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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1969

Page

13

College football picks and pro results roundup

Bowl Congdon projects upsets in college games with Bobcats predicting a 24 20 win at Minnesota and Toledo 35 7 over Marshall. He rates pros with Cleveland 24 Washington 20 and Kansas City 24 Cincinnati 21 among others, highlighting a strong showing for some teams.

Cleveland Phildelphia Washington Green Bay San Francisco Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York Detroit Dallas New Orleans St. Louis Chicago Baltimore Minnesota Los Angeles Atlanta Denver Buffalo Kansas City Cincinnati Houston Miami San Diego Oakland Boston

Ohio Bobcats Test Gophers In Memorial Stadium Showdown

Ohio University quarterback Cleve Bryant, fresh off a 35 0 win over Kent State, leads a potent offense against Minnesota at Memorial Stadium. Minnesota relies on its rushing duo and a young secondary as coach Warmath lists depth and experience gains, with Band Day drawing 50 plus high school bands.

Minnesota Memorial Stadium Golden Gophers Joe Arizona Spagnola Arizona State Cleve “Miracle Worker Bryant Bobcats Ohio Kent State Murray Warmath Todd Snyder Nior Walter Bowser Hagen Kevin Hamm St. Cloud Barton Buetow St. Paul Hamm Buetow Warmath

Blue Devils target Athens in key SECAL showdown

In week two of the SECAL schedule, Athens hosts Gallipolis as the Blue Devils bring a league lead in most stats and key offensive threats Chuck Neal Tom Prose and Larry Snowden pace the attack. Gallipolis under coach John Ecker fields a deep lineup on both sides of the ball aiming for an upset in Athens.

Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Athens Bulldogs Blue Devils Gallipolis John Ecker Glenn Trout Chuck Neal Tom Prose Larry Snowden Prose Neal Mike Canaday Chuck Howard Tim Hemsworth Chuck Wood Rick Hueholt Bob Baxter Dana Cleland Ron Russell Alden Wedemeyer Pete Neal Soph Chuck Russ Elliott Hemsworth Mark Davis Wood Russell Hueholt Canaday Dave Burnett Nelson Bostic Howard Don Eskey Nelsonville York Geoff Rosenberg Dave Sager Rob Essex Dick Rutter Coon Rob Rick Essex Hoskinson Chris Martin Bob Sebring Skip Dennison

Gallia Leads SECUL Week One Statistics Across Offense

Gallipolis leads the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League through week one with 18 first downs and 475 total yards as Iron ton tops passing. Gallia’s Tom Prose and Ironton’s Greg Sternaman share week one rushing and passing leaders, while Athens and other schools claim multiple second-place spots in offense and defense.

Gallipolis Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Blue Devils Ironton Athens Jackson Logan Tom Prose Wellston Chuck Lowe Greg Sternaman Larry Snowden Dennis Headley Dave Weaver Nelsonville-York Darwin Valentine

Redskins, Broncos Clash In MAC Tilt

In Columbus the MAC slate opens with Miami visiting Western Michigan in a key league opener. Ohio U goes to Minnesota for a Big Ten test while Bowling Green, Kent, and Toledo also play. Miami and Toledo posted early wins as standout performances highlighted the weekend.

Pro Football Tops Nation as No 1 Sport in AP Survey

The AP survey of readers from 97 newspapers found professional football the nation’s leading sport with regional and age variations. It details interest levels among 18 to 24 and 25 to 34 groups, plus shifts in popularity for baseball, basketball, racing, and golf.

New York Associated Press Association Sports Committee Larry Jinks The Miami Herald Carl J. Nelson Research, Inc Indianapolis Siasm Jinks APME

Toledo Rockets debuting Tony Harris dominates Villanova

Tony Harris, a 62 185 pound junior from Cleveland, started in Roland Moss's vacated tailback role and rushed 17 times for 217 yards. He scored on runs of 75 67 and 25 yards as Toledo defeated Villanova 45 to 18, topping Moss' old collegiate best of 209 yards in his first game.

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