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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1950
Page
9
Waverly’s Tigers with pitcher Rich Moore contend for the B meet as rain postpones semi finals and finals. Ironton Athens and Gallipolis also chase titles in a crowded SEC slate. Ohio U faces doubleheader with Ohio State after rainouts. Don Poling’s arm injury tests OU pitching depth.
In an Ohio Valley Association twilight game at Portland on Thursday Twin Cities beat Portland 3 0 as Bucky Walters pitched five innings no hit shutout. Syracuse defeated Point Pleasant Merchants 6 0 to claim their first 1950 win behind Matt Hendriks two hit pitching. Gallipolis Hartford game postponed. Reedsville Racine and other matches affected by weather and missing players.
Rio Grande College hosts a tennis tournament with 18 entries among students and faculty seeded by Rev. Gustave Ferre of Boston University fame and L Merle Ramseyer from Illinois State Bluffton background. First round matches include Bill Pym versus Bob Merrifield Ernie Wiseman against Don Hughes and more. The piece notes Babe Ruth's 1916 World Series innings record of 14.
Middleport and Racine High nines advance to the Southeastern Ohio district Class B baseball semifinals after Thursday quarterfinal wins. Middleport beat Oak Hill 4 0 as Dick Walters struck out 18 in a near no hitter. Racine defeated Fairland 10 8 with Paul Marr making key defensive plays. Jeffersonville and Waverly also won, setting up Friday morning semis with Notre results.
Summary of recent baseball results including St Louis vs New York double header scores and a Detroit Boston matchup. Also notes Dodgers batters and Penn State wrestler Homer Barr undefeated in two years.
National League games include Pittsburgh at Chicago Chesney versus Rush at 1 30 p m Cincinnati at St Louis Blackwell against Brecheen AMERICAN LEAGUE matchups feature Philadelphia at New York Hooper versus Byrne and Washington at Boston Scarborough against McDermott Chicago at Cleveland Wight versus Wynn plus Minnesota at Indianapolis St Paul at Louisville Milwaukee at Columbus Kansas City at Toledo all listed with game times and pitchers.
The report lists top performers across MLB teams with stats in batting runs and hits. Notable names include Williams and Kryhoski among leaders in home runs and doubles, Jethroe and Jones in runs batted in, and Werle with eight wins as a pitcher. The fragment mixes multiple teams and players, highlighting Boston as a frequent leader in several categories.
Ohio University heads to Pittsburgh to meet Pitt's Panthers, a top national team, after Pitt beat Notre Dame 65 to 64 last week. John Wilson leads the Bobcats in the mile relay and half mile with a 1 56 clocking, while Bill Lindely from Pitt challenges Dave Koester in the high hurdles. The Bobcats, 2 2 this season, also face Miami at OU Stadium Monday at 3 15 p.m., with Miami bringing two mile specialists Cash Powell and Mike Stavole and pole vaulter Bucky Walter.
Belmont Park could host Saturdays Withers Mile with Hill Prince Your Host and Middleground among top contenders. Trainers Hirsch Daniels Hayes discuss entries while other Derby contenders Ford Sulieman Post rd Greek Song and Lights Up loom as possible starters.
Robert J. Kavanaugh, longtime Springfield Catholic Central High School coach, resigned yesterday after four years to pursue private business. No successor named. Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play only two day games in St. Louis with nine night games at Sportsman's Park this season.
The Cincinnati Reds sold outfielder Marvin Rackley to Seattle of the Pacific Coast League. Warren Giles, president of the Reds, said it was an outright deal. Rackley batted .303 in 74 games last year with Brooklyn.
Cincinnati ranked second in the 1949 National League for team two base hits totaling 264 and third for hits with 1423, reflecting strong offensive depth across the season.
Twenty three schools entered the second annual Ohio University Relays to be held at Ohio Stadium. Preliminary and final rounds in Classes A and B will unfold in the morning and afternoon with a fast track expected. Contenders include Columbus Central and Marietta in A, and Worthington and Union Furnace in B, with plaques for winners and medals for top three in each event.
Ohio University will send seven players including Jack Pickering Don Dial Harold Winer John Bogovich Fred Collins Mike Marcel and starter Howard Henderson to Muskingum for a 10 am tennis match opening May Day. OU seeks to even its 3 4 season record as Henderson debuts victorious over Marshall. Golfers idle after Wittenberg cancellation. match postponed to next week but may not be played this year due to schedule.
Notre Dame will close six weeks of spring training with the varsity old timers game in South Bend. Bob Toneff is expected to start at tackle while the team, though riding a 38 game win streak, returns a letterman at every position and coach Frank Leahy calls the squad the greenest he has ever had.
Billiards team Smoker travels to Sunny Side Sunday for a 2 30 p m game against the Comets in Point Pleasant West Virginia.
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