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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1972

Page

12

Bevl y Leads Buckeyes In Spring Scrimmage At Peden Stadium

Sophomore to be Rich Bevly will start at quarterback in the Green and White scrimmage at Peden Stadium. He directed the offense with a 65 yard run and a 60 yard scoring pass to Dave Juenger while Juenger, moved from wide receiver to quarterback then tight end, caught several passes and totaled 83 receiving yards. Receivers Cleveland Moutry and Tim Warner also connected with Bevly as Ohio University showcases depth behind injured Bill Gary and Don Caldwell.

Gery Bill Hess Rich Bevly Peden Stadium Bevly Hess Dave Juenger Juenger Cleveland Moutry Youngstown North Moutry Berly Youngstown Youngster Tim Warner L.C. Lyons Scott Love Bowling Green MAC Ohio Toledo Western Michigan

Hess Praises Spring Scrimmage After Hard-Hitting Tuneup

Saturday 26 trips and Jim Kozlowski gained 73 yards on 21 carries against the starting defense. Hess praised both lines and the defense while noting need for more hard work and experience to improve. He said the tuneup scrimmage showed aggressiveness and strong hitting, with mistakes that hurt drives inherent to spring games.

Jim Kozlowski Hess

Bobcats at Toledo battle to shake MAC woes

Ohio University visits Toledo as OU seeks to end a four game winless stretch and climb from the MAC cellar. Toledo tops the mound with a 1.85 ERA led by Roger Coe and Neal Mersch while OU relies on Doug Diamond Jim Bierman and Terry Wenger as hitters Sparks Bruno Makaski Swisher pace a 13 6 record and three MAC games.

Ohio University Toledo John Pilewski Tom Goyer Bobcats Rocket Roger Coe Rockets Neal Mersch Mersch Stan Sanders O.u’s Bob Wren Dave Sparks Bob Bruno Bob Makaski Steve Swisher Cats MAC Doug Diamond Jim Bierman Terry Wenger Indiana University Indiana Purdue Ohio State Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Northwestern Michigan State Miami Miami of Fla Notre Dame

Reds Beat Cardinals 9-5 Behind Tolan Triple and Perez Glove

Reds ride Tolan's line drive triple and Perez's first-base defense to a 9-5 victory over the Cardinals. Perez saved a key rally with a leaping grab off Alou and Concepcion added a late RBI single. Cubs blank Braves 8-0 as Pappas, Monday pace Chicago.

ST. Louis Bobby Tolan Sparky Anderson Cincinnati Reds Tony Perez Tolan Reds St. Louis Cardinals Perez

Rangers Down Bruins 5-2 in Cup showdown

New York thrashed Boston 5-2 to cut the Stanley Cup series deficit to 2-1. Rod Gilbert scored twice as the Rangers cashed three straight power plays in the first period and checked the Bruins’ late momentum.

NEW York New York Rangers Boston Bruins Rod Gilbert Rangers Gilbert Boston Bruins Francis Johnson

West Says He Has Found The Mark In Playoff Clash

Jerry West declared he had rediscovered the basket’s location and was ready for the fourth game of the NBA playoffs. The Lakers led the Knicks 2-1 in the best of seven after a 107-96 win, with West shooting 10 for 28 in the previous game.

West NEW York Jerry West Los Angeles Laker New York Knicks Dave DeBusschere Lakers Knicks

Orr Captures Hart Trophy for Third Straight Season

Boston star Bobby Orr won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP for the third consecutive year, plus his fifth Norris Trophy. He led the league with 126 MVP points, ahead of Ken Dryden, while Phil Esposito finished third in MVP voting and Dryden edged Buffalo's Rick Martin for top rookie honors. The Vezina went to Chicago goalies Tony Esposito and Gary Smith.

NEW York Boston Bobby Orr National Hockey League NHL Orr Lady Byng Jean Ratelle Montreal Ken Dryden Phil Esposito Dryden Esposito Art Ross Hart Buffalo Rick Martin Vezina Chicago Tony Esposito Gary Smith

Major League Baseball Thursday and weekend schedules

Results and upcoming games across the American and National Leagues with matchups listed for Friday and Saturday. Notable games include Chicago at Baltimore opener postponed by wet grounds and Cincinnati beating St Louis 9-5 while Chicago 8-0 Atlanta 0-0.

Chicago Baltimore Minnesota J. Perry Boston Culp Kansas Ty Hedlund Cuellar Bradley Cleveland Tidrow Texas Gogolewski Detroit Coleman New York Peterson Oakland Holtzman Milwaukee Brett California Ryan Kansas City Cincinnati St. Louis Atlanta Houston Dierker Francisco Marichal Philadelphia San Diego Arlin Koosman Los Angeles John Montreal Stoneman Pittsburgh Moose Nolan Niekro Gibson San Francisco

Thorpe Leads Houston Open After Round One

Chuck Thorpe a rookie pro and former Pirates farmhand shot six under par 66 to lead the Houston Open by one stroke over Don Bies and Hale Irwin at West Wood Country Club. Notables at 68 include Doug Sanders Jack Ewing and Jim Ferriell. Bruce Devlin Lanny Wadkins and Bob Menne at 69. Bruce Crampton stood at 74.

Houston Chuck Thorpe Pittsburgh Pirates Thorpe Westwood Country Club Don Bies Hale Irwin Doug Sanders Jack Ewing Jim Ferriell Bruce Devlin Lanny Wadkins Bob Menne Bruce Crampton

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