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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1947

Page

5

Bobcats Face Busy Week in Local Sports Review

Perse Rohrer surveys a hectic schedule for Ohio teams. Athens Vets win in an 11 inning baseball game. Nelsonville and Athens motorcycles draw crowds. rider Christian Judy injured. Phillies pitcher Schoolboy Rowe earns fifth straight win despite five innings. Tigers slip as Detroit drops pace in pennant race. Ohio State baseball and golf teams face multiple weekend games, Dayton, Miami, Cincinnati on the docket. basketball, track prep for MAC meet in Detroit.

Athens Ralph Perry Christian Judy Lancaster Rowe Phillies Ken Heintzelman Phils Heintzelman Hal Newhouser Tigers Paul Dizzy” Trout Freddie Hutchinson Virgil Trucks Ohio Butler Blue Sox Don Peden Dayton Flyers Dayton Miami Cincinnati

Athens Earns Golf Honors In SEC District Meet

Athens High golfers led by Don Finsterwald and Roger Pedigo won medalist and runner up honors as Athens swept the SEC District Class A Tournament at Columbus. The team posted a 368 total, 21 strokes ahead of Chillicothe, with finishers Finsterwald 81 Pedigo 87 Paynter 96 Biggins 104. Others listed for Chillicothe and Lancaster with team totals noted.

Don Finsterwald Roger Pedigo Athens High Columbus Athens Chillicothe Ben Paynter Clark Biggins John Elliott Bob Bowers Phil Pack Clark Hess Lancaster Rick Spires Jack Wilkens Tom Jenkinson Jack Clemens Gallipolis Walter Vance

Club to Make Ticket Refunds for Pomeroy Game

Persons holding admission tickets for the second basketball game with the 740 A. C. team of Columbus can obtain refunds. Jed Webster Sr will be at the ticket office in Pomeroy Junior High gym from 7 to 9 p m on Wednesday May 14 and Thursday May 15 to redeem tickets within the serial numbers sold for the February game.

Pomeroy A. C Columbus Jed Webster Pomeroy Junior High Gymnasium

Shackelford Wins Dayton Speedway 20-Lap Feature

Johnny Shackelford of Dayton won the 20-lap feature in eight minutes 172 seconds at Dayton Speedway. Eddie Zalucki of Detroit finished second and Carl Scarborough also of Detroit placed third.

Sports Standings From The American Association

Milwaukee leads at 7 4, Louisville 4 3, Kansas City 10 11, Indianapolis Toledo 6 3. St Paul 8 7, Tea Columbus 10 4, Minneapolis 9 5.

American Association Milwaukee Louisville Kansas City Indianapolis Toledo St. Paul Columbus Minneapolis

Pitt Trims OU Trackmen in Pittsburgh domination

Ed Sudzina won the mile and two mile as Pitt routed Ohio University 87 two-thirds to 43 one-third. Pitt swept most events with multiple wins including Doak and Carr, and relay team Heidelberg Anderson Wilson Morton led a one sided meet.

Pittsburgh Ed Sudzina Pittsburgh Panther Ohio University Ohio Joy Johnston Pitt Clarence Doak Bobcats Morton Carr Cox Johnson Doak Englehart Wilson Mills Nielson Sudzina Camp Mazzocco Allison Raney Kisick Jurik Heide Anderson Lieving Misick Jewett

Slusher Cups Cycle Races at Jess Pierce Farm

Jenkins Slusher of Athens won two races on the seven-event program with Harry Louffer of Rowelsburg taking the Tourist Trophy. In novice races Paul Fast led the first race while Slusher secured two other wins. amateur events saw Louffer and Porter top their fields with Fast and Slusher placing.

Jenkins Slusher Athens Jess Pierce Harry Louffer Rowelsburg W. Va Paul Fast Lancaster Christian Judy Slusher Judy Fast Max Cook Ed Porter Parkersburg Charles Stiles Columbus Porter Louffer Slueher

Athens Vets Edge Nelsonville In Eleven Inning Win

Athens Vets topped Nelsonville 5 to 3 in 11 innings to open the Hocking Valley League season. Pitchers Jones of Nelsonville and Wiseman of Athens both fanned 11 as Nelsonville led 3 0 before Athens broke through in the 8th and finalized the win with a decisive rally. Bobby Mills sparked the late comeback aiding Athens with the rally start.

Nelsonville Athens Vets Beth Nelsonville Eagles Jones Eagles Wiseman Vets Athens Bobby Mills

Box Score Totals Highlight Athens Nelsonville Bout

In a high scoring game Nelsonville beat Athens 9 to 8 with pitches Watkins and Wiseman both fanning 11. Key plays include 2B by Bronson Wakfield and Wakefield, and RBIs from Dane Brooker Barnes Pyle Champ and Bro son. Umpire Whyte and a 2:35 time are noted.

Israe Cope Athens Nelsonville Evan Athens Ne Gall J. Wakefield Barnes Mills Wakefield Pyle Rf Holmes Bronson Springbroom Williams Wiseman H ¢ Patton Watkins Winigman Dane Brooker Champ North Finn Jones Hilleary MceGove

Logan Opens With 10-5 Victory Over McArthur

Logan Mingos defeat McArthur 10-5 in Hocking Valley League opener as Charles Stewart collects three hits. Charles Bicknell debuts for Logan allowing eight hits with several scratches. Logan commits seven errors while Bates, Martin, and H. Radcliff drive nine hits in the win.

Logan W. Dennis Weltner Leonard Tom Logan Mingos McArthur Charles Stewart Mingos Bates Martin Charles Bicknell H. Radcliff Bicknell and Ucker Buchanan

Yesterday's Results in National League and American League Baseball

Summary of several doubleheaders with Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds results, including top scorers Lade and Scheffing for Chicago and Peterson, Gumbert for Cincinnati. Boston and New York wins with Sain and Lanfranconi keying the victory, plus St. Louis and Pittsburgh heavy scoring games. American League notes Cleveland, Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia performances with standout pitchers Embree, Hogan, Bevens, and Page.

Chicago Boston Ee Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York Cincinnati St Louis Detroit A Cleveland Boston Washington Chicago New York St. Louis L Pet Kansas City Louisville Columbus Milwaukee Toledo St. Paul Minneapolis Indianapolis Lade Scheffing Hetki Shoun Lamanno O Wyse Kush Chipman McCullough Peterson Gumbert O Sain Lanning Lanfranconi Wright Mass Kennedy W. Cooper Johnson Camelli Ayers Trinkle Koslo Thompson Munger Wilks Hearn Rice Garagiola Roe Behrman Nagy Herring Kluttz Howell Embree Hogan Ruszkowski Kramer Kinder Lott Moss Bevens Lyons Gumpert Page Bryen Berra Fine Dorish E. Johnson Wagner Detroit Trout Swift Lee Gebraine Parrish Dickey

Games Today Feature East Coast NBA Schedule

New York faces Boston and Philadelphia meets Washington in night action. Also on the slate Boston visits Brooklyn with all games scheduled for today.

Baker Leaves Dons As Line Coach Resigns

John Baker, long time guard from South California, resigned yesterday as line coach of the Los Angeles All-America Dons and drew offers from his alma mater and Denver University.

Los Angeles John Baker South California Yesteday Los Ageles

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