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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1960

Page

8

Ohio U Knicks Up Workout in UK Floor Ahead of Notre Dame Clash

Ohio University's first NCAA squad held a 60 minute workout on the University of Kentucky floor in Lexington after arriving for the Tuesday night game with Notre Dame. The 12 man traveling squad included star rebounder Howard Jolliff who may play through an ankle issue.

Ohio University University of Kentucky Memorial Coliseum Lexington Notre Dame Bobcats Athens Columbus Blue Grass Land al Hart Howard Jolliff Fighting Irish Jolliff Marietta College Cantonace Hocking Valley Sportsmen's Association Radford Rd Ohio U Bobcat Grover Center

NCAA Play Starts Tonight In Two Regional Areas

The NCAA tournament opens with DePaul facing Air Force in Chicago and USC meeting Utah in Provo while final at large bids are decided by conference playoff results. Kansas and Santa Clara loom in last spots as bids align across East Midwest and West regions. Bradley and Utah State join NIT field as NAIA begins in Kansas City.

NCAA Ment Chicago DePaul Air Force Academy Provo Utah Southern California Santa Clara Loyola of Los Angeles San Francisco Villanova Detroit Providence Memphis State Kansas City Tennessee A&i Winston - Salem Teachers

All Big Ten Basketball Team Named 1960

The Associated Press selects the 1960 All-Big Ten basketball team led by Jerry Lucas of Ohio State and Terry Dischinger of Purdue. Other honorees include Horace Walker Michigan State Walt Bellamy Indiana Ron Johnson Minnesota John Tidwell Michigan Illinois Northwestern Larry Siegfried Ohio State Lance Olson Michigan State and third team members Frank Radovich Indiana John Havlicek Mel Nowell and Mannie Jackson from Ohio State Illinois Minnesota.

Chicago — i Associated Press Jerry Lucas Ohio State Middletown Ohio Terry Dischinger Purdue Terre Haute Ind Horace Walker Michigan State Chester Walt Bellamy Indiana New Bern N. C Ron Johnson Minnesota New Prague Minn John Tidwell Michigan Govenor Vaughn Illinois William Jones Northwestern Larry Siegfried Lance Olson Frank Radovich John Havlicek Mel Nowell Mannie Jackson Ilinois Ray Cronk

Palmer Wins Baton Rouge Open In Winter Tour

Arnold Palmer of Ligonier Pennsylvania captured the Baton Rouge Open for his second straight win on the PGA winter tour. The victory boosted his early season earnings to 22 211 86 dollars after a 279 stroke total in Baton Rouge Louisiana.

Arnold Palmer Ligonier

Weekend Fights Manila Bert Somodio Stops Espinosa

Bert Somodio stops Bonnie Espinosa to claim the Philippine lightweight title in a weekend bout held at 1334 venue. Espinosa faced defeat as Somodio secured the win in the scheduled Manila match.

Manila Bert Somodio Bonnie Espinosa

Marietta Tigers trip Athens Bulldogs to reach district tourney

Marietta 76 Athens 67 in Class AA sectional play at Ohio University Men’s Gym. Baker and Christie led Marietta with 25 and 21 points as the Tigers seized control with strong rebounding and a 53 45 edge in the final period. Wickerham and Chase paced Athens with 20 and 15 points as the Bulldogs end with 13 victories and seven losses, seniors highlighted by Begg Sanders Bean Wickerham Nelson Riggs. Officials West and Hursey.

Frank Bean Jim Gardner Athens Jim Farley Marietta John Wilburn Tigers Jim Culp Charlie McAfee Athens Bulldogs Ohio University Tom Baker Ward Frank Christie Russ Wickerham Steve Chase Bulldogs Wickerham Christie, Baker and Co Christie Baker Bob Nelson Frank Spriggs Jerry Curtis Spriggs Farley Curtis Wilburn Fogle Chase Beans Begg Riggs Nelson Gardner Blosser Sanders Addons Decixse West and Hursey Portsmouth Chillicothe Bainbridge Drew Lronton Oak Hill Columbus Portsmouth East Waverly Ironton Jackson Bob Clay Frank Swingle

Marietta Tigers Edge Athens For Class AA Sectional Title

Marietta edged Athens 66-65 in a tight sectional final to capture the Class AA title. Frank Christie and Tom Baker led the Tigers with 21 and 25 points as Athens fought back from a slow start but couldn’t overcome the bigger Marietta lineup. Athens had upset SECUL champ Pomeroy 50-46 in the semifinal, while Portsmouth loomed as the district opener opponents for Marietta.

Marietta Athens Charlie McAfee Frank Christie Tom Baker Christie Baker Frank Spriggs Jerry Curtis Jim Farley Bulldogs Russ Wickerham SECUL Pomeroy Panthers Logan Columbus Portsmouth Trojans Mike Haley Rudy Shively Ken Nagle C. A. Hartley Aquinas Lancaster Hamilton Taft Middletown Chillicothe Ironton Lima Cincinnati Western Hills Garfield Ashland Tigers St. Clairsville Coshocton Gallipolis Parkersburg Catholic Middletowns Hamiltons

Tournaments Nearing Stretch In Ohio High SchoolAction

The article outlines late season district and sectional playoff games at Ohio University where Perry County teams from Corning Glanford Crooksville New Lexington St Aloysius vie in Class A and Class AA brackets. Key matchups include Glen Ford vs New Lexington St Aloysius and Corning vs Crooksville with finals on Friday and a subsequent Columbus Regional round.

Ohio University Perry County Corning Glanford Crooksville New Lexington St. Aloysius Glenford Perry Athens

Falcons Swim Past OU Mermen 58 37 In Final Ohio Meet

Bowling Green hosts Ohio University in a 58 37 dual meet win led by All American sprinters Hank Reest and Ray Martin. Martin won 200 IM and 200 back with 400 free relay. Reest claimed 220 and 440 frees. Gary La Prise added 100 and 50 frees. Ohio's Chuck Woodlee shined in diving with Don Stuchell a second in diving. Tod Boyle won butterfly. medley relay For sythe Kinney Boyce Catt took one title.

Hank Reest Ray Martin Bowling Green Martin Reest Gary LaPrise Bobcats Falcon Star LaPrise Oumermen Ohio Chuck Woodlee Don Stuchell Tod Boyle Tod Jim Forsythe Bob Kinney Tom Boyce Carl Catt

Bowling Green Wins MAC Wrestling Title In Close Meet

Bowling Green's grapplers scored 49 points to win the Mid-American Conference wrestling tournament here Saturday. Kent State and Toledo tied for second with 47, Miami Ohio had 40, Ohio University 30, Western Michigan 25, and Marshall 12.

Kansas Nebraska Kansas State Jayhawks Kent Bowling Green Grapplers Kent State Toledo Miami Ohio Ohio University Western Michigan Marshall W. Va

NHL Sunday results roll in as New York defeats Detroit

National Hockey League action shows New York beating Detroit 3 to 1 while Chicago bests Montreal 4 to 2 and Toronto edges Boston 3 to 1. Monday has no games, with Montreal at Detroit on Tuesday.

New York Detroit Chicago Montreal Toronto Boston

Point Pleasant Dominates Ripley For Sectional Title

Point Pleasant captured the Class AA sectional crown by routing Ripley 92 55. Jim Wedge led with 26 points and Dale Miller added 18 as Point Pleasant built a 23 14 first quarter lead and extended it to a 55 21 halftime margin. The win improves Point Pleasant to 18 4 and advances them to Regional 1 AA at Moundsville. Rader led Ripley with 17 points.

Point Pleasant Ripley Wedge D. Miller Gardner Snead Newton Johnson Young Smith Stamper H. Miller DeBolt D. Johnson

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