Ohio University defense eyed to carry season hopes
The Bobcats focus on defense as the season opener looms tomorrow. analysts note the 1951 lineup relies on defense to create scoring chances and offset limited offensive punch. key questions include finding a quarterback, filling Ed Roberts’ left halfback spot, and expanding to a faster, more deceptive attack.
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Ohio University
Bobcat
Morris Harvey
Miami
Toledo
Kent State
Bill Bevan
Ed Roberts
Nick Parkis
Athens
Pat Crawford
Glouster
Eastern Kentucky
Dwight Jones
Oak Hill
Point Pleasant
Eddie Sommer
West Virginia
Okey Roberts
Roy Ross
Boxing notes from regional bouts show wins for Salas and Blanchard
In El Paso Charlie Salas outpointed Nick Moran in a 156 pound bout with Moran from Mexico City. In Waterville Doc Blanchard, at 132 pounds, defeated Paul Martin of Lewiston in Cambridge.
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Paso
Tex
Charlie Salas
Phoenix
Ariz
Nick Moran
Mexico City
Waterville
Doc Blanchard
Cambridge
Mass
Paul Martin
Lewiston
Grid Card This Week
Local high school games show SEC and Muskingum Valley leages with multiple matchups including Logan at Athens and Philo at Glouster. College and pro slate lists several night contests plus Sunday and Monday forecasts with notable teams such as Ohio State and Green Bay.
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Logan
Athens
Middleport
Jackson
Ohio College
Grove City
Marietta
Kent State
Mt. Union
Ohio U
Morris Harvey
Indiana
Ohio State
Wittenberg
Akron
Ohio Wesleyan
Heidelberg
Hiram
Otterbein
Capital
Wilmington
Fort Knox
Muskingum
Wooster
Ohio Northern
Kansas State
Cincinnati
John Carroll
Baldwin Wallace
Gustavus Adolphus
Youngstown
Drake
Dayton
Denison
Camp LeJeune Marines
Xavier
Browns Trim Roster to League Limit of 33
Cleveland Browns reduced to 33 players today with 10 holdovers from 55 starters last month and new adds. Coach Paul Brown waived fullback Emerson Cole and halfback Ace Loomis, the final cuts. The opener versus the Los Angeles Rams will feature nine players from the franchise since its 1946 All America era start.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Paul Brown
Emerson Cole
Ace Loomis
Brown
Los Angeles Rams
Yanks Clinch Tie for 4th Straight Pennant
Reynolds hurls and drives in runs as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 3-2 to clinch a tie for a fourth straight American League pennant. Allie Reynolds earns win with eight strikeouts in Briggs Stadium victory.
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Yanks
Reynolds
Bombers
Red Sox
Greenies Bay Third Victory. Ames Bern Tops Rockets
Ames Bern Greenies hammered Waterloo hurlers for 12 hits and built a 16 6 win. It moved Ames Bern into a first place tie with Albany as five straight hits powered a decisive third inning. Olan Koehler Bill Jago Hamilton and Dean led with multi hit performances while Lowry relieved early for Waterloo.
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Amesville
Ames-Bern
Greenies
Waterloo
Rockets
Ames- Bern
Albany
Lowry
Rocket
Jimmy Sephus Olan Koehler
Bill Jago
Hamilton
Dean
Ames Bern
Ralph McKibben
Athens Logan Meet Tonight In SEC Battle
The Athens Bulldogs host the favored Logan Chieftains in a pivotal SEC game. Logan aims to prove its top status while Athens counters with speed and deception. Burdette is ruled ineligible due to residence at The Plains, affecting Athens’ lineup.
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Athens
Logan
Seo Battle
Athens Bulldogs
Logan Chieftains
Logan Power
Harry Lackey
George Burdette
Burdette
Athens High School
the Plains
Marion Wood
Indians
Bulldogs
Pat Smith
Ernie Kittle
Jack Kollister
Ernie Goodrich
Joe McBride
Charles Goodfellow
Barney Andrews
Mike Hamilton
Jim Guseman
Dick Barker
Jack Russell
Bob Thomas
Lemon
Baseball leaders and notable stats from the league lists
The report lists batting averages runs and hits leaders across leagues. Fain Mitchell Avila Doby Rosen and Berra among top batters. Fox Musial Schoendienst Slaughter and Thomson lead in hits and triples. Sauer Kiner and others pace home runs and runs batted in for Chicago New York St. Louis and Cleveland.
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Fain
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Cleveland
Avila
Doby
Rosen
Berra
New York
Robinson
Chicago
Fox
Mantle
Simpson
Rizzuto
Easter
Musial
St. Louis
Baumholtz
Brooklyn
Hemus
Sauer
Thomson
Schoendienst
Dolbles - Musial
Standings and Results From Yesterday’s Baseball Cards
Schedule and standings show New York leading the American League with 93 wins while Cleveland sits at 91. The National League standings list Brooklyn atop with 95 wins, followed by New York and St. Louis. Tonight's games feature NY at Philadelphia and St. Louis at Chicago with multiple postponed and rescheduled matchups.
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Chicago Bears
Green Bay
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cleveland
New York Giants
Dallas
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
Chicago Cardinals
W. L. Pet. GB
New York
Sahaitas Efereans
Cal Weae
Hudson and
Elphia
Ua A
Boston
St. Louis
Catenam
Lopat
Byrd
Porterfield
Shea
Freeman
Chicago
Paige
Rogovin
Cincinnati
Hacker
Staley
Dickson
Jordan
Perkowski
Meyer
Corwin
Brooklyn
Wilson
Erskine
Pirates Set to Meet Point Pleasant for Fourth Straight Win
Barboursville, the state’s top schoolboy eleven, hosts the Pirates at 7 30 tonight aiming to extend its unblemished mark. After upseting Parkersburg, they crushed DuPont and Huntington East and seek a fourth straight victory against Point Pleasant. The teams use a modified split T with probable starters listed for both sides.
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Point Pleasant
Barboursville
Pirates
Parkersburg
DuPont
Huntington
Arid
Bob Shertzer
Poca
Gallipolis
Shertzer
Virgil Burris
Roy Reynolds
Jim Barnett
Ray Musgrave
Glenville Jewell
Chuck Gasken
Buster Biffle
Bob Newell
Paul Bennett
Paul Martin
Jim Gaskins
Wings Earn Series Berth
Rochester Red Wings clinched the International League final by defeating the Montreal Royals 3-2 to take the series four games to two. They will meet the Kansas City Blues in the Little World Series opening in Kansas City.
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Tigers
Cleveland
Montreal
Rochester Red Wings
Kansas City Blues
Kansas City
Wings
Montreal Royals
Blues
Bowling scores from Athens area teams and top bowlers
Athens Office Supply defeated Clifford and Baker 3 0 while Mathews Oil beat Athens Machine. Hall McBride posted 187 179 204 570. M Smith 182 200 151 533 Johnson 152 189 179 520 A Smith 155 174 214 543 Gayle McBee Co 3 Banks 0. This week’s top bowler totals 71 246 194 611 and 171 170 169 510.
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Hall . McBride
M. Smith
Johnson
A. Smith
Gayle McBee
Banks
L. Pet
McBee Co. Annecwnce
Mathews Oil Combos
Athens Office Supply
Clifford & Baker
Athens Machine
Banks Sport Shop
New York Yankees Fall as Reynolds Delivers Ninth Inning Blow
Allie Reynolds hit a ninth inning single driving in Irv Noren to lift the Yankees over the Red Sox 8-2 while Hal Newhouser earned his 200th major league win with an eight to two Tigers victory over the Browns.
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Reynolds
Boston Red Sox
Yankee
Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
New York Giants
Bose Braves
Allie Reynolds
Yankees
Irv Noren
Red Sox
Hal Newhouser
Tigers
Browns
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Jim Boggs
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Kluszewski
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Abrams
Wehmeier
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