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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1962
Page
18
Middletown High meets Franklin in a 60 58 setback memory from 1960 as two Middies in tonight’s lineup played that game. Coach Paul Walker uses a two unit plan, with changes by Helsinger at Franklin and Padgett at guard. Fenwick hosts Oxford Talawanda in a key Ohio Conference clash.
Middletown high adds an M Club for athletes who complete three years in a sport. Members receive a special pin and free admission to all athletic events. Football staffers Lewis Ellison and Walker push rewards beyond trophies while ticket sales note reserved season seats at 7.50, with 75 cents deducted for each game already played.
Ex-Teddie At Washington CH joins Otterbein College basketball as coach Dick Pflieger sees him boosting the varsity. Johnny Powell, former Franklin High and Miami University scorer, relies on youth at Washington Court House where he began this year. A 6-1 center Ray Joslin, from Roosevelt Junior High, transferred this year and suits up for Powell. In a weekend, Portsmouth High surpassed its previous season total with two wins, after a 1-17 mark last year.
Mississippi State, a top SEC team, cannot face schools with Negro players due to tradition, barring NCAA and NIT postseason play. Coach Babe McCarthy leads a strong 24-1 season, 13-1 in conference, as they chase the SEC title and improve on last year. Team shows diversified attack in an 80-61 win over Louisiana Tech. across college games, Kentucky, St Bonaventure, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Illinois, Utah, Columbia, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Florida, Boston College, and Miami all posted notable results.
In Raleigh, Judge Heman Clark deferred sentencing for Aaron Wagman and Joseph Green, New York fix defendants who pleaded guilty and testified against Dave Goldberg and Steve Lekometros. Wagman faces possible prison time elsewhere. Green could get 10 to 20 years in New York.
Travis County grand jury indicts M C Pearson E D Sig Dickson and M D Duck Mallard for contempt of the legislature in connection with hearings on alleged point fixing and bookmaking in Southwest Conference basketball. Each refused to answer questions about wagering operations and bookmaking during investigations. Contempt carries fines up to 1000 dollars and up to 12 months in jail.
Detroit overcame a 3-1 deficit in the final 15 minutes to defeat Boston 5-3. Parker MacDonald Gordie Howe Bruce MacGregor and Marcel Pronovost scored late goals as Detroit, after a struggles-filled stretch, regained second place a point ahead of Toronto and a point behind Chicago in the NHL standings.
Cincinnati AP reports mailman Bill Schaufert could be the town's wealthiest after winning on Make That Spare. His total now reaches 18000 dollars with a potential 24000 on upcoming show. He has six straight wins and plans to keep delivering mail to Pleasant Ridge while enjoying the extra fame.
A set of college results shows Pittsburgh 66 over Kent State 58 and Ohio Wesleyan 71 over Kenyon 48. Fenn 71 beat Thiel 52 as Steubenville 65 fell to West Liberty 46. Columbia 78 topped Colgate 67, Boston College 57 beat Harvard 45, Miami 88 over Rhode Island 80. St Bonaventure 80 defeated Villa Madonna 56, Mississippi State 80 over Louisiana Tech 61. Georgia Tech 73 edged SMU 56, Florida 80 beat Florida State 59, Georgia 85 over South Carolina 72, Notre Dame 101 over St Francis PA 70, Illinois 99 over Wash St Louis 55. New Mexico 9 beat Texas Tech 66, Utah 99 over Los Angeles State 66, San Jose 52, San Francisco State 4. NBA: New York 99 over Cincinnati 96, Chicago 106 over St Louis 93. ABL: Philadelphia 82 over Oakland 80. Pittsburgh 107 over Chicago 103.
In Philadelphia Jesse Smith stopped Jimmy Beecham after six. In Worcester Joe Shaw stopped Alonzo Patterson in two. In Miami Tommy OConnor outpointed Willie McCray over eight. In Paris Alphonse Halimi outpointed Jose Luis Martinez over ten. Bantamweights.
Kent State failed to seize momentum, trailing by two late before dropping 66-58 to Pittsburgh. Ohio Wesleyan surged past Kenyon 71-48 behind a dominant second half, while Thiel and Steubenville earned wins as minor upsets. Bill Merkovsky led Thiel with 24 points. Larry Washburn of Ohio Wesleyan trailed with 18.
New York Knicks, playing spoiler, upset Cincinnati 99 96 Thursday night, delaying Cincinnati’s advance as Syracuse idle. Chicago beat St. Louis 106 93, while Zephyrs surged past second-place St. Louis to close the gap behind the Los Angeles leading pace.
The Pittsburgh Rens beat the Chicago Majors 107-103 at home to move into second in the American Basketball League. Charley Tyra and Connie Hawkins sparked a late burst as the Rens improved to 6-3, just a percentage point ahead of Kansas City. Philadelphia beat Oakland 82-80 in the other ABL game.
Mobile Alabama hosts the 14th Senior Bowl on January 5 with last year’s head coaches returning. Weeb Ewbank of the Baltimore Colts will coach the South for a fourth time, while Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry will lead the North.
Deadlocked matchup between Cincinnati Royals and Detroit Pistons ends 6-6 in their 1961-62 season series. Both teams split the games as the rivals battle for early standings with a tightly fought display and limited scoring.
Yankees rookie Tom Tresh won the American League Rookie of the Year, receiving 13 of 20 Baseball Writers Association votes. The Detroit born, Central Michigan University bound switch hitter played 111 games at shortstop and 43 in left field, batted .268 with 94 runs and 93 RBIs, and hit 20 homers.
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