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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1964

Page

10

Tournament Pairings For County Basketball Tournaments

A schedule of Tuesday to Friday games across multiple counties. Matches include Crooksville versus Glouster at 8 p.m. Tuesday in non county play, Athens County Tourney at Ohio University Grover Center, and Winton County, Hocking County, Gallia County, Meigs County and Vinton County tournaments with reserve and varsity divisions and multiple titles on the line.

Buchtel York High School Crooksville Glouster Athens County Grover Center Ohio University Ames Bern Shade Trimble York Waterloo the Plains Winton County Wellston High School Zaleski Allensville Hamden Wilton Hocking County Union Furnace Laurelville Buchtel, York High School New Lexington St. Aloysius Glouster-Crooksville Nelsonville Middleport Albany York-Trimble Shade-Ames-Bern Gallia Cadmus Southwestern Hannan-Trace Kyger Creek North Gallia Hocking Meigs Rutland Racine Vinton County McArthur Zaleski-Allensville Hamden- Zaleski

UCLA Maintains Nation Lead In AP Basketball Poll

UCLA holds 21 0 record atop the AP poll with 35 first place votes and 376 points from 38 regional selectors. Michigan and Kentucky follow as top contenders, with Duke and Oregon State rising and Drake advancing to 10th as DePaul and Villanova enter the top ten.

Associated Press Villanova DePaul UCLA Michigan Kentucky Duke Oregon State Drake Bruins Washington Wolverines Indiana Mississippi State Blue Devils Virginia Davidson Vic

NCAA Announces At Large Selections Include Providence and Villanova

Providence and Villanova earned NCAA at large bids as part of a nine team field for the national tournament with selections shaping the East and Midwest regions. DePaul Pitt and NYU joined the NIT roster as the selection process continued with 15 bids still to be announced. Providence, 17 3, and Villanova 19 2, highlighted by John Thompson and Jim Stone scoring 25 each in a 95 75 win over Scranton, led a busy championship week. Kentucky's 104 73 win over Vanderbilt kept the Wildcats atop the Southeastern Conference standings with Cotton Nash scoring 32 points.

Tories Duquesne Canisius DePaul Marquette Western Ontario Wichita Drake Oregon State Seattle Davidson Wildcats Furman Duke Vanderbilt Vandy George Tech Tennessee Michigan Kentucky Weisdova Os Ces Associated Press Providence National Collegiate Athletic Association A. B. Begley NCAA Begley Friars Chicago Loyola Villanova Creighton Texas Western Louisville Utah State Kansas City New York Madison Square Garden Pitt New York University Scranton Temple Loyola Mideast Mid-America Midwest Far West Philadelphia Evanston Ill Dallas Eugene Ore Atlantic Coast Southeastern John Thompson Jim Stone Cotton Nash Nash Youngstown Liberty Ross County Huntington Newark Chillicothe Mike Morrison Racine Ohio River Athens Charles McAfee Cleveland Rhodes Portsmouth Cleveland East Dayton Fairview Carl Alan Hamill Fort Frye Hamill Weirton W. Va Middletown Paul Walker Walker Paul Ed Hopkins

Top Ten Class A voting results rocker

The top ten Class A standings show Sonville with 10 points in a vote. Ames Bern ties for 18th with 25 points and Nel remains among late bidders.

Sonville Ames Bern Nel

Central State May Forfeit NAIA Eligibility Scandal Fallout

Central State College faces possible forfeiture of games and a reduced 8 14 record after the NAIA committee found two ineligible players, John Marsh and Vaughn Graham, appeared in early games. Marsh is from Chicago and Graham from New York. Both were suspended and expelled January 17 for falsified college entrance records.

Xenia Ohio Central State College Don Callan Marauders Callan Cedarville College John Marsh Vaughn Graham Marsh Chicago Wilberforce Graham New York Central Central State Gaston F. Lewis Lewis

Freshmen Beat West Virginia Freshmen in Morgantown

Ohio University freshmen defeated West Virginia freshmen 83-78 in Morgantown on Monday night to move to 8-2. Dave Brown and Mike Hammond led with 19 points each, John Schroeder and Berke Reichenbach added 13, Russ Hamilton 11, continuing OU’s strong season.

Ohio University West Virginia Morgantown W. Va Bobbittens Dave Brown Mike Hammond John Schroeder Berke Reichenbach Russ Hamilton

Royals Have Best Offense In NBA Race

Cincinnati Royals boast the league’s top offense as they run 12 game unbeaten streak with a 129 113 win over San Francisco. Oscar Robertson leads in points per game and free throw accuracy while the Royals top four categories and second in rebounds and third in free throws. Wilt Chamberlain trails Robertson in scoring with 36 point pace.

New York National Basketball Association Cincinnati Royals Ohioans San Francisco NBA Oscar Robertson Robertson Wilt Chamberlain Big O Wilt

Cage Scores from Canton to Youngstown and More College Action

Scores from multiple cage games across Ohio including Canton Sandy Valley 52 North Canton 48 and Youngstown Wilson 85 Salem 52. Other results list Boardman 66 Canfield 63 Thymastown East 62 Beaver Local Struthers Youngstown Chaney 48 Campbell Memorial 38 Hubbard 69 East Palestine 43 Champion 53 Jackson Milton 33. Ohio college action shows Ohio State 99 over Lowa 82 and Duquesne 98 over Toledo 66 with numerous others across conferences.

Pourma Struthers Youngstown Chaney Campbell Memorial Hubbard East Palestine Jackson Milton Hardin County Ada Hardin Northern Brown County Georgetown Ripley Washington County Newport Salem-Liberty Lawrence New Matamoras Ohio Ohio State Lowa Duquesne Toledo Akron Ashland Gosteubenville St. Vincent

Wahama tops Pomeroy in close basketball showdown

Wahama led by Roush 8 3 19 and Shrimplin 2 1 5 while OMEROY Swindell Crow Winebrenner Jewell Simpson Reed Smith contributed for Pomcroy as scores totaled 71 75. Wahama claimed a 71 75 win with reserve 37 30 edge.

Roush Zustan Greene Bird Gees Shrimplin Wamsley Omeroy Swindell Crow Winebrenner Jewell

Dayton Belmont and Zanesville Voted State's Best Teams

Ohio sports editors chose Dayton Belmont in Class AA and Zanesville Rosecrans in Class A as state favorites in AP final poll. Forty-four editors participated as regular-season play ends and tournament time begins. March 21 crowns the 1964 state champions at St. John Arena.

Fritz Howell Associated Press Columbus Ohio Ohio State St. John Arena Dayton Belmont Zanesville Rosecrans

Luke Appling Enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame

Luke Appling is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on a second-ballot surprise. The Chicago White Sox shortstop set a record with 2218 games, batted over .300 in 16 of 20 seasons, and joins Ty Cobb in the hall. Hy Hurwitz announced the results in Boston after BBWAA voting.

Atlanta Luke Appling Baseball Hall of Fame Appling Chicago White Sox Charles Red) Ruffing New York Yankees

Hole-In-One Reported at Athens Country Club

Larry Graves recorded a hole in one on Hole Five at Athens Country Club. Witnesses Don Jacobs and George McGarvey observed the shot. Graves used a nine iron for the unlikely feat, likely the first of the season.

Athens Country Club Larry Graves Don Jacobs George McGarvey Graves

Iecers Lose Final Home Game 9 6

Port Huron defeated the Ohio Bobcats 9 to 6 in the final home game. Lakusiak and Radford each scored three for Port Huron, Burley added two. L Heureux had three for Ohio. Ohio led early 1 0 with L Heureux and Arvidson combining.

Ralph Nelson Gene Lakusiak Dennis Radford Steve Burley Port Huron Ohio Iers Bobcats Lakusiak Radford Burley Mike L'Heureux Ohio Ken Arvidson L’heureux Huron Cats University of Windsor

Athens Council Praises undefeated Athens High basketball team

Athens City Council unanimously passes a resolution commending the undefeated Athens High basketball team for an 18 game streak and 56 straight regular season wins. Rosecrans edged Celina Immaculate Conception in a related high school basketball result.

Athens City Council Athens High Rosecrans Celina Immaculate Conception

Buckeyes Extend Big Ten Win Streak to Five

Ohio State beat Iowa 99-82 to claim a fifth straight Big Ten victory, with Gary Bradds scoring 30 and Jimmy Rodgers adding 25 as the Buckeyes press Michigan for the conference lead. Michigan sits a half game back at 8-1, while Minnesota and Purdue loom ahead.

Associated Press Ohio State Michigan Wolverines Buckeyes Iowa Minnesota Minneapolis Bucks Ohio Gary Bradds All- America Jimmy Rodgers

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