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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1958
Page
12
Ohio high school basketball opens at St. John Arena with four 24 0 teams in Class AA and Middletown riding a 76 game win streak. Jerry Lucas leads Middies as they face East Tech Zanesville survivor. sellouts and TV coverage planned for the weekend finals.
George Bayer of San Galerie California opens with a 68 to lead the St Petersburg Open by two strokes amid soggy conditions at Pasadena Golf Club where six players broke par. Defending champ Pete Cooper shot 74 while other past winners posted 71 or higher.
Three time champion Kentucky meets Temple while Kansas State faces Seattle in the NCAA semifinal scramble. Kentucky and Temple bring long titles and win streaks, Kansas State as Big Eight champ is favored, Seattle at large survivor. Snow delays and minor injuries affect pregame routines as Adolph Rupp and coaches assess readiness.
Sugar Ray Robinson sharpens his left hook for the middleweight title defense against Carmen Basilio Tuesday night in Chicago. Once seen as rusty at 37, he showed elite timing in sparring, hinting at a body attack once Basilio crowds in, while Basilio trains in semi secrecy away from the public eye.
In Tampa, player representatives from 11 of 16 major league clubs reversed February backing of Rep. Celler's (D-NY) bill regulating pro sports. They warned the measure could trigger costly court battles and announced withdrawal of endorsement in its present form after a special meeting with their attorney.
Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbetts hails Frank Robinson as one of the greats of the National League, praising his hitting and fielding as a standout for the Redlegs.
Jacksonville Trimble edged Yates Grocery 55 53 to claim the Murray City Independent basketball tournament title. Ed Erdy scored 16 to lead J T with Barker of Yates also at 16, while Lawrence Burdiss added 15 for J T and Corky Miller 14 for Yates.
Dayton defeats St John’s 80 56 and Xavier tops St Bonaventure 72 53 to create an all Ohio NIT final in Madison Square Garden. Dayton’s Jack McCarthy scores 25 while Hank Stein leads Xavier with 27. CBS will televise the title game Saturday.
Ohio University opened its 1958 spring football drills with 71 players, including 15 lettermen, under Coach Bill Hess in crisp autumn-like conditions. The first session covered blocking and tackling, with players divided into color units and new blocking sleds tested. No injuries were reported as Hess began 20 days of practice despite unsettled weather.
Jack Mimlitz of St Louis University and Stan Albert of Colorado State earn places on the West squad for the East West Shrine basketball game to be played Sunday in Kansas City. Also named are Hub Reed Oklahoma City University Mike Farmer Gene Brown San Francisco University Jack Parr Roy DeWitt Kansas State Fred Grim Arkansas and Lyle Frahm Iowa State.
Ken Delany, the Irish speedster, seeks his 24th consecutive indoor mile victory to close the indoor season at the Knights of Columbus meet in Cleveland. He recently set an indoor mile mark of 4:03.4 in Chicago and won the event last year in 4:10.4, with Burr Grim of Maryland and Arnie Sowell among the challengers.
The Skyline Gun Club on Pleasant Road south of Athens opens its ham and turkey shoot season this Sunday starting at 10 a.m. It features trap and still target events plus a new attraction to be announced. Lunch will be available and last year's high participation is expected to continue.
Arnett of Los Angeles topped the NFL in kickoff returns in 1957 with 18 returns for 504 yards. The standout effort highlighted a season spotlight on the veteran return specialist from the league’s premier team.
Joe Collins of the New York Yankees retires from baseball after being sold to Philadelphia for 20000 dollars. The 35 year old said he would quit if he could not be a Yankee, amid Phillies first base concerns after Ed Bouchee's legal issues.
In Tucson Herb Score, the Cleveland lefty who nearly ended his career last May, threw three scoreless innings versus the Giants and said he feels fine apart from a lingering ankle issue. Bob Lemon will debut for Cleveland Sunday against the Cubs, while Cal McLish faces Baltimore Saturday in a staggered return from injuries.
Cincinnati Redlegs routed in Bradenton 11 1 as Bob Buhl starts wins. Baltimore tops Chicago 4 1 in Scottsdale first game. Cubs win 1 0 in 10 innings in second. Giants beat Indians 7 5 in Tucson after Bob Schmidt homers on first pitch. Urban allows five runs as Pirates beat Athletics 7 4 in Fort Myers. Dodgers top Tigers 6 4 with two runs in seventh and eighth at Miami night game.
Paul Walker of Middletown will coach the South All-Stars and John Broski of Cleveland East Tech the North, in the first annual intra-state high school basketball game June 20 at Troy. Walker’s All-Ohio team faces Kentucky June 14 at Middletown. Broski is aided by Dan Baker with Northwestern Wayne County riding a 27-game win streak.
The Columbus Ohio High School tournament brackets show each team with won loss records and scores. Cleve E Tech and Zanesville both listed 24-0 before a 7:30 p.m. game, Middletown versus Columbus North set for 9 p.m. with 24-0 records. Winners meet at 8 p.m. Saturday for the state title.
The New York Rangers clinch second place after Chicago beat Detroit 5 4. Detroit’s loss ends their World playoff hopes and Boston gains a slim chance by winning both remaining games. Montreal crushed Toronto 7 4 to set a league single season scoring record.
In Anadarko Oklahoma Tom Tyrell recalls an umpire halting play to correct an illegal screen instead of calling a foul. The official demonstrated the correct technique to the offending player during the Chickasha Anadarko contest.
The National Association of Basketball Coaches chose Cliff Wells of Tulane as president and voted 77 to 6 against recommending any major rule changes. The decision precedes a Sunday meeting of the National Basketball Committee, with changes now unlikely.
The paper lists YAY HIGH PRACTICE top team counts 2643 with Abdella 966 and C Wiles 608. Tuesday and Thursday nights report high team triples and single scores for The Mine Hoffman GE 881 and Sylvania 1039. Top ten standings include Griffith 176 and Whitlateh 176 among others.
Los Angeles Paul Jorgensen outpointed Ernesto Parra in a 130 pound bout. Dale Manz stopped Dick Lane in Boise at 155 pounds. Ted Wright halted Henry Cabelduc in Paris in the welterweight card.
Isaac Logart meets Virgil Akins in a 12 round semifinal at Madison Square Garden vying for a welterweight title shot within 90 days. Logart favored 7-5 as Basilio leans toward Logart, with NBC telecast at 10 p.m. EST.
New York has hosted 10 of the last 23 heavyweight championship bouts over the past 12 years, underscoring the city’s prominence in major boxing events and the sport’s lasting appeal to local audiences.
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