Bobcats Qualify for District 4 Playoffs in NCAA Tourney
Iowa’s Hawkeyes withdrawal clears the path for Ohio University Bobcats to a District 4 playoff spot. The Bobcats, 24–4, open June 9 at East Lansing against Western Michigan after seeding by the district committee. The winner meets Michigan State and Wisconsin the next day for a chance to reach Omaha. Western Michigan and Ohio represent the MAC with WMU’s 15–6–1 and Ohio’s 21–4 records guiding the field.
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Omaha
Athens Triumphs 6 5 Over Middleport For SEC Crown
Athens High Bulldogs edged Middleport Yellow Jackets 6 to 5 on Memorial Day to claim the SEC League title. Dick Walters and Roger Allen matched wits in a wild game with Walters yielding six runs on six hits while Allen fanned 12 in a four and a half inning duel before Athens pulled ahead in the fifth.
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Middleport Yellow Jackets
Walters
Roger Allen
Athens
Watson Burnfield
Jackets
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Allen
Charles Stobart
Swisher
AHL
Banquet Honors OU Sports Teams At Howard Hall
Ohio University held the first annual spring sports dinner in Howard Hall with members of the baseball track golf and tennis squads as honored guests. Athletic Director Carroll Widdoes acted as toastmaster and introduced Neil Thomas chair man of the Board of Athletic Control and coaches including Al Nellis Kermit Blosser Jim Johnson Bob Wren Thor Olson. Brandon T Grover spoke for President John C Baker who could not attend. The program reported all squads had a 2.3 point average or better for the first semester of 1949 50.
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Howard Hall
Carroll Widdoes
Neil Thomas
Board of Athletic Control
al Nellis
Kermit Blosser
Jim Johnson
Bob Wren
Thor Olson
Brandon T. Grover
John C. Baker
Finsterwald Qualifies For National Open
Mike Pavella led the Tri-State National Open Golf qualifier at Oakmont Club with 145 for 36 holes. Results list players including DOW Finsterwald 149, Tom Blaskovich 149, Monty Onoretta 151, Bobby Cruishank 151, Art Tucker 152, with amateur markers.
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Pittsburgh
Mike Pavella
Washington (Pa.) Country Club
Oakmont Club
Washington, Pa
Dow Finsterwald
Parkersburg
Tom
Red) Blaskovich
Butler
Monty Onoretta
Bobby Cruishank
Art Tucke
Ohio U baseball thumps Ohio State 8 to 2 in finale
Ohio University pitcher Don Poling won his 10th game as OU defeated Ohio State 8 to 2 to conclude the regular season. OSU dropped to 16-12 with two games left as OU piled up 10 hits and built an 8-0 lead before the Bucks answered late. Rojeck Wollet and Biskup led the Bobcats with timely hits and doubles.
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Hauck
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Bucks
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Bob Montebello
Bob Mills
Mills
Carl Parrill
Poling
Jack Wilson
Biskup
Bobby Meadows
Woller
Babe Tapple
Foster
Briglia
Wilson
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Goeber
Rbi
Meadows
Tapole
Montebello
Gutzwiller
Doby Injured Delays Indians Split Twinbill
Cleveland Indians star Larry Doby was injured in Detroit as he left with a bruised shoulder and slight dislocation after a fastball. He may return by Thursday as Cleveland split the doubleheader with Detroit, winning 4-0 then losing 5-2. Bob Lemon pitched a second straight shutout in the opener.
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Boston
Doby
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Tribe
Tigers
al Rosen
Lou Boudreau
Joe Gordon
Rosen
Houtteman
Thurman Tucker
Hal Newhouser
George Kell
Bob Kennedy
Tucker
Newhouser
Kennedy
Allie Clark
Hawkeyes Decline NCAA Playoff Bid After 19-6 Season
Iowa finishes 1950 with a 6-3 win over Western Michigan and a 19-6 record. Coach Otto Vogel says Hawkeyes will not accept a District NCAA playoff invitation due to seven senior graduations.
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Iowa
Western Michigan
Otto Vogel
Hawkeyes
Hawks
Frank's Confectionary and Richleaf Bread pace Sundown League
Memorial Day results in Nelsonville show Frank's Confectionary romping McBee Company 13 to 4 in B division while Richleaf Bread defeated Nye Chevrolet 11 to 9 in A. Nichol's Garage beat Poston Station 3 to 2 and Banks Sport Shop downed Nelsonville VFW 5 to 1.
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Valley Farms
Lowman’s
Coon
Murray City Legion
Gehrig Draws Five Straight Bases On Balls in 1928 World Series
In the 1928 World Series Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees drew five consecutive bases on balls. The sequence highlighted his plate patience during the Fall Classic.
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Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Washington Senator Trade Brings Michaels Infield Shakeup
Washington owner Clark Griffith defended the six player swap with the Chicago White Sox that lands Cass Michaels at second base and reshapes the infield. The deal sends Eddie Robinson, Ray Scarborough, and Al Kozar to Chicago for Michaels Bob Kuzava and Johnny Ostrowski.
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Washington Senators
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al Kozar
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Red) Corriden
Sox
Lane
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Irv Noren
Sam Dente
Eddie Yost
Nelsonville Eagles Split Twin Bill With Carbon Hill
Bert Barnes delivered a bases loaded RBI single in the 10th that lifted the Nelsonville Eagles to a 5 4 win over Carbon Hill in a Hocking Valley League tilt. In a non league game the Zanesville Vets routed the Eagles 14 1.
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Eagles
Carbon Hill
Zanesville
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