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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1976

Page

7

Opposition Seen In Proposed NCAA Football Playoffs

President John A. Fuzak predicts strong opposition to a four team playoff for a national champion while a two team format may gain more support. He notes academic and economic concerns and cites quarter systems and exam interference as factors.

ST. Louis National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA John A. Fuzak Fuzak Temple Ernest Casals Tom Hansen Stephen A. Horn Long Beach State American Football Coaches Association Texas Darrell Roval AFCA

Evert Wins World Series Crown in Texas Showdown

Top ranked Chris Evert defeated Evonne Goolagong 6-3 7-6 to win the World Series of Women's Tennis in Lakeway Texas earning 50 000 dollars. Goolagong took 25 000 as runner up as Navratilova beat Wade 7 4 6 0 for third place with 15 000 and 10 000.

Austin Tex America Chris Evert Evonne Goolagong Australia Miss Evert Miss Goolagong Lakeway Resort Evonne Chris Martina Navratilova Czechoslovakia Virginia Wade Great Britain

Miller Wins Tucson Open Again Amid Mixed Feelings

Johnny Miller captured his third Tucson Open title with a four under par 68 to finish 274, 14 under, at Tucson National. He shrugged off heckling in a win that made him the first to win the event three times, despite mixed emotions about audience reactions.

Miller Tucson National Golf Club

Miller captures Disney Open as Weiskopf falters late

Miller built a late surge to win the Disney Open despite triple bogey on 18 in round one. Weiskopf led early but collapsed with three putts on 18, letting rookie Howard Twitty take second as Watson and others chased the final leaderboard.

Watson Miller Weiskopf Howard Twitty Dave Hill Dave Stockton Pat Fitzsimons Bruce Lietzke Jerry McGee

Pins Power Bobcats Past Eastern Michigan in Congo meet

Ohio University wrestlers dominated Eastern Michigan 33 to 9 at Congo. Andy Daniels pinned his foe at 3 51 to stretch his win streak to 12, while Tim Shoemaker pinned in 52 seconds to boost his streak to three. Gus Malavite and Mike Harris won decisions as OU coaches praised overall effort but noted inconsistencies in some weights. Rick Setzer pinned Jerry Fultz in the heavyweight bout.

Andy Daniels Tim Shoemaker Ohio University Bobcats Eastern Michigan Congo Mike Harris E. Michigan Rick Setzer Ohio Jerry Fultz Houska Andy Danmieis John Bensmiller Dave Hopkins Joe Boethel Pete Beck Glenn Mitchell Ben Parker Dave Eggert Gus Malavite Jim Snyder Steve Gurney Randolph Scott John Eisley Tom Jones Dee Don

Ohio Cats Swim Past Bowling Green Behind Bandy Three Wins

Ohio University women? or men? not specified. Ross Bandy starred with three wins leading the Bobcats to a 62 52 victory at Bowling Green. He captured the 200 yard individual medley and 200 yard butterfly and swam on the winning 400 yard medley relay. Brian Wetheridge led diving with top finishes in 3 meter and 1 meter events.

Bowling Green Ohio Ross Bandy Bandy Bobcats Brian Wetheridge Bill Herringer Roy Shirtz Marc Werbeach Ron Glasgow Roy Cheran al Duff Brian Ee Ist Mike Pangrac

Maple Leafs thrash Rotary in Athens Minor Hockey action

In Athens Saturday morning play in the city recreation hockey league the Maple Leafs beat Rotary 9-0 in the 8-10 division as Mike Jones scored five goals and Tim Meyer posted two saves. McDonald's downed the Rangers 6-0 in the 11-12 division with Kevin Maurath scoring all goals and Danny Hollister making 14 saves. The Red Wings and Flyers tied 2-2 in a separate game with Tony Porter Steve Faris Greg Simmons and John Rowland scoring for their teams.

Athens Maple Leafs Rotary McDonald's Rangers Red Wings Flyers Mike Jones Tiff Cook Mike Fletcher Charles Gilkey Tim Meyer Mickey Prisley Loren Kaneshige Eric Russell Kevin Maurath Danny Hollister Eric Womack Tony Porter Steve Faris Greg Simmons John Rowland

Miller, Southern Triumph 69 65 over Berne Union

Miller edge Berne Union 69 65 in non league game as Rich Baker 22 points Don Hern 16 and Max Barnhart 12 lead Miller now 4 5. Berne Union 65 Pete Young 15 Riggs 14 Moore 14 top scoring for Berne Union.

Miller Berne Union Hemlock Falcons Rockets Rich Baker Don Hern Max Barnhart Pat Young Keith Riggs Steve Moore Young Riggs Moore Wagner Westerman Taylor Totals Hern Barnhart Baker Thompson Pompey Symmes Valley Estep Schafer Ingeis J. Miller Wilson Fairland Hayes Smith D. Hamlin Maynard Love S. Hamlin

Penrose leads North past South in Senior Bowl high scoring

North quarterback Craig Penrose threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns guiding a 42 to 35 Senior Bowl win over the South. Penrose earned MVP as Duke Ferguson and Larry Gaines connected on long touchdowns. The game featured strong offense and a late surge by the North, with Richard Todd also starring for the South.

Mobile Ala Craig Penrose Jack Pardee Chicago Bears North Chuck Fairbanks New England Patriots Penrose Toledo Gene Swick Joe Smalzer Illinois Richard Todd Alabama Texas A&m Bubba Bean Sammie White Grambling South Florida Jimmy DuBose James Hunter Billy Brooks Oklahoma Mario Clark Oregon Sive Michigan State Charlie Baggett Tyrone Wilson Tampa Fla

Cats Win Behind Griffin's Hat Trick

Ohio University hockey earned a 7-2 home victory over Miami in Bird Arena with Greg Griffin completing a hat trick. Brian Heggie, Russ Moser, and Robbie Begg starred. Moser added a goal and an assist, while Begg stopped 42 shots. The win follows a prior win over the Redskins and improves the Bobcats' form after an early rough start.

Ohio Hockey Bobcats Bird Arena Miami Redskins Redskins Bobcats John McComb Greg Griffin Athens Brian Heggie Miami

Athens Triumphs In Nine Match Duel With Logan

Athens high school wrestling beat Logan 41 to 16 at the Athens gym on Saturday night. Two undefeated Athens wrestlers Gary Noel at 98 pounds and Gary Keller at 145 pounds led the way as Athens extended its winning streak.

Athens Logan Gary Noel Gary Keller Lancaster

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