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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1959
Page
10
Baltimore wins 31-16 at Memorial Stadium to clinch their second straight NFL title. Johnny Unitas threw two TD passes and ran for another, while the defense intercepted three Giants in the fourth quarter.
In the NFL title game at Baltimore the Giants on a late third down risked a first down but were stopped by the Colts defense. Baltimore seized momentum, scoring four fourth quarter touchdowns to defeat New York 31 7. Quarterback Johnny Unitas dazzled while Don Joyce Gino Marchetti and Art Donovan anchored the line.
Two rookie quarterbacks Dave Sarette and Dick Easterly will start for Syracuse against Texas in the Cotton Bowl next Friday. Sarette completes 59 percent of his passes this season for 763 yards and 10 touchdowns while Easterly, at 21, is 53.8 percent and has seven scores. Injuries strain Syracuse backs but Ernie Davis and Mark Weber may return, with fullback John Nichols still doubtful. The pair pushed past early struggles and earned the backup to Larette on the freshman squad before stepping up when injuries hit.
MIAMI Fla Joe Caldwell the Miamian who set a pass record at Army and led the North to a 27 17 Shrine game win says he will quit football He plans to make the Army his career after graduation in June Caldwell completed 13 of 20 passes for 169 yards and one TD He expects to serve with the Engineers and to marry Geegee Mathers in June
Cincinnati 9. St. Bonaventure Iowa 91, St. Johns NYU 78, Dartmouth 68 St. Josephs Pa 84. Manhattan 70 Big High State 74. Kansas State 73 ado 64, Nebraska 55 Queen City Wisconsin 95, Boston College 82 Canisius 89, Pitt 85 Far West Classic Oregon State 54 New Mexico State 50 Idaho 63 Portland 45 Washington State 74 Hawaii 45 Oregon 66 Denver 49. Mt Louis 84 Creighton be Xavier Ohio 84 New Mexico Marquette 4 Wisconsin 70 Detroit 87 Buffalo State 55.
Columbus will host Class AA Region No 3 basketball on March 18 19 under a new Olio High School Athletic Assn plan. Central District winner joins reps from Athens Canton and Martins Ferry with other Class AA sites at Kent State Toledo and Cincinnati regions.
Dallas report notes two contests left in the National Finals Rodeo as Jim Shoulders of Henrietta Oklahoma led bull riding and aimed for a fifth straight all around title, while Jack Bushen of Cassville Wisconsin led bareback bronc riders and sought the championship.
Cincinnati and Xavier lead Ohio basketball as Bearcats rout St Bonaventure 96 56 at the ECAC Holiday Festival. Xavier hosts New Mexico after trimming the Lobos and Dayton meets NC State in the Dixie Classic as Bowling Green faces Tulsa in Oklahoma City. Ohio State visits Kentucky before Big Ten play.
The Kiwanis event at McConnelsville features Chesterhill with Morgan Countyians facing Junction City Bremen and McConnelsville in a two night tourney. Oak Hill Union Furnace Union Furnace Wellston Jackson County action and Wednesday results follow with several seeded matchups. Murray City seeks another win at Lancaster Boys Industrial School as W R Byer s Miners upset Laurelville in Hocking County League play.
Twenty three college basketball tournaments on tonight with top teams across the nation. In Los Angeles the first Los Angeles Festival final could replay last season's NCAA final California versus West Virginia. California rides a 22 game win streak as they face Illinois while West Virginia meets Stanford. UCLA and USC open against Michigan and Northwestern respectively. In Raleigh the Dixie Classic begins with Utah leading 8 0 against Duke and North Carolina schools fielding several matchups. Other major events start including All-College Oklahoma City Blue Grass Louisville Southwest Conference Houston Hurricane Miami and Motor City Detroit.
A fragment notes Northwestern and Notre Dame first faced each other in football in 1889, with Notre Dame winning 9 to 0. Other lines mention boxing and other unclear results with multiple foreign locations.
Undefeated Tom MecNeeley of Boston and George Kegan of Boise clash in the NBC headliner at Madison Square Garden. Middleweights Holly Mims of Washington and Dick Tiger of Nigeria vie for a Chicago Stadium title on ABC TV. Four other 10 rounders fill the heavyweight slate as Lee Williams faces Don Burner and Bartolo Soni meets Billy Ryan.
The North earned a 20-8 win in the 22nd Blue Gray clash as a powerful Yankee line, many from Big 10 schools, seized the opening and controlled the action. Rival coaches credited stout line play for the North’s second straight victory and narrowing the series lead to 13-8.
The Boston Celtics extended their NBA winning streak to 15 games by defeating the Cincinnati Royals 121 to 111, moving toward the league record of 17 set by the 1948 Washington Capitols. The St Louis Hawks saw their six game run end with a 117 to 104 loss to the Syracuse Nationals.
Baltimore edges New York 31 16 as veteran Colts linemen led by Gino Marchetti and Roy Krouse collapse the Giants rush. Johnny Unitas throws two touchdowns while avoiding interceptions, watched by coach Weeb Ewbank who credits the seasoned line for the win in a tense title game.
In Tempe Arizona the national all stars defeated the southwest squad 21 to 6 in the Copper Bowl. ASU quarterback Jim Giest threw a 41 yard scoring pass to Bill Spanko for the Southwest’s lone points as coach Frank Kush blamed the all star selection system for the loss.
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