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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1958

Page

7

Florida State Tour Visits Ohio University Tonight

Ohio University meets touring Florida State University at Men's Gym from the visiting Seminoles on a four game southern tour. The Bobcats after beating Kent State 65 58 improve to 10 6 and sit third in the MAC with a 4 3 mark.

Ohio University Florida State University Ohio Kent State Flashes Kent Florida State Bobcats Seminoles Tallahassee Fla West Virginia Marshall Bowling Green Toledo Bob Showalter Gene Michael Jerry Wolf Bob Anderson Dave Scott

Mixed League results and Bobcats steady shooting pace

Rio de Janeiro Archie Moore and others defeated opponents in mixed league bouts as Detroit and Waterbury clubs posted varied results. The Harried Flashes struggled against OU defense while Coach Jim Snyder's Bobcats outplayed opponents with balanced scoring and a 46 percent team field goal rate led by Captain Bob Peters's eight of 16.

Jim Snyder Bobcats Bob Peters

College basketball scores and slim leads across night games

Scores show Purdue 72 Michigan 66 and Oklahoma State 65 St. Louis 34 with OU leading 34-23 at half. Kent State 58 Ohio U 65 as Kent State battles, Indiana 76 DePaul 66, and multiple other small conference results follow with varied final tallies.

Purdue Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Colorado Kent Pengingi Rota Meme Oklahoma State St. Louis West Kentucky Wichita Tulsa Houston Elefe Marquette Boston College Okahoma Missouri Indiana DePaul Beare Ohio State Xavier Ohio Chicago Loyola Dayton East Kentucky Youngstown Niagara Baea Fare FE Tepottington Rio Grande Toledo Baldwin-Wallace Adrian Miami West Michigan Butler St. Joseph’s Ind Cincinnati Duquesne Temple St. John's Bkn Dartmouth Brown Oly Cross Aisnama Georgia Tech OU Tuilane Mississippi Auburn Vanderbilt Ohio U Mississippi State LSU Peters North Carolina South Carolina Wolf Maryland Navy Rattre Orcaseae North Carolina State Clemson Willams Duke Wake Forest Anderson Tennessee Georgia Tudor Ek Ae Middle Tenn Fast Tenn Norman Tenn. Tech Murray State Grooms A SMU Arkansas TCU Baylor Denke BI North Texas State Kent ST California Santa Clara Michael Stanford Oregon State Showalter Brigham Young Montana State Myatt St. Francis Siena Gorsline BM Es Thomas Reichert I Moore Asupace Wwe Kayer Ee Il O Vowe Bohannon BO Endogewpesans Kent State

OU Swimmers Win 8 Events At Western

Ohio University defeated Western Michigan 58 28 in Kalamazoo to earn its second duel meet of the season. The mermen won eight of ten events including a new medley relay record 4 10 7 and a 200 yard backstroke mark 2 19 4 by Don Dowd.

Ohio University Western Michigan Kalamazoo Pittsburgh Bob Bartel Don Dowd Bob Kinney Dave Costill Bruce Tompkin Dowd Notre Dame Ohio Kinney Costill Tompkin Cappolino Hunt Baker Burns Berry Maglischo Beckner Stucehll Sommers Misner Pease Wood Forsythe Powell Eastman Lephart Franck Neill

Buchtel Bruins Rout Chauncey Blue Devils in Nonleague Thriller

Buchtel improved to 14 wins with an 84 to 34 victory over Chauncey in a non league game. Danny Wright led Buchtel with 28 points while five players reached double figures. Chauncey was led by Larry Bowe with 12 points as Buchtel also won the reserve game 44 to 22.

Chauncey Buchtel Bruins Blue Devils Ashville Bert Barnes Don Anderson Danny Wright Larry Bowe

Junior High Tourney Opens Monday At The Plains

The Athens County Junior High basketball tournament begins Monday at The Plains High School gym. First round features The Plains versus Rome Canaan at 7 p.m. Waterlo o versus Albany at 9 p.m. Ames Bern against Shade also at 9 p.m.

Athens County Plains High School the Plains Rome Canaan Waterloo Albany Ames Bern Shade Trimble Ames-Bern - Shade Carthage Troy Athens York

Trimble Five 95-40 Victory Over Murray City

Trimble High overwhelms Murray City 95-40 as Morrison nets 37 and Nev ille’s lineup builds a 42-12 halftime lead. Murray City’s top scorer is Smith with 19 points. officials were Mace and Russell.

Jacksonville Trimble High Murray City Ken Neville Mike Morrison Chauncey Nets Miners Trimble Smith Taggart Matheny D. Roberts R. Roberts Barber Mace Russell

Union Furnace tops The Plains 58 to 55 in non league fight

Union Furnace defeated The Plains 58 55 as Malone led all scorers with 21 points and Charney 19 Brown 18 for The Plains. UF built a 46 29 lead entering the fourth only to hold off a late Plains rally. In the reserve contest The Plains won 43 42 with Davis sinking two late free throws.

Union Furnace The Plains Bob Burson Malone Bill Charney Darrell Brown Bob Davis the Plains David

Baylor Leads In Scoring Race Tie With Chamberlain

Two players Powell and Sauer have shaken the major college scoring race with Elgin Baylor of Seattle leading Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas and Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati by a slim margin. Baylor idle until a Friday date with Gonzaga, while Robertson dropped to 27 in a 72-61 win over Duquesne.

ED Wilks Joe John Powell Miami Ohio Jack Sauer Duquesne Elgin Baylor Seattle Wilt Chamberlain Kansas All America Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Powell Sauer Robertson Baylor Chamberlain Gonzaga West Virginia Kansas Associated Press Philadelphia St. Joseph's

Ohio LU Takes On Th undering Head Wednesday

Ohio college basketball slate this week features four MAC foes and multiple out of state games. Marshall battles Ohio U Bowling Green and Toledo as Leo Byrd and Hal Greer push scoring, while Miami seeks revenge on Dayton and Iowa tests Cincinnati and Ohio State eye a Big Ten clash.

Columbus Ohio Miami Redskins Dayton Flyers Oxford Iowa Hawkeye Court Ohio State Marshall Ohio U Bowling Green Toledo Thundering Herd Leo Byrd Hal Greer Purdue Michigan Illinois Lafayette Ind Cincinnati Bearcats St. Joseph Oscar

Ames Bern Nets Ninth Win With 49 46 Victory

Ames Bern High beat Marietta 49 to 46 to improve to nine wins in 15 starts. Mitchell Smith led with 15 points, Bill McPherson added 14, and Charles Gardner 13 as Ames Bern opened 17 7 after the first quarter and held on. Marietta had nine scorers, Stacy tops with nine.

Amesville Ames-Bern High Marietta Paul Casto Mitchell Smith Bill McPherson Charles Gardner Stacy Ames-Bern

Swearingen's Quintet Knocks Off Denison JV 76 49

Swearingen's independent basketball team beat Denison JV 76 to 49 in Granville. Bob Meadows led with 21 points, Ray Frazier 15, and Duane Baker 13 as Athens took a 34 27 halftime edge and extended it in the final period. Next game vs Ohio U freshman team on Feb 15.

Swearingen Granville Denison JV Athens Five Bob Meadows Ohio University Ray Frazier Duane Baker Harry Kessel Ohio U Frazier Meadows Westfall Baker Miller Stobart Kessel Mathews Armacost Pancake Angel Belanger Hartman Buh

Dodgers Campanella Improves After Neck Injury

Glen Cove New York reports Roy Campanella the Dodgers catcher who broke his neck in an auto accident last Tuesday continues to improve.

Dodgers Campanella Glen Cove N.Y Roy Campanella Los Angeles Dodger

Michigan State Takes First in Big Ten Race

Michigan State's Larry Hedden led with 22 points as the Spartans defeated Minnesota 88-64 to move to 4-2 in the Big Ten. Michigan State surpassed Michigan and joined Indiana in the lead pack while Iowa beat Ohio State and Illinois edged Northwestern in overtime.

Michigan State Big Ten Spartans Larry Hedden Hedden Minnesota Michigan Purdue Ann Arbor Wolverines Indiana DePaul Iowa Ohio State Iowa City Illinois Northwestern Champaign Wisconsin Hoosiers East Lansing Ron Johnson MSU Johnny Green George Kline

Venturi Wins Phoenix Open In Nervy Finish

Ken Venturi of San Francisco captured the $15,000 Phoenix Open at Phoenix Country Club scoring 274 after a final round 68. Walter Burkemo surged to 9 under par with a 65 while Jay Hebert finished tied with Burkemo at 275 as Venturi held on to win by one stroke.

San Francisco Pepperdine Oklahoma State St. Louis North Carolina South Carolina Maryland Navy North Carolina State Clemson West Virginia Madison Square Garden St. John’s Brooklyn Phoenix Ariz Ken Venturi Venturi Jay Hebert Sanford Fla Walter Burkemo Franklin Hills Mich Hebert Burkemo Phoenix Country Club John McMullin Alameda Calif Bill Collins Grossinger N. Y

Coalton Clinches County Title With 72 51 Victory

Coalton Vikings coached by Popey Wagner beat Oak Hill 72 to 51 to secure the Jackson County League championship and earn a spot in the Sectional Class A tournament at Wellston. Ted Diggs and John Tipton led Coalton with 17 points each while Evans topped Oak Hill with 13.

Coalton Popey Wagner Vikings Oak Hill Wellston Ted Diggs John Tipton Evans Trace Gillam Tipton Coley Diggs Hammond Bragg

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