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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1960
Page
10
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson captured the National League slugging title for 1960 with a .595 OPS and 276 total bases in 464 at bats. He hit 31 home runs as Hank Aaron of Milwaukee finished second with a .566 slugging mark.
Long Beach California Washington Huskies stage their first scrimmage as preparation for the January 2 Rose Bowl game against Minnesota in Pasadena. Coach Jim Owens notes slow progress and plans a full drill Saturday while USC coach Johnny McKay predicts Minnesota wins the clash.
Norm Van Brocklin star quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles will receive the Bert Bell Memorial Award as the outstanding pro football player of the year at the Maxwell Club dinner February 6. The club announced Van Brocklin led the Eagles to their first NFL divisional title in 11 years.
John Gentile, 27, former South High assistant, named head coach at South High to replace Bernie McGroarty who will pursue graduate studies at Western Reserve University. Dave Richards, 26, from John Marshall, becomes head coach at John Marshall after Bill Moritz’s resignation two weeks prior.
George W. Trautman, president of the minor leagues, named three officials to represent the minors on the 1961 playing rules committee. Appointments went to Frank Shaughnessy from Montreal, Hal Totten from Birmingham, and C. C. Hoffman from Belleville.
Former Washington Senators pitcher Pedro Ramos died at age unknown after a long major league career highlighted by a 60 game scoreless stretch with no errors.
Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi says the Packers will follow a balanced plan against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL title game. He prioritizes ball control and a strong running attack led by Paul Hornung and Jim Taylor with Bart Starr as a passing backup. Norma Van Brocklin will try to deliver through the air for Philadelphia.
Rip Collins a former Cubs and Cardinals first baseman, is named Cub coach as owner P. K. Wrigley considers expanding the coaching staff. Collins, 55, joins El Tappe, Harry Craft and Vedie Himsl as the Cubs increase their coaching lineup.
Ohio State, ranked No. 1, defeated Detroit 84-73 as Jerry Lucas 22 rebounds and Havlicek contributed key scoring. Debusschere held to 14 points as Fred Taylor used a game plan to push him outside. St. John’s also won, setting up potential Holiday Festival match with Ohio State. Other scores include Utah 105 76 over Los Angeles State and Kansas 60 43 over San Francisco.
Floyd Patterson opened as a 3-1 favorite to defeat Ingemar Johansson in their third heavyweight title bout set for March 20 at the Miami Beach Convention Hall. Johansson, boasting prior upsets, predicted a return to glory as promoters announced the date at simultaneous news conferences in New York and Miami.
Michigan State defeated Iowa State 92-81 at East Lansing as Dave Fahs led with 29 points and 16 in the first half. Dick Hall contributed 21, helping the Spartans build a 47-36 halftime edge and extend the Big Ten basketball honors. California routed Illinois 72-54 in Lexington, while Illinois failed to score from the field for 10 minutes.
St Louis edged Kentucky 74 to 72 in the championship game at the Kentucky Invitational. California downed Illinois 72 to 54 in the consolation round.
EAST St Johns 97 Gonzaga 69 New York U 64 Long Island U 62 Virginia Tech 106 South Carolina 75 Arkansas 89 Tennessee 76 Texas 79 Alabama 78 MIDWEST Ohio State 84 Detroit 73 Michigan State 92 Iowa State 81 SOUTHWEST Oklahoma 75 Texas Tech 56 FAR WEST Utah 105 Los Angeles State 76 Brigham Young 66 Kent State 51 Kansas 60 San Francisco 43 Southern Cal 89 Hawaii 56 New Max Montana State 67
Bowling standings show Electric Company leading a cluster with Texas Eastern and Williams & Sons Co. close behind. This week results include Electric Company, Texas Eastern Athens, Medics, and Western & Southern Ins. posting wins and scores. Stroh's and Bridgwater Machine match postponed.
Florida faces a federal dispute over daily double winnings at Tropical Park Race Track. Buyers of 21 two dollar tickets won 2 347.20 each, with the IRS requiring ID for payouts above 600. Florida's attorney general initially ruled payment without ID, then withdrew the ruling as the IRS asserted federal priority.
In the North Gallia Holiday tournament Coalton beat North Gallia 61 to 54 and Windsor defeated Hannan Trace 41 to 31 in Thursday games. Lionel Foreman led North Gallia with 21 points, while Russ Fellore topped North Gallia with 11. Consolation game lineup has Hannan Trace vs North Gallia at 7 and championship at 8.
The Cleveland Indians will play 26 exhibition baseball games next spring starting March 11-12 against the San Francisco Giants in Arizona and concluding April 8-9 against the Giants in Salt Lake City.
The Saturday schedule lists Chicago versus Montreal and Detroit against Toronto as the day’s matchups. Team matchups and venues are set with no additional results or details provided.
Albany defeats Wilton 84 42 in the finals to claim the Albany holiday tournament title. Dan Stright leads Albany with 17 points, Kenny Morris 15, while Wilton’s Smith and Vanover each tally 11. Zaleski wins consolation 69 41 over Waterloo as Athens County’s Bobcats fall short.
McArthur Generals beat Hamden 52 33 to extend Winton County League lead. Lloyd Chatfield scored 14 as Barry Cline and Doug Wicker added 10 each and Blackstone led Hamden with 15. Wicker and Chatfield paced a fast break while Hamden struggled to keep pace.
Rutland improved to 61 44 over Kyger Creek Thursday night after trailing 9 8 early. David Martin led Meigs Countians with 23 points while C A Duncan added 16 for Kyger Creek in a non league game.
The Eastmoor at Athens non league basketball game was postponed due to heavy snow in Columbus. It will be played next Thursday night December 29 at 8 15. Athens leads the SECL with Jackson at 5 0 and is 6 0 on the season.
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