WVU and Ohio U clash exposes scouting and closed scrimmage issues
A West Virginia Ohio U game reflection notes inspired Bobcats play and Mountaineer pass protection. a Charleston editor blames OU Coach Widdoes for a closed Morris Harvey scrimmage. WVU mentor Dud DeGroot retorts that WVU must focus on state rivals. OU alum Bob Johnson now at Colorado Boulder studying aeronautical engineering.
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Point Pleasant Gridders Prep for Barboursville
Point Pleasant coach Bob Adkins drills the Big Blacks for Barboursville after a 13-7 loss to the Blue Devils. Sophomore Eddie Sommer and Jackie Fowler spark a reforming attack as the team eyes new linemen, with JC Nunnally and Roger Lee pressing for tackle spots.
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Sonny Gerlach
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Reece Nott
Blacks
Jackie Durst
Joe Nunnally
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Oilers, McBee Keglers Sweep Thursday Bowling League
Oilers blank Pepsi Colas as Eddie McBride posts a 568 set and Neil Thomas a 211 game. McBee Keglers led by Howard Mills with a 225 line and 592 set. Hubert Eddy adds a 528 and 207. Art Smith tallies 222 and 566 for Battlers. Only four clubs in the league with two more expected.
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Harvard Man Top Lineman
Harvard's 23-year-old Howard Houston, a 200-pound senior tackle from Haverhill Massachusetts, named top lineman in the AP season kickoff amid a 44-0 loss to Stanford. Georgia Tech guard Ewell Pope, who played with a broken jaw, finished runnerup. Ed Bagdon of Michigan State placed third in voting.
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MSC
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Cincinnati Buys Potter From Boston
The Cincinnati Reds acquire veteran right pitcher Nelson Potter on waivers from the Boston Braves. Potter, 87, has MLB experience with the Browns Athletics Braves and finished last season 8 5 with a current 6 11 record this year. It was unclear if he would report for the final games of the 1949 season.
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Cincinnati Ice Club Shapes Up
Cincinnati's new ice hockey club under coach Francis Clancy narrows 30 hopefuls to a strong squad after training in Chicoutimi Quebec. A solid defense and plentiful centers promise a high quality debut season at Cincinnati Garden on October 11 against the Indianapolis Cups.
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King) Clancy
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Ontario Lacrosse Association
Boxer Clarence Henry to undergo exam after poor showing
Los Angeles rookie heavyweight Clarence Henry, protege of Jack Dempsey, will be examined after a ubdued showing against Jim Bivins of Cleveland. Bivins won by technical knockout in the eighth round at the Olympic, with Henry down twice for no count and claiming a hurt left hand early in the bout.
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Clarence Henry
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Jimmy Bivins
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Syracuse to play home games at New York State Fair Coliseum
Syracuse will again host home basketball at the New York State Fair Coliseum next season. Coach Lew Andreas marks his silver anniversary at the university as the team plans 25 games and continues its program.
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Yesterday's Results in Major League Baseball
The box scores show Philadelphia shutout New York 4 to 0 while Boston edged Washington 6 to 1 and Cleveland defeated Chicago 9 to 2. National League games included Cincinnati 5 over Chicago 4 and St Louis 4 over Pittsburgh 6 with Milwaukee leading Indianapolis 6 to 0 in a best of seven playoff series.
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Indianapolis
Today's Major League Baseball schedule features key matchups
The slate lists Boston at Washington at 8 30 p m with Stobbs 11 5 facing Scarborough 12 11 Philadelphia at New York 2 p m Coleman 13 14 against Byrne 15 7 Cleveland at Chicago 1 30 p m Rozek 0 0 against Bruner 1 1 St Louis at Pittsburgh 1 30 p m Staley 10 9 or Martin 6 0 versus Dickson 11 14 Brooklyn at Boston 2 p m Roe 14 5 against Spahn 20 13 New York at Philadelphia 2 30 15 16 versus Borowy 12i
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Spahn
Baseball Leaders Snapshot From Fragmented Box Score
Readable names show leaders: Kiner of Pittsburgh with 53 homers. Robinson and Hatton with 38 doubles. Musial 13 triples. Williams of Boston 159 RBIs and 148 runs. Roe 145 pitching wins. other figures include Ennis and Robinson with 38 doubles and Williams 39 doubles. Sparse OCR text lacks complete context.
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Cleveland
Pirates Rally To Top Cards In Night Game At Forbes Field
Pittsburgh defeats St Louis 6-4 as Tom Saffell hits a grand slam in the second inning and Red Munger is roughed up. Dodgers idle while Boston beats Washington 6-4 and New York wins 3-1 over Philadelphia. Other results include Cleveland over Chicago 3-2 and Cincinnati 5-4 over Chicago.
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Virgil Stallcup
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Redskins work on timing for Virginia game at Miami
Miami University football coaches focus on offensive timing after a 23 6 win over Wichita. Arch McCartney is out with a leg fracture, Hal Peul expected to start at left end. Defense showed promise with Corza Griffiths Green Beatty and Quattrone contributing. Team travels by overnight train to Charlottesville Friday.
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Underdog WVU Faces Washington and Lee After Loss
West Virginia, now an underdog for the Charleston clash with Washington and Lee, looks to rebound from a 17-7 defeat at Ohio University. W&L, under new coach George Barclay, returns as a heavy favorite in the 54 year series renewal. Preparations include secret sessions at the airport practice field ahead of Friday’s tuneup.
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Pomroy Lions Club to Sponsor Duck Pin Bowling Teams
Pom eroy Lions Club voted to sponsor two bowling teams in the duck pin league for the coming season. One team will compete in the high league of strong bowlers, the other in the middle or lower league. Club members Paul Clifford Bo Brown Jack Thomas H E Boney and Clarence Strubble will lead the effort.
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DiBaggio and Winemiller Sidelined by Injuries For Bronco Clash
Ohio University prepares for Western Michigan as key players DiBaggio and Winemiller may miss the game due to injuries. Coach Widdoes notes Winemiller's hip bruise and DiBaggio's right knee issue while assessing lineup changes and practice shifts.
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Sports Mirror Highlights Historic Baseball Upsets
A look back at past baseball dates noting Cleveland a 11-0 blanking of Chicago to seize a two game AL lead as New York and Boston dropped games. It recalls Brooklyn and St Louis finishing the season tied for first in the NL and ten years since Cincinnati clinched its NL pennant with a 5-3 win over St Louis.
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Thistle Down Meeting Closes Early Due To Cold Weather
Heavy cold snap forces Thistle Down to halt racing this week with Saturday as the closing day per track officials. In Raleigh North Carolina State plans fifteen home basketball games next season at the new William Neil Reynolds Coliseum with a 12000 seat capacity.
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Ohio Track Coaches Plan Fall Meeting in Zanesville
The Ohio Association of Track Coaches sets its annual fall meeting in Zanesville to discuss the upcoming cross country and track seasons for 1949. Ed Barker of Philo, secretary treasurer, says President Fred Cope of Salem will oversee plans at the Oct. 14 session.
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Salem
Western Michigan Names Gary Athletic Director
Mitchell J. Gary, associate director of physical education and athletics, named to succeed the late Judson A. Hyames as athletic director at Western Michigan College. Gary, a former head football coach from 1924 to 1942, IMS, Navy veteran, and longtime staffer, assumes duties immediately.
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Epperly Keeps Brews In AA Playoff Fight
Milwaukee trails Indianapolis 3-1 but stays hopeful of reaching the Little World Series. The Brewers won their first final playoff game 6-1 behind pitcher Al Epperly. Indianapolis plans to start southpaw Royce Lint tonight to try to clinch. Milwaukee will use Hank Perry or Norman Roy.
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