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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1962

Page

19

Ames-Bern's Bise Regains Top Spot in League Scoring

Gary Bise of Ames-Bern reclaims lead in the Athens County League individual scoring race. He 16 points against Rome-Canaan boost his season total to 160 while Otis Guthrie of Shade sits 7 points back with 153 after missing a game. Big Ed Spriggs leads overall with 305 points in 10 games.

Gary Bise Ames-Bern Otis Guthrie Shade Bise Guthrie Rome- Canaan Greenies Ed Spriggs Jackson Dave Anderson Nelsonville Doug Wicker McArthur Wilton Wayne Young Hamden Wicker Young Duane Wolfe Racine Meigs Racine Star Lee Combs Rutland Paul Dillon Southwestern Galfia Joe Logan North Galfia An Tnnee Gary Dalton Elsonville Jack Graham Wellston Wayne Poston Athens Eddie Buffington Pomeroy Keith Blankenship Roinebrenner Omer Bob Heitzman Terry Ohlinger Dave Aerson Nelsonvilles Logan En B Winebrenner Jack Graham Wellston Bill Patterson Logan Troy Darrell Smith Waterloo Dan Stright Albany Pat Eddye

Court Sets OHSAA Date

Stark County Common Pleas Court Judge George N. Graham ordered a Feb 3 reply to charges in a prosecutor petition. The filing seeks to block enforcement of the OHSAA suspension order against Canton McKinley High School football.

Canton Ohio High School Athletic Association OHSAA Canton McKinley High School Stark County Common Pleas Court George N. Graham Stark County

Southern Association Suspends Operations For 1959 Season

The Class AA Southern Association, 61 years old and among the nation's oldest minor leagues, suspends operations. Nashville and Chattanooga exit to join the South Atlantic League reducing the circuit to two remaining members, Evansville and Little Rock left without a league.

Charlotte N. C Southern Association Nashville Chattanooga Tenn Evansville Ind Little Rock

Beasley and Mathews Win Athens City League Opener

Beasley and Mathews beat DeMolay 79-49 for their fourth straight win in the Athens City Basketball League while Kyle's edged Athens Building Material 79-59. Next Monday Morrison Gym schedule has Union Grill vs Kyle's at 7 and Beasley and Mathews vs Building Materials at 8.

Beasley Mathews DeMolay Kyle Athens Union Grill Morrison Gymnasium Rutter Paige Douglas Aikman Collins Canter Parsons Miller Allen Hamilton Hawk Baldwin Kyle's

Greenies Seek ACL Tie Clincher At Shade

Ames Berns Greenies, state ranked, can clinch a portion of the 1962 Athens County League title with a road win at Shade. Al Bowen's squad has 15 wins in 16 games and would improve to 8-0 in the ACL with a victory over the 1-5 Shade.

Ames Bern Greenies al Bowen Shade The Plains

Local Standings Highlight ACL and SECL Showdowns

Albany pursues a final surge in ACL title race as York Bruins visit Buchtel on Friday and Trimble hosts York on Saturday. SECL features Jackson and Wellston seeking road wins for next Tuesday’s clash in Wellston with multiple league matchups Friday night. The weekend capstone pits Ames Bern at McArthur for a key Athens and Vinton County matchup in McArthur.

Albany Red Devils Buchtel York Bruins York Bruins Trimble Carthage-Troy the Plains Chauncey-Dover Waterloo Rome-Canaan Jackson Wellston Ironmen Middleport Golden Rockets Pomeroy McArthur Ames-Bern Athens County Vinton County

Celtics Lose Without Bill Russell Sidelined by Achilles

The Boston Celtics fell 135-123 to St. Louis as Bill Russell missed the game with a pulled Achilles tendon. Bob Cousy said the team can win without others but not without Russell, who is out about a week. Detroit beat Syracuse 111-102, Wilt Chamberlain helped Philadelphia past Chicago 122-108, and Cincinnati won 136-123.

Bob Cousy Tommy) Heinsohn Bill) Sharman Big Bill Boston Celtics Boston Big Bill Russell National Basketball Association St. Louis Russell New York NBA Celtics Detroit Syracuse Pistons Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Chicago

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