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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1963

Page

10

Pennel Continues To Up Vault Mark At 16-10

John Pennel of Miami set another pole vault record with a 16 feet 10 inches mark on the final day of the two day meet with Britain. The American squad, led by coach Payton Jordan, posted wins over the Soviet Union Poland West Germany and earned strong international experience ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Team members Robert Hayes Henry Carr Tom O Hara and the women also showed progress with multiple event wins and top finishes.

John Pennel Miami Fla Britain Warsaw Soviet Union Moscow Poles West Germany London U.S Payton Jordan Jordan Tokyo Robert Hayes Henry Carr Tom O'Hara Sweden Norway Jamaica Romania

Mantle Limited Duty as Yankees Open 14-Game Trip

New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle, resting knee trouble, heads out on a 14 game road swing to Washington Los Angeles Chicago and Boston. Mantle hedges on possible surgery while missing a full workout and seeking to stay in uniform.

NEW York UPI Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Yanks Washington Los Angeles Chicago Boston Mantle Mickey

Major League Baseball Standings and Schedule Update

Status of American League and National League with current records and upcoming games. Notable leaders include New York and Los Angeles with strong winning percentages. several night games and cross league matchups listed for Monday and Wednesday.

W. L. Pet Los Angeles San Fran St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia Milwaukee Pittsburgh Houston New York San Francisco

Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Listed

A compendium of top league leaders includes Yastrzemski Boston 331 and Kaline Detroit 312 in batting, Allison Minnesota 72 runs, and Kaline 70 RBIs. Pitching highlights feature Radatz Boston 122 decisions and .857, and Koufax Los Angeles 199 strikeouts with Drysdale 182.

Yastrzemski Boston Kaline Detroit Rollins Minnesota Allison Tresh New York Stuart Killebrew Aparicio Baltimore Hinton Washington Radatz Ford Bunning Pizarro Chicago Stigman St. Louis Clemente Pittsburgh Aaron Milwaukee Flood White Mays San Francisco Groat Pinson Cincinnati Brock Williams Callison Gonzalez Philadelphia Javier McCovey Pinson and Robinson Wills Los Angeles Maloney Perranoski Koufax Drysdale

Toledo Hosts International Cup Matches At Sylvania Country Club

Four professionals and four amateurs compete for the United States to defend golf dominance against Canada in the seventh International Cup. The U S team has won four of six previous matches and this year contenders aim to maintain seizing vast purse. Eight players share a $5000 purse with winners earning $750 and losers $500.

Toledo United States Canada Sylvania Country Club U. S

Tight Battle for Second

In the International League Southern Division Atlanta beat Arkansas 4-2 to move to second by one percentage point The leaders Syracuse routed Indianapolis 12-2 Rochester beat Columbus 6-4 Richmond defeated Jacksonville 5-2 Toronto beat Buffalo 8-7 in the first game and 2-1 in the second Buffalo won the doubleheader Rochester also evened its home record to 31-31. Columbus hosts the featured seventh race at Scioto Downs won by S Lahman’s gelding in 2 07.

Associated Press Atlanta Arkansas Crackers Travelers Syracuse Indianapolis Richmond Jacksonville Rochester Columbus Toronto Buffalo Red Wings Scioto Downs Guy and Ted Lahman Gambier Hawaii Seattle Tacoma Spokane Salt Lake Dallas-Fort Worth San Diego Portland

Houston Humbles Giants in 6-5 Victory

Houston Colts win 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants in a single major league game. Hal Woodeshick earns the win after a role as reliever and Willie Mays hits his 28th homer for the Giants. Carl Warwick drives in the eventual winning run with a two out single in the ninth.

Associated Press Woodeshick Warwick San Francisco Giants Giants Colts Hal Woodeshick Carl Warwick Houston Willie Mays Los Angeles St. Louis Don Nottebart Willie McCovey Mays Woodeshirk Orlando Cepeda Colt San Francisco

Browns Cut Three to Reach 51 Man Roster

The Cleveland Browns waived defensive halfback Terry Hansley and guards Dick Kelly and John Gardner to trim the squad to 51. Coach Blanton Collier named Larry Benz to start at left safety against the Detroit Lions in the first exhibition game.

Hiram Cleveland Browns Terry Hansley Ohio State Dick Kelly Georgia John Gardner Oklahoma State Hansley Browns Kelly Gardner Lions Detroit Blanton Collier Larry Benz Northwestern Cleveland Heights

Twi Nighter For Ciney Reds Opener Tonight

Manager Fred Hutchinson weighs Jim O Toole and Joey Jay as a winning Reds duo to match Purkey and Nuxhall. Cincinnati faces Philadelphia in a twi night doubleheader with the pair set to start after a Sunday sweep of Pittsburgh. Carl Warwick drove in the decisive run for Houston in a 6 5 win over San Francisco while Hal Woodesick earned his ninth win in relief as the Colts beat San Francisco.

Philadelphia Fred Hutchinson Jim O'Toole Joey Jay Cincinnati Reds Bob Purkey Joe Nuxhall Reds Phillies O'Toole Jay Pittsburgh Purkey Nuxhall

Hall of Fame Induction Expands 94 Member Roster

In Cooperstown on a dreary afternoon 87-year-old Elmer Flick and 71-year-old Sam Rice join the Hall of Fame alongside late Eppa Rixey and John Clarkson, boosting total members to 94. Exhibition game: Red Sox beat Braves 7 3 as AL ties series 10 10. Jeanne Swanner, 19 from Graham NC, tops with 37 point basketball average and poised Miss America candidate.

Cooperstown N.Y Elmer Flick Sam Rice Eppa Rixey John Clarkson Baseball Writers Association Boston Red Sox Milwaukee Braves Billy Gardner Dick Williams Hank Aaron Graham N.C Red Cross Graham High Jeanne Auburn University

Speed record set at Bonneville Flats by Craig Breedlove

Craig Breedlove powered Spirit of America to a world record 428.37 mph on the first run at Bonneville Salt Flats Utah, with an average of 407.45 mph over two runs surpassing the 394.196 mph mark set in 1947 by Sir John Cobb.

Bonneville Salt Flats Utah Craig Breedlove Spirit of America Utah Salt Flats Sir John Cobb England

Cincinnati golfer Mrs Burt Weil dies after long illness

Mrs. Burt Weil, 59, famed Ohio women’s golf champion and 13 time Cincinnati Women's Amateur champion, died Monday night after a long illness. She entered Holmes Hospital on May 4.

Cincinnati Burt Weil Ohio Weil Holmes Hospital

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