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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1961

Page

12

Hudson Steubenville Duel for Legion Finals Spot

Hudson swept by Lima 5 1 and Marion 10 9 in 140 innings to stay in the hunt for a Princeton Regional berth. Steubenville and Warren both posted strong showings as GTEUBENVILLE blanked Warren 14 2 while Hudson toppled Marion through late rallies and a tense extra frame in a district round.

Cincinnati Steubenville Hudson Lima Marion Archbold Lumber Princeton Ind Ernie Robinson

Cardenas Sparks Reds Past Phils in 7-1 Win

Cincinnati routs Philadelphia 7-1 as Lee Cardenas collects three hits and drives in a run. He has energized the infield defense since entering the lineup July 23 and boosts his season average to .296. Ken Johnson earned his second win in four days over the Phils. Bob Purkey to face Pirates next.

Cincinnati Lee Cardenas Cincinnati Reds Eddie Kaske Reds Philadelphia Cardenas John Buzhardt Ken Johnson Toronto Phils Buzhardt Frank Sullivan Jim Owens Ken Lehman

Notable Legion Game Batting and Pitching Notes From Murky Box

A dense box score fragment lists players such as Wagner, Shuman, Bedell, Murphy, and Bowers with RBI, BB, and pitching notes. It shows multiple teams and line scores, including Hudson and Steubenville players, with totals lines and various fielding positions referenced across the muddled OCR.

Hudson Seay Wagner Provost Shuman Walker RBI Bedell Humbard Murphy Ariin Bowers Fifer Lara Rush Herlain Massacei Vingie D. Warner Robinson Cke Leu Cramberlain Sac— Oo Machak Sb—Massucci BB Wolff Imbody Eon If Brei Hall Nebel Jaycox Atenvenville BRA Ypidewaia Ranie Ee ES Weiner Jachaskee Uae Weiher Wilson Cosentino Lane Chamberlain Gardner Christ Vingle Garand Forrestlio Graff Pr- Mart Warren Brm Archbold Rychaner Playcox Achak Otala Chamberlain Hall Medeon Oe Ile D. Warnecke Pickett, Maseucc Bridges Pita Severo Esternine If Ise Eae Marten Orm Pickett Chamaeden Dingledine Steubenville Warren Ameon Mink Chamberoee Dairinnne

Bucs Perk Up Collect 24 Hits in Rout of Cardinals

Roberto Clemente led Pittsburgh with five straight hits as the Pirates pounded three St Louis pitchers for 24 hits. Clemente trails Frank Robinson by 24 points for the NL batting lead with a .366 mark. Smoky Burgess two homers and six RBIs, Dick Stuart a grand slam, Mazeroski four hits, and Virden Hoak and Snider three hits each.

Joe Reichler Associated Press Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Dick Groat St. Louis Clemente Frank Robinson Harvey Haddix Pirates Avalanche Smoky Burgess Dick Stuart Bill Mazeroski Bill Virden Don Hoak Bob Skinner Joe Amaifitamo John Roseboro

Darwin Tops Cutler In Slim Summer League Card

A full Summer Baseball League Sunday card features Darwin at Broadwell Chauncey at Stewart Cutler at Athens and Amesville at Glouster The previous week Darwin edged Cutler 2 1 Chauncey defeated Glouster 19 1 Amesville beat Stewart 5 1 and Broadwell shut out Athens 5 0

Darwin Broadwell Chauncey Stewart Cutler Athens Amesville Glouster

Leafs Fire Manager and Beat Charleston 3 1

The Toronto Maple Leafs dismissed manager Johnny Lip and defeated Charleston 3 1 in Tim Thompson’s first game in charge. Toronto remains sixth in the IL with a 51 56 record, three games behind Rochester and two behind playoff contention. Syracuse beat Columbus 3 1 as JoE Bonikowski nearly no hit Columbus. Don Rowe took the loss.

Toronto Maple Leafs LEAFS Johnny Lip Charleston Tim Thompson Lipon Columbus Rochester Syracuse Richmond Jersey City Buffalo Toronto Frank Pollack Joe Bonikowski Bert Cueto Don Rowe

Legal Ace Captures Scioto Downs Feature

Legal Ace rose behind Callie's Royal then surged to win by a half length in the Scioto Downs seventh race for C-2 pacers. The winner posted 2,05 4-5 and paid $6.20 with Chet Lynn Roya taking second at $5.60 and Callie's Royal finishing third at $3.40.

Columbus Legal Ace Scioto Downs Chet Lynn Roya Callie’s Royal

Indians Lose Despite Output Of 3 Homers

The Indians fell 8 6 to the Chicago White Sox despite hitting three home runs to two. Frank Funk charged with a two run error that decided the game as Bubba Phillips misplayed a wild throw. The clubs meet again in Detroit with Barry Latman stars for the Indians and Frank Lary to oppose.

Cleveland Cleveland Indians Indians Tribe Chicago White Sox Frank Funk Detroit Tigers Barry Latman Frank Lary Bubba Phillips Funk Sox Jim Piersall Phillips

200 Entries In Car Race at Bridgehampton Circuit

Bridgehampton New York hosts a Sports Car Club of America national championship meet with 200 cars. Four Saturday races conclude with the Rickenbacker Trophy 72.25 mile event for production cars. Sunday features three races led by the Vanderbilit Cup for about 40 formula junior single seat open wheel cars.

Bridgehampton N.Y

UC Champs To Play Philippine Schedule

University of Cincinnati NCAA champions will tour Manila for eight games under the U S State Department. The team departs Sept 1 and returns Sept 18, resuming classes this fall.

UC Champs Cincinnati University of Cincinnati Manila U. S

Pitchers Finally Have Day In Junior Circuit

Pitchers shone across five AL games with six homers. Detroit beat Washington 2-1 as Rocky Colavito hit the lone homer. Yankees were beaten 6-1 by Kansas City as Bob Shaw limited Maris and Mantle to six singles. Skinny Brown spun his 3rd straight shutout for Baltimore in a 3-0 win over Minnesota. Don Schwall blanked the Angels 4-0 for Boston with 12th win. Jim Bunning pitched a four-hitter for Detroit against the Senators. Lumpe fueled Oakland’s 9-hit attack with a double and triple, driving in a run. Red Sox broke a pitchers duel with an eighth-inning burst to win.

Associated Press Cleveland White Sox Detroit Rocky Colavito Tigers Washington New York Yankees Yankees Kansas City Bob Shaw Roger Maris Mickey Mantle Company Skinny Brown Baltimore Orioles Minnesota Don Schwall Boston Los Angeles Angels Jim Bunning Senators Jerry Lumper Bud Dailey Lumpe Red Sox

Dow Named To Ryder Cup Team

Dow Finsterwald earns his third straight Ryder Cup berth as part of a ten man American team. Jerry Barber won the PGA playoff to fill the final spot. Other selections include Arnold Palmer Jay Hebert Billy Casper Gene Littler Art Wall Mike Souchak Billy Collins and Sam Snead.

Dow Finsterwald Athens America Finsterwald Britain PGA Jerry Barber Don January Dow England Palm Springs Arnold Palmer Jay Herbert Billy Casper Gene Littler Art Wall Mike Souchak Billy Collins Sam Snead

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