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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1957

Page

11

Commissioner Emswiler Links World Tension to Sports Disturbances

Ohio High School Athletic Association Commissioner Harold Emswiler told Ohio University students that world tensions provoke emotions at athletic events. He cited officiating errors and the influence of outside money as destabilizing factors and noted a planned tour of area high schools.

Harold W. Emswiler Ohio High School Athletic Association Ohio University Ohio Emschler Athens

Indiana U. Hoosiers Suffer Player Losses and Illness

Indiana University faces heavy setbacks as 39 healthy players remain amid flu outbreaks and injuries. Several key players including tackle Mike Rabold and wingback Tom Campbell are hospitalized with flu, while others like Dennor Gales and Bruce Coligan miss action. Multiple departures reduce the squad as disciplinaries and withdrawals shrink the roster.

Bloomington Ind Indiana Hoosiers Cincinnati Bearcats Mike Rabold Norm Mackin Arnie Stevens Tom Campbell Dennor Gales

Week's college football lineup across conferences

A dense listing of games across conferences includes Ohio teams like Mount Union at Akron and Wooster at Capital, plus Big Ten matchups Michigan at Illinois and Ohio State hosting Purdue. The schedule spans East to West with night games in several regions and multiple intrastate clashes noted.

Ohio Mount Union Akron Bluffton Wooster Capital Cincinnati Indiana North Dakota State Dayton Anderson Defiance Louisville Kent State Hiram Kenyon Marshall Miami Marietta Muskingum Denison Oberlin Bowling Green U. Wittenberg Brown Cornell Geneva Princeton Harvard Rutgers Lafayette Virginia Military Lehigh Duke Navy Baltimore Vale Pennsylvania West Virginia Pittsburgh Holy Cross Syracuse Trinity Amherst Massachusetts Brandeis Cortland Buffalo Connecticut Northeastern Temple Delaware Midwest Villanova Detroit Nebraska Lowa State Kansas State Kansas Penn State Marquette Oklahoma Missouri Wyoming Oklahoma State Drake Wichita Wayne State Valparaiso Washington Bradley Depauw Butler Central Michigan Ilinois Eastern Michigan BIG Ten Ohio State Iowa Terregee Michigan State Michigan Minnesota Purdue Wisconsin Northwestern

Harrisonville Bulldogs Face Tough Season With Inexperienced Squad

Harrisonville coach Ray Bethel begins his first season with seven inexperienced players and only three lettermen. Co captains Roger Norman and Bob Williams lead a small, undersized squad likely to struggle in the Meigs County League despite Jerry Cline's potential as a standout. Schedule includes games from November to February against Albany Coolville Zaleski Wilton New Marshfield Racine Rutland Shade and Eastern.

Harrisonville Ray Bethel Bethel Bulldogs Roger Norman Bob Williams Jerry Cline Cline Jimmie Dilcher Paul Lowe Keith Hanning Gary Gibson Eugene McGrath Morton Butcher Harold Graham Gerald Wears Earl Reeves Virgil Reeves Danny Arnold Larry Oxley Albany Coolville Zaleski Wilton New Marshfield Racine Rutland Eastern Shade Alumni

Calls for Look into Boxing Grips Muskegon Congressman

Michigan Rep. Robert Griffin urged a congressional probe into professional boxing and possible federal oversight. He told the House anti trust subcommittee boxing is controlled by a few manipulators, limiting boxers like Kenny Lane from title shots in Muskegon. In Grandfield Oklahoma a football scrimmage charged admission with a towel and soap due to shortages.

Muskegon Mich Michigan Robert T. Griffin Rmich Griffin Anti-Trust House Judiciary Committee Kenny Lane

Canadiens and Rangers Lead NHL Tie as Maple Leafs Beat Bruins

The six team NHL standings show Montreal and New York tied for first with Chicago and Boston three points back. Montreal crushed Detroit 6-0 as Henri Richard and Claude Provost sparked a late burst, while Toronto defeated Detroit 5-3 to join the Red Wings in fifth place.

National Hockey League Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Chicago Boston Detroit Toronto Canadiens Detroit Red Wings Rangers Henri Rocket Richard Claude Provost

Marietta's Crecco Leads Small College Passers

Ron Crecco of Marietta College tops small college pass receivers with 34 receptions for 530 yards, per the NCAA Service Bureau. Freshman football notes Pitt 44 Kent State 0. NBA scores Philadelphia 113 New York 101.

New York Ron Crecco Marietta College Ohio Ncaa Service Bureau Pitt Kent State Philadelphia

Bookmobile To Arrive Holds 1600 Books

McArthur Vinton County gains a new bookmobile from Gertenslager Body Co Wooster mounted on a Ford chassis from Dodrill Ford Sales. The unit costs about 6500 dollars and can hold 1600 volumes. The county library board schedules a meeting for Wednesday at 4 p m.

Mcarthur Vinton County Gertenslager Body Co Wooster Dodrill Ford Sales

Rule Makers Must Watch TV In 1957 58 Basketball Rules

Andy notes TV influence on sports officiating and ball color. He lists seven rule changes from the 1957 58 basketball rules including double foul free throws, no one and one until threshold, no touching ball in or on the basket, and a 12 foot wide free throw lane. Rhodes discusses the clinic in Portsmouth with over 200 attendees and a heaven story about officials and a gold basketball.

Jack Rhodes Ohio University Rhodes Portsmouth

Friday Schedule for area high school games

Friday's schedule lists Wellston at Athens Jackson at Gallipolis Logan at Pomeroy Middleport at Nelsonville Chauncey at McArthur Rutland at Wahama Little Reds at Belpre Point Pleasant at Raceland Ky Roseville at Glouster Winfield at Kyger Creek Eastern at Hannan.

Wellston Athens Jackson Gallipolis Logan Pomeroy Middleport Nelsonville Chauncey McArthur Rutland Wahama Little Reds Belpre Point Pleasant Raceland Roseville Glouster Winfield Kyger Creek Eastern Hannan

Vinton County Approves Road Projects and Funds Transfer

Vinton County commissioners approved road estimates and a series of fund transfers. Transfers included 6.96 to fee inspection, 200 to clerk of courts stationery, 500 to sheriff stationery, and 64 000 to materials within the maintenance fund. Road work covers Elk Fork Creek bridge, patching material, ice and snow grits, sealing Dunkle Creek Road, and Creola streets with Swan Township repaying.

McArthur Vinton C. W. Smith Otto Depue Columbus Dee Elk Fork Creek Elk Township Davis Bridge Dunkle Creek Creola Swan Township

Village Council Deliberates Curfew Ordinance

McArthur village council discussed a possible strict curfew ordinance at the Monday meeting. The curfew was not offered for passage while the newly codified traffic ordinance received its second reading. The council awarded 1958 gasoline and oil contract to Reedy Gulf Station under rotating local service policy.

Mcarthur Reedy Gulf

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