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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1966
Page
13
N J Clifton report says golfer Al Geiberger known as the Peanut Butter Kid receives excessive peanut butter gifts from sponsors. He jokes about bags of samples piling up as demand for his endorsement grows.
Carl ton Oaks resident Geiberger, 6 feet 24 inches, praised for winning the Akron PGA Championship while munching peanut butter and jelly. He reports stockpiling PBJ supplies from multiple companies and plans to donate extras to orphanages if unused.
Former Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Garcia will race a midget roadster against Mack Cling in a 35 lap grudge match at Skyline Speedway. Garcia, who helped the Indians win the 1954 pennant, will pit in the pits not on the mound while Clingan battles top drivers from five states for $500 to win. Other stock cars led by Bob Boyles and Dorus Wise contest the $150 first prize in a field including Ron Dolan and Del Schmidlen.
Willie Stargell hit the opposite field homer off Mets lefty Rob Gardner in the ninth after Roberto Clemente tied the game with a run. The Pirates' 7-5 victory pulled Pittsburgh two games ahead of idle San Francisco in the National League standings.
Cleveland papers report Birdie Tebbetts will not return as Cleveland Indians manager next season. Tebbetts denied discussing his future, noting it is typical for managers to be in jeopardy after a poor season as the Indians were beaten 13 to 3 by the Boston Red Sox.
Canton Ohio tonight hosts the North-South high school football game rated a tossup. Top QBs Brian Healy of Sandusky and Jim Ousley of Middletown lead the North and South teams respectively, with led by coaches Dick Walker and Bob Seaman.
Lewis Sommer Jr., 17, of Dover New Jersey, set an American Junior Bowling Congress high series of 799 on January 8, 1966. His three games were 257, 276 and 266.
Baseball and league results from Chicago to San Francisco show mixed scores and upcoming games. Chicago defeated Houston in doubleheader, Pittsburgh beat New York, St. Louis topped Philadelphia, with numerous schedule notes for today and the weekend across the circuit including California at Chicago and Baltimore at Washington.
The Tree Toppers clinched the City League slow pitch softball championship with a 7 to 6 eight inning victory over Pepsi Cola Thursday. The post season schedule lists a Losers bracket game between Tree Toppers and Hawks Friday at 6 p.m. at Jaycee fields with two more games on Saturday including Athens National Bank vs Albany and Carlings against the Tree Toppers Hawks winner.
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