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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1969
Page
9
Buffalo Bills face an uncomplicated start to the NFL draft opening Tuesday in New York. Associated Press notes the Bills have favorable early selections and could build from the first rounds.
Cincinnati Reds announce Dave Coffey, OU 1966 graduate and former Reds assistant ticket director since 1967, is promoted to Director of Ticket Services. He succeeds Henry Royer and remains a Lakewood, Ohio native with a historic sports administration tie to Ohio University.
Instruction on two methods to create a sharp hook for bowling. The first uses a left wrist turn near the left foot timed with speed. The second blends wrist turn with finger lift, stressing timing and avoiding shoulder and hip twisting. A pamphlet offer follows.
Columbus East leads Class AA with 13-0 after two wins 71-66 over South and 71-58 over West. Other winners include Canton McKinsey, Zanesville, Granville, Stresburg and Newark Catholic with varied Friday victories and Saturday results across Ohio.
Federal Hocking dominates Nelsonville York 72 to 50 at Athens High School. Steve Dillinger leads with 23 points while Dennis Ball and Steve McKinley add 20 and 15. Nelsonville York’s Phil Ennis scores 20, Jerry Polley 12 before fouling out. Federal Hocking takes Tri Valley League lead to McArthur Friday and hosts Rosecrans Saturday.
The Athens City League wraps regular play with Fritz Gulf and Woody's tied at 81. They meet Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at The Plains gym to decide the regular-season champion in a playoff. The post season runs Feb. 3 to Feb. 6 at Athens High School gym, featuring all 10 teams in a bracket.
Vinton County improved to 5 8 with a 66 60 victory over Meigs as Randy Ratcliff scored 22 and Ron Hayes 19 to lead the Vikings. Meigs fell to 1 11 with Joe Myers Jeff Tye and Jack Robinson each 11 in scoring.
Toledo defeats Western Michigan 84 64 to boost its MAC title bid after three straight league losses led by John Rudley with 17 points. Marshall edges Bowling Green 100 98 in quadruple overtime as Jim Davidson scores key baskets. Miami falls to Dayton 67 54 in a non conference game.
Ohio University hockey routed Western Michigan 11-5 at Bird Arena after a 17-1 win the night before. Senior Pete Esdale led with three goals and two assists while Paul Martell set up four scores as Ohio built a 6-2 first period lead. Wayne Marshall faced 57 shots and made 39 saves, with Mel Wolff finishing in goal. The Bobcats next host Wisconsin Feb 21-22.
Ratcliff dominated with 28 rebounds as Buckeyes held firm on defense in a 72-50 win. Poling led Rosecrans with 23 points while Downs scored 26 for the visitors, with Durant and Carpenter contributing key efforts. The game featured a late rally by Starr-Washington and a reserve showdown at Zanesville.
Laurelville defeats Glouster 58 to 44 as Glouster suffers its third loss and falls to 5-0 overall. Glouster shot 37.5 percent and 36.4 percent at the line, while Laurelville hit 40.8 percent from the field and 90 percent on free throws. Laurelville leaders include Kneece 22 and Unger 16. Glouster’s Leeper 17 and Irwin 11.
Rosecrans pulled away in the final quarter shooting 12 of 13 from the free line to clinch a 69-57 win over Starr Washington. Starr Washington drops to 7-9 while Rosecrans improves to 9-3. The earlier meeting had Rosecrans defeating the Warriors 98-51.
A meeting for Athens baseball officials and aspiring umpires is scheduled for Monday January 27 at 6 30 PM at Grover Center. Contact Clyde Jarvis for details at 725 2323 during the day or 797 4644 at home.
The Spartans Athletic Booster Club of Alexander High School will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the high school cafeteria. Plans include forthcoming banquets a discussion of baseball season a recreation period and refreshments.
Box score shows Cumberland 104 Rio Grande 99 in a high scoring game. Standout players include Mabry and Jordan with double digit points, and the halftime tally had Rio Grande trailing Cumberland. An Athens ninth grade victory over Meigs is noted with John Downard and Mike Green scoring eight points each.
Oxford Ohio AP Miami University announces six new assistants for head coach Bill Mallory restoring a full staff after the departure of Bo Schembechler and six assistants. The hires include Tirrel Burton Dick Crum Tom Dimitroff Jim Herbstreit Bob Reublin Howard Wyers and Joe Galat remains from Schembechler era. Mallory 33 year old former Ohio State assistant met the staff to discuss recruitment plans.
A recap of Saturday results across pro leagues with New York and Philadelphia posting high scores. Teams like Milwaukee Boston Los Angeles and San Francisco feature in multiple matchups, while Houston Dallas games were postponed and several results list inconsistent team pairings.
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