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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1963

Page

12

Racine Tornadoes stay undefeated with 60 50 win over Hamden

Racine improved to 21 0 by defeating Hamden 60 50 in the Class A Sectional final at Wellston. Wheeler Wickline delivered the go ahead jumper with three minutes left as Larry Salser and Larry Price led Racine with 20 and 19 points while Hamden guard Max Huston scored 13 and grabbed nine rebounds.

Dan Darragh Wellston Racine Tornadoes Hamden Tornadoes Bill Wickline Racine Max Huston Huston Engineers Wayne Young Mike Spears Larry Salser Larry Price Price Wickline Mike Morrison

Ironmen survive despite Spriggs foul trouble in Wellston win

Jackson Ironmen beat Wellston 95 to 80 to earn a trip to Athens for the district title. Steve Walburn scored 37 points leading Jackson while Ed Spriggs fouled out after seven minutes and finished with seven points. Blankenship led Wellston with 31 points as Jackson shot 47 percent to Wellston’s 35.

Oak Hill Jackson Ironmen Athens Wellston Jackson Dave Fisher Ironmen Ed Spriggs Spriggs Steve Walburn Rockets Keith Blankenship Bruce Ray Blankenship Walburn Bruce Phillips John Norman Pete Sobataka

Marietta Leads SSAA Field With Racine in Class A Race

Prep Class AA and Class A sectional and tournament results from Ohio Districts show Marietta 73 Crooksville 42 and Jackson 95 Wellston 80 in AA sectionals at Buchtel Oak Hill. Racine 60 Hamden 50 and St Aloysius 74 Union Furnace in A sectionals at Wellston New Lexington 74 Union Furnace.

Buchtel Marietta Crooksville Oak Hill Jackson Wellston Racine Hamden New Lexington St. Aloysius Union Furnace

Marietta Tigers Roll Over Crooksville 73 42 For Sectional Win

Marietta, ranked among the state’s top 10, crushed Crooksville 73 to 42 to complete a three game sectional sweep. Denny Knight led with 18 points and 19 rebounds as six Tigers reached double figures while Crooksville battled without key center Dave Moore due to a sprained ankle. The Tigers advance as Buchtel Sectional representatives to Athens District play starting Friday at Grover Center.

Marietta Miami-Trace Jackson Portsmouth Middletown Northwest Crooksville Athens Wellston Oak Hill Miami Trace Piketon Hillsboro Bainbridge Canton Columbus Geoffrey McCguire Buchtel Marietta Tigers Tigers Buchtel Grover Center Dave Moore Ray Mast John Wolfe David Miami

Whitfield Is Plus Factor In Indians Exhibition Split

Cleveland manager Birdie Tebbetts praised Fred Whitfield as a real plus factor after Whitfield delivered two hits in each of the first two exhibitions with the Giants. Whitfield, traded from St. Louis, batted .500 with a homer as Joe Adcock works back into shape. The Indians won 6-1 and lost 10-7 in the two games at Phoenix to a 22-hit Giants attack.

Tucson Ariz San Francisco Giants Cleveland Birdie Tebbetts Fred Whitfield Whitfield St. Louis Cardinals Joe Adcock Indians Giants Phoenix

Bowling Titles Captured as Four Pins Decide Final Standings

In Athens, Bill Perry's Motor Sales won the Roll erbowl of the Athens Women's Bowling Tournament with a handicap total of 2706. Beasley Mathews finished second at 2702, Extras placed fifth with the high team series 2467 and the lowest handicap. Top 10 teams listed by tournament chairman Vi Widdoes include Perry, Beasley Mathews, Culligans, Biehls Safety Service, and Extras among others. The text also briefly notes St Aloysius and Union Furnace scores, and a separate note on UW swimmer Sternberg setting a pole vault mark at indoor federation championships.

Bill Perry Motor Sales Beasley-Mathews Athens Beasley Perry Hawks Cycle Richard’s Ray Riggs

College Results Across Regions and Tournaments Summary

Indiana 87 Ohio State 85 at DePaul 6S. Dayton 66 Wash. & Jeff. 68 Western Reserve 51. John Carroll 92 Case 60. NCAA Midwest Regional Wittenberg 70 South Carolina State 63 champions. Xavier S9 St. Bonaventure 75 championship. NCAA Midwest Regional Lubbock Texas 5 Texas Western 47. Oklahoma City 70 Colo State 67. Midwest Regional Brookings South Dakota St. 77 Nebraska Wesleyan 74. Evansville 85 Washington St Louis 76 in double OT. Cape Girardeau Missouri 93 Lamar Tech 84 consolation. Creighton 71 Aquinas 61. Illinois 73 Iowa 69. Southern Cal 67 Stanford 61 OT. UCLA 72 Cal 58. Colorado 69 Kansas St 54. Seattle 95 Idaho 88. San Francisco 62 Santa Clara. Oregon St 71 Oregon 5. Bradley 64 St. Louis 0. Fordham 58 Holy Cross 57. St. John’s NY 57 Syracuse. Michigan 82 Wisconsin. Northwestern 10 Michigan St. Kansas 49 Oklahoma St. 48. Colgate 69 Conn 67 OT. Montana St 76 Idaho St 68. Jona 83 Seton Hall 79.

Indiana Ohio State DePaul Dayton Wash. & Jeff Western Reserve John Carroll Case Xavier St. Bonaventure Lubbock Tex Texas Texas Western Okla. City Colo. State Midwest Brookings S. Dakota St Nebraska Wesleyan Great Lakes St. Louis Evansville Washington St Louis Creighton Aegis Illinois Iowa Southern Cal Stanford UCLA Cal Colorado Kansas St Seattle Idaho San Francisco Santa Clara Oregon

Houska Captures 191-Pound Crown at Cleveland Wrestling

Harry Houska of Ohio University won the 191-pound title at the 4-1 Wrestling Championships in Cleveland defeating defending champ Ed Rutkowski of Notre Dame 3-0. Ohio topped Toledo 41-29 for the team title with Miami third. Consolation wins by Chuck Ronyetz and Dick Viasak helped Ohio place second.

Harry Houska Ohio University Cleveland Fred Schleicher Harry’s Houska Ed Rutkowski Notre Dame Schleicher Toledo Ohio Miami Bobcats Chuck Ronyetz Dick Viasak

Mantle Injured In Warmup Sidelined By Groin Strain

New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle pulled a groin warming up for an exhibition vs Baltimore in Miami Sunday and is expected to miss two or three days. Yankes lose 5 4 as Mike Mathieson errors set up the decisive runs. Koufax fingers return with Dodgers a 4 2 win over Milwaukee in West Palm Beach.

Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Baltimore Miami Yankee Ralph Houk Mantle Yanks Mike Mathieson Orioles Yankees Roger Maris Hector Lopez Los Angeles Dodgers Lefty Sandy Koufax Koufax Dodgers Milwaukee West Palm Beach Cincinnati Chicago White Sox Tampa Minnesota Detroit Lakeland Fla Philadelphia Pittsburgh Fort Myers New York Mets St. Louis Washington Kansas City Boston Chicago Cubs Houston Los Angeles Angels Bob Purkey Joe Nuxhall Alan Worthington George McWilliams Turk Low

Four Ohio Quintets Target National Titles in Tourney Play

Ohio colleges enter postseason with four teams already crowned. Cincinnati, a three time past NCAA winner, faces Texas in Lawrence while Wittenberg opens at Evansville against Northeastern. Bowling Green plays Notre Dame in Evanston and Central State meets Oklahoma Baptist in NAIA action in Kansas City.

Columbus Ohio Buckeye Xavier Musketeers St. Bonaventure Louisville Cincinnati Wittenberg Bearcats Texas Lawrence Kan Evansville Ind Northeastern University of Boston Bowling Green Notre Dame Evanston Central State Oklahoma Baptist Kansas City

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