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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1956
Page
8
Ohio coach Jim Snyder faced a locker room latch trap at Kent State on Saturday night and returned to the court after halftime. He noted the scoreboard showed the situation as the team regrouped with permission to continue play.
Lloyd Mangrum held a five stroke lead going into the final round of the $30,000 Los Angeles Open at Rancho Municipal Golf Course. He said a five stroke margin is comfortable, despite field favorites aiming to close the gap.
The New York Boxing Managers Guild prepared to surrender to the State Athletic Commission after a rapid shift in stance. The board planned a late meeting with a vote to dissolve, amid Helfand's bid to remove the group for alleged ties to crime and a four day reversal. The move followed pressure from the International Boxing Club led by Jim Norris, plus Maryland’s refusal to sanction London Club cuts and Al Weill’s resignation as manager of Rocky Marciano.
The Hawaii All Stars routed a college all star squad in the 10th annual Hula Bowl on Sunday. Quarterback YAithen and Norm Masters of Michigan State led the pros with touchdowns and strong plays, while 17 mainland college stars also performed. Nine teams begin Athens City Basketball League play Wednesday at East Side School gymnasium, with games twice weekly.
H C Musser was elected president of the Skyline Gun Club at its annual meeting held Sunday. New officers for 1986 include Laverne Lausche as vice president C B Nye treasurer A J Slater y secretary and directors John Good Carl Sirphy and Gordon Bush. Sunday's scores show Detroit 4 Boston 3 and Chicago 5 New York 3.
Coach Jay Hoy leads Western Michigan as they travel to Athens to face Ohio University after a rallying win over Marshall. Hoy emphasizes defense and position changes as the Broncos, with a 54 season mark, prepare a starting lineup including Jack Smith Jerry Mitchell Bob Diment Fred Corbus and Alan Barkley to challenge the Bobcats.
The schedule lists games including New Lexington at Athens Nelsonville at Jackson Wellston at Waverly Cheshire at Chester Belpre at Vincent Winfield at Wahama Coaiton at Wilton McArthur at Rio Grande with matchups spread across local teams.
Ohio State faces a heavy travel slate with 15 interstate games as Dayton and Xavier clash with out‑of‑state rivals. Buckeyes star Robin Freeman trails Furman’s Darrell Floyd in national scoring as teams from Iowa to Tennessee invade Columbus for key Big Ten and regional showdowns.
Rio Grande College travels to Jackson Kentucky to face Lees College in the first game of a two day road trip after a 79 75 setback to Vincennes. Marvin Curry led Rio Grande with 25 points while Vincennes had Ness Care and Noel Carne 15 and 14 and Showalter 28.
Canadians Norman Dori, 20, and team set a table tennis endurance record in Longueuil Quebec by keeping a ball in motion for 14 hours 19 minutes. The event ended at 10 82 p.m. after repeated returns and team effort.
Referee Al Lightner of the Oregon Statesman forfeited a basketball game at California after objects from the stands struck him. Play stopped with 3 minutes left as Southern Cal led 77 to 64. Lightner feared for his safety and the players on the floor.
Ohio University freshmen basketball upset Miami University 85 to 77 to snap Miami’s streak. Don Hoderson and Jerson Sseme led the Ohio attack while Carlos Ortiz of Pu bo OHIO FROSH added 16 for Miami in a game played as a Miami BG prelim.
Jim Tatum resigns as Maryland football coach and athletic director to take a lighter role at North Carolina. He notes the Maryland job became too mammoth and says the Carolina salary will not exceed 15000, while his family returns to the heart of their home country.
DePaul 11 Notre Dame 1 amid a sequence of scores for college basketball. Indiana 75 Wisconsin 71 and Michigan State 65 Iowa 64 show tight finishes. Other results include Kansas 77 Oklahoma 65 and North Carolina State 68 Duke 68.
The recap lists multiple early season results with teams such as Flore State, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Richmond, George Washington, Syracuse, Navy, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Maryland, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Western Kentucky, Murray, Siena, Florida, Tulane, SMU, Texas, Arkansas, Baylor, St. Louis, Houston, Southern California, Idaho State, Montana State, Washington State, Colorado, Nebraska, Utah, Dayton, Siena, Marietta, Waynesburg, Geneva, Miami, Bowling Green, Bluffton, Vincennes, Rio Grande, Denison, Ohio Wesleyan, Wilmington, Ohio Northern, Wooster, Case Tech, Cincinnati, Duquesne, Wittenberg, Otterbein, Capital, Heidelberg, Mount Union, and Louisville. several games mention forfeits or schedule notes and host cities including Indianapolis, St. Paul, Louisville, Wichita, Omaha, Minneapolis, Charleston.
THL results show Toledo Marion 6 over Grand Rapids 4 and 3 over Fort Wayne. Grand Rapids loses 1 to Indianapolis. Fort Wayne 2 and Toledo Marion 2? Cincinnati 5 over Troy 2.
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