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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1957
Page
9
In a thrilling late finish the 49ers beat the Lions 35 31 as Y A Tittle directs five scoring drives including a 41 yard TD to R C Owens with 11 seconds left. The win places San Francisco atop the Western Division at 5 1, while Detroit and Baltimore sit at 3 3.
Cleveland’s 21-17 victory over Washington lifts the Browns to 5-1 at the season’s halfway mark. Quarterback Tommy O Connell and rookie running back Jim Brown starred in a 73-yard fourth-quarter march. Brown called the season surprising but warned not to count championships before November.
Norman Oklahoma notices reveal a sold out Oklahoma Notre Dame game since May. Sooner Track Coach John Jacobs prints 2000 copies urging friends to secure tickets. The letters show relatives explaining women to write and express congratulations on the 1927 track team victories while denying ticket access.
Miami and Marshall meet in a high stakes MAC title showdown at Oxford while Ohio State, Purdue, Wittenberg and Ohio Wesleyan contest conference crowns. The weekend slate includes Bowling Green at Ohio University and a series of non conference games shaping bowl and title chances.
Ohio University coach Jim Snyder trimmed tryouts to 13 players for the 1957 season. Seniors Peters Grooms Tudor Williams and juniors Anderson Norman Scott Wolf sophomores Jollis Witte Gaunt and Bandy Johnson. Peters will captain the team which opens a 24 game schedule at Indiana on December 2 with a planned trip to Nebraska.
Despite a 15 percent drop in statewide waterfowl population, Ohio reports a 45 percent increase in ducks taken on opening day. Wood ducks account for over 30 percent of the kill, with stayers citing favorable weather and the species’ return to legal hunting.
The Plains edged Trimble 13-7 at Chauncey-Dover field with all scoring in the second quarter. Bill Charney connected with Jack Wilson for two touchdowns as Trimble’s defense struggled, while Darrell Brown added the extra point after the second score.
Vince Delgado of Los Angeles out pointed Alfredo Escobar in a weekend boxing match in Hollywood California. Delgado won by decision over Escobar in a welterweight clash at the venue on the weekend card.
ED CORRIGAN notes the Big Eight shows Oklahoma riding a 46 game win streak yet exposed to upset risk as Missouri faces them after a 9-6 win over Colorado. Texas A M remains top in the SWC but narrow margins highlight vulnerability. SMU Rice and Texas loom, while the Pacific Coast race is settled by ineligibles with Creog planning a Padena trip for 1920 nostalgia.
Five major college teams stay undefeated while Notre Dame and Texas Western defeated, Dartmouth and Iowa tied. Surviving are Texas A&M Oklahoma Auburn Arizona State Drake with several other teams listed among the unbeaten and untied across divisions and regions.
Western Conference officials announced the Purdue at Ohio State game will be televised in Columbus on NBC as part of the NCAA series. The game is scheduled for 12 28 a.m. CST Saturday.
Arnold Palmer of Latrobe PA clinched the $20,000 San Diego Open with a one stroke victory at Mission Valley CC. He finished 72 holes at 271 17 under par. Ohio players shone with Don Finsterwald of Athens and Questa earning $916.66.
The Associated Press reports Ohio State crushed Northwestern 47 to 6 while Miami of Ohio edged Bowling Green 13 to 7. Ohio University led Western Michigan 20 to 7, and other regional games saw Xavier beat Marshall 18 to 0 and Denison dominating Ohio Northern 71 to 0.
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