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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1949

Page

13

Clysdale Leads MAC Scorers Tied For First

Clysdale of Western Michigan grabs two TD passes to reach 24 points and share lead with Buddy Acus of Miami as the MAC scoring race tightens. Drysdale doubles his output. Acus plays non conference. Eleven players tie for eighth with 12 points. One conference game remains Miami vs Cincinnati on Turkey Day to decide the title.

Pat Clysdale Western Michigan George “Buddy” Acus Miami Drysdale Acus Richard Urich Richard Stull Ed Sudnick Ohio U Butler Hugh Hindman Sudnick Hindman Tom Cole Western Reserve Quinn Stumpf Jim McKenna George Dunn John Murphy Cincinnati L. T Pet Hura Cornelius Chelmaniak Whipper Pequignot Jastrzebski Maccioli Bellamah Hauk Lekson Cooper Harris Thompson Morse Hartman Pont Beckrest Roberts White Spain Murphy

Ratterman Leaves Buffalo as Bulldogs Move Looms

Quarterback George Ratterman 23 former Notre Dame star and Red Dawson clashed in 1948 over the Bills. With Clem Crowe now guiding Buffalo, Ratterman contemplates joining the New York Bulldogs in 1949 after signing there following Dawson’s earlier discipline and the lack of Bills contract rights.

George Ratterman Notre Dame Lowell P Red) Dawson Buffalo Bills Clem Crowe Bills Ratterman New York Bulldogs Buffalo Jerman Ted Collins Bulldogs New York Collins Chicago

Hooples Pigskin Picks Not Limited Geographically

Major Amos B Hoople presents college football forecasts spanning teams from Yale to California and Oregon State. He predicts scores for a slate of Saturday games including Notre Dame versus Iowa and Stanford versus California, highlighting a wide geographic span of contenders and outcomes.

Hoople Yale Brown United States Virginia Pennsylvania Stanford California Wake Forest Duke Washington Minnesota Notre Dame Oregon State Her Majesty Oregon Iowa Harvard Columbia Syracuse Colgate Princeton Dartmouth Pitt Penn State Illinois Northwestern Indiana Purdue Kansas Missouri Ohio State Michigan Wisconsin Santa Clara Oklahoma Baylor Methodist No. Carolina Texas Christian Rice Kentucky Tennessee Tulane UCLA Wash. State

Theater Pinmen Hold Two-Game Margin In League Play

Park Theater bowlers won three straight over Somerville Implement Co. to keep a two-game lead in the Happy Family League over Anchor Bil liards which swept City Bus. Top scores included Bud Cruickshanks 233 single and 580 series, Griff Durbin 569, and Ed Goulder 560. Women leaders were Helen Oseland 451 and Erma Wright 448.

Point Pleasant Park Theater Somerville Implement Co Happy Family League Anchor Billiards City Bus Bud Cruickshanks Griff Durbin Ed Goulder Helen Oseland Erma Wright

Nine Ole Miss seniors seek fourth letter this season

Nine Ole Miss seniors are in line for their fourth football letters this season as the team maintains depth at key positions.

OLE Miss

Three Favorites Rise as SWC Football Champions

Only three favorites from a field of fifteen emerged as champions in the Southwest Conference. The results highlight unexpected outcomes and shifting power within the league as the season concludes.

Rutland Glouster Football Game Postponed

Rutland and Glouster will play the football game scheduled for Friday night on Saturday at 8 o clock. The postponement moves the contest to a later start time at the same venue.

Rutland-Glouster Rutland Glouster

Duke Pass Play Forged by Wingback Strategy

In Durham, Duke lines a single wing behind an unbalanced line to execute a pass play. Billy Cox Jr. passes to a wingback such as Jack Friedland or Tom Powers who must outrun the safety after receivers pull defenders wide. Washington allows Detroit one hit in a 6-3 win, aided by four pitchers.

Durham N.C NEA Duke Billy Cox Jack Friedland Tom Powers

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Clysdale By Dan Kiss N. Y.U Dawson Amos B. Hoople B.f.goodrich Athens Motor W. State Athens Ohio Rubbei NEA Service William Wade Duke Detroit al Hance RED Top Brewing Company Meigs Distributing CO Phone Middleport, Ohio FORD Beasley & Mathews W. Washington St Robert Hollingsworth Met Second Ave Gallipolis Athena Caest
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