Thurmond hailed as future star by Oscar Robertson
In Cincinnati at the Royals kickoff banquet Nate Thurmond of the San Francisco Warriors receives high praise from Oscar Robertson, likening him to Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. Thrumond’s Bowling Green roots and Warren Scholler’s role in his discovery are noted. The piece also covers John Fraley recruitment interest from colleges and Jerry Lucas’s exhibition tour fatigue. The column closes with the Miami Valley harness season ending this weekend at Lebanon Raceway and possible future winter meetings.
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Nate Thurmond
San Francisco Warriors
Bill Russell
Boston Celtics
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia 76Ers
Thurmond
Bowling Green
Cincinnati Royals
Warren
Porky” Scholler
Hamilton Big Blue
Bee-Gee
Scholler
Akron
B-G
John Fraley
Jerry Lucas
Middletown High
Paul Walker
Middletown
Royals
West
Miami Valley
Lebanon Raceway
New Voice Is Not A Volunteer For Tennessee Alum
Bubba Wyche, a 21-year-old junior from Atlanta, steps in as starting quarterback for the seventh ranked Tennessee Volunteers against No 6 Alabama in a key college football showdown. He did not seek the role but accepts the challenge amid injuries on the Volunteers squad.
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Atlanta
Tennessee Volunteers
Alabama
Wyche
Middletown Faces Lima in Crucial Pass Defense Test
Middletown High prepares its pass defense for a non league clash with Lima Spartans led by Bill Sharp. Both coaches Jack Gordon and Al Scrivner share four wins and two losses as they meet outside the Greater Ohio League.
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Jerry Nardiello
Jack Gordon
Middletown High
Lima Spartans
Lima
al Scrivner
Gordon
Hamilton Big Blue
Spartans
Bill Sharp
Crimson Tide
Wyche
Charlie Fulton
Vols
Georgia Tech
Fulton
Dewey Warren
Auburn
Warren
Absher Chosen Amid Busy College Football Night Slate
Dick Absher, former Illinois and Indiana standout, selected by Washington in a day of major games. Louisiana State hosts Kentucky as top televised battles loom. Duke near Clemson and Notre Dame face Indiana as Michigan, Maryland, and others chase pivotal kicks.
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Notre
Dick Absher
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Buckeyes Seek Win in Evanston Misery Bowl Clash
Ohio State enters a must-win Big Ten test at Northwestern with a defensive setback as Dwight Fertig sidelined and replacement Vic Stottlemyer also questionable. The game caps a heavy 23 game card featuring MAC battles including Toledo vs Western Michigan and Miami of Ohio vs Ohio University as the conference race tightens.
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Big Eight Reduces Jayhawk Grid Penalties Enforced
The Big Eight fined Kansas for a football recruiting violation, cutting scholarships to 35 next season and reprimanding coach Pepper Rodgers and his assistant John Cooper. Commissioner Wayne Duke said a non-named athletic interests representative signed three Atlanta high school prospects to interconference letters May 15, while Rodgers and Cooper did not cooperate fully in the probe.
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Kansas City
Big Eight
Kansas
Pepper Rodgers
John Cooper
Wayne Duke
Cooper
Atlanta
Duke
Rodgers
W. Clarke Wescoe
Wings Acquire Talbot From North Stars in Four-Player Trade
The Detroit Red Wings obtained veteran defenseman Jean-Guy Talbot from the Minnesota North Stars in a four-player NHL deal.
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Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Jean-Guy Talbot
Minnesota North Stars
National Hockey League
Coleman Leads McKinley Win Over Manchester 34 0
Bobby Coleman, brother of Tommy Coleman, ran for two touchdowns and an extra point to pace McKinley Junior High past Manchester 34-0 at Barnitz Stadium. Ezzie Heard opened with an 80 yard run, Tim Hunter and Coleman added scores. McKinley improves to 3-0 on the season.
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Middletown High
Tommy
McKinley Junior High
Manchester
Barnitz Stadium
Ezzie Heard
Tim Hunter
Coleman
Bobby Ousley
Big Red
Norvell’s Two TDs Lead Madison Juniors to 4-0 Mark
Bill Norvell scored from the six yard line in the third quarter and from the 13 in the fourth to pace Madison’s unbeaten Junior High football team to a 12 to 8 victory over Franklin and stay atop the Mid Miami League. Franklin’s only score came on Steve Berry’s six yard run in the fourth period. The Hawks improve to 4-0.
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Madison
Franklin
Norvell
Steve Berry
Hawks
Bake Puts Leing On Tiger Cake
Tom Bake sprinted four yards around left end in the second quarter to give Amanda Junior High an 8-0 home field victory over Roosevelt. Bake's sweep and Steve Strinko's extra point boosted the Tigers to a 3-1 record. Roosevelt stood 1-1-1.
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Amanda Junior High
Roosevelt
Bake
Steve Strinko
Tigers
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