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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1958

Page

10

Notre Dame Dartmouth Maryland Advance In NCAA Run

Notre Dame and Dartmouth landed spots in the NCAA tournament as Maryland joined with Temple in Charlotte and Manhattan drew Dartmouth in the East Regional. Oklahoma State and Arkansas advanced in the Southwest bracket with Kentucky and Miami Ohio in the Mideast. Wyoming and Idaho State winners meet California in the Far West in San Francisco.

Manhattan Kenny Norton Charlotte N.C Dartmouth Connecticut Maryland Temple Terps Boston College Notre Dame Tennessee Tech Miami Ohio Pitt Oklahoma State Loyola New Orleans Arkansas Southern Methodist Berkeley Calif Wyoming Seattle Rocky Mountain Idaho State Arizona State Tempe San Francisco Mideast Lexington Kentucky Miami Ohio Indiana Midwest Lawrence Kan Kansas State Cincinnati California

Giants Face Cubs Rookie Hobbie in Debut

In 1958 Glen Hobbie, a 21 year old right hander for the Chicago Cubs, debuted against the San Francisco Giants. He retired seven straight batters, walked one, then retired the next two without trouble. Cubs manager Bob Scheffing praised his fastball and potential.

Mesa Ariz Willie Mays San Francisco Giants Glen Hobbie Chicago Cubs Bob Scheffing Hobbie Giants Andre Rogers Mays Scheffing Memphis

Webb Faces Mims in 10 Round TV Bout at Fort Wayne

Webb a rising middleweight and No 3 NBA contender meets veteran Holly Mims in a national ABC telecast from Fort Wayne Coliseum. Trainer Carl Nelson calls it a difficult test for Webb who could lose prestige but aims for a title shot. Webb has 28 fights to Mims 64. Webb is 26 from Chicago with two losses. Mims is unranked with 16 losses.

Fort Wayne Ind Spider Webb Rory Calhoun Holly Mims Carl Nelson Webb Joe Louis Mims

Celtics Beat Knicks In High-Scoring Tilt

Boston defeated New York 126 to 119 in a fast paced game as Philadelphia edged St. Louis 106 to 101 in the same card.

Boston New York Philadelphia St. Louis

Cunningham slam caps Cardinals comeback in spring action

Joe Cunningham hit a grand slam as the St. Louis Cardinals led 8-7 in the seventh against the Kansas City Athletics, but Kansas City exploded for seven runs in the ninth to win 14-8 in St. Petersburg Florida. Mark Freeman and Al Cicotte each worked three scoreless innings for New York in a 5-3 win over Washington. The Phillies edged Detroit 10-9 in Clearwater as Robin Roberts struggles tempt a rebound.

Phils Pittsburgh Pirates Washington Fort Myers Fla Senator Bennie Daniels Eddie O’brien Don Gross Cincinnati Redlegs New York Tom Sturdivant Tampa Yankees Mark Freeman Denver al Cicotte Joe Cunningham St. Louis Cardinals Kansas City Athletics St. Petersburg A’s

Leathernecks Rally Past Georgia Teachers in NAIA Round

Western Illinois, the top seed and only undefeated team, trailed by 13 before finishing off Georgia Teachers College 74 62 in Kansas City. The Leathernecks arrived amid torchbearer pageantry after a 319 mile trek from Macomb. Nearby scores included Texas Southern over Oklahoma Baptist 79 68 and Northern State 71 52 over St Benedicts Kan.

Kansas City Western Illinois University Leathernecks Macomb Western Illinois Georgia Teachers College Torchbearers Western Illinis Texas Southern Oklahoma Baptist Northern S.C. State St. Benedict’s Kan Georgetown Rider N. i

Dressen declines Braves Milwaukee coaching offer

Miami report states Charlie Dressen turned down a Milwaukee Braves coaching post due to a prior commitment with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dressen, Dodgers' top coach, said he had been contacted during the World Series by Buzzy Bavasi and already accepted the Dodgers job. If asked earlier, he would have joined Milwaukee.

Miami Fla Charlie Dressen Milwaukee Braves Los Angeles Dodgers Braves Dressen Dodgers Buzzy Bavasi

Angles by Andy Gay Blades Test Ohio University Ice Rink

A humor piece recalls Ohio University's new skating rink with adult men in suits skating joking about wives approval. The crowd spots familiar names like Bob Wren Bill Hess Dr Fred Picard Myron Hutcheson Carroll Widdoes Dick Bitters Hugh Hindman John McComb Bob Bartels and others testing the rink and reactions.

Bob Wren Cleveland Bill Hess Fred Picard Carroll Widdoes Dick Bitters Hugh Hindman John McComb Mrs Bob Bartels Robert LaFollett Kermit Blosser Jim Snyder Bob Kappes Hobie Billingsley John O’neil Ohio University

Two Cage Games At Plains Thursday

Two basketball games will be played Thursday night at Plains High School for the athletic fund. The PTA mothers vs women faculty kick off at 7 p.m. with the high school team vs men faculty following at 8 p.m. Tickets available at the door.

the Plains High School School Athletic Fund Bob Burson PTA

New York and Detroit tie in NHL clash

A New York team and Detroit battled to a 2 to 2 tie in NHL action. Both sides traded goals as the game remained scoreless through the final period, with neither squad breaking the deadlock.

NHL New York Detroit

Playoff for New Orleans Open Title Looms

Venturi and Casper head to an 18 hole playoff for the New Orleans Open championship after finishing tied for the lead at 278 in a weather plagued 36 hole Tuesday. Burkemo tied for third at 281, Palmer, deposed from third, earned 1300. Ford Boros and Krak each won 1000.

New Orleans Ken Venturi San Francisco Husky Billy Casper Venturi Ben Hogan Casper Apple Valley Calif Walt Burkemo Franklin Hills Mich Burkemo Arnold Palmer Latrobe Doug Ford Mahopac N. Y Julius Boros Mid-Pines N. C Mike Krak Morgantown W. Va

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