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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1958

Page

8

Indians split with A's as Power shines and Maris stars

Cleveland swept the opener 11-2 behind Cal McLish's 12th victory with Doby and Power homering. In game two Kansas City won 4-2 in 10 innings as Maris hit a two run homer after Tomanek retired the bases loaded with none out in the ninth. Randy Jackson left with a thigh injury after a triple. Chicago’s Billy Pierce and Cleveland’s Ray Narleski set tonight’s matchup backs.

Indians Maris Tomanek Cleveland Cal McLish Larry Doby Power Kansas City Doby Rocky Colavito Dick Brown Los Angeles Jackson Chicago White Sox Billy Pierce Tribe Ray Narleski

Reds slip by Pirates in twin bill set back by skid

Cincinnati Reds suffer another two losses to Pittsburgh as a six game slump fuels nerves. Reds outhit Pirates in both games but fritter away chances in the nightcap by four failed steal attempts and missed opportunities. Pirates secure 3-2 and 4-3 wins in Philadelphia.

Pirates Philadelphia Cincinnati Redlegs Pittsburgh Reds Rhinelanders

Schedule and results from the major baseball leagues

Baseball results show schedules and scores across the American and International Leagues. Key games include Milwaukee Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Philadelphia with notable late innings, injuries, and a suspended game pending completion. Pirates beat Reds in 10 innings as Mazeroski and Groat spark late offense while Hoak and Law impact the mound.

Ws. i Cincinnati Philadelphia Milwaukee Pittsburgh San Francisco Los Angeles St. Louis Chicago

Daniels Wins Ohio Public Links Title in Playoff

In Springfield Ohio 19 year old Dave Daniels of Columbus forced a sudden death playoff with Art Todd after 72 holes to decide the 25th Ohio Public Links golf tournament. Todd a 43 year old Columbus firefighter expressed disappointment as he left the final green. Daniels edged Todd in the playoff to claim the title.

Springfield Ohio Dave Daniels Columbus Art Todd Todd Daniels

Rain Delays Final Round At Milwaukee Open

Torrential rain and high winds flooded greens at Tripoli Golf Club forcing suspension of the final round of the Milwaukee Open. The 68 players had Sunday's scores wiped, marking the seventh PGA tour event affected by rain. Cary Middlecoff led at 13 under after 54 holes, with Casper, Goulby, Conrad, and Harney close behind. Daniels defeated Todd in a playoff to win the championship. Daniels collected the Sylvanus P. Germaine trophy and $1,000. Next year’s event becomes an invitational at Willoughby Willo Shore with a 240-entry cap.

Milwaukee Tripoli Golf Club Cary Middlecoff Memphis Tenn Tripoli Bill Casper Jr Apple Valley Calif Bob Goulby Jelleville Middlecoff Joe Conrad San Antonio Tex Paul Harney Worcester Mass Ohio State Daniels Capital City Snyder Park Todd Don Stickney Columbus Willo Shore Course Willoughby Henry Meiers Cleveland Jack Thornton Springfield

Nelsonville Wins 3-2 at Chillicothe in Heart of Ohio League

Nelsonville Merchants beat Chillicothe 3 to 2 on the batter’s diamond. John Hopstetter hit a first inning homer to put Nelsonville ahead, with two more runs in the second. Chillicothe answered with two in the second and were blank the rest of the way. Tom Rise pitched four hits through seven innings, Dane finished with two scoreless frames. Corby collected three hits, Bob Patton drove in two with a second inning single. Merchants previously lost a 10 inning 7-6 game to Zanesville with a ninth-inning rally and squeeze finish.

Pittsburgh Mazeroski Pirates Hal Jeffcoat Cincinnati Los Angeles Philadelphia Phils Redleg Bob Purkey Don Cardwell Hoak Dee Fondy Nelsonville Merchants Chillicothe John Hopstetter Nelsonville Tom Rise Merchants Dane

Bolden Boosts Starting Job In Browns Scrimmage

Hiram Ohio reports a 71 yard touchdown in a Saturday scrimmage boosts erew Ylen toward a roster spot on the 1958 Cleveland Browns. Michigan State halfback has impressed coach Paul Brown who moved a rival for the starting role. Milan Campbell competes at fullback with Jim Brown and Ed Mozelewski returning from injury.

Hiram Ohio Ylen Cleveland Brown Michigan State Paul Brown Milt Campbell Jim Brown Big Mo Mozelewsk Modzelewski Campbell

1961 Baseball Standings Highights From Top Players

Key batting and pitching leaders listed with teams and averages. Runnels Boston .335 and Mantle New York 87 runs top batting marks. Ditmar New York .800 with Turley 175 decisions lead pitching. Banks Chicago 34 homers and Mays San Francisco 145 hits highlight the season.

Mantle New York Runnels Boston Cerv Kansas City Jensen Sievers Washington Fox Chicago Malzone Kuenn Detroit Kaline Power Cleveland Lemon Washington Tuttle Aparicio Rivera Landis Ditmar Turley Delock Wynn Ford Musial St. Louis Ashburn Philadelphia Mays San Francisco Banks Aaron Milwaukee Thomas Pittsburgh Anderson Hoak Cincinnati Skinner Virdon Blasingame Willey Grissom Semproch

Buchtel plates second win in HVA race opens second-half

Buchtel beat Plantsville 10 1 at home as Bill Beech two hit game with a nine strikeout effort. Racine shutout Chauncey 8 0 behind Larry Wolfe one hit allowed. New Marshfield edged Chauncey 4 2 while Jacksonville beat Glouster 8 3.

Buchtel Hva Jacksonville Racine Plaine Hocking Valley Association Ben Wagner Plantsville Bill Beech Buchtel Field Chauncey Glouster Beech Sephus Bill Wright Roger Allen New Marshfield Ralph Nuzum

Football Exams Set Wednesday For Athens High

Athens High School football players will have physical tests at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the high school stadium, announced coach Don Eskey. Tests were moved up due to the absence of the examining physician, not delayed to the 19th.

Athens Don Eskey

Game Time Is Changed For Medics All Stars Game

The Medics All Stars game now starts Monday at 5 30 p m at the high school field due to a nine inning game scheduled earlier.

Ohio High School All Stars Dominate West Virginia 25–0

Ohio's high school all-stars strained past West Virginia to a 25–0 victory in Wheeling. Tom Yakubowski of Adena earned MVP honors with a 12 yard TD run and added key rushing. Johnny Havlicek connected with Joey Aaron for a score as Ohio capitalized on WVU miscues to seize a 10-6 series edge.

Wheeling W. Va Ohio West Virginia Mountaineers Buckeyes Tom Yakubowski Adena Johnny Havlicek Bridgeport Joey ‘‘Aroon Bellaire St. John’s Yakubowski Clyde Thomas Bellaire

Fight Results From Cities Across The Americas

Pascual Perez of Argentina outboxed Tito Ragone of Italy in Ciudad Trujillo. Jose Luis Cotero defeated Irish Tommy Bain in Hollywood. Willie Pep beat Jesse Rodriguez in Painville, with weights unavailable.

Ciudad Trujillo Dominican Republic Pascual Perez Argentina Tito Ragone Italy Hollywood Jose Luis Cotero Los Angeles Tommy Bain Painville Ohio Willie Pep Hartford Conn Jesse Rodriguez Warren

Davenport Leads Giants Past Dodgers In 12-8 Win

Jim Davenport the rookie third baseman hit two homers a double and two singles to spark San Francisco past Los Angeles 12-8. In another game Dick Tomanek of the Athletics held Cleveland scoreless in the ninth and tenth after Roger Maris homered to lift Kansas City to a 4-2 lead. Cleveland won the opener 11-2.

Cleveland Frank Lane Kansas City Vic Power Woody Held Roger Maris Dick Tomanek Preston Ward Power Tribe Jim Davenport Giants San Francisco Los Angeles Dodgers Athletics Larry Doby Rock Colavito Dick Brown

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