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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1966

Page

10

Thundering Herd Faces Ohio On Five-Game Win Streak

Marshall University extends its five game winning run as sophomores Orville Stepp and George Stone lead a 6 2 record squad against Ohio University in a noon Memorial Field House matchup. Captain Tom Langfitt and forward Bob Redd also spark MU while John Schroeder tops Ohio rebounding.

Huntington W. Va Marshall University Ohio University Memorial Field House Thundering Herd Herd Eastern Kentucky St. Francis Richmond Ohio Wesleyan Kent State Morris Harvey Ellis Johnson Ohio Orville Stepp Tom Lanefitt Stepp Langfitt Johnson Bob Redd George Stone Bob Allen Redd Stone Pivot Allen Jim Snyder Ken Fowlkes Russ Hamilton Dave Brown Mike Hammond John Schroeder Schroeder Marshall Morris Harvey College Allen Joe Dawson

Ohio Bobcats Face Marshall In MAC Clash At Huntington

Coach Jim Snyder previews a high scoring MAC matchup as Ohio travels to face Marshall at noon. He cites Marshall’s 6-2 mark and notes Stepp’s 22.2 season scoring, while praising Bobcats leaders Ken Fowlkes and John Schroeder for added balance.

Jim Snyder Ohio Bobcats Marshall Thundering Herd Snyder Jim Herd Kent State Huntington Stepp Orville MAC Columbus East Ken Fowlkes Norwalk John Schroeder Fowlkes Western Michigan John MAC Cage Marshall Hurdle

Ohio University prepares for home weekend sports

ICERS and swimmers host Saturday events while wrestling travels to Bowling Green and Ball State. Hockey meets Cleveland City All-Stars at Bird Arena at 7:30 p m, swimmers host Kent State at 2 p m, wrestling visits Bowling Green and Ball State, with Ohio State visit on Feb 4 and 5 at Kent State and Seattle games in the MAC TV Game of the Week at Marshall.

Ohio University Cleveland City All-Stars Bird Arena Port Huron Kent State Cleveland Icers

Lens mystery at Capital versus Ohio Wesleyan

In Delaware Ohio Capital University suffered a 93 77 defeat to Ohio Wesleyan as Gary Walters lens drama unfolded. Koehler misplaced a contact lens twice during the game with the second lens found embedded in Walters jersey reveal.

Delaware Ohio Capital University Gary Walters Tom Koehler Walters Capital Ohio Wesleyan Koehler Bob Miller Miller Gary

City League Undefeated Teams Tessin Millview and Jim's Bar

Millview moved to 3-0 with a 62-56 win over Tom Thumb as Larry Baker scored 15 and Terry Taggart 15 for the losers. Jim's Bar beat Jaycee No. 1 83-66 with Bill Koons and Scott Lawson each at 27 for the winners. Bridgwater topped The Plains 65-60 with Jon Halbert and Don McDonald at 20. Don Scurlock led the losers with a strong scoring effort.

Millview Jim’s Bar Morrison Tom Thumb Larry Baker Terry Taggart Jaycee Bill Koons Scott Lawson Bridgwater the Plains Jon Halbert Don McDonald Don Scurlock

Champion Bills Meet AFL Stars Tomorrow

Two time champion Buffalo Bills face a week old AFL All-Star team in the league's season finale in Houston. NBC will televise at 2 p m EST. The format pairs champions with a star laden squad from seven other clubs. Bills coach Joel Collier forecasts tough matchups for his offense led by Kemp Hadl Namath and Lowe while San Diego coach Sid Gillman notes the All Stars are highly talented but less cohesive.

Houston Tex Buffalo Bills NBC Buffalo Sid Gillman San Diego Joel Collier AFL Collier Lou Saban University of Maryland Saban Bills Jack Kemp Wray Carlton Billy Joe Bo Roberson Paul Costa Ernie Warlick Ed Rutkowski Denver Cookie Gilchrist Oakland Clem Daniels Gillman Keith Lincoln

College Scores Across Scattered Results

Ohio Wesleyan beat Capital 93 77 Youngstown 8 3 Southwest Missouri defeated Hiram 86 62 Malone 81 over Walsh 66 we Grande 90 over West Virginia St. Boston College 70 Northeastern 63 Rhode Island 101 over Duquesne or SOUTH Duke 76 Maryland 61 Richmond 108 over VMI s s Loyola Alabama 86 Memphis State 7S Houston 108 Centenary 54 MIDWEST Drake 75 over Bradley 66 Tulsa 62 N Texas St 60 Detroit 97 Notre Dame 84 SOUTHWEST Hardin Simmons 66 McMurry 57 FAR WEST N Mex 81 Brigham Young 78 Utah 93 Wyoming 91 ot Denver 79 Utah State 72

Ohio Wesleyan Capital Youngstown Southwest Missouri Hiram Case Malone Walsh We Grande West Virginia South Duke Maryland Richmond VMI S&s Loyola Ala Memphis State Houston Centenary Midwest Drake Bradley Tulsa N. Texas St Detroit Notre Dame Far West N. Mex Brigham Young Utah Wyoming Denver Utah State

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