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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1957
Page
10
Eight of Ohio's top teams moved into the state high school basketball finals as coaches push for a larger share of state and regional tournament receipts. Semifinals for the four Class A and four Class AA survivors were set, with action at Ohio venues.
State Board of Control may see eight districts per class and eight teams per class to future tournaments. Directors seek 20 percent net gate split in regional and state events and enhanced bonus plan to aid participating teams. Middletown eyes seventh Class AA title behind Jerry Lucas as Toledo Macomber faces a 22-game win streak.
Memphis State Tigers edge St Bonaventure 80-78 in overtime as Bob Swander flips a jump shot with seconds left. Bradley defeats Temple 94-66 in the other semifinal to set up Saturday final. Bonaventure tied late on Larry Weise's layup. Butcher evened 78-78 before Swander's winner.
Johnnie Logan and Wes Covington hit three homers each to drive the Milwaukee Braves to a 10 7 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Other games featured the Giants over Orioles 2 1 and the Cardinals 9 2 past the Yankees as season exhibitions continued with multiple long balls and key hits.
Cincinnati Redlegs rally to a 13-10 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at Clearwater as George Crowe belts a two run triple and collects three singles and a double. Ted Kluszewski returns to action in a B squad game versus St. Louis. Redlegs total 47 hits in two days, teeing off on Robin Roberts early.
One hundred freshman candidates answered the first practice call for the 1955 Ohio University baseball squad.
North Carolina, 30 0, and Kansas with Wilt Chamberlain are listed as favorites for the final rounds of the NCAA tournament. North Carolina meets Michigan State in the semifinals at Municipal Auditorium while Kansas faces San Francisco, aiming to extend a title run as San Francisco seeks a threepeat. Michigan State is the Cinderella team after upset of Kentucky.
First Lt. Robert L. Penrod, former Ohio University football player and Glouster High School coach, serves as executive officer in Co. L of the 17th Regiment, 7th Infantry Division in Korea. He joined the Army in June 1955 and reached the Far East in February 1956.
In Revere Massachusetts Wesley Stevenson of Boston edged Weyman Dawson of Pittsburgh over ten rounds. In Los Angeles Irish boxer Bobby Scanlon stopped Davey Gallardo of Buffalo in six rounds.
Scheffing tabbed Kendall C. Wise as a man who will do any job. Wise, last season with the Angels, finished as the Pacific Coast League's All Star shortstop and drew praise for calm, easy plays and natural athletic ability.
Miguel Berrios known as Little Devil faces Carmelo Costa in a featherweight elimination bout broadcast by NBC at 10 p.m. EST from Madison Square Garden. Berrios, 24, 5 2, Puerto Rican, is the 7 5 favorite in a 12 round fight with Costa bringing a smooth counter style.
Coaches from Seoul conducted their first annual football clinic at Jackson on April 30, 1955, sharing drills and strategies with local teams.
Ohio University official Brandon T Butch Grover addressed Athens High School basketball players stressing athletics and education as intertwined. He urged learning to live and live to learn, praised coach McAfee and noted honors for McAfee, Widdoes, Bishop, Smith, Bev erage, Baldwin, and others with letters and awards.
An Ohio Pennsylvania all star high school grid game is proposed for late August as a charity contest. Al Clark outlines the plan to the Ohio High School Football Coaches Assn and suggests 25 players from the all senior North South squads meet a Keystone State team in Hershey.
Los Angeles boxing star Art Aragon was sentenced to one to five years for attempting to fix a boxing match. Judge Herbert V. Walker rejected a new trial and probation. attorneys said they would appeal. The 29 year old fighter was urged to maintain a clean reputation in sport.
In Tampa Florida Vice President Chuck Comiskey and manager Al Lopez held a closed door strategy meeting. They announced that the Chicago White Sox need infield help at first and third base and that some candidates must develop quickly. The club will wait two more weeks of exhibition play to gauge progress.
At Bradenton spring camp Eddie Mathews says a balanced season is key for the Milwaukee Braves as he aims for 40 homers and over .300 after a 37 HR 272 average previous year. He notes slumps by teammates Logan Thompson Crandall hurt last season and stresses collective peak performance.
John Bier pitched a two hit shutout to lead the Bobcats to a 40 decision over Toledo on March 31, 1955.
Bill Beech pitched a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts in The Plains High School game. Buchtel defeated Plains 9 to 0 to advance to the semifinals in the 1955 Athens County race.
The report lists athletes Mathews Ashland and Martin Heat ers as postponed along with scores for J. Griffith A. Smith C. Chappelear and C. Patterson. The figures show varying distances and event marks such as 160 212 165-537 and 190 195 188-573.
Athens Appl and TV 3 won 3 to 1 over Tenn Gas in a competitive matchup. The game highlighted strong offensive plays from Athens Appl, while TV 3 contributed crucial assists and defense to secure the win.
Sarasota report says Chicago White Sox manager Al Lopez not worried about pitching ace Billy Pierce whose spring work has been unimpressive. Lopez notes Ray Berras cautioned Pierce may be belted in early exhibitions and adds spring slumps are common for pitchers.
Boston defeats Syracuse 108 90 in Eastern Division playoff action and takes a 1 0 lead in the best of five series. St Louis tops Minneapolis 118 109 in Western Division playoff to take a 1 0 series edge.
PanCHO Gonzales of Los Angeles defeated Ken Rosewall of Australia 3 6 6 1 6 4 Thursday night to widen his series lead to 26 10 in the cross country tennis series.
Finsterwald ranks sixth in official PGA earnings with 6164 while having money in 46 straight tournaments. Dow leads money with 13848 as Finsterwald notes 7755 in ten non sanctioned events.
In Tucson Arizona the Cleveland Indians rush to form with Al Rosen out at third base and Billy Harrell showing promise but Kerby Farrell continuing to shuffle second base. The pitching staff struggles as Early Wynn recovers from a virus and hip issue while Ray Narleski suffers a fractured finger and a fourth starter remains sought to back Lemon Score and Wynn.
The schedule lists Brooklyn vs Washington Chicago versus Baltimore Cincinnati against Detroit Milwaukee faces Pittsburgh New York (N) plays Cleveland Philadelphia meets St. Louis Boston encounters San Francisco New York (A) vs Kansas City. Thursday results show St. Louis defeating New York (A) 9 to 2 and several other scores.
A field of national winners collegiate champions and Olympic champions competes at the 17th annual Knights of Columbus Track Meet in Cleveland Arena to wind up the indoor season. Gold medalists include Rev. Bob Richards pole vault Milt Campbell and Lee Calhoun 500 yard high hurdles Ron Delany mile and Charley Jenkins 600 yard run.
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