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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1966

Page

8

Pro Bowl Tilt Ends in West Shredded 36 7

East dominates Lombardi led West as Chicago colt Frank Ryan Browns Jim Bakken and Jim Brown star in a 36 7 Pro Bowl win. West fumbles and eight interceptions ruin Lombardi’s squad while John Brodie ties a Pro Bowl interception record with six in Memorial Coliseum crowd of 60 124.

Los Angeles Vince Lombardi Green Bay Packers Lombardi Warriors Frank Ryan Cleveland Browns Jim Brown St. Louis Cardinals Jim Bakken Brown Memorial Coliseum West John Brodie San Francisco 49Ers Brodie Otto Graham

Expansion plans discussed by AFL

The AFL held meetings in Houston with expansion the top topic after a weekend of trades. Nine players were moved, including Ernie Ladd from San Diego and Earl Faison, in the Ladd Faison trade that opened the proceedings.

Houston Tex San Diego Mammoth Ernie Ladd Earl Fasion Ladd- Faison Ladd Faison Sid Gillman Oilers Johnny Baker Gary Cutsinger Pete Jaquess Buffalo Dave Kocourke

Kentucky Routs Vanderbilt 96 83 In War of Ranked Giants

Adolph Rupp reshaped Kentucky play to blunt Vanderbilt’s aggressive attack. The second ranked Wildcats defeated the third ranked Commodores 96 to 83 on Saturday.

Adolph Rupp Kentucky Vanderbilt

Wildcats fall to Commodores in high scoring affair

Kentucky drops its 12 game win streak after Vanderbilt builds a early lead then counters with man to man defense. Rupp jokes about a hyperbolic paraboloid zone as the Wildcats shift tactics to slow the Commodores in a 64 year old coach’s game plan.

Commodores Vanderbilt Wildcats Rupp Kentucky

Harp to Coach Duke Football After Cornell Exit

Tom Harp leaves Cornell to take the head coaching job at Duke University citing a desire to participate in major college football. The move places Harp at Duke to oversee the program as he embarks on a high profile coaching career.

Durham N. C Ptom Harp Cornell Duke University

Detroit Wins US Bid Run for 1972 Summer Olympics

Detroit edged Los Angeles after three ballots to become the U S bid city for the 1972 Summer Games. Salt Lake City was designated for the 1972 Winter Games, with Montreal Munich and possibly Madrid Barcelona as Detroit’s main Summer rivals.

Chicago Detroit Los Angeles U. S Salt Lake City Motor City Mexico City International Olympic Committee Grenoble France Doug Roby Rome Montreal Munich Germany Madrid Barcelona Banff Calgary Lake Louise Canada

Clay hires Joe Louis to train for four title fights

Cassius Clay announces Joe Louis will work with him for training and guidance as he targets four title bouts this year. Clay lists four potential opponents including Doug Jones Ernie Terrell George Chuvalo and Brian London with Jones most likely. He marks his 24th birthday and confirms plans by Tuesday. In San Diego Billy Casper wins the Open in a 16 under total 268 after a 64 final round.

Cassius Clay Joe Louis Joe Clay Muhammad Ali Doug Jones New York Ernie Terrell Chicago George Chuvalo Toronto England Brian London Jones Louis Edward J. Neil

Seattle Chiefs to Face Ohio Bobcats in Nonconference Showdown

Seattle's Freshmen host Ohio University freshmen in Grover Center as both teams seek to assert their season plans. Seattle from the WOUB area rides an 8-6 mark with 6-4 backcourt depth, while Ohio slips to 5-7 after a 79-68 loss at Marshall and a 3-game skid.

Ohio University Seattle Grover Center Ohio Dayton Flyers Lionel Purcell Chieftains WOUB

Athens junior high teams split with Marietta in Saturday action

The ninth grade team beat Marietta 47-34 with Mike Goodwin 15 and Dan ny Wickerham and Bob Hand ley each 10. The eighth grade won 30-16 as Bob Martin scored 11, while the seventh grade lost 36-13. The Athens ninth graders defeated Wellston 49-40 in a Friday reserve contest.

Athens High Marietta Mike Goodwin Danny Wickerham Bob Handley Bob Martin

Wellston, Albany, Ames Bern Win In Saturday High School Basketball

Wellston's 87-74 win over Chillicothe boosted the Rockets to 10-1 as Eddie Jacobs scored 31 points. Ames Bern beat Starr Washington 81-51 to rise to 12-2 behind Phil Tate's 17 and Tim Smith 13. Albany defeated Racine 68-41 led by Greg Hamill and Sherm Cundiff with 16 points each, improving to 11-2. Sheridan edged Logan 69-65 as Jim Phelps poured in 20 for the Chiefs F. C. and Belpre beat McArthur 58-53 led by Marvin Hale 17. Eastern routed Hannan Trace 82-49, led by Charles Knight 35 points. Carthage Troy topped Chesterhill Marion 86-33 with David Hopkins 28. Chauncey Dover beat The Plains 62-50 as Roger Bentley had 22. Southwestern defeated Wilton 61-50 with Jim Strausbaugh scoring 29 for Wilton. Point Pleasant fell to Tridelphia 67-47.

Bobcats Marshall Ohio Miami Don May Dayton Chiefs Seattle Flyers Utah State Colorado State Texas Arizona Colorado Texas Western Montana State Idaho State Jim Snyder Tom Workman Elzie Wellston Albany Ames- Bern Rockets Chillicothe Eddie Jacobs Andy Holzapfel Greg Jordan Peter Kinney George Robinson Cavalliers Ames Bern Starr-Washington Phil Tate Tim Smith Darrell Ball Dick Calentino Chuck McPherson Greenies Steve Malone Starr- Washington Warriors Ball Greg McDaniel Steve Hamill Baxter Ervin Racine Sherm Cundiff Bob Grueser Tornadoes Hamill Abany Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Logan Sheridan Jim Phelps Tom Auker Gallipolis Coal Grove Peter Anderson Ed Hamilton T. Dees McArthur Belpre Marvin Hale Emmett Conway Generals Eastern Hannan-Trace Eagles Southern Valley Athletic Conference Charles Knight Dennis Newland Richard Douglas Carthag-Troy Chesterhill Marion David Hopkins Carthage Troy David Thompson Herbert Norman Cris Stiverson Roger Bentley Glen Southwestern Wilton Jim Strausbaugh Jets Point Pleasant Tridelphia Phelps Courter Westfall Gallagher Weiland Kemper Stone White Poston Auker QU Sree A. Enopigon Bsisakvaeee Ames-Bern Ce Ai Holcomb F. Smith Souk McPherson Southall Callentine

Miami Atop MAC With 4-0 Record

Miami sits at 4-0 in the MAC and hosts Western Michigan and Kent State this week. Star guard Phil Snow is out with a knee injury for at least a week but Miami aims to extend its lead with two victories. Cincinnati, Dayton, Western Kentucky, Ohio State and other programs also face key conference tests as the race tightens.

Columbus Ohio Miami Western Michigan Kent State Redskins Sparky Phil Snow Bowling Green Cincinnati

Chesterhill Marion and Carthage Troy Basketball Results

Chesterhill Marion 33 and Carthage Troy 40 lead to a final score of 59- N6. Reserve scores show Carthage-Tracy 80 Chesterhill Marion 49 and Ames-Bern 89 Starr-Washington 34 while Starr-Washington trails 9 23 40-51 at halftime.

Hopkins Norman Thompson Archer Nelson Guthrie Chap Pe Bentz Chesterhill Marion Carthage-Troy Carthage-Tracy Starr-Washington Ames-Bern

Basketball Scoring Summary for Hannan Trace and Eastern

Score by quarters shows Hannan-Trace totaling 59 points to Eastern 36 in the game. Player totals list Daniels 3-2-8 and Knight 18-9-35 among others with team scores 82 to 30.

Douglas Newland Knight Pooler Justis Badgley Kichinger Roush Hannan-Trace Pamccer Haeck Can Ia

Belpre Triumph Over Macapinge In Reserve Score Clash

Belpre clocks a reserve win 50 to 22 against McArthur as Calvin posts 4-5-18 and Walker 6-4-6-18 for Belpre while Prater and Gilliland contribute. Macapinge sees Cosseni 14 32 45-53 and Ram sey 0-8-8 in a low scoring outing.

Belpre Calvin Walker Snagle Davis Ramsey Macapinge Cosseni

Coal Grove Edges Gallipolis In Close Gravel Match

Coal Grove defeats Gallipolis 46 to 45 in a rough gravel court game. Key scorers include Dees 7 6 20 and Anderson 9 1 19 for Gallipolis, while Vanderhoof and Cyrus contribute for Coal Grove.

Coal Grove Dees Newman Vanderhoof Gunnee Boyd Cyrus Roush Gallipolis Mitchell Hamilton J. Gilmore Gilkey Anderson D. Gilmore Ford Copel Gravel Vess Casa

Scores and player totals in Sheridan Ames Bern games

Box score style summary shows Sheridan Hursey 0-3-3 etc and Logan Phelps 9-2-20 with team totals 69 for Sheridan and 65 for Logan. Also includes ARR Washington Malone 10-6-26 and Ames Bern totals 81 with multiple players listed and full scoring tallies.

Wellston, Chillicothe Scoreboard Shares Incomplete Box Totals

Local score ledger shows Wellston and Chillicothe with partial player totals and reserve figures. Final sums appear garbled but indicate Wellston 87 and Chillicothe 56 with reserves noting Wellston 53 and 50 for periods and a 47 67 87 sequence.

Albany vs Racine basketball score note

Albany 29 10 6S to Racine 16 0 41 in a game with listed players Hamill Baumegartel Tarvin McDaniel Van Dyke Brooks Turner for Albany and Cundiff Mathews D Hill McClintock Grueser for Racine. Reserve Albany 47 Racine 0 listed in incomplete OCR.

Hamill Baumegartel Tarvin McDaniel van Dyke Brooks Turner Racine Cundiff Mathews D. Hill McClintock Grueser Pat Ee li Gino Pec Albany Racine Oe

Plains- Chauncey Dover clash ends with Plains win

The Plains defeat Chauncey Dover with a reserve score of 43 to 34. Mingus Nye Bent ley Bridgewater Staley and others contributed points in the 25 12 69 totals while Peyton Tinkham McAllister L Hunter Wallace Wagoner and Wagoner added for Chauncey Dover in a hard fought game.

Mingus Nye Bentley Bridgewater Staley the Plains Peyton Tinkham McAllister L. Hunter Wallace Wagoner Chauncey-Dover

Southwestern Tops Wilton 61 42 in Close Duel

Southwestern defeats Wilton 61 to 42 in a tight contest led by Hall 19 and Colley 10 and 50 points, with Jackson and Shriver contributing for the winners while Davis Peters and Strausbaugh lead Wilton's scoring. The score by quarters shows a balanced game with Southwestern pulling away late.

Southwestern Hall Elliott Colley Jackson Shriver Curtis Poe Pwd Wae Wes Pea Ra Wilton

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