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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1947

Page

6

Scrimmage Buzz on Ohio West Virginia Highlights Season Bids

Ohio and West Virginia staged a spur of the moment scrimmage amid a busy fall practice scene with other teams like Miami Kentucky Army and Yale already scrimmaging. West Virginia coach Bill Kern faces pressure to produce this year while Ohio Western Reserve and Washington and Lee connections figure in scouting and travel details.

Ohio West Virginia Mountaineers Miami Kentucky Army Yale Howdy Odell Howdy Pittsburgh Jock Sutherland Army Boys Earl Blaik Bill Kern Penn State Temple Virginia Kern Morgantown Pitt Mountaineer Western Reserve Cleveland Western Pennsylvania Tom Davies Washington and Lee Crane Art Lewis Generals Lewis

Southeastern Ohio gridiron season opens with eight teams in SEC and four Buckeye clubs

Football action begins Friday as eight SEC teams and four Buckeye loop clubs start league play. Athens High meets Gallipolis under lights while Nelsonville faces Pomeroy in a high profile encounter. Local teams like The Plains, Columbus Holy Family, Wahama, and Point Pleasant tune up with recent wins as the new schedule unfolds. Browns beat Colts 28 0 and Yankees top 49ers 21 16 in NFL action. Bowling leagues begin with many teams and captains listed for Tuesday and Thursday leagues.

Southeastern Ohio SEC Buckeye Loop Athens High Gallipolis Nelsonville Pomeroy Dark Horse Greyhounds the Plains Columbus Holy Family Panthers Hounds Bulldogs Point Pleasant West Virginia Wahama Athens Portsmouth Logan Boys Industrial Jackson Ironmen Oak Hill Middleport Wellston Rockets Buckeye Coalton Liberty Union McArthur Ohio River Bend Ravenswood Glouster Philo McConnelsville New York Cleveland Browns Baltimore Colts New York Yankees 49Ers San Francisco Buffalo

Boxing Results From Coast To Coast And hockey benefit planned

Mongo Luciano halted Oscar Smith by TKO in Vallejo while Sonny Horne outpointed Nick Kashuba in Brooklyn. Jack Armstrong defeated Bobby English in Fall River. The New York Rangers announce a benefit hockey game with farm teams opposing in October at Lake Placid to aid the U S Olympic bobsled squad.

Associated Press Vallejo Calif Mongo the Rock Luciano San Francisco T.K.O Oscar Smith Oakland Brooklyn Sonny Horne Valley Stream N. Y Nick Kashuba Fall River Mass Jack Spider” Armstrong Toronto Bobby English Lake Placid New York Rangers

Ohio Bobcats Open Season With Ohio Northern Saturday

The Ohio Bobcats prepare for the season opener against Ohio Northern with final week of practice. Coach Harold Wise tightens the squad to 46, emphasizes injury protection, and plans to rotate substitutes for the nine game schedule.

Ohio Bobcats Ohio Northern Harold Wise Wise West Virginia Cincinnati Bowling Green Navier Mountaineers Bruisers Mountaineer Morgantown Kern Bobcat Stan Zylowski Zylowski Chris Stefan Dayton Bob Mills Athens High Bucky Melzer Jayvees

Brooks Still Waiting To Clinch Pennant

Burt Shotton faces pitching problems as the Dodgers seek a clinching win. Floyd Bevens twirls a 6-0 victory for the Yankees over the Athletics in Philadelphia. Branca, Spahn, and Jansen reach 20 wins as Giants, Braves, and Reds chase the pennant and season records amid rain postponements.

Brooks

Pony Tourney Winners Listed at Athens Country Club

Double winners were crowned in yesterday's pony golf tournament staged in two divisions at Athens Country Club. Tubby Buffington won Class A with a 70 net after a 42 39 81 and 11 handicap. In Class B Paul Tribe led with 71 aided by a 20 handicap while three players tied for second.

Athens Country Club Tubby Buffington George Merchant Robbin Gardner Paul Tribe Sam Warren Paul Ullmark Ralph Dupler Buffington Tribe

Princeton High picks up coach and jukebox for morale

Princeton Illinois football coach Al Lewis, formerly at Springfield Cathedral, introduces a locker room jukebox to keep players focused before games. The move coincides with Princeton’s first win since November 14, 1945, a 19 to 0 defeat of Walnut on Friday.

Princeton Ill Princeton High School al Lewis Springfield Cathedral Walnut

Baseball doubleheader results and rain postponement notes

National League box scores show Spahn Branca Bragan and Branca in the opener as Brooklyn defeats Boston 4 to 0. Second game Pittsburgh edges Cincinnati 11 to 3 with darkened end of play. Philadelphia edges New York 3 to 2 in a seven inning comeback. American League highlights New York beats Philadelphia 12 to 8. Washington sweeps Boston 7 to 0. St Louis at Chicago postponed by rain. American Association reports Louisville and Milwaukee split a twin bill, Milwaukee leading 2-1 in series.

Burt Shotton Brooklyn Dodger Shotton New York Yankee Floyd Bill) Bevens Athletics Philadelphia Bevens Harris Brooks St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs St. Louis Ralph Branca Dodgers Spahn Yankees Cincinnati Pittsburgh Reds Pirates Rae Scarborough Washington Senators Red Sox Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Wwil Brooklyn St. Louis -Iane New York Detroit Enews Washington Philadel Donnelly Hoerst Jurisich Padgett Peat W. Cooper Rowe Spragins Seminick Jansen Robinson Coleman Christopher Guerra Scarborough Evans Dobson McGah American Association Louisville Milwaukee

Chicago at St Louis and other games on schedule

National League race at a glance lists Brooklyn and St Louis with records 57 6 15 and 82 63 .566. Remaining games show Brooklyn home and away splits and St Louis road and home duties with a note on an unfinished Aug 17 game ordered replayed by the president.

Pet. GB Brooklyn St. Louis New York Philadelphia Boston Chicago Pittsburgh Ford Frick

NC State Football Practices Amid Polio Quarantine

Coach Beattie Feathers says NC State will continue regular practice while quarantined for infantile paralysis until Sept. 26. Wake County health officer Dr. A C Bulla announced the quarantine after Don McCormack, a 20 year old freshman blocking back from Greensboro, was diagnosed with an acute case of polio.

Raleigh N.C Beattie Feathers North Carolina A. C. Bulla Wake County Don McCormack Greensboro

Zanesville Wins Ohio State League Pennant Title

After five months Zanesville was declared the OSL pennant winner and the Class D playoffs begin. Springfield visits Zanesville for the first round while Muncie meets Marion in the other series.

Zanesville Springfield Richmond Dagon Associated Press Marion Muncie Ind Packers

Major League Leaders and Team Standouts

Summary of top performers across batting and pitching. Key figures include Mize of New York with 50 home runs and 137 runs batted in, Williams of Boston leading in batting average and runs, plus notable pitching marks by Jansen of New York and Shea of New York.

Walker Philadelphia Mize New York Holmes Boston Miller Cincinnati Kiner Pittsburgh Robinson Brooklyn Blackwell Jansen Williams Pesky Boudreau Cleveland Vernon Washington Dillinger St. Louis Feller Shea

Clean Sweeps Command Key Spotlight Open Bowling Season

GLOUSTER Cleaners, Swartz, Jam Bar and Vernon Electric won in the men s league at Hemsley s Alley with scores ranging from 1 949 to 2 395. In the women s division the Dodgers beat the Cardinals and the Yankees defeated the Reds. Next week s schedule lists four men s matches and two women s matches with all games at 6 50 or 8 45 p m.

Glouster Hemsley Swartz Beshara Cafe Glouster Cleaners Ogg Motors Vernon Electric Dodgers Cardinals Yankees Reds Reshara’s Vernon Hotel Bar Jam Bar Yanks

Ennis Homer Beats Giants in Openers as Rhawn Steals Spotlight

Del Ennis of the Phillies hit his 13th homer in the 11th inning to edge the Giants 3-2 in the opener. Bobby Rhawn drove in three runs with two singles and his first major league homer in the Giants' 6-3 win in the second game. Warren Spahn of the Braves won his 20th, becoming the first Brave lefty to reach that mark since 1995 with a 4-0 shutout of the Dodgers.

del Ennis Phillies Bobby Rhawn Giants

Ohio High School Football Insurance Plan Expands Coverage

Ohio High School Athletic Association finances a plan called Ohio Athletic Injury Mutual Association to insure 10 727 students from 235 schools with football coverage at 2 25 per day. Claims include 45 to 100 for broken legs and lacerations. Optional multi sport coverage adds 1 25 for baseball and other sports. boxing remains excluded.

Columbus Ohio Ohio High School Athletic Association Ohio Athletic Injury Mutual Association Ivan Davis H. W. Emschler Emeschler Russell Rupp Shaker Heights Davis

Football Results From Various Colleges and Teams

A roundup of college and club football scores includes Randolph Field 27 Mexico Mil St Marys 26 Portland 13 St Bonaventure 21 St Vincent Alabama 34 Miss Southern 7 Penn State 27 Washington St Toledo 40 Great Lakes 0 Youngstown 12 Canisius 6 Oklahoma City U 27 Fresno 2 Okla Aggies 12 Kansas State California 33 Santa Clara 7 Oregon 27 Montana State 1 Davidson 19 Elon D Richmond 28 Randolph Mace Catawaba 1 Wofford 0 Indiana Central 25 Canterbur Wichita 33 Warrensburg 0 Houston 19 Centenary 7 Tulsa 26 West Texas 13 Carson New'n 18 Tenn Pol Nevada 50 Flagstaff 0 Tempe 33 California Poly 6 B Young 45 Western State 0 Clemson 42 Presbyterian 0 Duquesne 7 Geneva 0 Kansas 0 Texas Christian 0 Hamilton Catholic 18 Newport Catholic 0 Cleveland Holy Name 13 Cleveland Benedictine 6 Sheehan resigns Minneapolis Tom Sheehan manager of the Minneapolis Millers resigns saying a change is in order The Millers were eliminated from the Association playoffs last night by Louisville 8 to 4.

Randolph Field Mexico St. Mary's Portland St. Bonaventure St. Vincentt Alabama Miss. Southern Penn State Washington St Indiana Central Canterbur Wichita Warrensburg Houston Centenary Tulsa West Texas Carson-New'n Tenn. Pol Nevada Flagstaff Tempe California Poly B. Young Western State Clemson Presbyterian Duquesne Geneva Kansas Texas Christian Hamilton Catholic Newport Catholic Cleveland Holy Name Cleveland Benedictine

Fullerton's Roundup and Athens Tax Ordinance Notes

A collage of sports notes and notices includes Bernie Moore's LSU season chatter, Ron Livingson and Sam Gabriel as promising golf prospects, Packers camp tales, and player lore. Public notices cover Nel sonville street resurfacing bids, Athens admission tax law, licenses for amusements, deadlines, and contractor bids in Athens and Nelsonville.

New York Bernie Moore Louisiana State LSU Bernie California Ron Livingson Sam Gabriel Ted Fritsch Green Bay Packers City of Athens Public Service-Safety Director of Public Service Safety Director of Public Service-Safety

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