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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1958

Page

10

Browns and Giants Tie Preview Eastern Title Clash

In snowy conditions a 49 yard field goal by Pat Summerall lifts the Giants to a 13 10 win over the Browns. The result creates a Week 14, 1960s NFL playoff showdown between New York and Cleveland for the Eastern Conference championship.

Browns Giants Summerall Don Weiss New York New York Giants Cleveland Browns Kyle Rote Pat Summerall Cleveland Baltimore Colts Baltimore San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago

Browns risked three for points in key play

In a third quarter gamble against the Giants, Cleveland attempted a fake field goal on fourth down with Bobby Freeman, allowing New York to rally as Andy Robustelli stopped the play and a 10 3 deficit became a Giants victory.

New York Jimmy Brown Lou Groza Brown Bobby Freeman Giants Harland Svare Milt Plum Cleveland Summerall Cleveland Browns Baltimore Colts Browns Lou Groza Andy Robustelli Jim Lee Howell Robustelli Freeman

College Court Tourneys To Be Started

The holiday college basketball tournaments kick off in the South with Kentucky Invitational in Lexington and Blue Grass Festival in Louisville. Notre Dame faces North Carolina and Cincinnati aims to keep its perfect mark as top teams clash across Birmingham, Charleston, and other cities.

Swearingen's Edges Ohio U Freshmen 82-75

Swearingen's topped the Ohio University freshman squad 82 to 75 to snap their three game win streak. Peters and Meadows led Swearingen's with 15 and 19 points while Whaley scored 26 for the Bobkittens. The game stayed close through the first half with Swearingen's leading 40-36 at the break. The second half saw Ohio U Freshmen grab a brief lead before Swearingen's pulled away in the final minutes.

Ohio University Bobkittens Swearingen Bob Meadows Bob Peters Athens Bill Whaley Sam Fletcher Larry Williams Meadows Loren Wilcox Bobbittens

Bobcats overpower Salukis to win third straight

Ohio University Suns up their MAC title hopes with a 101-83 victory over Southern Illinois. Bobcats dominated with six players in double figures led by Bunk Adams with 23 points and 17 rebounds by Dave Scott. Seymour Bryson and Charlie Vaughn added 16 and 18 points respectively as Ohio U. improved to 3 straight wins.

Ohio University Bobcats Southern Illinois Morehead Eagles Bob Laughlin Kentuckians Ohio U Mordehead Jim Snyder Morris Harvey Indiana Blue Grass Country Snyder Saluki Harry Gallatin National Basketball Association New York Knicks Marietta Morris Bunk Adams Adams Dave Scott Ohio VI Charlie Vaughn Gallatin Seymour Bryson

Sunnybank High Sports Roster and Scores Shown Amid Officials

Readable lines show team names like Dupler Sportswear Davids Bowl or Roll and Cornwell Jewelers in a local sports ledger. Players such as Kyle Slisher Widdows and numbers like 147 149 407 appear with win loss tallies and spread figures across sections, reflecting a fragmented score table.

Sunnybank Dupler Sportswear Davids Scott Plumbing Cornwell Jewelers Widdows C. Kyle i PE Beoldsaoeos i Ere Slishera D. Duncan E. Leffler C. Widdoes Les Smith D. Pendergrass G. Garland W. White George Garland M. Hall Geo, Garland A & M O Davids Cornwell Jewelers Pendergrass Hardware Scott Plumbing

Cage Scores Saturday Scores In Steel Bowl Tournament

Pitt defeats Duquesne 71 to 56 for the championship while Clemson beats Miami 66 to 61 and Syracuse edges Canisius 71 to 70. Rutgers 51 over Temple 41. Bradley 71 over St Johns 66. Niagara 63 over Fordham 52. Holy Cross 61 over Yale 49. Rhode Island 65 over Brown 52. Princeton 86 over Navy 64. St Josephs Pa 92 over Manhattan 57. LaSalle 81 over Lehigh 47. Penn 75 over Army 73. Boston College 81 over Conn 55. Kentucky 76 over St Louis 57. Virginia 75 over West Virginia 72. Georgia 76 over South Carolina 72. Louisville 62 over Alabama 43. Arkansas 83 over Mississippi 81 at Miss State 63. Murray Ky 62. Individual scores list top players and team totals with Sunnybank and Dupler Sportswear cited for highs.

Syracuse Canisius Rutgers Temple Bradley St. Johns Niagara Fordham Holy Cross Yale Rhode Island Brown Princeton Navy St. Josephs Manhattan LaSalle Lehigh Penn Army Boston College Conn Kentucky St. Louis Virginia West Virginia Georgia South Carolina Louisville Alabama Arkansas Mississippi

College Football Scores From Bowl Lineup

Blue Grass Bowl Oklahoma State 15 Florida State 6 Orange Blossom Classic Prairie View 26 Florida A&M 8 Junior Rose Bowl Santa Monica 30 North Eastern Oklahoma A&M 12 Shrimp Bowl Eglin AFB 15 Brooke Army Medical Center 7

Florida State Florida A&m Santa Monica N. E. Okla A&m Shrimp Bowl Eglin Afb Brooke Army Medical Center

Bantamweights results from Hollywood Turin Havana fights

In Hollywood Hogan Bas Sey outpointed Ernesto Parra in a 126% bout while Duilio Loi edged Kenny Rddhoff in Turin. In Havana Artimio Ramos stopped Tono Coria and Miguel Lasses knocked out Eduardo Guerrero in Mexico City.

Hollywood Calif Hogan Bassey Nigeria Ernesto Parra Mexico Turin Italy Duilio Loi Kenny Rddhoff Germany Havana Artimio Ramos Tono Coria Mexico City Miguel Lasses Cuba Edurdo Guerrero

Bayer Wins Sanford Open Golf Feat Ends Pro Jinx

George Bayer, the long driving Glen Eagles, Illinois native, won the $15,000 Sanford Open in Sanford, Florida. He finished with a 68 to post 272, one stroke ahead of Wes Ellis Jr. and fellow challengers, with runner up Chick Harbert posting a 66.

Bayer Sanford Whitney Martin Sanford Fla George Bayer United States Glen Eagles Giant

Ames Bern Hands Parkersburg Easy 64 47 Victory

Ames Bern defeated Parkersburg 64 to 47 as three Ames Bern players reached double figures Led by Bill McPherson with 24 points Mitchell Smith 18 and Ronald Ball 17 Parkersburg’s Roush led the Little Reds with 13 points Final totals show Ames Bern 25 14 64 Parkersburg 20 7 47.

Parkersburg Bern Greenies Little Reds Ames-Bern Bill McPherson Mitchell Smith Ronald Ball Roush Little Red Ames R. Ball J. Ball Smith McPherson Easler

NBA Sunday and Saturday Results Highlight Close Scores

Sunday matched Syracuse against Detroit with a 101 95 finish while New York edged Minneapolis 100 99. Saturday saw Syracuse beat Philadelphia 115 100 and St Louis defeat New York 108 94. Tuesday features Boston and Syracuse at New York and Cincinnati at New York.

National Basketball Assn Syracuse Detroit New York Minneapolis Philadelphia St. Louis Boston Cincinnati

Ohio State to Meet Kentucky at Lexington Invitational

Ohio State heads to Lexington for the Kentucky Invitational facing unbeaten Kentucky in the opener. If the Buckeyes advance they meet the West Virginia-Oklahoma State winner. Buckeyes beat Butler 81-69 as Larry Huston poured in 25 points and the team shot 47.9 percent. Cincinnati Xavier Dayton continued unbeaten runs with high scoring wins.

Columbus Ohio State Buckeyes Lexington University of Kentucky Fred Taylor Kentucky Ohio Oklahoma Butler Larry Huston Pitt St. Louis Cincinnati Xavier Dayton Bearcats Associated Press

Sanford Open yields Finsterwald third in tight finish

Don Finsterwald of Athens Ohio and Tequesta Florida shot 71 66 70 67 for a total 274 to finish in third place and earn 1200 dollars in the Sanford open golf tournament concluded Sunday in Sanford Florida.

Sanford Fla Don Finsterwald Athens Ohio Tequesta

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