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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1947

Page

8

Bobcats Rally To Spoil Xavier Upset Parade 12 7

Harold Wise’s Ohio University Bobcats upset Xavier 12 7 in a gritty game. QB Chris Stefan sparked the win with a 104 yard run after a bold fake kick call near the Ohio eight. Ed Sudnick missed two extra points amid a hard fought team victory.

Harold Wise Xavier Wise Bobcat Chris Stefan Dayton Oakwood Flash Ohio Stefan Harold Milt Taylor Ed “Zip” Zednik Gene Ruszkowski Ohio University Ed Sudnick Bobcats John “Red” Halliday Gallipolis Red Cincinnati Nippert Stadium

Rome Wallops Waterloo High in Athens County League game

Rome center Hyatt scored 26 points to pace a 58 28 Rome win over Waterloo High of New Marshfield. Waterloo was held to six players scoring andRome also won the reserve game 25 13.

Stewart Rome-Canaan High Hyatt Waterloo High New Marshfield Rome Rome GG. F Rivatt Goodfellow Ogg Waterloo Bate Die Widens Althbaugh Fae Anun-Eo O ' Sek Stevenson McSpadden Jeffers Carsey Rapp

Glouster to Host Jacksonville Trimble in Season Opener

Glouster High School hosts Jacksonville Trimble in the opening basketball game tonight. The reserves tip at 7 30 p m and the varsity follows.

Glouster Glouster Glouster High School Jacksonville Trimble

Shade Whips The Plains Five In Athens County League

Shade High defeated The Plains, last year's champions, 42-16 as Shafer scored 12 points. The Plains led 8-7 after one quarter before Shade pulled away to a 19-11 halftime cushion and a 31-15 third-quarter run. Plains Reserves won 31-16 in the preliminary.

THE Plains Shade High Shafer Pennsville Ames-Bern Nelsonville Waterloo Hollister Avayan Open Trimble MacArthur Albany Wilkesville Oak Hill Buchtel Rome Crooksville Chauncey the Plain G. F Novotni Krivesti Thompson Ewe Leake Tinkham Ooo Cain Ewen Charney G. F Henderson Niggemeyer King Knight Snow Owe Pprett Mup Williams Oem

Murray City Alumni defeat Rockbridge in benefit game

Murray City Alumni edged Rockbridge Alumni 51 to 47 in a bene fit for Mt. St. Mary Hospital. Snyder led Murray City with 20 points while J Rider scored 15 for Rockbridge. Rockbridge shot 1 of 12 from the foul line and trailed most of the game. DePaul defeated Chicago Teachers 46 to 30.

Murray City Rockbridge Mt. St. Mary Hospital Snyder J. Rider G. F Wolfe Hillyer Hansley DePaul Chicago Teachers

Weekend grid games sweep high school and college matchups

The schedule lists Pomeroy at Middleport and Wellston at Jackson with two thirty p.m. starts, plus a slate of Mid‑American, East, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, Midwest, and professional showdowns across Friday Saturday and Sunday. Notable pro matchups include Cleveland at Los Angeles and San Francisco at Brooklyn with college tilts such as Army vs. Navy and Michigan State at Hawaii highlighted.

Pomeroy Middleport Wellston Jackson Miami Cincinnati Case Western Reserve Mich Oklo City Rutgers Brown Cornell Pennsylvania Merch. Marine Geo. Wash Gettysburg Albright Canisius Wake Forest South Carolina Charlotte N. Co William Mary Richmond VPI VMT Roanoke Davidson Furman Presbyterian Newberry Rocky Mountain Colo. College Wichita Colo. Aggies Montana Colorado US Denver Utah State Utah Midwest Morris Harvey Es. Marshall Harleston W. Va Cleveland Los Angeles San Francisco Brooklyn Chicago Beare Detroit Alabama Fla

Boxing results from Philadelphia and Chicago cards

Livo Minelli defeated Bob Montgomery in Philadelphia by outpoint 109 to ... A Brown stopped Eddie Miller in Chicago by knockout at 2. Rio Grande College to meet Wright Field at 2 30 p.m. Thanksgiving Day on the high school academy field. last game on the old field before new gridiron in fall.

Philadelphia Livo Minelli Milan Italy Bob Montgomery Chicago Art Brown Eddie Miller Dayton Rio Grande Gallipolis Rio Grande College Wright High School Academy

Turkey Day Football Grips Southern Ohio Classic Pairings

Thanksgiving football action in Southeastern Ohio features the Pomeroy-Middleport clash at Middleport Field at 2 30 p m in the 23rd edition with Middleport leading 12 6 in the series ties four games. Wellston and Jackson meet with Jackson hosting as underdogs in a Rockets favored bout while Chauncey and Nelsonville stage a charity game for Mt St Marys Hospital. Ohio U and high schools wind down final practices as teams prepare for post season lite schedules and holiday downtime.

Poaraetene Waa Bend Pomeroy-Middleport Middleport Pomeroy Jackets Wellston Jackson Rockets Crooksville Ironmen Boys Industrial School Oak Hill Mt. St. Mary's Hospital WEW Chauncey and Nelsonville Chauncey Ohio University Athens High Jim Snyder Bobkittens Snyder Harry Lackey Bulldog McArthur Generals Bulldogs

First Annual Tri County Basketball Banquet Planned

The Tri County area including Middleport Pomeroy Gallipolis Point Pleasant Wahama Rutland and Racine will host a basketball banquet after Thanksgiving. The event is sponsored by the Men's and Young Men's Christian Fellowship at the Church of Christ with George Meinhart as president. Each team gets ten tickets for the banquet with sports writers as guests and a guest speaker. Player of the year and first and second teams will be named and a trophy awarded to the representative player.

Middleport Tri-County Pomeroy Gallipolis Point Pleasant Wahama Rutland Racine C. E. Shepard Church of Christ George Meinhart Meigs County Recorder

Troy Thwarts Albany Rally for 31 28 Victory

Troy High defeated Albany 31 to 28 in a Athens County League game. Troy opened 14 8 and led 22 9 at halftime, then Albany narrowed to 29 15 entering the fourth before a late rally fell short. Bob Reed led Troy with 11 points. Ralph Beatty led Albany with nine.

Albany Troy High Cagers Troy Trojans Bob Reed Trojan Ralph Beatty PEST Cameles Aatcowneee Dior Ieatinaat Oda Winsett Oo le Bour Bud Wanannees Sieweeken Ogg Odes Endows Creamer Summerfield Chapman Nice

Winning Plays of 1947 Hilmi Fakes Shake Loose Eddleman

Illinois coach Ray Eliot describes a 1947 game sequence where Pittsburgh and Minnesota used a five man line. The play features Perry Moss handing to Dike Eddleman, with blocking by Levanti Siegert Owens Wrenn Zatkoff Agase and fakes to lure defenders, creating an open field run.

Hilmi Eddleman Ray Eliot Illinois Champaign Ill Pittsburgh Minnesota Mtlini Perry Moss Lou Levanti Dike Eddleman Russ Sieger Levanti Herb Siegert Ik Owens Jocko Wrenn Sam Zatkoff Lou Agase Steger Art Dufelmier

New Hampshire in Glass Bowl To Face Toledo

New Hampshire, undefeated and untied, meets Toledo in the post season Glass Bowl on December 6. Toledo officials announced the selection last night. Eastern Wildcats won eight straight by beating Connecticut. Toledo aims for its ninth win after a loss to Canisius. last year Toledo beat Bates 21 12 in the inaugural Glass Bowl.

Toledo New Hampshire Toledo University Eastern Wildcats Connecticut Canisius Bates College

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