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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1949
Page
7
Nelsonville High Greyhounds milestone tied Gallipolis 6 to 6 with Whitey Tye fueling the effort. Athens and Wellston mix in the SEC showdown as observers note strong backs Parkis Tye Kuhn and Don Payne among league standouts while officials Rhoads and Halliday officiate a milestone fixture.
King football noses his way to the front of the district sports picture this weekend as 14 scholastic elevens await the signal to begin their 1949 pig skin parades. Most openers are scheduled for Friday September 23 with non league games filling the weekend slate. Gallia Academy aims to stay undefeated, Athens faces Portsmouth East, Jackson meets Greenfield McClain, and Logan travels to Lancaster among several notable matchups in the Buckeye League.
First game ends 59 12, with Washington 14 in ninth and New York scoring late. Second game halted by darkness, New York trailing 25 0 as Hudson Evans and Berra contribute, while St Louis tops Cincinnati after late rallies.
POMEROY The Blaettnar Buicks of Pomeroy joined the Point Pleasant City Bowling League. They bowl at 22nd St Bowling Center on Thursdays at 7 15 p m. Team veterans include Albert Coates Jess White Albert Russell Bill Grueser and Paul Clifford. They lost their opening three game session to Twin Rivers Motor last Thursday evening.
A year ago Amer ican bred Black Tarquin owned by New York banker William Woodward won England's Leger classic. The note recalls past racing glory in a compact sports mirror entry from the period.
Baseball leaders listed by league. National League top hitters include Robinson of Brooklyn with 187 hits and 120 runs, Kiner of Pittsburgh with 30 home runs, and Spahn of Boston with 133 strikeouts in pitching. American League leaders show Williams of Boston with 352 batting, 136 runs, and 182 hits, Reynolds of New York with 164 wins and an 800 ERA, details incomplete.
Friday games include Portsmouth East at Athens Oak Hill at Gallipolis Greenfield at Jackson Logan at Lancaster Middleport at Point Pleasant Nelsonville at Mifflin Township Pomeroy at Wahama McKell Ky. at Wellston McArthur at Frankfort Trimble at Glouster Rutland at Waverly Ohio colleges Thursday Cedarville at Ohio Northern West St Wesleyan at Xavier Saturday Nevada at Cincinnati Marietta at West Liberty Rio Grande vs Ashland at Gallipolis Defiance at Albion Other games list top college and pro matchups Denotes night games The 1927 New York Yankees led the standings after winning their first six games.
A sequence of photographs shows active Sky line Gun Club of Athens members skeet shooting at the club's layout. Images credit HL McCaskill for capturing the action and technique.
Rutgers University in New Brunswick New Jersey was chosen as the site for the National Football Hall of Fame after a committee recommendation. The decision followed a review that contrasted New Brunswick with Cazenovia New York and cited Rutgers’s role in early American intercollegiate football.
The Cleveland Browns defeated the Baltimore Colts 21 to 0 in a championship style performance but drew only 21 621 fans, the smallest crowd in four years at home. Attendance concerns worried club officials despite the win.
Nelsonville Eagles defeat the loop All Stars 8 to 7 in ten innings as Dick Macak of Albany walks in the winning run with two out. Hutchison shines with two singles and a triple for the Eagles.
McArthur and Wellston high elevens held a rough practice tilt on the local field last week watched by several hundred fans. McArthur’s defense, led by Sophomore FA Stewart and Senior Jim Wortman, stifled Wellston’s drives while Bob Blake finished a long run and the squads used many players.
Cedarville College opened the Ohio college football season with a 29 to 6 defeat at Morehead State College. Cedarville scored first but was overwhelmed by Morehead’s offense as about 2000 fans watched at Jayne Stadium in Morehead Kentucky.
Dick Burnett of the Independent Dallas club says he will sell or trade most players after ending the Texas League season in fifth. He claims major leaguers were sent to Dallas to weaken the club and cites Brooklyn, Cleveland, and Cincinnati as key opponents. Dallas led the league at times and set attendance records. Training camp rosters for the All-America Conference list 197 rookies and 200 veterans.
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