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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1965

Page

8

Nebraska May Be Winner As Texas Meets Arkansas Next

Texas and Arkansas, both 4-0, clash in Fayetteville with Nebraska looming for the national top spot. Arkansas defense forced six interceptions and a 69 yard punt return as they routed Baylor 38-7. Nebraska crushed Wisconsin 37-0 while other top teams won by wide margins.

Nebraska Texas Arkansas Associated Press Fayetteville, Ark Bob Devaney Cornhuskers Wisconsin Oklahoma Darrell Royal Longhorns Frank Broyles Baylor Jack Braswell Duke Pitt Georgia Michigan State Michigan Clemson

Bobcats face tough start as Xavier looms Homecoming

Ohio University coach Bill Hess laments a bleak start after a 1-3 season so far and predicts a tough Homecoming with Xavier. He cites injuries and weak offense, warns of ongoing struggles, and notes MAC standings with Kent and Marshall ahead of Ohio's 0-4 start.

Bill Hess Ohio University Toledo Ohio Hess William Fornsaglio Xavier Kent Wes Dango Bob Brown Marshall Bowling Green Miami Western Michigan Marshal

Xavier MuskeTeers upset Bearcats for fourth straight win

Xavier Musketeers football extended their unbeaten streak to four with a 14-3 win over Cincinnati led by Carroll Williams passing for 7 and 55 yard touchdowns. Williams, a Miami Florida product, helped Xavier move to 4-0 while Kent State and Cincinnati led their conferences. Ohio State beat Illinois 28-14 as Tom Barrington ran for 179 yards and three TDs.

Purdue Iowa Notre Dame Army Cadets Southern California Washington Mississippi State Southern Mississippi Florida Mississippi Ole Miss Johnny Vaught Billy Guy Anderson Tulsa Memphis State Jerry Rheme Little Howard Twilley Anderson Utah Wyoming Cornell Big Red Princeton Charley Gogolak Gogolak Boots Bobcats Xavier Musketeers Kent State Miami Quantico Cincinnati Ohio West Texas Maryland Toledo Columbus Ed Biles Carroll Williams Quantico Marines Bearcats Kent Williams Fla Tom Barrington Ohio State Illinois Bowling Greens Western Michigan Ohio University Barrington Lima Don Inverforth Dayton Bucks Michigan State

Robertson Signs with Royals For Season Opener

Oscar Robertson ends a 27 day hold out and joins the Cincinnati Royals for the game against the St Louis Hawks in Louisville Kentucky. The star guard will earn a base around 70000 with possible bonus share of gross receipts and a past 60000 salary.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Royals Oscar Robertson National Basketball Association St. Louis Hawks Louisville Big O University of Cincinnati Robertson Ambrose H. Lindhorst Royals The

Dooley Combines Georgia Coaching With History Study

Vince Dooley, Georgia football coach, holds a masters from Auburn and plans to study history while leading the program. Dick Sharkey and Art Link, cross country runners at Michigan State, were teammates on Detroit's Bedford High squad in 1962.

Vince Dooley University of Georgia Auburn Georgia Dick Sharkey Art Link Michigan State Detroit Bedford High

College football scores from scattered games across regions

A roundup of Saturday football results shows Toledo nipping Ohio University 21 7 while Ashland Bluffton and Findlay posted wins or losses against Ferris State Hall State Akron Louisville Dayton and Cincinnati. National late scores include Notre Dame beating Army 17 0 and Alabama defeating Vandervill 22 7 with several other regional results across the South West and West.

OHO College Toledo Ohio University Ashland Bluffton Findlay Ferris State All State Akron Loulaville Dayton Mainer Cincinnati Notre Dame Army Arkansas Baylor Lulaby Syracuse Alabama Vandervill Tech Tulane Kentucky Florida State Arizona Arizona St U. & Wichita Texas Weat Cal St

Dodgers Twins clash for edge in World Series

In 1965 baseball World Series play the Dodgers and Twins vie for the lead as Sandy Koufax and Jim Kaat duel in Los Angeles. The Dodgers ride Drysdale’s 11 strikeouts to a 7 2 win, trimming the series to 2 2 and putting pressure on Minnesota to defend against Koufax in the next two games. The Twins defense faltered with costly errors and misplayed bunts, as Mele cited misplaced cutoff men and ill advised throws by Hall and Oliva.

Los Angeles Sandy Koufax Los Angles Dodgers Minnesota Jim Kaat Koufax Twins Drysdale Jim Grant Harmon Killebrew Tony Oliva Dodger Stadium Sam Mele Mele Jimmie Hall Oliva Hall Jimmie

Don Chandler boots 90 yard punt in Packers win

Don Chandler, returning to Green Bay, capped a 90-yard punt the longest in modern NFL history as the Packers beat San Francisco 27-10. He also kicked two field goals and a 27-yard run from punt formation set up another TD, while the NFL slate saw Baltimore, Chicago, St. Louis and Philadelphia win.

Lombardi Chandler Green Bay National Football League Packers San Francisco Paul Hornung New York Don NFL Baltimore Detroit Chicago Los Angeles St. Louis Washington Philadelphia Dallas Minnesota Cleveland Pittsburgh Bob Waterfield Packer

Pro Football Standings Show Week Schedule Highlights

Pro games include Baltimore at Washington Chicago at Minnesota Dallas at Cleveland Green Bay at Detroit Philadelphia at New York St. Louis at Pittsburgh San Francisco at Los Angeles.

Baltimore Washington Chicago Minnesota Dallas Cleveland Green Bay Detroit Philadelphia New York St. Louis Pittsburgh San Francisco Los Angeles Buffalo Houston Louis Boston Dallas Kansas City Denver Oakland Los Anges Houstei Huffalo San Diego Boston San Fran

Browns Rally Past Steelers as Injuries Mount

Cleveland overcame suspensions and injuries with a 24 19 victory over Pittsburgh on a late Frank Ryan Gary Collins TD pass. Jim Brown ran 29 times for 168 yards and Lou Groza kicked an 88 yard field goal while Walter Beach was hospitalized after the game.

Cleveland Blanton Collier Cleveland Browns Walter Beach Browns Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Ryan Gary Collins Jim Brown Lou Groza Bill Nelson Dick Hoak Pittsburgh

Moffet Wins President's Cup Final at Athens Country Club

Dale Moffet won the finals of the President's Cup at Athens Country Club on Sunday by defeating Athens Mayor Raymond Shepard 2 up for the title. The event had 16 qualifiers starting in July. Moffet advanced to the final by beating Kermit Blosser Brandon T. Grover and Fred Schleicher, while Shepard defeated Bob Repp Walter Pyle and Bob Wickham in early rounds.

Dale Moffet Athens Country Club Athens Raymond Shepard Moffet Kermit Blosser Brandon T Butch) Grover Fred Schleicher Shepard Bob Repp Walter Pyle Bob Wickham

NBA Inhibitions Saturday and Sunday Scores

Saturday results show Philadelphia 129 over Baltimore 118 and Los Angeles 122 to San Francisco 114 with Boston 97 and Cincinnati 115 over Detroit 102. Sunday results include New York and Baltimore 89 and San Francisco 102 to Los Angeles 96.

Boston St. Louis Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati Detroit Los Angeles San Fran New York S&s

Plains defeat Glouster 24 to 0 in homecoming

The Plains Indians beat Glouster 24-0 to improve to 3-2 as Ronnie Lowe powered 62 rushing yards and scored twice on 15 and one yard runs. Jim Wallace intercepted a pass for a backbreaking 50 yard TD, Bill McCallister added a 20 yard reception, and Linscott to Lowe completed an 18 yard pass for another score. The Plains outgained Glouster 211 to 94 and held the Tomcats to five first downs.

Chauncey Plains Indians Tomcats Glouster Indians Ronnie Lowe Lowe Terry Chalfant Jim Wallace Gerald Inbody Ronnie Thompson al Ervin Jeff Linscott Linscott Bill McCallister Plains Bill Winters Mike Krivesti the Plains Rutland Crooksville Wallace McAllister

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