Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1960

Page

8

Ohio U. Tops MAC Race With 86 82 Win Over Marshall

Ohio University moved into sole early first place in the Mid-American Conference by defeating Marshall 86 82. The Bobcats improved to 11 4 in MAC play, led by Larry Kruger with 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Dave Bandy with 19 points. Jolliff grabbed 19 rebounds in limited minutes as Ohio U never trailed after a 4 3 start.

Ohio University Marshall College Bobcats Toledo Ohio U Dave Bandy Larry Kruger Bunk Adams Howard Jolliff Bandy Bruce Johnson Kruger Adams Jolliff Verlynn Witte Howard Marshall Big Green Bob Burgess Williams Lew Mott

Ohio Colleges Lead Banner Buckeye Basketball Run

Ohio State Cincinnati Toledo and Dayton pace the 1960s Ohio season with top AP rankings. Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati shatters scoring records, while Ohio State moves toward an undefeated Big Ten title as Darrow and Lucas rack up high totals. Ohio State edges Northwestern 77 to 58, bolstering title hopes.

Ohio State Michigan Northwestern Bucks Illinois Ohio Staters Jerry Lucas Jim Darrow Bowling Green Cincinnati Bearcats Associated Press Missouri Valley Chum North Texas State Robertson

Corning Coaches, Ohio U Aids Highlight Perry County Star

Corning Railroaders clinch their second straight Perry County League title aided by alumni from Ohio University. George Strode notes Al Burger and star Jerry Jackson among the Plains two falls ago coaches. Jackson and Stricklin, Fenik, Wolf connected to college teams, with Wolf in the Akron Wingfoots NIBL.

Corning AL Burger Jerry Jackson Dave Stricklin Ron Fenik the Plains Stricklin Fenik Carroll Widdoes Ohio U Hillsboro Indians Wolf Larry Kruger Akron Wingfoots Kenton

Dow Finsterwald Leads PGA Earnings Sunday

Dow Finsterwald of Athens added 397.50 to his PGA earnings after posting rounds of 72 72 70 72 in a Palm Springs tournament. He has 7082.25 in total earnings, tops TT parade standings, and sits high in Ryder Cup and Vardon Trophy race summaries.

Dow Finsterwald Athens Palm Springs Dow Finsterwald Julius Boros Bob Goalby Mike Souchak Art Wall, Jr Herbert Boros

Chesterhill Blue Devils Fall to Bartlett 68 57

Bartlett defeats Chesterhill 68 to 57 as Lauser scores 24 and Haines posts 24 for Chesterhill in a tight game. Chesterhill falls to 11 losses in 17 starts and ends regular season with a Friday night at Denvertown.

Chesterhill Blue Devils Batlett Jim Linville Lauser Bob Haines Denvertown

Darrow's 39 Points Sparks Falcons Past Miami of Ohio

Jimmy Darrow 39 points led Bowling Green to a 93-89 win over Miami of Ohio in the MAC. He hit 14 field goals and 11 free throws, boosting his career total to 15 24, a BG school mark, while Vern Lawson led Miami with 34 in defeat.

Jule Rivlin Marshall MAC Bobcats Big Green Oxford Jimmy Darrow Bowling Green Miami Ohio Falcons Vern Lawson Darrow Jim Gerber

Rain Threatens Olympic Cross Country Course

Rain drenched the 1960 Winter Olympic site at Squaw Valley California. Only speed skaters and figure skaters trained, using the rink inside the 1500 seat ice arena as the area for practice ahead of the February games.

Squad Valley Calif

National Hockey Saturday and Sunday Results Summary

Reported hockey results show Montreal 5 Boston 6 in Saturday action. Detroit 4 Chicago 5 and New York 4 Montreal 3 in Sunday games. Toronto 6 Detroit 5 and Chicago 6 are listed in Monday and Tuesday schedules with scattered incomplete entries.

Montreal Boston Toronto Detroit Chicago New York Heaton Tooronto

Romans edge Ames Bern 55 54 in league nonleague clash

Rome-Canaan and Ames Bern met in a close non league contest with Rome-Canaan overturning a deficit to win 55 54. James R Oxy led the Romans and Al Bowens Greenies built a big early lead as Rome Canaan improves to 8 7 while Ames Bern falls to 7 11.

Amesville Rome-Canaan Ames- Bern James R. Oxy al Bowen Greenies Ames-Bern A Ames-Bern

American Teen Wins International Ski Jumping Crown

Steamboat Springs Colo Jon Elliott 18 won the International Ski Jumping Championship as six U S Olympians placed top 10 in a 44 man field. Elliott leaped 284 and 296 feet on the 90 meter Howelsen Hill run and earned 224 6 points for the victory.

Steamboat Springs Colo Jon Elliott Elliott Howelson Hill

Ex-Indian hurler Mike Garcia signs with MLB club

Former Cleveland Indian pitcher Mike Garcia signs with a major league team. Details on the specific club are not provided in the fragment.

Mike Garcia Vassily Kuznet- Sov Johnny Bower

Ohio State Falls to Northwestern in Narrow Loss

Ohio State 77 Northwestern 58 with Ohio State’s defense struggling early. Northwestern guards led scoring while Ohio State failed to close the gap late as Cincinnati 67 Houston 55 earlier reflected a day of big college results.

Ohio State Northwestern Cincinnati Houston Mount Union Otterbein Denison Wooster Capital Obrlin Ohio Wesleyan Akron Muskingum Kenyon Ashland Wilmington John Carroll Thiel Defiance Wilberforce Lawrence Tech Mich Findlay Xavier Louisville Youngstown Marietta Wittenberg Heidelberg Toledo Detroit Bowling Green Miami Ohio Northern Bluffton Baldwin-Wallace St. Vincent Western Michigan Kent State Central State Hope

Basketball Standings and Schedule From Eastern Western Divisions

Eastern division shows Boston 44 13 Philadelphia 17 696 Syracuse 19 New York 23 23 431 2042 Western division lists St. Louis 33 21 Detroit 24 32 4.431 Cincinnati 14 6 45 0 211% Boston 143 New York 117 Philadelphia 129 Syracuse 126 Detroit 116 Minneapolis 101 New York 142 Boston 135 Syracuse 135 Cincinnati 112 St. Louis 130 Philadelphia 108 Minneapolis 104 Detroit 102 no games Tuesday schedule Syracuse Cincinnati at Detroit Philadelphia at Detroit Boston Minneapolis at St. Louis New York at St. Louis

Boston Philadelphia Syracuse New York St. Louis Detroit Minneapolis Chamberlain Warriors

Wilt Chamberlain Eyes Pettit Scoring Mark Tuesday

Wilt Chamberlain can surpass Bob Pettit for the NBA single season scoring record with 13 more points. The 7 foot 1 inch rookie star has 2093 points in 55 games as Philadelphia meets Detroit, while Pettit’s 2105-point mark stands from last season.

Mike Rathet Associated Press Wilt Chamberlain Hawks

Stockport Downs Chauncey Dover For 14th Win

Stockport defeated Chauncey Dover 72 to 30 to improve to 14 wins in 18 games. Key players for Stockport included Geddes Walker Graham and Patterson, while Dover’s scoring was led by Dunkle Matheny Staten and Hanson.

Stockport Chauncey Dover McIntorf Geddes Walker Graham Patterson Karase Jones Totals Dunkle Matheny Staten Hanson Seiver C-D Eiees Ean Leo

Rockets Edge Detroit 69-61 in close rivalry win

Toledo, ranked twelfth, led from start to finish to beat neighboring Detroit, ranked fourteenth, 69-61 before 4500 fans. Toledo improved to 15-2, Detroit to 15-3 as Dave Debusschere scored 19 for Detroit before fouling out with nearly five minutes left.

Rockets Detroit Toledo Toledo University Dave Debusschere

Week's Cage Slate For Weekday High School Games

Eastern hosts Rutland in a non league night while Middleport visits Wahama Chauncey Dover plays Racine and Point Pleasant meets Parkersburg Catholic Corning travels to Columbus St Mary Shawnee visits Laurelville New Lexington meets St Aloysius at New Straitsville Tuesday night Pomeroy goes to Point Pleasant Wednesday night Friday features Seoul Nelsonville Wellston Gallipolis at Athens Pomeroy at Middleport Jackson visits Buckeye League leaders The Plains travel to Belpre Trimble visits Rutland and more across Muskingum Valley and surrounding counties Saturday night includes McArthur at Rio Grande and Rome-Canaan at Stockport along with several cross-town matchups.

Meigs County Eastern Rutland Middleport Wahama Chauncey-Dover Racine Point Pleasant Parkersburg Catholic Corning Columbus St. Mary Shawnee Laurelville New Lexington St. Aloysius New Straitsville Pomeroy Nelsonville Wellston Gallipolis

Coleman aims at Olympics pace with mile dash in Boston

Phil Coleman, 28, English instructor, dazzled a full house at the Boston AA games with a 4:03.8 mile tying the city garden record. He aims for the Olympic steeplechase and will keep running the mile until it harms his program, while teaching at the University of Illinois. Also, 18-year-old John Thomas of Boston University tied his world indoor high jump mark at 7 feet 12 inches and Bob Backus set a 67 feet 1 inch 35-pound weight record.

Boston Phil Coleman Coleman University of Michigan University of Illinois John Thomas Boston University Bob Backus

Wilton Beats Harrisonville In Season Opener

Wilton Wildcats defeated Harrisonville 73 to 64 on Saturday night to move to 2-0. Harrisonville finish 3-16. reserves won 43-31 and end 10-9. Individual totals show Cline 29 for Wilton and Palmer 25 for Harrisonville.

Wilton Harrisonville Palmer Davis Lambert Knox Molhan Swart

Palmer Wins 12000 At Palm Springs Desert Classic

Arnold Palmer won the Palm Springs Desert Classic at Thunderbird Country Club with a 65 final round to finish 338 total and take $12,000, the largest single purse of his five year tour. Fred Hawkins was runner up with 65 to earn $6,690, while Johnny Palmer and Bob Goalby tied for third at 342 and split $3,350 each.

Palm Springs Calif California Arnold Palmer Palmer Joe Campbell Thunderbird Country Club Ligonier Fred Hawkins el Paso Tex Johnny Palmer Tulsa Okla Ino

Hamilton Girl Ix Golf Champion Crowned in Palm Beach

Mrs Barbara Fitton a 26 year old physical education instructor from Hamilton Ohio defeated veteran Mary Ann Downey of Baltimore 1 up to win the Women's Golf Championship of Palm Beach. Fitton had only seven years of golf and never before won a major. The match stayed close with neither player more than two up at any time.

Palm Beach Fla Barbara Fitton Hamilton Ohio Mary Ann Downey Baltimore Fitton Miss Downey

Stanley Weekley Cup Athens Doubles Title

The Athens Bowling Association tourney at Rollerbowl crowned new doubles and singles champions. Tom Stanley and Vic Weekley won doubles with 1289 pins and a 210 handicap. Sinnett topped singles with 692 pins amid a strong field led by Fulks.

Athens Athens Bowling Association Rex Snider Gene Charney Carl Wilson Tom Stanley Vic Weekley Weekley Stanley Bob Gagle Jesse Griffith Gagle Griffith William Harmon Carroll Widdoes Wilbur Sinnett Chuck Fulks Sinnett Roger Barron E. Scott Dave Duricky Ted Williams R. Kyle G. Hickman C. Murphy D. Duricky C. Hallock L. Ogg C. Pendegrass D. Duncan A. Gilchrist B. Ziegler D. Potts R. Gibbs R. Jones K. Kerr R. Main Sportland Joe's Sohio Leroy Hashman Gene Green Bill Bryan Dick Nisley Stan McKinniss

Freshmen tie Marshall 77 in late MAC clash

Ohio University freshman team finishes 77 all with visiting Marshall after Corky Layman misses and then makes a free throw with one second left. OU trailed by a point late but the MID AMERICAN Conference rule kept the game from continuing after 7 30 p m. The yearlings move to 5 6 1.

Ohio University Marshall Corky Layman

Lesko Steps Down as Collinwood High Basketball Coach

Joe Lesko resigns as head basketball coach at Collinwood High School saying he will stay on as a teacher. He led the team this season and will transition to classroom duties.

Cleveland Joe Lesko Collinwood High School Lesko Collinwood

Also Mentioned on This Page

George Strode Jim Snyder Stewart Air Base N. Y Golden Flashes Huntington Snyder OSU Dayton PACE Columbus Buckeye Basketeers Oscar Robertson Missouri Valley Wake Forest Dickie Hemric Buckeyes Evanston Milhioan Gallion Burgess Mott S ’ Moody Moore Ohto LU Joniff E Whaley Katz Witte Tom Ballagan Bob Daganharat Bartlett Mayle Gillencie Trie Marcum Nicholas Hedden Kennedy Bowman McPeak Haines Clesterhill Male Guinn National Hockey Romanship Ames Bern Frost Linton Goodfellow Walsh Boyer Chapman Cunningham Rise MacClellan Ball Dean Hoohee Frank Watson Central Press Opuoioy, Ioj Aypeon Eureya Uotimwoapp Ss Ohio College Case Tech Allegheny Steubenville Gannon Canisius St. Francis Carnegie Tech Duquesne St. Johns Niagara NYU Pitt Seton Hall LaFayette Princeton Yale Harvard Columbia Rutgers Rhode Island Buffalo Colgate Maine Connecticut Penn Brown Dartmouth Cornell Georgetown Fordham Massachusetts Villanova Siena Holy Cross Boston College Boston U Brandeis Temple Bucknell Penn State Gettysburg Alabama Florida Vanderbilt LSU Southern Auburn Georgia Memphis State Richmond West Virginia George Washington Georgia Tech Tulane Tennessee Mississippi St Kentucky Mississippi Duke Navy Clemson Virginia Maryland William and Mary Furman W. Kentucky Middle Ten Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Kentucky Wesleyan Southern Illinois Oklahoma St Nebraska Wichita Drake Missouri Oklahoma Bradley Kansas Iowa State Chauncey Seoul Vinton County Allensville McArthur Zaleski Muskingum Valley Glouster Roseville Little Reds Carthage-Troy Kgger Creek McLaney Murray City Waterloo Union Furnace Deavertown Albany Eastern Windsor Hannan-Trace Coalton Hamden Rio Grande Carthage Troy By Bob Hoobing Gibson Lowe Ditcher Cline Miller McGrath Martin White Pierce Tal Kerr Ryle Leffler Bolen Riggle Acon Flaw B. Hayes Mathews Goodyear Dapler Sportswear Elas Mighelob West Jordan Utah Jay Fullmer al Andrews Phoenix Ariz Frankfurt Germany Pete Rademacher Ulli Nitzschke Berlin Marshallreshmen Carter Ryan Morrison Tucker Daniels Layman Feola Merch Wright Crabtree Dalton Bunton McInteer Onio U Lasko Volkswagen THE C. B. Nye CO Stimson & Palmer
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication