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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1960

Page

9

Ohio U Cagers Rally Edges St Francis 80 72

Ohio University's Mid American Conference champions overcome a 32 26 halftime deficit to beat St Francis College 80 72 in Altoona. Bobcats surge in second half led by Gary Bolen and Bunk Adams as Dave Katz seals win with late scoring. Winter and Fowler pace Frankie attack. St Francis outrebounds but falls short.

Ohio U. Cagers St. Francis Altoona Ohio University St. Francis College Jaffa Jim Snyder Bobcats Skip Hughes Frankies Ohio U Snyder Jim Gary Bolen Bunk Adams Bunk Bol Ed Winter Cal Fowler Chris Carey Bob Hall Winter Fowler Adams Sess Esa Nees Kruger Bunton Bolen Wilcoax Schuler ST. Francis Ferrick

SECL basketball race narrows to three contenders

The Southeastern Ohio League finds Jackson, Athens, and Nelsonville in a tight three way battle after three league games. Jackson and Athens eye 5-0 starts as they clash in Athens while Nelsonville targets a road win at Logan and a trip to Pomeroy, with Ed Spriggs and Steve Chase key for their teams.

Jackson Athens Nelsonville Ironmen Bulldogs Greyhounds Gallipolis Logan Wellston Middleport Pomeroy Steve Chase Ed Spriggs Panthers Panther

Liston to Testify in Senators Boxing Probe

Former champion Sonny Liston is slated to answer questions before a Senate subcommittee probing boxing underworld activity. A St Louis officer testified that Liston's manager acts as a front for mob figures. Liston has a police record and two major convictions. Special counsel John G Bonomi protected the witness's identity to avoid harm.

Washington Sonny Liston Senate Liston St. Louis Joseph Pep) Barone Allentown Frankie Carbo Frank Blinky Palermo John J. Vitale John G. Bonomi Subcommittee Bonomi

Various College Basketball Results Across Saturday and Sunday

Scores show St Bonaventure defeating Eastern Kentucky and many others including Ohio State over Army and Syracuse multi victory days. Notable results include California over St Marys and Brigham Young beating Miami Florida, with Benny Kid Paret defending welterweight title in New York by outpointing Federico Thompson.

New York Benny Kid Paret Cuba Federico Thompson Argentina Paret

Packers Clinch Tie For West Title In NFL Report

Green Bay tops San Francisco 13 0 to slip into a tie for the Western Conference lead as Los Angeles defeats Baltimore 10 3 fueled by Billy Wade 66 yard TD run. Colts fall and Lions edge Dallas to create a second place three way race with Green Bay.

Associated Press Green Bay Packers Baltimore Colts Packers Vanderbilt Billy Wade Los Angeles Rams Colts Wade Rams Green Bay San Francisco Kezar Stadium Detroit Dallas Baltimore Lions Los Angeles Chicago Bears Bears Cleveland New York Giants Giants Houston Buffalo Denver Boston New York Oakland Ladei Johnny Unitas Steve Myhra Heave Nick Pietrosante John Henry Johnson Steelers Bobby Layne Philadelphia Buddy Dial Washington Bob Khayat Charley Conerly Joe Morrison Chicago Pittsburgh

Browns Dominate Bears 42-0 in Final Home Game

Cleveland defensive backfield intercepts seven Chicago passes setting NFL single game mark with 213 return yards. Rookie Bobby Franklin scores twice on punt returns and Bernie Parrish adds a 92 yard interception return to spark the 42-0 victory before 38,155 fans.

Cleveland Cleveland Browns Browns Chicago Ed Brown Zeke Bratkowski Cleveland Bullhawks Bears Washington NFL Los Angeles Bobby Franklin Bernie Parrish Jim Shofner

Ohio State and Bradley Brighten Weekend College Wins

Ohio State led by All-American Jerry Lucas beat Army 103-54 for a third straight win while Bradley edged Butler 71-65 and remained undefeated. Drake beat Michigan 83-72 and Wichita State toppled Iowa State 75-58 as Kansas State beat USC 66-57.

Drake Michigan Wichita Iowa State St. Louis Iowa Detroit Indiana Maryland Minnesota Missouri Northwestern Bradley Butler Wisconsin Marquette Purdue Ball State Loyola Chicago North Dakota Ohio State Army Miami Marshall Akron Oberlin Capital Muskingum Otterbein Heidelberg Ohio Wesleyan Marietta Wittenberg Mt. Union Jerry Lucas Buckeyes NCAA Illinois Michigan State Illini Colorado Oregon Boulder Tom Villemure North Carolina State Duke North Carolina West Virginia N. C. State Citadel Kentucky Gary Cunningham UCLA New York University Kansas State Southern California Fla Brigham Young Utah Texas Christian Wyoming Baylor Tulane Texas

Athens Rollerbowl Saturday Junior League Standings

The Athens Rollerbowl Junior League standings show Alley Cats Bly leading with 2 losses, followed by Five Aces and Demons tied at 7 losses, and Striking Four, Gutter-Balls, and others in the lower ranks. Team highs include Alley Cats 895 for single, 256 for three games, with top boys and girls scorers listed as R. Smith 224 and J. Drewson 204 respectively. This week results feature Striking Four 0 Alley Cats 4 and several other match outcomes across the slate.

Athens Rollerbowl Alley Cats Riles Demons Amcyy Mamets R. Smith J. Drewson A Drewson M. McAfee Five Aces

NHL Sunday and Saturday results recap

Montreal defeated Detroit 5 to 1 on Sunday while Toronto crushed Chicago 6 to 1 and New York tied Boston 2 apiece. Saturday games saw Montreal best Detroit 6 to 4 and New York 3, Boston 0. Toronto beat Chicago 5 to 2. No games Monday.

Montreal Detroit Toronto Chicago New York Boston

High School Basketball Matchups Across Southeast Ohio

A slate of Tuesday Friday and Saturday night games lists matchups including Athens at Wellston Logan at Nelsonville Middleport at Pomeroy Gallipolis at Jackson Eastern at Racine Belpre at Williamstown Wahama at Hannan Kyger Creek at Fairland Southwestern at Rio Grande Hannan Trace at North Gallia Alumni at Point Pleasant. Additional Friday night pairs include Middleport at Athens Jackson at Logan Nelsonville at Pomeroy Gallipolis at Wellston Carthage Troy at York Ames Bern at Waterloo Shade at Chauncey Dover Albany at Rome Canaan The Plains at Trimble Allensville at Wilton Zaleski at Hamden Shawnee New Straitsville at Berne Union Befpre at Eastern Glouster at Philo Rutland at Wahama Laurelville at Union Furnace Point Pleasant at Ironton. Saturday night is listed as well.

Shawnee - New Straitsville Berne Union Befpre Eastern Glouster Philo

High School Cage Box Scores From Carthage Troy and Corning

Carthage Troy 53 Eastern 32 with players Ethridge Had 9 3 21 and Collins 5 11 21 for Eastern. officials Fowler Henderson. Corning 55 Crooksville 48 with Edwards 9 7 25 leading Corning. officials Martin Milhalik.

Ethridge Stephenson Ellis Bibbee Guthrie L. Guthrie Russell Hasbargen Holsinger Summerfield Collins Caldwell Harris

Stockport and Glouster Battle Down to Final Score

Stockport 51 to Glouster 55 in a close matchup. Key scorers include Patterson 9 for Stockport and Hatfield 27 for Glouster, with Milnar 6 total and Phillips 10 for Glouster. Officials were Bowers and Martin. Reserves listed as Stockport 19 31.

Milnar Janchius McClellan Phillips Hatfield Brunton Stockport Glouster Bowers Martin Stockport Glouster

OU Hockey Team Beats W. Michigan

Ohio University defeated Western Michigan 6 3 at Bird Arena paced by captain Bob Simond who earned a hat trick. Simond opened scoring in the first period with Ron Hill assisting, as Western was shorthanded by a Dan Barnard trip penalty.

Bob Simond Bird Arena Ohio University Icers Western Michigan University Western Dan Barnard Ron Hill Bobcats Simond Bronco Rich Leonard Larry Joseph Pete Worden John Thurston Dick Hendrie Joseph Broncos Bing Carlson Allan Crabtree John McComb Bill Gurnick

Italian Duo Ends U S Davis Cup Bid in Perth

In Perth Australia Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola clinched two decisive singles to defeat Earl Buchholz and Barry MacKay. The wins give Italy a 2 1 lead in the interzone final and knock the United States out of the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936.

Perth Australia Italy Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola United States Pietrangeli Earl Butch) Buchholz St. Louis Sirola Barry MacKay Dayton Ohio U. S

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