Messenger Editor Wins Sixth College Baseball Writing Award
Jack Gilbert, Messenger sports editor, will receive a first place prize from the American Association of College Baseball Coaches for 1956 for outstanding college baseball stories in small circulation newspapers. He has earned multiple prior honors and will be honored in St Louis after attending AACBC meetings with NCAA coaches.
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Frick
Middleport Yellow Jackets Host Gallipolis Blue Devils Tonight
Middleport Yellow Jackets with a 0-4 season record host Gallipolis Blue Devils, 1-3, in a Southeast Ohio Athletic League matchup. Probable starters for Middleport include Morris, Kelly, Bowles, Kennedy, Hindy, and Hennesy, Nelson. Gallipolis likely starts Thomas, McMahon, Carr, Gilmore, Sheets with Bostic and Gillespie also seen.
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Bob Morris
Tom Kelly
James Bowles
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Dave Hindy
Edward McComas
Bob Hennesy
Bob Nelson
Bill Carrither
Thomas
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Carr
Gilmore
Sheets
Bostic
Gillespie
Buckeyes Indiana Take Big Ten Lead In AP Poll Rise
Middletown's Jerry Lucas leads the top ranked Middletown team as they seize the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press high school basketball poll. Lucas, a 6-foot-9 junior scoring star, drives a 9 game win streak with a 39.4 average 355 points. Shelby's Larry Siegfried also shines with 58 points in a 111-43 rout over Willard. Reynoldsburg tops Class A, while Arcannum and Newark St. Francis vie for regional honors.
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Arcanum
Tight SEC Title Race Resumes
The Athens Bulldogs face the Logan Chieftains in a key SECAL showdown as four first division teams sit at 3-1 with Athens at 5-2 in a rebuilding year. Dicken leads Logan with 18 ppg while Athens stars Bishop and McConkey average 15 and 14. Game time at Logan is 8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. reserves, and Athens hosts Pomeroy next.
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Gallipolis
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Pomeroy Panthers
Indians Win In Overtime
Charney sank two free throws in the second overtime to give The Plains a 47 46 victory over Chauncey. Charney led with 18 points as The Plains freshmen and reserves won earlier 43 17 and 39 23.
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Portage Country Club veteran Al Espinosa dies at 64
Al Espinosa, a Mexican gold champion five times and longtime representative of Portage Country Club in Akron, died on Friday.
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al Espinosa
Portage Country Club
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Ohio State and Indiana surge in Big Ten race with wins
Ohio State defeated Purdue 75-68 as Ken Sidle led with 25 points while Jim Laughlin hit a late go ahead jumper. Indiana beat Wisconsin 79-68 with Archibald Dees scoring 28. Illinois rallied 81-70 over Iowa with Don Ohl 21 points. Michigan edged Michigan State 70-69 as George Lee scored 20. Notre Dame beat Northwestern 82-61 with John Smyth 28 points.
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George Bon Salle
Roger Taylor
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Dick Mast
Meek Signs Ten-Year Deal at SMU
Bill Meek, UH coach, signed a 10 year contract as head coach of Southern Methodist University. Matty Bell SMU athletic director announced the deal Saturday night in Dallas Texas.
College basketball scores roundup from multiple games
Ohio State defeated Purdue 75 68 while Michigan beat Michigan State 70 69 Indiana won 79 68 over Wisconsin Illinois topped Iowa 81 70 and Kansas edged Oklahoma 51 74 Missouri 77 beat Iowa State 59 Bradley 88 defeated Drake 75 Kentucky 86 over Chicago Loyola 62 Marquette 69 beat Detroit 64 Notre Dame 82 over Northwestern Youngstown and St. Vincent 63 Oberlin 77 over Hiram 72 Southwest Rice 78 defeated Arkansas 68 Abilene Christian 63 over McMurry Tulsa 65 Houston 64 over Hardin Simmons 57 New Mexico A M 49 Denver 74 over Wyoming 56 Penn State 86 beat Gettysburg 50 Duquesne 57 over Villanova 45 Syracuse 79 defeated Connecticut 78 Vanderbilt 81 over Georgia Tech 73 Furman 85 defeated Virginia Tech 81 The Citadel 81 over VMI 71 Oklahoma City 85 beat Western Kentucky 78 Tulane 72 over Georgia 54 Auburn 88 defeated Mississippi 66 Steubenville 78 over Morris Harvey.
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Georgia
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Mississippi
Steubenville
Morris Harvey
Tuesday High School Basketball Matchups
Wahama visits Racine while Rutland plays Wilton and Eastern clashes with Kgger Creek at Chester. Glouster meets New Lexington, Athens faces Logan, Gallipolis hosts Middleport, Jackson travels to Nelsonville, Pomeroy plays Wellston, Rio Grande hosts McArthur and Belpre visits Vincent. North Gallia meets Coalton.
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Wellston
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Belpre
Vincent North
Football Coaches Stealing Spotlight At Coaches Meeting
ST LOUIS The nation's football coaches gather at the Hotel Jefferson for sessions through Wednesday while NCAA officials run parallel meetings. Prominent arrivals include Lloyd Jordan freshly fired from Harvard and North Carolina's Jim Tatum as job openings at Harvard Indiana and Southern California loom. Jordan demands severance pay and hints at taking a vacation after possible replacements surface. Ohio University eyes Harvard’s hire as its Crimson opponent next fall.
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Ford Breaks Open With Los Angeles Open Victory
Doug Ford, 34, from Mahopac New York, won the Los Angeles Open and its 7000 first prize. He shot two under par 69 for 280 total, ending a major-tour victory drought since 1955. Jay Hebert led at 283, with Burke Bolt Wall Jacobs trailing at 283 and earning 1900 each.
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Fight Results From New York to Miami
Boxers from New York Holyoke Providence Newark Holyoke Springfield and Miami fought in a string of bouts. Outcomes include outpoints by Bobby Courchesne Frank Szuz zana Eddie De mars Willie Kid Johnson and a stoppage by De mars over Doncaster. Gordon Van loo fell to Willie Kid Johnson by fifth round stoppage.
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Germany
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Ted Doncaster
Boston
Miami
Willie Kid Johnson
Gordon Vanloo
Archery Club Holds Shoot in Green Valley Glouster
The Green Valley Archery Club held its second shoot of the year in Glouster with almost 20 bowmen present. Competition ran from shortly after noon until snow forced an end. Officers elected include Dr. John Greenlees president Robert Jewell vice president William Parker secretary and John Rescoe treasurer. The shoots take place Sundays at Dr. Greenlees’s Druid Hills Farm and are open to any archer.
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Green Valley Club
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Robert Jewell
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Champ in Business: Walcott Runs Camden Area Complex
Former heavyweight champion Joe Walcott operates a combination motel, gas station, and car wash near Camden New Jersey fueling his post boxing career business venture and local presence.
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Jayhawks Lead Nation In AP Poll T: Tar Heels Close Behind In No. 2 Spot
Kansas repeats as No. 1 with an 11 0 mark and 732 points while North Carolina sits second with 684 points and 29 first place votes. Kentucky remains third followed by Southern Methodist Louisville Vanderbilt Iowa State UCLA Seattle and Illinois as the top 10 shuffle continues after Illinois loss to Minnesota. Vanderbilt jumps from ninth to sixth after beating Tennessee.
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