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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1969

Page

9

Ohio Bobcats topple Northwestern as Purdue looms

Ohio University crushed Northwestern 90-79 behind John Canine 28 points and Greg McDivitt 14 in the first half, with Bobcats holding off late Wildcats surge. Purdue's George King stars in coming clash as Ohio prepares for a high ranked visit to Athens.

Evanston Ill George King Purdue Boilermakers Northwestern Ohio University Wildcats Purdue Tulsa Rick Mount Lafayette Ind Ohio Jim Snyder McGaw Hall Bobcats John Canine Dale Kelley Canine Greg McDivitt Doug Parker Dave Groff Ken Kowall Mike Reeves Barry Moran McDivitt Grover Center George Ireland Loyola Athens Convocation Dave Kempton Don Crandall

No.1 Gamecocks Victorious Mount Leads Purdue Win

The top ranked South Carolina Gamecocks opened the season with an 86-64 road win over Auburn led by Tom Owens 27 points and 17 rebounds. Purdue edged Tulsa 77-74 as Rick Mount scored key late baskets. UCLA and Kentucky also won as eight Top 10 teams prevailed.

Gamecocks Mount Purdue South Carolina Gamecocks UCLA Bruins Associated Press Auburn Lew Alcindor Arizona Rick Mount Tulsa Davidson Marquette New Mexico State Oklahoma Christian North Carolina Florida Southern Villanova Philadelphia Textile Colorado Air Force South Carolina Tom Owens John Roche Bob Cremins Carolina Bill Alexander

Sorenson fuels OSU past Wake Forest in season opener

All-Big Ten center Dave Sorenson, ill Saturday, started and led all scorers with 31 points as Ohio State edged Wake Forest 96-92. Jim Cleamons added 26, and free throws by Sorenson and Barclay sealed the win. Ohio State led 40-39 at halftime and held off a late Deacon push.

Associated Press Dave Sorenson Ohio State Wake Forest Sorenson Buckeyes Ohio University Western Toledo West Virginia Tech Miami Marietta Kent State Akron Capital Kenyon Deacons Bucks Craig Barclay Jim Cleamons Walt Williams Dave Leatherman Charles Davis Jody Finney

College Scores and Results Roundup From Monday

College scores list multiple games across conferences with Ohio State Wake Forest Ohio U Northwestern Toledo West Virginia Tech Miami Marietta Kent State Akron Capitol Kenyon Wittenberg Findlay Baldwin Wallace Walsh Thomas More Urbeno Ohio Northern West Liberty State Steubenville Wheeling Rutgers Pittsburgh Duquesne Vincent Villanova New Hampshire Bowdoin South Carolina Auburn Kentucky North Carolina State Florida Oregon State Maryland Buffalo Georgia Sewanee North Carolina State Georgia Tech Virginia Alabama Vanderbilt Citadel Kentucky Wesleyan Drury LSU Purdue Michigan Detroit Michigan State Wisconsin North Dakota State Huron Oklahoma Chicago Loyola DePauw Michigan Notre Dame Minnesota Bradley Kansas Texas-Arlington Kansas State Indiana State Missouri Arkansas Iowa State Washburn Drake Wisconsin Platteville Nebraska California Irvine New Mexico Texas Mississippi West Texas State Hardin-Simmons New Mexico State Oklahoma Christian Houston Southwest Louisiana UCLA Arizona Seattle Portland Colorado Air Force Morehead State Jacksonville East Tennessee State National Hockey League results listed with upcoming games.

Ohio Ohio State Wake Forest Ohio U Northwestern Toledo West Virginia Tech Miami Marietta Kent State Akron Capitol Kenyon Wittenberg Findlay Baldwin-Wallace Walsh Thomas More Konvier Urbeno Ohio Northern West Liberty State Steubenville Wheeling W. Va John Correll Rutgers Pittsburgh Duquesne Vincent Villanova Pee Holy Cross Vermont New Hampshire Bowdein Caroline Auburn Kentucky W. Virginia North Caroline Florida Southern Oregon State Fie Maryland Buffalo Georgia Sewanee North Carolina State William & Mary Georgia Tech Michigan Lutherman Notre Dame Minnesota Bradley Texas-Arlington Kansas Marshall Kansas State Indiana State Missouri Arkansas Iowe State Washburn Kon Drake Wis. S

Bowling Spare Shortfalls and Practice Diagnosis

The piece notes complaints about lack of improvement and diagnoses lack of proper practice. It urges keeping a spare and split record from league play to identify weak points, noting a weak strike ball when the 5 pin is often left and a poor 10 pin spare conversion requires work.

Snyder to play in three post season bowls this winter

Ohio University split end Todd Snyder will join the North squad in the American Bowl January 3 in Tampa Florida. He previously accepted invitations to the North South Shrine game December 25 in Miami and the Senior Bowl January 10 in Mobile Alabama.

Ohio University Todd Snyder Tampa Fla Snyder Miami Mobile Ala

All Ohio Class AA gridiron stars named by AP panel

The Associated Press selects the 1969 Class AA All Ohio football team with quarterback Dave Schaetzke of Toledo Bowsher and backs Jeff Rice of St. Clairsville Rick Gales of Niles among noted performers. Line anchors include Doug France of Dayton Colonel White and Rocco Rich of Canton McKinley with all star units from Upper Arlington and other schools.

Columbus Ohio Associated Press Dave Schaetzke Toledo Bowsher Jeff Rice St. Clairsville Bill Boyle Dayton White Doug France Canton McKinley Rocco Rich Upper Arlington Dan Allender Alan Starr Robert Washington Steubenville Mike Akers Ironton Kevin Backt Jeom "Ey Cinireville Neis Wetter Rick Gales Niles Mckinley Brian Cross Warren Western Reserve Steve Mastin Dover Cabin”Allender Chuck

Whooping Crane Name Tied to Loud Call

The whooping crane earned its name from a deep call that could be heard up to a mile away.

Diesel Engine Patent and First Build Timeline

Rudolf Diesel patented the diesel engine in Germany in 1873 and the first engine was completed in 1897. The milestones mark the early development of a technology that would transform industrial power.

Germany Rudolf Diesel

Pro Cage No Games NBA at a Glance

Readable lines show matchups and results for pro basketball with teams listed by city and arena. The schedule mixes NBA and ABA references with cross city pairings and a few unclear results from Monday and Wednesday listings.

Deer Season Opens Totals Reach 184 Deer Kills

Everett Ridge district four wildlife supervisor reported 184 deer killed on the first day of deer season in district four. By 9 a.m. Washington County led with 18, followed by totals in the Messenger area including Jackson 15 Athens 14 Gallia 12 Meigs 7 Perry 11 Vinton 16 Morgan 18 and Pike 7.

UCLA Sid Wicks Henry Bibb Steve Patterson Alcindor Wicks Kentucky Mike Pratt Dan Issel Issel Pratt Larry Steele Wildcats Dick Symons Mountaineers Everett Ridge Washington County Messenger Jackson County Athens Gallia Meigs Perry Vinton Morgan Pike

Tolley Named Permanent Marshall Football Coach at 29

Huntington West Virginia Acting Marshall University football coach Rick Tolley was named permanently to the job Monday after guiding the Thundering Herd to three wins in four games. Tolley, 29, took over after Perry Moss was fired amid illegal recruiting charges and Marshall was dropped from the Mid-American Conference.

Huntington W. Va Marshall University Rick Tolley Thundering Herd Tolley Marshall Perry Moss University Ilegal

Athens City League opens with three decisive basketball wins

Pizza Hut beat Chauncey Merchants 77-52 behind Grundy 27, Lee Lemos 19, Decker 10. Town House topped Sleeth's 87-37 with DePugh 16 and Ault 15. People's Bank edged Wilson Oil 61-58 after trailing 39-28 at halftime and 48-43 after three quarters.

Pizza Hut Chauncey Merchants Town House Sleeth’s People’s Bank Wilson Oil Grundy Lee Lemos Bill Decker Marvin Shambart Chauncey Towne House Dick DePugh Jim Ault Pat Eddy Jim Mason Larry Lambert Sleeth Ladel McFadden Bob Richards Rick Shearer Fred Cluff Terry Warden Larry Coon People’s

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