Liston Clay pre fight hype and tensions rise in Miami Beach
Boxing notes describe Sonny Liston’s hostile stance toward reporters and photographers ahead of the Tuesday title defense against Cassius Clay. The piece also covers Clay’s shaky workouts, praise from Willie Pastrano, and the looming April 10 defense of Pastrano against Gregorio Peralta.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Sonny Liston
Popoff Cassius Clay
Convention Hall
Cassius Clay
Louisville
Cody Jones
Detroit
Cassius
Clay
Willie Pastrano
Willie
Pastrano
Liston
Angelo Dundee
Argentina
Gregorio Peralta
New Orleans
Final weekend of Athens County basketball tournament set
The 40th and last Athens County tourney features semi finals Friday night and finals Saturday at Grover Center. Albany faces Waterloo at 7 pm and York meets Ames Bern at 8 30 pm. Winners play 2 45 pm Saturday for the title. three teams reach sectional tournament at Hemlock Miller High.
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Athens County
Grover Center
Albany
Waterloo
York
Ames Bern
Regional and County Tournament Pairings Announced
Tournament pairings released for Friday and Saturday events across Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs and Vinton counties. Matchups include Albany vs Waterloo and York vs Ames Bern at Grover Center Ohio University with rescheduled finals at Wellston High School.
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Athens County
Grover Center
Ohio University
Albany
Waterloo
York
Ames-Bern
Gallia County
Cadmus
Southwestern
Han.Trace
Kyger Creek
North Gallia
Hocking
Laurelville
Union Furnace
Meigs
Rutland
Racine
Vinton
Wellston High School
Allensville
Hamden
McArthur
Wilton
Athens
Gallia
Eastern
Racine-Rutland
Eastern-Rutland
Wellston
Nelsonville and St Aloysius Reach Non County Finals
Nelsonville tops Middleport 63 48 to reach the Class A Non County Tournament final against St Aloysius who beat Crooksville 61 54. Nelsonville carries a 14 4 record into the title tilt while St Aloysius is 18 1. both will advance to sectional play.
Nelsonville Nips Middleport In Scoring Bout
Nelsonville outscored Middleport 63 to 48 as Shearer and Richards lead with 17 and 16 points respectively while Rice and Moore pace Middleport with 16 and 25 points in the quartered matchup. New Lex St Al edges Crooksville 61 to 54 behind Smith 17 and Moore 25.
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Southeastern Ohio Athletic League
St. Aloysius
Crooksville
Nelsonville
Jackets
Middlewort
Greyhounds
Rick Shearer
Bob Richards
Jamie James
Richard Elliott
Shearer
Elliott
James
Ritz
Richards
Pancake
Middleport
Rice
Morris
Satterfield
Moore
Hanning
Stephenson
Thomas
Hodges
Lexington ST. AL
Smith
McMillan
Russell
Leckrone
Strohl
Peterson
Schmotter
Rambo
Neff
New Lex
St. al
Bobcats Eye MAC Title With Kent State Clash At Home
Ohio University aims to clinch at least a co title in the MAC by beating Kent State at Grover Center. A loss could force a march 7 showdown with Toledo, while a Miami loss to Toledo or a Bobcats win could seal the crown.
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Jones Buick Company
Rowland Congdon
Messenger
Ohio University
Bobcats
Kent State
Golden Flashes
Grover Center
Kent
Toledo
Miami
Oxford
Ohio
Jim Snyder
Evanston, Ill
Loyola
Louisville
Minneapolis
Minn
Kansas City
Bob Doll
Houska Solowin Feature Promises MAC Heavyweight Showdown
Ohio University undefeated heavyweight Harry Houska meets Toledo’s Merill Solowin in a key MAC clash at Toledo. Solowin, 264 pounds, is undefeated in duals and has world and national experience, while Houska, 195 pounds, is 14 0 this season with 13 pins and last year’s 177-pound runner up. The bout could decide a MAC crown and set up a rematch at the March 6–7 conference championships in Grover Center.
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Harry Houska
Ohio University
Toledo Rockets
Merill Solowin
Toledo
Merill
Western Michigan
Yugoslavia
United States
Harry
Decis
Houska
Solowin
Ohio
Fred Schleicher
Grover Center
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Amr Magic Triangle
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Carpenter Streets
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Mick Morris
Jack Satterfield
Dave Rice
Carl Wolfe
Call C. Church LY
OHO Mortgage Corporation
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Norris
Fred Albrecht
Albrecht
Doug Sims
Ted Zak
Wilson Graham
Cleveland East Tech
Jerry Jackson
Bobcat
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Jerry
Bunk Adams
Corning Whiz
Don Hill
Paul Storey
Mike Haley
Bay City
Mich
Terry McDermott
U.S
Innsbruck
Austria
Dan C. Kinsey
Delta College
Kinsey
Houska Vs. Solowin
National Basketball Association
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
St Louis
Cincinnati
San Francisco
St. Louis
New York
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