Middletown High remembers star Owen Lawson during close loss
Owen Lawson, back from Army service in Europe, watched Middletown High fall 63 to 62 to Hamilton Taft at Wade E. Miller Gym. Lawson, a standout guard for Middletown in the early 1950s and later at Western Kentucky, impressed with outside shooting, fearless drives, and sharp free throws.
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Wade E. Miller
Paul Walker
Owen Lawson
Army
Europe
Hamilton Taft
Middies
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Cage
Western Kentucky
Lawson noted as standout guard in Middies history
The article lauds Lawson as a rare guard of Lawson’s caliber, comparing him to Jerry Lucas and predicting such players arrive once a decade. Over three Middies seasons he helped teams go 68 wins to 6 losses, capture two state titles, and fall to Dayton Roosevelt in 1954 district finals by one point. His all around skill and locker room wit made him indispensable to coaches.
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Lawson
Jerry Lucas
Middies
Dayton Roosevelt
Career May Be Over A Great Team Player
Lawson, a former ROTC leader at Western Kentucky, served as an officer and is back in the United States for refresher courses. He may end his basketball career after this stint, as travel and schooling during the present campaign cloud his future.
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Western Kentucky
United States
Flyers Finish Third in UK Invitational Tourney
Dayton Flyers defeated West Virginia 71 67 to secure third place in the Kentucky Invitational. Henry Finkel led Dayton with 29 points including a late layup and a free throw that gave them the lead for good as WVU rallied from behind. Kentucky faced Illinois in the championship.
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Illinois
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City Cage Schedule For Week At Glance
The schedule lists Monday games at Springhill with Cumberland facing Middletown Nazarene at 6 45 p m Mayfield and Grace Baptist at 9 15 p m Trenton Nazarene versus K of C 8 p m Tuesday features Armco Safety at Armco Center with Hot Strip versus Machine Shop at 6 30 p m and Transportation and Labor against Open Hearth at 7 30 p m Wednesday shows Armco Safety at Armco Center with No 1 Open Hearth vs Inspection at 6 30 p m and Cold Strip versus East Side Office at 7 30 p m Independent and Monsanto meet at Manchester 6 45 p m with Aeron ca at 8 p m Harrys Corner against J R Sinclair at 8 p m and Arm co versus Corner Men s Shop at 9 15 p m
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Stan's TV Closes In On Top At Middletown Bowling
Stan's TV of Middletown moved into ninth place with a 3133 total in the $5000 Team Handicap Tournament at the Sports Bowl last night. Jack Calhoun posted 654 and Art Spruance 629 to lead locals among 22 teams in the final shift. The 1968 ABC team and all events champions will bowl this afternoon, with Franklin Finance of Fort Wayne and Bud Oswalt as ABC all events champ on the 4 PM shift.
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Art Spruance
American Bowling Congress
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Bud Oswalt
ABC
Liberty Bowl recap Utah rolls past West Virginia 32 to 6
In the Liberty Bowl Utah defeated West Virginia by 32 points to 6 marking a dominant performance. Tulsa beat Mississippi 14 to 7 in another college bowl matchup.
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Fenwick Falls 69 57 to Dayton Alter in hard fought setback
Fenwick High showed life as three sophomores and two seniors started for scoring and defense. The Falcons led 47 45 with 7 34 left but went cold and failed to score a field goal after the three minute mark in the final period. Bill Zumbahlen joined Kovach and Hamilton in the lineup scoring 10 as Fenwick battled the taller Knights.
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Bill Zumbahlen
Fellows Fd Kovach
Steve Hamilton
Zumbahien
Hamilton
Dayton Alter
Hetzel Leads Davidson To Rout Of Buckeyes
Davidson defeats Ohio State 87 to 64 as Fred Hetzel scores 11 of his points in the opening minutes of the second half. Snyder adds 22 for the Wildcats while Ricketts leads Ohio State with 16 in a lopsided nonconference game.
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Fred Hetzel
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Local and area cage results from Dayton to Cincinnati
Dayton Alter defeated Fenwick 69 to 57 and Springboro beat Preble Shawnee 102 to 95. Xenia Woodrow Wilson upset Mason 66 to 59. Cincinnati Hughes edged Monroe 78 to 77. Ohio State 4 Kentucky Invitational saw Illinois 91 Kentucky 86. Illinois beat Dayton 71 as West Virginia 67 took consolation. Kent State 8 Xavier 76. Long Island 91 Baldwin Wallace 69. Rio Grande 9% Cumberland Ky 78. Army 81 Manhattan 62. Tennessee 79 Buffalo 54. Duke 104 Virginia 91. Villanova 70 Niagara 45. Purdue 86 Wake Forest 73. Butler 90 Michigan State 75. New York U 75 Fairleigh Dickinson 60. National Basketball Association results Cincinnati 133 New York 105. Baltimore 104 Detroit 99.
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Monroe Hornets fall in overtime to Cincinnati Hughes 78-77
Monroe High's Hornets blow leads as Norman Moore ties the game at 70-70 with 12 seconds left. In overtime Hughes rallies from a 7 0 deficit, led by George Starks and Moore who score key points to win 78-77. Lawson and Gorman top Monroe with 20 and 23 points respectively.
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Colts Are Slight Favorites In Title Game
Baltimore Colts are one touchdown favorite to win the NFL championship over the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland Municipal Stadium before a sell-out 78,000 with CBS-TV coverage. Unitas leads a strong passing game against Cleveland’s dominant ground attack featuring Jim Brown and Frank Ryan.
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Duncan Is Star In Tiger Win
S. Ringfield Ohio AP Ron Duncan stood tall for Whittemberg in his first start as the Tigers beat Marietta 82 68. He pulled down rebounds and played strong defense replacing Gabe Kovacs sidelined with a foot ailment.
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Seven Mile Spartans Fall to Mason Comets 59 58
Seven Mile Spartans led by five after three quarters but Mason Comets rallied in the final minute to win 59 58. Layne hit a go ahead field goal with 38 seconds left as Seven Mile missed twice on one and one free throws. Ron Berry led Mason with 19 points while George Gregory scored 17 for Seven Mile.
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Otters Sweep Lima Tournament In Big Valley Play
Otterbein Cardinals defeated Ohio Northern 85 to 59 to win the Lima Holiday Basketball Tournament. Tim Pond scored 23 and Don Carlos 21 as Carlos, Pond and Bill Patterson were named to the all tournament team. Muskingum beat Heidelberg 84 to 52 in the consolation game.
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Franklin Caps 2nd: Retherford Leads With 24
Xenia Wildcats fall to Franklin High Wildcats 75 to 66 as Dan Retherford scores 24 points and Bob Gibson adds 21 for Wilson Cadets. Wilson leads at halftime and into the fourth before Franklin pulls away in final quarter. Cadets suffer second loss in seven games.
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Panthers roar to 102 95 win
CAMDEN Springboro High outscored Preble Shawnee 102 95 to remain unbeaten at seven. George Burkhart led Springboro with 32 points as Preble Shawnee’s Randy Osborne scored 29 in a hard fought battle.
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West And Roltes Lead UC To Victory Over Centenary
Cincinnati built a four point halftime lead into a 12 point margin in the second half and beat Centenary 74 62 Don Roufles and Roland West sparked the surge. Centenary forward Tom Kerwin led scoring while Bearcat center Ron Krick was ejected after his second technical foul and a third was charged when coach Ed Jucker defended him.
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Chicago Beats Montreal 6 3. Maple Leafs Top Rangers 6 3
NHL results list two games with Chicago defeating Montreal 6 to 3 and Toronto beating New York 6 to 3. The AP wire reports the scores from the separate matchups.
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