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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1949
Page
8
The piece surveys national baseball and track notes including public voting for all star selections by fans, Ohio State football alums, and WVU and OU baseball schedules. It notes WVU’s football and baseball rosters, pitching plans, and a Reds lineup shakeup.
Oilers sweep series to claim the second half title finishing the regular season one game up on Pepsi Cola. Druggists edge Shoppers for third after a two game set and Plumbers upset by Battlers in a three game swing led by Ivan Haddox 232 in the final match.
Syracuse University will host a student sponsored intra squad game under Archbold Stadium lights on May 20 to end spring practice. Coach Floyd Schwartzwalder debuts the winged T offense while four EIFF officials volunteer. The event aims to support the Fieldhouse Foundation and boost optimism for a improved 1949 season. A separate note cites Detroit drawing 53,435 for the largest Opening Day crowd in baseball that year.
Danny Kosloski of Detroit captures the 15 lap feature at Torch Speedway in a No 51. He passes Shorty Drexel of Louisville on lap six and leads rest of race as crowd watches from new bleachers. Earl Mathews collects Helmet dash and tops opening event, with Moody and Comstock also posting wins in prior races. May 15 race set. May 21 Saturday night racing planned.
The Logan vs Pomeroy High Baseball game was postponed due to rain. Athletic Director Charles Gibbs said it will be played next Monday afternoon May 16 in Pomeroy.
About 300 athletes from 19 Class A and B high schools compete in the Ohio University Relays at Ohio Stadium. Morning preliminaries start at 10 with finals in Class B field events, then afternoon finals alongside an Ohio University-Pittsburgh varsity meet. Marietta leads Class A contending teams. Worthington heads Class B.
Roger Pedigo and Johnny Algeo captured the Pedigo Algeo Cup Partnership Tourney at Athens Country Club with a 146 net score. Pedigo posted 74 on a two handicap for net 72 while Algeo shot 82 8 74. Finsterwald Rotkoskie finished second at 147 with 73 and 79 74 respect.
Nelsonville High swept nine of twelve events to crush Shade 63 37 in a dual meet. Wilbur Toliver led the Greyhounds with multiple wins including the 100 and 220 and as anchor on the winning 880 and mile relays.
The Hardwares softball team defeated Blaettner Buicks of Pomeroy in a Sunday doubleheader by 15-2 and 19-4 for their third and fourth wins of the season. Cap Green, Bob Miller, and Dick Atkinson led 19 hits in the opener, with Miller adding three more and Bert Barnes and Jack Daft each four hits. In the shortened second game the Hardwares used 19 batters in the first inning, then added three, two more, and benefited from Barnes and Bill Van Dyke each with four hits and Barnes hitting a home run. Pomeroy’s Voss tripled for their biggest blow. The Hardwares travel to McConnellsville Thursday for a doubleheader with Millers. The article also notes two new opponents on the University of Wyoming football schedule: New Mexico and Baylor.
Yesterday's scores show St Louis and Brooklyn in a 14 to 5 game, Pittsburgh beating Boston 6 to 4, Chicago 2 New York 7, Detroit 4, plus American Association Kansas City routed St Paul 10 to 4 while Toledo Louisville and Minneapolis Milwaukee postponed or postponed rain and cold weather.
New York at Detroit and Philadelphia at Chicago lead a crowded day of scheduled games. Washington visits Cleveland while Boston travels to St Louis and St Louis hosts Brooklyn. Chicago meets New York, Cincinnati plays Philadelphia, and Toledo heads to Indianapolis with additional matches Columbus Louisville Minneapolis Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City on the card.
The document lists top performers in batting runs and RBIs across multiple players and teams, including Kazak and Gordon with leading batting averages and runs, Lockman and Jones with hits and stolen bases, plus pitching leaders Branca and Lopat with wins and strikeouts. It names multiple teams: Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, Detroit, and more.
Eddie Kazak drove in five runs including a single and a grand slam to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 14-5 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ted Gray limited the AL leaders, the New York Yankees, to five hits as Detroit defeated them 4-1.
Cincinnati Reds manager Bucky Walters alters the batting order with Virgil Stallcup moving to the No 2 spot as Charley Kress and Danny Litwhiler benched. Johnny Wyrostek shifts to center and Lloyd Merriman starts in center field while Ted Kluszewski takes over at first base and bats seventh. The changes came before the rainout of last night’s Phillies game with a finale set for today against Ken Heintzelman.
Ohio University golfer Ed Kocinski shot 32 on the back nine at Logan Country Club tying the nine hole course record. He went out in 35 to post three under par. playing partners were Dick Adamson and Ed Jablonski.
Philadelphia bout costner stopped Chico Varona in 10 rounds after trading blows. Toronto bout saw Earl Walls KO Bill McCarthy in 1. Ocean Park card featured Bolton Ford stopping Arturo Barron in 3 rounds.
Jim Nealon, Harry Hooper and Harry Walter led the 1908 Cal State League batting race finishing in that order. All three are graduates of Santa Clara University.
The New York Giants won seven straight to grab a game and a half NL lead. Leo Durocher’s rotate pitching held opponents to two runs per game as Sheldon Jones and the four-man rotation dominated. Hank Behrman, Gordon, Mize, Rigney, and Bickford starred in key wins.
Pimlico hosts a tight Preakness field with Derby runners Calumet Farm entrants Ponder Capot and Model Cadet joined by Palestinian Old Rockport and others. Noble Impulse set a track record in survivor stakes prompting trainer J P Jones to consider starting him Saturday if the track is fast.
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