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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1958
Page
10
Ohio University coach Bill Hess earned praise for turning a 2-6-1 1957 team into a 5-4 1958 squad with strong spirit. The Bobcats’ finale 23-6 win over Louisville boosted morale and expectations for 1959, though only seven seniors and a large freshman corps shape the lineup.
LSU remains the nation’s sole unbeaten team and leads the AP poll after 183 voters cast first place ballots. Oklahoma jumps to fourth with 22 first place votes as Auburn edges up to second and Army sits third. Texas Christian and Syracuse also rise in the Top 10.
A partial list of college teams with numeric scores and positions includes Texas Christian Purdue Syracuse Ohio State Florida Mississippi Vanderbilt Notre Dame Clemson North Carolina Mississippi State California Northwestern and others. The sequence presents team rankings and associated point totals in a truncated scoreboard style.
Western Michigan fullback Lowell Coleman failed to score in Bowling Green’s 32 6 defeat to Kent State as the Mid American Conference changed hands. Lou Mariano of Kent State led rushing with 600 yards in 1954, Tirrel Burton of Miami led scoring with 54 points in 1955, and Miami claimed its sixth league title.
In 22 non league games this season the seven Mid American Conference teams have a 16 6 record Xavier owns three of these victories over Miami Toledo and Marshall Others were Louisville over Kent Indiana edged Miami and Central Michigan eked over Western Michigan The MAC teams have a 3 1 record against major teams The lone remaining game by a MAC team sends Miami against Cincinnati on Thanksgiving Day.
MERCERVILLE W V Priddy in his first year at Hannan Trace will guide the Wildcats in the 1958 59 basketball season. He inherits four returning lettermen and six lettermen from last year and a larger squad across Southern Valley Athletic Conference action. The four lettermen are Donald Sheets Meredith Davis Larry Church Paul Beaver Terry Neal and Freddie Fellore. The Wildcats schedule lists games from November to February against Rio Grande Kegger Creek Windsor North Gallia Blackfork Coalton Southwestern Eastern Waterloo and more.
Ohio University ends its first Hess season at 5-4 after a 23-6 victory over Louisville. Sophomore Bob Brooks leads with 717 rushing yards and 48 points, while John Dickason earns Bobcat of the Week honors for a 55-yard setup run. Freshman squad posts a 2-1-1 mark, beating Miami and Xavier and tying Marshall.
Alliance Aviators dominated the 1958 Associated Press poll for Ohio high school football, finishing with a 9 0 0 record and 70-point lead over Marion Harding. Massillon and Cleveland Benedictine followed in the top positions as Stark County regains the title numeral for a decade.
Nelsonville Greyhounds open at Lancaster St Marys High School with five returning lettermen led by senior Jerry Patton all SEC guard and 6-2 Charles Pickett as senior forward. Bob Boling and Eddie Howe join guards C. E. Matheny and Jerry Norris at center duties as classmates Jerry Steele John Wend and Tom Murphy push for playing time with freshman Bill Kunzman competing for a guard spot.
Bob Pettit of St. Louis becomes the first NBA player to average 30 points per game at any season stage, reach ing 270 points in nine games to top the league. George Yardley leads with 290 in 12 games, Elgin Baylor 285, and Paul Arizin 253 in nine. Sears holds field goal percentage lead at 51.9, Sharpe leads free throws at .897, Baylor paces rebounds with 193 in 12, while Dick McGuire tops assists with 92.
Danny Hall at Carthage Troy High expects improvement from a 12 7 record with six returning lettermen led by 6 5% Larry Fore in the pivot. Other returnees include Don Simmons Jack Dodd Dave Lockhart and soph Roger Stephenson plus several juniors and sophomores. The Trojans schedule lists 19 opponents with games from Nov to Feb across Waterloo Shade The Plains Albany Eastern Rome Canaan Bartlett Buchtel York Jacksonville Trimble Denvertown Pennsville Ames Bern Ky ger Creek Pennsville.
Argentina's Juan Manuel Fangio will compete in Nassau in the fifth Bahamas auto races from November 30 to December 8. He will drive a Ferrari owned by Temple Buell of Kansas City and represents a major draw for the event.
Ohio State coach Woody Hayes warns Michigan, two of eight in series, will challenge in Saturday's game. Bennie Oosterbaan retires after the tilt before about 83,000 fans as Michigan seeks a rallying win for Bennie. Hayes praises Forest Evashevski for Iowa's sportsmanship after a Buckeye win.
A compact sports brief from Athens notes league action and team results. Kiwanis No 11 faced Athens Claims, Lions Club clashed with Economy Grocery, Kiwanis No 21 battled Maplewood Inn, and other matchups included Uptowners versus Production Research and Nite Owls versus Pressroom. Individual high scores include Kenny Kerr 201 and Bob Amon 524 for three games.
LITTLE ROCK Ark Mort Cooper fireballing Cardinals right hander and half of one of baseballs top batteries with his brother Walker died here Monday at age 45 Death attributed to cirrhosis of the liver and staphylococcal infection He had been in St Vincent s Infirmary about three weeks and recently bought a home in Berryville Ark though not yet moved from Houston where he lived five years He stood 6 2 and 200 pounds and won 128 games while losing 75 in a 12 year major league career first joining the Cardinals 21 years ago
Providence: Curly Munroe stopped George Araujo in the 2nd round at 142 pounds. Odessa: Paul Jorgensen halted Ruben Munoz in the 10th at 132 pounds. New York: Billy Flamio outpointed Eddie Lynch at 146 pounds. Boston: Chico Vejar stopped Joe Demucci in the 6th at 161 pounds.
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