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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1960
Page
8
Ohio State defeated California 75-55 in the final, with star Jerry Lucas and teammates Mel Nowell and John Havlicek guiding a balanced attack. Lucas dominated defensively and offensively as the Buckeyes outshot Cal 68.4 percent and claimed the national title.
Ohio State silenced critics by holding California to 33.9 percent shooting and 20 of 59 from the floor as the Buckeyes, led by Jerry Lucas, beat the Bears 75-55 in the NCAA final in San Francisco. Coach Fred Taylor praised a defensive focus that complemented their high scoring offense.
St. Louis defeated New York 2 0 and Cincinnati beat Milwaukee 9 2. Pittsburgh won 7 4 over Detroit while Los Angeles prevailed 7 5 in 10 innings. Kansas City edged Washington 3 1 and Chicago N beat Boston 4 5. Chicago A topped Baltimore 4 2 and San Francisco crushed Cleveland 9 6. Detroit beat Milwaukee 9 7 and St. Louis beat Philadelphia 3 4. New York routed Cincinnati 13 5 and Pittsburgh beat Kansas City 6 3. Los Angeles beat Washington 7 5 and Chicago A 12 2 over Baltimore. Chicago N won 3 2 against Boston and San Francisco outscored Cleveland 20 0.
Montreal defeated Boston 5 to 1 while Toronto edged Chicago 1 to 0 and Detroit beat New York 6 to 3 in Saturdays games. Sunday saw New York top Montreal 3 to 1 Toronto beat Detroit 3 to 2 and Chicago and Boston tie 5 to 5 as the regular season ended.
In Belfast Freddie Gilroy defeats Billy Rafferty in a European British Empire bantam title bout. Result details show scores and fighters from Northern Ireland and Scotland with Berlin event context and a German challenger.
Ohio high school basketball semifinals at St. John Arena set Roosevelt of Dayton and Salem Local of Urbana as top contenders in Class AA and Class A respectively. Friday matchups include Dayton Roosevelt vs Toledo Scott and Salem Local vs New Bremen with winners meeting Saturday for titles. Roosevelt leads scoring with 75.5 points per game while Timken joins East Tech and Roosevelt as top Class AA seeds.
New Boston’s LeRoy Frazier scored 32 points leading a 49-41 victory over Glenford’s Golden Horde to clinch a state Class A berth at Ohio University. Frazier’s 19 straight points powered the Tigers as Salem Local of Urbana looms in the semifinal. Glenford’s foul trouble helped New Boston pull away in the second half.
Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson scored 32 points as the Bearcats defeated New York University 95 to 71 to capture third place in the NCAA tournament. The game marked the end of Robertson's collegiate career in a dominant Cincinnati performance.
The United States Olympic basketball trials in Denver March 31 to April 2 will feature the nation's top college players. AP All-America selections lead the field including Oscar Robertson Jerry Lucas Jerry West Darrall Imhoff and Tony Jackson with second team picks Tom Stith Terry Dischinger Roger Kaiser and Chet Walker. Ohio State Buckeyes headline two all star teams and will compete March 27 training before the eight team event. The winner earns at least five slots on the Rome squad with possible seven.
The Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia Warriors 112 to 104 in Philadelphia to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern series. The Minneapolis Lakers rallied to edge the St. Louis Hawks 103 to 101 in Minneapolis to even the Western series at 2-2.
In Toledo Ray Orf an 18 year old from St Louis sits second in the American Bowling Congress tourney all events. He aided Wilson Refrigeration to a first place 3050 in open team and with Chauncy Mueller he added 1246 in doubles to place seventh. Orf trails Dick Weber by a small margin after a 1932 all events total.
Kiwanis No 1 team from Athens finished second in the 20th annual Ohio Kiwanis Bowling Tournament at Springfield. Athens rolled 3054 to the winning 3156 by Niles. Members were Dr. W. W. Patton Dr. H. B. Boles Roger Barron Chuck Wiles and Kenny Kerr. Kiwanis No 2 team finished 25th. A total of 155 teams competed.
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