Tourney Play Starts Tonight At Athens High School
Four area teams begin sectional tournament play at Athens High School gym tonight starting at 7 p.m. Racine faces Waterloo while Shade meets Eastern in the second game, with Albany and Chauncey-Dover awaiting Saturday winners. Local make-up games and standings are outlined for Racine Pomeroy Rutland and the race for the title.
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Athens High School
Racine
Waterloo
Shade
Eastern
Racine- Waterloo
Albany
Chauncey - Dover
Pomeroy
Rutland
Wahama
Peters 28 propel OSU past Minnesota in road upset
Al Peters scored 28 points including a late pair of baskets as Ohio State upset Minnesota 102-98 on the road. OSU improved to 10-10 overall and 4-6 in the Big Ten while Minnesota dropped to 5-5 in conference. Archie Clark led Minnesota with 30 points.
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Associated Press
Ohio State
al Peters
Peters
Minnesota
Buckeyes
OSU
Jack Peters
Scrambe
Archie Clark
Bob Dove
Bill Hasket
Ron Sepic
al Rowley
Bucks
Tournament Pairings for Athens Sectional Schedule
Tournament pairings for CLASS A at Athens list games from Feb 22 to Mar 5. It shows Racine Waterloo, Waterloo holder, Shade, Eastern, Miller, Rome Canaan, The Plains, Carthage Troy, Albany as top seeds and winners advancing to subsequent rounds up to the championship game.
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Athens
Racine
Waterloo
Shade
Eastern
Miller
Rome-Canaan
the Plains
Carthage-Troy
Albany
Racine-Waterloo
Chauncey - Dover
Shade-Eastern
Albany-Racine-Waterloo
Rome Canaan
Chauncey-Dover
Carthage
Troy
14 Are Selected To Football Hall of Fame
The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame elected 14 individuals including the Old Grey Eagle, Little Boy Blue, the Dutch man, Sleepy Jim, Pappy and a Mule along with nine modern era players and a coach. Inductions will occur later this year.
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Sleepy Jim
Pappy
A Mule
National Football Foundation
Hall of Fame
Lynn
Pappy) Waldorf
Charlie Conerly
Mississippi
Pete Pihos
Indiana
Norm van Brocklin
Oregon
Conerly
Grey Eagle
van Brocklin
Albie Booth
Yale
Little Boy Blue
Dick Kazmaier
Princeton
Aaron Rosenberg
Southern California
Chuck Carney
Illinois
Notre Dame
Sleepy Jim Crowley
Rip Miller
Crowley
Miller
Seven Mules
Jim McGovern
Minnesota
John Houghton Hubbard
Amherst
Frank Juhan
Sewanee
C. Everett Bacon
Wesleyan
Columbus Receives IHL Franchise Announcement
Gov. James A. Rhodes announced that Columbus has acquired an International Hockey League franchise with games beginning in October. Owners are Larry, Ray, and Jerry Schmelzer of Cleveland. Home games will be at the renovated coliseum on the Ohio State Fair grounds. The schedule lists 72 games, 32 at home, with Dayton, Toledo, Fort Wayne, Port Huron, Muskegon, and Des Moines as opponents. A coach and general manager will be named soon, and a spring contest will pick the team name.
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Jerry Schmelzer
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College Top Ten Standings and Records Through Feb 19
The Top Ten lists season records through Feb 19 with teams like Texas Western 20-0 and Kentucky 21-0 leading the poll. Nebraska 17-3 and Michigan 14-5 also noted among the ranked programs. The table shows points totals and placements for major colleges including Kansas, Vanderbilt, Providence, and Loyola Chicago.
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Trake
Sex Piesa Caenae
Texas Western
Vanderbilt
Civics Sexaeso
Kansas
Viakaees Eee
Nebraska
Tiasexee Aed
Providence
Scesscaecas
Kentucky
Pelrur
Chicago
Loyola
St. Joseph's
Michigan
Athens Ninth Grade Team Wins SE Ohio League Title
The Athens ninth grade team captured the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League tournament crown at Pomeroy by defeating the host squad 57 to 36. Leading scorers were Dan Wickerham 16 points, Mike Goodwin 14, and Bob Handley 11. Athens closes season Friday hosting Wellston in a preliminary to reserve and varsity games.
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Athens
Pomeroy
Dan Wickerham
Mike Goodwin
Bob Handley
Wellston
Backensto Tops MAC Player of the Week
Toledo guard Bill Backensto named MAC player of the week after 22 points and key second half defense in wins over Bowling Green and Marshall. He joins Bob Aston and Jim Cox as recent MAC players of the week from the Rockets.
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Toledo
Rockets
Bill Backensto
Bob Aston
Jim Cox
Backensto
Bowling Green
Marshall
Walt Piatkowski
Fred Albrecht
Kent State
Tom Langfitt
Jim Patterson
Miami
Ken Fowlkes
Ohio University
Reggie Lacefield
Western Michigan
Morall shines as Spartans savor near upset
Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty offered a dry take on Earl Morrall after the Illinois game noting Morrall completed five of eight passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns, caught a pass, intercepted a pass, and contributed on kickoff and punt duties.
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Michigan State
Duffy Daugherty
Earl Morral
Illinois
Morrall
Duffy
Wisconsin
Unclear fragmentary sports page item
OCR fragment shows scattered names and numbers including Danny WaHhace Ted Williams Cee Dee 1046-3035 and percentages 10 17 without clear context or events.
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Peay
Danny WaHhace
Ted Williams
Cee Dee
Marshall and Ohio Clash for MAC Standings at Grover Center
Marshall Thundering Herd visits Ohio University for an 8 p.m. MAC contest as both teams chase top berths. Ohio leads with a 11 9 overall mark and 4 5 league play while Marshall sits 9 10 and 3 6. The game features freshman lineups and All American awards at halftime with five Bobcats honored in person.
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Thundering Herd
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Elmore Banton
John Eastman
Terry Harmon
Darnell Mitchell
Bobby Littler
Athens
Florida
Ohio
Bobcats
Bowling Green
Herd
Huntington
Joe Dawson
Sectional Cage Results from Canton and Struthers
In Canton Lincoln beat Perry Stark 77 to 55 and Minerva defeated North Canton 77 to 48 while Glenwood topped Tuslaw 62 to 43. In Struthers Salem won 64 to 60 over Youngstown Wilson and Austintown Fitch defeated Youngstown South 87 to 74.
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Youngstown South
Class A Dover Hiland At New Concord Madison Guernsey
Dover Hiland defeats Dennison St Mary 50 49 in a Class A regular season game at New Concord. New Concord 76 Madison Guernsey 48. Frazersburg 81 New Athens 41. Cleveland East Tech 69 Cleveland West Tech 41. Cleveland John Adams 85 Cleveland Max Hayes 62. Westfall 64 Portsmouth West 53. Coshocton 98 Portsmouth West 53.
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College Scores Roundup From Ohio State to Wisconsin
Ohio State def. Minnesota 102 98 while Heidelberg beats Kenyon 95 to 8 1. Central State 96. Cedarville 72 7A Steubenville 92. St Vincent Pa Gannon Pa 72 Youngstown 70. AS Syracuse 114 Creighton 104 Villanova 79. Niagara 61 Rhode Island 92 American U 75. South Kentucky 108 Mississippi 65 Vanderbilt 117 Georgia 97 Florida 67 Tennessee 63. N C State 130 Furman 77 Tulane 78 Alabama 72. Midwest Kansas 86 Oklahoma 69 Nebraska 79 Colorado 63. Town 1 Michigan 72 Kansas State 85 Missouri 61 Purdue 77 Indiana Northwestern 76 Wisconsin 65 Gannon 72 Youngstown 70.
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Set 2 Cage Tourneys For Independents
Two independent basketball tournaments announced for Ohio. The South Zanesville Invitational runs March 15 to 19 at Maysville High with 18 trophies, 16 teams max, $20 entry due March 1. Wheelersburg event March 10 11 12 18 19 at Wheelersburg High, $25, 10 teams, entries to Box 375 Wheelersburg.
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Ohio
Maysville High School Gymnasium
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Wheelersburg High School
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Box 375
Davis Cup team formation hit by schooling demands
Texas high school student and top U S tennis prospect Cliff Richey was dropped from the Davis Cup squad by captain George MacCall citing the strain of completing his studies. MacCall outlined a tighter five man program while noting draft and other players’ deferment status could affect the team’s chances against Australia.
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United States
Richey
Texas
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Dallas
MacCall
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Athur Ashe
Richmond
Reserve Officers Training
R. L. Turner High School
Carrollton
Shade High School Hosts Evening of Alumni and Grade Basketball
Shade High School schedules several Wednesday games to benefit an athletic banquet. The fifth grade meets the sixth grade at 6 30 p.m. The Alexander School District faculty vs Alumni at 7 30 p.m. and Shade varsity vs Alumni at 8 30 p.m. Admission 25 cents students 75 cents adults.
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SHADE
Shade High School
Alexander School
Exhibition Game Off For Pro Football Hall Of Fame
The annual exhibition game at the Professional Football Hall of Fame in Canton Ohio is canceled this season due to a clash in the National Football League exhibition schedule.
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Canton
Ohio
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