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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1955
Page
10
Cleveland's Indians feature a Murderer's Row of six power pitchers who slash through the Athletics attack, delivering an 11 to 9 win. The Associated Press notes the club's aggressive, scalp-seeking pitching approach as fans witness a high impact performance.
Cleveland erased an 8-0 Kansas City lead as Larry Doby crushed a 3-2 pitch by Ewell Blackwell over center for an 11-8 win. Doby drove in three, Rosen and Kiner added key RBIs, lifting Cleveland within half a game of the pace while Boston led idle.
Gallipolis Blue Devils pitcher Russy Smith blanked Middleport 3-0 with a ten strikeout effort and one walk. Ed Ferguson reached on Max Nelson error in the sixth, while Ernest Kauff failed to mount a rally for Middleport. Gallipolis improves to six straight SECA wins under coach Dick Shhrider. Kauff yielded seven strikeouts and five walks.
CHICAGO. White Sox general manager Frank Lane reflects on the winter trade with Detroit, noting the return of Walt Dropo Bob Nieman and Ted Gray looks promising. Dropo bats .313 Nieman hits .545 with three homers and five RBIs as the Sox top Cleveland 9 4.
Bowling Green defeats Wayne University 5 to 4 in a college baseball game. Ohio University tops Denison 17 to 7. Denison also faces Capital in another golf result with Ohio University listed.
St Louis notes Frank Smith, the Cardinals 6 3 bullpen hope, delivers side arm pitches for the team as spring drills continue at Busch Stadium.
The International League opens its 72nd season tonight with Columbus joining from Ottawa as the lone new member. Havana and Richmond return as rivals to fight TV pressure, while Montreal hosts Ottawa in the opener. 9000 are expected for the Havana game against the Montreal Royals as Columbus aims for a solid debut behind Bob Habericht against Ken Lehman.
Standings show Cleveland beating Kansas City 11 to 9 and New York over Baltimore 6 to 0. Wednesday's games include Chicago at Detroit and Boston at Washington with key matchups in the American and National leagues, plus minor league results and scores. International League features Montreal at Richmond, Buffalo at Havana, and other pairings across Toronto and Syracuse.
Milwaukee shortstop Johnny Logan leads NL with a .591 plate average after six games in 1955. He has 13 hits in 22 at bats with two home runs, finishing 1954 at .275. Logan credits steady discipline and keeping both eyes on the pitcher as keys to sustaining high hitting.
Ohio University travels to Cincinnati to face Xavier at 8 30 a m as overcast skies threaten the game. Coach Bob Wren's club sits two wins four losses with wins over VPI and a series with Pittsburgh split and losses to NCS Notre Dame and North Carolina. John Bier projects as pitcher with a 1 2 mark.
Ohio University beat Denison 17 to 7 at Granville Inn Golf Course with Dick Smail earning medalist honors at 73. Dud Kircher shot 76 and Dave Moore 77 as OU moves to 4 3. Tomorrow OU faces Dayton at Athens CC after opening 27 0 win over Marietta. Blosser plans line changes and rest for seniors Smail Russell and Leonard.
Gene Poirer, a Korea War veteran from Jagara Falls New York, stopped Johnny Busso at 1 16 of the third round in a televised welterweight bout at St. Nicholas Arena. Poirer improved to six straight wins and eighth KO. Busso fell to 21 5 and 1 with the stoppage marking his first career defeat by KO. Milo Savage outpointed Boyd over 10 rounds in another TV bout, finishing strong to win.
Buchtel edged Trimble 7-6 at Trimble as the Bruins held the Cardinals after the second inning. Trimble threatened in the seventh with the tying run on first and one out before Jim Day struck out two to close it. Billy Beech went 3 for 4 to pace Buchtel with Beech earning the win and Day securing the save.
A three-way tie emerges at the American Association summit as Omaha, Toledo, and St. Paul all sit 4-2. The Omaha Sox trimmed Toledo 6-5 as the Saints fell 11-7 to Indianapolis, while Minneapolis surged to a 13-run burst but edged Louisville 14-2 in a lengthy night game.
Glen Gorbous, replacing slumping Jim Greengrass, goes 4 for 4 with two doubles in his first major league start as Cincinnati defeats St. Louis 7 to 4. Nuxhall earns the win, Raschi takes the loss. Gorbous hits in a torrid 600 clip.
Athens Bulldogs coached by Ed Rannow, undefeated, were set to host Parkersburg this afternoon seeking a third straight win after a double-header sweep of Circleville. Rannow planned to start Barney Gaskill and Chuck Ramseth. Other county games included Albany Red Devils at Troy and Shade at home, while Southeast Ohio action had Blue Devils hosting Pomeroy and McArthur hosting Hamden.
Ohio State University Relays and Mansfield High School Classic headline a weekend of track and field in Columbus. The Ohio State meet expects 457 entrants including international champions, while Mansfield draws more than 1100 athletes from Ohio and Michigan.
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