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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1955
Page
12
The Ath ens County Tournament championship began with an exciting first round at Chico University Men's Gymnasium as Buchtel and Ames Bern survived a torrid finish.
New Lexington and St. Aloysius, defending Class B champions, opened the Non-County Tournament at Athens High School with easy wins. St. Aloysius beat Portamouth Notre Dame 58 to 45 led by Myron Smith and Pat Alien, while New Lexington defeated Somerset Holy Trinity as Lloyd Ousley and Deane Ault led the scoring. Upcoming semifinals set New Lexington to meet New Boston and St. Aloysius to face Nelsonville tonight at 7 and 8:15 respectively.
In Gallia County Class B action at Washington School 650 fans saw the Cheshire Bobcats push Cadmus Redskins to the limit before Cadmus pulled away for a 67 57 win. Bidwell-Porter Pirates then beat Mercerville Wildcats 66 57 in the same round with Stanley Montgomery scoring 25 and Henry Myers 26 for Cadmus.
Albany edged Trimble 63-62 in the opener as Charles Woodyard and Don Selby led the Red Devils. Buchtel defeated Shade 62-43, and Ames Bern beat Troy 66-36 with Dan Mayle scoring 28 for the Greenies while Sheltering Arms hospitalized Olan Koehler of Ames Bern.
Wahama White Falcons end basketball campaign with a 57 46 loss at Point Pleasant finishing 15-5. Joe Fox led Wahama with 16 points while Butchie Greenlee had 13 for the Big Blacks who topped Wahama twice this season. Senior farewell night featured Ellison Greenlee Capehart Thorn and Minton for Point Pleasant and Pickens Fox Weaver Roush for Wahama.
Tony Trabert, new national indoor tennis king, reaffirmed aims for a summer sweep and the professional pot of gold. He defeated Davis Cup teammate Hamilton Richardson in the indoor finals at the 7th Regiment, with scores 11 13 7 5 9 7.
In Sacramento Joey Lopes stopped Percy Bassett in a 182 pound division bout. On the same card Rocky Randall outpointed Armand Savoie in Tampa, both bouts reflecting a busy night of boxing with heavyweights and light heavyweights in action.
Ohio University swimming team hosts Kenyon and Ohio Wesleyan at the Natatorium to close their home schedule. The Bobcats sit at 4-1 in dual meets and prepare for the Mid-American Conference championships at Kent March 10 11 17, defending their title.
Western Illinois College of Macomb earned an at large bid to the NAIA tournament in Kansas City from March 7 to 12. The 21 2 team was chosen by the NAIA selection committee as a top contender alongside Steubenville Ohio State and Tennessee A and I. Western Illinois was runner up in last year’s event and brings nearly its entire 1954 squad.
WACO Texas Stout Steve Owen the former New York Giants player and coach with nine Western titles and three world pro championships is added to Baylor's spring training staff. Head coach George Sauer says Owen will assist players on the field and lecture on defense.
Pelham High School coach E. L. Rainey recalls the 1954 season when a game against Meigs ended 58-57 with Meigs leading. A postgame scorebook check showed a tie, but fans had left and officials kept the scoreboard showing a Meigs victory, the only tie Rainey ever saw.
Springfield High School announces Byron E. Hollinger 38 will become head football coach succeeding Jim McDonald who resigns to join the University of Tennessee coaching staff.
Athens County features Albany versus Waterloo at 7 p.m. and Rome against The Plains at 8 p.m. NONO County hosts New Lexington to face New Boston at 7 p.m. St. Aloysius meets Nelsonville at 8:15 p.m. WINTON County action has Hamden versus McArthur on 7 p.m. and Zaleski versus Wilton at 8, followed by Wilton versus McArthur at 8 p.m. GALLIA County hosts Bidwell versus Rio Grande at 5:30 p.m. Cadmus faces Vinton at 8:45 p.m.
Buchtel defeated Ames-Bern 25-21 to win the Athens county junior high school championship. Larry Johnson led scoring with 10 points and Ron McPherson added eight. Trimble captured consolation honors by beating Mechanicsburg 23-22.
Marshall University thundering herd upset Mid American Conference leader Miami 89-77 to keep slim title hopes alive. Miami concludes with an 11-3 league mark while Marshall rises to 10-3 and finishes season with Western Reserve to come. Other Ohio college results include Heidelberg over Oberlin 75-72 and Capital over Muskingum 95-90.
Upsets hit several top teams as Columbia, TCU, and Manhattan fell to Baylor Hofstra and Dartmouth respectively. TCU still pursues a share of the SWC title while Arkansas and SMU close in, Dartmouth tops Columbia for Ivy lead, North Carolina State wins at Duke, and NC State seizes ACC lead with a 79-75 victory.
SAN DIEGO Calif. P Mau reen Connolly announced last night she will marry in June and abandon her meteor ic tennis comeback after an injury and a loss of drive. Friends were surprised by the decision, coming after preparations for a return to competition were underway.
A West Virginia judge set March 28 as the start date for trial of four defendants Eckard Brown Benwood WV Edward Liberatore Bridgeport OH Samuel DeJohn Bridgeport OH and Alfonso Belello Bellaire OH charged with counterfeiting and cashing tickets at Wheeling Downs racetrack. They may enter pleas on March 11.
The Delaware Fairgrounds hosts 225 horses to be auctioned in its eighth annual spring speed sale. William Caldwell of Manheim Pa. led bidding yesterday with 6500 for Victor Darnley a fast trotting gelding. Jimmy Cruise Mt. Vernon paid 4750 for broodmare Tilley Guy. The sale of 108 trotters and pacers totalled 76825 dollars.
A dense score roundup lists numerous high school sectional results in Akron Youngstown and surrounding areas plus college games across Ohio including Ohio Northern Defiance and Central State. Notable outcomes include St. Francis (Pa) 111 over St. Francis (Bkn) 76 and Seton Hall 488 over an unspecified opponent.
In Miami Beach CBS televises a 10 round welterweight match as Kid Gavilan, former welterweight champion, is a 2-1 favorite to defeat Hector Constance. Gavilan weighs about 152 pounds, Constance around 148, with Gavilan aiming for a comeback after losing the title to Johnny Saxton.
HL RESULTS reports a 3 2 victory for Toledo over Fort Wayne with Grand Rapids defeating Cincinnati 4 1 in hockey action. Toledo clinches late goals while Grand Rapids dominates away. Cincinnati suffers road defeat as the night’s results finalize.
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