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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1960

Page

10

Bobcats Ready to Tangle With Bowling Green Saturday

Ohio University faces Bowling Green in a MAC matchup with coach Jim Snyder relying on star guard Bruce Johnson to slow Jimmy Darrow. The Bobcats seek a conference win after beating Miami 104 89, while BG carries a 3 7 mark and a potent scoring threat in Darrow.

Jim Snyder Bobcats Jimmy Darrow Bowling Green Cincinnati Oscar Robertson Darrow Falcon Miami Western Michigan Falcons Toledo Snyder Bunk Adams Larry Kruger Howard Jolliff Bill Whaley Bruce Johnson Johnson Jolliff Ron Parsons Adams Rex Leach Ohio U

Bearcats roll past Wichita as Robertson plates 27

Oscar Robertson led Cincinnati to a 76-69 Missouri Valley win at Wichita despite a 27 point night. He set up teammates for a 47-29 halftime lead and added 8 points in the second half to preserve the unbeaten record. Cincinnati improves to 11-0 and 2-0 MVC.

Cincinnati Shockers Wichita Robertson Cincy Big O Gene Wiley Ron Heller Hawaii Bearcats Missouri Valley Tulsa Hurricanes Bradley Braves

South Team To Beat In Senior Bowl

Collegi ate stars from across the country meet in Mobile Alabama for the 11th Senior Bowl under ideal weather with clear skies and temperatures in the 50s. South favored 32 points to win its seventh Senior Bowl. players compete for 600 and 500 dollar prizes. Charley Britt directs the South defense and co captains with Ken Kirk. North captains are Bill Lapham and Red Breedlove. Jack Lee leads the North at quarterback Olen Treadway. Weeb Ewbank coaches the South while Jim Lee Howell guides the North under pro rules with unlimited substitutions.

Mobile Ala South Wimming Charley Britt Georgia Ken Kirk Mississippi Bill Lapham Iowa Red Breedlove Maryland Jack Lee Cincinnati Olen Treadway Down Weeb Ewbank Baltimore Colts Jim Lee Howell New York Giants

White Signs AFL Contract After Hula Bowl Bid

Honolulu Bob White, Ohio State fullback, says he signed a one year contract with the Houston Oilers of the AFL. White, drafted by the Cleveland Browns, is here to play with the East All-Stars in the Hula Bowl game Sunday and withheld whether he previously agreed to join the Browns.

Honolulu Bob White Ohio State Houston Oilers White Cleveland Browns Browns

Fight Front Is Quiet After Duva Apology

Lou Duva apologized before the Illinois Athletic Commission at Chicago Stadium after welterweight Stefan Red of Passaic was ruled unfit to start the seventh round by the commission doctor Irving Slott. The scene was quiet on the Chicago fight front following the exchange.

Chicago Illinois Athletic Commission Lou Duva Duva Stefan Red Passaic N.J Chicago Stadium Irving Slott Redl

1959 World Series Answers and Tennis Star Highlights

Questions list vast sports trivia: Larry Sherry game count in the 1959 World Series, whether Charlie Conerly is the oldest National Pro League player, Willie Shoemaker riding titles won, and an Australian amateur tennis star who dominated 1959 capturing the Davis Cup for his country and the U S crown.

Larry Sherry Charlie Conerly Willie Shoemaker VU. S

Bobkittens Rout Mountain State in Freshmen Show

Parkerburg Ohio University freshmen the Bobkittens defeated Mountain State Business College 77 to 47. Ralph Ball and Gary Bolen led with 18 points each as Ball paced the second half. Mountain State drops to 3-5 after a prior 70-65 win over Miami. Ball has 43 points in his last two games.

Parkersburg Ohio University Bobkittens Mountain State Business College Ralph Ball Gary Bolen Mountain State Miami Ball

Bobcats Face Denison In Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey Clash

Ohio University undefeated Bobcats travel to Denison University for a league game on Saturday at 2 p.m. The team already beat Dayton Akron and Cleveland to stand 3-0 this season. Denison seeks first win against Ohio in the series.

Ohio University Denison University Bobcats Dayton Ohio Akron Cleveland

Boston Dominates Chicago 5 1 in Saturday Schedule

Boston defeats Chicago 5 to 1 in a Saturday hockey schedule. The card lists Chicago at Montreal and Boston at Toronto with Detroit visiting New York Artillery TV at 2 p.m. EST.

Boston Chicago Toronto Detroit New York Art.-Tv

Bowling Green Star Jimmy Darrow Dominates MAC Scoring

Bowling Green's Jimmy Darrow leads the MAC scoring race with a 28.4 points per game average after nine games, while Oscar Robertson remains national No. 2. Milhoan and Boutson duel for free throw efficiency as Jolliff and Burgess top rebound charts.

Bowling Green Jimmy Darrow Darrow Oscar Robertson MAC Charley Boykin Kent State Akron Western Michigan Bob James John Milhoan Marshall Bernie Cabey Toledo John Papean Milhoan Jim Boutson Big Green Star Howard Jolliff Ohio U Bob Burgess Jolliff Burgess

Bud Wilkinson May Quit Oklahoma Coaching Post

New York reports speculation that Bud Wilkinson of Oklahoma may resign from football after an NCAA probation. Friends cite disillusionment despite a 121 13 3 record and three national titles as athletic director and coach.

Bud Wilkison May Oklahoma New York Bud Wilkinson Wilkinson National Collegiate Athletic Assn Sooners Minnesota Star Hawaii Norman Okla Bud

Scrambled 1960 Bowling Standings From Kr Sporteland Lanes

Final first half standings show Holsum leading with 33 wins, Rawlings 32, and others like White, Jager, and OVAM in the mix. Top team bowlers include Stobart and Darst with high game and series figures. Liberty and White post notable team marks.

Dan Rawlings Holsum Jageres Dr. Ovam Liberty Clatworthy Aed Ami A Tae Darst nShwaedencene Ote Song An Scheinew Bee Sindee Adap Athens Erbom L Merchant Brown's Easter’s Dairy Carting Shannon's Firestone Volkswagen Gene Leffler Ha McBride Don Sanders Chuck Wiles Bob Gage Jess Griffith Rex Snider Dave Strawn Larry Miller Dwight Duncan Jack Daft Lv Oger Ray Duckler Cloyce Martin Skip Ridenour Carl Murphy Pontiac Darling Shannon Firestone Brown Easler Dairy Stroh Dimanott McBride Bronson D. Strawnse Griffith Eee Bridgwater Mach Chadwick & Leffler G. Garland Bridgwater Machine Royal McBee Ambassador Athens Automotive Martin Canning's

Bruins Back In 4th Place and Scoring Lead Tie

The Boston Bruins moved to fourth place as Bionco Horvath and Chicago’s Bobby Hull shared the NHL scoring lead with 49 points after Boston’s 5-1 win over the Black Hawks. Horvath had a goal and an assist, Hull held 26 goals to Horvath’s 24, and Don Simmons posted a shutout until Litzenberger scored at 11:48 of the third period.

Associated Press Boston Bruins Bionco Horvath Chicago Bobby Hull National Hockey League Bruins Black Hawks Horvath Hull Boston Don Simmons Eddie Litzenberger

Weekend High School Football Schedule Across Ohio Counties

Friday night games feature multiple matchups including Middleport at Nelsonville Athens Jackson at Gallipolis Pomeroy and Wellston at Logan In Perry County New Straitsville visits Junction av Somerset travels to Thornville plus McLaney at Shawnee and Wahama at Ripley Saturday showcases Rome Canaan Racine Ames Bern at Little Reds and Marietta at Athens among others Events span Athens Perry Buckeye and SWAC leagues with several non league clashes.

Middleport Nelsonville Athens Jackson Gallipolis Pomeroy Logan Wellston Athens County Waterloo Albany Ames-Bern Rome-Canaan Shade Buchtel-York Carthage-Troy Trimble Perry County New Straitsville Junction Av

Ethics Group Takes Shot At Woody Hayes

The AFCA Ethics Committee report questions the alleged strike of a Pasadena writer by Woody Hayes after an OSU loss. Hayes defends himself, saying the report implies nothing about actually striking the man and notes he may have shoved him from the dressing room area.

New York Woody Hayes American Football Coaches Assn Ethics Committee Hayes Ohio State Pasadena OSU Southern California AFCA Associated Press

Bowling Star Tops All Star Tournament Standings

Harold Penrod Spaulding, 35, of Moline Illinois, led the All Star Bowling Tournament after a strong run despite a rough practice. He rolled games of 227 203 213 248 214 244 for a 1349 series, climbing from 38th in previous tries to the top spot.

Omaha Harold Penrod Spaulding Moline Ill

Cage Scores Across Regions Highlight Hoops Action

A sequence of college basketball results shows Cincinnati over Wichita 76 69 Bradley past Tulsa 58 St. Louis 76 over Houston 46 Drake 85 over North Texas 73 Southern Ill 74 over Indiana St 69 Evansville 72 over Ball State 63 Ohio Wesleyan 93 over Otterbein 67 Creighton 97 over St. Ambrose 69 Wooster 105 over Hiram 79 Denison 62 over Kenyon 56 Marietta 84 over West Liberty 82 Steubenville 85 over St. Vincent 69 Defiance 77 over Tri-State 73 Memphis State 81 over Oklahoma City 68 Furman 80 over Clemson 69 Georgia 83 over Georgia Southern 75 Ky Wesleyan 109 over Tenn A&I St 107 Florida State 81 over Centenary 71 St Josephs 82 over St Johns 77 Miami Florida 69 over Iowa 67 Springfield 71 over MIT 60 Carnegie Tech 82 over Geneva 77 Idaho State 61 over Aegis 47 Air Force 90 over Omaha 41.

Air Force Omaha U Furman Clemson Georgia Georgia Southern Phil Simpson Memphis State Oklahoma City Kentucky Wesleyan Tennessee State Ohio Ohio Wesleyan Otterbein Wooster Hiram Denis Cincinnati Wichita Bradley Tulsa St. Louis Houston Drake North Texas Southern Ill Indiana St Evansville Ball State Creighton St. Ambrose Denison Kenyon Marietta West Liberty W. Va Steubenville St. Vincent Defiance Tri-State Ind South Memphis Okla. City Ky. Wesleyan Tenn A&i East St. Josephs St. Johns Miami Fla Iowa Springfield Mass MIT Carnegie Tech Geneva Far West Idaho St Aegis Omaha

Bulldogs Meet 6-7 Freshman Center Spriggs In Jackson Showdown

Athens coach Charlie McAfee previews tonight game at Jackson against Ed Spriggs the 6-7 freshman center key to Jackson Ironmen. He plans three lineup changes as Athens aims to rebound from a 2-3 league start. Jackson features Spriggs Swingle Hyden with a freelance offense. The Bullpups also meet Jackson Reserves before hosting Marietta Saturday.

Athens Charlie McAfee McAfee Jackson Ed Spriggs Spriggs Bulldogs Spriggs and Ironmen Bob Nelson Frank Bean Nelson Nelsonville Russ Wickerham Dick Blosser Jim Gardner Steve Chase Chase Pomeroy Frank Swingle Roger Hyden Bill Slavens Mickey Wright Marietta

Buckeyes Host Indiana In Big Ten Clash On TV

Indiana seeks a rebound after losses to Purdue and Northwestern as Ohio State led by 28.2 ppg sophomore Jerry Lucas hosts the Hoosiers in a televised big game. The schedule also features Michigan at Michigan State and other conference matchups with Ohio State favored by 13 over Indiana.

Indiana Big Ten Ohio State Hoosiers Purdue Northwestern Buckeyes Jerry Lucas Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Bill Rotz Lucas Walt Bellamy Frank Radovich MSU

Rickey Presses Continental League in Minneapolis

Branch Rickey sought to unite Minneapolis-St Paul behind the Continental League while denying Washington Senators relocation. He urged acceptance of the new league and warned against selecting Twin Cities as a battleground between leagues. Rickey insisted the American League would not permit moving the club from Washington.

Minneapolis Branch Rickey Minneapolis-St. Paul Washington Senators Twin Cities Rickey Washington

Bandlet Is Set for SEOAL Cagers

The SEOAL All Star boys banquet is set for Thursday March 31 at the league champion school The event follows the state basketball tournament Local sponsor pays speaker Jim Snyder from Ohio University

Jim Snyder Ohio University

Oakland Gets AFL Franchise

Oakland awarded a franchise in the American Football League, per the Los Angeles Times report. Billy Thomas of San Francisco defeated Danny Valdez of Los Angeles by points in a boxing match noted in the same item.

Los Angeles Billy Thomas San Francisco Danny Valdez Oakland Los Angeles Times

Ortega and Harrington Clash in Madison Square Garden Fight

Hawaii's Stan Harrington and Gaspar Ortega both boast long unknocked down records. Harrington has 40 pro bouts in Honolulu with no knockouts against him, Ortega a 70 fight veteran, says he was decked once by Florentino Fernandez in their first meeting.

New York Hawaii Stan Harrington Gaspar Ortega Mexicali Mexico Madison Square Garden Harrington Honolulu Ortega Florentino Fernandez

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