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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1971

Page

7

UCLA Opens No 1 In AP Poll As Wooden Warns Of Easy Ride

UCLA started the season ranked No 1 in the AP basketball poll with 11 first place votes and 650 points. Coach John Wooden expressed surprise at the top billing given his rebuilding squad led by Henry Bibby and Bill Walton while predicting several strong teams including North Carolina and Maryland.

Ron Roach Associated Press LOS Angeles John Wooden Ucla Bruins Wooden Bruins Henry Bibby UCLA Ssessicases Marquette Brig. Young Wsebacesteal Boston Cincinnati Dayton Drake Duquesne Florida State Fordham Furman Harvard Hawaii Indiana Kansas State Miami Ohio Minnesota Memphis State Murray State North Carolina State Notre Dame Pacific Pittsburgh Princeton Providence Rhode Island Rutgers St. Bonaventure St. Joseph North Carolina Southern Cal Ohio State Maryland Tom McMillen Bill Walton Long Beach State Houston Long Beach Lew Alcindor Kareem Jabbar Sidney Wicks Citadel Bibby Walton Larry Farmer Keith Wilkes Greg Lee Tommy Curtis

Browns take AFC Central lead as defense shines in win

The defense limited the Oilers to 306 yards and forced three picks while Leroy Kelly gained 107 yards for Cleveland as they moved to sole possession of first in the AFC Central. Bo Scott scored twice as the Browns topped the Oilers.

Packers Dan Devine Starr Scott Hunter Saints Charlie Durkee Green Bay Doug Wyatt Jim Strong Jurgensen Skins Curt Knight Kilmer Roy Jefferson Mike Bass Eagles Dallas Johnny Unitas Colts Dolphins Oakland Unitas Jim O’brien Raiders Kansas City Baltimore Norm Bulaich George Blanda Fred Biletnikoff Raider Cleveland Nick Skorich Browns Oilers Leroy Kelly Bo Scott Floyd Little Steelers Broncos Pittsburgh Bengals Chargers

Bulldogs Rally Past Eastmoor 63 59 in Nonleague Win

Athens Bulldogs rally in the fourth quarter to slip past Columbus Eastmoor 63 59 in a non league game. Dave Smith scored 25 and Steve Inbody 17 for Athens while Rick Ohanian and Vic Wilson added 12 apiece for Eastmoor.

Athens Eastmoor Bulldogs Inbody Smith Andy Chenko Wilson Ohanian Ayers MeInturf Wood Chonko Green Handley Columbus Eastmoor Voneida Saunders McCaulsky Matheny Murray Miller

Alexander Spartans Top Ross-Southeastern 88 82 in Opener

The Alexander Spartans beat Ross-Southeastern 88-82 to open the 1971-72 season. Gary Risley tied for team scoring honors with 25 points as Alexander shot 48 percent and led rebounding with Rich White at 14. Ross-Southeastern fell to 2-1.

Albany Alexander Spartans Ross-Southeastern Panthers Gary Risley Southeastern Dave Prater Spartans Panthers Alexander Rich White Eldridge Panther Brooks Brown White Dishong Risley Ervin Enlow Dillinger Ross-Southeastern Ramey Pollins Prater Hill

OU Icers Hand St. Clair 8 4 In Toronto

Ohio University Bobcats blank St. Clair College 8 to 4 in Toronto. John Jacob scored three goals and added two assists to pace the victory.

Toronto Ont Ohio University Bobcat St. Clair College John Jacob Bobcats

Bobcats Roll to 3-0 Start as Mundy Sparks Win

Mundy scored twice and assisted twice while Dennis Haworth stopped 32 shots guiding the Bobcats to a 3-0 start. St Clair slipped to 2-3-2 after the setback. The Bobcats meet the Alumni at Bird Arena on Saturday December 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Ied Mundy Dennis Haworth Bobcats St. Clair Bird Arena

Mays Wed In Mexico Ceremony

Giants outfielder Willie Mays married Mae Louise Allen in Mexico City on Saturday after a noon civil ceremony. The couple planned a honeymoon with no fixed duration, while close friends of both families attended the event.

Mexico City San Francisco Giants Willie Mays Mae Louise Allen Mays Acapulco Giant

Cage Results and Standings From Western to ABA Divisions

Basketball standings show Western Conference with Milwaukee Chicago Phoenix Detroit and Pacific leaders. Weekend results include Milwaukee 114 Cincinnati 8 and Seattle 124 Detroit 102. ABA East and West divisions list Kentucky New York and Virginia atop their groups with key matchups noted.

Pro Grid Saturday Jets Clash in Dallas Spotlight

Saturday features NY Jets at Dallas in the only scheduled game. Sunday slate includes Cincinnati at Cleveland Buffalo at Baltimore Chicago at Denver Green Bay at St Louis Miami at New England Minnesota at San Diego New Orleans at Los Angeles NY Giants at Washington Oakland at Atlanta Philadelphia at Detroit Pittsburgh at Houston.

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