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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1961

Page

8

Rockets Rout Bobcats To Boost MAC Stand

Toledo’s 95 68 victory over Ohio University vaulted the Rockets to within one game of the MAC leaders. Larry Jones led with 23 points, Jerry Galicki 20, Patterson 19, Pawlak 18, while Pat Patterson returned late to seal a 31 point margin. Adams scored 21 as he chases a school scoring record. Houston’s home schedule looms with Miami and Kent State following the win.

Toledo Rockets Ohio University Eddie Melvin Bobcats Patterson Larry Jones Melvin Jones Jerry Galicki Bob Pawlak Bunk Adams Ohio U FGA FTA Adams K Bunton Katz Whaley Cook Bolen Wilcox Koon Schuler Rollinson Galicki Lewis Pawlak Monnier Miller Yanchar Papp Lobata

Ohio U. string ends as Rockets topple Bobcats in Toledo

Ohio University’s seven game MAC win streak ends 95 68 at Toledo. Toledo now trails Ohio U by a half game with four games left while the Rockets have five. The title race centers on remaining key home and road clashes including Miami Bowling Green Kent State and Oxford contests. A potential playoff on a neutral floor could decide the MAC representative.

Melvin Athens Bobcats Rockets Bowling Green Miami Kent State Oxford Toledo Western Michigan Marshall Ohio University Ohio U Redskins Skins MAC

Falcons Roll Past Redskins 84 70 Led By Thurmond

Bowling Green defeated Miami 84-70 in a Mid-American Conference contest. Nate Thurmond scored 22 and set a school rebound record with 28, while Bob Dawson added 23. Miami’s Dave Zeller and Vern Lawson led the visitors with 17 each.

Falcons Redskins Nate Bowling Green Bob Dawson Nate Thurmond Miami Thurmond Mark Chapman Western Reserve Dawson Dave Zeller Vern Lawson

Athens Rollerbowl Mixed League Standings and High Scores

The Athens Rollerbowl mixed league shows Pendergrass Hardware leading at 51 percent with 28 percent for second place and several teams like Dupier's Sportswear and Sunnybank's close behind. Individual high scores list Dupier's Scattettes with 893 team high single and G Leffler 217 in a single game and 622 across three.

Athens Rollerbowl L . Pendergrass Hardware Sunnybank's O. Juraaies Dupler’s Athens Office Supply AS “ Selieng Mathews Goodyear Parker's Tire Shop Olevacea WATH Scattettes Dupier G. Leffler Ee J. Miller V. Widdoes Sunnybank’s Pendergrass Mathews A Miller's Poultry Lamborn

High School Basketball Scoring Report

County Loop Walsh 15 Goodfellow 1 Gar rett 7 McGill 1 R Golden 6 total 32. BRIDGEWATER 43 Hudnall 6 Jarvis 13 McDonald 2 Koon 8 White 4 Brown 10 total 43. WOON Bee osa's va au Bridgewater . 21-43 Officials Golden Dickey.

Bridgewater Hudnall Jarvis McDonald Koon White Brown Woon Bee Osa Golden, Dickey

Ray Riggs Leads Waterloo Victory Over Naval Reserve

In a compact box score Ray Riggs tallies 19 for Waterloo side, while Naval Reserve totals 55 with Hoffman 25 and Carpenter 10. Final scores read 59 to 55 as Rey Riggs earns standout mention in a late effort.

Ray Riggs Waterloo Thomas Lowry Rudy Dicken Ray Dicken Boyer Carsey Naval Reserve Hoffman Flowers Novak Carpenter Ator Rey Riggs Golden Dickey

National Basketball Association Scores and Schedule

Sunday results show Boston 123 over St. Louis 121 Philadelphia 136 over New York 128 Syracuse 129 over Cincinnati 115 Los Angeles 125 over Detroit 120 Saturday Saint Louis 128 over New York 111 Detroit 111 over Syracuse 104 Monday features Cincinnati versus Los Angeles at University of Maryland Tuesday schedule lists Philadelphia at St. Louis Los Angeles at Boston at New York Detroit at New York

National Basketball Association Boston St. Louis Philadelphia New York Syracuse Cincinnati Los Angeles Detroit University of Maryland

Indiana Faces Ohio State In Big Ten Showdown

Indiana and Ohio State meet in Columbus to open a home-and-home series as top ranked Ohio State aims for a seventh straight conference win and a potential NCAA title bid while Indiana seeks form after a 90-78 win over Northwestern.

Indiana Walt Bellamy Northwestern NCAA St. Bonaventure Ohio State Bonnies Bradley Tennessee State Boston College Buffalo Cincinnati Drake Peoria Mississippi State Tulane Kansas Colorado Kansas State Temple Muhlenberg LaSalle St. Joseph’s Detroit Xavier Ohio Richmond Memphis State Michigan Duke Jeph Art Heyman North Carolina Iowa LSU Oregon Oregon State Southern California UCLA Florida Kentucky Dayton Army

High School Cage Box Scores From Plains and Sheridan Action

The Plains beat Waterloo 63 46 63 in a four quarter basketball matchup. York defeated Matheny 73 29 while Sheridan topped York 85. Officials were Osborne, Pratt and Love, Williams. Reserves listed for both sides.

the Plains McCormick Gabriel Thomas Pat Eddy Smith Clenlenin McAllister Waterloo Osborne Pratt Sheridan Anspach Crane Love Morehead Shrider White Warner Wilson Williams York

Ames Bern and Racine Basketball Scoring Summary

Ames Bern led by Dean and Smith with 50 points total while Racine's Wolfe Parsons Price and McKelvey scored 54 as the visitors pull away. Final totals show Ames Bern 50 Racine 54 with officials Kessel and Grover and reserves listed.

Dean Smith Rise McClellan Copeland Totals Racine Wolfe Parsons Price McKelvey Graham Ames-Bern Kessel Grover

McArthur Beats Southwestern In Scoring Shootout

McArthur 38 def Southwestern 36 as Wicker and Chatfield lead with double digit totals. Halley tops Southwestern with 17 points. reserve points offset by McArthur’s 23. Final scores show a tight game and balanced scoring from both sides.

Southwestern Halley Trainer Dillion Shriver Terry McArthur

Old Washington wins at Burris 72 55 over Corning

Old Washington improves to 19 0 after a 72 55 road victory. Burris led with 12 points while Jenkins tied 11 for Corning and Hartley added 2. Final score 72 55 with officials Franklin and Nicholas.

OLD Washington Burris Jenkins Nare Hartley Burkey Robinson Gray Burger Canders Corning Franklin Nicholas

Glouster Caldwell Game Postponed by Weather

The Caldwell at Glouster basketball game in the Muskingum Valley League was postponed Saturday night due to weather conditions.

Glouster Caldwell At Glouster

Buck Win Tops Ohio Cage Story

Ohio State Buckeyes ride a 21 game win streak since a 99 83 loss at Bloomington Indiana travels to St John Arena to face the Hoosiers. Ohio State crushed Michigan 80 58 as Wittenberg tops Marietta 50 36 and Otterbein upsets Wooster 80 69 in nearby action.

Columbus Ohio State Buckeyes Indiana Bloomington Fred Taylor Hoosiers St. John Arena BUCKS Michigan Wittenberg Marietta Otterbein Wooster Wittenbergers Ohio Lutherans Heidelberg Detroit Xavier Miami Ohio U. Toledo Bowling Green Western Kentucky St. Louis Cincinnatti Dayton-Seton Hall New York Hiram Capital

OU Skaters Beat Ohio State 7-1 at Bird Arena

Ohio University ice hockey club moved over .500 with a 7-1 victory over neighbor Ohio State. The Bobcats improved to 4-8 on the season led by Dick Henry’s hat trick and goals from Ron Hill John Sebok John Becker and Joe Zieleniewski. Coach John McCount’s squad hosts Fenn College next.

Ohio University Ohio State Bobcats Dick Henry Ron Hill John Sebok John Becker Joe Zieleniewski John McCount Fenn College Bird Arena

Mermen Sharpen Edge Over Notre Dame in 61-34 Rout

Ohio University swimming team defeated Notre Dame 61-34 as Carl Catt Tom Boyce and Todd Boyle each won twice. Catt set a pool record in the 100 yard freestyle and Boyce set records in the 200 yard breaststroke and 200 yard butterfly. Boyle added wins in the 200 yard individual medley and the 440 yard freestyle. The Bobcats host Central State Tuesday and Kenyon College Thursday in key upcoming bouts.

South Bend Ind Carl Catt Tom Boyce Todd Boyle Ohio University Notre Dame Catt Boyce Tom Burns Bobcats Central State Kenyon College

Parke Carroll Former A's Official Dies at 57

Parke Carroll 57 former general manager and executive vice president of the Kansas City Athletics died of a heart attack Saturday. He had been sports editor of the Kansas City Journal-Post and business manager of the Minneapolis club in 1942. He led Newark in 1945 and later Kansas City Blues before joining the Athletics in 1954 and serving until last month.

Kansas Parke Carroll Kansas City Athletics Carroll Kansas City Journal-Post Minneapolis Newark Kansas City Blues Athletics Frank Lane

North Carolina State Baseball Team Largely From Tar Heel State

Eighteen of the twenty players on NC State’s baseball squad hail from North Carolina. The roster highlights local talent as the program builds on regional roots.

North Carolina State Tar Heel State

High School Basketball Schedule Shows Dense Week of Games

A long slate lists Tuesday to Saturday night matchups across districts. Teams include Racine, Middleport, Parkerburg Catholic, Point Pleasant, and many others across Ohio venues.

Racine Middleport Parkersburg Catholic Point Pleasant Rutland Berne Union Shawnee-New Straitsville Kgger Creek Southwestern Coalter North Gallia Pomeroy South Webster Athens Jackson

Sapp Wins Athens Bowling Singles and Wood Barnes Triumph

Roger Sapp captured the city singles title at the third Athens bowling tournament. Marion Wood and Bert Barnes won the doubles, overcoming Rex Snider and Dave Strawn. Strawn led all-events with 1901, while Sapp totaled 666 for the series and 1255 as a team duo with Wood and Barnes. Union Printing previously won the team title at Rollerbowl.

Roger Sapp New City Marion Wood Bert Barnes Athens Sportland Sapp Dave Strawn Wood Barnes Strawn Rex Snider Snider Dave Mike Hilko Union Printing J Barnes R. Snider Abraham W. Kelton M Hilko de Ridenour Altigree Ened N. Enghenweat Patterson DeMett Jones Fiscus Atkins Nea Wenn Pidcock Collins Wee Wenna T Ng Les Roger Sapp Dave Strawnee G A E Goodman R Hall Pamprenniche Teepenmarene G Schoonover Walraven Enensen Rutkoskie Ees Doriss Ceding Ed Starn Ao van Arge Cnt Hickman Wagle Weneenerearer Miko C. Ridenour Onecenle M. Wood Woogerd Loney

Altio Cards 741 Series Highlight Strong Bowling Home Run

John Altig of Athens Stroh's bowling team registered a 741 series in the Southeast ern Ohio EPA A Traveling League at Lancaster Sunday. He rolled 265 242 and 233 for 741 while Stroh's beat Zanesville Eagles 3-1 and fell 2-1 to 20th Century Recreation of Lancaster. Altig posted 622 in his first shift as Stroh's sat fourth at 32-28 behind leaders Zanesville Eagles at 38-22.

Lancaster John Altig Athens Stroh Southeastern Ohio E.P.A.A Altig Stroh’s Zanesville Eagles 20Th Century Recreation of Lancaster Atlig Stroh

Huntington Foresters batter Rio Grande 111 to 65

Huntington's Foresters overwhelmed Rio Grande of Ohio 111 to 65 on Saturday night. Lowell Strouder led scorers with 34 points while Bill Marshall topped the Scarlet and Gray with 18.

Huntington Rio Grande Ind Huntington’s Foresters Ohio Lowell Strouder Bill Marshall

Carthage Troy Cage Contest Postponed by Weather

Coolville reports that the Carthage Troy high school basketball game with Harrietsville was halted Saturday night due to bad weather. Coach Dan Hall said no makeup date has been set.

Coolville Carthage- Troy Harrietsville Dan Hall

Chauncey High School Basketball Game Canceled

Chauncey Dover High School's scheduled game at Stockport on Saturday night was canceled due to bad weather. The contest will be rescheduled for next season with no game played this year.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover High School Stockport

Russ Sloan Plays in Orange and Hula Bowls

End Russ Sloan of the New York Titans played in the Orange and Hula Bowl games last winter. He's from Missouri.

Russ Sloan New York Titans Missouri

Maxwell Cops Plan Springs Golf Classic

Maxwell, a Dallas golfer, wins $5300 by finishing 71 for 345 strokes over 90 holes in Palm Springs. Don January, also of Dallas, nets $50 000 after a hole in one on day three, while Doug Sanders and Arnold Palmer earn $3400 and $2200 respectively as top finishers among 64 plus pros.

Palm Springs Calif Billy Maxwell Dallas Don January Maxwell January Doug Sanders Ojai Sanders Arnold Palmer Palmer

Chauncey Garden Club Meets at Boling Home

Chauncey Garden Club held its January meeting at Mrs. Roger Boling's home. The group voted to assist the Lions Club with a community building project and planned a spring rummage sale. Advance plans for the April flower show named co chairmen Mrs. Hollis Stalder and Mrs. Andy Kostival. The program featured Matches Are A Gardener's Best Friend presented by Mrs. Kostival. The February meeting will be with Mrs. Carroll Tippett.

Chauncey Chauncey Garden Club Roger Boling Lions Club Hollis Stalder Andy Kostival Carroll Tippett

Three Scouts Are Inducted Into Cub Den 78

GHAUNCEY Cub Scout Den I Pack 78 met at den mother Ruth Ann Brown's home. Mike Gretz led basic instruction for new boys as dues were collected and awards begin. Cubs Bob Ley Butch Brown Mike Gretz attended. New members David Shaver Greg Sorrells and Biff Brown welcomed.

Ghauncey Ruth Ann Brown Mike Gretz Bob Ley Butch Brown David Shaver Greg Sorrells Biff Brown

Loyal Wo mens Class meets at Mrs Skinner home

The Loyal Wo mens Class of the Church of Christ will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs Eldon Skinner. Devotions will be led by Mrs Nellie Blackford and the program by Mrs Virgie Wadley.

Chauncey Loyal Women’s Class Church of Christ Eldon Skinner Nellie Blackford Virgie Wadley

Eastern at Hannan basketball game postponed

The Eastern at Hannan West Virginia boys game was postponed Saturday night due to bad weather, delaying the schedule.

Hannan W. Va

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