Fete Honors For College Wlashers Swimmers and Cagers
Leroy Peoples closes his college career on the hardwood as athletes across wrestling swimming and basketball receive third year awards. Osterlund Saltsman and Wilson lead swimming. Slepecky Wilson and Schrimplin lead wrestling. Haverstock Thompson and Kolaisner lead basketball with new season record noted. Coaches McDowell Begala Hoover honor numerous letter winners and awardees across teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Peoples
Osterlund
Saltsman
Wilson
Slepecky
Schrimplin
Haverstock
Thompson
Klaisner
Dave McDowell
Bertha
Heisman
Conley
Amico
Collyer
Fulton
Price
Urycki
Hansen
Montague
Sanders
Simon
DeBray
Appel
Roberto
Irwin
Mihaleye
Andrus
Milkovich
Klosterman
Caperna
Kotys
Joe Begala
Bill Hoover
Fusselman
Schneider
van Orman
Wiech
Baker
Johnston
Golden Flash Openers Win In Snow
The Golden Flash golf team defeated Wooster 1014 to 514 in a snowstorm. Loreto George shot 77 and Jack Harnett 79 leading Akron while Wooster’s Wilson and Guzzo tied at 80. A seven man squad totaled 1434 to 1344 with a 10% to 5% official score after four-man regulation. The Akron match at Twin Lakes was tentatively moved to tomorrow at 3:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loreto George
Jack Harnett
Gene Grim
Dick Masterson
Wooster
Wilson
Guzzo
Kent
Akron
Twin Lakes
Wrestlers Honored At Tall Pines Banquet
At Tall Pines farm in Brimfield a banquet recognized four wrestlers for the season and the All-American team nominations went to Du Bray Milkovich Slepecky and Klosterman. Managers Gray McAllister Makinson Levine Von Kaenel and Brown received letters for their service.
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Tall Pines
Brimfield
du Bray
Milkovich
Slepecky
Klosterman
Gray
McAllister
Makinson
Levine
von Kaenel
Brown
Thinclads Meet Zips Saturday Opens 1949 Track Season
The Golden Flash track team hosts Akron A Zippers Saturday at 2 in the first meet of the season. The veteran squad lacks time trials due to bad weather but shows solid form in practices. Coach Joe Bagala notes lettermen fill all positions except broad-jump, where a freshman winner stars. This is one of six home meets with only one away meet at Muskingum on May 7 and the Ohio conference meet at Delaware May 27-28.
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Golden Flash
Akron A. Zippers
Joe Bagala
Bagala
Muskingum
Delaware
Iron Man Carries On Kotys Reaches NCAA Fourth
Joe Kotys of Kent State continued his iron man streak at the seventh annual NCAA gym meet in Berkeley earning 17 points. He placed first in the all around and parallel bars, tied for first on parallel bars, and took third on the horse, helping Kent State and Cal finish tied for fourth with 17 points. Kotys, a former Olympic team member, heads to Cleveland Friday to defend his district AAU all around title before competing for Cleveland Swiss Turners, then heads to Chicago April 30 for the National AAU meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kotys
Kent State
University of California
Berkeley
Kotys
Temple
Minnesota
Illinois
U. of Cal
Michigan State
Southern California
Army
University of Michigan
Cleveland Lincoln
Mel Stout
Michigan
Flashes
Wolverines
Cleveland
KSU
Cleveland Swiss Turners
Iron Man
Chicago
Pisani Starts Third KSU Baseball Season
Joe Pisani, 23, enters his third season with Kent State University baseball. A Waynesburg, Pennsylvania product and College of Education junior, he has earned letters in football and baseball, played multiple backfield positions, and joined Sigma Nu Varsity K Club and the Newman club. Last summer he led the Canton Road Furniture squad with nine home runs and 10 hits.
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Joe Pisani
Joe
College of Education
Waynesburg High School
Pisani
Army
Kent
Canton Road Furniture Company
Akron
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L. Brown
Whispering Waters
B. Clark
Kay Starr
P. Lee
West Edge
Rt. 5
Sigma
Varsity K
Newman Club
Spalding
NY World Telegram
Spalding Golf Balls
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