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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1958
Page
10
The Big Ten title race saw Illinois and Indiana fall Monday as Michigan won for the second straight time. Iowa upset Illinois 70 68 in Champaign and Purdue beat Indiana 68 66 at Lafayette as Michigan routed Wisconsin 70 49.
Xavier repulsed an early second half surge to beat Miami 78 65 on its home court. The Musketeers improved to 9 1 while Miami dropped to 6 4. Cincinnati fell 61 57 at Oklahoma State. Wooster beat Washington & Jefferson 86 72 in Pennsylvania. Purdue edged Indiana as Minnesota lost to Kansas State 77 70.
Frank Stranahan, heir to a Toledo spark plug fortune, won the Los Angeles Open with a 72-hole total of 245 after a 4-under 67 final round. E. J. Harrison finished second with 278, earning $3,750, while Gay Brewer Jr. took third with 279 and $2,600. Don Finsterwald tied for 21st at 286 with $348.
The NCAA Council announced 14 pending violation cases as of the convention's second day. Memphis State University received two years probation and banned from NCAA events for entrance and aid violations, while Wichita State earned one year probation with no non tournament stipulation for illegal payments to players. University president Jack Smith defended the school's admission process and noted transcripts were missed due to small debts.
West Virginia remains unblemished at 10-0 and holds the No. 1 spot in the AP basketball poll, while Kansas falls to No. 2 after a 10-1 start. Mississippi State rises to fifth and Oklahoma State to eighth as Cincinnati and North Carolina suffer no games.
Basketball scores feature Kansas State Iowa State Missouri Nebraska and others with misc results. A boxing tidbit notes former featherweight Sandy Saddler becoming a boxing second.
Staff Sgt. Rose McTeague of New Lexington Ohio won the Women’s Air Force competition in the Air Defense Command golf tournament at Pebble Beach She shot a 200 over 36 holes and led the field Monday.
Ken Rosemond, member of North Carolina’s 1957 NCAA title team, takes the helm of the Tar Heel freshman squad this season. He brings championship pedigree to guide the developing players on the UNC program.
Fred Haney's Milwaukee Braves, first World Series champions from the city, were named Team of the Year in the Associated Press poll. They won the 1964 title over the New York Yankees in seven games, collecting 133 first-place votes and 508 points.
Racine Tornadoes invade Wahama as the unbeaten Wahama team hosts six wins in eight games under Coach Larry Morrison. Athens and Pomeroy lead SEGAL with four straight wins, while Gallipolis and Logan chase. Coalton seeks another district win as Point Pleasant heads to Parkersburg Catholic. Other games include Wellston at Nelsonville and Rio Grande hosting McArthur.
Athens High basketball opens a crucial two week stretch starting at Gallipolis as Coach Charlie McAffee relies on Darrell Coen Vic Stanson and Gary McConkey to lead a lineup facing Wellston Pomeroy Logan and Gallipolis. Gallipolis features Ken Bostic Keith Sheets and Tom McKean as top scorers with a 2-2 SECAL mark.
Green Bay Wisconsin The Green Bay Packers ousted head coach Lisle Blackbourn and named Ray McLean to run the NFL team next season McLean a backfield coach for seven years signed a one year contract Blackbourn had a year left on his five year deal the club paid the full 25000 final year The 1957 Packers finished 3 9 0 to place last in the Western Division injuries plagued the club McLean said injuries should be lower next year with players due for discharge from service
Archie Dees 38 points for Indiana in a loss to Purdue keeps him atop the Big Ten all games scoring with 225 points in 9 games. Pete Tillotson stands second with 193 in 10 games, Don Ohl moves to third with 182 in 9, and Frank Howard has 181 in 9. Also noted, Jim Pace led the conference in football scoring in 1957 with 54 points from 9 touchdowns.
Athens visits Gallipolis Pomeroy travels to Logan Wellston plays Nelsonville Jackson meets Middleport Racine clashes with Wahama Wilton against Rutland Pt. Pleasant hosts Parkersburg Eastern faces Kgger Creek Glouster battles Murray City McArthur heads to Rio Grande Coalton meets B LS
A two time Olympic starter from Finland joins pole vault entries for the Knights of Columbus track meet on January 18 at Boston Garden. Feles Landstrom from Helsinki, a two time Big Ten champion at Michigan, won the 1955 European title at 14 feet 10 inches.
Lou Jankowski of the Buffalo Bisons in the American Hockey League and Len Red Kelly of Detroit in the National Hockey League are brothers in law through Jankowski's marriage to Kelly's sister.
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