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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1960
Page
6
Daytona Beach Florida Cleveland Indians reduce roster to 28 men for opening month with 14 pitchers among the cuts. Team lists two etc.
Vernon Law pitched seven hits allowed as the Pirates blanked Cincinnati 13-0 before 34 064 at Forbes Field. The offense followed with 11 hits including six doubles and a Bill Mazeroski two run homer.
Eddie Sawyer resigns as Philadelphia Phillies manager citing lack of interest. Gene Mauch named his successor and becomes the sixth Phillies skipper since 1950 as Andy Cohen leads the club against the Milwaukee Braves at Connie Mack Stadium.
Duke Snider homered for the Dodgers and Gil Hodges sparked a two run ninth inning as Ed Roebuck earned his first win since 1957 in a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals. San Francisco and Chicago also won to share first in the National League with the Dodgers.
The chart shows team records with percentages for Chicago San Francisco Cincinnati Milwaukee Philadelphia Pittsburgh St Louis Los Angeles and Cincinnati top entries. Weekend schedule lists Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Milwaukee Milwaukee at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh St Louis at Los Angeles Chicago at San Francisco with Sunday match Cincinnati at Pittsburgh and St Louis at Los Angeles.
The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 to complete a sweep of the playoffs and win the Stanley Cup for a record fifth consecutive year. Jacques Plante posted a shutout against Toronto, with Jean Beliveau scoring the first and last goals as Doug Harvey and Henri Richard added others.
The report summarizes results from Monday through Thursday leagues at Nelsonville, listing high scores, top individuals, and team tallies. Notable figures include Stroh's 2711 team total and Black Label 54 high single, with top scorers such as Kenny Cope, Harold Bean, and John Taylor receiving mention.
Sacramento defeated 5 to 2 while Vancouver tied 1 to 1. Portland at Tacoma game postponed.
No. 8 heavyweight Miteff meets unranked Don Warner of Philadelphia in a 10 round match at Convention Hall. Miteff fills in for Eddie Machen who withdrew for his mother's illness. NBC covers the Friday night card with start at 10 p.m. Eastern.
Thorne Wood and Len Woodward take early lead in the Greater Greensboro Open. Wood from Asheboro shoots 66 to sit five under par. Len Woodward, 27, Sydney pro, is one back tied with Don Finsterwald of Athens. Sam Snead sits four behind in fourth after a six-time Greensboro winner.
In Matamoros Mexico Toluco Lopez 130 Mexico City stopped Rudy Valdes 126 Corpus Christi Texas after eight rounds.
Racine used a seven run seventh to beat Rutland 9 4 for the Meigs County Tournament crown. Dick Cleland pitched a strong complete game for Racine with 16 strikeouts and three walks. Rutland’s John Brogan took the loss after nine strikeouts and eight walks. In other Thursday games Nelsonville beat Union Furnace 14 2. The Plains defeated Waterloo 13 3 while Point Pleasant beat Middleport 6 3. The Plains improved to 5 0 on the season.
Kyger Creek loses to Chesapeake 67 21 in Cheshire marked by Carman winning the broad jump 17 ft 3% in. Other Kyger placers included second in the 100 yard dash and 440 yard run as Kyger failed to win multiple events in Gallia County meet.
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