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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1966

Page

8

Unbeaten OSU Faces Kansas In Tough Big Ten Battle

Ohio State, unbeaten behind Bruce Schnabel 35 foot buzzer shot, faces Kansas after a 79-77 win at Iowa State. Sophomores Schnabel Howell Miller Meadors key a Buckeye rally as they chase another tough road test and Big Ten lead.

Ohio State Buckeyes Bruce Schnabel Bucks Schnabel Steve Howell Jeff Miller Dennis Meadors Iowa State

Ohio college basketball scores flood weekend slate

Ohio State edged Iowa State 78 77. Wisconsin beat Northwestern 93 70 in overtime. Akron 100 beat Central Connecticut 87. Providence beat Assumption 70 59. Several other matches across Midwest and West with tight finishes and notable upsets.

Cleveland State Don Ross Muskingum Ohio Ohio Wesleyan Mt. Union Larry Vucovich Otterbein Oberlin Baldwin-Wallace Denison Hiram Heidelberg Kenyon Capital Ohio College Ohio State Iowatate Dayton St. Louis Northwestern Ohio U Michigan State Miami Kansas Xavier Toledo Notre Dame Cincinnati Wisconsin Bowling Green Wittenberg Kent State Hall State Oat Wesleyan Heidelber Banyon Capital Baldwin-Wallace Wooster Kentucky Southern Akron Central Connecticut Central State Wilmington Rio Grande Finlay Western Reserve Thiel Case Tech Detroit Tech

Browns Rally For 49-40 Shoe Bowl Victory

In a wild finish the Cleveland Browns beat the New York Giants 49-40 at Municipal Stadium. The game featured a muddy, wind swept field with players changing from soccer shoes to football cleats as the surface deteriorated.

Cleveland New York Giants Cleveland Browns Municipal Stadium Browns Paul Ernie Green Frank Ryan Pete Gogolak New York Kelly Ryan Collins Ralph Smith Giants Ernie Kay Green Glass Allie Sherman Roy

Hockeymen Hit Colorado Road Trip After Pair Of Losses

Ohio University hockey team opened the season with back to back defeats at unbeaten Colorado College. The Bobcats dropped a 7 1 loss at World Broadmoor Arena and were blanked 7 0 the next night despite strong goaltending by Tiff Cook. Ohio hosts Wisconsin Friday and Saturday at 7 30 p.m.

Ohio University Bird Arena Colorado College Bobcatchers Tiff Cook Ohio University of Wisconsin Colorado Peroid John McComb Iers Terry Gray Mike Grocki Doug Clark Tigers Bob Lindberg Cook McComb

Point Area Deer Kill Surpasses Last Year

A 5-point buck weighing 115 pounds pushed the 12 day deer season total to 63 unofficial kills as conservation officer Miles Durst checks weighing stations. 46 deer were killed last year in the same period.

Point Pleasant Raymond Randolph Miles Durst Mason Darst

Northwestern Wins 93 67 Over Ohio University Bobcats

Northwestern defeated Ohio University 93 67 in Evanston as Ohio State faces Purdue in a Big Ten on the road. Ohio led at halftime 41 29 before Northwestern surged with a strong second half and foul shooting edge.

Schnabel Bucks Michigan State Spartans Miami Ohio MSU Northwestern Ohio University Cincinnati Wisconsin Grover Center Purdue Bobcats Evanston Ill Virginia Tech Blacksburg Boilermakers Duke Roger Blalock Henry Ebershoff Herman Gilliam Mike Shuled McGaw Hall John Schroeder Fred Cluff Gerald McKee Ohio Wesleyan Russ Hamilton Wildcats Tomor Renroedet Mehkee Hammond Hamilton Cgrroves KBPR Burns Ae Konticki Mi Weaver Tiberi Tee Cummins Gambe Hurley Eee Jeda Burke Eeewe Sutton

Coach Schembechler Among Eight Up For Coach Of The Year

Bo Schembechler, Miami coach, is named among eight finalists for the Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year Award. Names of other nominees and details about the award process are listed by the association.

Bo Schembechler Miami American Football Coaches Associa

Ask Joe Wilman How To Convert The Five Seven Split

The column explains bowling technique for the five seven split, advising a leftward stance shift and increased angle to shave the five pin lightly and rebound to the seven. Joe Wilman promotes a portable pamphlet How to Pick Up Splits and offers a free timer prize via mail-in questions.

Joe Wilman Dept. R Joe

Ten Teams Share Money In Tourney at City Bowling Meet

Ten teams competed in the City Bowling Tournament with prize money split among the top five in each division. Moose won the handicap division with 3087 total, while the O U Classics claimed the scratch division with 2857. Others in the top five handicap list were Campus Barber Meisterbrau Rollerbowl Skyline Speedway. In the scratch rankings, People's Life Insurance Co Matthews Oil Swearingen's Sporting Goods Athens National Bank filled the top five.

Moose O. U. Classics Campus Barber Meisterbrau Rollerbowl Skyline Speedway People’s Life Insurance Co Matthews Oil Swearingen’s Sporting Goods Athens National Bank Lakeview Community Lanes Athens

Greenies and Jackets Stay Undefeated in Weekend High School Action

Ames-Bern and Middleport remained unbeaten in high school basketball with 4-0 and 2-0 records as five non league games were played. Alexander beat Eastern 67-50 in MOVC action, while Greenies routed New Lexington St Aloysius 92-57 and Middleport defeated Wahama 76-40 at home.

Ames-Bern Middleport Greenies the Plains New Lexington St. Aloysius New Lexington Chuck McPherson Mike Hines Mike Jago Richard Holcomb Darrell Ball Phil Tague Pomeroy Wahama Jackets Mark Tannehill George Sauer Asa Bradbury Bill Davis Bill Marshall

Miller Leads Scoring In Rome-Canaan Contest

Miller tops with 21 points as Rome-Canaan edges Miller squad 63 to 78 in a tense matchup. Brown leads Rome-Canaan with 28 points while Dillinger and Bartlett add key contributions. Game notes show team totals 63 for Rome-Canaan and 78 for Miller.

Miller Rome-Canaan Stewart Falcons Albert Wahl Mark Hermey Larry Thompson Rick Spence Eldon Brown Mark Bartlett Dunfee Dillinger Brown Well Bartlett Songer Uarters Succese Pia Ale Rkrome- Canaan

Starr Washington Tops Ashington In Court Victory

Starr Washington defeated Ashington with a 69 to 50 score. Starters Martin Mellvain Dunning Hancock and Thompson led scoring, while Lambert Swart Mount Cooke Wollett Ross and Kerry contributed as well. Reserve Fairfield posted 50 to Starr Washingtons 46.

Jim Ross Fairfield Starr-Washington Chauncey-Dover North Gallia Cathcart Martin Mellvain Dunning Hancock Thompson Starr Ashington Lambert Swart Mount Cooke Wollett Ross Smith Kerry Quarterlives Geek Eee Starr Washington

Ames-Bern Wins Over New Lexington St Aloysius in Reserve Score

Ames-Bern defeats New Lexington St Aloysius 92 to 57 in a reserve contest. Key scorers include C McPherson 12 points and Hines 16 for Ames-Bern, while Tague leads New Lex St Aloysius with 30 points. Final notes show Ames-Bern 63 to 386 on reserve tally.

Ames-Bern Ball C. McPherson Smith Hines Jan Holcomb Me«Kinley New Lex ST. AL Miller Tague O'Hare Russell Henry Martindale New Lexington St. Aloysius

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