Baseballers Prep for Zip Rivalry Rubber City Showdown
Kent State hosts Akron in the 1948 rubber city rivalry as Kent State, buoyed by a 6-4 win over Youngstown, aims to extend a strong home stand. Hal Schoonover delivered the decisive eighth inning hit while Tom Howells fanned five over eight innings.
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KSU
Youngstown College
Akron
Steel City
Hal Schoonover
Harry Wise
Bob Stevenson
Tom Howells
Stevensmen
Youngstown
Spahia
Kent State Gromley
Pisani
Urchek
Coll
Paskett
xWise
Nelson
Stevenson
Schoonover
Howells
Youngstown Kowalczik
P. DeMont
Hudzik
Semansky
DeMamn It
Karaffa
Baker
Sarino Spahia
Grey
Enson
Elson
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Links Squad and Netters Aim For Final Pre-Championship Dual
Golden Flash golfers meet Youngstown Penguins at Mahoning Country Club in a last dual before the Ohio State championship in Columbus next week. Netmen seek a make up vs Penguins after three rainouts at Volney Rogers courts. Mount Union visits Alliance for a Saturday clash as Chesnutt sticks with his usual lineup.
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Golden Flash
Youngstown College Penguins
Youngstown
Mahoning Country Club
Columbus
Hiram College Terriers
Aurora Country Club
KSU
Penguins
Volney Rogers Courts
Yo-Co
Mount Union
Purple Raiders
Alliance
Karl Chesnutt
Raiders
Tracksters Eye Second Straight Against Case
The Flashes earned 13 first-place finishes in 15 events led by Eschuk who set a new KSU 440 yard dash record at 52.4 seconds. Clark, Mowery, and the Kent lineup topped multiple track and field events including relays, hurdles, jumps, and distance races with several standout marks.
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Eschuk
KSU
Harry Lee
Clark
Mowery
Dick Broskey
Bob Raleigh
Henry Clark
Dick Sanford
Kent
Jim Muffley
Hal Bright
Bill Pistmer
H. Clark
Eroskey
Dick Wolfe
Frank Garfield
Herm Speck
Baughman
Flashes Whites win intersquad by 9 7 in rough scrimmage
Trev Rees led a strong showing as Akron Whites defeated Blues 9 to 7 in an intersquad football game before about 4 000 fans. Wilbur Little sparked the Blues with a 34 yard run and an 81 yard interception return set the tone for a hard hitting affair.
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Trev
George Kovalick
Whites
Lou Federico
Blues
Fréd Russell
Bill Barton
Russell
Dick Reinehr
Bob Fouse
Bob Sonnhalter
Barton
Bob Evans
Sonnhalter
Wilbur Little
all-Ohio
Little
Jerry Tuttle
Bob Beachy
Harold Yoak
Don Radabaugh
Mike Scalera
Ken Engel
Flashes
Lee Oster
Newcomerstown Star
KMK Capture Ping Pong Crown in Intramural Playoff
Kappa Mu Kappa fraternity table tennis squad won the 1948 intramural championship in a Wills gym playoff. Team members Jack Gregory Bruce Walker Jack Baker and Bill Crory led the KMK unit while R. Brubaker claimed the individual title with 21 16 21 15 21 18 finals.
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Kappa Mu Kappa Fraternity
Wills Gym
Jack Gregory
Bruce Walker
Jack Baker
Bill Crory
KMK
R. Brubaker
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Kent-Akron
Yo-Yo Penguins
Carmen
Adama
Links Squad
Netters
Tracksters
Case
Reesmen
Kiwanis
Purcell
Norcross
Brady Square
Bob
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