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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1967

Page

16

Ohio and national stars shine in combined grid draft

Ohio produced four All-Americas including Ron Sepic of Ohio State as Redskins pick. Other notable names from Ohio include Clint Jones, Paul Naumoff, Tom Beier and Alan Page among many districts across NFL AFL rounds. Basketball standouts Jimmy Walker Pat Riley George Carter also drafted along with track stars Randy Matson and Tommie Smith in the 262 prospects chosen.

NEW York Ohio Buckeye Ohio State Ron Sepic Sepic Uniontown Washington Redskins Clint Jones Cleveland Michigan State Minnesota Vikings Notre Dame Jim Lynch Lima Jimmy Walker Pat Riley George Carter Cornell Green Dallas Green Pete Gent Walker Providence New Orleans Terry Southall Baylor Baltimore Virgil Carter Brigham Young Chicago Tulsa Don Bandy Washington Tom Beier Miami Fla San Diego Ronald Billingsley Wyoming Riley Kentucky Carter St. Bonaventure Buffalo David Lattin Texas Western Kansas City Lattin

Marshall and Marquette Open NIT Semifinals

Southern Illinois seeks an 18th straight victory against Rutgers in the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden. Marshall faces Marquette in the other semifinal as UCLA looms for the final.

Associated Press Giant Killers Southern Illinois Rutgers New York Madison Square Garden Salukis Carbondale Scarlet Knights New Brunswick N.J Marshall University Thundering Herd Huntington W. Va Marquette Warriors Milwaukee St. Peter’s Peacocks Duke Blue Devils Utah State New Mexico Marshall Villanova Nebraska Marquette Tulsa Providence UCLA Bruins Lew Alcindor Wyoming

Two Cage Tourneys Scheduled

North Gallia and Waterford High Schools host independent basketball tournaments. North Gallia's runs March 27 to April 1 with $25 fees due March 22 to Coach Mike Morrison. Waterford's entry deadline is March 20 for eight teams at $25 each, drawings March 26, 2 p.m. Directors are Ron Young and Don Marks. co sponsors include Wolf Creek Boosters and Waterford FFA.

North Gallia Waterford Mike Morrison North Gallia High School Route 1 Vinton Ohio Waterford High School Ron Young Don Marks Wolf Creek Athletic Boosters Waterford Ffa

Alcindor unhappy at UCLA seeks move to Stanford or Michigan

Seven foot one inch Lew Alcindor, a sophomore and All America candidate at UCLA, says the campus atmosphere disturbs him and he would prefer Stanford Michigan or Berkeley. He criticizes peer quality and misses New York while noting UCLA offered more than basketball but would have chosen differently with more knowledge.

New York Lew Alcindor U.C.L.A Sport Magazine Stanford Michigan University of California At Berkeley Lew New York City Alcindor Berkeley

Cassius Clay Ordered to Report for Induction

In Louisville on April 11, Pvt. Cassius Clay the heavyweight champion is ordered to report for induction into the U S Army. His lawyers filed suit alleging racial discrimination by Local Board 47 and other Kentucky draft boards, seeking a permanent injunction.

Louisville Cassius Clay U.S. Army Clay U.S. District Court Kentucky James F. Gordon

Rose Clouts Ry Two Homers In Tampa Exhibition

Pete Rose, sidelined by a groin problem, belted two homers and a single in the fifth inning as the Reds beat the Mets 11 6 at St. Petersburg. This display kept Rose’s hot hitting on display during the Florida exhibition.

Rose Clouts Lakeland, Fla Pete Rose Cincinnati Reds New York Mets St. Petersburg

College Scores NCAA College Division Quarter finals

Kentucky Wesleyan defeated Cheyney State 66 to 53 in a quarter final. Southwest Missouri beat Valparaiso 84 to 72. Winston Salem stopped LIU 62 to 54. Illinois State triumphed over San Diego State 77 to 76 after three overtimes.

College Park Princeton North Carolina Boston College St. John’s New York Tennessee Dayton Indiana Virginia Tech Evanston Lawrence Kan Southern Methodist Louisville Kansas Houston Kentucky Wesleyan Southern Illinois Panthers Cheyney Pa State Evansvile Ind Winston-Salem State Long Island Southwest Missouri Valparaiso Illinois State San Diego State Earl Monroe Winston-Salem Bevo Francis Rio Grande Ohio Cheyney State LIU

Browns pick Matheson then Conjar and Cockroft in draft

The Cleveland Browns chose Bob Matheson a 6 3 245 pound linebacker from Duke as their first draft pick. They followed with Fullback Larry Conjar from Notre Dame Punter Don Cockroft from Adams State Flanker Eppie Barney from Iowa State and more Ohio players including Don Williams Ben Davis and others.

Cleveland Browns Blanton Collier Bob Matheson Duke Matheson Collier Larry Conjar Notre Dame Brown Harrisburg Cleveland Don Cockroft Adams State Colorado Eppie Barney Iowa State Walt Roberts New Orleans Carl Ward Michigan Joe Taffoni Tennessee John DeMarie Louisiana State Bill House Youngstown

Wake Forest Sweeps Ohio in College Tennis Meet

Wake Forest defeats Ohio University 6-3 in Chapel Hill to complete a two game series win. Sophomore Fred Carpenter and Steve Modell win at No 4 and No 1 singles, with Modell and Sherman taking the No 1 doubles match. Ohio falls to 0-3 while Wake Forest improves to 2-0 as they schedule next matches in Durham versus Duke.

Chapel Hill N.C Wake Forest Ohio University Bobcats North Carolina Durham Duke Ohio Fred Carpenter Steve Modell Modell Dave Sherman

Grapefruit League Baseball Wednesday Results

Results from the Grapefruit League show Washington 2 over Atlanta 1 Cincinnati 11 over New York 6 Houston 4 over Detroit 3 St Louis 5 over Los Angeles 2 Minnesota 14 over Philadelphia 1 Chicago 4 over Pittsburgh 1 Baltimore 11 over Kansas City 4 New York 6 over Boston Chicago 7 over California 6 San Francisco 3 over Cleveland 2. Friday games list matchups including Washington vs Atlanta and others across Florida and Arizona.

Washington Atlanta Cincinnati New York Houston Detroit St. Louis Los Angeles Minnesota Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Baltimore Kansasity Boston California San Francisco Cleveland West Palm Beach Filaciptenasi Winter Haven A. Rer Clearwater Ft. Lauderdale Fla St. Petersburg National Basketball Association

Wabash Hires Max Urich As Head Football Coach

Crawfordsville Ind AP Wabash College hired former Ohio Wesleyan center Max Urich as head football coach Urich 28 was previously Denison University defense coordinator and OWU star in his college career

Crawfordsville Ind Wabash College Ohio Wesleyan OWU Max Urich Urich Denison University

Why bowlers loft the ball and how to stop it

Wayne B of Washington Pa asks why lofting occurs. The answer notes causes beyond holes in the thumb and finger and explains lofting often happens under pressure in tight games. Relax, breathe, and roll smoothly as demonstrated in the Beginning Bowling booklet offer.

Wayne B Washington Wayne Joe Wilman

Trainers To Speak At Clinic At Denison University

Ohio University trainer Al Hart and Denison University host Ken Wolfert will speak at a Saturday clinic tied to the Livingston Relays. Hart covers Ice Therapy while Wolfert discusses Shoulder Injuries with emphasis on baseball shoulder injuries. Dale Guggins hosts the event for visiting high school coaches and athletic trainers.

Ohio University al Hart Ken Wolfert Denison University Livingston Hart Ohio Wolfert Dale Guggins Guggins

MOVC All-Stars Picked Adds 3 Teams To Loop

An all league team was named and three new schools Ames Bern North Gallia and Glouster joined the Mid Ohio Valley Conference in Athens. Alexander dominated the first team with five selections including Gred McDaniel Fred Baumgarter and Dave Hamill. Wahama Vinton and Eastern also placed on the first and second teams with updating changes to alignment and football scheduling pending for title eligibility.

Mid - Ohio Valley Sportsman Grill Athens Alexander Vinton Wahama Ames-Bern North Gallia Glouster Eastern Racine Rutland Middleport Pomeroy Meigs Local Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Ames Bern Federal Hocking Gred McDaniel Fred Baumgarter Dave Hamill Keith Prater Bill Marshall

Sports score line fragment yields unclear result

OCR text provides scattered numbers and abbreviations without a clear event, participants, or outcome to form a coherent news item. No identifiable teams, dates, or locations are present to establish a factual card.

Miami Leads For Trophy In MAC All Sports Race

Miami University teams lead the Mid-American Conference All-Sports Trophy race after winter sports, holding a seven and a half point edge with 31 44 points toward the Reese Trophy. Western Michigan is second with 24, followed by Bowling Green 21 and Ohio University 18 % Toledo 1644 Kent 16 and Marshall 914. The Redskins lead on undefeated seasons in swimming and wrestling and won the football tie with Miami and Western Michigan, while the Broncos captured cross country. Since 1959 Ohio has won five times with BG WMU and Miami each claiming one cup.

Oxford Miami University Miami David E. Reese Western Michigan Bowling Green Ohio University Toledo Kent Marshall Redskins Ohio WMU

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