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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1958

Page

10

Tuesday Night High School Basketball Set Across Meigs County League

Eastern faces Rutland for second place in Meigs County League while Racine meets Chauncey seeking win number 17. Pomeroy plays Wahama in West Virginia and Gallia County hosts Southwestern at McArthur in regular season wrap ups.

Pomeroy Athens Wahama West Virginia Purple Panthers Racine Eastern Rutland Red Devils Larry Morrison Racine Five Chauncey Carl Wolfe Tornadoes Blue Devils Gallia County Vinton County Generals Point Pleasant Parkersburg Catholic Parkersburg Mountaineer Wellston Coal Grove Wilton Stockdale

NCAA backs another season of top national football telecasts

The NCAA television committee proposed nine national game of the week broadcasts and four regional Saturdays for the 1958 season. A two thirds vote by 492 members is required for approval. Plans include limited closed circuit tests and up to six colleges per district on national games with five dates fixed September 20 October 4 Thanksgiving November 27 29 and December 6.

Kansas City NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Assny Walter Byers Big Ten

Middletown, Glenford Still Reign In Poll And Finals Tickets On Sale

Middletown maintains 68 game streak with 89 67 win over Hamilton in Cincinnati Gardens before 10 386 fans as Glenford rises in Class A poll Hamilton drops to sixth in rankings as Canton McKinley falls to 11th 2000 general public tickets go on sale by mail for state finals at Ohio State St John Arena March 21 22 mail order deadline Feb 27 season tickets scarce with four per order and 6 per ticket payment required postal orders to Ohio High School Athletic Association Columbus 14 Ohio

Middletown Glenford Hamilton Cincinnati Gardens Middies Jerry Lucas St. John Arena Ohio High School Athletic Assn N. High St Columbus Ohio Cleveland East Tech Cleveland Collinwood Cathedral Latin 7Zannesville Trenton Lancaster Salem Dunkers Northeastern Clark County Toledo Scott Steubenville Loring Tech Zanesville Sacceduiege Columbus North Ate Ene Fiyria Wee St. Venatius Cincinnati St. Xavier Canton McKinley Toledo Macomber Canton South Dayton Roosevelt Painesville Harvey Youngstown Chaney Troy Ironton Crestline Poland

Game Called No Rain Snow Plenty Trash in Caribbean Baseball

In San Juan Puerto Rico fans threw bottles and cans after Cuba failed to hold a late lead, forcing suspension of the second game of a doubleheader in the Caribbean baseball tournament. Earlier Venezuela beat Panama 5 1 in the first game.

San Juan P. R Cuba Puerto Rico Milwaukee Braves Juan Pizarro Alejandro Leroux Macial Allen Venezuela Panama

Archie Dees Tops Big Ten With 30 Points For Indiana

Archie Dees scored 30 points to lift Indiana into a first place tie in the Big Ten race. He now has 397 points in 16 games at a 24.8 average, leading Frank Howard of Ohio State and Don Ohl of Illinois in the pursuit.

Chicago Archie Dees Indiana Frank Howard Ohio State Howard Don Ohl Illinois Dave Gunther Iowa Ohl Gunther Dees Ind Osa Kline Minn Ruklick Tillotson, Mich Johnson, Minn Green Msu

Ohio U Hosts Xavier Wednesday Night Basketball

Ohio University aims to extend a 12-19 season with a 5-4 in conference mark as they host Xavier after a 116-87 win over Western Michigan that set a single game scoring record. The Bobcats lead 17-12 in the 29-game series, with six players in double figures. Swimmers travel to Kenyon Wednesday and host Miami Saturday while wrestlers host Kent State Friday and travel to Miami Saturday.

Ohio University Xavier Musketeers Bobcats Western Michigan Broncos Baldwin Wallace Ohio U Cats Bavier Cincinnati Ohio Gambier Kenyon Miami Kent State Oxford

Monday Night League Scores and Standings Snapshot

The entry lists teams fits Gibson Sinclair Wolfe Hdwe Chapman's Jewelry Neal Floral and more with individual bowler scores for rounds. Gulfstream Park's record payoff was 191.50 for 2 dollars when Gold Beach won on January 3, 1946.

Gibson Sinclair Ferent OO Boru Jair Heeee Ahele Sdi Wolfe Hdwe Sis le ROUSE Baer Epeae Peet Chapman's Jewelry Neal Floral Chapman Jewelry Roberts Joe Sohio Woodyeas Hashman Wickham D. Kovaleski Neal Gulfstream Park Gold Beach

New Lexington Invades Athens for Tuesday Night Clash

Athens hosts New Lexington in a non league tune up as SECAL leaders eye Friday title games. New Lexington sits in a three way first place tie in the Muskingum Valley with a 6-2 league mark, while Athens contends with close losses on the road. Sorrell and Minaugh pace New Lexington with 133 and 106 points respectively. Athens relies on McConkey Coen and Coursey as they seek a key win.

Athens Wellston New Lexington Bulldog Charlie McAfee Gary McConkey Darrell Coen Cliff Coursey Sorrell Minaugh Muskingum Loop McConkey Tvhmesalio Gaskill Ocotitctsascan Cousay St .-Ce Stanson

Oklahoma Hires OsSiu Clive Rush as Assistant Coach

Norman Oklahoma OSU assistant coach Clive Rush has been signed as Oklahoma freshman football assistant. Boxing results include Mickey Crawford outpointing Tex Gonzales in New York and Ollie Wilson stopping Charlie Norkus in Providence. Paris Jimmy Martinez and Germinal Ballarin drew in Phoenix.

Norman Okla Clive Rush Ohio State University University of Oklahoma New York Mickey Crawford Saginaw Mich Tex Gonzales East Orange N. J Providence R. I Ollie Wilson Hartford Canon Charlie Norkus Newark N. d Paris Jimmy Martines Phoenix Ariv Germinal Ballarin Trance

Buckeyes fall to Northwestern 78 76 in Evanston

Ohio State drops to 5 5 in Big Ten play and 6 12 overall after a 78 76 road defeat at Northwestern. Larry Huston led OSU with 24 points as Northwestern squandered a 13 point halftime lead and could not close out the win.

Northwestern Ohio State Evanston Buckeyes Ohioans

Kansas State Tops Kansas as AP Brings West Virginia Fall

Kansas State defeats Kansas 79-75 to claim Big Eight momentum and climb to a co lead in AP ranking. West Virginia falls from first to second after State’s upset, with Cincinnati Missouri Valley leaders remaining third and San Francisco Oklahoma State following. Temple Duke Maryland NC State enter and shuffle the top 20 in the latest poll.

Difference Between First Last Place Teams In Big Ten

Michigan State and Indiana share the conference lead at 5-3 while Illinois and Wisconsin sit two games back at 3-5 after recent results. Arching scores include Hedden 27 Green 26 Quiggle 25 for MSU and Dees 30 Litzow 34 for Indiana. Four league games are set Saturday with Illinois at Michigan State and Wisconsin hosting Purdue.

Northwestern Ohio State Wisconsin Badgers Illinois MSU Indiana Michigan State Hawkeyes Larry Hedden John Green Jack Quiggle Minnesota Michigan Wolverine George Kiise Purdue Iowa

West Virginia Wins 82 68. Kansas 60 51 Over Colorado

West Virginia extended its win streak to 31 in Southern Conference play with an 82 68 victory over William & Mary as Jerry West led with 15 points. Kansas defeated Colorado 60 51 behind balanced scoring from Donaghue Loneski and Billings. Kansas State remains atop the Big Eight. Oklahoma beat Nebraska 66 39. Kentucky beat Mississippi State 72 62. St Louis edged Tulsa 60 59. Drake beat Wichita 71 65. Georgia Tech won 88 61 over LSU. Notre Dame routed Marquette 106 74.

Chamberlain Buffaloes Colorado Jayhawks Alan Donaghue Ron Loneski Bob Billings Kansas Kansas State Associated Press West Virginia Mountaineers William & Mary Jerry West Kentucky Mississippi State St. Louis Tulsa Drake Wichita Oklahoma

College Basketball Scores Quick Roundup

The score column lists results across teams including Kansas 60 Colorado 51, Minnesota 80 Michigan 69, Illinois 99 Purdue 93, Indiana 93 Wisconsin 87, Michigan State 90 Iowa 78, Ohio State 76 Oklahoma 66, St Louis 60 Tulsa 59, Notre Dame 106 Marquette 74, Kentucky 72 Mississippi State 62, Tennessee 69 Mississippi 64, Georgia Tech 88 LSU 61, Auburn 76 Florida 69, Marshall 99 Xavier Ohio 87.

Kansas Colorado Minnesota Michigan Illinois Purdue Indiana Wisconsin Michigan State Iowa Northwestern Ohio State Oklahoma Nebraska St. Louis Tulsa Drake Wichita Notre Dame Marquette Kent John Carroll Baldwin-Wallace Central State Butler Wabash Connecticut Boston Scranton Villanova West Va Wm. & Mary Kentucky Miss. State Tennessee Mississippi Georgia Tech LSU Vanderbilt Tulane Auburn Florida Marshall Xavier Ohio

Major League Clubs Eye Farmhands in Spring School

Major league clubs prep for spring school work as rookies attend drills across Florida and Arizona. Yankees, Phillies, Cardinals and Cubs organize camps to accelerate prospects like Deron Johnson and Ryne Duren, with Stengel guiding youth at St. Petersburg.

New York New York Yankees Casey Stengel Mickey Mantle Gil McDougald Bob Grim Johnny Kuecks Casey Don Cardwell Harry Anderson Phillies Russ Nixon Cleveland Dick Crott Chicago Cubs Clearwater Fla John Turk Ohio University Freddie Hutchinson St. Louis Cardinals St. Petersburg Young von McDaniel Vinecar Bend Mizell Stengel Deron Johnson Binghamton N. Y Ryne Duren Kansas City Paul Richards Baltimore Scottsdale Ariz Jack Harshman Chicago Connie Johnson Billy Lees al Pilarcik Dave Nicholson St. Louis

Playmaker Wilt Drops To Third In Scoring Race

Wilt Chamberlain scored six points as Colorado shut down the Kansas star in a victory, dropping his season average to 31.1. He trails Elgin Baylor at 33.7 and Oscar Robertson at 32.9 as Baylor and Robertson were idle Monday night.

Colorado Chamberlain Kansas Baylor Oscar Robertson Cincinnati

New Parking Plan Considered by Redlegs for Crosley Field

Cincinnati officials report Cincinnati Redlegs directors will discuss a two million dollar parking project around Crosley Field by February 22 in exchange for a five year stay. City Council already approved the proposal and set the deadline.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Redlegs Crosley Field

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