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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1957

Page

7

Weekend Basketball Mix Slates County League Showdowns

Read the regional slate as Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs leagues stage Friday and Saturday clashes. Albany Shade Pomeroy Racine Logan Ironton Cortland among ACL and SECAL teams battle for early 1958 momentum.

Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs County Cage Athens County Buckeye Gallia County Hocking County Albany Shade Buchtel Coalville the Plains Waterloo Trimble McArthur Belpre Rome New Lex St. al Ames-Bern Racine Pomeroy Ironton Logan Mercerville Coalton Huntington Central Gallipo

The Sensational New 1958 Platt's Motor Sales

The advertisement highlights Platt's Motor Sales at 200 West Union offering sensational deals in 1958. Customer contact via phone 31679 is listed, with emphasis on new car arrivals and promotional pricing.

Platt's Motor Sales W. Union Ph

Newton Falls High Placed on Probation for Football Fracas

The Ohio High School Athletic Assn placed Newton Falls High School in Trumbull County on probation until January 1, 1959 after a fracas following a October 25 football game with Ravenna Southeast. Newton Falls coach James Heber punched head linesman Joe Begala after Begala used obscene language. Begala was later reprimanded by the Board of Control.

Columbus Ohio Ohio High School Athletic Assn Newton Falls High School Trumbull County H. W. Emschler Association Newton Falls James Heber Joe Begala Begala Ravenna Emswiler Board of Control

Trimble's Morrison Leads ACL Scoring Race After 32-Point Game

Mike Morrison of Trimble pushes his Athens County League scoring lead to 94 points in four games after a 32-point performance against Shade. Bill Charney drops to second as Ames-Bern’s Mitchell Smith climbs to third with a 15.7 average.

Buchtel Coolville Bert Barnes Trimble Danny Hall Trojans Plains Waterloo New Marshfield Indians Raymond Dicken Keith McFadden Dana Carsey Bill Charney Ames- Bern Rome-Canaan New Lexington St. Aloysius Alexandria Ames-Bern Belpre Buckeye Rome McArthur Mike Morrison Jeff Jarvis Sam Jones John Kochis Bill Koons Generals Pomeroy Racine Panthers Shade Trimble High Cardinal the Plains Smith Dan Wright Simmons Wright Brady Jones Jarvis Fore Av. Morrison Charney Dicken McFadden D. Wright Wilson D. Carsey Carsey Albany Walsh B. Wright

Dons Open Bluegrass Tourney Against Seattle at Freedom Hall

San Francisco, ranked seventh, faces Seattle in the Bluegrass Holiday Festival opener at Freedom Hall Louisville. Army meets Louisville in game two with Seattle’s Elgin Baylor starring as a top scorer and rebounder in the field.

Dons Seattle Louisville University of San Francisco Army Louisville Army San Francisco John Castellani Freedom Hall Phil Woolpert Mike Farmer Art Day Gene Brown al Dunbar Elgin Baylor Chieftains

Buckeyes Off To Rose Bowl

Ohio State prepares for the Rose Bowl against Oregon on January 1 in Pasadena. The 40 man squad departs for the West Coast at 8 a.m. EST after Woody Hayes led a final practice and gave players two days off to visit with families. Notable travelers include Dick Anders and Jim Marshall among many others.

Columbus Ohio Ohio State West Coast Woody Hayes Buckeyes Pasadena Oregon Dick Anders Birtha Arnold Ron Bailey Tom Baldacci Russ Bowermaster Ed Breehl Leo Brown Joe Cannavino Galen Cisco Don Clark Ron Cook al Crawford Tom Crawford John Dresser Larry Disher Jerry Fields Dan Frank Jim Houston Dan James Bill Jobko Herb Jones Frank Kremblas Dick LeBeau Jim Marshall John Martin Jim Matz Dick Michael Tom Morgan

Bowling League Scores and Standings Summary

Fragmented OCR note covers VFW League bowling results with team names and partial scores. Reads like a rough table showing teams such as Eagles and VFW with scattered numbers like 39 806 782 and percentage figures, but details are unclear.

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