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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1958

Page

13

Quiet Climax Predicted To NCAA Talks Today

Philadelphia Hugh Fullerton Jr reports the 52nd NCAA convention is expected to approve actions from the INCAA Council and committees with little debate. A potential issue next year concerns waivers for service academies exempting subsidized prep programs. opposition from the Eastern College Athletic Conference is noted. Red shirting may be debated in the future.

Hugh Fullerton JR Philadelphia NCAA Ncaa Council Army Navy Air Force Air Force Academy i Eastern College Athletic Conference

Last Chance For Local Fans ODDS AND ENDS

Middletown fans will see Owen Lawson and Eric Back in college uniforms as eastern Kentucky meets Xavier on Monday January 20. Xavier plans to release 50 tickets to Kiama News for local sale at 2 dollars reserved seating. News notes include local sports figures, bowling event figures, and a condolence on George Koeppel’s wife.

Middletown Estern Kentucky Xavier University Owen Lawson Eric Back Sterling Middletown High Hilltoppers Musketeer Bob Massman Xavier Kiama News Glenn Tiger Ellison Middie Stan Lewis Florida Copp Bellefontaine Tim Johnson Jim Johnson Timmy Sports Bowl George Koeppel Middletown Bowling Association Koeppel

Unusual Weather Featured At Crosby Golf Tourney

Pebble Beach Calif. clear but cautious forecast for the $50 000 Crosby clambake. About 120 professionals and 120 amateurs begin practice rounds with split sites Cu spress Point and Peninsula Country on Thursday.

Crosby Pebble Beach Calif Big Crosby Cuspress Point Ae Peninsula

Plan To Change Football Field Heading for Rules Panel

The NCAA rules committee will mull 36 proposals in Fort Lauderdale including widening the field to 70 yards and lengthening to 140 yards. Fritz Crisler notes the plan is among many ideas as the coaches committee earlier rejected moving goal posts to the goal line, while Ivy league coaches favor moving posts closer.

Philadelphia Fort Laudersdale Fla Fritz Crisler Michigan College Football Coaches Rules Committee Low Little Florida Crisler

Myers Latest To Have Inside On Aggie Post

Iowa State coach Jim Myers emerged as the focal point in Texas A M's search for a new football coach with one year head coaching experience. Aggie officials would not confirm an offer as board actions were pending.

Myers Aggie Post Dallas W Jim Myers Iowa State Texas A&m Aggie M. T. Harrington Notre Dame Frank Leahy Red Sanders UCLA Duffy Daugherty Michigan State

Japanese Flyweight Title Results Reported in Tokyo

Sadao Yaoita, 110, defeated Shoji Iwamoto, 111, by points 10 rounds to win the Japanese flyweight title. Koji Ishibashi, 116, beat Saburo Ozaki, 117, by points in 10 rounds to retain the Japanese bantamweight title.

Tokyo Sadao Yaoita Japan Shoji Iwamoto Yaoita Koji Ishibashi Saburo Ozaki Ishibashi

Stilt less KU Wilts On Hardwood

Kansas star Wilt Chamberlain missed his last two games with an infection as KU slid from a 10-0 start. Oklahoma State beat Kansas 52-50, then Oklahoma edged Kansas 64-62 in Norman with Ron Loneski scoring 27 for KU.

High School Cage Results Roundup Across Multiple Games

A large set of final scores from high school and college matchups includes Franklin 69 Germantown 47, Springboro 100 Centerville 51, Crestline 64 Galion 62, Harveysburg 62 Adams 52, Lockland 46, Greenhills 43 N. Coll. Hill 51, St. Bernard 35, Lima Catholic 57 Ottawa St. Peter and Paul 55, Coldwater 36 Rockford 32, Wapakoneta 53 Ada 52, Campbell Memorial 61 Hubbard 52, Wayne 90 Northridge 37, Col. Linden 56 Delaware 30, Mount Vernon 62 Newark 4, Gallipolis 65 Athens 63, Akron South 75 Massillon 69, Clay 61 Fremont Ross 55, Bridgeport 64 Martins Ferry Oklahoma 64 Kansas 62, DePaul 62 Creighton 56, Akron 81 Western Reserve 32, Wabash a 78 DePauw 67, Hillsdale 59 Ohio Northern 55, Ball State 74 Eastern Mid 63, St. Johns 87 Rhode Isl. 64, LaSalle 67 Muhlenberg 61, NYU 92 Hunter 78, North Carolina 79 Wi Mary 63, Richmond 54 The Citadel 50 Virginia 80 Virginia Tech 6, Texas Tech 83 TCU 70, Rice 78 SMU 7, Texas A&M 71 Texas 50, Hardin Simmons 62 W. Tex. 57, San Francisco 65 Santa Clara COP 72 Chico St. 35.

Kansas Jayhawks Wilt Ln Norman Oklahoma Genie Hudson Ron Loneski West Virginia Associated Press North Carolina William and Mary Tommy Kearns Frank McGuire Texas Tech Texas Christian Rice Southern Methodist Texas A&m Texas St. John's Brooklyn Rhode Island Richmond Citadel Franklin Germantown Springboro Centerville Crestline Galion Harveysburg Adams Lockland Greenhills N. Coll. Hill St. Bernard Lima Cath Ottawa St. Peter and Paul Coldwater Rockford Wapakoneta Ada Campbell Memorial Hubibard Wayne Northridge Col. Linden Delaware Mount Vernon Newark Gallipolis Athens Akron South Massillon Clay Fremont Ross Bridgeport Martins Ferry DePaul Creighton Akron Western Reserve Wabasa DePauw Hillsdale Ohio Northern Ball State Eastern Mid St. Johns Rhode Isl LaSalle Muhlenberg NYU Hunter Wi-Mary the Citadel Virginia Virginia Tech TCU SMU Hardin Simmons W. Tex San Francisco Santa Clara

Panthers Beat Centerville in 100-51 Clash

Springboro Panthers powered by six double figure scorers rolled past Centerville 100 to 51. Dudley Fry led with 21 points, Lou Null 20, Ted Hall 18 as Springboro moved to eight wins in 12. The 100 points set a new Springboro scoring record, eclipsing a 95-point mark set last season.

Springboro Springboro Panthers Centerville Dudley Fry Lou Null Ted Hall Jim Hough Harveysburg Null T. Hall B. Hall Shumway Duncan Hefflin Fry Stanifer Lakes Warner Loomis Miller Hofler Waldrop Stuckey Allan

Hart Favored In Welter Bout In Chicago

Sugar Hart with 19 knockouts in 22 fights is an 11-5 favorite to beat Larry Baker in a welterweight bout at Chicago Stadium. Baker from Mount Vernon New York is 21-11-3 with 9 knockouts and ranked No 8 by the NBA. Hart 21, from Philadelphia, is No 9 in the rankings as the bout helps pave chances at Carmen Basilio's title. ABC will televise at 10 p.m. EST under a five point per round system.

Chicago Sugar Hart Larry Baker Baker Mount Vernon N. Y National Boxing Assn Hart Carmen Basilio ABC

Dodgers struggle for a stadium site in Southern California

Dodgers progress toward a new home park inches along as Pasadena citizens push an initiative to bar professional baseball from Rose Bowl Municipal Park. Lawyer Lee G. Paul notes a 1923 contract limits usage, while Walter O Malley calls it a civic issue and continues talks with Pasadena officials. Voters in Los Angeles will decide Chavez Ravine stadium terms next June.

Los Angeles Brooklyn Dodgers California Brooklyn Pasadena Dodger Dodgers Rose Bowl Stewieian WS UTE UM Paul Walter ‘O'Malley Chavez Ravine

Hoak Tops Reds as 1957 Most Valuable Player

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Don Hoak, once a so called throw-in in a 1956 trade, was named the club’s most valuable player by the Cincinnati Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association after a banquet. Hoak batted .293 with 19 homers and 89 runs batted in over 149 games in 1957.

Roy McMillan Cincinnati Redlegs McMillan Hamilton Cincinnati Don Hoak Cincinnati Reds Baseball Writers of America Baseball Writers Hoak Reds Chicago Cubs Warren Hacker Hacker Cubs Redlegs Willie Jones Philadelphia Phillies Gabe Paul Birdie Tebbetts Walter Alston Peewee Reese Los Angeles Dodgers Big Devine St. Louis Cardinals Donald Davidson Milwaukee Braves

Cincinnati Stadium Drive Faces Rebuff Yet Persists

A Cincinnati business group led by John A. Lloyd Jr. vows to press on with plans for a new major league baseball stadium. The Civic Stadium Development Committee studies seven or eight alternate sites after officials rejected a Lunken Airport proposal for the Reds stadium.

Cincinnati John A. Lloyd Jr Civic Stadium Development Committee Cincinnati Redlegs Lunken

Lucas the 6-6 star nets 75 in Big Spring win

BIG SPRING Texas January Loudermilk, 17, 6-6 and 215, scored 75 points to lead Big Spring High School past Odessa Ector High School 109 to 53. He made 31 field goals and 13 free throws, with 46 in the second half, lifting his season total to 469 in 19 games with nine to play.

BIG Spring Texi Jan Loudermilk Big Spring High School Odessa Ecto High School

Cleveland’s Ace Rookie Sweeps All Pro Laurels

Cleveland fullback Jimmy Brown dominated the NFL All Pro ballot earning top honors as player back and rookie of the year. He captured 34 votes for fullback and appeared on all 36 ballots. Gino Marchetti and Joe Schmidt followed in voting, with many veterans repeating from 1956. Brown led a strong Browns season, with Johnny Unitas among leaders in scoring and rushing.

New York Jimmy Brown Cleveland Associated Press Browns San Francisco Baltimore Green Bay Detroit Lions Brown NFL Gino Marchetti Detroit Joe Schmidt Billy Wilson Washington Gene Brito Schmidt Brito Lou Creekmar Jack Christensen Dettroit Roosevelt Brown Frank Gifford Art Donovan Bill George Chicago Bears Ollie Matson Chicago Cardinals Billy Howton Dick Stanfel Syracuse University Y. A. Tittle Ito Brown Johnny Unitas Alan Ameche

Rival Coaches Seek Top Units For Senior Brawl

MOBILE Ala A full day of drills in near freezing weather framed coach efforts to mix platoons for Saturdays Senior Bowl. South coach Paul Brown favors Walker Christy King Taylor while North coach Joe Kuharich in Ninowski Kowalczyk Sommer Washington Nitschke form No 1 backfield. South seeks fifth win in nine games while NBC television will air the 26 000 seat game from Ladd Stadium with kickoff at 3 p.m. EST.

Mobile Ala Paul Brown Cleveland Browns George Walker Arkansas Dick Christy Ameriica North Carolina State Phil King Vanderbilt Jimmy Taylor Louisiana State Joe Kuharich Washington Redskins Michigan State Jim Ninowski Walt Kowalczyk Mike Sommer George Washington Ray Nitschke Illinois Brown Kuharich NBC Ladd Stadium

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