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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1962

Page

14

Albany Wins In Class A Sectional Over York 64 51

Albany clinched a 64 to 51 Class A sectional win while York fell 43 to 42. Logan defeated Crooksville 61 to 56 and New Lexington eliminated Sheridan 53 to 43 in Buchtel AA sectional first round games with late rallies and key foul shots sealing both victories.

Albany York Buchtel Logan Chieftains New Lexington Panthers Logan Crooksville New Lexington Sheridan Panthers Generals

Gals Bowling Tourney resumes for singles doubles titles

With the team title decided the Athens Women's Bowling Association resumes at Rollerbowl Friday night for singles and doubles crowns. Friday lists include Van Nest Kerr and Hoffman Huntsman Phillips Schlicher Leffler Wood and others.

Athens Women’s Les Helen van Nest Nada Kerr E. Hoffman L. Huntsman A. Phillips P. Schleicher H. Leffler R. Wood Williamson K. Kyle Helen Pidcock C. Snowden R. Kelly C. Rood I. Riggle M. Adams A. m Marcs Todd N. Riggle Ovian An . Pierce G. Byard

Kent State battered by rough MAC season in overtime losses

Kent State suffered a 79-77 overtime defeat to Marshall after leading most of the game. Toledo climbed to 7-4 in the MAC with an 82-77 win over Western Michigan, while Dayton beat Miami of Ohio 63-52 as the Flyers moved to 18-6 and NIT sights.

Kent State Ohio Golden Flashes Flashes Marshall Kent Toledo Western Michigan Miami Ohio University Dayton Flyers

McGill Extends Scoring Lead With Big Night

New York report notes Billy McGill of Utah erupted for the highest scoring burst of his three-year varsity career last Saturday night. The performance raised his season scoring average to about 38.4 points and nearly clinched the major college scoring title for 1961 62.

New York Billy McGill Utah

Wolfe Scores 46 as Racine Triumphs in Sectional Opener

Duane Wolfe, 5 11 senior, pours in 46 points to cap a 84 49 win over Oak Hill at Wellston in the Class A Sectional opener. Larry Price adds 21 as Racine breaks away in the fourth, surpassing a gym record and improving to 16 6 for the season. Oak Hill finishes 4 18. Racine advances to face Southwestern next.

Wellston Racine Oak Hill Duane Wolfe Tornadoes Larry Price Southwestern

Jackson 57 49 win over Ironton in sectional tourney

Jackson defeats Ironton 57 to 49 to advance to face Coal Grove in the Class AA sectional semifinals. Ed Spriggs leads Jackson with 21 points while Rog­er Hyden and Jim Gilliland add double figures. Coal Grove beat Rock Hill to reach the semis.

Jackson Coal Grove Victor Rock Hill Ironmen Dave Fisher Ed Spriggs Jim Gilliland Roger Hyden Coy Bacon Ironton Hyden Gilliland Spriggs Beckley Sobataka Bacon Riggin Saunders Belville Smith McComas Holley Roseborough Trongon Cies Ce Ees

Giants Lead NFL In Interceptions For 1961 Season

New York Giants finished atop the league in pass interceptions with 33 steals on 386 opponent passes. Cornerbacks Dick Lynch, Jimmy Patton and Erich Barnes anchored the defense as the team posted an 8.5 percent interception rate.

New York New York Giants Dick Lynch Jimmy Patton Erich Barnes

Miami Beach bout ends with Clay stoppage of Warner

Cassius Clay from Louisville scores a fourth round stoppage of Don Warner of Philadelphia in a Miami Beach match. The bout lists 195 pounds for Clay and 18914 for Warner.

Miami Beach Cassius Clay Louisville Don Warner Philadelphia

Wilt Moves Mark To 50 Wilt Chamberlain’s Big Goal

Wilt Chamberlain moved closer to a 50-point season after a 61-point night in Chicago. The Warriors beat the Chicago Packers 128-119 as New York and Boston won elsewhere, with Cincinnati suffering overtime loss to Boston.

Chicago Packers Chicago Warriors Packers New York Knicks Detroit Boston Celtics Cincinnati

Mounties Begin Tournaments As NC State Rivalry Builds

West Virginia and Wake Forest enter conference tournaments after strong seasons. The Southern Conference event starts in Richmond with WVU favored but faces tough foes. The ACC tourney opens in Raleigh where Wake Forest must topple Duke to reach the NCAA bid. Utah seeks a Skyline title edge with Colorado State and Utah State also vying for pace.

West Virginia Wake Forest Richmond Raleigh N. C Duke Utah Colorado State U Colorado State Utah State Denver

Wednesday NBA Scores From New York Detroit Philadelphia

The Knicks beat the Pistons 119 to 109 in New York. The 76ers defeated the Bulls 128 to 119. The Celtics edged the Cavaliers 129 to 123 in overtime in Boston.

New York Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Boston Cincinnati

Devils and St Aloysius Reach Semis in New Lexington Tourney

Albany defeats Laurelville 64 51 with strong strong second half led by Dan Stright and Dix Tewksbury while St Aloysius edges York 43 42 thanks to Tom Bentley 20 points. Albany faces Corning and St Aloysius meets Ames Bern in Friday play p.m. and 8 15 p.m. contests.

NEW Lexington Albany New Lexington St. Aloysius Red Devils Laurelville St. Aloysius York Tom Bentley Corning Athens County Ames- Bern Bruins Bentley Randy Tigner Blue Knights Tigner Mike Sanborn Ron Stroh Mace Ed Whisler Max Young Wildcats Dan Stright Tewksbury ST. AL Ron Strohl Leckrone Blubaugh Smith Clouse McMillan

Three Stars Stall Balkine in MLB Holdouts

Rockies Colavito, Cepeda, and Joey Jay remain holdouts as Colavito seeks over 50 000 after being offered 42 500 Cepeda wants 60 000 after a 52 500 offer and Jay eyes 30 000 after a 25 000 offer. In hockey the NHL results show Toronto 4 Chicago 2 and New York 2 Boston 2 in a tie.

Associated Press Rocky Colavito Detroit Orlando Cepeda San Francisco Giants Joey Jay Cincinnati Reds Toronto Chicago New York Boston

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