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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1966

Page

8

Athens Sets 6 All-Season Stars In SEOAL Grid

Athens claimed six spots on the SEOAL all star list with four starters on the 22 man team and two honorable mention selections. Don Swisher of Pomeroy was named most valuable player while Don Eskey of Athens and Dave Boston of Nelsonville shared the coach of the year honor.

Rowland Congdon Messenger Athens Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Gallipolis Bulldogs AHL Don Eskey Nelsonville Dave Boston Marshall University Eskey Swisher Don Swisher Pomeroy Mike Goodwin Eric Hummel Craig Ryona Goodwin John Magnusson Jackson Steve Reed Wellston Roger Estep Athens High School Bill Edwards Wittenberg University Terry Hansley Logan Dick Mikes Jeff Rutter Dan Higgins John Magnussen Gal Bill Henry Lee Glasgow Bill Westfall Jim Trowbridge Log Paul Conrad Nels Pat Story John Wright Wellston .Sr Tom Ervin Wellseton Greg Hull Ath Rodney Gilkey Jackson Sr Gary Bartow George Sauer Mid Richie Polley Pom Lennie van Meter Pm Jr Wells Kirby Osler David Boston Chuck Kemper Eric Flummel Craig Rypma Dan Davies Bruce Smith Steve Taylor Dave Patton Greg West Mel Brooker Dennis Ault Mark Tannehill Middleport Sandy Harold John Thompson Bill Moore Bill English Comeroy Mark Hayburn Chuck Willis

29 Field Goals In NFL Highlight Sunday Football

NFL clubs combined for 29 field goals the weekend, a season high. Dallas edged Washington 31-30 on Danny Villanueva’s 20-yard boot with 59 seconds left, while Garo Yepremian's six field goals propelled Detroit 32-31 over Minnesota. Pittsburgh upset St. Louis 30-9 behind three field goals from Mike Clark and Bakken. Baltimore and Cleveland won to stay near or atop divisions. San Francisco and Chicago tied.

ED Schuyler JR Associated Press Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys Danny Villanueva Detroit Lions Garo Yepremian Villanueva Yepremian Lions Minnesota Baltimore Lou Michaels Pittsburgh St. Louis Mike Clark Jim Bakken Cardinals Charley Johnson Cowboys Dallas Don Meredith Bob Hayes Redskins Sonny Jurgensen Charlie Taylor Jurgensen Taylor Charley Gogolak Ernie Nevers Duluth Eskimos Bob Waterfield Los Angeles Bakken Michaels Cleveland Terry Hofsinger Steelers Clark Ron Smith Don Hoak Colts Lenny Moore

Grid Games Scoreboard and Next Sunday Schedule

Scores show Baltimore 19 over Atlanta 7 and Dallas 31 over Washington 80 with Detroit 33 Minnesota 31. Other results include Los Angeles 55 New York 14 Cleveland 27 Philadelphia 30 Pittsburgh 30 St Louis ? San Francisco 30 Chicago 30. Next Sunday games list Atlanta at New York Baltimore at Detroit Chicago at Green Bay Dallas at Pittsburgh Minnesota at Los Angeles Philadelphia at San Francisco Washington at Cleveland.

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NFL Scores and Week Schedule Highlight

Oakland beat San Diego 41 to 19 Kansas City 34 over Miami 16 Boston 27 edged Houston 21 Buffalo 14 defeated by New York 3 Next Sundays games feature Miami at New York Buffalo at Houston Boston at Kansas City Oakland at Denver

Oakland San Diego Kansas City Miami Boston Houston Buffalo New York Denver Kan

Laurelville Falls in season opener to Bishop Flaget

Laurelville opened its cage season with a 62 to 47 defeat at Bishop Flaget Chillicothe. Jeff Whitcraft and Steve Hettinger each scored 16 for Laurelville while Steve Day led Flaget with 23. Bowers fouled out late as Laurelville shot 28 percent and trailed most of the game.

Ville Chillicothe Flaget Jeff Whitcraft Steve Hettinger Laurelville Mike Kneece Bob Bowers Bishop Flaget Bunch Schneider Day Harriston Stanton

How to fit a new bowling ball for better comfort

Advice from Joe Wilman on smoothing rough finger and thumb holes after drilling. If discomfort or blisters occur, bevel and sand all holes at the drilling shop. Practice until fit and performance satisfy you before league play.

Joe Wilman

Browns Defense Powers 27-7 Win Over Eagles at Cleveland

Cleveland Browns coach credited his defense after a 27-7 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles at Municipal Stadium. Frank Ryan sparked the offense with a 28 yard pass to Paul Warfield and a 22 yard field goal by Lou Groza, while Leroy Kelly and Milt Morin contributed key plays before Morin suffered a leg injury.

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Browns Halt Eagles as Defense Stands Tall

The Browns held Philadelphia to 290 total yards and stopped drives with two Mike Howell interceptions. A near capacity crowd of 77,968 watched Cleveland win their sixth of nine, keeping alive hopes to repeat as Eastern Conference champs while narrowing the lead of the St. Louis Cardinals who fell to Pittsburgh. Ryan completed 12 of 26 for 168 yards. Green and Kelly combined for 133 yards.

Eagles Cleveland Mike Howell Philadelphia Browns St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Ryan Green Kelly

Clay Williams Title Bout Looms At Astrodome

Cassius Clay, the 5-1 favorite, defends against Cleveland Williams in a 15 round heavyweight title fight at the Astrodome. Williams, 33, seeks a first punch to topple the champ as a 35,000 crowd pays up to $50 a ticket with plans for large TV rights and international sales. Williams survived a 1960s edge and a 1970s comeback after severe injury and police scuffle wounds.

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College Grid Scores Late Saturday

Eastern and midwestern teams posted varied results across schedules. Holy Cross, Princeton, Louisville, Alabama and Oregon State noted wins while Rutgers, Penn State and Texas A&M suffered losses. several scores show high outbursts such as UCLA 106 and Texas over Baylor.

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