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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1964

Page

8

Athens Faces Seven-Club Battle to Stay Alive in Legion Tourney

Seven teams battled to remain in the state American Legion tourney after an explosive opening round in the hot muggy conditions. Monday losers faced early Tuesday games as organizers seek the final qualifying lineup.

Athens Rowland Congdon American Legion Larry Coon Messenger Sports

Tournament Pairings and Results From Monday Action

Tuesday schedule lists games for multiple teams including Cincinnati Columbus Euclid Athens Springfield Ravenna Marion Ashtabula Wadsworth Bridgeport Steubenville Portsmouth Ottawa with Wednesday matchups based on winners and losers. Monday results highlight high scoring contests and standout pitcher Steve Arlin of Lima with 18 strikeouts in a three hitter.

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Bailey Delivers clutch hits to Lift Pirates over Giants

Bailey, a $150001 bonus rookie, pumped a triple in the eighth and a ninth inning single to beat the San Francisco Giants 3 2. His .304 average helped Pittsburgh climb to third in the NL pennant race as Philadelphia led and the Giants trailed.

Associated Press Bob Bailey Bailey Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants Pirates Philadelphia Phillies Giants Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers Baltimore Milt Pappas Los Angeles Angels

Ashtabula Defends Lead in Cleveland Area Baseball Scores

Boxing style box scores recap shows Ashtabula holding off Cincinnati 11-8 after a late Budde rally. Key hits from Jack Bell Lou Coccia and Joe Incorvia supported a win for Harvey Wells. Other games featured Columbus defeating Wadsworth 8-4 with Ted Rose homer and three RBIs, and Bridgeport beating Euclid 9-3 behind Bob Sabo.

Ashtabula Cincinnati Budde Post Jack Bell Lou Coccia Joe Incorvia Harvey Wells Wadsworth Columbus Ted Rose RBI Doug Welsh Steve Prater Barry Shrode Rodney Poetter Jay Higham Ron Miller Bridgeport Bob Sabo Euclid Greg Klotz

Reds Hall of Fame Adds New Candidate This Year

Cincinnati voters choose a new Reds Hall of Fame member as part of Chamber of Commerce Night at Crosley Field on September 4. The ballot lists 18 inductees alongside a fan vote, with 50 ballots earning two reserved seats and a pregame drawing awarding a portable TV.

Cincinnati Reds’ Hall of Fame Red Stars Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame Ernie Lombardi Frank McCormick Bucky Walters Paul Derringer Johnny VanderMeer Eppa Rixey Ival Goodman Ewell Blackwell Ed Roush Lonnie Frey Billy Werber Ted Kluszewski Bubbles Ha

Baseball standings and schedule from an old league table

Major league standings show New York, Baltimore, Boston, Minnesota and Detroit among top teams with results from Cleveland and Washington. Daily and upcoming games are listed for Monday and Wednesday with matchups including Boston Minnesota New York Kansas City Washington Cleveland Baltimore Los Angeles Detroit Chicago and Chicago.

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1964 Ballot for Reds Hall of Fame Selections

A list of 1964 ballot candidates with Reds outfielders pitchers and catchers from 1890s to 1950s. Instructions request full name address city and state and balloting to be sent to the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce by August 10 1964. Each member may vote once with legible name and address.

Hall of Fame Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Central Trust Tower Cincinnati Ohio

Medics Blast Rotary From First Place

The Medics defeated Rotary 19 to 2 in Little League action, dropping Rotary from first place. Nye defeated K of C 11 to 7 to move into first, while Kasler’s won 24 to 9 over Moose to rise to fourth. Jaycees beat Lions 14 to 10 and Kiwanis 5 to 1 in makeup. In Pony League McBee moved to second with an 8 to 5 win over Athens National Bank.

Steubenville Athens Dick Duncan Bill Biggs Duncan Harry Reynolds Reynolds Bill Wooddell Ottawa Ravenna Larry Cox Don Hamilton Medics Rotary Nye K of C Kasler McBee Athens National Bank Bridgwater

Golf pros win first tour titles this year

The season begins with Bruce Devlin taking the St. Petersburg Open and Pete Brown winning the WaCo Turner Open for their first tour victories this year. Pitching coach Harry Brecheen of the Baltimore Orioles went 0-7 across two seasons with Galveston in the Texas League before posting 21 wins in 1937 for Portsmouth, Virginia.

Bruce Devlin Pete Brown Harry Brecheen Baltimore Orioles Galveston Portsmouth

Tuesday's Games Feature City Matchups Across League

Toronto hosts Richmond, Buffalo visits Columbus, Rochester travels to Jacksonville, and Syracuse plays Atlanta in Tuesday schedule.

Toronto Richmond Buffalo Columbus Rochester Jacksonville Syracuse Atlanta Ston

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