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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1950

Page

8

Ohio State Buckeyes poised after upset filled season stretch

Ohio State rides a string of upsets and strong scoring runs into November with a high ranking and a defense that capitalizes on opponent mistakes. The Buckeyes, captained by Bill Trautwein, have lost only to SMU, and coach Wes Fesler emphasizes steady play as reserves push for starting roles while looming Big Ten challenges from Illinois Northwestern Wisconsin and Michigan loom.

Ohio State Bucks Athens Bill Trautwein Wes Fesler Southern Methodist Ohio OSU Wallopings Minnesota Iowa Midwest State Illinois Northwestern Wisconsin Michigan Sam Carpenter Bill Bevan Andy Fabis Bob Marchi Gallipolis Miami Quinn Stumpf Marchi Widdoes Cincinnati al Dunn al Scheider Bob Short Bobcats

High School Grid Games This Week

Friday and Saturday night matchups across the area include Logan at Athens, Gallipolis at Pomeroy, Middleport at Jackson, Wellston at Nelsonville, and others. Also listed are Ohio college and professional previews with dates, locations, and night games noted.

Logan Athens Gallipolis Pomeroy Middleport Jackson Wellston Nelsonville Jacksonville Trimble Chauncey the Plains Waverly Coalton McArthur New Lexington Glouster Wahama Point Pleasant Caldwell Crooksville New Concord Dresden Roseville Philo Rutland Ohio U. Frosh Bowling Green Frosh Ohio Ohio State Northwestern Denison Wittenberg Mt. Union Ohio Wesleyan Marietta Muskingum Defiance Bluffton Findlay Cedarville Wheaton Heidelberg Baldwin Wallace Case Wilberforce Morgan State John Carroll Dayton Kenyon Hamilton Otterbein Assumption Rochester Oberlin Capital Ohio Northern Bethany Hiram Allegheny Wooster Ashland Huntington Ind Vanderbilt Chattanooga Villanova Detroit Wofford Furman Hardin-Simmons Loyola Georgetown Miami Fla Marquette South Carolina

McBee Pinmen Take Lead In Thursday Bowling League

McBee bowlers moved into first place by sweeping Athens Lumber five to zero. John Dunlavy and Pat White combined for 1065 pins while Dunlavy had 533 and White 532. Dick Hughes led Athens Lumber with 571, as Banks' Sport Shop won twice to stay third. Art Smith posted 564 for the losers.

Fay Simmons McBee Athens Lumber Mathews Oilers John Dunlavy Pat White Ping Dunlavy White Dick Hughes Lumbermen Banks’ Sport Shop Keck Distributors Art Smith Russ Hall Mathews Oil Athens Motors

Chevies Grip on First in Mixed Bowling League

Nye's Chevrolet and Beckley's Clothiers split the night with Nye’s winning the opening two games 868-755 and 805-681 before the Clothiers won the final 778. Millie Hall led women with 540 across three, Widdoes 494 for Clothiers. Roger Dean’s Neil Thomas topped with 572 three-game total. Vanadium Tool started strong by beating Pfeiffer Beers two of three games.

W. L. Pet Nye Chevrolet Beckley Clothiers Vanadium Tool Roger Dean Fairview Drive-In Pfeiffer Beer Otis Nye Chevrolet Beckley’s Clothiers Chevies TCS Millie Hall Widdoes Hall Neil Thomas Fairview Drive

Hospital List Large As OU Resumes Drills

Ohio Coach Carroll Wid led Cincinnati Bearcats through drills after a lengthy hospital list of injuries. Six key players including Gene Nuxhall Wally Duemer Tom Anderson Ed Roberts Jim Kennedy and Andy Fabis sustained serious knocks, with Nuxhall on crutches but returning to the bench during the session.

Ohio Carroll Widdoes Cincinnati Bearcats Gene Nuxhall Wally Duemer Tom Anderson Ed Roberts Jim Kennedy Andy Fabis Nuxhall Miami Duemer

Clarterbacks Huddle Tonight At Athens OU Meeting

Athens quarterback club gathers Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the OU chemistry auditorium for its weekly huddle. Coach Carroll Widdoes previews Cincinnati and reviews the Miami game as players face injuries and lineup questions including Anderson Roberts Kennedy and Fa cis.

Athens Carroll Widdoes Bob Wren OU Miami

Made FOONBALTY play diagram highlights trap with Robertson

Indiana article notes a fake pitch-out trap to the fullback and a hand off to left halfback Bob Robertson. The quarterback fakes to the fullback then hands to Robertson up the middle as a trap block engages the tackle. Mention of LSU mis take outside play.

Bloomington Ind Nea Indiana Bob Robertson Robertson Roberston

Army Coach Blaik Defends Tough Football Schedule

Army coach Red Blaik says the Cadets schedule seven big games with light midseason opponents to rest the players. He cites Harvard, New Mexico, Penn State, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Navy as tough foes on a multi-year plan, denying any need to apologize for the slate. Mississippi State 1950 faces Arkansas State Georgia and Kentucky, not met last year.

Syracuse Lafayette Muhlenberg Lehigh Notre Dame Navy Cleveland Army Pennsylvania West Virginia Pitt Colgate Princeton Brown Rutgers Delaware Temple Dartmouth Yale South Georgia Alabama Virginia Citadel Duquesne Clemson VMI Davidson Georgia Tech Duke Florida Kentucky Mississippi Lsu Geo Washington Maryle Auburn Mississippi State N. Car. State Richmond North Carolina Tenness Virginia Tech Wash-Lee Midwest Oklahoma Colorado Bradley Drake Iowa State Kansas State Indiana Michigan Iowa Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Aggies Tulsa Purdue Wisconsin Southwest Arizona New Mexico Texas Tech Rice Southern Methodist Texas Arkansas Texas Aggies Baylor TCU West Texas Texas Western Pacific Coast Colo. Aggies Colo. Mines San Francisco Denver Wyoming Idaho Puget Sound Montana Wash. State Oregon Santa Clara College of Pacific Southern Cal Stanford Oregon State Ucla Kansas Utah Brigham Young Utah State California Chicago Bears Detroit Chicago Cards Green Bay Baltimore Pittsburgh Philadelphia Los Angeles New York Giants Red Blaik New York Earl Blaik Penn State Associated Press Middle West Arkansas State Georgia

Park Theater Leads Mixed League Bowling Standings

Park Theater swept three from City Bus Monday at 22 Street alleys to take first place in the Mixed League. Bill Cruickshank rolled 210 237 170 for 617 and Theater total 2937 pins. Buffington Greenhouse drove Somerville Implement from first with two wins and 520 by F W Ingraham.

Point Pleasant W. Va Park Theater City Bus Bill Cruickshank Homer Martin Ford Hack Co Alex Cruickshank Paul White Ford Hack Buffington Greenhouse Somerville Implement Co F. W. Ingraham Bill McDaniel Greenhouse

Cotton Bowl Ticket Demand Expected to Shatter Records

Dallas insiders forecast the Cotton Bowl sellout rush with about 30 000 mail applications for 120 000 tickets though only 25 000 public seats exist. Bond holders receive 20 000 and teams about 30 000. Mail requests cover the November 14 period and a drawing will choose buyers.

Dallas

Western Host To Bulldogs

Western Michigan College previews a homecoming game against Butler University hoping to field its full lineup after injuries. Butler features a strong passing attack led by Tim Crawford and a solid ground game with Flavian Volkdemkamp and Pem Cornelius, while Western aims to snap a slide and push toward a 7 2 season.

Kalamazoo Mich Western Michigan Butler University Bulldogs Broncos John Gill Tim Crawford John Schuester Bob Runyan Butler Flavian Voldekamp Pem Cornelious Gill

Hamilton and Canton McKinley Boosted in Ohio Grid Elite

Ohio high school football rankings list Massillon, Hamilton, Barberton, Lima Central, Sandusky in the top ten with Canton McKinley moving to ninth after a 7-0 win over Alliance. Massillon remains on top after a 28-6 victory over Warren, while Springfield rises to eighth with a 39-6 win over Dayton Wilbur Wright.

Columbus Ohio Hamilton Big Blue Massillon Portsmouth Trojan Canton McKinley Rens Alliance Warren New Philadelphia Bellaire Toledo Waite Toledo Central Catholic Cincinnati Elder Springfield Wildcats Dayton Wilbur Wright Barberton Magics Canton Central Lima Central Steubenville Portsmouth Central van Wert Big Red Akron Sandusky Canton Lincoln Zanesville Lash Athens Rutland Columbus North Cleveland St. Ignatius Upper Arlington Wintersville Cadiz New London Taylor and Wycoming Canton McKinley Alliance Youngstown East Youngstown South Doug Goodsell Urbana Archie Sandusky Gahanna Dublin Hubert Bobo Chauncey-Dover Bill Hogan Gallipolis Middleport Columbus South Vic Schoeppner Canton Lincoln Canton Timken Ashtabula Jerry Krisher Tiger Paul Brown

Snead Favored as North and South Open Qualifiers Underway

Pinehurst set as 8th North and South Open tees off with Sam Snead favored after a quiet qualifying round. Jack Grout led with 69 as 110 players total compete for four 18 hole days, with notable qualifiers including Don Finsterwald and John Haltz.

Pinehurst N.C Sam Snead White Sulphur Springs W. Va Slammer Portsmouth Snead Pinehurst Country Club Jack Grout Columbus Ohio Harrisburg Grout Chuck Klein San Antonio Tex Bill Goldbeck Mt. Kisco N.Y Tj’s Johnny Weitzel Michael Krak Cleveland Fairley Clark Fort Bragg Prp Don Finsterwald Athens John Haltz Fostoria

Rifle Association Elects Officers

The Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association reelected Vernon E. Wood of Zanesville as president at its annual meeting. The board also elected Fred Spetnagel of Chillicothe as first vice president and named other officers.

Columbus Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association Vernon E. Wood Zanesville Fred Spetnagel Chillicothe

Also Mentioned on This Page

Big City Ohio University Len Arnsparger Bowling Green Keat State Tennessee Tech Marshall Quantico Marines Youngstown Boston College Wm-Mary Boston Univ New York U Bucknell Cornell Columbia Holy Cross Harvard LL. Pet. McBee Co Mathews Oj Banks Chick Hafey Cardinals Bill Terry Kim Bottomley Clarterbacks Anderson Roberts Bob Haug Famous Clyde Smith Louisiana State W. L. Pet. Park Theater Somerville Implement Anchor Billiards Perd Hack Co Elwood Kammer Chuck Mather Lee Kreis Electrics Dom Bucci Don Cummings South Alliance Sam Parks Don Killins Toledo Scott Libbey Sam Epstein Toledo Devilbiss Shaker Heights Dick Shatto Wilbur Wright Jerome Surratt Fremont Ross Fremont Don Nuxhall Norwalk St. Paul's Belleville Kenthal Middletown Middies Lima South Jim Prayse Jim Fred George Johnny Wirtz Harold Davis Youngstown North Woodrow Wilson Blue Devils Canton Central Catholic Red Devils Chauncey Dover Jim Vennari Brooklyn Dodgers Knsterwald Rifle Association Redtof Redtop Beer Red Top Brewing Co Cincinnati, Ohio Athens County Keck Distributing Co West State Street
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