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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1952
Page
8
Army and Navy were set for a charging season finale at Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia with a near capacity crowd of 202000 expected and President Truman among spectators. Navy aimed to extend its lead over Army, while NBC prepared a nationwide telecast.
The Detroit Lions defeated Green Bay 48 to 24 to seize sole possession of the NFL's top spot as Dallas Texans earned their first league win by beating the Chicago Bears 27 to 22. Quarterback Bobby Layne threw three touchdown passes and Lions clinched late with a 26 yard field goal. Dallas, led by Frank Tripucka, rallied late but fell just short.
Ohio college football ends with Cincinnati beating Miami 24-9 to claim the Who-American Conference title. Western Reserve’s Red Cats rout Case 48-7 in Cleveland’s turkey day classic. Chattanooga tops Dayton 40-7 as Ohio teams close the season with 53 wins, 32 losses, and four ties.
Wrestling returns to Athens on Wednesday December 3 at the Athens Armory with George Drake versus Angelo Poffo in a 60 minute two out of three falls match. Proceeds benefit the Suttle League baseball program and a planned spring baseball park.
Johnny Gonsalves is a 11 to 5 favorite to extend his unbeaten run and defeat Orlando Zulueta in a 19 round fight at Madison Square Garden. The match will be watched on television with a rematch-style round scoring by the referee and two judges requiring a majority for victory.
Albany defeated The Plains 58 to 36 in a county basketball clash in Athens. Mazak cleared the bench with a 56 29 lead late as Fewksbury paced the attack with 16 points and Hacker added 14. Hashman led the Indians with a top scoring night.
Seventeen unbeaten teams still pace the nation though four have not completed their seasons after Tennessee Tech fell to Middle Tennessee 19-7 and Miami University lost to Cincinnati 34-9. Lenor Rhyne beat Catawba 41-13 and Virginia State defeated Morgan State 22-0, each moving to No. 8. Georgia Tech, aiming for the Sugar Bowl, and Southern California in the nine game group, eyes Notre Dame, while East Texas State also won as Maryland State edges toward season end with Virginia A and T awaiting their final games.
New York defeated Baltimore 104 to 92 while Fort Wayne beat Milwaukee 9 87. Boston edged Philadelphia 83 to 70. Minneapolis won over Indianapolis 90 to 69 and Syracuse defeated Rochester 86 to 79.
Claude Hammond defeated Mike Colucci in a close boxing bout held last night in New York. Hammond outpointed Colucci with a 147 percent score to 143 percent, representing a notable victory for Hammond in the local fight scene.
The National Hockey League saw two tied games on Thursday, bringing the season total to 14 ties in 61 games, a pace higher than last year. Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, and Detroit trailed or led as Boston defeated New York 3-1, while the Black Hawks held first place with four-point advantage over Toronto and Montreal.
Middleport's Yellow Jackets defeated Pomeroy 49 to 12 on Thanksgiving Day, the 16th win in the Bend series since 1925. Seniors Ike Wilt and Bob Ashley starred, with Wilt throwing three touchdown passes and Ashley adding key scores as Middleport overturned an early 6-0 deficit before about 2,000 fans in Twin Cities.
Scores list include Cincinnati 34 Miami 9 and Western Reserve 48 Case Western 14. Regional matches feature Colgate 38 Brown 27, VPI 26 VMI 7, Hast Tenn 84 Emory and Henry 16 in Burley Bowl. Ohio entries include Lockland 19 Reading 0 and Cincinnati Western Hills 24 Cincinnati Elder 21. Detailed Oxford Mississippi first meeting with Maryland features drives by Osborne and Williams, Jackets lead at halftime, and Pomeroy fends off Middleport with passing and rushing scorers amid a large crowd holiday scene.
NEW ORLEANS LA. Bear Wolf, Tulane coach, rewards effort by giving water only to two linemen after a lax practice. He began as a water boy at Texas Christian and says loafers receive “crumbs.” A TC U game earlier saw two guards work hard while the rest coasted.
The 1892 University of North Carolina football team made only one substitution during the entire season. Also listed are upcoming Friday games Athens at Marietta and Chesterhill at Stockport, Saturday games Frazeyourg at Thornville, New Shaftsville at St. Francis, and Beverly at Philo, with mention of Carolina.
The article lists players by position for Middleport and Pomeroy with ends tackles guards centers backs and includes names such as Ashley Klees Maiden Thomas Ferguson Covert Beach Searles for Middleport and Scott Reinhart Bunch Roush Clay Morton for Pomeroy. It notes Middleport scoring sequence four touchdowns by Wilt Ashley and Maiden with Pomeroy adding two by J Pullins and Qualls among others.
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