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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1968

Page

14

East After Third Title East After Third Title

Columbus East, 22-0, seeks its second straight Class AA crown in the Ohio state high school tournament at St John Arena. The Tigers face Euclid, led by Al Vilcheck, and chase a fourth title in six years amid a 22-game win streak and strong regional challengers Lima Senior Garfield Hamilton.

Columbus Ohio Columbus East Tigers Columbus Linden McKinley Columbus South Columbus Fast Strasburg St. John Arena Springfield Mahoning County Cincinnati Lincoln Heights Western Pike Mansfield St. Peter Lima Senior Hamilton Garfield Euclid Bob Hart Lima Western Pike Mountains St. Peter’s John Kennedy King Dixie Troy Mike Battle Doug Alt Ray Rigsby Mansfield

Shaw Leads Pensacola Open After 63 Round

Pensacola Fla AP Tom Shaw, a 26 year old teaching pro from Golf Ill, shot a 63 for a two stroke lead in the Pensacola Open. His round included three birdies, a 20 foot chip in, and a sub par nine on a 66380 yard par 72 course. Gay Brewer shot 61 last year to set the Open record.

Ron Speer Associated Press Pensacola Fla Tom Shaw Shaw California Golf Ill Gay Brewer Brewer Dave Stockton Chunky Bob Murphy Ray Botts Bobby Cole Tony Jacklin DeWitt Weaver

Ohio U. Baseball Beats South Carolina in Collegiate Action

Ohio University baseballers opened a two game stand in Davidson after a 13 2 win over South Carolina at Columbia. Bill Duncan led the 15 hit attack going 4 for 4 with three RBIs two doubles and a stolen base. Jim Morlan pitched eight strong innings for the win. Tennis team suffers 9 0 setback to North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Golf results show Bobcats tied for second after first round at Red Fox Country Club led by Nordstrom 81 with Wake Forest leading.

Davidson N. C Ohio University Baseballers Davidson University University of South Carolina Columbia S. C Bill Duncan Bay Village Ohio Duncan Mike Murphy Joe Yager Jim Petitto Bobcats Durham Ohio University Duke University North Carolina Tarheels Chapel Hill Bobcat Netters North Carolina Jerry Strait Jon Burley Dave Sherman Caroll Widdoes Strait Terry Payton Blue Devils Presbyterian College Clinton Tyron Red Fox Country Club Jim Nordstrom Ledi Schenk Bruce ‘Telwagen Hal Ward Greg Moore Bill Monnett Dave Deever Wake Forest South Carolina North Caroling Virginia Tech Furman Presbyterian Indiana Pa.j Wooford Michigan State Ohio State Rutgers Erskine

Weekend TV Guide for High School and College Basketball

Channels 4 and 18 air Hamilton Garfield-Lima Senior versus Columbus East Euclid semi finals Friday at 7 30 p m and 9 30 p m respectively. Class A and AA state finals Saturday on channels 4 and 18 at 2 p m and 7 30 p m. NCAA semi finals Friday Ohio State facing North Carolina and Houston meeting UCLA on channels 6 and 18. NCAA final Saturday 9 30 p m on channels 3 6 15 and 18. NIT final Saturday 2 p m on channels 8 and 10.

Hamilton Garfield-Lima Channels 4 Columbus Ohio State North Carolina Houston UCLA

Ask Joe Wilman on rolling balls and taps in bowling

Joe Wilman explains why a solid pocket strike may fail and shows the normal pin action of a good strike ball. He details how drives trigger sequences in the 1 3 pocket and related pins, urging readers to focus on ball action over taps. Readers can mail questions for a free timer prize with return envelope.

Joe Wilman Dept. R Joe

Mets HODGES Faces Task to Lift Club From NL Cellar

Gil Hodges returns to the Mets as manager amid a reshaped roster. The club, stocked with Agee Seaver Swoboda and Swoboda, aims to improve from last year’s last-place finish, banking on outfield strength and a wide-open pitching staff led by Seaver.

Associated Press ST. Petersburg Fila Gil Hodges New York Mets Met Washington Hodges Gil Mets Tom Seaver Bud Harrelson Ron Swoboda Tommie Agee Agee Chicago White Sox Swoboda Art Shamsky Cincinnati Red Amos Otis Harrelson Ed Kranepool al Weis White Sox Dave Boswell Bob Heise Kevin Collins Dick Kenworthy Jerry Buchek Ed Charles J. C. Martin Will Plattoon Jerry Grote Seaver Cardwell

College Cage Season Reaches Final Stage

Houston and UCLA face off in the NCAA semifinal at the Sports Arena Los Angeles with Houston chasing a 32 game win streak and UCLA seeking its balance push. North Carolina favored over Ohio State in the other semifinal as Kansas and Dayton meet in the NIT final.

College Sports Los Angeles Cougars UCLA Houston North Carolina Ohio State Kansas Dayton New York Notre Dame Don May Flyers Bob Hooper St. Peter Jo Jo White Jayhawks Peacocks Duke Astrodome Bruins Hayes Alcindor Guy Lewis Associated Press

OU's Unik Advances In NCAA

Dave Unik of Ohio University moved into the quarterfinals of the NCAA wrestling tournament at Penn State after two wins on Thursday. He draws Lock Haven's Ken Melchoir, the top seed in the 115-pound division, with a top six finish possible on a win.

Unik Ken Melchoir Lock Haven Bobcat Jim Starling San Jose State al Hinds Arizona Bob Pavlasek Phil Fry Oregon State Chuck Sidoti

Skyline Speedway and Local Standings From McBee Kit

Top scorers include Leon Henson 224 and Don Sanders 611 with Rex Snider 237 and Skip Ridenour 236 also listed. Local teams McBee Systems, Stroh's, Campus Barbers, Carling's Black Label, Martin's Heaters appear in race and standings context alongside Abex.

McBee Systems Ecocesseseseess Skyline Speedway Stroh's Seecseeseeree Fee Homes Esesers Carling Pevp Campus Barbers Svse Martin's Heaters Leon Henson Don Sanders Leroy Hashman Rex Snider Skip Ridenour Jack Rosser Jim Gault Bill Reed Carl Wolfinger Marion Wood Jack Neal Victor Weekley Stroh’s Abex

Reds Reverse Start After Seven-Game Win Streak

The Cincinnati Reds lost 3-0 to the Detroit Tigers in an exhibition game in Lakeland, their third straight defeat after a seven game run. Earl Wilson earned the win over Reds starter Milt Pappas, allowing three hits in six innings as Roy Oyler and Wilson opened the scoring with a first-run in the fifth. Norm Cash added two insurance RBIs with an eighth inning single.

Lakeland Fla Cincinnati Reds Detroit Tigers Cincinnati Earl Wilson Wilson Tigers Roy Oyler Tom Matchick Norm Cash Milt Pappas Reds

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