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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1961
Page
10
Kansas State clinches the Big Eight title as the NCAA tournament field expands to 24 teams next month. The Wildcats join Xavier and Marquette in the national lineup, bringing the number of qualified schools to eight for the postseason event.
Soviet official defends John Thomas amid losses to Valery Brumel in two major high jump duels. Brumel cleared 7-3 and 7-2 in New York and AAU events as Thomas struggles, with a third meeting planned in Madison Square Garden.
Scheduling for district sectional play across multiple sites includes facts: Somerset versus Lan caster, Marietta against New Lexington, Logan facing Belpre, and Athens meeting the Sheridan Lambert winner in the Class AA action. CHESAPEAKE and BAINBRIDGE host matchups with Ironton Gallipolis, Greenfield Wellston, and Miami Trace plus regional finals advancing to Athens District. Portsmouth slate features Jackson Northwest and Wheelersburg Portsmouth West with Thursday night results and late clashes in Class A at New Lexington and Wellston.
Bowling results list team standings and top scores from Athens and Nelsonville leagues. Notable figures include Neal Floral and Cornwell Jewelry leading teams, Elmo Scott with 565 series, Jim Hudwell 209 high single, and P Burson 231 single game. Continued league tallies show office and shop divisions with multiple scores.
Marquette University joins the NCAA college basketball postseason as an at large entry with a 12 9 record. The team will face the University of Houston in Houston on March 15, winner advancing to Kansas State in the Midwest regional at Lawrence on March 17.
The National Hockey League shows no games on Monday. No games scheduled Tuesday. Wednesday schedule features Chicago at Detroit and Montreal at Toronto with Boston at New York on the docket.
Cincinnati Elder finished 17-0 atop the final Ohio Class AA Associated Press poll. Cleveland East Tech rose to second, Dayton Roosevelt slipped to third, while Cleveland West Tech and Sandusky trailed the top group as district playoffs loom toward the state meet March 24-25 at St. John Arena.
Ohio State remains the unanimous No 1 in the weekly basketball poll for the 12th straight week with the Buckeyes atop the 36-member voting panel. St Bonaventure’s home winning streak ends as rankings shift and next week may settle the No 2 spot. Cincinnati, Bradley and North Carolina follow in the top five.
Major league clubs push toward the midnight deadline as 35 players remain unsigned. The Minnesota Twins lead in signings but face holdouts including Jim Lemon and Harmon Killebrew while Camilo Pascual remains uncertain.
Wilt Chamberlain expected to break the single season scoring mark in Philadelphia as his Warriors host the Los Angeles Lakers. He is at 2702 points after scoring 35 against the Lakers in Los Angeles, with five games remaining in the regular season.
In New York Ted Wright beat Garnet Hart on 153 percent power while Detroit stopped Hart. Chicago saw Eddie Perkins outpoint Chuck Taylor with 13942 power in Chicago. Baltimore Tony Hughes narrowly defeated Ike Thomas. Philadelphia Stanley Hayward outpointed Carl Hubbard. Auckland Eddie Cotton defeated Mike Holt with limited weight class availability noted. Spokane Kirk Barrow knocked out Al Green in a Miami hosted bout.
The schedule lists matchups with teams including Philadelphia at Los Angeles Detroit at Cincinnati St. Louis at Boston and Los Angeles vs New York plus St. Louis at Boston Philadelphia at New York and New York at Philadelphia.
Defending champion Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville hold five points each after Monday action in Chicago Stadium three rings. Heavier class fighters meet tonight in the Tourna ment of Champions to decide the lead.
Montreal Canadiens star Bernie Geoffrion has widened his lead to seven points in the league scoring race with 40 goals and 42 assists after a productive week. His closest rivals are Frank Mahovlich of the Maple Leafs and teammate Jean Beliveau, who have 45 goals 30 assists and 28 goals 47 assists respectively.
Southeastern Ohio high school coaches and Ohio University athletic representatives gathered Monday night in Athens for an open house sponsored by Wilson Sporting Goods. Bill Walburn district salesman led displays of football baseball and basketball equipment at the Berry Claxton Hotel.
The Plains Athletic Association will meet tonight at seven at the high school building. Pres. Charles Mc Allister announced the gathering.
A fragmented report notes a traveler moving from Byrdstown Tennessee toward Santa Claus Indiana. The garbled text mentions distant points and a distant scan, suggesting an unusual journey across states and regions without clear details.
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