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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1957

Page

16

Night Bowling Leads Top Scores and Team Results

Results list for Monday night bowling shows Gibson Sinclair and Porteous among top scorers with a 631 and 458 series respectively. Teams including Shooters Owls Machine Shop Hookers Pioneers tally wins. individual scores feature Coon Merrick Efaw and Kern among high totals.

Nreid Porteous Sun Ccee Jenkins E.ee Kern Bill Wolfe Sorrsor i Shooters Owls Machine Shop Office Pioneers L. McFadden Paul Burson Marion Boggs Doug Hall Gene Coon Dan Merrick Stan Gaylor Ed Efaw Night Stars Eene Owls St. Ee Eeesee Ee Estes Eves

Giants Eye Preseason Trade For Bats Behind Mays

New York Giants vice president and general manager Charles Feeney eyed trades ten days before training camp in Phoenix Arizona. He identified first base left field and a strong right fielder behind Willie Mays as the club's major problems.

New York New York Giants Phoenix Ariz Charles Chub) Feeney Willie Mays

Highlander Reserves Capture Gallia County Championship

Southwestern defeats Rio Grande 34 to 30 to win the Gallia County reserve title. Halley seals win with two free throws with 43 seconds left after a 13 lead changes and a tied late duel between Rees and Silvers. Owens scores 34th point for Southwestern. final lineups listed.

Gallipolis Southwestern Gallia County Highlanders Rio Grande Sonny Halley Rio Paul Rees Lenville Silvers Silvers Halley John Owens Bostic Wedemeyer Owens Parsons Bradbury

Spartans Beat Illini For Seventh Straight Win

Michigan State defeated Illinois 89-83 to extend its winning streak to seven in the Big Ten. Indiana led the conference with an 8-2 mark after routing Iowa 90-76 at Bloomington. Wisconsin beat Minnesota 85-53 in Minneapolis while Purdue edged Michigan 66-63 at home. The win pulled MSU into a second-place tie with idle Ohio State at 7-3, one game behind Indiana.

Michigan State Indiana Illinois Iowa Bloomington Minnesota Wisconsin Minneapolis Purdue Michigan Ohio State

Mid-Am Titlist To Play In NCAA At Columbus

The NCAA has set Ohio State University’s St. John Arena as the site for a first round doubleheader on March 12 in the university division. Ohio Valley and Mid American Conference champions will face at large teams, with winners advancing to the Midwest regional March 15-16 at the University of Kentucky.

Kansas City National Collegiate Athletic Assn NCAA Ohio State University St. John Arena Ohio Valley University of Kentucky

Honest wrestling labeled unprofitable at the box office

Milwaukee promoter Johnny Heim rejects state plans to regulate the industry saying honest wrestling cannot draw crowds. He argues legitimacy would ruin drawing power and recalls a failed attempt 50 years ago. He predicts no audience for a legitimate match.

Milwaukee Johnny Heim Heim State Athletic Commission

Faulk Breaks LPGA 72 Hole Record in St. Petersburg Open

Mary Lena Faulk, just 25 months on tour, wins the St. Petersburg Open to set a new LPGA 72 hole record with 279 strokes. The Thom asville, Georgia native edges runner up Louise Suggs by three strokes and earns $880 from the $5000 purse.

ST. Petersburg Fla Mary Lena Faulk Ladies Professional Golfers Association Thomasville Louise Suggs Suggs

Bowling Green Tops Notre Dame In College Swimming Meet

Bowling Green defeated Notre Dame 54 to 32 in a college swimming meet. The result highlights BG's dominance in the event and Notre Dame's performance at the meet.

Bowling Green Notre Dame Ind

Giants Hire Ex Brooklyn Dodger as Scout Johnny Hudson

Former Brooklyn Dodger outfielder Johnny Hudson joins the New York Giants as a scout. Hudson brings major league experience to evaluate talent for the Giants’ front office.

Brooklyn Dodger Johnny Hudson New York Giants

Notable Van Doren Misses On Twenty One Quiz

Television columnist notes Charles Van Doren’s errors on NBC quiz show Twenty-One. He missed questions on boxing champions, dog categories, 1912 election figures, Apache leader Geronimo, and late January items, while recalling several other items correctly.

Charles Mercer New York Charles van Doren America Nbc-Tv van Doren Joe Louis Primo Carnera James S. Sherman Nicholas Murray Butler Butler Sherman Geronimo Thomas R. Marshall Calvin Coolidge Charles G. Dawes Charles Curtis

Fight results from multiple cities list boxing outcomes

In New York Stefan Redl outpointed Paddy DeMarco over 10 rounds. Denver saw Gene Fullmer outpoint Ernie Durando in 10. Holyoke featured Walter Cartier outpoint Eddie Andrews in 10. Austin had Mel Barker outpoint Charlie Salas in 10. Paris had Felix Chiocca outpoint Ted Davis over 10. Bologna reported Franco Cavicchi stopping Al Bernard in 2.

New York Stefan Redl Passaic N. J Paddy DeMarco Brooklyn N. Y Denver Gene Fullmer West Jordan Utah Ernie Durando Bayonne Holyoke Mass Walter Cartier Eddie Andrews Lowell Austin Tex Mel Barker Charlie Salas Phoenix Ariz Paris Felix Chiocca France Ted Red Top) Davis Hartford Conn

Brooklyn Discovers New Campanella Hopeful Roseboro Emerges as Top Prospect

Brooklyn scouts hail John Roseboro of Ashland Ohio as a potential Campanella replacement. The 23 year old leadoff catcher hit .338 in Caracas Venezuela and starred in the Caribbean series, after earlier seasons in Montreal and Class D to Pueblo. Industry veterans praise his power left handed bat and all around ability.

Jack Hand Havana Brooklyn John Roseboro Ashland Ohio Roseboro Caracas Venezuela Cuba Puerto Rico Panama Montreal Mickey Owen Mayaguez Campanella Central State Wilberforce Dodger Cliff Alexander Hamilton Brooks Cincinnati Sheboygan Wis Great Falls U. S. Army Pueblo

Defiance and Youngstown Battle for NAIA Berth

Defiance and Youngstown will meet in a Ohio NAIA playoff to decide the state representative. Drawings matched Steubenville against Wilmington in the opening game, with Defiance facing Youngstown in the later 9 p.m. matchup.

Youngstown Defiance Ohio National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Steubenville Wilmington

Eight-Ounce Gloves Chosen for Title Fight

Carmen Basilio will wear eight ounce gloves against Johnny Saxon in the welterweight title bout in Cleveland next Friday. Basilio’s managers lost a bid for six-ounce gloves at a Cleveland Boxing Commission hearing. The commission reaffirmed a National Boxing Association rule prescribing eight ounce gloves for fights here.

Cleveland Carmen Basilio Johnny Saxton Basilio Cleveland Boxing Commission

Memphis Team Switches From White Sox to Cubs in 1957

Memphis in the Southern Association will change affiliations after years of ownership and working agreements with the Chicago White Sox and will operate with the Chicago Cubs during the 1957 season.

Memphis Asin Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs

Yankees Strike Deal With New Orleans in Minor League System

The New York Yankees reach a working agreement with New Orleans of the AA Southern Asia. New Orleans previously spent a decade in the Pittsburgh system as part of the minor league network.

New York Yankees New Orleans Pittsburgh

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