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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1974

Page

7

Yepremian Kicks AFC to Pro Bowl Victory in Nail-Biter

Garo Yepremian, the Cyprus native and Dolphins veteran, nailed a 42-yard field goal with 21 seconds left to lift the AFC over the NFC 15 13 in the Pro Bowl. He added five field goals in the game matching a Pro Bowl record, while Nick Mike-Mayer tied the NFC with a late 21-yard boot.

Kansas City Garo Yepremian Garo Cyprus Yepremian Miami Dolphins AFC Jan Stenerud O. J. Simpson Jack Youngblood Los Angeles Mike Mayer Buchtel Logan Nelsonville York Jim Pierce Chieftains Jim Kemper Mitch Wright Don Young Dave Pritchard Greg Smathers Max Pitts Nelsonville-York Miami

College Scores From Sunday and Saturday Action

College basketball results show Rice beat Arkansas 77 69 Pittsburgh defeated Buffalo 101 75 Duquesne topped St. Peter's 96 85 CCNY over Queens 76 65 Medgar Evers edged Lehman 59 58 East Connecticut downed Maine 79 69 Boston College beat Holy Cross 85 62 Dartmouth over Delaware 72 66 Syracuse 70 Temple 61 and more scores across conferences Ohio State beat Minnesota 77 81 Michigan 84 82 Wisconsin 101 75 Purdue 89 76 and Cincinnati listed among late results with several postponed games due to power issues

Rice Arkansas Pittsburgh Buffalo Duquesne St. Peter's N. J CCNY Queens Medgar Evers Lehman Connecticut Maine Boston Col Holy Cross Dartmouth Delaware Syracuse Temple Lowell Tech MIT Harvard RPI Massachusetts Vermont Columbia Cornell Colgate Bucknell Penn St Army Canisius St. Bonaventure South Purdue Northwestern Miami Ohio Cent Michigan Ohio U Detroit Dayton Kansas St Missouri Ohio St

OU Matmen Rally Ball St. For 22 12 Win

Ohio University wrestling rallied from a 12-6 deficit at Ball State to win 22-12. Key wins came from 142 co captain Andy Kohlhepp 158 Tim Shoemaker 167 Jack Raver 177 Kurt Blank 118 Dave Hopkins 190 Dave Foster and heavyweight Russ Ranno with decisive decisions.

Steve Hasel Ohio University Bobcats Ball State Andy Kohlhepp Tim Shoemaker Jack Raver Kurt Blank Dave Hopkins Rick Pierson Dave Foster Ohio Stu Moyer Russ Ranno Jim Miller

Standings from weekend NHL games

Standings from Saturdays and Sundays show New York Rangers beat Chicago 3 2 and Boston rout Montreal 8 0. Minnesota over Toronto 5 3. Buffalo 2 New York Islanders 2. Detroit 5 St Louis 2. Philadelphia 2 Los Angeles 0. Sunday Montreal 3 Detroit 2. Boston 5 Los Angeles 2. Buffalo 6 California 4. Chicago 7 Vancouver 2. Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 3. St Louis 3 Atlanta 1. Monday had no games.

New York Rangers Chicago Boston Montreal Minnesota Toronto Buffalo New York Islanders Detroit St. Louis Philadelphia Los Angeles California Vancouver Pittsburgh Atlanta NBA Pet New Eng Edmonton Houston Winnipeg Minn Angeles Milwaukee He Jersey K.C._ Omaha New England Quebec Golden St Cleveland Seattle Jersey Portland Phoenix Capital Golden State Kansas City-Omaha New ABA Kentucky New York Carolina Angeles Virginia Utah Indiana San Antonio Denver San Diego Pete Memphis Virginia San Antoni

Alexander men rally for Tri Valley win over Warren Local

Alexander Spartans overcome an early Warren Local lead to win 65-46 in Tri Valley action. Jim Kirkendall 18 and Steve Thomas 17 pace Alexander, with rebounding edge and strong defense lifting them to 7-6 overall and 3-4 in league. Warren Local led by Vic Knick 13 and Randy Offenberger 12.

Vincent — Alexander Warren Jim Kirkendall Steve Thomas Spartans Dave Colburn Vic Knick Randy Offenberger Alexander Tri-Valley Mevestee Oe Alexander Thomas Colburn Kirkendall Saylor McDaniel Meek Ashcraft Llewellyn Zoulek Warren Local Spurbeck Moore Knost Knick Wootton Offenberger Mayle Beebe

OU Swimmers Suffer Weekend Double Defeat

The Ohio University mermen lost 79-34 to Johns Hopkins on Friday and 91-22 to Navy on Saturday. Bill Pritchard won two events Friday and claimed a Navy 50 free blue ribbon. Roy Cheran captured the 200 IM while Mike Coonrod won the 1000 freestyle.

Ohio University Mermen Johns Hopkins Navy Bill Pritchard Roy Cheran Mike Coonrod

Ohio University Volleyball Ties Stow For First

The Ohio University women's volleyball team tied Stow for first place in Capital University tournament action. In a five-team bracket the squad posted a 6-2 record, beating Sandusky 11-0 and Dayton 11-1 before losing the single elimination playoff to Stow 15-13.

Columbus Ohio University Stow Capital University Sandusky Dayton Sports, Inc

Green & White Luncheon To Feature O U Miami Highlights

The weekly Green and White club luncheon Tuesday features filmed highlights of the Ohio University at Miami game from last week. Coach Jim Snyder will speak and provide commentary. The public meeting will be held in the Baker Center ballroom.

Ohio University At

Dolphins Hire Costello as Coach Replacing Ansbarger

Miami Dolphins recruit Vince Costello former Ohio University star and Ohio Athletic Hall of Fame member to replace Dick Ansbarger who departed for the New York Giants head coaching job.

MIAMI Miami Dolphins Ohio University Vince Costello Dick Ansbarger New York Giants Costello Ohio Athletic Hall of Fame

Miami Hires Crum As Coach

Miami of Ohio names Dick Crum 39, as head coach to replace Bill Mallory. Crum plans a multi-threat offense to complement the program’s strong defense. Mallory recommended Crum before leaving for Colorado. Crum is the first non alumnus in the post since 1949.

Oxford Ohio Miami Dick Crum Crum Bill Mallory University of Colorado Mallory Woody Hayes

Ohio indoor track shines at Eastern Michigan Invitational

Ohio University indoor track posted its best early season showing at the Eastern Michigan Invitational in Ypsilanti. The shuttle-hurdle relay of Gause Noel Kuzma and Greene won in 29.9 seconds, Greene edging the Huron runner. Ackerman placed third in the hammer with 39 7, Long took second in the shot at 52 9, and freshmen Lockhart and Mills ran strong 440s. Coach Meade Burnett called it the best early season performance of his tenure.

Ypsilanti Mich Ohio University Eastern Michigan Levi Gause Mike Noel Dan Kuzma Bruce Greene Greene Huron al Ackerman Bob Long Gause Spider Lockhart Gerald Mills Lockhart Ohio Meade Burnett

Miller to Rest Ends Dean Martin Tucson Open Streak

Johnny Miller announces a break as the PGA tour event concludes with a record third straight win by the 26 year old star in the Dean Martin Tucson Open. His victory caps a $150,000 tournament in Tucson, Arizona, drawing relief for beleaguered players.

Tucson Ariz Johnny Miller Miller

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