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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1975

Page

7

Ohio State Tops Iowa 94 77 in Tumultuous Big Ten Clash

Ohio State survived 55 fouls and 53 turnovers to beat Iowa 94-77 in Columbus. Bill Andreas scored 19, Mark Bayless 8 assists, while Iowa got 20 from Dan Frost amid 29 personal fouls. Wisconsin-born Musselman criticized Indiana’s stall in a separate game.

Columbus Ohio Fred Taylor Lute Olson Ohio State Big Ten Iowa Taylor Buckeyes Olson Hawkeyes Steve Wenner Bill Andreas Mark Bayless Larry Bolden Dan Frost Bloomington Ind Minnesota Bill Musselman Indiana Bobby Knight Hoosiers Gophers Knight

Giants to Play Miller High School in Benefit Basketball Game

The WTVN Radio Friendly Giants face Miller High School faculty in a Saturday 8 p.m. charity game at the high school. Proceeds go to the Southern Local Athletic Boosters Association. tickets sold at the door only.

WTVN Giants Miller High School Southern Local Athletic Boosters Association

Reds Sign Two Young Players From California

The Cincinnati Reds signed Bernard Plent 20 a right handed pitcher from La Habra California and Mark Unsoeld 19 a catcher from Glendora California. Both were selected in last week's draft and will report to the Reds minor league training camp in Tampa Florida in March.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds California Bernard Plent la Habra Calif Mark Unsoeld Glendora Reds Tampa Fla

NCAA Rules Unit Reviews Fair Catch Elimination Plans

Arlington AP report notes the 15 member NCAA rules committee met to discuss eliminating fair catches and moving the kickoff to the 35 yard line. A press conference was expected to announce decisions by Wednesday, matching the Coaches Association stance. Boone NC AP report states Press Maravich resigned as Appalachian State University head basketball coach effective at season end.

Arlington Tex National Collegiate Athletic Association American Football Coaches Association Boone N. C Press Maravich Pete Maravich New Orleans Jazz Appalachian State University

Columbus to Host Stars in North-South High School Game

The Ohio North-South High School All-Star Football Game will be played at Ohio State University Stadium in Columbus with a 4:30 p.m. kickoff on Saturday June 28 and a 4 p.m. pre game show. The AAU has banned females from boxing in all AAU sanctioned events after medical advice citing a trend of women boxing.

Columbus Ohio Ohio State University Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Cincinnati Amateur Athletic Union AAU Roland Schwartz National

Morgan named Reds MVP for 1974 in Cincinnati

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Joe Morgan, hitting .293 last season, is named team MVP for 1974 by the Cincinnati chapter of the Baseball Writers Association. He outpolled catcher Johnny Bench 11 to six in the voting. A stray note mentions Warren Local High School listing an open football date for 1975 76 on Sept 27 and contact details for Jack Watkins in Vincent Ohio.

Cincinnati Joe Morgan Cincinnati Reds Morgan Johnny Bench Baseball Writers’ Tion of America Warren Washington County Ohio Jack Watkins Route 1 Vincent

Gallipolis Rally Upsets Athens For SECAL Victory

Gallipolis overcame a 12-0 start by Athens to beat the Bullpups 43-39 in Gallipolis as Terry Wall scored 14 and Jeff Brown 11. Athens led 21-16 at halftime before Gallipolis outscored 16-6 in the final period. Alan Walton led Athens with 14. The Bullpups drop to 5-2, Gallipolis improves to 6-1. Logan beat Ironton 50-30. Meigs downed Jackson 49-28. Waverly topped Wellston 42-24.

Gallipolis Athens Terry Wall Jeff Brown Alan Walton Logan Ironton Meigs Jackson Waverly Wellston

Athens junior high teams split with Gallipolis and Shade

Athens eighth graders beat Gallipolis 50 to 33 as Art Chenko scored 18 and Rusty Tinkham 10, giving Athens a 2 2 record while Gallipolis players Jeff Lanham and Mark Smith each had 10. The seventh graders lost to Shade 43 to 13 with Herschel LeMaster scoring 16 for Shade and Mike Bruning scoring all 13 for Athens. Athens also had postponements with Meigs earlier in the week.

Athens Gallipolis Art Chenko Rusty Tinkham Jeff Lanham Mark Smith Shade Herschel LeMaster

Area cage action features four tonight with a Wednesday game set

Four non league high school basketball games are on tap tonight with Kgger Creek hosting Hannan West Virginia Trimble visiting Southern Miller at Berne Union and Point Pleasant traveling to Barboursville. Point Pleasant also plays Wednesday at Nitro as the Big Blacks stay active.

Kgger Creek Hannan W. Va Trimble Southern Miller Berne Union Point Pleasant Barboursville Big Blacks Nitro

All-Star Game Set Tonight Highlights First Black Coaches

The 25th NBA All-Star game in Phoenix features West coach Al Attles and East coach K C Jones, the first Black men to lead teams in a major NBA All-Star game. West stars include Rick Barry Kareem Abdul Jabbar Spencer Haywood and Nate Archibald. East stars include Elvin Hayes Bob McAdoo and John Havlicek with rivalries and pride driving a competitive matchup at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The game tips at 10 p m EST with fan selected starters debuting.

Phoenix Washington K.C. Jones Golden Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA Attles Buffalo Bob McAdoo John Havlicek Boston Walt Frazier New York Jones Barry Gail Goodrich Abdul-Jabbar West Spencer Haywood Seattle Nate Archibald Kansas City- Omaha

Steelers Return Triumph A Cold Pittsburgh Crowd Roars

Thousands lined downtown Pittsburgh to greet the Steelers after their Super Bowl IX victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Police counted about 120000 fans along the motorcade route while 30 arrests were reported for disorderly conduct or drunkenness amid a windy 20 degree day.

Chuck Noll Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh New Orleans Steelers Minnesota Vikings Golden Triangle Fort Pitt Bridge Greater Pittsburgh Pete Flaherty Art Rooney Rooney

Shoemaker Chosen for Miami Basketball and Baseball Path

John Shoemaker, a Waverly, Ohio native and all-state multi sport athlete, chose Miami over Michigan Purdue to pursue both basketball and baseball. Freshman guard for the Redskins, he credits coach Darrell Hedric for early playing time and credits his rapid development to steady opportunities and confidence building.

David Fuselier Cincinnati Enquirer Oxford Ohio John Shoemaker Michigan Purdue Miami Waverly Shoemaker Cradle of Darrell Hedric Hedric Western Michigan Redskins

Ohio high school basketball poll ranks teams statewide

A statewide AP panel rates Ohio high school basketball with first place earning 10 points and tenth place 1 point. Barberton and Canton McKinley top the Class AA and large schools lists, with multiple cities like Columbus and Cincinnati contributing teams such as Wellsville Circleville and Circleville Mohawk also shown among top vote getters. Other notable mentions include Toledo Scott Dayton Roosevelt and Warren Howland in the top 10 with numerous schools receiving 10 or more points in the mix.

Columbus Kettering Alter Alliance Cincinnati Hughes Dayton Roosevelt Cincinnati Elder East Liverpool Cleveland East Tech Zanesville New Philadelphia Columbus Central Youngstown South Elyria Toledo Devilbiss Gene Cleveland Heights Stubenville Salem Warren Howland Wellsville Delphos St. John’s Circleville Columbus Mohawk Springfield Shawnee Waverly Warsaw River View Rossford Lisbon Beaver Brooklyn Dayton Stivers Tiltonsville Buckeye South Lorain Catholic Newton Falls Navarre Fairless Hamilton Badin Willard Richmond Jefferson Union Olmsted Falls Granville Marion River Valley Cleveland Orange Cincinnati McNicholas Warren Kennedy Associated Press Eeeeroreweee Indiana UCLA Louisville N. Carolina St S. Calif Ertapraese Alabama Arizona Kentucky LaSalle South Carolina Auburn Bradley DePaul Florida State Holy Cross Kansas Miami-Ohio Morgan State New Las Vegas Notre Dame Oral Roberts Pan Texas-El Paso Utah California Wake Forest

Ohio U. Wrestlers Post Three Dual Wins

Ohio University men’s wrestling team improved to 4 1 with three dual wins at Eastern Michigan defeating the hosts 32 2 Grand Valley 24 6 and Saginaw Valley 39 8. Andy Daniels 118 and Glenn Mitchell 134 led OU with several decisive matches while Russ Ranno HWT added a win.

Ohio University Eastern Michigan Bobcats Grand Valley Saginaw Valley EMU Andy Daniels Paul Osentoski LMU Pete Beck Dave Hopkins Glenn Mitchell Russ Danielson Gus Malavite Larry Silvestri Chuck Biggert Jim Snyder Tim Shoemaker Vaughn Wilson Randolph Scott Marty Pietras Kurt Blank Bob Mann Dave Foster Pat O'Doherty HWT Russ Ranno Chris Armelagos Dan van Husan Mark Mangianti John Harris Tom Sypieh Bruce Sutton Dave Izzo Steve Wolfe Gary Chopp Jamie Hosford Joe Starina Steve Bolenback

Underdog Records Tops Athens League After Two Rounds

Underdog Records leads the Athens Football League after two rounds as eight teams compete in the standings.

Underdog

Tigers Sign Bobcat Hurler Dave Tobik

Ohio University's Dave Tobik, a second round Tigers draft pick, signed an undisclosed bonus and will report to spring training in March. Coach Jerry France laments the loss but calls it a good deal that could help the program by showcasing pro scouting. Nelsonville-York junior high teams opened the season with wins over Trimble, seventh grade 50-46 in OT and eighth grade 31-27 led by Jim Robson and Sam Jones.

Ohio University Dave Tobik Detroit Tigers Tobik Tigers Jerry France Nelsonville Nelsonville-York Trimble Tom Metcalf Chuck Hubbard Nelsonville- York

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