Zip Pers Triumph Over Flashes In Gym Circus Night
Akron Zip Pers led by Russ Reichly defeated Kent State 71 to 55 at Wills gym in a chaotic game described as a three ring circus. Whitey Wahl paced Akron with 15 points while Clayton West and Doyle Shumaker kept Kent State competitive in the second half.
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Wills Gym
Russ Reichly
Akron University Zippers
Kent State
Beichly
Neal Burke
Doyle Shumaker
Zippers
Sam Serves
Don Patchen
Don Oneacre
Clayton West
Flashes
Dick Benson
Kent
Akron
Whitey Wahl
Zipper
West Cold
Wahl
Zips
Rubber City
Reichly
Veterans Return to Flashes Lineup After Wartime Hiatus
Turn back the clocks years to recall over half the Flashes football roster from before Pearl Harbor. Five linemen Dick Schwabe Tony Misko Lee Thorne Art Baldwin Charlie Dragga and backfield stars Eddie Biasella Bob Williams share a 24 year average age. Veterans bring battle camp discipline while coaches warn about longer ramp up for full game speed as GI players help steady the team.
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Flashes
Pearl Harbor
Dick Schwabe
Tony Misko
Lee Thorne
Art Baldwin
Charlie Dragga
Eddie Biasella
Bob
Punchy" Williams
Biasella
Jimmy Jones
Baldwin Wallace
Williams
Kent
Pep Assembly Signals Kent State Comeback Against Akron
Kent State held its first postwar pep assembly in the auditorium. Coach Bill Satterlee predicted a tight game against Akron despite underdog status. Athletic director Trevor Rees introduced staff and urged student recruitment, while cheerleaders and the band energized the event.
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Kent State
Bill Satterlee
Golden Flash
Kent
The
Zippers
Trevor Rees
Harry Adams
Wes Stevens
Rees
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Duane Weitzel
Bill Schlemmer
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