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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1968

Page

9

Masters Champion Bobby Goalby Returns Home

Goalby, the Masters winner, arrives in Belleville after Roberto Del Vicenzo signed an incorrect scorecard costing him a chance at a playoff. He pockets $20,000 and comments on prize value and game rules while reflecting on the incident and his future. Governor Maddox travels to St. Louis for a governors conference as crowds ignore him.

ST. Louis Lester Maddox Georgia Bob Goalby Maddox Goalby Belleville Ill Mississippi River Roberto del Vicenzo Arnold Palmer Roberto Illneis University

DiMaggio Returns in Athletics Uniform at Yankee Stadium

Joe DiMaggio wore Oakland Athletics No. 5 and green gold attire at Yankee Stadium as he begins a new role with the A's. The former Yankee great greeted old colleagues amid a sparse crowd, reflecting on his move and affections for his old team.

Jack Hand Associated Press NEW York (Ap Joe DiMaggio Yankee Stadium Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig DiMaggio Big Stadium Oakland Athletics Joe D A’s Yanks Mickey Yankee Joe

Ohio Wins In Ninth At Trautwein Field

Ohio University edged Dayton 3-2 at Trautwein Field as Bobcat pitcher Bill Clauss allowed two runs in seven innings. Reliever Bob Morgan earned the win, his fourth unbeaten, while Dayton’s Tom Jackson fanned nine in a hard fought nine innings. The deciding run came in the bottom of the ninth on a Petitto walk and Morlan’s base hit after a misplayed ball. Ohio improves to 10-14. they host Morehead next.

Rowland Congdon Ohio University Dayton Trautwein Field Bobcat Ohio Bill Clauss Bob Morgan Tom Jackson Jim Petitto Dick Duncan Athens Petitto Tom Magata Joe Yager John Morlan Yager Mike Murphy Murphy Brad Schmidt Grove City State American Legion Terry Elliott Schmidt Elliott Bill Wojciechowski Greg Eberenz Bobcats Morehead

Brooks Dominates With One-Hit Shutout and 17 Ks

Senior Randy Brooks pitched a one hit, 17 strikeout shutout as Alexander beat Glouster 8-0 on Monday. Brooks walked three, gave up a sixth inning single that ruined the no-hitter, while Don Kincade had two hits and Don Waite swiped five bases. Glouster 000 0000 0 Alexander 500 120 x 8 11 Brooks and Waite.

Albany Randy Brooks Alexander Glouster Brooks Bill Cooper Don Kincade Spartans Don Waite Marshall Dugan Waite

Volleyball Tourney Set in Athens at Morrison School

A post season playoff in the Athens men’s volleyball league is scheduled for Wednesday at Morrison School. The Spikers, title winners after a 22-2 run, will meet Bridgwater in the second game after Tree Toppers vs FOP in the opener. All matches are best of three with the two winners meeting for the championship.

Athens Morrison School Spikers Bob Burson Tom Chesser Chuck Dailey John Gordon Gerald Inbody Ron Partridge Max Schwartzel Bob Shirer Dave Stricklin Tree Toppers Fop Bridgwater

Athens High Teams Active in Contests Today

Athens High School baseball travels to Logan for a 4 p.m. SEOL game after a Wahama postponement. track also competes at Marietta. Golfers resume Wednesday with a match as Gallipolis visits.

Athens High School Logan Wahama Athens Marietta Gallipolis

Wahama Edges Glouster In Close Golf Match

Wahama defeated Glouster 9 to 8 at Forest Hills Golf Course near Burr Oak. Team totals were Wahama 191 to Glouster 197. Individual results show Gary Fields beating Richard Lent 4-0, Todd Patton beating Robert Redman 4-0, Dave Hellyer beating Roger Roush 4-0, and Mel Fry beating Homer Curry 4-0.

Glouster Wahama Forest Hills Burr Oak Gary Fields Richard Lent Todd Patton Robert Redman Dave Hellyer Roger Roush Mel Fry Homer Curry

Twins win fifth straight on road at Baltimore

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 to extend their road winning streak to five as Bob Allison collected two doubles a triple and four extra-base hits in nine at bats. Dave Boswell held Baltimore to four hits while Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew drove in runs in the late innings.

Dick Couch Associated Press Minnesota Big Bob Allison Twins Minneapolis-St. Paul Allison Baltimore Orioles Washington Kansas Dave Boswell Tony Oliva Harmon Killebrew Pascual Angels Chuck Hinton California Ken McMullen Sam Bowens Senators Ramon Webster Reggie Jackson A’s Mel Stottlemyre John ‘Blue Moon’ Odom New York Tom Tresh

Sam Jones Leads Celts To Victory In Nba Final

Sam Jones scored 37 points and hit 15 of 27 shots to lead the Boston Celtics past the Philadelphia 76ers 122-104 in the Eastern Conference final game. John Havlicek added 29 points and 10 assists as Boston leveled the series at 3-2 and headed back to Boston for game six.

Sam Jones Celts Boston Celtics Philadelphia 76Ers Philadelphia Celtics National Basketball Association Téers Boston Jones John Havlicek

Monday Juniors Track Meet Results Close Tie

Monday events feature Wayne Brostrom 227, Dick Jones 232 and Night Hawk 798 with Accounting 2259 in a tight junior division showcase. The meet highlights competitive sprints and distance efforts among Monday Juniors clubs.

Wayne Brostrom Dick Jones Night Hawk Accounting

Astros Win 1-0 In 24 Innings To Pace Marathon Night

Rusty Staub and Roy Hofheinz highlight a six hour six minute game that ended with Houston defeating New York 1-0 in the longest night game in major league history. Seaver matched ten innings of two-hit pitching for the Mets while Wilson and Blasingame finished Houston’s win. Dodgers, Cardinals, and Braves also won in tense finishes as Beale, Lefebvre, and Aaron featured key moments.

Ron Rapoport Associated Press Rusty Staub Roy Hofheinz Astrodome Houston New York Mets Astros Hofheinz Staub Washington Chicago Buddy Hancken Los Angeles Pittsburgh St. Louis Atlanta al Weis Bob Aspromonte Norm Miller

NHL Playoffs Semifinals Schedule and Standings

NHL playoff semifinals show Chicago leading New York in the Faust Division while Los Angeles holds a 2 1 series edge over Minnesota and St Louis leads Philadelphia 3 2 in the West Division best of seven. No games were played Monday or Wednesday and Monday is listed as no games in the American League.

Amiberican Houston Pete St. Lewis Detroit Heer San Francisco Pittsburgh Boston Washi Cincinnati Neheees Philadelphia Chicago Povo Houston New York Washington Ader Minnesota Baltimore Los Angeles Oakland St Louis Atlanta Cincinnati Chicago York Cleveland Sree New St. Louis California

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