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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1957
Page
12
University of Oklahoma stacks road dates in Michigan and Toledo as part of a pivotal league swing. George Strode reports on matchups expected to test OU in unfamiliar arenas and shape early standings.
Ohio University faces two crucial road games in three days at Western Michigan and Toledo as it searches to improve from a 3-3 MAC record. Miami leads the league at 7-0, while Bowling Green and Marshall sit ahead of Ohio with 6-2 and 5-3 marks, respectively.
At midseason Bill Rohr's Miami University Redskins lead the MAC with seven straight wins. Wayne Embry tops scoring at 23.2 points per game as Miami averages 86 points while holding foes to 69.7. Ed Blair of Western Michigan averages 21.2 after a 27 point game. Bowing Green leads in defense with 71.1 points allowed.
Xavier University Musketeers beat Loyola of Baltimore 102-76 as Joe Viviano led with 19 points. The win improves Xavier to 11-3. Loyola’s Paul Dodd scored 23 in a lop-sided Midwest game. Westminster and Rio Grande also won while Youngstown beat Westminster 76-66. Western Michigan noted for sophomore-heavy roster amid 6-8 record.
The NFL holds a second session of its annual meeting as player association discussions on expansion to a 14 team league and rule revisions are set. Commissioner Bert Bell, recently boosted to 40 000 annually with a 10 000 1956 bonus, presides over sessions after the 12 clubs completed a 30 round draft.
The article outlines players demanding official recognition by owners and the league, a minimum salary of 5000, training season expense money, 12 minimum for board and lodging after training, an injury clause guaranteeing a full season’s pay, and a shorter training season. Buffalo reps present expansion proposals while Bell cites interest from Louisville, Denver, Seattle, Kansas City, Houston, and Minneapolis. Proposed rule changes include extending goal posts 25 feet, white uniforms for visiting teams, and a clearer definition of intentional grounding.
Rochester Royals general manager Les Harrison says he does not want to sell or move the team to Cincinnati. Harrison's Thursday night statement slows a local bid led by Robert Siegel to obtain an NBA franchise for Cincinnati.
The opening night of the Golden Gloves featured 39 knockouts in five hours of boxing. Among 85 winners 26 fighters were from out of town with Canton eight wins, Youngstown seven, Akron four, Elyria three and Lorain and Painesville two each.
In St. Louis Virgil Akins of 151 pounds halted Al Andrews of 157% after six rounds. In Dallas Buddy Turman, 179, knocked out Otis Carr of 200 in Wichita. In Revere Billy Ryan, 167, stopped Jimmy Browns, 1602, in Brooklyn at 1.
The Athens Bulldogs, led by Coach Charlie McAfee, face the Blue Devils as SEOL round games approach with Nelsonville among rivals. The team pushes to stay atop the league race and avoids being labeled a second division squad.
Athens hosts Gallipolis as McAfee notes danger from the defending champs while McConkey returns and Widdoes shows leadership. Spartans, Hounds and Buckeye foes fill the SECAL and Athens County League schedules with Jackson, Pomeroy, Logan and Wellston among key matchups.
Beasley and Mathews lead the team with 17 points while Commonwealth and Athens TV follow. Results show Beasley 2 Athens TV 2 and Commonwealth 3 Belk-Simpson 1 Jones Realty 4 Tenn. Gas 0. Top bowler scores include Wickham 198-193-190 581 and Bailey 183-185-154 522.
The second round of the Phoenix Open sees Billy Maxwell and Arnold Palmer at 4 under par 66 at Arizona Country Club. Gene Bone trails one shot behind while Lloyd Mangrum Cary Middlecoff and other young golfers vie for position.
Cleveland Indians announce 1957 deals with three players: infielder George Strickland who played 85 games and batted .211 last season, shortstop Ken Kuhn age 19 who appeared in 27 games and hit .273 in 22 at bats, and outfielder Stu Lecklin 27 who has limited outfield service since returning from the Air Force at Lockbourne Field in Columbus in 1955.
Ohio University freshmen travel to Morgantown to face 11 straight winner West Virginia. WVU stars Jay Jacobs Willie Akers and Jerry West headline a strong lineup while OU aims to rebound from a brief rally in December’s 80-74 loss.
New York Isaac Logart, among top welterweight contenders, is a slight favorite against Yama Bahama from Rimini in the Bahamas in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. The fight, set for 10 p.m., will be broadcast on radio and television with two judges and a referee scoring rounds plus a supplementary point system.
Officers of the Ohio Public Links Golf Assn will meet February 9 at the Elms Country Club to map plans for the 1957 state championship tournament.
Oklahoma City 84 Wichita 70 Cincinnati 78 Toledo 61 Evansville 81 Butler 72 Cincinnati Xavier 102 Baltimore Loy 76 Youngstown 76 Westminster Pa 66 Rio Grande 86 Marietta 74 West Illinois 58 St Ambrose Iowa 54 Great Lakes Naval 100 St Norbert 86 Utah 86 Colorado A M 60 Montana 64 Wyoming 60 Denver 69 Utah State 66 Brown 58 Harvard 56 Temple 87 Delaware 57 St Johns Brooklyns St Vincent Pat Carnegie Tech 6 Alderson Broaddus 84 W Va State 64 Wake Forest 73 Virginia 3S Duke 72 Maryland 60 Louisville 89 Miami Fla 60 Kentucky 102 Quantico Marines 96.
Indoor racing for midget cars returns Saturday night at the Ohio State Fairgrounds Coliseum. Seven events are scheduled for the program in Columbus.
Montreal defeated Detroit 5 to 3 while Boston shut out Chicago 2 to 0 in NHL action. The results highlight high scoring by Montreal and a clean sheet by Boston.
Collected from Ohio players drafted by NFL teams as the 1957 draft closed on Thursday. Names include James Parker Ohio State guard to Baltimore, Hubert Bobo Ohio State back to Philadelphia, Bill Michael Ohio State tackle to Pittsburgh, and others from Ohio State Kent State Xavier Bowling Green Dayton Youngstown and Miami with teams listed. Browns also drafted 11 players from Indiana Michigan Michigan State Iowa Northwestern and Ohio State among others.
Gene Fullmer will defend his world middleweight title in a rematch with Ray Robinson at Chicago Stadium on April 24. International Boxing Club secretary Truman Gibson expects a $200,000 gate after talks with Marv Jensen, Fullmer’s mink-raising manager, who preferred delaying from June in Yankee Stadium to stay home.
Richard Kadis of Cleveland remains in a semi conscious state at Cleveland Clinic Hospital after a serious fall injury last fall while playing for Geneva College. Fundraising efforts by the Boardman High Boosters Club have raised 284 dollars toward the youth’s hospital expenses estimated in the thousands. Kadis is a former Boardman athlete.
Big Ten title chase tightens as Purdue missing several players including starter Harvey Austin in a 4-1 mark at Illinois. Illinois center George Bon Salle (20.2 ppg) is ineligible until Illinois second semester begins, while Ohio State holds a 6-1 lead. Michigan and Minnesota eye second place as Michigan State boosts momentum.
Scoring has dropped as Big Ten rules interpretation limits bonus free throws and restricts back court fouls. Through half the season Archie Dees leads with 24.2 points per game, followed by Frank Howard 21.1 and George Bont Salle 20.2. previous leaders from Ohio State and Iowa show lower tallies amid a league-wide dip.
Philadelphia defeated New York 106 to 102 while Syracuse edged Boston 105 to 104. Fort Wayne beat Minneapolis 111 to 107 in a doubleheader style recap.
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