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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1950
Page
8
A historical poll of district sports fans finds eleven favoring the New York Yankees and two for the Philadelphia Phillies with few parlaying wins. Coaches and prominent local figures favored the Yankees, Brooklyn and Chicago allocations noted, while Notre Dame, Purdue and Purdue’s clashes shaped opinions for the season.
Bowling Green State University freshman football opens October 20 at home against Heidelberg. Coach Bruce Bellard’s squad, 87 candidates now, will be trimmed to 65 next week and features strong centers tackles and halfbacks. Road games loom at Ohio University Toledo and Kent State with night games listed.
Waterloo High defeated Albany 6 to 3 after scoring three runs in the fifth to break a 3-3 tie. Max Katzenbach Carroll McKee and Ralph Pierce each had two hits for Waterloo while Knowlton produced Albany's longest two-bagger. Henthorne Knowlton and Tewksbury Mckibben and Pierce played for their respective teams.
Les Coon defeated Earl Davis Jr. 1-up on the 36th hole to claim the Athens Country Club golf crown. Davis, Ohio U. link squad member, rallied from four down to even by the 33rd but three-putted on the 37th hole to hand the title to Coon who replaced Roger Pedigo at the club.
Dan Merrick rolled 233 to lead the Mixed League in a 760 735 opening win for Team 6 over Team 4. The Fours won the next two games 683 666 and 100 649 as Merrick’s 528 series topped last week’s high. Nye Chevrolet moved Roger Dean to fifth. Neil Thomas posted 533 for Roger Dean with Edmond Efaw 475 for the winners. Beckley Clothiers beat Pfeiffer’s Beer 2153 to 1986 as Vi Widdoes led with 506 and Helen Watkins tallied a 38 7 16 split. Clark Griffith once led the American League in 1801 with 24 wins.
Barberton Magies of Summit County, Ohio, the 1947 high school football champions, crushed Alliance 20 0 to claim third in the Big Ten poll. Massillon remains first with a 35 12 win over Steubenville while Canton McKinley moves to second with a 32 0 victory over Canton Lincoln. Highlights include Findlay’s Peterson scoring both touchdowns in a 14 0 win over Fremont Ross and Springfield’s 28 12 win over Middletown.
The National Hockey League starts its 1950-51 season with the Detroit Red Wings favored to win. Detroit hosts the New York Rangers in the season opener, the team they defeated in last April's Stanley Cup finals.
NEW YORK Ed Ford rookie lefthander who won the World Series clinching game for the Yankees last Saturday underwent a physical examination today for Army service. The 21 year old New Yorker had been deferred previously because doctors found a trace of a tropical germ. He won nine games for the Yankees after joining in July and beat the Phillies 5-2 in the fourth game of the series.
Ohio University football coach Carroll Widdoes says the Bobcats must focus on contact drills after the 21 14 win over Butler. He notes passing has underperformed with timing off and plans scrimmages to sharpen the aerial defense and overall attack for Western Reserve.
Cincinnati report says Jack Huesman, former St. Xavier star, sold to Rochester of the International League by Winston Salem of the Carolina League. Huesman, 21, is a shortstop who batted .260 for Winston-Salem in 1950 and led the league with 43 stolen bases. Rochester is a Triple A Cardinals farm club.
Residents are invited to a meeting Thursday October 12 at the local armory to elect officers and discuss reviving the Athens Rifle and Pistol Club. The ROTC range at Ohio University football stadium will host shoots.
Victor Janowicz of Ohio State, known as Versatile Vic, fills multiple roles as left halfback, passer, kicker, and defensive star. He quarterbacked in the SMU game, threw six perfect passes against Pittsburgh for 151 yards and four TDs, kicked field goals and extra points, and powered a 41 0 halftime lead with a 76 yard punt.
Buchtel High moved into a share of the Athens County Fall Baseball League crown by defeating Waterloo 6 to 1. Pitcher Wright earned his fifth consecutive win with seven strikeouts and a fourth inning triple driving in Wagner. The Bruins lead 1-1 before a four-run fourth and three more in the fifth sealed the victory.
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