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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1948
Page
10
A Cincinnati scribe predicts the Bearcats will pull together under coach Ray Nolting for a hard slate, noting veteran backs Roger Stephens and Alkie Richards as key threats. Ohio U. looms in the third game as OU holds a 16 to 7 series edge.
Tonight's games feature St Louis at New York Sanfor d with Raschi and Pieretti or Judson for Chicago at Washington. Cleveland visits Philadelphia, Detroit at Boston, New York at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at Chicago, and Boston at Cincinnati. Final scores show strong offense across the American and National leagues with multiple night games and key pitching matchups including Spahn, Vander Meer, and Raffensberger.
Logan Home Dairy milk delivery was interrupted Tuesday by a sympathy strike involving delivery truckmen and some plant employees. Union members accused manager Joseph Adcock of breaking a verbal staff agreement and rehiring four laid off workers, leading to the standstill. Negotiations are led by Charles Quinn and a Columbus union representative.
A 33 foot mobile jail on wheels costing about 17500 will park beside the Logan courthouse on Market Street for inspection Thursday. Sheriff Floyd Duffy says the Buckeye State Sheriffs Association sponsors the tour aimed at reducing juvenile delinquency. The unit includes crime detection gear and a replica electric chair and will visit surrounding counties after a Sunday exhibition in Athens.
Cleveland Browns begin the All-America Football Conference campaign at Municipal Stadium against the Los Angeles Dons. Key Browns players are hurt from an exhibition, while the Dons, led by Gallopin Glenn Dobbs and Jarrin John Kimbrough, look to repeat past trouble for Cleveland.
Sunny side Comets edged South Charleston Aces 5 to 3 in a rain interrupted contest to reach a 19th win. John Sayre delivered the winning run with Olen Burris scoring in the sixth inning. Next Sunday the Comets host the Conner Roofers of Huntington at 2 p.m.
Pro Bob Littler released second round pairings for championship flights at Athens Country Club with matches through Sunday deadline. Notable duels include Finsterwald versus John Algeo, Exline against Ernie Algeo, Blosser versus Gubitz, and O'Brien versus Van Nostrand in early rounds.
Coach Johnny Swigart of Wooster College says one sophomore candidate will be in good shape for the first drill on Sept. 7. He cites a letter from Robert Shafer, a Cincinnati native and last year's freshman fullback, who describes working a 40 hour week in a tin can factory handling heavy tins and tins lids, noting the strain and wear on his back.
Harold Jones of Detroit outpointed Tony Chavez of San Jose in a 10 round bout in Middletown Ohio Joe Disco Poli from Cincinnati outpointed Clem Custer of Detroit in a 10 round bout
Berkeley California Olympic hopeful Guinn Smith cleared 14 feet 9 inches in major competition. The performance marks a notable early height for the vaulting prospect as he pursues Olympic selection.
Pirates surge into third place two games behind the Braves after a 5 4 win over the Giants. Cubs upset Dodgers 3 0 and 7 2 as Chicago’s Borowy limits Shotton to one hit. Braves beat Reds 5 0 as McCormick homers, Cardinals blank Phillies 5 0, Indians top Athletics 6 1, Red Sox over Detroit 8 4. Attendance sets record as Pirates win seventh straight. Yankees rally to topple Browns 10 9 with Bearden win and Page struggles.
American and National League leaders listed: Boudreau and DiMaggio lead batting. DiMaggio and Stephens top runs batted in. Boudreau and Mitchell pace hits. Henrich doubles. Stewart triples. DiMaggio and Kiner homer. Dillinger steals. Brissie Lemon top strikeouts. Kramer leads pitching. American Association schedule notes Columbus at Indianapolis and others.
Lou Boudreau triple highlights Indians 6-1 win over Athletics. He rises to .370 to seize league batting lead by one point over Ted Williams. Hank Borowy limits Brooklyn as Cubs blank them 3-0 in a one hit shutout.
Logan county librarian Miss Evalan Fischer announced that due to Labor Day the station wagon bookmobile will visit Murray City and Jobs on Thursday. The noon stop will be at Murray City followed by a later stop at Jobs, with residents invited to borrow books free of charge from the mobile shelves.
Logan A meeting of the county system superintendents planned for 1 30 p m today in the office of Samuel H Dillon county superintendent. Superintendents would receive supplies and discuss activities for the coming school year.
Plans to observe National Employ the Handicapped Week on Oct 3 will be discussed Thursday at 7 p m in the Ohio Employment Office. Representatives of veterans groups schools and civic organizations will attend the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Humphrey return to Logan after a weeklong vacation spent in Michigan and Canada.
George F Nelson of New Lexington pleads guilty to driving while intoxicated and is fined 150 dollars plus costs after a six mile pursuit on Route 75 ending when Patrolman Harry Snyder fired through a tire. Cousin Robert Nelson also fined 20 dollars with costs for intoxication. Glen Arthur Gartner of Logan, 20, pleads guilty to DWI and is fined 100 dollars plus costs after an accident with a truck driven by Paul E Howdyshell. Gartner and passenger Richard Thompson of Logan were treated for injuries while Nelson's car was stopped by the pistol shot.
Miss Shirley Barker daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Barker Logan left Wednesday for Mt Pleasant Utah where she will join Wasatch Academy as home economics instructor. She is a Logan High School graduate and Ohio University alumna who taught at Glensmont High School in Ohio.
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