Three Athens Golfers Shine in Boca Raton Tourney
Claude Steppe finished 2nd in the 36 hole medal play handicap with 136 total. Fred Schleicher and Dr. Edward Sprague placed 3rd in the 36 holes with 125, while Pedigo’s 73 left him 11th among 55 pros. California tops West Virginia 64 45 as Oscar Robertson scores 50.
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Athens
Boca Raton
Fla
Claude Steppe
Steppe
Fred Schleicher
Ohio University
Edward Sprague
Ohio U
Roger Pedigo
Pedigo
Schleicher
Dr. Sprague
Westwood Country Club
St. Louis
Roger
George Bernardin
Sammy Snead
Don Finsterwald
Ironmen Captured Jackson Holiday Crown 68-60
Jackson defeats Wellston 68-60 to win the Jackson County Holiday Tournament final. Ed Spriggs scores 20 for Jackson while Jon Hendershott leads Wellston with 22. Jackson and Wellston earn all tourney honors as Oak Hill wins the consolation.
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Oak Hill
Jackson
Wellston
Golden Rockets
Ed Spriggs
Ironmen
Jon Hendershott
Spriggs
Bill Slavens
Alltourney
Francis Ray
Coalton
John Morgan
Dave Scharfenbarger
Swingle
Davis
Hyden
Stavens
Joanson
Wright
Hendershott
Ramsey
Athens Rollerbowl Ladies Rollerbowl League Standings
League standings show Jones Bulck Co leading with 42 wins 24 losses, followed by Easter Dairy and Sunnybeaks. Team and bowler high marks include Ray Riggs with 2246 series and Hutcheson 211 high single, with Athens Launderama and Bridgwater Machine among top teams.
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Athens Rollerbowl
Jones Bulck Co
T. Ray Riges
Easter Dairy
Sunnybeaks
Swearingen's - Eee
Conrath Electric Ceert Ae
Neal Floral
Athens Launderama
Stroh's Ie
East End
Beasley & Mathews
Logan
Steppe
Bridgwater Machine
Atty Tor
Dewey
Bfaw
Kriggie
V. Widdoes
Leftier Aasee
Adams Woceee
Lai
Baird Cocenenene
Kerrame
Widdoes
Rittett —S
Hutcheson
Martin Wawennn
Grutiemeyer
van Dyke
Ray Riggs
Riggele
Kbst
Athens
Steppe'’s
Conrath Electric
Siroh’s
Logan's
Easier Dairy
Neal's Floral
Swearingen's
Jones Buick & Y & Mathews
Sunnybanks
Union Furnace Triumphs 61 56 Over Shade For Fifth Straight Win
Union Furnace beat Shade 61 56 at home to run its record to 6 6 as Bobby Lee led with 21 and Mel McDaniel added 16. Warrior reserves won 40 16 over Shade. Laurelville lost 69 61 to Salt Creek at the consolation final, while Stoutsville captured the title 59 52 over Walnut. Also boxing results and Buffalo Bills hire noted.
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Logan
Union Furnace
Laurelville
Warriors
Bill White
Bobby Lee
Panthers
Mel McDaniel
Warrior
Shade
Wildcats
Salt Creek
Stoutsville
Walnut
California triumphs in Los Angeles Classic with 65 45 win
In the Los Angeles Classic tournament California defeats West Virginia 65 45 for third place while Southern California posts 72 62 over LOLA. Other results include Stanford 62 and St Bonaventure 95 as varied placings are recorded across the field.
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California
West Virginia
Southern Calif
LOLA
Aline
Stanford
Northwestern
Michigan
POAC
Cincinnati
Iowa I
St. Josephs
Bonaventure
St. Johns
Los Angeles Loyola
Santa Clara
St. Marys
Calif
San Francisco
Friday Night Cage State Battles at McArthur and Hamden
High school basketball action features North Gallia, Southwestern, Hannan-Trace and Coalton on Friday night with the McArthur at Hamden game. Saturday showcases The Plains at Chauncey Dover and other matchups including Glouster at Racine and Trimble at Waterloo. Also Murray City visits Holy Trinity as action winds through regional tournaments. National Hockey League results show Montreal 3 Toronto 2 with schedule ahead for Toronto at Detroit and New York at Boston and Detroit at Chicago.
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McArthur
Hamden
North Gallia
Southwestern
Hannan-Trace
Coalton
the Plains
Chauncey-Dover
Glouster
Racine
Trimble
Waterloo
Murray City
Holy Trinity
National Hockey League
Montreal
Toronto
Detroit
New York
Boston
Chicago
Major bowl contenders favor four teams in opening post season
Ole Miss Syracuse Wisconsin lead four major bowls with favored status. Syracuse and Georgia seek first bowl wins, while Wisconsin and Ole Miss aim to extend strong seasons in the Cotton Orange Sugar and Rose Bowls respectively. All games will be broadcast nationwide with large crowds expected.
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Ole Miss
Syracuse
Wisconsin
A&m
Wiley
Texas
Houston
Sugar
Orange
Arkansas
Georgia Tech
Jacksonville
San Francisco
Tucson
Ariz
Roger Davis
Fred Mantino
West Coast
Badgers
Southern California
Dan Lanphear
Dale Hackbart
Bob Schloredt
Washington
Southern Cal
Tiger Beats Mims In TV Bout At Chicago Stadium
Dick Tiger, the British Empire middleweight, outboxed Washington D. C. veteran Helly Mims over 10 rounds in a national television bout at Chicago Stadium. Tiger, ranked sixth by the NBA, won on two judges’ cards and tied one, as Mims suffered a third straight defeat to fall to 46-21-6.
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Chicago
Dick Tiger
Helly Mims
Tiger
Washington, D. C
Battler
Chicago Stadium
Mims
Post Office
National Boxing Assn
NBA
Bernard Weissman
John Bray
Harold Marovitz
Associated Presses
Bowl matchups and rankings recap for major bowls
In Dallas Syracuse faces Texas as a 10 0 team, while Wisconsin meets Washington in Pasadena and LSU clashes with Mississippi in New Orleans The Sugar Bowl pairing Missouri and Georgia is noted along with Presbyterian versus Middle Tennessee in the Tangerine Bowl and Prairie View A M versus Wiley Texas in Houston The piece highlights Georgia and Missouri 9 1 records and conference contexts plus Mississippi LSU game turning on an 89 yard punt return and Big Ten prestige concerns for Wisconsin
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Big Ten
Wisconsin Badgers
University of Washington
Pasadena
Washington
Huskies
Wisconsin
Badgers
Dale Hackbart
Bob Schloredt
Schloredt
Central Press
Syracuse
Georgia
Mississippi
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Missouri
Miami
Fla
Louisiana State
New Orleans
Calif
Presbyterian
Middle Tennessee State
Orlando
Prairie View
NBC
CBS
Houston
Prairie View A & M
Wiley
Associated Press
TCU
Longhorns
South Carolina
Oklahoma
LSU
Billy Cannon
Rebel
Tennessee
Wiconsin
Cincinnati topples Iowa as Robertson stars in ECAC win
Oscar Robertson poured in 50 points as Cincinnati beat Iowa 96 83 to win the ECAC Holiday Festival title. Dayton endured three overtimes to edge Duke 71 63 while Bowling Green edged Wichita 84 82.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Dayton
Bowling Green
Oscar Robertson
New York
Madison Square Garden
Bearcats
Iowa
Duke
Wichita
Raleigh
N. C
Oklahoma City
Robertson
Hawkeyes
Jimmy Darrow
Lanny van Eman
Frank Case
Flyers
Chicago
DePaul
Baldwin-Wallace
Ohioans
Rockets Rated At Top In Mid-American Race
Ohio University faces a tough MAC start as Jim Snyder’s Bobcats travel to Toledo. Toledo’s Eddie Melvin has built a deep 6-7-strong Rockets squad ranked 17th, fresh off a 59-57 Akron win. Key Rockets include George Patterson and Bob Pawlak, while Ohio counters with Adams Kruger and Gaunt. Snyder eyes a strong road test to begin conference play.
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Ohio University
Jim Snyder
Bobcats
Toledo
Eddie Melvin
Maumee
Rockets
Akron
Kent State
Melvin
St. Bonaventure
George Patterson
Bob Pavlak
Ohio
Pawlak
John Papean
Jerry Galikci
Miklovic
Bernie Cabey
Ralph Lewis
Willie Newson
Ron Oranski
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo
Marshall
Ohio U
Athens
Snyder
Jim
Howard Jolliff
Bunk Adams
Gro"t Bill Whaley
Bruce Johnson
Dale Bandy
Bob Gaunt
Larry Kruger
Allensville
Ohio US
Adams
Johnson
Witte
Hazy
Gaunt
Schuler
A Wilcox
Cook
Celtics Tie NBA Record With 17th straight win
Boston Celtics stretch to 17 consecutive wins with a 96 to 82 victory over the St. Louis Hawks. Red Auerbach hails the streak as earned, while Hawk players Ben Kerner and Bob Pettit comment on Boston's defense and Bill Russell. The Celtics improve to 50 victories and four defeats.
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ST. Louis
Red Auerbach
Boston Celtics
Washington Capitols
Auerbach
Celtics
St. Louis Hawks
Hawk
Ben Kerner
Bill Russell
Boston
Hawk Bob Pettit
Clyde Lovellette
Sports Highlights of July 1959
Key events include Gary Player winning the British Open, Alex Olmedo claiming Wimbledon, Betsy Rawls capturing the Ladies PGA, Jose Becerra stopping Alphonse Halimi for the bantamweight crown, Harold Gomes beating Paul Jorgensen for the vacant junior lightweight title, and Don Jordan defending the welterweight title. Also noted are managerial changes for Boston and Cincinnati, a track meet in Philadelphia, and other major wins and coaching appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Player
Bill Jurges
Mike Higgins
Boston Red Sox
Alex Olmedo
Indians
Giants
Betsy Rawls
Jose Becerra
Alphonse Halimi
Fred Hutchinson
Mayo Smith
Cincinnati
Don Jordan
Denny Moyer
U.S
Philadelphia
Harold Gomes
Paul Jorgensen
Bill Skowron
Delaware
Jim Hickey
Jim Tatum
North Carolina
Bright Knight
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Cal Rips
George Strode
Golden Bears
Bears
Jerry West
Mountaineers
West
Dave Nelson
Seph
Oscar
Tom Stith
Bonnies
St. John’s
Stith
Dixie Classis
Wake Forest
Iowa State
Kansas
Southwest
Texas A & M
Southern Methodist
Utah State
Western Kentucky
Tulane
Richmond
Lafayette
Finsterwald
R. Ace
Russ Finsterwald
Art Wall
Gene Littler
Dow
Jay Hebert
Scharfenbarger
Potts
Kisor
Nigeria
Holly Mims
Miami Beach
Gomeo
Brennan
Bimini
Bahamas
Mel Barker
Austin
Buffalo
Cleveland Browns
Dick Gallagher
Buffalo Bills
Gallagher
Minnesota
State &T
Colorado
Kansas State
Okla State
Nebraska
All-Ollege
Okla City
Firth
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Virginia Tech
Miss State
Wi-Mary
Florida State
Louisiana
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Boston Univ
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Maine
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Colgate
Bowdoin
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George Washington
Louisiana Tech
Othen
Bradies
Butler
Yale
Baldwin Wallace
Drake
Kansas City
Univ
Chicago Univ
Rochester
Cage State
Dale Hackhart
Chuck Allen
Don McKeta
George Fleming Washington
Fddie
Jerry Stalcup
The
Dick Tiger Downs
Catit
Cinco
Gotham
Platt
UNION
Anclalp
Sinclair
George L. Smith
Sinclair Products
Briggs-Stratton
Automotive Machine Shop Service
Howard E. Parsons
Prop
E. Carpenter
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