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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1954

Page

10

Wildlife officials aid hunters with area guides and bag checks

Ohio wildlife officials plan to help hunters by providing maps and population data for the best hunting areas. Jim Lee says the district supervisor will answer questions and encourage personal contact. A recent bag check shows opening day squirrel hunting fair to good, with 17 percent fewer squirrels seen per hour than 1953.

Jim Lee Southeastern Ohio District Wildlife Division Lee Jack Kamman Ohio Athens Hocking Jackson Athens County Ohio Division of Wildlife Dublin Road Columbus 12

Point Pleasant Hosts State Champions in Tonight's Showdown

Point Pleasant coach Bob Shertzer leads the Big Blacks against last year’s state champions Barboursville Pirates in a home confrontation at Dads’ Night. The matchup pits two storied programs with high expectations, promising a tense basketball clash.

Point, Pleasant Bob Shertzer Point Pleasant Big Blacks Barboursville Pirates Saunders Memorial Stadium Pirates Huntington Vinson Barboursville Paul Hess Vinson Gallipolis Hall's Fruth’s Carrick Shertzer West Virginia High School Athletic Association

Tigers Seek New Detroit Manager After Hutchison Resigns

Detroit Tigers pursue a new skipper after Fred Hutchison resigns over a one year contract offer. Hutchison left two and a half years in charge with directors denying a two year deal. Speculation points to Lefty O Doul and Joe Gordon as potential successors.

Detroit Detroit Tigers Fred Hutchison Hutchinson Tiger Walter O Spike) Briggs Hutch Frank Lefty) O'Doul San Diego Joe Gordon

Bobcats Face Toledo In Big MAC Title Bid At Athens

Ohio University aims for a MAC title repeat against Toledo at Ohio Stadium. OU carries a 3-1 series edge, slight line weight disadvantages, and key players like Erland Ahlberg and Bill Frederick in a pivotal 2 p.m. kickoff with band day events in Athens.

Ohio University Bobcats University of Toledo Rockets Western Reserve Ohio Stadium Xavier Musketeers Carroll Widdoes Rockets Ohio Toledo Erland Ahlberg Ted Jackson Ohio U England Muskingum Mellett Triplett Jerrovak Don Wright Dick Basich Athens Charlies Minelli

Fremont Ross Coach Injures Schedule Feud With Massillon

Fremont Ross head coach Mal Mackey fires verbal shots at Massillon, criticizing their No. 1 AP poll ranking while noting Massillon declined a 1955 Oct 7 game. Massillon coach Tom Harp says he sought games for Oct. 7 and mentions Findlay as the traditional Oct. 7 rival. Mackey accuses Massillon of avoiding a tougher foe.

Fremont Mal Mackey Fremont Ross High School Massillon Mackey Louis Young Young Canton McKinley Tom Harp Harp Ont Findlay Associated Press Mansfield

Adamle to Rejoin Browns After Medical School Prep

Cleveland reports Tony Adamle ex Browns linebacker worked out with the team and plans to sign after retiring two seasons ago. He arranged Western Reserve medical school classes to allow time for practice and games. Previously he helped the defense for five seasons and quit in 1951 to train as a doctor.

Cleveland Tony Adamile Cleveland Football Browns Adamile Western Reserve Medical School Tommy Thompson Thompson

High School Grid Card Friday Matchups Listed

The card lists Friday high school games including Athens at Gallipolis Wellston at Middleport Pomeroy at Nelsonville Logan at Jackson Trimble at Rutland Rock Hill at McArthur Phile at Glouster Barboursville at Point Pleasant Saturday Lakin at Chauncey Little Reds at Belpre Wahama at Paden City College Western Reserve at Kent Wittenberg at Marietta Toledo at Ohio U California at Ohio State Mount Union at Denison Miami at Marquette Tulsa at Cincinnati Baldwin Wallace at Harvey Waynesburg at Bowling Green Muskingum at Heidelberg John Carroll at Dayton Sunday Great Lakes at Xavier Detroit Lions at Cleveland Morris

Athens Gallipolis Wellston Middleport Pomeroy Nelsonville Logan Jackson Trimble Rutland Rock Hill Western Reserve Kent

Montana Boy Wins World Series Tickets Through Governors

Jimmy Anderson and his cousin Victor Rue, both 13, will attend the World Series in Cleveland after Montana Governor Aronson and Ohio Governor Lausche arranged tickets. The boys had promised Jimmy’s late father, a state patrolman, that he would see the Indians play. The Ohio First Lady quipped the boys might help secure a win.

Columbus Montana Cleveland Indians Jimmy Anderson Livingston Victor Rue Broadus Mont New York Giants Jimmy East Liverpool J. Hugo Aronson Ohio Frank J. Lausche Cleveland Frank Lausche

Portsmouth Golfer Wins Southern Title

Verl Stinchcomb of Portsmouth captured the Southern Ohio Professional Golfers Association championship at the Hamilton Elks Country Club with 70 73 143. Jim Rudolph of Dayton and Jack Weitzel of Columbus tied for second at 145, while Art Doering of Cincinnati was fourth at 146. Francis Marzoli of Columbus won the seniors title with 71.

Hamilton Verl Stinchcomb Portsmouth

OSU Expects Sellout Crowd for California

Ohio State anticipates a sellout crowd of 79 000 at Ohio Stadium as they host California in the fourth Rose Bowl meeting. California arrives minus guard Don Gilkey with shin injury, while quarterback Paul Larson eyes another standout performance after last season leading the nation in offense. Woody Hayes plans to start the same eleven that opened the season with a 28 0 win over Indiana.

Ohio U Bill Frederick Dayton John Schwab Dave Lundberg Widdoes Don McBride Frederick Xavier Toledo John Evans Roger Thomas Columbus Ohio Stadium Ohi State California Bears Ohio State Buckeyes Berkeley Don Gilkey Nick Poppin Gilkey Ohio Ther Paul Larson Californa Bucks Stanford Woody Hayes Indiana Western Reserve Kent State Wittenberg Marietta Tulsa Cincinnati Miami Marquette Ohio University Akron Ohio Wesleyan John Carroll Mount Union Denison Oberlin Otterbein Wooster Kenyon Muskingum Montana Michigan State Wisconsin East Lansing Duke Penn Tennessee Mississippi Villanova Southern California Northwestern Evanston Penn State Illinois Syracuse Big 10 Palo Alto Calif Washington State Texas Cornell Rice Georgia Tech Southern Methodist Army Michigan College of the Pacific Minnesota Pittsburgh

Hunters Trek North for Moose Season in St Johns

Bow and arrow hunters from the United States are expected here for the next moose hunting season, says Chief Game Warden Harry Walters. This type of moose hunting was legalized last year but the big hunting clubs had already made prior arrangements.

ST. Johns Mid United States Harry Walters

Irish Purdue Clash Headlines Weekend Footballcard

Maryland and UCLA sit among the top ten as UCLA meets Maryland in Los Angeles. Notre Dame hosts Purdue at South Bend in a marquee interregional test. Brennan eyes Purdue after a 21 0 upset over Texas and Notre Dame rises to No 1 in the AP poll.

Maryland UCLA Los Angeles South Bend Ind Notre Dame Terry Brennan Purdue Boilermakers Brennan Texas Associated Press Missouri Terps Kentucky Uclas San Diego Naval Training Center Kansas Oklahoma Baylor Miami Fla University Wichita Drake Iowa Michigan State

Knutsen Wins Gallipolis Mile and Huntington Triumphs

Byron Knutsen of Gallipolis won the mile and a half cross country race in 7 23 as Huntington topped Gallia Academy 35 to 20. Huntington filled places 2 through 6, with Howard Morgan seventh and Creighton Crawford eighth among scorers, while Gallopolis reserves fell to Huntington reserves 38 to 17. Next Wednesday Gallipolis hosts Huntington and Marietta in a triangular meet.

Gallipolis Byron Knutsen Huntington Gallia Academy Knutsen Frank Knutsen Howard Morgan Creighton Crawford Ellen Edlund Richard North Bill Smith Kraufafer Ray Irwin Merrill McCulty Tommy Pasquale Bob Gillespie Larry Lee Billy Butler Hobart Niday Marietta

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