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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1972

Page

7

Kent State Flashes Visit Bobcats in MAC Showdown

Kent State led by Ruben Vance and Roger Evans heads to Athens to face the Bobcats at the Convo Center. The 2-7 Flashes, fresh off a 60-54 win at Oxford over Ohio, rely on transfers Dwight Kenner and Doug Evans for scoring and rebounding as coach Frank Truitt reshapes Kent basketball. Ohio State assistant Dale Bandy calls them a strong inside team with jumpers and pressure defense as Jim Snyder experiments with rotation.

Bill Prewitt Messenger Kent State Golden Flashes Ruben Vance Convocation Center Flashes Miami Redskins Oxford Bobcats Congo Vance Roger Evans Kent Skins Evans Ohio Ken Kowall MAC Dwight Kenner Kenner Vances Flash Floyd Jefferson Tom Diringer Purdue Utah State Santa Clara Cincinnati St. Bonaventure Dale Bandy Bandy Jim Snyder Todd Lalich Tom Corde

Ohio Bobcats rely on stack offense to power 31 point games

Ohio guard Corde and Lalich each scored 31 as the Bobcats upset Cincinnati Bowling Green with a second half burst. Coach Snyder shifted to a stack to create one on one chances, testing size mismatches and fast defense against Kent and Toledo to keep MAC title hopes alive.

Bowling Green Corde Falcons Lalich Snyder Bobcats John Canine Ken Kowall Nets Ohio Ruben Vance Cats Bob Howell Dave Ball Tom Riccardi Dennis Busch Kent Toledo

Full SEOUL Slate On Tap Bulldogs Face Chiefs Tonight

The SEOAL slate features six area games led by Ironton hosting Waverly with top league positions at stake. Athens seeks a rebound win vs Logan while Jackson meets Gallipolis and Wellston visits Meigs. two non league games also on tap. Athens aims to climb standings as Waverly and Ironton clash. starters include Krebs Culbertson Shaw Pierce and Smith in a turnover of roles for both squads.

Seoul Tommetters Messenger Ohio Athletic Wellston Meigs SEOAL Hurrican Point Pleasant Kgger Creek Waverly Ironton Logan Dick Taylor Dave Krebs Ken Culbertson George Shaw Jim Pierce Greg Smith Krebs Gallipolis Bulldog Dave Smith Mike Green Stu Smith Mark Handley Pat Jackson

George Archer Captures Los Angeles Open in Playoff

George Archer defeated Dave Hill in a 18-hole playoff at Rancho Park to win the Los Angeles Open, edging Tommy Aaron by two strokes. Archer shot 66 in the playoff, while Hill and Aaron posted 68 and 68, respectively, with Archer securing the $25,000 first prize. The event drew about 4,000 fans on a mild sunny day.

Bob Green Yos Angeles Tommy Aaron George Archer Tommy Archer Dave Hill Gilroy Calif Pat Agron Hill Rancho Park

State high school basketball rankings second week released

Boardman 8 1 leads Class AAA with 222 points. Walnut Ridge 9 0 second. Wellsville tops Class AA at 9 0 with 207 points, Ready 10 1 runnerup. Licking Heights 7 1 leads Class A with 155 points, Lowellville 8 0 close behind.

George Strode Associated Press Columbus, Ohio Boardman Wellsville Summit Station Licking Heights Columbus Walnut Ridge Columbus Ready

Strikes and Spares Contrasts in Bowling Consistency

A bowling coach urges using one delivery type for all shots to hit each spare by angle adjustments. In New Mexico, Rev. Augustine Moore of St. Joseph Catholic Church found a winning pari mutuel ticket worth 12 dollars in the collection basket at La Mesa race track, confirming a church win.

N. M Augustine Moore St. Joseph

Beard Earns Berth By Toss Of Coin

Butch Beard won a Eastern Conference All Star berth when a coin flip resolved a three way tie for the last spot. The Cleveland guard joins Jack Marin Archie Clark John Johnson Tom Van Arsdale and Bob Kauffman on the East squad alongside earlier selections.

New York Butch Beard Cleveland Cavaliers National Basketball Association Los Angeles Beard Elmore Smith Buffalo Nate Archibald Cincinnati Smith NBA Walter Kennedy Jack Marin Archie Clark Baltimore John Johnson Cleveland Tom van Arsdale Bob Kauffman Jo Jo White John Havlicek Dave Cowens Boston Walt Frazier Dave DeBusschere Lou Hudson Atlanta Billy Cunningham Philadelphia Wes Unseld Jim

UCLA Maintains No 1 Spot In College Basketball Polls

UCLA remains the top ranked team after sweeping Oregon State and Oregon. Marquette holds No 2 after defeating South Carolina. North Carolina stays No 3 and South Carolina No 4. Indiana falls from No 5 to 17 amid two losses. New entrants Illinois at 16 and Missouri at 18 join a reshuffled top twenty.

Canton Lincoln Middletown Lorain King Toledo Scott Columbus South Point Granville Johnstown Rossford Newton Falls Lexington Poland Middletown Madison Garrettsville Garfield Strasburg Gnadenhutten Indiana Valley South Sebring Bristolville Bristol New Boston Bettsville Albany Alexander Oregon UCLA Bruins Oregon State End North Carolina Furman South Carolina Louisville Indiana Penn Long Beach State Virginia Ohio State Southern California Illinois N. Carolina Marquette S. Carolina Louisiville Pennsylvania Longach St Wee USC Villanova Tenet Florida St Louisiana BYU Kentucky Sons Aod Houston Jacksonville Maryland Minnesota Northern Illinois Princeton St. John’s N.Y St. Syracuse Tennessee Toledo West Virginia

Cubs Pay Jenkins Most In Club History

Cy Young winner Ferguson Jenkins will be the Cubs' highest paid player at an estimated 125000 dollars per year for two seasons. He led the National League last season in complete games 30 innings pitched 325 and tied for most starts 39 with 263 strikeouts. Jenkins aims to extend his streak of twenty win seasons and chase the NL and MLB records for sustained 20 win seasons.

Chicago Cy Young Ferguson Jenkins Chicago Cubs Cub Jenkins Dave Schalia Ferguson Jenkins Enterprises, Ltd Mordecai Brown Robin Roberts Christy Matthewson

Logan Hands Athens Frosh Setback To Stay Near Top

Logan freshmen jumped to an early lead and beat Athens 43-28 in SECUL play. Mitch Wright led Logan with 11 points, Jerry Cunningham top Athens with 12, as Logan improved to 5-1 in the league and Athens fell to 2-4 in league play.

LOGAN Athens Chiefs Waverly Gallipolis Jerry Cunningham Mitch Wright Jim Kemper

Athens eighth graders win fourth in five with 50 25 defeat

The Athens eighth grade basketball team defeated Logan 50 25 at the Athens Middle School gym. Matt Faulkner scored 11 and Tim Mulholland had seven for Logan. Athens led 30-14 at halftime. ten Athens players scored. Next game is January 20 at home against Gallipolis.

Athens Logan Matt Faulkner Tim Mulholland Gallipolis

College Scores From The Acuastanes Press

College scores list various games with teams and final scores including Niagara 76 over Long Island 70 and Pitt 91 over W Virginia 76. Other results feature Providence 76 over Villanova 69 and Gettysburg 103 over Juniata 77.

Acuastanes Niagara Long Island Pitt W. Virginia Providence Villanova Colby Worcester Poly Wesleyan Coast Guard Gettysburg Juniata Delaware Bryant South Kentucky Miss. St Tennessee Miss Maryland Wake Forest Old Dominion VMI Tulane the Citadel Auburn Georgia Oral Roberts E. Ky Vanderbilt Florida SW la NW la Jacksonville E. Tenn Louisiana Tech McNeese

Oldest concrete football stadium Harvard Stadium opening 1903

The piece notes Harvard Stadium as the first concrete football stadium opened in 1903. It cites a Steelers season in 1945 with zero touchdown passes and observes that only one NFL head coach today played quarterback in pro football, Norm Van Brocklin of Atlanta. It also warns Ohio law on tire tread depth and promotes a tire service.

America Harvard United States Pittsburgh Steelers Norm van Brocklin Atlanta Ohio McTyre

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