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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1970

Page

8

Buckeyes Edge Mountaineers In Big East Rivalry Clash

Ohio State used a man to man defense in the second half to pull away from West Virginia 84 70 after a 35 35 halftime tie. Jody Finney led with 30 points, Jim Cleamons added 24, and Dave Sorenson 20 for the Buckeyes while Wil Robinson and Skip Kintz led WVU with 24 and 16 per game. Dayton routed Detroit 89 68 as five Flyers hit double figures led by George Janky and George Jackson.

Ohio State Fred Taylor Skip Kintz Wil Robinson Mountaineers West Virginia Moran Buckeyes Jody Finney Jim Cleamons Dave Sorenson Mounties Dayton Detroit Pat Muren al Bertke Flyers George Janky George Jackson

College Scores From Ohio State and Nearby Games

Ohio State defeated West Virginia 84 to 76 while Dayton beat Detroit 68 7 to 7 8. Cleveland State won 68 68 over Ohio Northern 97. Walsh topped Denison 72 73 and Marietta 71 Rio Grade 110. Army Fairleigh Dickinson Georgia 71 Auburn 67 Clemson 68 Georgia Tech 78 Western Kentucky 85. Maryland State 128 Norfolk State 101 McNeese State 77 LaSalle 65 New Orleans Loyola 79 Grambling Northwest Colorado 85 Iowa State 67. Southwest Stephen F Austin Weber State Montana 80. Air Force Western State Colorado Utah State 95 Portland 3.

Ohio Ohio State West Virginia Dayton Detroit Youngstown Cleveland State Ohio Northern Defiance HH Cederville Walsh Denison Marietta Rio Grade Ae City Ind Army Fairleigh Dickinson Georgia Auburn Clemson Georgia Tech Western Kentucky Murrey Maryland State Norfolk State McNeese State Louleune Tech LaSalle New Orleans Loyola Alcorn Grambling Midwest Colorado Lows State Stephen F. Austin Texas Weber State Montana FAR West Air Force Western State

Bruins Hold Top NCAA Ranking Amidst Poll Shuffles

UCLA remains No. 1 in the AP basketball poll with 26 first place votes and 592 points, Kentucky second with 4 firsts and 546 points. South Carolina, St. Bonaventure, New Mexico State and Jacksonville round out the top six as Houston rises to seventh and North Carolina drops to ninth.

Ken Rappoport Associated Press UCLA Bruins Gazelle Kentucky South Carolina St. Bonaventure New Mexico State Jacksonville Houston Marquette North Carolina North Carolina St Columbia Niagara Washington Kansas State Duke Iowa Louisville Notre Dame Illinois Davidson Ohio U Penn Southern California South Caroline St. Gotawettuce New Mexico Houston Sesee North Carolina State N. Davidson Duke Savivee Hlinsis Ohio Waves Pennsylvania

Pro Cage NBA Monday's Results and All-Star Schedule

The record lists no games on Monday with several items including All-Star events for Philadelphi and Indiana. It notes NBA and ABA matchups such as Kentucky versus Indiana and Los Angeles at Dallas with events at St. Louis and Pittsburgh for the All-Star game and exhibition activity.

NBA Philadelphi ABA Inrdique Kentucky Los Angeles Dallas Indiana New Orleans National Hockey League St. Louis Pittsburgh

Athens Teams Beat Jackson In Three Grade Battles

Three Athens school teams defeated Jackson foes Saturday. Ninth graders improved to 6-3 after a 33-31 win with nine points from Andy Chenko and Mike Secoy. Eighth graders won 51-39 led by Charlie Adkins with 16 and Mark Mace 15. Seventh graders won 27-18 behind Randy Horn with 12.

Athens Jackson Andy Chenko Mike Secoy Newvahner Charlie Adkins Mark Mace Tom Conroy Randy Horn McDonald Nelsonville York Logan Allensville Vinton County

Redmen Win 110 108 on Oak City as 9 0 LIU Rio Grande

Rio Grande improves to 9 0 in KIAC and 14 1 overall by edging Oakland City College of Indiana 110 108 on the Gallia Academy court. Al Martin scores 25, Bob Mabry 22 to pace the Redmen who next face Georgetown and Campbellsville. Jim Marshall 18, Harry Hairston 17, Ed Jacobs 15 add support as Oakland City drops to 3 4 in league and 8 6 overall. Halftime Oakland City leads 58 57.

Gallipolis Rio Grande Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Oakland City College of Indiana al Martin Bob Mabry Redmen Georgetown Campbellsville Gallia Academy Jim Marshall Harry Hairston Ed Jacobs Oakland City Oakland Marshall Maybry Bentley Martin Iston Fowler Baker Jacobs

Athletes In Action to Play Bobcats in Exhibition

The Athletes In Action basketball team faces Ohio University’s Bobcats in a Wednesday 7:30 p.m. exhibition here. The touring squad, based in Tulsa, features former college players and aims to spread the Christian message during half time.

Athletes In Crusade For Christ Ohio University Bobcats Chargers Jesus Christ America Ohio

East Favored In NBA All Star Game At Philadelphia

The East leads in All Star history and features Willis Reed Oscar Robertson and Billy Cunningham against the West with Elgin Baylor Jerry West and Connie Hawkins. Wilt Chamberlain and Nate Thurmond are out while the game draws 15 244 at the Spectrum and ABC will televise starting 8 30 p m EST. The East and West lineups include Van Arsdale brothers Tom and Dick in a first time brother duel.

Philadelphia Red Holzman New York Knicks Knicks Willis Reed Milwaukee Lew Alcindor Elvin Hayes San Diego Bob Rule Seattle Wilt Chamberlain Los Angeles Nate Thurmond San Francisco Chamberlain Thurmond Reed Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Billy Cunningham Ball Walt Frazier John Havlicek Boston Robertson Elgin Baylor Bob Pettit Hayes Baylor Richie Guerin Atlanta Connie Hawkins Phoenix Lou Hudson Jerry West NBA Holzman Spectrum ABC Tom van Arsdale Dick van Arsdale

Zanesville Takes Class AA Lead In Ohio High School Ratings

Zanesville 13-0 tops Class AA with 204 points as 6-6 Eric Jones fuels a strong offense, while Mansfield St Peter 15-0 dominates Class A with 242 points. Chaminade and Mohawk remain close behind in the rankings with several key wins shaping the week.

Columbus Zane Trace Ross County New Riegel Zanesville Ofense Eric Jones Marietta Columbus Northland

Bowling Rankings Shift in Class AA and A Motions

In Class AA Zanesville and Steubenville climb to eighth from tenth with 11-0 records, while Hamilton Garfield falls to ninth. Newark 11-1, Toledo Mocomber 12, and Dayton Roth 11-0 hold fifth to seventh. Ashland 10-0 drops to tenth. In Class A St Henry 13-0 rises to fifth ahead of Sandusky St Mary 11-1, Wynford 10-1 and Coldwater 12-2 stay seventh and eighth, Ridgedale 11-1 enters ninth and Licking Valley 11-2 enters tenth replacing Versailles and Granville. There is a meeting for Men's City Recreation volleyball league managers Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Middle School gym. Contact Bill Woddell or the city recreation office for details.

Lengers Zanesville Steubenville Hamilton Garfield Newark Toledo Macomber Dayton Roth Ashland St. Henry Sandusky St. Mary Wynford Coldwater Ridgedale Licking Valley Versailles Granville City Recreation Volleyball League Bill Wooddell City Recreation Office Columbus Ohio Associated Press Weekly Chool West Anasgille Deyton Chaminade Columbus Mohawk Newsirk Canton McKinley Toledo Mocombers Dayton Roth S.ccessrenrert Steubenville Sacccrecoeees Evesseseereevees Lime Senior Athens Miamisby Rossford Akron Pris Mangfield St Peter Zane Troce (Ross) Wenee New Wegel B. GorGwey

Bowling Doctor Advice on One Change at a Time

COMPLAINT Too many changes at once. DIAGNOSIS Make one adjustment per session. TREATMENT When changing your game adjust only one factor at a time. Bowl a few frames to gauge effect before another change. Do not alter starting angle speed or delivery simultaneously.

Roy White Tops Yankees Hitting Averages In 1969

Roy White led the New York Yankees in hitting for the second straight season in 1969 with a .290 average. He also topped the club in 1968 with a .267 mark.

Roy White New York Yankees

Ohio High Schools to Use Three Class System in 1970-71

Ohio high schools will compete in three classes for the 1970-71 school year under a plan approved by 457 of 760 principals in a referendum. Class AAA covers 369+ boys, Class AA 163-368, and Class A 162 or fewer. football and five other sports move to three classes while wrestling remains two. The 1971 basketball tournament will be at two sites including Columbus, with four additional regional sites needed. A five-member committee counted the ballots.

George Strode Associated Press Columbus, Ohio Ohio Harold Meyer Meyer Columbus Ohio High School Athletic Association Robert Holland Ohio Department of Education Upper Arlington A. L. Guessman Columbus Whetstone Don Harper Worthington Richard Termeer Mark Whitaker Columbus Brookhaven

Mets Name Scheffing New GM for New York Club

Bob Scheffing, a baseball man since 1935 with roles as catcher, manager, coach and scout, is named general manager and vice president of the New York Mets. He accepted unanimously after initially declining the post following John Murphy’s death from a heart attack.

NEW York (Ap Bob Scheffing John Murphy New York Mets Scheffing Monald Grant Murphy

Dayton arena to host NCAA Region Four first round games

The University of Dayton arena was chosen as the site for first round NCAA Region Four games on March 7. The MAC and OVC champions will face large opponents for a spot in the Mid-East Region tournament at Ohio State’s St. John Arena a week later.

University of Dayton Ohio State St. John Arena

Mark Smith Sets Two City League Scoring Records

Cornwell's defeated University Shop 121-51 as Mark Smith scored 56 points on 25 field goals, setting both the league single game and field goals records. Charlie Gill added 28. Cornwell's led 60-20 at halftime to stay tied atop the National Division with Fritz Gulf.

Cornwell's Mark Smith University Shop Fritz Smith Cornwell’s Bill Koons Charlie Gill Mike Jago Phil Roach Bill Whaley Cornwell Fritz Gulf Dave Gatchel

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