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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1955
Page
15
Mayle drives in the decisive run as Amesbern’s Mayle, Mau, and thage-Troy propel a championship league baseball tournament team to a 7-6 triumph in extra innings.
Cleveland with starter Early Wynn making his first 'season start' against Washington after bronchial pneumonia. Bob Lemon earned his fourth straight win with a homer while Al Smith and Larry Doby made key defensive plays. Rome-Canaan blanked Waterloo 3-0 as Magle led with three hits and 36 Troy batters struck out.
Ezz Charles, former world heavyweight champion, meets John Holman in a 0-round TV bout at City Auditorium in Miami Beach. CBS airs at 9 p.m. EST. Charles, 33, seeks a title shot against Rocky Marciano after two losses last year. Holman, 71, Chicago veteran, eyes a big-name victory in his eighth pro fight, with Charles hailed as a live outsider. Charles fights from Cincinnati and has 89 knockouts in 37 bouts. Holman has 15 KOs and one loss in a long career.
Ohio University teams travel to Columbus to face Ohio State after yesterday rain postponement. The Bobcats carry a 4 5 record while the Buckeyes stand at 5 4 as the game is set for today in Columbus.
Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York games highlight a rain affected schedule. Milwaukee and Cincinnati split results. St. Louis and Philadelphia had postponed contests due to wet grounds while Chicago faced rain delays at Pittsburgh and Brooklyn.
Athens vessererS Pomeroy defeated Middleport s-1 to seize first in the SEOAL base pair race. Theiss allowed five hits and eight strikeouts, while Kauff gave up five hits in a four-run first inning. Middleport scored on a McKinney triple and Kennedy grounder in the fifth, with Pomeroy adding three in the sixth and another in the seventh to seal the win.
Freddie Thurier, famed in the American Hockey League for records in goals and assists, is gaining attention in Cleveland as a squash player. He advanced to the semi finals of the Cleveland Class A Squash Racquets tournament while still active in the AHL.
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