Wash-Lee Triumphs Over Bobcats 13 0
Wash-Lee dominated the Bobcats in a 13 to 0 victory. Quarterback VKcO Sherow led the offense as the defense shut down the rival unit. The win boosts Wash-Lee’s season outlook in a rain-soaked Friday night contest.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1948
Page
6
Miami Redskins Eye MAAC Handoff After Busy Fall
Miami Indians football, coming off a 12-7 loss to Xavier last fall, prepare for a tough schedule set by conference contenders. Western Reserve and Bowling Green era notes highlight strong regional foes as Hal Newhouser shines for Detroit while other leagues murmur about pennant races.
Ohio Bobcats Fall 13–0 to Washington and Lee in Night Game
Roanoke, Va. Ohio’s Fighting Bobcats, in their first southern visit in eight years, lose 13 to 0 to Washington and Lee in a night game at Victory Stadium. The Generals capitalize on early drives and key plays including a late third quarter score after several momentum shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Ohio
Fighting
Bobcats
Art “Pappy” Lewis
Washington and Lee Generals
Municipal Victory Stadium
Roanoke River
Roy Leister
Generals
Michael
McKenna
Davis
Stefan
Charlie Harrington
General
Tony DiBaggio
Stark
Harrington
Holt
Borda
Connelly-Rojeck
Connelly
Washington Lee
Mid-American grid action opens with three teams debuting
Ohio University Butler and Cincinnati make their Mid American Conference debuts this weekend hoping to join co leaders Miami and Western Michigan in the undefeated ranks. Miami routed Western Reserve 49 0 as Western Michigan beat Central Michigan. Western Reserve faces Butler in Cleveland while Ohio and Cincinnati seek first win. West Virginia defeats Temple 27 7 and Pittsburgh meets West Virginia in a Pitt Stadium clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Bearcats
Western Reserve
Brown
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Butler
Red Cats
Indiana Central
Evansville
ICAA
Bulldogs
Western Michigan
Ohio University
Miami
Ted
Broncos
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Ohio
Washington and
Lee
Xavier
Hardin- Simmons
Temple
Owls
Jimmy Walthall
Mountaineers
Duquesne
University of Pittsburgh
Pitt
Pitt Stadium
Ohio State
Marshall
Dayton
Capital
Heidelberg
Oberlin
Ohio Wesleyan
Hiram
Wooster
St. Vincent's
Steubenville
Marietta
Carnegie Tech
Beloit
Denison
Ohio Northern
Taylor
Youngstown
John Carroll
Clairion
Rio Grande
Ind Central
Otterbein
Wittenberg
Kenyon
Mt. Vernon
Morris Harvey
Bald Wallace
Case
Wabash
Cedarville
Bluffton
Earlham
Wilmington
Bowling Green
Toledo
Akron
Muskingum
Ashland
Defiance
Cent. Mich
West Mich
Ohio UA
Nippert Stadiun
St. Bonaventure
Boston Col
Penn
State
Syracuse
Villanova
Miami Fla
Alabama
West. State
Colo
Col
Aggies
Denver
Arizona
Utah State
Army
Ilinois
Colgate
Boston
Univ
Rhode Island
Gettysburg
Buckne'r
Columbia
Yale
Harvard
Cornell
Holy Cross
Dartmouth
Fordham
Canisius
Wash
Jeff
Lafayette
VPI
Maryland
Navy
Duke
Princeton
Rutgers
Midwest
Weekend High School Football Schedule Spreads Across Counties
A dense grid lists Thursday to Sunday high school games across Ohio and surrounding areas. Wahama at Rutland, The Plains at Trimble, Athens at Gallipolis, Logan at Jackson, and many more matchups mark a busy Friday to Sunday slate. University and college pairings include Ohio colleges facing Kent State and others, with multiple conference and nonconference notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Gallipolis
Logan
Jackson
Weirston
Middleport
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
Coalton
McArthur
Oak Hill
Chauncey
Ravenswood
Grantsville
Lakin
Weirton
New Concord
Glouster
Pt. Pleasant
Ripley
Hannan
Van
Ohio
Louisville
Mavier
Wayneshore
Kent State
Findlay
Mit
Union
Wilberforce
Tuskegee
Chicago
Glouster Pin League Schedule This Week
Glouster pin loops listings show games at 6 30 p m with Bar vs Hemsley Ogg Motors vs Hotel Bar Mutual vs Vernon Electrics Monday to Wednesday. Women’s league features Reds Dodgers Wonder Bar with games Tuesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogg Motors
Hotel Bar
Mutual
Vernon Electrics
Glouster Ladies Wonder Bar
Reds
Dodgers
Wonder Bar
Hoted Bar
Roberts Saddle Horse Show At Glouster Next Sunday
Roberts Speed way in Glouster hosts a saddle horse show next Sunday starting at 1 PM. Sixteen classes offer one trophy and four ribbons each, with running races for horses and ponies. Entries due by 12 noon on show day. Winners announced in pleasure western pair five gaited spotted and western classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Roberts Speedway
Pleasure
Playoff Looms After Tied Lead In American League Standings
The American League standings show Cleveland and Boston tied for first at 96 wins, 58 losses, with New York at 94 and Philadelphia 84. A decisive playoff game in Boston today will determine the league champion.
Baseball scores from yesterday with multiple games listed
Detroit blanked Cleveland 7 despite a late rally. New York edged Boston 5 10 in extras after a seventh inning surge. Washington beat Philadelphia 7 24 in a high scoring affair. St. Louis and Chicago split a doubleheader with a darkness call in the second game. Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 15 6 in a low scoring opener. Boston topped New York 11 18 in a late comeback, while Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn 47 5 in a two run contest. St. Louis and Chicago also played in another game halted by darkness. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION St Paul defeated Columbus 5 3 to take the series 4 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Geo
Wash
Virginia
VMI
William Mary
Southwest Baylor
Arkansas
Rice
Southern Cal
Rocky Mountain
Idaho State
Wyoming
Far West Oregon
Idaho
Wash. State
Montana
North Dakota
Mont. State
Portland
Oregon State
Santa Clara
Stanford
LCLA
Washington
NYU
Brooklyn
Arkansass St
Kan
St. Louis
Marquette
Auburn
Florida
Texas Aggies
Utah
Brigham-Young
Cleveland
Baltimore
Chicago
Los Angeles
Boston
Detroit
New York
Buffalo
San Francisco
Cards
Green Bay
Bears
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyan
Garver
Partee
Gumpert
Tresh
Cincinnati
Lombardi
Kluttz
Vander Meer
Lamanne
Potter
Shoun
Voiselle
Hogue
Antonelli
Salkeld
Burris
Konikowski
Lombardo
Trinkle
Yvars
Simmons
Konstanty
Seminick
Barney
Hatten
Branca
Edwards
St Piouis
Dobernic
Chipman
Walker
Dickson
Brecheen
Dusak
D. Rice
American Association St. Paul
Columbus
St. Paul
Playoff Tilt: Cleveland at Boston-Lemon Versus Parnell
In a playoff game setting Cleveland meets Boston-Lemon Chargers led by Parnell as both teams chase a win. Cleveland holds 20 14 season tally while Parnell records 15 8 and aims for a decisive victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Boston
Lemon
Parnell
Pitching Hero Hal Newhouser Powers Tigers to 7-1 Win
Hal Newhouser halted Cleveland's AL pennant bid by pitching Detroit to a 7-1 victory over the Indians for his 21st win. Dom DiMaggio fueled the Red Sox with a single and homer in a 10-5 win over the Yankees, helping Boston tie Cleveland for the league lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indians
Tigers
Hal Newhouser
Bob Feller
Newhouser
Feller
Red Sox
Cleveland
Detroit
Dom DiMaggio
Boston
New York
Pati
Squirrel season ends with Price bagging 32 by season’s end
Gail Price, a World War II veteran from Fisher Station Road, hunted near Shade on the last day of the season and killed four squirrels in 20 minutes using three shells. He works at Athens Machine Company and had totaled 32 squirrels for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Price
Fisher Station Road
Shade
Price
Athens Machine Company
Chauncey Council Sets Meetings This Week
Chauncey City Council members will meet Monday at 7 p m in the mayor s office. The Board of Public Affairs will meet Tuesday at 7 p m at the Chauncey Waterworks office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey City
W. D. Hines
Board of Public Affairs
Chauncey Waterworks
Chauncey Family Spends Weekend in Zanesville
Mr. and Mrs. Max Williams and their five sons from near Chauncey visited Zanesville weekend as guests of Mae Tennehill, a former Chauncey resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Max Williams
Jerry, Clyde
Donald
Michael
Joseph
Near
Zanesville
Mae Tennehill
Kenneth Stalder’s body Returning to United States
The body of Kenneth Joe Stalder is en route home from Holland to Chauncey. He was 22 at the time of his death in 1945, according to a telegram to his parents Mr and Mrs Mila Stalder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Kenneth Joe Stalder
United States
Holland
Mila Stalder
Mr. Stalder
Driver Arrested on School Bus Charge
Chauncey Constable Ralph McKibben reports Raymond Phillips of Jacksonsville was arrested for passing a school bus while children were discharging. Phillips pled guilty in Magistrate John J. Leys court and paid a $10 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ralph McKibben
Raymond Phillips
Jacksonville
Phillips
John J. Ley
Courtney Family Attends Havesville Wedding
The Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Courtney Chauncey and Mrs. Lucille Sanders Millfield traveled to Havesville Ohio on Saturday to attend the wedding of Ruth Margaret Koenig formerly of Murray City to Mr. William Browning. The ceremony took place at 3 45 p m with Reverend Courtney presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Gilbert Courtney
Lucille Sanders
Millfield
Havesville
Ohio
Ruth Margaret Koenig
Murray City
William Browning
Courtney
Rally Day Planned Across Chauncey Parish Churches
Rally Day will be observed next Sunday in the Church of Christ Parish churches including Chauncey Millfield Trimbie Greens Run and Taylor Ridge officials announced the regional observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Church of Christ
Millfield
Trimbie
Greens Run
Taylor Ridge
Dont discard old neckties send them for reconditioning today
Readers are urged to mail in neckties in good condition. For every six sent, six different ties will be returned cleaned pressed and in good condition. A payment of fourteen dollars plus postage is required when the ties are received. Send all ties to the stated address.
Electrician at Chauncey Mine Suffers Leg Injury
Chauncey electrician Arthur Z. Smith of Chauncey Mine 5 sustained injuries to his left leg when it was caught between a motor and fall. X rays showed no broken bones. He remained at home on W Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Arthur Z. Smith
Chauncey Mine #5
W. Main St
Chauncey Family Hosts Visiting Guests in Chauncey
Mr and Mrs Arthur J Smith and Mrs Margaret Upward of Chauncey entertained at their W Main Street home with guests Mr and Mrs George Cutler and Ross Cain of Chicago and Mrs C H Zimmerman Verna Collins of Columbus in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Arethur J. Smith
Margaret Upward
Chaunes Cey
W. Main St
George Cutler
Ross Cain
Chicago
C. H. Zimmerman
Verna Collins
Columbus
Visitors entertained Chauncey by Williamson home
James Williamson Sr. and daughter Mrs Cecel Owen of Chicago, en route to Columbus from Glen Rogers West Virginia visited Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs George Williamson in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
James Williamson
Cecel
Owen
Chicago
Columbus
Glen Rogers
W. Vas
George Williamson
Athens
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Wash-Lee
Vkco
Sherow
To ‘Persh’ Rohrer
Redskins
Musketeers
Cincinnatians
UC Bearcats
M-A
Max Minnich
Falcon
Central Michigan
Bee Gees
Boston Braves
al Lyons
Ohio U
Marco
Millspaugh
van Horn
Rojeck
Guide
Boyer
Hixon
Finnen
Scheider
Koran
DiBaccio
Barrows
Morris
Leadingham
Mitchell
Wentz
O'Dell
Weiss
Spidel
Sopko
Stack
Stumpf
Barrington
Sednick
Lukens
Carpenter
Farey
Crawford
Radulovic
R. Smith
McCutcheon
Gowens
Ferguson
Tullah
C. Smith
Conard
Kay
Jack
George
Miller
Saurs
Boyda
Bell
Michales
Leister
Mastrian
Oref
Bennett
Ohio “Rebels
Victory Stadium
Virgina
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Dave Wentz
Bobcat
Siward
Chris Stefan
Walt Michaels
Fahey
Boyoda
Michaels
Washington and Lee
Stefan Guide
Kalamazoo
Mt. Pleasant
Falcons
Edo’s Rockets
Hich
Southland
Alabam
Dukes
Pittshburghers
Wake Forest
North Carolina State
Clemson
Poo Laana
Hon
Miami West
Wahama
Rutland
the Plains
Trimble
TCU
Indiana
Kansas
Ilona State
Michigan
Purdue
Mich
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Northwestern
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas Tech
Tulsa
Wisconsin
California
Miss. State
Kentucky
Georgia
Wash.Lee
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
Mississippi
N. Carolina
Richmond
Furman
S. Carolina
Tulane
Glouster — Oar Motors Vc
Vernon Electro
Plotgat Ae Hemsley
Ames
St. Louis No
Chickee
Swift
Zoldak
Kiieman
Gromek
Garcia
Groth
Hogan
Porterfield
Raschi
Reynolds
Page
Silvera
Houk
Council
Anesville
Kenneth Stalder
U.S
Courtneys
Congress St
Beaco & Kasco
F. J. Beasley Co
Stewart, O
Aea
N. Court ST
Bill Ziff
WBNS
Cassins & Fearn Public Service
Auy
White House
Robertshaw
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