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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1956

Page

8

Pomeroy Rolls To 34-13 Victory Over Middport Turkey Clash

Pomeroy Purple Panthers dominate Middleport in a Turkey Day clash seizing control from the opening kickoff. Junior Hawthorne rushes for 127 yards of 245 Panthers yards, scoring twice and throwing a 25 yard TD to Larry Wildermuth as Pomeroy rolls 34 to 13. Middleport suffers 10th straight defeat as Panthers rack nine first downs and hold Jackets to 187 yards.

Pomeroy Middleport Turkey Hawthorne Panthers Pomeroy Purple Panthers Middleport High School Middies Hawethorne Rodney Spencer Panther Bob Nelson Big Rich Barnhart Anther Spencer Jimmy Joe Hemsley Junior Hawthorne Hawthorne Ag Larry Wildermuth Ted Beegle Jackets Dave Hindy Bob Yellow Jackets Bob Hennesy Wildermuth Ken Lewis Hindy Ilim Dave Stover Shekers Alex Cilo Junior Rowley George Miller Dave Mindy Barnhart Struble Lambert Albert N Strimer Fred Swearingen H.L William Rowley Ketehka Nelad Abbott

Old Pro Rote Leads Packers Past Lions 24 20 in Detroit

In a dramatic fourth quarter, Packers quarterback Bart Starr? No, this notes says Rote completed 11 of 40 passes for 289 yards in a 24-20 Lions upset. Fred Cone and Bill Howton caught TD passes as Rote added a two yard TD run, boosting the Bears race in the Western Division and heightening the weekend key matchup.

Detroit Detroit Lions Green Bay Fred Cone Bill Howton Rote Chicago Bears Bears New York Chicago Lions Packers

Lambert and Daniels Lead Modern Pentathlon Riding Phase

Georgi Lambert of Sioux City Iowa and Jack Daniels of Missoula Mont finished first and second in the Olympic Modern Pentathlon riding phase. Lambert rode in 1 minute 32 seconds for 1070 points while Daniels clocked 9 minutes 35 seconds for 1062 points standard time is 10 minutes.

Elbourne Georgi Lambert Sioux City Iowa Jack Daniels Missoula Mont Lambert Daniels

Big Ten Title Hangs In Balance On Final Weekend

Big Ten play closes with potential co championing scenarios as Iowa, Ohio State, and Michigan vie for the conference crown. Ohio State could share or win outright with a win at Michigan, while Iowa eyes a Rose Bowl bid if the Buckeyes falter. Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Indiana also factor into the final standings.

Lamcauo —Io Towa Ohio State Buckeyes Hawkeyes Ohio State Bucks Michigan Columbus Wolverines Iowa Baltimore Minnesota Torse Summer Gophers Northwestern Earli Wisconsin Badgers Alfred G. Vanderbilt Finch Cory Edward G. Robbins Summer Tan Nashua Swaps John Galbreath Notre Dame Trish Big Ten Indiana Purdue Illinois Northwestern Michigan State Kansas State

Seeded Stars Sport Wins at National Indoor Tennis

Seeded players advance in junior and boys singles as the national indoor tennis tournament proceeds. John Skogstad of Waco loses in the junior division to Lilo Larimer of Moline, while Eddie Sledge of Dallas and Donald Dell of Bethesda win early matches. Ray Senkowski of Hamtramck topped two opponents in straight sets.

At. Louls John Skogstad Waco Tex Miami Fla Lilo Larimer Moline Eddie Sledge Dallas Donald Dell Bethesda Sec Ond Ray Senkowski Hamtramck Mich

Giant Hammer Thrower Suspended for Writing

U S Olympic hammer thrower Cliff Blair, a Boston University student from Bingham, Massachusetts, was suspended from the U S Olympic team for violating the amateur code by writing for a Boston newspaper. Metcalf said Blair ignored warnings about outside writing.

Cliff Blair Bingham Mass Eleanor Holm Blair Miss Holm Berlin Boston Uni U. S Amer Ican News Nason The Boston Globe Nelson Metcalf U.S. Olympic Committee Boston Metcalf AAU Dan Ferris

Fight Results and NBA Scores from Thursday

Fragmented report lists Velasque z as Los Angeles competitor and Evans with 129 in a boxing result, plus Greaves 162 from Winnipeg defeating Terry in Pittsburgh. NBA scores show Boston 101 over Philadelphia 78, Minneapolis 111 over Syracuse 78, Fort Wayne 104 over Rochester.

Los Angeles Julian Velasquez Billy Evans Pasadena Winnipeg Wilf Greaves Pittsburgh Terry NBA Boston Philadelphia Minneapolis Syracuse Fort Wayne Rochester

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