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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1961

Page

8

Unusual early season success for Carthage Troy coach Danny Hall

Athens County Trojans win two straight 72-40 over Shade and 52-46 over Albany led by Larry Bibbee scoring 45 of 72 and 21 for Bibbee with Ronnie Russell 22. Lancaster Boys Industrial School tailback William Bowie scores 110 points in five games this fall.

Danny Hall Carthage-Troy High School Athens County Trojans Shade Albany Larry Bibbee Athens County Hall Ronnie Russell Bibbee Mike Parker William Bowie Lancaster Boys Industrial School

Ohio College Football Eyes Big Ten Title Chase

Ohio State tightens grip on Big Ten title race with 16-7 win over Indiana and faces Michigan. Baldwin Wallace wins 14-8 at Findlay to stay unbeaten. Otterbein upset by Capital, Springfield Lutherans clinch Ohio Conference with 6-0 mark. Bowling Green and others post close finishes in weekend action.

Detroit Cincinnati Ohio State Michigan Buckeye Indiana Baldwin-Wallace Jackets Findlay Oilers Otterbein Wittenberg Ohio Wesleyan Springfield Lutherans Akron Muskingum Rubber City Zippers Mount Union Bowling Green Ohio University Asa Elsen Bee-Gees Bobcats Western Michigan Broncos Athens Utah State Wilmington Taylor Kent State Louisville Miami Dayton Xavier Marshall Wooster Western Reserve John Carroll Central State Grand Rapids

College football scores digest from Cage Scores SA

East Penn State 20 West Virginia 6 and other results list college games by region with scores including Notre Dame 26 Pittsburgh 20 Rutgers 27 Delaware 19 Yale 23 Penn 0 Army 48 William & Mary 13 Ohio State 16 Indiana 7 Michigan 38 Illinois 6 Oklahoma 7 Missouri 0 Houston 14 Tulsa 2 Wichita 26 Drake 13 Georgia 14 North Carolina 0 Texas A&M 25 SMU 12 Texas 33 Baylor 7 Arkansas 10 Rice 0 W Texas 29 Trinity Tex 28.

Penn State West Virginia Notre Dame Pittsburgh Rutgers Delaware VMI Buffalo Yale Penn Boston Connecticut Syracuse Colgate Harvard Princeton Holy Cross Massachusetts Cornell Brown Columbia Dartmouth Maine Bowdoin Army William & Mary Middlebury Vermont Hofstra Island DWEST Ohio State Indiana Michigan Illinois Wisconsin Northwestern Oklahoma Missouri Nebraska Iowa State Miami Dayton Kansas Kansas State Franklin Rose Poly Houston Tulsa Wichita Drake Bradley Toledo South Maryland N. C. State South Carolina Clemson Georgia North Carolina Feventis Georgia Tech Wake Forest Va. Tech Duke Navy Miss. State Auburn Texas Alabama Richmond Davidson Wofford Far West Southern Calif Stanford Wyoming New Mexico Wash

Giants Stop Eagles 38 21 to Tie for East Lead

Giants upset Philadelphia 38 21 to pull into a first place tie in the Eastern Division as New York’s Del Shofner and Tittle connect on key plays. Previte designs the game changing 62 yard TD pass to Barnes while Bart Starr stars for Green Bay in a separate win over Chicago.

Hornung Packers Chicago Giants Eagles Previte New York Green Bay Allie Sherman Y. A. Tittle Barnes Jim Patton Tittle Hornungs Bears Detroit Lions Billy Wade Mike Ditka Wade del Shofner Philadelphia Sonny Jurgensen King Hill Shofner Kyle Rote Pete Previte Jim Ninowski Gail Cogdill Terry Barr Howard Cassady Dan Lewis Sam Etcheverry Jimmy Brown Ray Renfro Browns Redskins Brown Joe Perry Perry Baltimore San Francisco Zeke Bratkowski Rams 49Ers Fran Tarketon Dave Middleton Dean Derby Vikings Colts Rudy Bukich Steelers Buddy Dial Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Tommy McDonald The Charlie Conerly

Oilers Lead Fight To Face Chargers In Playoff Race

Houston beat Boston 27-15 to seize the Eastern Division lead as San Diego clinched the Western Division with a 19-16 win over Denver. Houston and Boston still must face San Diego, while Dallas faded after losing to Buffalo. Kemp connected for a 91 yard TD to Lincoln as San Diego held off Denver. Buffalo visits Denver in the final game.

Houston Boston Oilers San Diego Denver Los Angeles New York Oakland Chargers Dallas Texans Wally Lem George Blanda Jack Lee Jack Kemp Keith Lincoln Dick Harris San Diego Defense Brigade Frank Tripucka al Frazier Kemp Bob Scarpito Buffalo Wwtl Houston Ee Boston Beeen York Seeereree Dallas Steeewww

Top Sports Happenings Across Leagues And Golf

National Football League results saw the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers win key games while the San Diego Chargers clinched the AFL division title. Beaumont Texas hosted the Beaumont Invitational with Joe Campbell shooting 66. Mexico City produced Tony Lema winning the Mexican National Open by six strokes. Laurel Maryland hosted the Washington DC International where T V Lark upset Kelso. Westbury New York saw Adios Butler end his career on a high note by winning the National Pacing Derby at Roosevelt Raceway.

Associated Press Paul Hornung Green Bay Packers Pete Previte New York Philadelphia National Football League New York Giants San Diego Chargers Beaumont Tex Joe Campbell Mexico City Tony Lema San Leandro Calif Westbury N. Y Adios Butler Roosevelt Raceway

Moore Keeps Title With 15 Round Win

World featherweight champion Davey Moore retained his title with a unanimous 15 round decision over Kazuo Takayama in Tokyo. The Columbus, Ohio boxer, 28, outpointed the 25-year-old Japanese and defended his title for the fourth time, dominating in a rematch less than two years after their first meeting.

Moore Tokyo Davey Moore Game Kazuo Takayama Takayama Columbus

Texas Alabama Lead Top Bowl Selections

Texas and Alabama head the top bowl contenders as college football narrows post season options. LSU, Mississippi, Colorado and Georgia Tech also loom with conference titles and potential bids. Upsets reshuffle plans as Texas Meets TCU while Minnesota faces Purdue and Michigan State tangles with Northwestern.

Oregon Louisiana State Mississippi State Minnesota Purdue Michigan State Northwestern Mississippi Tennessee

Garland Sismondo Win Elks Doubles Bowling Tourney

Gallipolis duo George Garland and Joe Sismondo captured the Elks doubles title at Skyline Lanes with 1290 pins. Roy Polock and Dean Nelson finished second with 1273. Garland led the pair with 603 pins and Sismondo added 492. Newark’s Vogel and George were 10th with 1214.

Gallipolis Skyline Lanes George Garland Joe Sismondo Roy Pollock Dean Nelson Garland Gallipolis State Institute Sismondo New Haven Vanadium Steel Jim Nutter Elmer Gardner Newark F. Vogel S. George Vogel Frank Wilkins Columbus Earl Davis Athens J. Riley D. Harmony Nelsonville Logan Newark No. 1 Newark No. 3 Shawnee Lanes Chillicothe R. D. Thomas

Post 78 to Repair Toys for Christmas Aid

Boys of Post 78 will repair toys by Christmas with donations accepted via John Kozma Bill Toth in Millfield area and Claude Cunningham Lou Childress or Lee Bridgewater in Chauncey. Toys may be left at the Chauncey Industrial Arts shop or Don Anderson home for redistribution to needy children.

Chauncey Post 78 Millfield John Kozma Bill Toth Chauncey Area Claude Cunningham Lou Childress Lee Bridgewater Chauncey Industrial Arts Shop Don Anderson

Chauncey Area Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits

Chauncey residents Mrs Ella DeVore and Mrs Ruth Freeman returned from a week with Mr and Mrs Vern Haning and Johnny of Columbus. Mrs Mae Ruth Reading Pa visits with her sister Mrs Ella DeVore and Mrs Ruth Freeman. Velma Werner and children Donna and Hughie with Mrs Francis Wallis from Millfield spent the weekend with relatives in Columbus. Velma Werner to return this week. Mrs Roy Pendergrass and daughter Vaunita Smith were Columbus visitors. Goldie Fink and Virgie Wadley were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Hook Nelsonville.

Ella DeVore Ruth Freeman Vern Haning Johnny Columbus Mae Ruth Reading Velma Werner Donna Hughie Francis Wallis Millfield Roy Pendergrass Vaunita Smith Goldie Fink Virgie Wadley Frank Hook Nelsonville

Millfield Home and School Meeting Tonight

Millfield Home and School Organization meets at 7 30 p m Monday with Mrs Claudia Herrington speech therapist as guest speaker A social hour will follow the meeting

Millfield Millfield Home and School Organization Claudia Herrington

Auxiliary Meeting With Chauncey Set For Tuesday

The ladies auxiliary of the United Mine Workers of America will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Merriam Building.

Chauncey Ladies The United Mine Workers of America Merriam Building

Ames-Bern Triumphs In High-Scoring Box Score Clash

Ames-Bern dominates Chesterhill in a 106-80 game, led by Smith 17 and Rise 15 with key contributions from Quinn 12 and Powell 18 as Ames-Bern gains 4-0 mark. Chesterhill totals 29 in the first half and 51 after, with team scoring spread across multiple players.

Ames-Bern Smith Everett Parish Driggs Dean McPherson Rise Linscott Copeland Quinn Powell G. Everett Chesterhill

Browns Use Fullback Pass For First TD By Jim Brown

Jim Brown, the Browns fullback and top NFL rusher, threw his first NFL touchdown pass in Cleveland's 17 6 win over Washington. Coach Paul Brown praised the play, which could be used again as Cleveland pursues the Eastern Division lead with a 6 3 record and a schedule against the Eagles and Giants ahead.

Cleveland Jim Brown Cleveland Browns NFL Washington Redskins Browns Jim Paul Brown Washington Redskins Milt Plum Gern Nagler Paul Ray Renfro Ben Scotti Eagles Giants Lakefront Stadium

Boxing results from New York Manila bouts reported

Tony Alongi of Hollywood Florida outpointed George Logan of Boise Idaho. Schoeppner of Germany defeated Hans Kalbfell in heavyweights by points. Arthur Persley of New Orleans outpointed Guizani Fergus of Tunisia in Manila. Pierre Vetroff of France beat Dommy Balajada of The Philippines on points.

New York Tony Alongi Hollywood Fla George Logan Boise Idaho Logan Boise Idaho Schoeppner Germany Hans Kalbfell Manila Arthur Persley New Orleans Guizani Fergus Tunisia Pierre Vetroff France Dommy Balajadia The Philippines

Kerr-Hunter Hardware Fairview Drive-In Luncheonette Signups

This Week's Results highlight Hartzell Luncheonette and Kerr Hunter Hardware with notable entries from Don's Donut Shop Athens Pharmacy and F. H. Brewer & Co. Blackmores, showing local business activity and competition.

Rollerbo Junior League Kerr-Hunter Hardware Fairview Drive-Inc Hartzell Luncheonette Stephenson Don's Donut Shop Athens Pharmacy F. H. Brewer & Co. Blackmores Hartzell's Luncheonetteer & Co Kerr Hunter Hardware

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