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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1959

Page

8

Ohio high school basketball faces three-class plan

At Sunday drawings Ohio evaluates moving from two to three classifications to balance AA and A programs. Coaches favorals include shifting sectional sites from Ohio University and potential Berea or Kent regional placements. Portsmouth’s Harry Weinbrecht joins coalitions, with Berea Regional now a possible route for Athens winner.

Ohio Ohio High School Athletic Association Oak Hill Coal Grove South Point Fairland Ironton’s Tigers West Virginia Parkersburg Charleston Wheeling Huntington Huntington East Stonewall Jackson Ohio University Athens Kermit Blosser Pomeroy Logan Berea Cleveland East Tech Marietta Ironton Chillicothe Portsmouth Cincinnati Kent C. H. Jones Wellston Harry Butch) Weinbrecht Weinbrecht George Heller

Ohio High School Class AA sectional basketball results

Dayton Xenia 64 and Dayton Belmont 50 lead a day of Class AA sectional games. Other scores include Middletown 64 Greenhills 52 and Princeton 84 Sycamore 57 with numerous wins across Cincinnati Columbus and Youngstown districts.

Dayton Xenia Belmont Wilber Wright Oakwood Oxford Middletown Greenhills Wyoming North Bend Taylor Princeton Sycamore Hamilton Lemon-Monroe Youngstown Chaney Raven Salem East Struthers

Bell to Bell: Boxing Figures in Spotlight

Joey Maxim, former light heavyweight champ, appears in current boxing events as an active figure in promoting and commentary. John Ridgers is a lesser publicly known boxing trainer and regional organizer. Buddy Nature Boy Rovers is a ring nickname for a manager tied to Floyd Patterson, known for clashes with the International Boxing Club over control of bouts.

Joey Maxim John Ridgers Buddy Nature Boy Floyd Patterson International Boxing Club IBC

Bobcats Narrowly Fall to No 19 Louisville 72 70

Ohio University nearly upset nationally ranked Louisville as Bobcats led late and tied 70 70 with 38 seconds left. Bobcats received 26 by Bob Anderson while Louisville’s Fred Sawyer and John Turner paced the Cardinals. Final seconds saw Anderson miss as Louisville held on for 72 70 win before about 5000 at Kentucky State Fairgrounds Coliseum.

ED Wright Louisville Jim Snyder Ohio University Bobcats Fred Sawyer Snyder Howard Jolliff Bunk Adams Anderson Bob Ohio Bobcats Cardinals Kentucky State Fairgrounds Coliseum Kentuckians Cats Jolliff Cardinal Adams Scott Wolf Jerry Wolf Dick Norman U of L John Turner Saan Q Scott Norman Dolliff Totais Liville Goldstein Turner Gelling Andrews Mantel Sawyer Tieman Stacey O. LL

Marietta Tigers win Class AA sectional title over Lancaster

Frank Christie scored 25 points to lead Marietta in a 78 64 win over Lancaster as the Tigers clinched the Class AA Sectional title. Jim Sorenson Tom Baker and John Wilburn contributed double figure totals setting up the district tournament next Thursday in Men's Gymnasium.

Frank Christie Marietta Tigers Lancaster Athens Ironton Oak Hill Chillicothe Bainbridge Portsmouth Kermit Blosser Jim Sorenson Don Cox Golden Gates Tom Baker Christie John Wilburn Bob Pindar Chuck Dennison Dean Kitchen Cox Gales Pindar Wilburn Paul Friesner John Gerken Graham Dennison Glenn Kitchen Dick Ellinger Marietta Marietta Sorensen Baker Gerken Cassady Warden Wark

Athens Rollerbowl Saturday Junior League Standings

The Athens Rollerbowl junior league shows Alley Gaters leading with 6 wins and 4 losses, while Lucky Strikes and Black Balls compete for top team honors. Individual leaders include Butch Gardner with high singles and three-game totals, and Dwight Duncan topping the Sunday men’s standings with 245-595.

Athens Butch Gardner the Clowns Alley Gaters Tomcats Sunnybank A Dupler Sports Wear da Vids Linea Ae. Oe de NS Ted Ceases Scott Phambing Cornwell Jewlers Pendergrass Hardware A&m Naichbeiedeca Ak Ae Dwight Duncan Gene Leffier Carroll Widdoes Les Smith Elmo Scott Wie George Garland Kenny Goodfellow Jim Abraham Ethel Pierce Beta Clem Vi Widdoes Carolyn Kyle Freda Bolen Carol Mattoon Norma Riggle Jeanie Kovian Sunnybank Jeorge Garland Mary Strawn Scott Plumbing Pendergrass Hardware & Dupler Sportswear A&m

Ohio U. hockey team nets second in league with Fenn win

Ohio University clinched second place in the Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey Association by defeating Fenn 5-1. Caldwell scored twice in the first period as Worden and Hill also contributed, while penalties mounted to 24 in the game. Separate note: Dick Hyde of the Senators is drawing interest from the Yankees.

Ohio University Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey Association Fenn Rick Jantz Bobcats Pete Worden Worden Tom Caldwell Caldwell Dennis Deckrush Ron Hill

NHL Sunday and Saturday Results Report

National Hockey League scores and schedule recap with results from Sunday Chicago 3 Detroit 1 New York 1 Toronto 1 tie and Saturday Montreal 6 New York 1 Chicago 5 Boston 2 Detroit 4 Toronto 2 Boston at Detroit listed for Tuesday and no Monday games.

National Hockey League Chicago Detroit New York Toronto Montreal Boston Philadelphia Syracuse

Ohio Cage Picture Remains Unsettled

Ohio college basketball faces a sprint toward the finish as 20 of 41 teams are active with final conferences deciding titles. Wittenberg hosts Akron in a pivotal showdown while Cincinnati tops Missouri Valley standings with North Texas due tonight. Miami and Bowling Green contend, and Bradley threatens Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley race.

Columbus Ohio Wittenberg Akron Zippers Springfielders Cincinnati Missouri Valley Loop Bearcats North Texas Miami Bowling Green Redskins Kent State Bee- Gees Marshall Huntington West Virginia John Carroll Washington & Jefferson Wayne State Carroll

Johnson wins Baton Rouge Open after rain delays

Husky Howie Johnson seized the Baton Rouge Open title with a 283 total after rain prolonged play. He tied Jay Hebert at one under par after a final round 70, the best winning score in the eight year history of the event. John MecMullin finished third at 285 after a 75 and 72.

Baton Rouge Husky Howie Johnson Jay Hebert Sanford Fla San Marcos Calif Johnson Hebert Baton Rouge Country Club John MecMullin Fair Oaks

College Basketball Scores Roundup Across Leagues

A wide set of late season college basketball results from major conferences shows Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia Tech, and Auburn posting wins, with Stanford, Denver, and Marquette among notable scorers. Notable upsets and OT notes appear across the Atlantic Coast, Big Eight, and Pacific Coast listings.

Kentucky Tennessee Miss. State Mississippi Georgia Tech Vanderbilt Georgia Florida Auburn Alabama Southwestern Baylor Texas Tech Rice Texas A&m SMU Tex. Christian Arkansas Texas Stanford S. Calif USLA Oregon California Wash N. Tex

Red Auerbach Criticizes Celtics Officials After Loss

Boston coach Red Auerbach voiced a forceful protest after the Celtics fell 104 102 to the St Louis Hawks. He had deferred to other coaches to argue with officials when Bill Russell was charged, then publicly aired his displeasure.

Associated Press Red Auerbach Boston Celtics National Basketball Assa. Bugaboo Auerbach Boston Bill Russell Celtics St. Louis Hawks

Stroh's Clinches Athens Woman's Bowling Title in 2575 Series

Stroh's Beer wins the Athens City Women's Bowling Championship at Sportland with a 2575 series. Neal's Florists and Sunnybank Greenhouse follow in second and third, while Francis Saunders leads all events handicapped and Margaret Adams tops scratch totals. Singles and doubles begin Friday at Roller Bowl.

Stroh’s Beer Athens Athens City Sportland Neal's Florists Sunnybank Greenhouse Bridgewater Machine Jones Buick East End Ray Riggs Steppe’s Scott Plumbing Francis Saunders Margaret Adams

Track Feud Brews After ICAA Meet

New York relay meet sparks a coach dispute as Penn State and Manhattan clash after a close IC4A win. George Eastment defends a judges ruling over White and Herman, while Chick Werner vows to question the IC4A decision and seek a ruling change. Manhattan edged the meet with the 2 mile relay as Delany tops indoor mile stars Rozsavolgyi, Coleman and Dellinger.

New York Penn State Chick Werner Manhattan George Eastment Jaspers Werner Eastment America U. S Moscow Madison Square Garden Henry White Dan Ferris White Mike Herman New York University Herman Ule Ferris Asa Bushnell Ic4a Ron Delany Istvan Rozsavolgyi Phil Coleman Bill Dellinger

Weekend Fights Across Cities Highlight Mexican and South African Bouts

In Mexico City Raul Raton Macias, 127, outpointed Ernesto Parra, 126, Mexico. In Johannesburg Mike Holt, 169, South Africa, out pointed Jerry Luedee, 176, New Haven. In Hollywood Roberto Mono Garcia, 136, Mexico, knocked out Jimmy Moser, 131, Los Angeles.

Mexico City Raul Raton Macias Mexico Ernesto Parra Johannesburg South Africa Mike Holt Jerry Luedee New Haven

Chauncey and Frank's tie for first in Nelsonville league

Chauncey tied with Frank's after Sunday action at Chauncey Dover High School as Chauncey beat Sylvania 88 to 46 while Frank's fell 76 to 73 to Coker's. Reeder's Gas won by forfeit over New Straits ville.

Chauncey and Frank Clover Farm Nelsonville Chauncey-Dover High School Chauncey Sylvania Frank’s Coker Reeder’s New Straitsville

Lane Urges AL Clubs to Battle Yankees

ST PETERSBURG Fla Frank Lane general manager of the Cleveland Indians calls on American League clubs to join him in all out warfare against the New York Yankees. He says all teams should share a common objective to do everything possible on the field to prevent the Yankees from winning again.

St, Petersburg Fla Frank Lane Cleveland Indians New York Yankees Lane Yankees

NBA Scores Roundup From March Night Playoffs

National Basketball Association results show Minneapolis 10, Philadelphia 140, New York 115, St. Louis 104, Boston 102, Detroit 117, Cincinnati 101. New York 112, Minneapolis 107, Cincinnati 124, St. Louis 122 OT, Philadelphia and Detroit at New York, Syracuse at New York.

Syracuse New York St. Louis Boston Detroit Cincinnati Minneapolis

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