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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1961

Page

6

Nelsonville Greyhounds Curb Crooksville 60-47 For Non-County Title

Nelsonville Greyhounds smother Crooksville Ceramics 60-47 to repeat as Non-county Tournament champions. Kim Kunzman led with 21 points, Dexter 14, Anderson 14, Brunston 12 for Nelsonville. Crooksville’s Smith 12 and Mast 11 paced the Ceramics. Nelsonville advances to sectional at Wells ton. Crooksville to New Lexington. Officials: Lowell Rapps, Jack Osborne.

Nelsonville Smothers Crooksville Buchtel Greyhounds Bill Kunzman Ray Mast Jim Morrison Anderson Wellston New Lexington Allen Cope Morrison Mast Smith Crossman

Duke Heyman Set For ACC Tourney

Duke prepares for the ACC tournament in Raleigh after a 112-78 win over Seton Hall where Art Heyman scored 36 points tying the Garden single game record. Heyman will sit out Duke's regular-season finale at North Carolina.

Heyman Rockville Centre N. Y Due Seton Hall St. John Marquette New York U Wake Forest Raleigh Hank Gunter Garden St. Joseph's Duke North Carolina NYU al Ailardi Ray Paprocky Art Loche Tony Jackson Leroy Ellis St. John’s St. Bonaventure Siena Tom Stith Freddie Crawford Cincinnati Houston Bradley Wichita Utah Brigham Young Providence Lemoyne Drake North Texas State Holy Cross Fairfield Virginia Tech Furman

Bobby Littler Wins First Florida Match

St. Augustine Florida Bob Littler of Athens High School golf star faced Larry Beck of Kingston NC in the second round of the National Tournament of Golf Club Champions Littler, son of Athens Country Club pro Bob Littler, defeated Beau Melik of Racine WI 1up in his first round match Thursday.

ST. Augustine Fla Bobby Littler Athens Larry Beck Kingston N. C Bobby Athens Country Club Bob Littler Beau Melik Racine Wis

Athens Appl and Commonwealth Tele win league results

Pictured are results from the Pomeroy Mixed League with Beasley Mathews and Athens Appl. Commonwealth Tele. leading in teams. Wilbur Sinnett and Pete Bailey top a mix of individual highs while teams like Red & Blue and Bee Cees post season-highs and standings.

Beasley & Mathews Abdell’s Athens Belk Simpson Commonwealth Tele Meee & Mathews Commonwealth Abdella Pomeroy Ind T. Jenks P. Tts A. Sylvester Murray Red & Blue Rinky Ti Bee Cees Ball & Chain Rinky Dinks Richards Foursome C. Kirkland E. Sylvester Ae A. Jeffers E. Sylveser

Ambitious Local Team Scores and Sales in Thursday Events

Readable fragments show teams like Texas Eastern Athens and Chauncey posting high single and high three game totals. The notes list sponsors such as Ambassador Laundries Carling's Black Label and Royal McBee along with venues including Campus Bar and Bridgwater Machine.

G.M and R Labs Western and Southern Inc Texas Eastern Athens Chauncey Williams and Sons Co D. Cunningham T. Keisenberg Electric Co Medics and Sons Co M and R Labs Tinea Indies Satein Hkogee Ambassador Laundri Royal McBee Martin Heaters Carling Laundries Les High R. Hall Lam Carling Athens Automotive Stroh’s

Ohio State Seeks Big Ten Title Share With Wisconsin Fight

Ohio State, top ranked, can clinch at least a share of the Big Ten crown by beating Wisconsin. The Buckeyes own a 21 game win streak and 26 straight overall, aiming to extend home dominance as Purdue and Iowa still contend. Indiana eyes 400th Branch McCracken win as Downey debuts for Illinois.

Ohio State Illinois Wisconsin Buckeyes Iowa Indiana Michigan State Purdue Illini Dave Downey Walt Bellamy Terry Dischinger Jerry Lucas Branch McCracken

Wilt and Arizin Near Marks for Warriors

Wilt Chamberlain and Paul Arizin of the Philadelphia Warriors moved closer to breaking their NBA single season scoring records as a duo after a 129 121 win over Detroit. Chamberlain reached 2575 points this year and Arizin 1603, with 11 games remaining.

Philadelphia Wilt Chamberlain Paul Arizin Philadelphia Warriors National Basketball Association Chamberlain Arizin Detroit Warriors The

Ohio U. Rout Bobcats to Finish MAC Season 10-2

Ohio University basketball cruised to a 101-79 win over Miami on Withrow Court. Larry Kruger scored 21 as Ohio U. sealed a 10-2 MAC record, matching last season, while Miami’s Dave Zeller and La Verne Benson led a 55-point guard duo attack. The Bobcats close 17-6 overall and set up NCAA first-round play at Louisville on March 14.

Bobcats Miami Dandy Dave Zeller Little la Verne Benson Redskins Ohio U Larry Kruger Allensville Louisville Louisville Cardinals

Southwestern and Kyger Creek clash in Gallia tourney finale

Southwestern beats North Gallia 75 to 57, led by Ron Halley with 27 points. North Gallia defeated Rio Grande earlier. Rio's program ends with consolidation next fall. Kyger Creek posted 32 points in the semifinal loss to Southwestern.

Rio Grande Kyger Creek North Gallia Southwestern Ron Halley Lionel Foreman Rio Cremeens Rothgeb Swisher Francis Johnson Thomas Duncan Logan Devault Pleasant Foreman Wooldridge Totals Wickline Smith Clark Jordan Ramey Petrie

CAGE SCORES Rounds From College Basketball Showdowns

A roundup of scores across regions with many games. Duke beat Seton Hall 112 to 78 and Saint Bonaventure topped Siena 99 to 57. Wake Forest lost to St Johns 85 to 61 while Providence defeated Lemoyne 80 to .

Duke Seton Hall NYU Wake Forest St. John’s (Ny Marquette St. Bonaventure Siena Providence Lemoyne

Class A Tournaments Washington County Scores

Washington County teams faced Marietta St Mary and Newport Fort Frye in Class A tournament play. Newport Fort Frye defeated Washington County 64 to 47 while Matamoras posted a 45 point result.

Washington County Marietta St. Mary Newport

Baton Rouge Open field includes Pal mer and Snead in $20 000 event

Defending champion Arnold Palmer led 153 professionals and 13 amateurs as the Baton Rouge Open tee shifted at New Sherwood Forests Country Club. Sam Snead, holder of a 275 tournament record, headlines a trio with Don Fairfield and Doug Sanders amid weather concerns after recent south rains.

Baton Rouge Arnold Palmer Sherwood Forests Country Club Sam Snead Boca Raton Fla Don Fairfield Jacksonville Ill Doug Sanders Ojai Calif

MAC Scoring Race Goes Down To End

The Mid-American Conference scoring race will not be settled until the final league game on March 4. Kent State’s Pete Baltic leads with 201 points to Miami’s Dave Zeller at 197, while Western Michigan’s Bob Bolton rises to third with 20.9 points per game. The race tightens as Bowling Green and Marshall threaten, with key clashes at Kent and Kalamazoo shaping final standings.

Pete Baltic Kent Dave Zeller Miami Kent State Zeller MAC Baltic Big Bob Bolton Western Michigan Toledo Ohio U Larry Kruger Larry Jones Bunk Adams Jerry Galicki Jim Boutson Lou Mott Marshall Golden Flashers Big Green Bowling Green Kalamazoo

Ohio University Hockey Set for Two Games This Saturday

OU hockey aims to rebound at Bird Arena facing Kenyon at 2 p.m. and Western Michigan at 8 p.m. The Bobcats lead the league at 4-0 with eight points, needing a win to seal the Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey Association title while Western seeks revenge in the rubber match after a split earlier this season.

Ohio University Hockeymen Kenyon Western Michigan Bird Arena Western Bobcats Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey Association Fenn Bobkittens

Prove It Carries Tag Of Favorite In Santa Anita

Arcadia Calif For an obscure horse Prove It carries a burden into the 145000 Santa Anita handicap on Saturday He is a four year old California bay expected to be the odds on favorite in the mile and a quarter race against ten rivals previously on Rex C Ellsworth racing team

Arcadia Calif Rex C. Ellsworth California Bay

Ohio U Freshmen Rally to Beat Miami Bobkittens

Kermit Blosser led Ohio University freshmen as they defeated Miami 65 to 61 in a preliminary to the varsity contest. Paul Storey scored 22 and Jerry Jackson 20 for the Bobkittens, who ended 12-3 on the season with four conference wins. Doug Maxim had 15 and Wayne Dixon 13 for the visitors. Ohio U trailed by ten early and by three at halftime before pulling away.

Ohio University Miami Bobkittens Paul Storey Jerry Jackson Bobkitten Doug Maxim Nelsonville Wayne Dixon Ohio U

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