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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1962

Page

6

NIT Bracket Opens As Bradley Faces Duquesne In Garden

Bradley 21 6 meets Duquesne 21 5 in the first quarter final at Madison Square Garden. St John’s 19 4 draws Holy Cross 20 5 as Loyola Chicago faces Dayton in the other semi while Chet Walker leads Bradley and LeRoy Ellis powers Holy Cross.

Bradley Duquesne Madison Square Garden St. John’s Holy Cross Loyola of Chicago Dayton Crusaders Colorado State University Dukes LeRoy Ellis Ellis Kevin Loughery Willie Hall Ivan Kovac Donnie Burks

Nats Rally Past Warriors in Eastern Playoff Thriller

In the Eastern Division semifinals, the Syracuse Nats beat Philadelphia 101-100 as rookie Lee Shaffer hit a corner field goal with 1:20 left, finishing with 30 points after missing two free throws four seconds earlier. The series shifts to Syracuse with a possible deciding game in Philadelphia Thursday.

Lee Shaffer Nats Philadelphia Warriors Shaffer Warrior Frank McGuire North Carolina Syracuse Detroit Cincinnati Royals

Gagle shoots 267 in headpin tourney as trail leads Athens event

Glouster bowler Bob Gagle rolled 11 of 12 strikes for a 267 in the Sport Land Recreation headpin tournament in Athens on Monday night while Fred Schleicher led with 114 of 120. The tourney concludes tonight.

Gable Bob Gagle Sportland Recreation Ment Athens Gagle Fred Schleicher

No More Interviews declares from Roger Maris

Roger Maris, in the Yankees clubhouse, proclaims no more interviews amid lingering questions about his 61 home run targets. He explains he will not say more than he means, expresses frustration with reporters and boos, and vows to say nothing when pressed about expectations.

Roger Roger Maris New York Yankees Maris

Neff Heads Class A All Ohio

Angels rookie Jim Fregosi from Woodside Calif leads an exhibition season push as he hits a 380 foot inside the park homer to beat the Cubs 6-2 in Palm Springs and boosts his average to .417 while Dean Chance and Jack Spring split the pitching duties. Other exhibition results include the Yankees sweeping the Braves 10-4, and the Mets losing 1-0 to the Orioles as Skinny Brown and Tom Baker shut them out.

Jim Fregosi Woodside Calif Fregosi Angels Chicago Cubs Palm Springs Dallas-Fort Worth Dean Chance Jack Spring New York Yankees Mets Milwaukee Braves Fort Lauderdale Baltimore Orioles St. Petersburg Skein Skinny Brown Tom Baker

Anderson earns spot on AP's third team

Neff led Defiance County in a dominant two year run with 57 straight wins and earned AP third team honors alongside Ayersville standouts and Dixie players. The AP selections recognize top Class A players from regular season play, with Neff as player of the year and Ayersville's coach named mentor of the year.

Anderson Neff Defiance Ayersville Don Spires Irondale Stanton Tom Watson Centerbury Jerry McDonald Clarksburg al Peters New Lebanon Dixie Bill Peters Dixie Dandy Dixie St. John Arena Beverly Fort Frye Big Gun Jack Clark John Bricker Fort Frye Gary Bates Andy Ahijevych Berlin Hiland Lee Himmeyer Pilots Clark Ted Keysor Buckland Tom Rathburn Ashville Chick Campbell Atwater Gary Brown Buffalo

Three Bucks Named To West Squad

Roster for the 11th Shrine East-West game announced with top college stars. West squad coached by Fred Taylor includes Jerry Lucas Mel Nowell John Havlicek Billy McGill John Radometkin Jerry Gardner Mike Wroblewski John Windsor Del Ray Mounts Cecil Epperly Kansas State. East squad coached by George Hunter features Len Chappell Terry Dischinger Chet Walker Paul Hogue Jack Foley Gary Wheeler Bobby Rascoe Don Nelson Tom Kieffer Stewart Sherrard.

Kansas City Jerry Lucas Mel Nowell John Havlicek Ohio State Billy McGill Utah John Radometkin Southern California Jerry Gardner Kansas Mike Wroblewski Kansas State John Windsor Stanford del Ray Mounts Texas Tech Cecil Epperly Oklahoma State Len Chappell Wake Forest Terry Dischinger Purdue Chet Walker Bradley Paul Hogue Cincinnati Jack Foley Holy Cross Gary Wheeler Iowa State Bobby Rascoe Western Kentucky Don Nelson Iowa Tom Kieffer St. Louis University Stewart Sherrard Army

Nichols Clinches St. Petersburg Open With 64 Final Round

Bobby Nichols of Midland Texas wins the St. Petersburg Open for $20,000 and adds $2,800 with an eight under par 64 final round to finish at 272, two strokes ahead of runner up Frank Boynton of Corpus Christi. Nichols heads to the $50,000 Doral Open in Miami.

ST. Petersburg Fla Bobby Nichols Midland Tex Miami Nichols Frank Boynton Corpus Christi

Rollerbowl Junior Test Scores and Place Results

The listing shows Kerr-Hunter Hardware, Stephenson Ace, Fairview Drive-In, Hartzell's Luncheonette, Don's Donut Shop, Athens Pharmacy, Blackmore's Restaurant, F. B. Brewer Co and others with scores and placements. Notable matchups include Kerr-Hunter Hardware defeating Fairview Drive-In and Blackmore's Restaurant ending 7 to 1 while Hartzell's Luncheonette defeats Stephenson Ace.

Kerr-Hunter Hardware Stephenson Ace’t Fairview Drive-In Jinn Hartzell’s Don's Donut Diewhoe Mae ME Athens Pharmacy Blackmore's F. B. Brewer & Co F. H. Brewer & Co

Glouster Students Earn High Ratings At Ohio Auditions

Eight Glouster school musicians took part in solo and ensemble auditions at Ohio University. Five earned excellent or superior ratings with several players recognized for trumpet clarinet and trombone pieces. The top performers received certificates from the Ohio Music Educators Association.

Glouster Ohio University Anna Mae Williams Mary Diane Savel Cheryl Spencer Beverly Conway Brenda Trace Lynda Williams Kathryn Norris Gregg Morris Ohio Music Educators Association

McDowell Struggles as Indians Fall to Red Sox in Sc Scottsdale

In Scottsdale, Sam McDowell, a touted Indians rookie southpaw, again struggled in exhibition play. Boston beat Cleveland 2 1 as McDowell yielded four hits and two runs in four innings, but manager Mel McGahan voiced confidence the curve will come and McDowell will pitch again soon.

Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians Scottsdale, Ariz Houston Colts San Francisco Giants Phoenix Los Angeles Dodgers Kansas City A’s West Palm Beach St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds Tampa Washington Senators Chicago White Sox Pompano Beach Roger Maris Bob Miller Bob Botz Mets Miller Brooks Robinson Pete Runnels Colts Jack Sanford Tucson, Ariz Sam McDowell Brass McDowell Indians Scottsdale Boston Mel McGahan McGaha Sam

Carpenter's son earns multiple degrees at Ohio State

Mrs Bertha Carpenter travels from Glouster to Columbus for Ohio State graduation events. Edwin Carpenter Jr receives his Masters in Education, adding AB from Kentucky Christian College Grayson KY BS from Ohio University Athens and MA from Ohio State. He has over half of a doctoral degree completed. His thesis will be published as a book and used by an author with Edwin as co author.

Glouster Bertha Carpenter Columbus Ohio State University Edwin Carpenter Jr Edwin Kentucky Christian College Grayson Ohio University Athens Ohio State

Cub Scout Leaders Attend Parkersburg Pow Wow

Mr and Mrs Vern Hall Mrs Donna Dodson Mrs Wilma Bescoe and Mrs Joan Holmes joined Cub Scout leaders at Parkersburg for a Sunday Pow Wow. They received instructions in pack administration skits stunts games and handicrafts with Bob Byers and Frank Grubbs serving as instructors.

Glouster Vern Hall Donna Dodson Wilma Bescoe Joan Holmes Parkersburg Bob Byers Frank Grubbs

No Hound Baseball in Nelsonville This Spring

Nelsonville Board of Education announced there will be no Greyhound baseball season this spring. Coaches chose to focus on track for better conditioning of football and basketball players.

Sonville Board of Education

Robby Socks Third Homer as Reds Fall to Cardinals

In Clearwater Frank Robinson hit his third homer of the exhibition season but Cincinnati lost 5-4 to St. Louis. The 26-year-old MVP has appeared in every game, batting .281 with five RBIs while filling left and right field and briefly third base.

Clearwater, Fla Cincinnati Reds Frank Robinson Robinson Reds St. Louis Cardinals Redbirds Fred Hutchinson

Sir Gaylord Bypasses Florida Derby After February Stakes Wins

Meadow Stable's Sir Gaylord, once the early Kentucky Derby favorite after taking the Bahamas and Everglades stakes in February, will not run in the Florida Derby on March 31.

Miami Fla Meadow Stable Sir Gaylord

Honorable Mentions List From Local Herald

The passage names third team members John Bricker Ayersville Dave Anderson Nelsonville Tom Bornhorst Piqua Catholic Bob Loghry Montpelier Rick Chamberlain Carlisle and mentions honorable mentions Gary Rise Ames-Bern Tom Bentley York Duane Wolfe Racine Max Young Laurelville Ron Kingery Fairland Chuck Spangler Logan Elm Gary Bates Fort Frye Ken Brown Hopewell Jim Young Zanesville Rosecrans.

John Bricker Ayersville Dave Anderson Nelsonville Tom Bornhorst Piqua Catholic Bob Loghry Montpelier Rick Chamberlain Carlisle Gary Rise Ames-Bern Tom Bentley York Duane Wolfe Racine Max Young Laurelville Ron Kingery Fairland Chuck Spangler Logan Elm Gary Bates Fort Frye Ken Brown Hopewell Jim Young Zanesville

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