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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1961

Page

11

Ohio State Coach Looks Back On NCAA Final Loss

Taylor, Ohio University banquet speaker, recalls Ohio State's 70 65 overtime defeat to Cincinnati in the NCAA finals in Kansas City last month. He notes the flood of mail after the loss, urges all-leaguers to value education, and praises team members with trophy and certificate honors.

George Strode Fred Taylor Ohio State University of Cincinnati Kansas City Taylor Buckeye Bearcats B. T. (Butch) Grover John C. Baker Ohio University Jackson John Finch Stew Chase Athens Messenger Charley McAfee Russ Moore Pomeroy Steve Dalton Logan Jim Myers Blaine Cornwell Bill Kunzman Mike Dexter Nelsonville Dalton Bob Winebrenner Francis Kay Wellston

Baseball results and upcoming games across league night and weekend

Detroit defeats Chicago A 7 2 while Kansas City over Minnesota 9 4 Cincinnati edges Milwaukee 6 5 Chicago N toppled Boston 9 5 Cleveland 6 Los Angeles A 5 in 12 innings Los Angeles N beat San Francisco 14 7 Baltimore 8 Washington 1 night. Friday slate includes Philadelphia Pittsburgh in Wichita Cincinnati Milwaukee in Charlotte Chicago N Boston in Houston Los Angeles N Cleveland in Las Vegas Minnesota Detroit in Lakeland. Saturday Chicago A Chicago N in Denver Louisville LA N San Diego PCL in San Diego San Francisco Cleveland in Salt Lake City Baltimore Kansas City in Daytona Beach Boston Washington in Durham Los Angeles A Atlanta Ga

Detroit Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Cincinnati Milwaukee Boston Cleveland Los Angeles San Francisco Baltimore Washington Philadelphia Pittsburgh Wichita Charlotte Houston Las Vegas Lakeland New York St. Louis Denver Louisville San Diego Salt Lake City Daytona Beach Durham Atlanta

Bowling Scores and Team Standings at Athens Weekly Meet

Results show Beasley and ee and Commonwealth Telephone leading, with Abdella's Truck and Belk Simpson close behind. Highs include Commonwealth Tele single 2693 team series and E. McBride 224 single, with Campus Barbers totaling 2904 in team games.

Athens Appl Itd Abdella Beasley & Mathews Decker Belk-Simpson Comomnwealth Beasley & Ee Commonwealth Telephone Abdeila Belk Simpson Commonwealth Kelton Robert Wickham Athens Electric Co Williams and Sons Co Edics Oaewe Texas Eastern Chauncey M and R Labs Western Southern Inc Williams We Sons Co F. Efaw Medics Athens) Electric Co TGT

Dodgers NY Selected For The Pennants

The Dodgers and Yankees were chosen by AP sports writers to win their leagues. Dodgers beat Pirates 125 to 92 for first in the National League race and led in points. Yankees dominated the American League with 192 first place votes and 3131 points. Milwaukee San Francisco and St. Louis were also noted as NL contenders.

New York Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees Associated Press Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates Pirates Yankees Baltimore Yanks Orioles Milwaukee San Francisco St. Louis

Indians Rally Past Angels In 12 Inning Exhibition

Cleveland collected 18 hits in a spring clash but needed 12 innings to beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 at Tucson. John Romano delivered a one-out single for a two-run finishing burst after trailing. The game stretched four hours and 10 minutes.

Las Vegas Nev Cleveland Indians John Romano Los Angeles Angels Tucson

Hess Aims 90 Candidates for Opening Spring Session

Ohio University football opens spring drills with about 90 candidates reporting under Bill Hess. Key losses from the 10-0 MAC champions create halfback shortages and possible position switches. Several players compete in other sports, reducing drill participation, while 17 lettermen return. The intrasquad games run April 29 and May 6.

Bill Hess Ohio University NCAA Hess Ohio College Otis Wagner Jim Pontuti Roger Merle Dave Wagner

Bobcats Golfers Face Key Matches This Weekend

Ohio University hosts Western Michigan in a 1 pm dual at the University course. Probable starters include Ed Gordon Nick Karl Tom Mollencop Jerry Mollencop Karly Hull and Don Howells or Bill Harding. Saturday adds Southern Illinois Pittsburgh and Ohio State in a quad event at Columbus.

Bobcat Western Michigan Ed Gordon Nick Karl Tom Mollencop Jerry Mollencop Karly Hull Don Howells Bill Harding Broncos Southern Illnois Columbus Pittsburgh Ohio State

Bell Scoring Champion Lebron Bell Named Top Small College Player

Lebron Bell, a 6-3 sophomore from Bryan College of Tennessee, was declared the scoring champion for small college basketball in 1960-61. He totaled 462 points in 14 games for a 33.0 point average.

Lebron Bell Bryan College Tennessee

Len Matthews Over Ed Armstrong In Camden Bout

Len Matthews of Philadelphia defeated Ed Armstrong of Linden New Jersey by unanimous decision over ten rounds in Camden New Jersey. Matthews weighed 138 pounds to Armstrong 140.

Camden N.J Len Matthews Philadelphia Eddie Armstrong Linden N. J

Bobcat Tennis Opens Season at Kent State

The Ohio University tennis team led by new coach Jim Mason begins the season with a MAC matchup against Kent State. The contest marks Mason’s debut guiding the Bobcats.

Ohio University Jim Mason Kent State

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