Athens Bulldogs run to 57 34 win over Belpre
Captain Gary McConkey led Athens with 28 points as the Bulldogs built a big first-half lead and maintained it through a 57 to 34 opening win. Cliff Coursey added eight field goals as Athens used height and rebounding to pull away in the second and third quarters. Belpre’s Glenn Carpenter and Sheldon Haynes led the Falcons with 12 points each.
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Gary McConkey
Athens Bulldogs
Athens
Belpre
Bulldogs
McConkey
Golden Falcons
Cliff Coursey
Charlie McAfee
Vic Stanson
Darrell Coen
Brent Cornwell
Bob McIintorf
Bulldog
Glenn Carpenter
Sheldon Haynes
Falcons
Haynes
Rod Andrean
Coursey
Falcon
McAfee
Gaskill
Cornwell
McIntorf
McIinturf
Coalton Cruises to Sixth Straight Win over Southwestern
Coalton defeats Southwestern 77 to 56 to stay undefeated at 6–0 in the Gallia County League. Trace scores 28, Tipton 19, Diggs 15 for Coalton while Rees leads Southwestern with 15. Halftime 37–30, Coalton pulls away in the second half.
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Coalton
Southwestern
Vikings
Trace
Tipton
Diggs
Rees
Halley
Myers
Southewestern
Coalton Trace
Gellum
Coley
Dempsey
Jenkins
Totals
KSU Elects Captains For 1958 Football Team
Kent State University named co captains for 1958 football Mario Pisanelli from Wadsworth and Bob Button from Toronto Ohio. The announcement came on Tuesday as the squad prepared for the upcoming season.
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KSU
Kent
Mario Pisanelli
Wadsworth
Bob Button
Toronto
Ohio
Kent State University
OU to Name 22nd Football Coach From Seven-Member Panel
Ohio University forms a seven member screening committee to choose the 22nd Bobcat football coach. Committee chairman Brandon T. Grover and others with OU ties review backgrounds and decide on candidates amid 25 to 75 expected applications. Names of serious contenders may be released as decisions loom.
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Ohio University
Bobcat
Carroll Widdoes
John C. Baker
Ohio U
Brandon T. Grover
Chauncey High School
Butch
Grover
E. T. Hellebrandt
Hellebrandt
University of Chicago
Wisconsin University
C. Don McVay
Finsterwald
Big Ten
Claude C. Chrisman
Logan
Chrisman
Indiana University
Larry Buckles
Buckles
Bobcats
Ohio University Center
Logan Falls Falls To Lancaster 67 41 In Season Opener
Logan Falls, the inexperienced Chiefs, lost their basketball season opener to Lancaster 67 to 41. Gene Morgan led Logan with 21 points while Lancaster’s Dave Eichorn scored 23. The Papooses fell to the Lancaster reserves 27 to 21 as the final tally.
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LOGAN
Logan Chieftains
Lancaster
Chiefs
Gene Morgan
Dave Eichorn
Lions Favored in Thanksgiving Showdown With Packers
Detroit holds a 5-4 record while Green Bay stands at 3-6 as the nationally televised noon game nears. Coach George Wilson warns against overlooking any foe after a 27-7 loss to Chicago, with Packers dealing injuries to several players including Paul Hornung.
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Detroit
George Wilson
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Lions
Wilson
Chicago Bears
Briggs Stadium
CBS
Green Bay
Paul Hornung
Packers
Ohio U coaching race buzz fuels speculative chatter
Ohio University faces fevered speculation as to who will replace their head coach after a wave of named candidates including Gene Slaughter Chuck Mather Art Lewis Keith Piper Bill Hess John Montgomery George Riser Don Peden Frank Richey Cliff Heffelfinger Paul Horneman and Andy Chonko. The piece notes Woody Hayes and Duffy Daugherty offering critiques of Ohio State Michigan State schedules and claims.
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Slaughter
Lewis
Riser
Piper
Montgomery
Hess
Peden
Heffelfinger
Horneman
Richey
Chuck
Mother
Wall Street
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio University
Gene Slaughter
Warren High School
Jackson High School
Chuck Mather
Massillon
Kansas University
Art (Pappy) Lewis
West Virginia University
Ohio U
Keith Piper
Denison University
Bill Hess
Ohio State
John Montgomery
Linden
Columbus
George Riser
Painesville
Athens High
Woody
Duffy
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Woody Hayes
Michigan State
Duffy Daugherty
Purdue
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Michigan
Notre Dame
Navy Over Army and Texas A M Previewclears final crystal ball
Harold Claassen surveys Thanksgiving day games with picks across major matchups. Navy over Army, Texas A M over Texas, Notre Dame over USC, Auburn over Alabama, and Oklahoma over Oklahoma State lead a slate predicting results. Last week’s tally stood 28 correct, 11 wrong for a .719 accuracy.
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Harold Claassen
New York
Navy
Army
Anderson and Dawkins
Texas A&m
Texas
John Crow
Aggies
Notre Dame
California
Auburn
Alabama
Hawks Start Runaway Lead With Victory at Madison Square Garden
St Louis moved one and a half games ahead in the NBA Western race by beating the Knicks 120 110 at Madison Square Garden while Detroit beat Minneapolis 107 91. Cliff Hagan and Bob Pettit starred for the Hawks with Hagan's late layups and Pettit's 27 points.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati Royals
Detroit Pistons
St. Louis Hawks
National Basketball Assn
Boston Celtics
Hawks
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York Knickerbockers
Madison Square Garden
Minneapolis
Cliff Hagan
Bob Pettit
Hagan
Pettit
Ohio U Varsity Five routs freshmen 108 65 in tuneup
Ohio University’s 1957 basketball squad showed strong offense in a 108 65 win over the freshmen at Men's Gymnasium. Key scorers were Jerry Wolfe 23 points and Dave Scott 13 first half points with rebounding from Scott, Gaunt, Witte, and Jolliff. The game served as a tuneup for Indiana with coach Jim Snyder noting the need for more game experience.
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Ohio University
Bobcat
Jim Snyder
Jerry Wolfe
Indiana
Howard Jolliff
Dave Scott
Bob Peters
Wolfe
Larry Williams
Athens
Verlynn Witte
Bob Gaunt
Jolliff
Snyder
Cage Schedule Harrisonville at Racine and others
Cage schedule lists matchups across regions including Harrisonville versus Racine Waterloo versus Trimble Buchtel versus Ames Bern Carthage versus Troy and McArthur versus Albany.
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Harrisonville
Racine
Waterloo
Trimble
Buchtel
Ames-Bern
Carthage
Troy
Shade
McArthur
Albany
Hannan-Trace Edges Rio Grande 36 35 In County League Clash
Hannan-Trace held off a late Rio Grande rally to win 36-35 and move to 1-1 in Gallia County League. Johnny Beaver led the winners with 13 points while Van Fadely had 12 for Rio Grande. Rio Grande won the junior contest 31-16.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Wildcats
van Fadely
Johnny Beaver
Fred Thorne
Ray Myers
Hannan-Trace
J. Beaver
Fellore
Neal
Davis
P. Beaver
Sheets
North Gallia smothers Kyger Creek 64 31 in league play
North Gallia Pirates defeat Kyger Creek Bobcats 64 to 31 to raise Gallia County League record to 1 1. Ray Smith leads with 27 points followed by Chuck Dower 14 and Glen Dunn 12. Kyger Creek's Tony Shamblin scores 8. Reserve game North Gallia 48 6 led by Lionell Freeman with 16 points.
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Gallipolis
Cliff Wilson
North Gallia Pirates
Kyger Creek Bobcats
Pirates Gallia
Kyger Creek
Pirate
Pirates
Ray Smith
North Gallia
Chuck Dowler
Glen Dunn
Tony Shamblin
Lionell Freeman
Little Pirates
G. Dunn
R. Smith
J. D. Smith
C. Dowler
L. J. Hamilton
F. Fitch
J. Hunt
T. Shamblin
T. Taylor
D. Mulford
B. Cornelius
B. Wickiser
G. Spaulding
F. Cremeens
Fight Results From Milwaukee Boston and Beaumont
Milwaukee results show Jimmy Slade defeating Or ville Pitts by points over ten rounds. In Boston Joe Denucci outpointed Jackson Brown over eight rounds. Beaumont saw Paul Jorgensen stop Manuel Baista in seven rounds.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Jimmy Slade
New York
Orville Pitts
Boston
Joe Denucci
Newton
Mass
Jackson Brown
Beaumont
Tex
Paul Jorgensen
Port Arthur
Manuel Baista
San Francisco
Browns sit atop NFL rushers as Brown leads with 769 yards
Cleveland's Jim Brown surged to 769 rushing yards this season after a 237 yard single game, well ahead of Rick Casares. Tom O Connell and Eddie Lebaron pace passing, with Unitas leading TDs. Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington feature key scorers, kickers, and tacklers.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland Browns
Brown
Jimmy Brown
Jimmy
Paul
Browns
Cleveland
Syracuse
Rick Casares
Chicago Bears
Tommy O’connell
Illinois
Q O’connell
Eddie Lebaron
Washington
Baltimore
John Unitas
San Francisco
Billy Wilson
Sam Baker
George Blanda
Lou Groza
Don Chandler
New York
Bert Zagers
Jack Butler
Pittsburgh
Pace Tops Big Ten Scoring With 60 Points
Jim Pace of Michigan led the Big Ten in scoring with 10 touchdowns totaling 60 points. Ohio State’s Don Clark and Michigan State’s Walt Kowalczyk tied for second with 54 points, while Frank Kremblas and Dick LeBeau shared fourth place with 48 points. Clark missed two Buckeye games with a groin injury.
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Chicago
Jim Pace
Michigan
Ohio State
Don Clark
Michigan State
Walt Kowalczyk
Clark
Buckeyes
Swift
Frank Kremblas
Dick LeBeau
Glouster Tomcats Triumph in First Win Over Murray City 70–45
Glouster Tomcats overcome a 16–16 first period stalemate to outscore Murray City 26–7 in the third quarter and win 70–45 for their season opener. Chester Keith led Glouster with 16 points, Bill Dunnette 15, and Denny Keith 13, while Murray City’s Canter topped scoring with 20.
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Glouster
Glouster Tomcats
Murray City
Murraymen
Tomcats
Chester Keith
Glouster Dunnette
Dixson
D. Keith
Waldeck
Bryson
C. Keith
D. Holbert
Kirby
Taggart
Canter
Smith
Lopez
D. Roberts
Barber
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Fox
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Pride
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Baker
Morgan
Wee
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Ohio Farmers Insurance Company
Logan Falls
Dollmatsch
Brandon
Wooten
Dennis
Andy
By Andy Choneo
Cliff Heffelfinger
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Paul Horneman
Heidelberg College
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Claassen
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Florida
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Virginna
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NBA
Cage
SPDAA
Studebaker
Packard
Studebaker-Packard
Wakefield Motors
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohio
Jim Brown
W. Washington St
Scotty Roberts
Mgr
E. Main St
Pomeroy
City Loan & Savings CO
Christie Cub
Court St
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