London
Ralph W. Alvis
Ohio Penitentiary
A.A.U
Amrine
London Prison Farm
Evening meal and sports meet at prison farm
Beef milk and vegetables from the farm fed an inmates dinner with fruit and homemade ice cream. Amrine thanked inmates for cooperation and pledged ongoing athletic programs. Alvis announced resuming the world series in softball between prison farm and penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amrine
Alvis
Easter Guests of Mr and Mrs C C Spencer
Guests entertained at the Spencer home included Vaughn Spencer his wife Rita Jo and their daughter from Pennsylvania as well as Ross Spencer and wife from Cincinnati and Mrs Andrew Lowry of Belle The party marked Vaughn Spencers transfer as store manager for J C Penney to Lebanon Pennsylvania.
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Point Pleasant
C. C. Spencer
Seventh St
Vaughn Spencer
Rita Jo
Puxsutawney
Ross Spencer
Cincinnati
Andrew Lowry
Belle
J. C. Penny Co
Lebanon
Easter Guests at Mc Culloch Home Near Kanawha
Guests for Easter at the C. E. Mc Culloch home south of the Kanawha included sons in law daughters and grandchildren Mr and Mrs James Wolverton and children Ann and Marcie Jo of Richwood Mr and Mrs Charles Myers and daughter Jennifer of Charleston Betty Ann McCulloch a WVU student and Kathryn Evelyn McCulloch of Hagerstown Maryland.
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Point Pleasant
C. E. McCulloch
South of the Kanawha
James Wolverton
Ann and
Marcie Jo
Richwood
Charles Myers
Jennifer
Charleston
Betty Ann McCulloch
West Virginia University
Kathryn Evelyn McCulloch
Hagerstown
Pro Basketball Scores From New York and Chicago Games
Pro basketball New York 79 Baltimore 69 and Chicago 79 Boston 72 reported. In baseball standings Wilkes Barre 102 Trenton 8 4 noted in American League boxscores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PRO Basketball Association
New York
Baltimore
Chicago
Boston
Wilkes-Barre
Trenton
School Talk Set for DAR at Mansion House
Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter DAR meets in Mansion House Friday afternoon. Board at 2 30 p m and regular meeting at 3 p m. Mrs Cary Howard Rayburn chairs the approved schools panel and invites Mrs Wilson Evans of Berea Ky to speak. She will be hosted by Miss Mabel Best and accompanied home by Miss Best and Miss Justine McCue for a weekend visit.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Lewis
Dar
Mansion House
Cary Howard Rayburn
Wilson Evans
Berea
Holly Simmons
Two Arrested on Intoxication Charge After Glenwood Call
Sheriff Ernest Hesson and Deputy Torral Morrison responded to Glenwood Saturday night and arrested William Earl Belville of Huntington for intoxication. Marie McDade of Point Pleasant was also arrested on the same charge by city officers.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
Toral Morrison
Glenwood
William Earl Belville
Huntington
Marie McDade
Easter visits span several states in Pt. Pleasant area
Pt. Pleasant residents report Easter and spring travel with visits by Elmer Plymale and family of Gallipolis Ferry to St. Albans, Morrison families from Charleston and Lincoln Avenue, and others from Weirton, Gowanda, Marmet, Logan, and Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Plymale
Gallipolis Ferry
John Carpenter
W.S. Hyre
Ervin Plymale
St. Albans
Carl Morrison
Charleston
Toral Morrison
Lincoln Ave
Toral Morrison, Jr
Mt. Vernon Ave
Morrison
Helen Brown
Middleport
Glen Durst
Lancaster
Ohio
Viand St
George Merrill
George
Allan
Robert
Gowanda
N. Y
Hamlin
Barbara Burdette
West Virginia University
J. Wallace Burdette
J. Oral Eads
Jimmy
David
Walter W. Crooks
Pittsburgh
George Schiotthauer
Barbara Jane
Madison, Wis
Schlotthauer
E. E. Franklin
Texas trip made point Pleasant visit planned
The Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Capehart will depart today for Houston to visit two sons. They expect to return in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Point Pleasant
F. H. Capehart
Houston
Deputy Sheriff’s Glenwood Home Destroyed by Fire
Deputy Sheriff Willart Hesson and his wife lost their five room cottage in Glenwood to a Friday afternoon blaze. Fire officials suspect a defective flue or wiring started the fire in the attic, with a bucket brigade unable to stop it. Much of the household goods were saved. The loss stood around $4,000 with $1,000 of insured coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Willart Hesson
Glenwood
Sherif Ernest Hesson
Hesson
Repair Show Has New Proprietorship in Point Pleasant
Eugen Sterrett has sold his Fourth Street repair shop to Lewis Anthony and James Wheeler who operate as Anthony and Wheeler. Sterrett will farm at South Side. The firm will add radio repair work to its services.
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Point Pleasant
Eugen Sterrett
Fourth St
Lewis Anthony
Plac
James Wheeler
Charles
Anthony and
Wheeler
Sterrett
South Side
Sai
Anthony
Hospital Notes From Point Clinic
Mrs Joh Cloneh of Gallipolis Ferry Route was admitted for a fracture of her left wrist after a fall while getting out of bed. Mrs Eiverett Meadows and infant son Larry Everett were discharged to home on Kanawha Five Mil Creek. G W Curman of Vinton admitted for surgery. Mrs Granville Burris and son James Lee were discharged to Hogsett home.
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Point Pleasant
Joh Cloneh
Gallipolis
Point Clin
Eiverett Meadows
Larry Everett
Kanawha Five Mil Creek
G. W. Curman
Vinton Wa
Granville Burris
James Lee
Hogsett
Light Snow Falls on Easter Morning at Point Pleasant
Sunday morning brought light snow to Point Pleasant with a temperature around 30 degrees, the river at 33 feet and falling. Snow was reported heavier at Lock 26 and Letar Falls as early worshippers attended church.
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Point Pleasant
Letar Falls
OES Past Matrons Club Meets in Point Pleasant
Mrs. Clydi McLane and Mrs. J Milton Lewi hostesses for the Point Pleasant Chapter OES meeting at the Masonic Temple this evening.
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Point Pleasant
Clydi McLane
J. Milton Lewi
Poin Pleasant
Masonic Temple
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