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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1966

Page

8

Rupp Leads Kentucky To Strong Start After Rough Season

Adolph Rupp, aging Kentucky coach and Agricultural Hall of Fame official, guides the Wildcats to a 10-0 start and second-ranked status, led by Thad Jaracz and Lou Dampier as they cruise past Florida 78-64. Vanderbilt, Duke, Iowa, and other Top Ten schools push for continued dominance as the season tightens.

Associated Press Adolph Rupp Agricultural Hall of Fame Rupp Kentucky Wildcats Kansas National Agricultural Center Kentucky Hereford Association Tommy Kron Larry Conley Thad Jaracz Pat Riley Lou Dampier Jaracz Florida Georgia Vanderbilt Commodores Clyde Lee Lee Mississippi Tennessee Duke Clemson Maryland Wake Forest Blue Devils North Carolina Bob Verga Jack Marin Iowa Wisconsin Providence Texas Western St. Joseph's LaSalle Bradley Drake Brigham Young Arizona UCLA Oregon

East Rest Day Before All Star Game Workout Set

East team members enjoy a day off ahead of the 16th annual NBA All Star Game in Cincinnati while Western stars hold a workout. Celtics coach Red Auerbach heads the East and said he called off practice for his squad.

Cincinnati Red Auerbach Boston Celtics

York Junior Highes Triumph In Fort Frye Playoffs

York junior high teams swept Fort Frye Saturday with seventh graders 33 to 26 led by Tom Daft, eighth graders 48 to 29 led by David Coon and Skip Dennison, and ninth graders 39 to 31 with Dan Wickham scoring 11. York later beat Ames Bern 26 to 22 as Dick Fouty scored 10.

Athens Fort Frye Tom Daft David Coon Skip Dennison Dan Wickham Bob Handley Keith Perry Mike Goodwin Wellston Marietta York Ames Bern Dick Fouty C. Jago Ames-Bern Shawnee Ames - Bern Nelsonville Racine

College basketball scores roundup across divisions and regions

Saturday results show numerous school teams posting wins. Notable scores include Xavier 103 over Niagara 87, Harvard 73 over Princeton 60, Duke 88 over North Carolina 77, and Kentucky 78 over Florida 64. Other matchups feature Ohio teams and Midwest, Southwest, and West conferences with decisive outcomes.

RV Marshall Kent State Dayton DePaul Wittenberg Hiram Akron Marietta Heidelbers Capital Wooster Muskingum Oberlin Ohio Wesleyan Mount Union Otterbein Baldwin-Wallace Denison Bhiffton Malone Ashland Wilmington Ooo Xavier Niagara Youngstown Lincoln Central State Findlay Aquinas Gannon Rio Grande Bethany Case John Carroll Washington & Jefferson Cedarville Walsh Duke Kentucky Florida Vanderbilt Davidson W. Virginia Tennessee Mississippi N. C. State Virginia Auburn LSU Memphis St

Athens Bulldogs Lose Second Straight in Double OT at Eastmoor

Columbus Eastmoor edged Athens 60-58 in double overtime to raise its record to 4-4 while Athens falls to 7-2. Eastmoor outlasted the visitors after a late surge, with Gary Cochran scoring 20 and Eric Walz 21 for Eastmoor, and Mike Wren leading Athens with 22 points.

Columbus Athens Bulldogs Columbus Eastmoor Mike Wren Bulldog Todd Snyder Eric Walz Eastmoor Club Gary Cochran Cochran Dick Adams Ron Counts Eastmoor Walz Clark Adams Snyder Wren Wright Heady Grear

Ice Skating Lights Added at Ohio State Lakes

Ohio officials announced night skating lights installed at Burr Oak Lake and Lake Logan. A similar system already completed at Lake Alma, with more work planned if temperatures permit.

Burr Oak Lake Lake Logan Lake Alma

Albany Mark Tops 11 Area Games In Saturday Night Play

In Southeastern Ohio action Albany Red Devils improved to 10-2 with a 102-62 win over Hamden as Greg McDaniel and Larry Van Dyke scored 24 and 20. Zaleski fell to 8-4 after a 109-94 loss to Deavertown powered by Jim Perry's 36 and Roger Akers 29. Eastern Eagles dropped to 6-3 after a 46-45 loss to Southwestern, in a tight SVAC contest decided by a late Jackson buzzer shot.

Ohio Albany Red Devils Hamden Bill Whaley Greg McDaniel Larry van Dyke Frank Patton Tom McManus Generals Zaleski Deavertown Jim Perry Bobcats Roger Akers Perry Eastern Eagles Southwestern Eastern Jackson Nets Glouster Miller

Ohio U. hockey loses 5 4 to Cleveland Senior All Stars

Ohio University hockeyfell 5 to 4 at Bird Arena on Saturday night as the Cleveland Senior All Stars edged them in a tight non league matchup.

Ohio University Cleveland Bird Arena

All Star Game Capped Pro Basketball Hype in Cincinnati

East West All Star game set for Cincinnati as Chicago’s Rubin Carter defeats Skeeter McClure in a 10 round bout. Boston and Los Angeles split weekend results as standings tighten in the Eastern and Western divisions.

Fred Schaus Los Angeles Schaus Cincinnati Gardens Celtics John Havlicek Sam Jones Boston Oscar Robertson Jerry Lucas Cincinnati Royals Bill Russell Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Jerry West Bailey Howell Baltimore San Francisco Warriors Rick Barry Nate Thurmond Guy Rodgers Rudy LaRusso Zelmo Beaty St. Louis Don Ohl Pet Cincinnati FIO Issaes New York Los Ang San Fran Detroit Los San Francisco Chicago Rubin Carter Paterson N.J Skeeter McClure Toledo, O

High School Hoops Scores from Columbus and Athens

Allensville and Laurelville traded leads in a 63 66 game with top scorers Max well and R Unger. Athens lost 58 to 60 to Eastmoor while reserve games showed Southwestern edging Eastern 40 36.

Southwestern Eastern

North Gallia Edges Wilton In Low-Scoring Clash

North Gallia 56 Wilton 64 in a tight game with North Gallia players Taylor Garrett Logue Twyman Smith Skidmore scoring and Wilton led by Strausbaugh Pearce Wells Peters Gross and Davis. Reserve score shows Wilton 40 North Gallia 26.

North Gallia Taylor Roger Garrett Logue Twyman Smith Skidmore Wilton Strausbaugh Pearce Wells Peters Gross Davis MUO I Civics

Gallipolis and Point Pleasant Battle in Low-Scoring Varsity Match

In a girls basketball clash Gallipolis trails Point Pleasant 57 to 49 at final. Notable scorers include Mitchell and J Gilmore for Gallipolis and Staats Mara hout Wig gins and Flowers for Point Pleasant. Reserve score shows Gallipolis 44 Point Pleasant 36.

Mitchell Gilkey J. Gilmore Anderson D. Gilmore Point Pleasant J. Smith G. Marahout Call Wiggins Staats Flowers

Kyger Creek and Middleport Basketball Result

Kyger Creek 35 to 60 Middleport in a scoring summary. Kyger Creek players Leach 3 0 6 Tye 8 0 16 Whorre y 40 8 Hall 2 1 5. Middleport led 20 31 44 60 with Stobart 5 1 1 Tannehill 4 2 10 Edwards 1 0 2 B Davis 9 3 21 Moore 5 0 10 Butcher 2 0 4 Bradbury 1 0 2. Reserve score Middleport 44 Kyger Creek 22.

Kyger Creek Leach Lanny Tye Spaulding Whorrey Hall Middleport Stobart Tannehill Edwards B. Davis Moore Butcher Bradbury

Albany Beats Hamden In Scoring Duel 102-62

Albany outscored Hamden 19 45 21 17 to 62 with a 102 62 win. Hamill led Albany with 4 5 13 while McDaniel added 12 0 24 and Van Dyke 8 4 20. Hamden totals were 10 28 42 62 as reserve Albany 45 outpaced Hamden 36.

Hamden Albany

Deavertown Defeats Zaleski 109 to 94 in Scoring Bout

Deavertown beat Zaleski 109 to 94 as Tokio led with 17 points and Olney added 1. Eppley 28 and Edgell 33 contributed for Deavertown while Perry Stricklin Akers Colley Wright and teammates split scoring. Reserve score shows Deavertown 48 Zaleski 31.

Deavertown Tokio Olney Eppley Harshman Edgell Ross OE Ee Zaleski

Southwestern and Eastern Basketball Scoring Totals

The record shows player line scores for Douglas Knight Pooler Badgley Eichinger totaling 14 17 45 for Southwestern and Hall Elliott Colley Jackson Bryant totaling 18 10 46 for Eastern. Final: Southwestern 46, Eastern 45.

Douglas Knight Pooler Badgley Eichinger Southwestern Hall Elliott Colley Jackson Bryant Eastern Ea Eee

Miller and Glouster Face Off In Narrow Score Line

Miller totals 20 points 6 rebounds 46 for the game while Glouster led by Russell 7 6 20 and Dugan 3 2 8. Team scores show 51 for Glouster and 46 for Miller with early game totals cited and final numbers summarized.

Glouster Dugan Leeper Vore Russell Mingus Gail Miller Sessees Tal

Zanesville Rosecrans Meet Basketball Box Score

Zanesville Rosecrans 54 Racine 46 with key contributions Hutcheson Dinan McCarty Wilson Snyder Smith and Cundiff Sewell Hill McClintock Grueser Matthews in scoring totals. Final game sequence shows Rosecrans 15 28 35 54 and Racine 8 25 33 46.

Hutcheson Dinan McCarty Wilson Snyder Smith

Belpre Beats York In Bout With Reserve Score Victory

Belpre 68 York 62 after a long bout featuring Wagner Wilson Burt Grinstead Mays Tye and Lee Colvin Walker Davis Ramsey Burkhart Weaver Sneigle on a 23 22 68 line. Reserve score shows Belpre 62 York 20.

Wagner Wilson Burt Grinstead Mays Tye Belpre Lee Colvin Walker Davis Ramsey Burkhart Weaver Sneigle York Cinereus York

Rome Canaan Tops Chesterhill 62 38 In Basketball

Rome Canaan defeated Chesterhill 62 to 38 with balanced scoring led by Hart 1 point, E Brown 14, and Stiverson 8 for Chesterhill. Chesterhill rallied to 49 at halftime but could not overcome Rome Canaan in the second half.

Rome-Canaan Goff Bartlett Hart E. Brown Dunfree Ashcraft Hines Chester Hill-Marion Stiverson Wallace Hill Rush

Colts Pound Cowboys 35-3 in Orange Bowl Consolation

Miami Florida Tom Matte led the Baltimore Colts to a 35 3 victory over Dallas in the consolation tilt. Matte passing two long completions to Jimmy Orr and a 37 yard first quarter scoring strike helped Baltimore build a 14 3 halftime lead as Colts defense limited Dallas.

Miami Fla Tom Matte Baltimore Colts Dallas Don Shula Matte Swaovili Shula John Unitas Gary Cuozzo Colts Los Angles Green Bay Cowboys Jimmy Orr Baltimore Colt Don Meredith Danny Villanueva Jerry Logan Roy Hilton Bob Hayes Logan Jerry Hill Hill John Mackey Lenny Moore

Athens City Play Opens In Local Basketball League

Athens City Basketball League opens with three Monday games at Morrison Elementary Gymnasium. Zaleski vs Tom Thumb at 6 30 p m Jim s Bar vs Norris Electric at 7 30 p m Bridgwater vs Millview at 8 30 p m. Tuesday schedule features The Plains v Jaycee No 1 at 6 30 p m Jaycee No 2 v Norris Zaleski v Millview at 8 30 p m. League has nine teams under Ron Partridge.

Athens City Basketball League Morrison Elementary Zaleski Tom Thumb Jim’s Bar Norris Electric Bridgwater Millview the Plains Jaycee No Jaycee No. 2

Palmer starts 1966 with win at Los Angeles Open

Arnold Palmer captured first prize of 11 000 as he won the 40th Los Angeles Open at Rancho Municipal. He finished 72 holes at 273 after a two over par final round 73, building a seven stroke lead entering Saturday with a 62 that positioned him atop a tight field. Miller Barber and Paul Harney tied for second at 276.

Arnold Palmer Palmer Palm Springs Desert Hts Los Angeles Rancho Municipal Bill Casper Jr Paul Harney Miller Barber Harney Arnie

Honor Roll MEN S SINGLES AND WOMEN S SINGLES RESULTS

The list shows names and scores across men s and women s singles and series events dominated by Kenny GoodfellowVirgil Conmkey Roger Be Dave Strosky Marc Bartlett and others with multiple entries and placements in the 600s to 650s ranges and listed participants including Leroy Hairman Walter Staley Bill Ridenour Francis Woogerd and Anne Chonko among others in a dense OCR style.

Jack Neal Pacatt Stace Wek Truorioy Icccvccseussaee Conde Caccaess Kia Cuciler i Ieee Eeebee Roe Roger Sapp Roger Be Kenny Woogerd Hase Kenny Goodfellow Dave Strosky Csesseees Cotes Ole Clovee - Martin Oi Leroy Hairman Francis Woogerd Anne Chonko Peeves Decasno Mary Bartlett Onsen Toscor Hice Batty Kennard Cine Est Clara Harkins Iva Ridenour Cukenes Ton Jac Ceases Pat Gruser Dora W

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