Bobcats Fall 75 73 in Morehead Jinx Loss
Ohio University Bobcats drop 75 73 at Morehead College Eagles on the road. Bunk Adams led OU with 21 points as Morehead built a 38 30 halftime edge and held on despite late OU surges.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1958
Page
12
Ohio University Bobcats drop 75 73 at Morehead College Eagles on the road. Bunk Adams led OU with 21 points as Morehead built a 38 30 halftime edge and held on despite late OU surges.
Athens High School’s Bulldogs seek to defend SECAL lead tonight at Nelsonville in the feature game of a 13 game area schedule. Charlie McAfee’s Athens team, picked for third, has surged to the top with three straight SECAL wins led by guard Jerry Patton at Nelsonville.
League standings mix as top scorers share fifth with Middleport. Wellston hosts Gallipolis while defending Meigs champs Racine go to Eastern. Pomeroy seeks 3 1 record against winless Jackson with Ironmen underperforming expectations. Non league tests also listed across multiple towns.
Casey Stengel weighs Yankee positions as he contemplates Berra at first Howard behind the plate or in left field Larsen shifting to first to exploit daily bat. Ohio football leanings and Moody Air Force star Nakatsuji roaming the outfield also feature amid other regional sports notes.
Tackitt brings back two lettermen from a 1957 58 squad that tied for third in the Winton County League as the Zaleski Bobcats schedule a slate through Feb. 13. The roster lists Rodney Allman Wayne Hanon Jackie Burley Dane Sheets and others with upcoming games at Hamden New Marshfield Shade Wilton Allensville McArthur Hamden Union Furnace Harrisonville Waterloo Athens.
Willie Greene of Providence aged 156 pounds stops Johnny Saxton of New York at 151 percent in Ottawa. J D Ellis of Trenton utpointed Davey Dupas of New Orleans in the lightweight clash.
John Burwell becomes the oldest thoroughbred to win a race at age 19 in 1925, triumphing in one of 19 starts that year.
Kansas State loses its season opener 77 46 at Brigham Young in Provo with 6 8 center Bob Boozer sidelined by left knee injuries. Sophomore Gary Earnest led BYU with 28 points as Kentucky edged Maryland 58 56 in overtime at Lexington.
Jacksonville Trimble Cardinals defeated The Plains 48 to 36 in Buckeye League action. Jeff Jarvis led with 15 points, Sam Jones added 11, and Koons contributed 15 as a team standout. The Plains were led by Lee and Fred Burdette with eight points each.
Bowling Green won the Bowling Green Swimming Relays with Miami second and Ohio University third. Bobcats swimmer Kenny Slater Tom Boyce and All American Tom Burns led the winning 200 yard butterfly relay. Western Michigan beat Ohio for first in diving and two relay events were skipped for MAC meets.
Cincinnati Bearcats hold top spot narrowly over Kentucky in the second weekly AP basketball poll. Cincinnati led with 938 points and 40 first places, Kentucky close at 910 with 39 firsts. Kansas State is third as West Virginia falls to seventh after a loss. Xavier and North Carolina rise to ninth and tenth.
Rory Calhoun of White Plains defeated Ralph Jones by unanimous decision in a 10 round middleweight bout in Cleveland. Calhoun, cut near both eyes in early rounds, staggered Jones in the sixth seventh and 10th rounds despite impaired vision. The win avenged a prior loss to Jones at Madison Square Garden. promoter Larry Atkins said he offered Carm Basilio $25 000 to meet the winner, but no word on acceptance.
Weekly bowling results list high single game Kenneth Woogerd and high three game George Kutko. Athens beats Kiwanis No 11 while Maplewood Lili defeats Kiwanis No 2. Lions Sty faces Broughton's Alfred Grange and Economy Grocery.
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