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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1960

Page

17

Ohio State Buckeyes rout Illinois as Lucas shines

Ohio State freshman star Jerry Lucas led a 97-73 victory over Illinois in Columbus. The Buckeyes, with Havlicek Roberts Nowell Siegried and Lucas all contributing, look poised to challenge for the Big Ten title despite youth. Coach Fred Taylor stresses defense as the key to sustaining an early leaguelead. Jon Chesser, son of Waterloo’s 1920s star, earns Arizona all state honors with 10 touchdowns and strong baseball potential.

Ohio State Buckeyes Jerry Lucas Illinois Columbus Indiana Fred Taylor John Havlicek Joe Roberts Lucas Larry Siegried Mel Nowell Havlicek Roberts Nowell Siegried Middletown St. John Arena Taylor Jon Chesser Waterloo High School Mesa High School Arizona Jon Gerald Chesser Athens Chesser

Doctor Stops Battle After Late Fight Fallout

Unbeaten Carl Hubbard of Philadelphia earned a seventh round technical knockout over Stefan Redl in Chicago. Redl’s manager Lou Duva protested to the Illinois Athletic Commission chair, provoking boos as Redl was counted out after a sixth round knockdown. Hubbard improves to 19 victories with 15 by knockout.

Chicago Chicago Stadium Carl Hubbard Philadelphia Stefan Redl Hungary Passaic N. J Redl Husky Lou Duva Frank Gilmer Illinois Athletic Commission Hubbard Irving Slott Commission Red Slott Duva Gilmer Lou Radzienda

Religion KO's Title Fight

Promoters seek another site after the Mormon church refuses permission for the Gene Fullmer Carmen Basilio middleweight title bout at Brigham Young University fieldhouse in Provo Utah. Fullmer's manager says the bout would have to be staged out of state with Denver San Francisco Milwaukee or Miami as likely options.

Salt Lake City Gene Fullmer Carmen Basilio Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints Mormon Brigham Young University Provo Utah Here Fullmer Marv Jensen Denver San Francisco Milwaukee Miami

City League Scoring Totals and Schedule Snippet

Player line scores from multiple teams show Swearingen's Peters Dickens' Grocery Prank's Confectionary Williams & Sons and others with totals across games. The snippet includes upcoming schedules Cincinnati New York Philadelphia St Louis Detroit Syracuse and a Friday pairing.

Toronto Detroit Chicago New York Boston

Bigger Ball Will Solve Golf Score

Britain plans a landmark golf tournament next August at Wentworth using the larger American golf ball. The event, spurred by Dai Rees after a Ryder Cup defeat, offers 15400 dollars in prize money with 3500 to the winner and aims to pit American stars against British Commonwealth players to test the larger versus smaller ball theory.

London Britain Dai Rees Rees Wentworth

Arizin Stays Focused Amid Wilt Shadow In Warriors Win

Paul Arizin, veteran Warriors forward, shrugged off Wilt Chamberlain’s rising prominence after he scored 34 as Philadelphia beat St Louis 121-101. Cincinnati topped New York 129-113 as Jack Twyman scored 33. Arizin finished eighth NBA season, Chamberlain 27 for runner up performance.

Philadelphia Wilt Chamberlain Paul Arizin Arizin Warriors Villanova Cincinnati New York Knicks Chamberlain Kansas Chamberlan

Rollerbow Ladies Lead In Athens League Standings

League standings show Ray Riggs leading in points with 43 wins 25 losses while teams Swearingen's and Conrath Electric compete for top spots. Team bowling scores list Byard Chadwick Bateman Widdoes Hossem Bolen and others, with Swearingen's posting a 785 high single and 2201 high series. Results include Rollerbowes, Stroh's, One Stop Carry Out, East End Carry Out, Beasley Mathews, Logan's, Steppe's, Bridgwater Machine, and Nu Way Laundry.

Athens Ray Riggs Easter Dairy Jones Buick Co Kwearingen’s Sunnybank Eee Hares Gates Near Floral Pe Acas Conrath Electric Ot & No Way Laundry Stroh's Beasley & Mathews Steppe’s Pa Wered Logan's Bridgwater Machine F. Bolen C. Harkins N. Beer Kyle Pasty D. Woolery Hutcheson M. Gruttemeyer L. Bumpass Dpd van Dyke

Villanova and LaSalle extend perfect starts in double header

In Philadelphia at the Palestra Villanova remained unbeaten with an 87 65 win over Duquesne while LaSalle stretched its streak to seven with an 82 68 defeat of Canisius Temple Penn and Saint Josephs joined the day s action as Cincinnati beat Saint Josephs. Virginia and Army both won and Syracuse topped Fordham as the nation s early season basketball stories unfolded.

Villanova LaSalle Palestra Duquesne Drub Bing Canisius Temple Penn St. Joseph’s Cincinnati Philadelphia Story Ed Diddle Western Kentucky DePaul Pitt Holy Cross Massachusetts Marquette Maine Bowdoin Virginia Richmond Army Navy Cadets Colgate Gettysburg VMI Syracuse

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