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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1961

Page

8

Legion Baseball Elimination Round Shapes Up For Lima

Three or four squads face knockout as the double elimination state tournament enters a heavy second day. Lima opens at 3 p.m. against the Portsmouth Cincinnati loser after a rain delayed schedule. morning and afternoon games feature Marion Bridgeport Piqua Lancaster Camp Chase Warren Archbold and Hudson with mixed results.

Legion American Legion Portsmouth Cincinnati Lima Princeton Ind Euclid Steubenville Piqua Lancaster Hudson Tiffin Marion Bridgeport Columbus Camp Chase Warren Archbold

National League All Stars Rally In Tie With American League

Rain halted game after nine innings as the National League and American League All Stars were tied 1 to 1. Chicago and Milwaukee hosts drew reports of twi night schedules with multiple league games listed across cities.

Los Angeles Boston Kansas City New York Minnesota Baltimore Chicago Cleveland Washington Detroit

Barber Tops January In In Playoff For PGA Crown

Jerry Barber of Los Angeles won the PGA Championship in an 18-hole playoff at Olympia Fields beating Don January by one stroke. Barber, 45, 137 pounds, credited his yardage charts and stellar putting as he birdied three of the last five holes to clinch his first major title. January led early but errors in the final holes cost him the crown.

Chicago Jerry Barber Los Angeles Don January Olympia Fields Country Club Illinois Barber Bobby Jones Olympia Fields Gene Andrews Jerry Dallas Wilshire Country Club California Bob Rosburg

All Star Game Ends In Tie At Fenway Park

Facts and figures from Monday's All-Star baseball game at Fenway Park show a 1 1 score after 9 innings due to rain. Attendance reached 31 851 with two game totals of 75 966 and receipts of 172 298 19. Series standings read American League 16 National League 14 and one tie.

Boston Fenway Park San Francisco

How They Fared In Legion Games BRH Teams Report

BRH Lime and BRH Columbus led a scattered Legion game showing mixed line play. Key players Seay Evans Walker Gortz Wagner Lilley Workman and Shuman posted RBI and scoring efforts amid erratic fielding and late surges from Branovitch Novak and Malone.

Legion Games BRH Lime Brh Columbus Brh Lancaster Brh Schoel Seay Evans Walker WM Gortz Wagner If OTR Nee Ee Lanning Ross If Gregory Novak Rice von Malone Shuman P Alwood Reichenbach Workman H. Nesey Johnson Clark Reed Tobni Parrett Beery Branovn Thornton Ehmer Hudec Takos Shanks Harrison Palko Baughman E—Novak Branovitch RBI Tobincv Spi Wagner Bice Provost Lilley Lapeantet Ae — Workman Ory Murphy Sac—Branovitch Atwood Malone Koss —Perlion-Gortz Roccatetaneet Thornton Bb—Suman Lilley San Work- Shuman Shuman Pian Org Lilley Lone Ross Imbody Gillson If Volvedich Jaycox Maynard France Ishidr Wilson Archer Gray Herchak Brueckel Marten E — Chmiclowski Weiher Robinson Rankin Weilher Eroshevich Bush Chmiclew Hoehn Rombech Kear Hoehn Rombach Archbold BRE Beden Hes T Hall

Former Irish AD Jesse Harper Dies at 77

Ashland Kansas report states Jesse Claire Harper former Notre Dame coach and athletic director died of a heart attack at his cattle ranch. Harper was 77 and at Notre Dame during the 1913 season when Gus Dorias and Knute Rockne helped popularize the forward pass.

Ashland Kan Jesse Claire Harper Notre Dame Here Harper Gus Dorias Knute Rockne

PONY LEAGUE SHERIFFS WIN DESPITE ERRORS IN SCORE REPORT

In a clear but error strewn recap, the Sheriffs beat Bridgwater 4 0 as Ronnie Handley and Don Rice combined for a shutout. Battery contributions from Gibson Muliane and Tucker helped V team comeback with key hits.

Sheriffs Joe Gibeon’s Sinclair Doug McAfee Mickey Six Dick Tucker Don Menon Fred Gibson Joe Mulieles Dick Tuckennyburn Dennis Cade Fred Fred’ Gibson Joe Mulligan Murf Chambers Tom Kempton Bridgwater Ronnie Handley Lee Bridgewater Gary Hoback Cbieges UY Aone Handy Geles Ronnie Leorge Mcintosh Bruce Bannon Mike Wren Don Rice Paul Carpenter

Richards Delivers Quiet Pride After All-Star 1 1 Tie

Amid rain at Fenway Park the American League and National League tied 1 1 in nine innings. Manager Paul Richards praised his clubs effort while lamenting the unfinished game noting Rocky Colavito and Don Schwall contributed key moments and Stu Miller shut down the AL in the late innings.

Miller's Creeping Stuff Stuns Sluggers in All-Star Tie

In the 1961 All-Star game rain shorted to a 1-1 tie, Stu Miller impressed AL and NL sluggers with a clever array of breaking balls and a changeup. Miller allowed one hit over three innings as Whitey Ford praised his craft and batters like Colavito Mantle and Sievers lauded his moves. Sievers struck out by Miller for the third out in the ninth with the winning run on second. Kaline doubled on the final at bat before Mantle ended the frame.

Nationals Detroit Jim Bunning Schwall Mays Minnesota Camilo Pascual Bunning Stu Miller San Francisco Mickey Mantle Ellie Howard Roy Sievers al Kaline Boston Rocky Colavito New York Sievers Chicago Miller Mantle Colavito Kaline Elston Howard

Two Undefeated Teams Lead HVA Standings

In the Hocking Valley Association action Sunday two teams remained undefeated Longstreth-Carbon Hill at 3 0 and Buchtel at 2 0 Plantsville suffered its first loss 6 4 at home to the Bees Longstreth-Carbon Hill routed Murray City 22 3 Corning overwhelmed Athens 13 4 and Logan defeated Jacksonville 4 3 Danny Wright fanned 14 and walked four to beat Plantsville Jim Smith was the losing pitcher Kenny Harvey starred for Corning with three hits including a homer and a double T Dane and Floyd Champ each had four hits for Longstreth Junior Dane earned the win

Longstreth Carbon Hill Buchtel Plantsville The Bees Murray City Corning Athens Logan Jacksonville Danny Wright Jim Smith Kenny Harvey the Plains High Ellis Floyd Champ T. Dane Junior Dane T. Longstreth Courtney Tes Spencer Agaa Phillips D. Tucker Roberts Walters Smith F. Champ Wilson R Dupler Withem c P Ethiiae Shuttleworth Jr. Dane Courtney T Dane Champ T. Sanborn J. Dane Dupler Courtney Jr. Dane H. Matheny BRH Boyer Fuchs Tomillon Hartley Gossman Donohoe If Taylor Guilbault Ssiedk Chesser Sharpe If Lowry Cf R. Harrop Carsey Ib Wanenaee Cremeans W. H Ellis Paneer Towner Cf Iarvey P Harvey Carsey W. Harrop Ches So—Ellis Chesser Ser

Renfro Says Knee Injury Is Healed

Ray Renfro, starting his 10th season with the Cleveland Browns, says the knee injury he suffered last year has healed completely. The Browns' ace pass catcher was hurt in the third game of the season and played 11 more games, including the Runnerup Bowl at Miami and the Pro Bowl.

Renfro Cleveland Browns Browns Miami

AFL ticket sales climb 72 percent this year

Commissioner Joe Foss said advance ticket sales are up 72 percent and predicted some clubs may turn a profit. He described the sophomore league's outlook as terrific in Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz Calif Joe Foss American Football League

Players Debate All Star Games and Segregation Stance

Boston reports the Major League players meet to decide on one or two All Star games per year and to consider ending segregation in spring training. They likely seek two All Star games to continue funds for the pension plan, noting two games have been played in each of the last three years.

Boston

Tacoma Beats Seattle 3 2 In Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League update shows Tacoma defeating Seattle 3 to 2 and Salt Lake City edging Spokane 5 to 2 with only those games on the schedule.

Tacoma Seattle Salt Lake City Spokane

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