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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1962

Page

8

Tittle's Strategic Bombing Ruins Redskins 49-34 In NFL Race

Ohio University dom inates Buffalo Rotary Field 49 34 as Bob Babbitt and Roger Merl Merl Led Ohio with 57 rushing yards and 35 more via 4 passes. Warren Harding High tops Massillon 20 7 as Massillon suffers its fourth loss of the season and a near capacity crowd watches the tough weather game.

Tittle Redskins Buffalo Ohio University Buffalo Bulls Ohio Bill Hess Bobcats Rotary Field Babbitt Portsmouth Jackson Merle Midwest Charles Bremer Warren Harding High Massillon Warren

Tittle Tosses Seven TDs in Giants Thrilling Victory

V A Tittle, 36, tied Sid Luckman's single game record by throwing seven touchdowns as the Giants defeated the Redskins 49-34. He completed 27 of 39 passes for 595 yards, connecting with Joe Walton Morrison Shofner and Giff er on multiple scores to boost New York to 5-2 midseason. Green Bay remained unbeaten with 17-6 win over Baltimore.

Associated Press A. Tittle New York Giants National Football League Washington Tittle Bald Dean NFL Redskins Sid Luckman Giants New York Green Bay Baltimore Detroit Chicago Bears San Francisco Joe Walton Joe Morrison del Shofner Frank Giffer Shofner Packers Colts Packer Jim Taylor Ray Nitschke

Chamberlain 53 in defeat as Warriors fall in OT thriller

Wilt Chamberlain scored 53 points as the transplanted Warriors lost 131-130 to Cincinnati in overtime. Oscar Robertson and Wayne Embry led Royals in OT with 16 points. Hub Reed fouled Chamberlain late, he made two of three free throws to force OT, then missed the final two attempts.

Associated Press Mighty Casey Cincinnati San Francisco National Basketball Association Oscar Robertson Wayne Embry Royals Hub Reed Wilt Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain

Len Dawson Sparks Texans Top Western Division

Len Dawson led the Dallas Texans to a 31-7 victory over Houston, throwing three touchdown passes after Abner Haynes opened the scoring. The win put Dallas 6-1 in the West, a half game ahead of Denver, as Houston fell from a first-place tie with Boston in the East.

Dawson NFL Dallas Texans Houston Purdue Bobby Layne Spear Layne Pittsburgh Milt Plum Cleveland Boston Patriots Oakland Oilers Denver Buffalo Warren Rabb New York Titans San Diego Abner Haynes Chris Burford

Alabama Northwestern and USC Lead Nation’s Strongest Grid Squads

Alabama Northwestern and Southern California remain the nation’s top three after a weekend of major upsets. Texas and Wisconsin dropped from unbeaten status as Alabama rolled Tulsa 35-6, Northwestern crushed Notre Dame 35-6, and USC beat Illinois 28-16 while other top teams kept pace or faltered. Conference races tighten with key matchups shaping bowl rosters and top ten placements.

Associated Press Alabama Northwestern California Wisconsin Ohio State Buckeyes Washington Oregon Crimson Tide Tulsa Big Ten Notre Dame Southern Cal Illinois Mississippi Auburn Nebraska Dartmouth Ohio University Texas Louisiana State Missouri Bowling Green Bama USC LSU Tigers Florida Ole Miss Vanderbilt Arkansas Hardin- Simmons Michigan State Indiana Woody Woodall Clemson Colorado Iowa State Harvard Ohio U Buffalo Miami Ohio Southeastern Baton Rouge Southwest SMU Texas Tech Austin

Lema Captures Orange Open In Sudden-Death Finish

Tony Lema of San Leonardo California won the Orange County Open for his first official tour victory in four years. He defeated Bob Rosburg with an 11-foot birdie on the third extra hole after both finished 267. Rosburg, former PGA champion from Portland, hit the cup but the ball stayed out.

Costa Mesa Calif Tony Lema San Leandro Lema Bob Rosburg Rosburg Portland Ore

Fight Results Show Knockouts in New York and Tokyo

Rubin Carter of Paterson New Jersey defeated Florentino Fernandez of Cuba by knockout in New York. In Tokyo Hachiro Ito of Japan stopped Moses Cooper of Los Angeles with a first round knockout.

New York Rubin Carter Paterson N. J Florentino Fernandez Cuba Tokyo Hachiro Ito Japan Moses Cooper Los Angeles

Prep Results From Ohio Ohio Schools Football Scores

Cleveland Rhodes 8 West 0 Akron Garfield 21 Hower 2 Niles McKinley 20 Farrell Pa 6 Steubenville Central 28 Weirton WV 12 Zanesville 31 Cambridge 12

Cleveland Rhodes West Akron Garfield Hower Niles McKinley Farrell Steubenville Central Weirton W.va Zanesville Cambridge

Local high school football scores reach parity and variety

Dayton Stivers 12 and Fairview Dayton Roth 8 highlight a night of mixed outcomes as Meadowdale and Marion Catholic post decisive 19 to 6 and 6 to 0 results. Cincinnati Bacon 14 defeats Elder 24 to 6 with Purcell falling to St Xavier 6 to 24. Springfield Catholic and Hamilton Cath. tie at 6 all in a balanced slate.

Marion Catholic Scioto Valley Akron Central East Cincinnati Bacon Elder Cincinnati Purcell St. Xavier Springfield Catholic Hamilton Cath

Browns rally past Steelers after Ninowski injury

Cleveland beat Pittsburgh 41 14 as Jim Ninowski suffered a dislocated shoulder and fractured clavicle early in the second quarter. Frank Ryan stepped in to throw 144 yards and two TDs while Jim Brown ran for 93 yards and a TD as the Browns moved to 4 3 and into third in the Eastern Conference.

Paul Brown Cleveland Browns Jim Ninewski Frank Ryan Browns Pittsburgh Steelers Ryan Ninowski

Ray Fleming Sets Record in Ohio Cross Country Win

Ohio University star Ray Fleming set a course record with 20 23.5 in a 15 49 win over Miami as Ohio secured a near perfect score. Fleming led the lineup with Bill Heller Mike Hirsch Darnell Mitchell Bob Breyer and Larry Smith providing strong finishes. Ohio visits Columbus for the All Ohio Invitational while undefeated in dual meets.

Ohio University Ray Fleming Bobcats Miami Fleming Central State Les Hegedos Ohio Bill Heller Mike Hirsch Darnell Mitchell Bob Breyer Larry Smith Columbus Stan Huntsman

Standings Include St. Louis and New York Scores

Standings show St. Louis 28, Dallas 24 and New York 49, Washington unlisted. The brief lists current scores and missing entry for Washington.

St. Louis New York Dallas Washington

College Football Scores From Regional Contests

A collection of scattered college football results shows Alabama routing Tulsa 35 to 6, Georgia Tech 42 to 0 over Navy, Tennessee 48 to 0, Notre Dame 6 over Michigan State 26, and other varied outcomes across multiple universities including Columbia, Lehigh, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Harvard, Syracuse, Penn, Yale, Villanova, Army, Georgia Washington, Clemson, Mississippi State, Kentucky, and Virginia.

FAS Boston Col Sinan Rhode Island Brown Ohio U Buffalo Columbia Lehigh Cornell Princeton Dartmouth Harvard Syracuse Ply Cross Poston U Jansnabase Navy Pitt Rutgers Penn Colgate Yale Villanova Ourn Alabama Tulsa Auvare Clemson Carolina St Voeis Tech Army Ag Geo. Washington Georgia Tech Tulane LSU Florida Tennessee Chateabeaws N. Carolina Wake Forest Maryland

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