Ohio State roots deep in Buckeye football fold
Ohio State backers Widdoes and Trautwein contribute from the sidelines as defensive specialists. Widdoes’s son Dick blocked the tying conversion in a pivotal game with Michigan. Sid Gillman leads Cincinnati's drive to football prominence with a $10,000 yearly plan, while UC Frosh score heavily against Xavier. The piece also notes Tony Lavelli joining the Boston Celtics and Earle Brucker aiding the St. Louis Browns pitchers amid a reshaped roster.
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Ohio State
Carroll Widdoes
Dutch Trautwein
Buckeye
Wid
Jimmy Hague
Michigan
Widdoes
Trautwein
Bucks
Dutch
Sid Gillman
University of Cincinnati
UC Frosh
Xavier
St. Louis Browns
Earle Brucker
Philadelphia Athletics
Brucker
A’s
Philadelphia
Dick Fowler
Phil Murchildon
Alex Kellner
Bill McCahan
Joe Coleman
Browns
60 Football Bowl Names Unearthed by Scribe
A collector lists 60 historic football bowl names from defunct and current games. Many honor foods, plants, geography, resources, animals, or legends, with 12 miscellaneous and one unclear corn bowl still awaiting classification.
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Atlanta
Delta
Dixie
Shrine
Prairie View
Smoky Mountain
Harbor
Oriental
Mid-State
Havana
Will Rogers
Plains Rally To Defeat Albany In Benefit Game
The Plains Independent team beat Albany 45 to 36 in a benefit for the high school athletic fund. The Plains led 8-0 early, trailed 20-19 at halftime, and 31-26 after three quarters before pulling away in the final minutes. Plains center Winefordner scored 16 points, while Rodney Gibbs had 10 for Albany.
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Plains
Plains Independent
Albany
High School Athletic Fund
Winefordner
Plains Center
Rodney Gibbs
Snyder Emphasizes Scrimmage Work Ahead of Ohio U Games
Ohio University basketball coach Jim Snyder schedules a Tuesday scrimmage after five weeks of practice. The team, now 15 deep, will resume Monday after Thanksgiving. He plans to use many players with no fixed starting lineup while tightening defense before the opener.
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Ohio University
Basketeers
Bobcats
Jim Snyder
Snyder
Greyhounds Open Floor Season With Chauncey
Nelsonville High hosts Chauncey Dover High Blue Devils in a SEC Buckeye League opener as coach Lowell Cole fields a veteran Greyhounds squad missing Tyo and short-handed by injuries. Chauncey, under new coach Jack Ley, also plays Pennsville in a season debut.
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Logan
Nelsonville High
The
Greyhounds
Lowell Cole
Chauncey Dover High Blue Devils
Nelsonville
Cole
Chauncey
Byron Eby
Jack Ley
Pennsville
Morgan County
Athens County League
Cage Games This Week in Ohio Counties
The schedule lists Tuesday games Albany at Wilkesville Murray City at Buchtel The Plains at Rome Pennsville at Chauncey Faculty at McArthur On Wednesday Chauncey at Nelsonville Moxahala at Trimble Carbon Hill at Union Furnace Shade at Chester Friday a week but the two nights hold crowding matchups The Plains visits Stewart to face Rome in a non league tilt Buchtel hosts Murray City Albany travels to Wilkesville McArthur opens against a Faculty five Trimble hosts Moxahala and Shade visits Chester Carbon Hill defends against Union Furnace.
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Albany
Wilkesville
Murray City
Buchtel
the Plains
Rome
Pennsville
Chauncey
McArthur
Nelsonville
Moxahala
Trimble
Carbon Hill
Union Furnace
Shade
Chester
Stewart
Hocking County
Red Devils
Falcons
Vinton County
Kaysort Beats Machinists Twice in McBee League Bowls
Keysort defeated Machinists 2 to 1 in a close McBee League set, with Keysort totaling 2318 pins. Russ Hall led Keysort with 491, while Warren Chappelear top-scored for Machinists at 537. the third game ended 793 786 in favor of Keysart.
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Keysort
Machine Shop
McBee
Keysart
Russ Hall
Warren Chappelear
Howard Mills
General Plant
Art
John Dunlavy
Roy Graves
OU coeds split rifle matches at Portsmouth
The Ohio University women’s rifle team split a combined turkey shoot and rifle match with the Trojan Rifle Club. OU lost the rifle portion by 46 points 1454 to 1408, while Vera Molohoskey won first and Nancy Canfield placed third in the turkey shoot with Asa Lett of the Trojans second.
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Ohio University
Trojan Rifle Club
Portsmouth
Trojans
Delta Tau Delta Wins Campus Touch Football Title
Delta Tau Delta defeated the Yo Tos 1 0 in overtime to win the Ohio University intramural campus touch football championship. The Yo Tos missed a 20 yard field goal in the second half. A preliminary soccer match saw the Internationals beat the Physical Education team 4 0.
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Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Ohio University
Yo Tos
Yo To
Internationals
Rose Bowl pick in era of Cal and Northwestern
Sports mirrors highlight anniversaries with notable picks and achievements. A year ago California and Northwestern were favored for the Rose Bowl, while a decade past William and Mary beat Richmond on Thanksgiving Day to shape gridiron memory.
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California
Northwestern
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Clark Shaughnessy
Pittsburgh
William and Mary
Richmond
Roundup of boxing results from multiple cities
In New Jersey Ernie Durando 150 of Bayonne defeated Jimmy Mills 150 of New York. In Holyoke Jimmy Warren 134 of Brooklyn defeated Jim Collins 132 of Philadelphia. In Fort Lauderdale Chuck Taylor 14% of Coalport Pa defeated Vince Gambill 154 of El Reno Okla. In Brooklyn Mario Moreno 146 of New York defeated Chester Ricko 142 of New York. In New Haven Johnny O Connor 126% of Cliffside N J TKO'd Johnny Longo 127 of Baltimore. In Montreal Kid Gavilan 151 of Cuba outpointed Laurent Détrujuille 1544 of France.
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Jersey City
N. J
Ernie Durando
Bayonne
Jimmy Mills
New York
Holyoke
Mass
Jimmy Warren
Brooklyn
Jimmy Collins
Philadelphia
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Chuck Taylor
Coalport
Vince Gambill
el Reno
Okla
Mario Moreno
Chester Ricko
New Haven
Conn
Johnny O'Connor
Cliffside
Johnny Longo
Baltimore
Montreal
Kid Gavilan
Cuba
Laurent Dautjhuille
France
Point Pleasant Woman Sees 247 Keg Record In Bowling
Erma Wright known as the bowling grandmother tops the local alley with a 247 high single, adding to a career marked by a 224 in 1941 and a 542 for three games this year. She credits a tip from Dr. R. D. Thomas and also co-owns the local bus line while working at the alley.
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Point Pleasant
Erma Wright
Messenger
Vernon Cady
W. van Erma Wright
Erma
Kansas City
Browns Must Win Playoffs To Become Champions
Cleveland Browns clinched the All-America Football Conference lead by routing the New York Yankees 31 to 0. They must win December playoffs to decide the conference title, with the Nos. 1 and 4 and Nos. 2 and 3 matchups on Dec. 4 and a final on Dec. 11.
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NEW York
Cleveland
Browns
O. O. Kessing
New York Yankees
Defense and Spirit Shine in Ohio University 1949 Season
Coach Carroll Widdoes praised the defense and team spirit of the 1949 Ohio University football squad in his final press conference. He highlighted linemen and back-ups, especially Al Schelder and Bob Short, saying their defense kept games close while acknowledging six fumbles cost them. The Bobcats beat by Buffalo 20 to 7 and Marshall College of Huntington, W.Va., was rated the third toughest opponent.
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Gene Roberts
New York Giant
National Football League
University of Chattanooga
Dayton
Flyers
Nick Cullop
Columbus
Milwaukee
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Nick
Tyo
Chauncey
Hunley
Paul McDaniel
Wayne Lewis
Harold Bean
Dwight Johnston
Tye
Cole
Hartley
Hitchings
Powell
Inman
Cope
Bill Saxton
Logan
Forest Borden
Gallipolis
Bob Staneart
Athens
Ohio University
Carroll Widdoes
Widdoes
Wid
West Virginia
Marshall College of
Huntington
W. Va
Bobcats
Joe “Jug” Lavelle
Fred Stehr
Dick Guthrie
Guthrie
Johnny Smith
Bob Allen
Nick Parkis
Frank Watkins
Ronnie Cox
Virgil Frost
Jon Blair
Jim Widdoes
Columbus North
Laughs and learning push past fear in a Kiwanis tale
In a light hearted talk Bill Nye urges trying new things despite fear of initial awkwardness. He recounts Carl Frey and Dutch Kelch placing a cannon cracker in a piano at a Kiwanis meeting causing a crowd to laugh. He ends with a plug for NYE CHEVROLET COMPANY advising car check ups.
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Carl Frey
Dutch Kelch
Kiwanis
Yours Truly
Fred Beasley
Spain
Miguel Roberte
NYE Chevrolet Company
North Court
Lakin Eleven Host To Buffalo Thursday
Point Pleasant today hosts Lakin State High School to meet Buffalo High School of Man West Virginia at Saunders Memorial Field at 2 p.m. The Lakin Red Raiders stand three wins and five losses this season. The game is sponsored by the Lettermen's Club of Lakin High School.
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Point Pleasant
Lakin State High School
Buffalo High School of
Man
W. Va
Saunders Memorial Field
Logan County
Lakin Red Raiders
Lettermen’s Club
AHS Court Team Braces For Season With Inexperience
Athens High basketball team enters holiday practice as the greenest in years with only three experienced players available. Coach Harry Lackey notes 11-man varsity, limited drills, and a looming opener against McArthur High. Several returnees and transfers compete for starting spots as the squad builds speed and scrappiness.
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Athens
McArthur High
Harry Lackey
Lackey
Bulldogs
McArthur
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