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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1957

Page

11

Nice-Guy Lopez Leads White Sox Past Detroit in Spring Showdown

Al Lopez's White Sox improved to 6-1, edging Detroit 9-4 in a tense 29-hit, 25- stranded effort. Nelson Fox and Bubba Phillips drove in runs as Jim Rivera and Phillips each had three hits. Rivera moved to first base, Landis shifted to the outfield, and Jack Harshman picked up his second win.

Chicago White Sox al Lopez Lopez New York Yankees Troit Tigers Yankees Boston Ted Williams Red Sox Washington Cleveland Indians Kansas City A’s White Sox Nelson Fox Minnie Minoso Bubba Phillips Phillips Jim Rivera Rivera Sox Young Swift Jim Landis Jack Harshman Millard Howell Tiger Billy Hoeft Plains Paul Casto Greenies Indians Bob Burson Rome Bill Charney Ames Bern Hubert Koehler Ronnie McPherson The George Walraven Darrell Brown Charney Charlie Burdette Charlie Clench Jack Wilson Ron Golden Golden Tim Williams Burdette Charles Lee Williams Romans Bill Shinn John Brozak Walraven Carl Spears Bob Gallaway Wilson RBI Clonch Bob Congreve Panther Koehler McPherson Jim Lehove Lehove Congreve Bill McPherson Danny Minerd Chuck Gardner Minerd Gardner Roger Smith Ames-Bern Albany Ames-Berns Thompson Brown Brozak Shade Pratt Koehler R. McPherson B. McPherson

One Sided Victories Cast Ames Bern The Plains in Tourney Finals

Ames and Bern power past opponents to reach the finals at a regional tournament The Plains hosts the event as top seeds clash with key players named in preliminary rounds.

Ames-Bern the Plains

Ohio University track team heads to Penn Relays

Five OU men Les Carney Bob Sawyers Hal Buchert Allah Butcher and Bob Strothers left for Pittsburgh to run the mile relay and sprint medley at the Penn Relays opening today. OU also posted strong Ohio Relays results led by Frank Nixon and multiple Bobcats in field and track events along with a 86 41 dual win over Denison.

Ohio University Penn Les Carney Bob Sawyer Bob Reynolds Bobcats Denison Carney Bill Evans Bill Edwards Sawyers Fred Dickey Wally Guenther Reynolds

Scores and schedules include Boston and Washington game results

Results list shows Boston 12 Washington and Chicago 9 Detroit 4 Cleveland 5 Kansas City 3. Weekend and Sunday schedules include Detroit Cleveland Washington Baltimore matches plus multiple city pairings across baseball and hockey like New York Philadelphia and Brooklyn Pittsburgh.

Boston New York Detroit Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Washington Baltimore Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati Milwauke Brooklyn Weer Chicago ‘News

Notre Dame at Ohio U Clash in Weekend Series

Notre Dame and Ohio University meet for a two game NCAA series with 3:15 p.m. and 2 p.m. start times. OU pitcher Jerry Driscoll and Notre Dame ace Tom Bujnowski headline the matchup as both teams seek momentum after district playoff losses to Minnesota.

Notre Dame Oul Ohio University Irish Bobcats Minnesota Gophers Bob Wren Athens Ohio Jerry Driscoll Bill Hinkle Charlie Symeon Kline Gene Duffy Ed Hurley, Jr Jim Cusack Elmer Kohorst Jim Morris Bob Senecal Jim Carideo Bob Giarrantano Bujnowski

Redlegs Benefit From Errors in Chicago Win

Cincinnati Redlegs climb to 4-4 as errors aid their wins. Six St Louis misplays, 11 walks by Cubs, and four Bruin errors helped Cincinnati, whose Thursday 6-3 victory over Chicago yielded only four earned runs in Brooks Lawrence’s full game effort.

Ted Williams Red Sox Washington Brooks Lawrence Redlegs Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Cincinnati Redlegs St. Louis Cardinal Chicago Cub Bruin Chicago Cubs

Nelsonville Sunnyhill Baseball Opens First Practice Sunday

The Nelsonville Sunnyhill base ball team will hold its first practice of the season Sunday at 1 30 p m at the Longstretch baseball diamond All members of last year s team and anyone else wishing to try out for the team are welcome.

Nelsonville Sunnyhill Longstretch

Yellow Jackets Blast The Big Blacks 14 to 7

Middleport Yellow Jackets exploded for 15 hits and 14 runs at Harmon Field defeating Point Pleasant 14 7. David Hindy led with two home runs and 4 RBI while eight others had hits as Hindy fanned eight over seven innings.

Point Pleasant Yellow Jackets Middleport Ohio Grounds David Hindy Jim Bowles Junior Kennedy Hindy Big Blacks Rusty Wamsley RBI Pat Young Bob Blessing Bob Swan Jimmy Lewis

Racine Clinches Meigs County Tournament Title

Racine won the Meigs County Tournament by defeating Rutland 18 to 3 in the deciding game. Jack Weese doubled, Doug Graham tripled, and Lawrence Grimm collected three singles as Racine built an early lead. Leadoff hitter Dennie Hill scored four times as Racine advances to face Vinton County next Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Racine.

Racine Larry Morrison Meigs Vinton County Tornadoes Rutland Red Devil Jack Weese Doug Graham Lawrence Grimm Dennie Hill L. Dugan D. Dugan Jeffers Racine Rutland Mn Graham Cleland Birch Smith Schoonover

Berrios and Bassey Set For Capitol Arena 12 Round Clash

Miguel Berrios faces Hogan Kid Bassey in a 12 round bout at Capitol Arena to be televised nationally by NBC. The fight will air at 7 p.m. EST with anticipated action for boxing fans nationwide.

Washington Miguel Berrios Hogan Kid Bassey Capitol Arena

Pomeroy Triumphs Then Suffers DH Defeat by Jackson

In a Thursday doubleheader Pomeroy defeated Jackson 4-1 in game one and lost 7-0 in game two. Pomeroy's Wilson Hemsley and Fisher drove in runs with hits while Claxton scored Jackson’s lone run in the fifth. Arnold earned the game one win for Pomeroy with Leffle catching.

Gibbs Pomeroy Wilson Mitchell Jackson Wright Arnold Leffle Claxton Lavender Hyden Price Rhodes Lambert Fisher Cunningham Eastman

Matthews Ashland Set for League Championship Bowloff

Industrial League standings show Beasley & Mathews leading with 51 points and Athens Appliance & TV at 4th. Top bowlers include Ridenour 584 and Strawn 585. Matthews Ashland vs Martin Heaters will bowl three games for the league title.

Mathews Ashland Otra Eee Martin Heaters B. Aes Cen Ambassador Athens Machine Athens Matthews McBee St Ridenour Beeman J. Griffith D. Strawn V. Conkey C. Starn Mathews Ashland

Ohio University Hosts Denison in Tennis Showdown

Ohio University tennis team under Coach Bob Bartels aims for a second win after a 7-2 loss to Denison last season. Denison arrives with a 9-0 win over Muskingum, while OU seeks to avenge past results and build momentum at home.

Bob Bartels Ohio University Denison Bobcats Big Red Athens Muskingum Baftels Marshall Colege

Swift Logan Routs Athens Nelsonville in Triangular Meet

The Logan Chieftains dominated with nine firsts and a strong depth showing at OU Stadium, beating Athens and Nelsonville by 81 0 3342 33. Ted Adams and Ted Byrd led Logan with wins in multiple events, while Athens ace Dave Fulton posted the only toehold for the Bulldogs with a 5 01 41 in the mile. The meet expands from Athens Logan to include Nelsonville, with the Southeastern Ohio League title set for May 10 at the Stadium.

Bob Stocker Logan Chieftains OU Stadium Athens Nelsonville Dave Fulton Bulldogs George Riser Benny Kall Fleet Logan Chieftains Logan Cindermen Ted Adams Francis Schrader Ted Byrd Southeastern Ohio League Adams Young Smith Dicken Schrader Byrd Ball Fulton Hutchings Stump Hughs Stevens Murray Cornwell Coen Sweeney Brown Dixon

Gallia Academy Second in Triangular Meet at Home

Portsmouth won the three way track meet here with 66 percent of points led by Bob Coy who scored 164. Gallia Academy place second with 48 percent while Jackson High trailed at 32 percent. Billy Coy of Portsmouth highlighted events with multiple wins including 440 and 880 yard dashes.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School Blue Devils Portsmouth Big Bob Coy Devils Jackson High School Devil Dick Purdy G. Gilmore Ward Lawson Coy Gillespie Naugle Hisle Hiesel Burns Johnson Collier Fyffe Pritchett Garnes Lee Massie Purdy Wood Beabout Vaughn Janney Heisel Potts Cogan Gaines Beachout Chafin Conley Carr Crawford Knudson J. Gilmore Frazer Terry Sheets Games Coyan Collier Verian Douthat Hamilton

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