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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1950

Page

10

Babe Tapole Sparks OU Batting Burst to Boost Slump

Babe Tapole delivers three homers and eight RBIs over two games against Xavier and Marshall boosting OU’s scoring surge. Coach Bob Wren values his power and RBIs as Tapole leads with 18 RBIs while juggling first base outfield and catching duties amid lineup adjustments. The bobcats face a tough Ohio State and Western Michigan slim goal for MA conference and District 4 tourney clinch as Western Reserve overwhelms Notre Dame.

Bob Wren Babe Tapole Tapole Bobcat Johnny Bishup Tupple Wren Cleveland Tapple Xavier Marshall Ohio Babe Lou Gehrig

Cindermen To Meet WVU After Defeating Cincinnati

Ohio University cinder men beat Cincinnati 67-54 then travel to Morgantown for a Saturday meet with West Virginia. Reggie Koester and John Hesketh led Ohio with wins in multiple events. Robert Reed vaulted 12 feet as Ohio won eight of 14 events including the discus and 440. Cincinnati dominated the 100 and broad jump as the Bearcats swept the 100 and took first three in the broad jump.

Cincinnati Ohio University Morgantown West Virginia Bearcats Ohio Dave Koester Ken Thomas Ray Johnston John Hesketh Robert Reed Bobcats Koester Thomas Hawkins Mills Trump Peck Giesen Johnston Reinhart Hesketh Briggs Spessard Zidar Jewett and Koester Steimer and Hall Reed Roberts Umstead DiBaggio Dunn van Dar Cinecinnati Rothfuss

Broncos Face Michigan Cincinnati In Key Week Sports

Western Michigan schedules three baseball games two track meets and two tennis meets for the coming week. The Broncos meet Michigan in Ann Arbor Tuesday in a home and home series with Cincinnati in Kalamazoo Friday and Saturday as part of the MAC schedule. Coach Charley Maher hopes two of three top pitchers are ready for Michigan while injuries test the bullpen. The dual track meet with Central Michigan Tuesday and a triangular meet with Butler and Cincinnati Saturday highlight field events. Tennis hosts Detroit and Notre Dame on Thursday and Friday while golf aims to start a winning run against Loyola Saturday.

Kalamazoo Mich Bronco Western Michigan Charley Maher Michigan Ann Arbor University of Cincinnati Broncos Wolverines Ray Fisher Maher Bruce Sellers Jerry Hogan Central Michigan Butler Cincinnati Bulldogs Bearcats University of Detroit Notre Dame Irish Western Loyola

Middleport Athlete Recovering After Heart Ailment

Edward Bowyer a senior and honor student at Middleport High School and member of the Yellow Jacket football squad is bedfast with a heart ailment but improving after treatment

Middleport Edward Bowyer Yellow Jacket

Yankees, Mets Tangle? St Louis Wins 8 6 In Lively NL Tilt

Baseball results show Brooklyn and St Louis in a 8 6 NL game decided by late innings. Hatten Ramsdell and Cam panella contributed for Brooklyn while Lanier Boyer and D Rice helped St Louis. Other leagues noted rain postponement in Philadelphia Boston and minor league scores Columbus Toledo Indianapolis Louisville Milwaukee Kansas City Minneapolis St Paul.

Brooklyn St. Louis Hatten Ramsdell Campanella Lanier Boyer D. Rice

Baseball schedule: Chicago New York and more today

Today’s card lists games across leagues: Kurava versus Raschi in New York, Garcia against McDermott for Cleveland Boston, Gray versus Brissie for Detroit Philadelphia, Garver versus Hudson in St. Louis Washington, Roe versus Pollet in Brooklyn St. Louis, Heintzelman against Rush in Philadelphia Chicago, Spahn versus Dickson Boston Pittsburgh, Koslo or Kennedy against Raffensperger New York Cincinnati. Also Minneapolis at St Paul Kansas City at Milwaukee Columbus at Toledo.

L. Pet Detroit New York Cleveland Washington Boston Emeen Chicago Philadelphia Brooklyn Pittsburgh St Louis Cincinnati St. Louis Roe Pollet Heintzelman Wa Rush Spahn Dickson Koslo Kennedy Raffensberger American Association Minneapolis St. Paul Kansas City Milwaukee Columbus Toledo

National League Batting and Key Leaders Summary

The report lists league and team leaders in batting runs and runs batted in with figures for players from St. Louis Philadelphia and Brooklyn among others. Notable names include Musial Campanella Jones and DiMaggio leading multiple categories with high averages and RBI counts.

Musial St. Louis Dark New York Waitkus Philadelphia Jethroe Boston Jones Ennis

Rookies Spark AA Spotlight With Early Wins

Hoyt Wilhelm, 23, pitched his second four hitter to lift Minneapolis over St. Paul 4-1 as the Millers surge into the AA lead. Ben Johnson, 13, threw seven hits past Kansas City in a 2-1 victory. Indianapolis won 3-1 at Louisville, Columbus beat Toledo 5-1, while the Redbirds gathered nine hits and three Toledo errors for three runs in the fifth.

Associated Press American Association Hoyt Wilhelm Jacksonville Fla Minneapolis St. Paul Millers Wilhelm Phil Haugstad Ben Johnson Milwaukee Kansas City Indianapolis Louisville Columbus Toledo Redbirds

Racqueteers Defeat Wittenberg 5-2 At Home

Ohio University Bobcats snap a three-match slide by beating Wittenberg College 5-2. Wins came from Richard Winer over Petrocelli 6-2 6-2, Pickering and Dial in doubles 6-2 6-2, and Marchal–Collins 10-12 6-3 6-3. Pickering 6-3 8-6. Dial 6-2 6-3. Marchal 6-2 4-6 6-4. Green won 6-3 6-3. Bobcats now 2-3, next at Toledo.

Ohio University Wittenberg College Springfield Richard Winer Petrocelli Bobcats Dou Bles Pickering Don Dial Wittenberg Shannon Miller Ohio Michel Marchal Fred Collins Snellings Green Dial Wellston Uct Marchal John Bogovich University of Toledo Rockets Toledo

Buckeyes Visit Ohio U For Non Conference Tilt

Ohio University hosts rival Ohio State at 3 30 p m in a non conference clash as OU seeks a third straight win in a new streak. Don Poling to start for OU and Floyd Stahl plans short three inning stints for Ohio State ahead of Big Ten games with Indiana. Last season the teams split with OU taking the finale 15 6.

Ohio University Ohio State Bob Wren Don Poling Buckeyes Floyd Stahl Indiana Ohio U

Glouster Baseball Team Plans Wednesday Practice

Glouster coach Pearl Brown schedules a 5 30 p m practice for the Glouster baseball team of the Hocking County Baseball Association. All former members and new hopefuls should report. If rain forces a change they will meet in the mayor s office to sign contracts. Contracts must be signed by Wednesday under league rules. Glouster opens versus the Athens Eagles next Sunday at Athens.

Glouster Pearl Brown Hocking County Baseball Association Athens Eagles Athens

Arizona Star Line Richmond Nets 32 in 1947 Tilt

Line Richmond scored a then school record 32 points for the University of Arizona in 1947 in a game against Morehead, Kentucky.

University of Arizona Line Richmond Morehead

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