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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1946
Page
7
Prognostications mix with game previews. Athens and Gallipolis, Logan and Rutland appear in matchups. Don Feden scouting trips focus on Cincinnati Cincinnati and Miami opens. boxing notes include Mauriello Louis clash. Reds manager talks surface amid Crosley ownership talk.
Ohio Northern's Polar Bears blank Cedarville 19-0 in Xenia as Nelson Lawless scores twice and Tom Campana adds a 64 yard run. Youngstown College's Penguins topple Geneva College 26-0 in Youngstown with Campana adding a 64 yard reverse TD and a 10 yard catch, Gibson tossing the final TD. Governor Lausche attended the Cedarville matchup among 2,500 fans.
Stan Musial led the Cardinals to a 5-4 victory over the Braves with five straight hits including a go ahead ninth inning single. Musial raised his NL batting lead to .373 with two doubles among his five hits. The win kept St Louis 1.5 games ahead of Brooklyn, as both teams chase the pennant. Bob Feller won his 25th for Cleveland as the Senators lost 5-1.
The third and final Pony Tourney will be held at Athens Country Club on Sunday with 59 players competing for prizes of 126, 94.50, 63, and 31.50. Starting times list players in several waves from 9:00 a.m. to 4:56 p.m. The event includes multiple groups led by Nelson, Algeo, Davis, and others throughout the day.
Athens and Grandview fielded lineups for a high school football game at Athens High Stadium. The detailed rosters list players by position and number, with Athens featuring quarterbacks Taylor and Evans and Grandview led by Poulton and Swanson at ends, plus a full set of backs, linemen, and reserves. Officials Wilson, Brown, and Stewart supervised a 8 p.m. kickoff.
Athens High meets Grandview High in a big Friday night clash at Anom Deeepee stadium as the Bulldogs seek an upset under coach Harry Lackey. Athens relies on swift backs to counter Grandview’s nine lettermen and weight advantage while hoping injured starters Coury and Tritipa can start. Grandview, favored after a 41 6 win over Utica, brings depth and experience to the field.
Pt. Pleasant, led by Buck Jamison, hosts Gallipolis Blue Devils at 8 p.m. in Dyro Stadium. The Big Blacks seek their first victory and score after 44-0 and 6-0 losses to Huntington and Middleport, while Gallia County aims to rebound from a 25-0 opener over Winfield, with stalwarts Burton Saunders and Johnson on offense and Simms Lewis Hout on the line.
Two large canvas signs across Second Avenue in Gallipolis advertise the Saturday evening game between Rio Grande College and Wilberforce College at Academy Field. Rio Grande coach Lou Sakal expects a tough contest but sees a chance to outscore Wilberforce. Rio also faces Cedarville University before meeting Ohio Northern at Ada next weekend. Berres resigns as Richmond Cols manager after injury plagued season, with Mike Schemer taking over.
Louisville drops a 2-1 decision to the Colonels in an 11th inning slugfest. Chuck Koney powered the Colonels with four hits driving in two runs, including the game winner on a sharp single to left in the 11th. Jim Gleeson scored on Koney’s hit for Louisville’s lone tally.
Pomeroy High Panthers dominate Chauncey Blue Devils 32 to 7 with fullback John Werry scoring three touchdowns and Ohlinger adding a first quarter run back. The Panthers rack up 266 yards from scrimmage while limiting Chauncey to two first downs.
National League Brooklyn overwhelmed Pittsburgh 7 to 0. New York edged Chicago 1 to 0. St Louis beat Boston 5 to 4. Cincinnati topped Philadelphia 2 to 1. American League Cleveland defeated Washington 5 to 1. Detroit crushed Philadelphia 14 to 7. St Louis defeated Boston 6 to 5. Final rounds of the American Association saw Louisville win 2 to 1 over Indianapolis. Remaining games: Detroit at Cleveland, Chicago at St Louis, Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
In Akron last night Harry Hart 134 pounds from Columbus knocked out Irish Billy Miller 134 of Pittsburgh in two minutes and 35 seconds of the first round in a ten round scheduled bout. Eddie Elton 164 of Akron stopped Izey Scartz 260 of Columbus at 1:52 of round one. Fred Bernhardt 142 Akron won by technical knockout over Al Ingram 138 Huntington W Va in the fourth round. Tommy Bracken 158 Warren outpointed Willie Williams 158 Canton six rounds. Mel Reed 144 Akron defeated Alex Como Youngstown four rounds.
Ohio University football under Coach Don Peden nears a third week end scrimmage ahead of a five game schedule. Harley Smith and Ralph Sayre sparked the first string as Bill Hartman sat out with a leg injury while passing and long aerials were stressed. Tonight the Murray State matchup film will be shown to study last year’s Teacher’s style of play.
American Legion Post 21 members are asked to meet this evening at the bowling alleys for tryouts starting at B o'clock. Commander Oscar Fulton announced that if enough members respond, a Legion entry into the City Bowling League will be formed.
P M meets Buchtel Double XX Sluggers Sunday at 2 30 p m at Pythian Park in the 39th game of the season. Wren and Kimbie slated for the visitors as Toledo alumni. P Taylor to start for Buchtel and Manley for P M High School football scores Lima St Rose 40 Lafayette 0 New Boston 32 Portsmouth Last 7.
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