Grid season kicks off with 11 game flood in Southeastern Ohio
Southeastern Ohio opens an 11 game slate as Belpre visits Chauncey Memorial to face The Plains while Pomeroy already staged a lid lifter against Wahama. Strong rivals include Middleport vs Point Pleasant and Gallipolis vs Ironton with multiple Buckeye circuit and Mifflin League matchups shaping the opener. Belpre suits up for its first football game Saturday night at Chauncey field against The Plains High.
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Southeastern Ohio
Belpre
Chauncey Memorial Field
Plains High
Pomeroy
Wahama High White Falcons
Wahama and Panthers Tie 6-6 in Middleport
Wahama High White Falcons and Pomeroy Panthers battled to a 6-6 tie on the Middleport field. Both sides suffered fumbles and penalties but each earned nine first downs as the game stayed even throughout. Don Young sparked a late Panthers march before penalties halted drives.
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Wahama High White Falcons
Pomeroy Panther
SEC
Panthers
Falcons
Don Young
Athens High Gridmen Open Season Versus East High at Portsmouth
Athens High under coach Harry Lackey prepares for tonight’s opener against East High, fielding several new players in a mix of T and single wing formations. Key moves include John Evans at center, Louie Roberts at guard, Jim Widdoes and Nick Parks in backfield, while Bob Seyfried stars on defense and booting as Wahama falls to Pomeroy in a prior scrimmage.
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Harry Lackey
Lackey
Stanley
Steele
John “Red” Evans
Dave
Whitey Gibbs
Louie Roberts
Roberts
Jim Brooks
Harvey Frank
Frank Watkins
George Cabeen
John Steinmetz
Dave Neutzling
Jim Widdoes
Jon Blair
Johnny Smith
Nick Parkis
John Guthrie
Brooks
Wendell Fryer
Frank Hooper
Parkis
Southeast Ohio Football Preview Fire Up Tonight
Football fans in Southeast Ohio prepare for the new season with tuneup games and a slate of league showdowns. Middleport’s Yellow Jackets tote a strong squad and a new coach, while Athens eyes a runnerup berth and Coach Harry Lackey keeps plans close. Rivalry sparks include Point Pleasant vs Middleport and Ironton, Lancaster, Logan, and Mifflin-Nelsonville matchups shaping title hopes.
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Bulldogs
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Simpson Turns To Riding And Pulpit Loses Pastor
Delaware report notes Johnny Simpson of Chest er South Carolina shifts from ministry to harness racing. He stars with Quilla Hanover as favorite for the $60,000 Little Brown Jug next Thursday in Columbus Ohio after a wartime service and a rising stable of about 40 horses.
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Riley Hanover
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Roosevelt Raceway
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Columbus
Indianapolis
Ind
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Timmonsville
S. C
Murray Spotlight Shines on Women's Golf Contender
Mae Murray of Vermont rises in Atlanta as a top amateur, upsetting Fay Crocker of Uruguay and Dot Kielty of California to reach the semi finals against Helen Sige of Philadelphia. Her steady play earns praise as she faces veteran competitors in the National Women's Amateur.
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Mae Murray
Mae
Helen Sige
Philadelphia
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Fay Crocker
Montivideo
Uruguay
Dot Kielty
Long Beach
Calif
Six pitchers hit three batters in a single inning
In a rare scoring quirk, six pitchers combined to hit three batters in one inning, each pitcher accumulating three hit batters as the sequence unfolded. The event disrupted play and highlighted an unusual pitching control breakdown during the frame.
Black Cripples Play Tonight at Middleport
Point Pleasant High, coming off a Poca loss, seeks improvement as injuries ease. Key players Jack Fowler and Charles Parsons, sidelined earlier, are cleared to return for Friday night at Middleport. Middleport counters with Don Payne and captain Dick Walters as top threats.
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W. Va
Point Pleasant High
Middleport
Jackets
Carl
Babe” Adkins
Bob
Poca
Jack Fowler
Charles Parsons
Big Blacks
Adkins
John Withers
Bill Roberts
Worthy Burris, Jr
Roger Lee
Jake Rainey
Bobby Hawkes
Billy Woomer
Jack Durst
Bobby Newell
Sparkies Lead in Goodfellowship Bowling Standings
Sparkies seized first place in the Goodfellowship League at the Twenty Second Street alleys by taking three games from Fisher Department Store. Coonie Sayers led Sparkies with 525 and 191 high, while Tommy Thomas led Fishers with 521 and 193 high in the middle game.
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Martin Concrete Co
Fishers
Burger Boys
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Tubby Morrison
Frank Henson
Tommy Thomas
Point Pleasant Fire Department
Billiards
Clarence Donahue, Jr
George Keener
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Eagles
Martin
Leo Choquette
Bill Perry
Marion Red Sox Close In On O-1 Title After Win
The Marion Red Sox crushed the Newark Yankees 11 to 3 to move within one win of the Ohio-Indiana League playoff championship. They skip tonight’s game due to the Columbus East Newark High School football clash but resume play here Saturday and Sunday.
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Marion Red Sox
Newark Yankees
GRID GAMES AND PRO FOOTBALL MATCHUPS THIS WEEKEND
Friday night schedule features Athens at Portsmouth East Ironton at Gallipolis Jackson at Greenfield Lancaster at Logan Point Pleasant at Middleport Mifflin at Nelsonville Coal Grove at Wellston Coalton at Chauncey Frankfort at McArthur New Concord at Glouster St Marys at Ravenswood Saturday night Before at The Plains plus MID-AMERICAN TEAMS Cincinnati meets Texas Western at Nippert 8 30 pm Ohio colleges showups include Ohio Northern at Cedarville Wilberforce vs A T College North Carolina Greensboro Sunday John Carroll visits St Bonaventure Quantico Marines face Xavier Pro games include Denver at Drake Baker Teachers at Kansas State McMurry at Tulsa North Texas at Kentucky Montana State at Wyoming Nevada at Utah State National League Cleveland at Philadelphia Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Detroit at Green Bay New York Giants at Pittsburgh New York Yankees at San Francisco Washington at Baltimore night games.
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Portsmouth
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Gallipolis
Jackson
Greenfield
Lancaster
Logan
Point Pleasant
Middleport
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Nelsonville
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Wellston
Coalton
Chauncey
Frankfort
McArthur
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Ravenswood
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Utah State
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles
Detroit
Green Bay
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
New York Yankees
San Francisco
Washington
Baltimore
Intersectional games spark Ohio grid action this weekend
More than 500 high school teams and six Buckeye college squads clash Friday through Sunday. Cincinnati hosts Texas Western in a featured interleague matchup while Ohio Northern visits Cedarville for the Mid-Ohio League opener. Wilberforce State goes to Greensboro to face A T. John Carroll travels to St Bonaventure and Xavier hosts the Quantico Marines with Eddie Le Baron guiding signal calling for the Marines. High school showdowns include Lincoln vs McKinley and Central vs Massillon among others as a strong 1950s style slate unfolds.
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Nick Barack Heads New Baseball Group
Nick Barack of Columbus, Ohio, president of the Amateur Softball Association, was named president of the newly formed International Federation of Baseball. ASA executives at the world tournament gave Barack authority to seek participation rights in Pan American and Olympic games.
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Jacksonvile Trimble High football opens Sept 22 at Belpre
The Jacksonville Trimble High Cardinals begin a six game schedule Friday September 22 with a Southeastern Ohio Buckeye League test at Belpre. Newly appointed coach Joe LaMonica leads 22 players including returning backfield trio Morrison Cominsky and Paskiewicz and holdovers Edinger West. Team plans to improve on a 2-4 record last season with home games at Glouster stadium and a schedule that includes Coalton McArthur Rutland The Plains Chauncey.
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Bill Newsad
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Belpre
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McArthur
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Chauncey
Four Nines Unbeaten In NABF Tournament
Youngstown, Dayton, New York, and Detroit vie tonight to reach the NABF finals. New York, the defending champion and only undefeated team, faces Dayton while Youngstown meets Detroit. New York beat Detroit 6 0 earlier. Youngstown beat Birmingham 4 0 and Dayton beat Beaver Falls 13 2. The winner will play a three game series starting Sunday.
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Youngstown
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New York
Detroit
National Amateur Baseball Federation
Birmingham
Ala
Beaver Falls
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