Rome Invades Albany Tonight In County League Showdown
Albany Red Devils, 16 straight wins and 17 on the year, host Rome Canaan with a 6 1 league mark and 10 3 season record. Rome can share the title with a win while Albany already holds it. Also in ACL action Athens Bulldogs meet Wellston Rockets for second place as Gallipolis leads.
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Rutland
Dogs Seek Revenge No 2 Spot in SECAL Showdown
Athens Bulldogs at Wellston Rockets clash for sole second place as Athens seeks revenge after a 56-49 loss in their first meeting. Key matchups include Wellston center Charlie Ramsey and forward Gary Fridenmaker against Athens center Wen Wade who leads the Bulldogs with 258 season points.
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Panthers
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Charlie Ramsey
Gary Fridenmaker
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Ramsey
Wen Wade
Wade
Jim Rutkoskie
Larry Russell
Joe South
Larry Snyder
Jolly Time Mixed League and Inter Cities Scores
In Jolly Time Mixed League Frosty Root Beer led with a 13 5 win over Heiner's Bread to Purity Maid Bread by 11 7. Betsy Ross Bread beat Seven Up 6 12. Purity 2 7 Up 1, Heiners 2 Frosty 1, Valley Bell 2 Betsy Ross 1. Painter top single 208, series 545. Frosty 918 and Purity 902 team highs. Purity 2572 and Frosty 2559 team series. In Inter Cities Ace High Amusement and Ohio River Colleries faced W Va Guards and Ordnance with scores Ace High 994, Hall's 944 team highs. Mullens 191, Payne 518, Ace High 2866, Hall's 2725.
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Feller Signs New Indians Contract Amid Mound Discontent
Bob Feller signs his 18th contract with the Cleveland Indians and takes a pay cut he reportedly near 25 percent, drawing around $23,000 for the coming summer. He expresses displeasure with his previous mound assignments.
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Cleveland Indians
Falcons Unbeaten Face Bobcats in Key MAC Swim Meet
Bowling Green seeks to extend its red hot dual meet streak as the Falcons host Ohio University in a Mid-American Conference clash. OU, missing freestyler Max Kreci and backstroker Bill Whipkey due to academic ineligibility and illness, aims to upset the unbeaten BG squad led by coach Sam Cooper. George Hirschberger, new transfer for OU, is expected to bolster the Bobcats in a match that could determine conference pecking order after BG’s relay title run.
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Indiana
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George Hirschberger
Max Kreci
Bill Whipkey
Home Court Advantage? Mid-Am Records
Mid-American Conference basketball shows home teams win 72.4 percent, with several schools undefeated at home. Bowling Green, 1-7, still lost three home games by two points to Toledo, Kent State and Ohio University. Overall, Mid-Am teams are 38-15 at home and 13-35 on the road.
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Marshall
Miami
Western Michigan
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Youth Leads Tucson Open Golf Tournament After Round One
In Tucson Arizona Gardiner Dickenson Jr of Panama City Beach Fla and Bob Harris of Chicago shared the first round lead at 63 on the El Rio course 6434 yards par 70. Don January of Abilene Tex shot 64 one stroke back while Tommy Bolt from Chattanooga and Don Finsterwald of Athens posted 66 and 67 respectively.
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Don January
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Tex
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Don Finsterwald
Athens
Vinton County Basketball Tournament Opens February 22
The Vinton County Basketball Tournament will begin Wednesday February 22 at Wellston High School with Hamden as host. The second session is Friday February 24 and the finals Saturday February 25, under tournament manager William Kuhner.
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Burial Set Saturday for Connie Mack in Philadelphia
Funeral arrangements are announced in Philadelphia for Connie Mack. The body rests at Oliver H Bair funeral home Center City with a viewing anticipated by large crowds. A Salmon Requiem Mass will be held Saturday at 11 am at St Bridget Church followed by burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Floyd Fades as GW, NYU Triumph in College Hoops
Darrell Floyd scored 32 for Furman but hit half his shots, while NYU's Little De Luca poured in 39 to upset the scene. George Washington's Joe Holup erupted for a 47 point team record as GW routed Richmond 103-84 to seize the Southern Conference lead. Duke padded ACC lead with 74-59 over Virginia. Brigham Young blasted Utah State 92-62 behind Jerry Tebbs's 24.
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Darrell Floyd
George Washington
Joe Holup
NYU
Floyd
Ohio State
Robin Freeman
DeLuca
Holup
Colonials
Richmond
Bull Shelley
Ray Eplan
West Virginia
Duke
Virginia
Brigham Young
Jerry Tebbs Canning
Utah
Cage scores college basketball results across several games
A string of scores shows Oklahoma A&M 68 Oklahoma Houston 82 Bradley 70 Wichita 76 Drake 70 Muskingum 78 Western Reserve 70 Butler 84 Wabash 70 Marietta 70 Wittenberg 69 Dartmouth 71 Columbia 70 NYU 100 Furman 85 Manhattan 83 St Johns Brrn 8 Rhode Island 93 Massachusetts 78 George Washington 103 Richmond 84 Duke 74 Virginia 59 Miami Florida 89 Rollins 82.
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Eureka Knockout Sparks Local Boxing Card
In Eureka California George Parmentier aged 34 knocked out Gene Thompson aged 19 from St Paul in a five round bout. Cincinnati beat Grand Rapids 8 to 1 in an HL hockey matchup.
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Wildlife Officials Seek To Neutralize Sulphuric Acid
Wildlife officials in Southeastern Ohio struggle to prevent another Hocking River fish-kill as underground acidic waters from abandoned coal mines enter the stream. District 4 officials advocate agricultural lime to neutralize acid, a temporary relief to protect fish amid limited lime deposits in the area.
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Lake Erie
Bobo Returns To Columbus Grades First
Fullback Hubert Bobo, 21, Rose Bowl star, will reenter Ohio State March 29 on disciplinary probation after a one year suspension for scholastic deficiencies. He may play this fall if grades improve. university will review status after summer quarter.
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Hubert Bobo
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Hayes
Bobcats Meet Morehead In High Scoring Showdown
Ohio University faces Morehead State in a clash of streaking offenses as top scorer Dan Swartz leads the Eagles against OU’s balanced attack. The Bobcats, 10-7, seek a repeat win after past victories and may shuffle the lineup for height.
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Fred Moore
Scotty Griesheimer
Bob Evans
Don Sifft
Larry Morrison
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Morehead
Dan Swartz
The
Swartz
Donnie Gaunee
Marshall
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Waynesburg Beats Ohio U Wrestlers 19 to 8
Waynesburg College’s wrestling team handed Ohio University its first loss in six matches, 19-8, as they won the last four bouts to seal theDual. Highlights include 125 Ayersman, 130 Hertel, 137 Nevits for OU and Nicolella draw, 147 Sforza, 157 Abraham, 167 Terembes, 177 Schneider and heavyweight Williams wins.
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New Charge of Tampering
Madison reports a new tampering charge amid a dispute between Wartburg College coach Earnest Opperman and Wisconsin Badgers officials over Ray Gross transfer. Opperman calls for Big Ten rule changes while Gross practices with Wisconsin at the Field House and Wartburg officials say plans to return to Wisconsin were known.
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Athens Local Wins Crown in County Junior High hoops
Athens Local (Mechanicsburg) beat Buchtel 20 to 11 to capture the Athens County Junior High basketball title. S Bennett led with 11 points while Cunningham topped Buchtel with five. Local surged to a 7-2 first-quarter lead and never trailed. In consolation action, Troy defeated Albany 54 to 42 with Lockhart scoring 25 for Troy.
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Logart Fuentes Clash Looms at Madison Square Garden
Isaac Logart faces Ramon Fuentes in a 10 round bout at MSG as promoter plans a title path with Basilio or Saxton winner. Fuentes ranked No 3 to Logart’s No 5 in Ring. Fuentes at 35-6-1 and a 21 underdog.
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Five Louis Fans Start Fund Drive
Five supporters in Yuma Arizona launch a nationwide drive to help ex heavyweight Joe Louis with his income tax troubles. They collected eight dollars on the first day. Henry Hernandez leads the group promising broad fan participation can make the effort succeed. They estimate Louis may be about a million dollars behind on taxes.
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Joe Louis
Records in Danger at MSU Relays
East Lansing Mich Records should go tumbling when the classy field starts running in the Michigan State University relays Saturday Eighteen schools including six Big Ten powers have 275 athletes entered.
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Bucks Thlini In Big Ten Video Tangle
Illinois coach Harry Combes prepares for a nationally televised Big Ten showdown with Ohio State and top scorer Rob Freeman. Freeman averages 43 points per conference game as Illinois aims to slow him in Champaign. Michigan at Indiana, Iowa at Northwestern, Minnesota at Wisconsin also on Saturday slate.
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Winningest Horse Larns Little Pay
The nation's leading race winning harness horse for 1955 was Brook King a pacing stallion. He made 42 starts and won 27 times but earned only $4410. He's owned by Glen Rice of Galesburg Illinois and driven by M. L. Hogue of West Liberty Iowa.
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SECUL Juniors Resume Action In Athens Saturday
The Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Junior Wieh Basketball Tournament resumes with Athens facing Gallipolis at 2 p.m. and Nelsonville meeting Jackson at 3 p.m. Winners advance to the Monday 7 p.m. championship.
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Celtics hold off Syracuse 98 97 in nip and tuck game
Boston edges Syracuse 98 to 97 in a tight contest led by balanced scoring and late defense. Philadelphia defeats St. Louis 108 to 97 in another hard fought matchup showcasing strong inside play.
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