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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1967

Page

10

Cause for concern in Green Bay town

Green Bay faces an NFL Western Conference title game against the Los Angeles Rams after a 24-17 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Key Packers injuries mount as Donny Anderson, Jim Grabowski, Ben Wilson, Allan Brown, and Steve Wright are listed with various ailments ahead of the Milwaukee showdown.

Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers Rams Baltimore Ram Jerry Kramer Forrest Gregg Allan Brown Steve Wright Steelers Vince Lombardi Donny Anderson Jim Grabowski Ben Wilson Grabowski Wilson Lombardi

Allen Shula Named NFL Coach Of The Year

NFL coaches of the year honors went to George Allen of the Rams and Don Shula of the Colts in a voting that preceded the weekend game. Each coach received 16 of 46 votes as Lombardi, Sherman, Halas and others trailed. Shula guided the Colts through 13 undefeated games before the Rams clash.

New York George Allen Los Angeles Rams Rams Baltimore Colts Allen Don Shula Colts National Football League Associated Press Shula Vince Lombardi Green Bay Allie Sherman George Halas Chicago Blanton Collier Cleveland Tom Fears New Orleans Halas Ram Ray Berry Jimmy Orr Bobby Boyd Lenny Lyles Alvin Haymond Baltimore

Rio Grande embraces slower pace after Bevo era

Rio Grande College coach Art Lanham seeks a lower scoring style after a 124-105 loss to Urbana. The Redmen, 5-6, average 104 per game, with sophomores Tony Bass and Bob Mabry scoring 72 combined. Bevo Francis remains a legendary past figure in the program.

Eric Prewitt Rio Grande Ohio Little Rio Grande College Art Lanham Redmen Urbana Clarence Bevo Francis Paul Bunyan New York Madison Square Garden Lanham

Advancing bowling form lowers body for better delivery

In a reader question from Watertown Wisconsin, Joe Wilman explains that bending the knees and leaning from the waist creates a balanced delivery and full body behind the motion, reducing height of the ball and improving control. He notes advantages of momentum and finger lift control and invites readers to order his Tips for the Advanced Bowler pamphlet.

Paul Joe Wilman

College Scores From Monday Across Divisions Notable Upsets

A忙rchive list shows multiple college results across regions. Key outcomes include Temple edging Miami 65 60 in the Charlotte tournament first round, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 102 over Toledo 99, and Urbana rolling 124 to 105 against Rio Grande. Other highlights feature Bucknell 83 over Penn State 68 and Wake Forest 108 over William & Mary 79.

Toledo Tennessee Tech Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wittenberg Wooster MacMurray Carnegie-Mellon Case Urbana Rio Grande Charlotte Temple Miami Spring Arbor Tri-State Ind Capital Malone Florida Vanderbilt Georgia Furmnon Wesleyan Tex Tulane Beaver American U St Joseph's Georgetown D Davidson Rice Obie

Bruins Lead AP Poll as North Carolina and Indiana Rise

UCLA holds the top spot with 30 first place votes and 318 points from a 32 voter panel. North Carolina rises to fourth after wins over Kentucky and Princeton, while Indiana moves to fifth after beating Kansas State and North Carolina State. Vanderbilt stays third and Davidson rises to sixth. Boston College falls to eighth with losses to St John’s.

Princeton Kentucky Indiana Kansas State North Carolina State Tennessee Bradley Louisville UCLA Bruins Houston Cougars George Washington Montana State Brigham Young Cougars Vanderbilt Davidson Duke Commodores Florida Boston College St. John’s New York Illinois Tulsa Murray State North Dakota St. Louis Houston North Carolina

Florida Defeats Vanderbilt Upsets Third-Ranked Commodores

Florida defeats Vanderbilt 74-72 in Gainesville behind Neal Walk who scored seven straight points in the second half after a scoreless first half. Walk finishes with 17 points as Florida improves to 4-1. The article also notes Davidson, Temple, New Mexico State, Oklahoma State, Georgia, and Houston wins in related college basketball action.

Associated Press Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Florida Gainesville Fla Neal Walk Gators Walk Mike Maloy Davidson Rice Temple Miami Ohio Jim Collins New Mexico State Purdue Lafayette Ind Sparky Grober Oklahoma State Washington Stillwater Okla Bob — Lienhard Georgia Furman Athens Elvin Hayes Houston Minnesota

Nelsonville York freshmen top New Lexington 50 46

Nelsonville York freshmen beat New Lexington 50 46 with Bill Lower 16 points, Jim Lax 15, Ken Smith 12 leading the winners. Hazleton 15 and Triona 10 for New Lexington, now 2 3. Athens ninth graders host Morgan County after a 30 16 win over Marietta as Couladis eight and Coon seven pace the Bulldogs. Seventh graders also won 33 23 as Wood and Tevis each scored nine.

Nelsonville Nelsonville-York New Lexington Bill Lower Jim Lax Ken Smith Hazleton Triona Athens Morgan County Marietta Alex Couladis Eric Coon Bulldog Don Wood Bill Tevis

Ashland Beats Ironton 97 61 in Ashland Saturday

Ironton drops to 3-2 after a 97-61 loss to Ashland on the road. Phil Rice led the Tigers with 20 points and Harold Roach added 10. In the preliminary game, Ironton reserves won to stay unbeaten.

Ashland Ironton Phil Rice Tigers Harold Roach

Ohio Bobcats Face Winless Portland In Interracial Clash

Portland University hosts Ohio University in Portland Arena at 11 p.m. EST hoping for its first win of the season. Portland sits 0-5 as Ohio, 2-3 after a 76-68 loss at Seattle, seeks to snap a three game skid. Reuters-style notes on lineup, rebounding, and matchup dynamics follow.

Portland, Obe Portland University Ohio University Bobcats Portland Arena Pilots Ohio Jim Snyder Seattle Indiana Purdue Northwestern Otterbein Portland Snyder Seattle University Jim Athens Larry Coon Larry Dale Bandy Northern Arizona Spokane Wash UCLA Dayton Kansas California Detroit Niagara Bill Turner Stanford al Negratti Portland Coliseum Fred Cluff Greg McDivitt Mark McClintick Gerald McKee John Canine McClintick Springfield Cluff McKee MceDivitt Canine

Army tops Ohio University in swimming meet 70 to 43

Army defeated Ohio University 70 43 on Monday in West Point as the Cadets improved to 5 0 while the Bobcats fell to 1 1. Ohio swimmers won four events led by Chris Newell who won both the one and three meter diving.

West Point N. Y Army Ohio University Bobcats Monmouth N. J Bobcat Mermen Chris Newell Westerville Ohio Dean Edwards Neil Wade Dave Sullivan Carl Palmer Sullivan Wade Paul Gloden West Coast Gloden Hubert Herber Rick Earl Jesse Perry Columbus Bob Scotlan Berkley Calif Bob Jama Portland

Buckeyes Seek Fresh Test as Ohio State Hosts New Mexico State

Ohio State, 3-0 after tests, returns to action hosting undefeated New Mexico State, fresh from an 87-80 win over Purdue. Other Monday results include Toledo 99-67 over Tennessee Tech and Wooster 82-81 at MacMurray. Miami fell to Temple 65-60 in Charlotte.

New Mexico State Purdue Southern California Cincinnati Ohio Toledo Wooster Rockets Tennessee Tech Steve Mix MacMurray Ilinois Miami Fred Foster Phil Snow Temple Charlotte N.C Drew Nolan

Pro Basketball Results and Schedule Summary

NBA Monday results show Detroit 140 Seattle 2 while ABA Denver 124 Indiana 104 Houston 97 Minnesota 91 New Jersey 110 Kentucky 10. Upcoming games include St Louis at Baltimore Cincinnati at New York Boston at Seattle and New York at Los Angeles. Indiana plays Oakland in Richmond Virginia with New Orleans at Dallas and New Jersey at Pittsburgh on the schedule.

Detroit Seattle St. Louis Baltimore Cincinnati New York Boston Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Philadelphia Denver Indiana Houston Minnesota New Jersey Kentucky Oakland Richmond New Orleans Dallas Pittsburgh

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