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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1956
Page
8
In Columbus AP rundown a surge of newcomers reshapes Ohio State poll rankings. Gallipolis drops from the top ten as 51 weekly AP poll entries advance, signaling a shakeup in the state’s high school basketball scene. Bulldog team readiness noted ahead of Pomeroy visit.
Wahama White Falcons extend win total to 10 with a 64 60 overtime victory over Ripley Vikings in Ravenswood. Jimmy Roush scores all Wahama points in crunch time with 30 while Mason Countians Mason County rivals Mason Countians Mason County alternates provide offense. Eugene Slater leads Ripley with 23.
Kansas City Athletics owner Ar old Johnson spends about 230000 for minor league talent to boost the 1956 club. Purchases include Kretlow, Crimian, Cox, Bradford, Baxes, Melton, Press ler, and Ginsberg from various teams for totals around 130000. Manager Lou Boudreau predicts the new players will help the team rebound from previous losses.
The San Francisco Dons retain the No 1 spot in the AP poll for the ninth straight week. The article lists top voters and many collegiate programs across regions, including San Francisco, Dayton, Illinois, Duke, North Carolina, and Kentucky, with a broad tally of first place votes and rankings.
The Plains defeated Trimble 28 34 in overtime as Albany and Waterloo also won in the Athens County Junior High Tournament played last night. Top scorers included Albany's Gibbs with 6, Waterloo's Perry with four, The Plains' Thomas with 19, and Trimble's Shite with 15. Tonight Athens faces Shade while The Plains meet Richtel and Ames faces Troy. In boxing, Peter Waterman, a 21 year old Briton poised for a title shot, battles veteran Kid Gavilan as Mike McKinney marked 81 years in promoting. Otto Graham will receive a sports personality award. In bowling, Gibson Line and Harris Furniture showed solid team play with top bowlers posting high scores.
West Virginia Freshmen beat Ohio University 88 to 80 as a late surge by the Mountaineers overturned a 82 76 OU lead with two minutes left. OU freshmen, coached by Ker mit Blosser, had previously defeated WVU in Athens 87 70 this season.
Ohio State’s Robin Freeman holds the lead in the Big Ten scoring race with 408 points in 15 games after a 41-point effort against Indiana. Michigan State’s Julius McCoy also has 398 in 14 games, followed by Indiana’s Wally Choice with 302 in 15 games. Other brief notes mention teams and minor league items across colleges and a National Invitation Tournament update.
Alabama crushed Vanderbilt 88 to 61 as Jer ry Harper led with 21 points and Dennis O’Shea added 21. The Tide surged to a 32 point first half margin, moving into SEC sole lead at 6 0 while Vanderbilt drops to 2nd in a 7 1 tie with Kentucky.
Athens and Wellston battle for runnerup as Gallipolis clinches third straight title. Athens stands 10-5. Wellston 7-4. Pomeroy upset Athens 53-44 earlier. Top scorer Wen Wade has 235 points. Rutkoskie 174. Joe South 147. Larry Russell 146. Pomeroy’s Bill Sheridan 170. Bill Andrews leads with 12 assists.
Maureen Connolly known as Little Mo joins a sporting company advisory staff to promote tennis among youth. At a New York news conference she outlined aims to encourage high school and playground instruction and expand access to tennis training nationwide.
Tuesday games feature Pomeroy at Athens Middleport at Logan Wellston at Jackson Nelsonville at Gallipolis Vincent at Belpre Eastern at Rutland McArthur at Racine and Point Pleasant at Charleston. Wednesday at Winfield was not specified in the snippet.
A jumbled collage lists college basketball results with multiple games spanning teams such as Indiana Mississippi Wisconsin Western Kentucky E Michigan State Michigan Kentucky Missouri Kansas Memphis State West Virginia Kansas State Nebraska Virginia Oklahoma St Louis DePauw Southwestern Penn Temple Duquesne Colgate Pittsburgh Penn State Lehigh Connecticut Maine Massachusetts Amherst Alabama Vanderbilt Kentucky Florida Tulane Mississippi State George Washington Furman Wake Forest Clemson The Citadel Murray Regis Sewanee Chattanooga Oklahoma City Wichita Texas Tech Arizona Fort Wayne Syracuse.
Fullback Jim Shirley formerly of Clemson and linebacker Tom Louderback who captained San Jose and played on last year’s College All-Star squad signed 1956 contracts with the Cleveland Browns. Both tried out with other NFL clubs last year and then played Canadian football. Shirley was among the Bears’ final rookie cuts and Louderback was released by the Redskins.
Cincinnati's Mohawks in the International Hockey League lose ace goalie Jacques Marcotte to a shoulder injury sustained in the Saturday game with Troy. He will miss the next six games as the Mohawks face three games in four days without their star netminder.
Dayton freshman star Mike Allen starts at the University of Dayton amid campus uproar after transferring from Dino State University where he was a sophomore reserve center. OSU coach Floyd Stahl accused Dayton coach Tom Blackburn of tampering. Allen expressed regret at misinterpretation of his transfer and said Dayton was his choice after leaving Ohio State.
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