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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1956

Page

8

Trimble to Meet Gibisonville in First Round Sectional

The Class B Sectional District tournament opens tonight at Men's Gym Athens County with Trimble facing Gibisonville in the opening game. Holy Trinity clashes with Ames Bern, while St Aloysius meets Laurelville in the nightcap as thirteen teams compete for a single berth to Athens champe.

Ohio University Trimble Athens County Gibisonville Kit Hocking ‘County Holy Trinity Perry County Ames Rio Grande Ames Bern Glenford Cheshire Somerset McArthur Glenford Cheshire Nelsonville Rio Somerset Ea Fern Meigs County Hua Non County Vinton County Gingenville Stocking County Kpolis Southeastern Athens Logan Chillicothe Jackson Holy ‘Trinity Bern St. Aloysius Laurelville

HOUNDS BOUT TOMCATS In county tourney crown chase

McArthur Gibisonville Eastern win counties Saturday night to claim crown and enter Class B sectional district play. McArthur defeated Allensville 65 46 in Vinton County Tournament as Jim Gilli led with 38 points. Generals reserves won junior crown. Gibisonville and Somerset also noted in race.

McArthur Eastern Gibisonville Somerset Saturnight Allensville Vinton Jim Gillid Generals Onville

Illini Bid For Big Ten Title As Hawkeyes Try To Narrow Gap

Illinois and Iowa clash for first place in the Big Ten standings as Illinois seeks to rebound after an Ohio State upset. Iowa hosts Northwestern while Minnesota battles Illinois in a key Saturday slate. Michigan faces Purdue and Wisconsin meets Michigan State as the race tightens.

Me Associat Eress Mlinois Iowa Iowa City Mlinois Ohio State Minnesota Northwestern Michigan Purdue Wisconsin Michigan State Minnois Illini Hawkeyes Champaign Buckeyes Robin Freeman Illinois Bill Ridley Ridley Indiana Ansas Nebraska Missouri Oklahoma

Lopez Puts All Positions on Block in Spring Caper

On the Cleveland roster, manager Al Lopez signals a shake it up approach to sprint spring training in Tucson as holdouts cloud pennant hopes. Health, player of the year Smith, and six position tests loom while Yankees ace Whitey Ford seeks parity and unsigneds edge toward camp. In Toledo, Ohio, the Ohio University Bobcats travel to face the Rockets, with a MAC clash that could pin fifth place on the line.

al Lopez Cleveland Totans New York Yankees Hemet Tucson Ariz AL Smith Lopes Smith Cleveland Baseball Writers Ace Whitey Ford Tom Morgan Bob Grim Jim Konstanty Don Larsen Mickey McDermott Martin Noren Ail Tare Bill Rigney New York Giants

Western Stops Ohio U Rally in 70-68 Loss

Western Michigan defeated Ohio University 70 to 68 at Kalamazoo as OU failed to sustain a lead, with Dick Garrison’s 57-56 drive highlighting a late Bobcat push. Western surged from a nine point deficit late to pull even and then win, dominating board play and shooting percentages.

Western Ohio U. Rally Bobcats Ockets Kalamazoo Mich Western Michigan Rockets Miami Bobcats Broncos Westren Dick Garrison Athens Fred Moore Toledo Williams W. Michigad Smith Corus Mitchell Newman Pedracine Stewart Bertoni

Kroll Leads Money Race After Memorial Park Win

Ted Kroll captured $6,000 for a Memorial Park Open victory at the 12,122 yard course in Houston. He finished 11 under par with rounds of 70 67 71 69, lifting him to the top of 1956 money standings with $8,080. Gene Littler slid to second with $7,568.75 after missing a closing putt in Port Arthur en route to Baton Rouge.

Houston Ted Kroll Oll Port Arthur Tex Baton Rouge Kroll Memorial Park Ial Gene Littler Palm ‘Springs Calif Fort Lauderdale Fla Douglas Newark Del Burke

Rawls Fires Wins Links Final in Florida

Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg edged Betty Dodd by one stroke to claim the Palm Beach tournament title in Florida. Dodd, from San Antonio, shot 72 for a 291 total and earned $630, while Louise Suggs and Fay Crocker tied for third at 236 and each took $495. Other results include Vince Delgado stopping Nunu nde in Hollywood and Ken Lane outpointing Isaac Vaughn in Lansing.

Rasota Fla Betsy Is Betty Dodd Miss Rawls Spartanburg Miss Dodd San Antonio Tex Louise Suggs Sea Island Fay Crocker Onievideo Uruguay

Archie Moore Trains on Opponents for Cash and Weight Loss

Archie Moore, 39, shortens camp costs by fighting regular 10 rounders against fighters like Howie King and Bob Dunlap to earn money while shedding pounds. A recent win beat King in San Francisco, reflecting his unorthodox plan to stay active between title bouts. Meanwhile CBS unveils a vast roving team to cover the 1986 political primaries across New Hampshire Minnesota Tennessee Virginia and the Carolinas for radio and television.

Assowsmen Archtie Moore Howie King Bob Dunlap King Archie Vetty San Rancisco New York New England CBS New Hampshire John F. Day CBS News Minnesota South Tennessee Virginia Carolinas

Eastern Division Pro Basketball Standings and Results

The Eastern Division shows the Philadelphia team at 0 21 656 with Boston and Syracuse also listed. Sunday results include Fort Wayne over St Louis and Syracuse over New York. Fort Wayne beat Rochester earlier, while St Louis and New York had close scores.

Philadelphia Boston Syracuse New York Fort Wayne St. Louis Rochester St.Louis Minneapolis St Louis Detroit Chicago Montreal Toronto

Sports scores and a Mint origin note fragment

Saturday results show Cincinnati 7 Indianapolis 3 Troy 3 Grand Rapids 3 Toledo Marion 4 Fort Wayne Sunday Fort Wayne 6 Grand Rapids 1 Troy 1 Indianapolis 0 Toledo Marion Cincinnati m1 The Bureau of the Mint originally functioned under the secretary of state and became separate in 1799.

Cincinnati Indianapolis Troy Grand Rapids Toledo Marion Fort Wayne Bureau of the Mint Secretary of State

Little Runner Dominates Two Mile At IC4A Meet

In the IC4A two mile, Little Runner surged to victory with a final quarter in 59.2 seconds. King finished in 9:07, breaking the meet record of 9:12 previously set by Dick Delany. Villanova edged ahead in team points as Wes Santee’s absence left ICA tie scores at 34 for Villanova with two events won. John Haines of Penn tied the world indoor 60-yard dash record in the finals, Pitt's Arnie Lowell clocked 100 in 2:13.5, and Penn State’s Rod Perry led the yard dash at 7.3 seconds. Al Hall of Cornell lifted the weight with 62 8%, a meet mark.

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Ohio University sets spring drills for 1996 football squad

Widdoes announces 9 candidates report Tuesday for spring practice in Men's Gymnasium with uniforms assigned. Offensive patterns to be the main task as coaches assess every candidate over 20 practice days, concluding with the Green White intra-squad game in Ohio Stadium.

Ohio University aCrroll Widdoes Ladidates Widdoes Ohio

Bobcats Scrape Case For 22 5 Win In Final Dual

Ohio University wrestling closed its dual schedule with a 22 to 5 victory over Case. Sophomore Carmen Baratta was the lone Bobcat winner, pinning Al Mikolanis at 2 35. Other Ohio wins came from Jim Hertel Tom Nevils and Dan Nash as Zeman and Nevits helped pace the scoring.

Ohio University Case Tech Bobcats Ohio Waynesburg Affa Carmen Baratta Ittil Doom-kaom-mal Kent Baratta al Mikolanis Rough Riders Jim Hertel Jerry Silver Tom Nevils Tom Shiller Dan Nash Nick Wellman Gordon Heming Ken Zeman Nevits Fred Schmicher

Multiple college scores scattered across the nation

A garbled list of college basketball scores and places across the United States appears. Teams like Michigan, Illinois, Notre Dame, Kansas, Arizona, Wake Forest, West Virginia, Georgia Tech, Ohio and many others are shown with varied point totals and mismatched teams, along with stray fragments and unclear entries.

Musueene Temale State Wake Forest Pitt West Virginia Georgia Tech Georgia Tennessee Mt. Auburn &Tinderhill Florida Geover Washington Louisvile Murray

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