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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1965
Page
9
Miami and Ohio sit 5-0 and 3-0 in the MAC with key road battles ahead. Miami visits Marshall while Ohio hosts Toledo, a split could force a NCAA playoff scenario. Toledo visits Athens next for an 8 p.m. clash as Eddie Melvin fields a youthful Rockets squad.
Detroit Lions hire Harry Gilmer former Alabama star as head coach on a reported 35 000 dollar yearly contract after he left the Minnesota Vikings where he was an aide to Norm Van Brocklin. Gilmer succeeds George Wilson amid a coaches upheaval at club headquarters.
Four Ohio college football stars will join the North lineup in the Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama on Saturday. Quarterback Tom Myers of Troy and Dick Gordon a Cincinnati native from Michigan State will start in the backfield. Ohio University’s John Frick Cincinnati will play offensive guard and Don Hoovler Pataskala will start at linebacker. NBC TV carries the game at 2 p.m. EST.
Southeast Ohio Athletic League resumes play with Athens at Pomeroy and later vs Logan. Athens star Eric Gustavson leads scoring. Pomeroy features Phil Swindell and Bruce Simpson. Logan counters with Mike Nixon and George Hummel as games also pit Middleport Gallipolis Jackson Wellston Nelsonville in key pairings.
Marietta High School announces seeking a football opponent for September 10 1965. Interested teams should contact Bill Ross athletic director at the school for arrangements.
NBA results include Baltimore 110 over Detroit 105 and Boston 112 over Los Angeles 104. Today features Cincinnati at Boston and New York at San Francisco. Weekend slate has Detroit at New York and Cincinnati at Baltimore with Boston at Philadelphia and St Louis.
The NCAA opens its 59th annual convention in Chicago with focus on the Amateur Athletic Union battle for control of amateur athletics and concern over premature college athlete signings by professional football leagues.
LA opens the 1965 pro golf schedule with the Los Angeles Open at Rancho Municipal Golf Club. Arnold Palmer is the favorite among top players including Venturi Lema Nichols and Palmer aims to win the 12 000 purse from a field that features most 1964 money winners. Garish details note Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player absent.
After the holiday layoff the Athens County League schedules five Friday games and six more Saturday. Glouster leads 7-0, Albany 11-1. The Plains visit Glouster while Amesville hosts Albany. Troy and Waterloo meet again with wins each. Jerry Turner of Albany leads scoring at 24.2 in league play. Waterloo and Chauncey traders hover near top. Albany also tops league offense at 82.2 ppg while The Plains allow 44.5 ppg.
James Disbrow of Troy leads senior men at the Midwestern Section Figure Skating Championship in Sioux City. The 16 year old, who won the junior title two years earlier, highlights Ohio's showing with Ken Azaren of Columbus winning juvenile boys. Mark Beck of Troy and Judy Azaren of Columbus take bronze in dance.
A dense schedule lists Friday matches in Athens County and Vinton County leagues with many pairings such as Athens at Pomeroy Middleport at Gallipolis and Jackson at Wellston. Saturday sees Logan at Athens and Gallipolis at Pomeroy with additional regional contests across SWAC and surrounding leagues.
The recap lists college basketball results from multiple conferences. Notable scores include Xavier 4 Loyola of the South 70, Malone 79 Steubenville 711, Denison 44 Wooster 77, Capital 738 svT Be, NYU 75 Rhode Island 98, Holy Cross 7h St. Joseph's 85, Lehigh So rey Florida St. 64, Maryland 67 Clemson 65, Utah St. 6 Utah 84, Arizona 82, Wyoming 60, Bradley 71 Tulsa 69.
Ronnie Fowlkes a 6 10 forward set a new Point Pleasant High School scoring record with 53 points to lead a 91 78 win over Milton The senior also added 24 rebounds as Steve Blain contributed 24 points and 13 rebounds Point Pleasant played without co captain Bob Thomas next game is Saturday at Princeton Milton roster and Point Pleasant totals are listed in the box score Kyle Milton AFL record reference Rio Grande College guard Paul Dillon leads NAIA with 25 rebounds per game
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