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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1958

Page

12

Bailey Powers Reds Past Phillies 12 4 in Cincinnati

Ed Bailey, hitting to all fields, goes 3 for 4 as Cincinnati Redlegs beat Philadelphia 12 to 4. Tom Acker wins his first game and completes at least one full game this season, aided by a six run sixth inning and a home run by Frank Robinson.

Bailey Cincinnati Redlegs Phillies Ed Bailey Cincinnati Redleg Philadelphia Tom Acker Phils Acker Redleg Wally Post Reds Jerry Lynch Roy McMillan Phiis Jack Sanford Eddie Miksis Sanford Ed Bouchee Alex Grammas Morehead Bouchee Philadelford POA Phia Grammas McMillan and Crowe Fernandez Young Lynch Thurman Fer- Herandez Jones Robinson Post Ashburn Semproch U—Venton Law Secory Sudol

All Stars Bring Strong Quarterback Line for Friday Night

Otto Graham leads an All-Star squad facing Detroit Lions at Soldier Field in a 25th anniversary game. Kings Hill or Ray Brown may start at quarterback with Graham planning a wide open passing attack and a powerful front line to pressure the pros. ABC will televise and broadcast the contest at 8:30 p.m. EST.

Chicago King Hill Rice Ray Brown Mississippi Tom Forrestal Navy Jim Ninowski Michigan State Detroit Lions Soldier Field Otto Graham Western University Cleveland Browns Hill Graham Otto ABC

Two Baseball Showdowns Set at Wa hama High

At Wa hama High School two summer baseball games highlight the evening. Hartford's Little League champions face a Little League All-Star squad at 7 p.m. followed by C and W Pony League champs meeting a group of All-Stars from that league. C and W advanced with a 3-1 playoff win over Broad Run, James Bennett delivering the decisive home run.

Mason Wahama High School Hartford Broad Run James Bennett Bennett Elmer van Meter Art Johnson R. Johnson Ralph Clark Broad Charles Yonker Larry Hargraves Elmer VanMeter Don VanMeter Buck Knapp

Baseball season leaders gathered in one compact report

AP summary lists American League leaders in batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and steals with players such as Mantle, Runnels, Cerv, Fox, Kaline, Power, Lemon, Jensen, Sievers, Aparicio. Pitching leaders include Turley, Delock, Hyde, and Wynn. National League figures feature Musial, Mays, Ashburn, Banks, Aaron, Spahn, and Jones among others.

Jensen Boston Sievers Washington Cerv Kansas City Fox Chicago Malzone Power Cleveland Kuenn Detroit Kaline Lemon Tuttle Mantle New York Aparicio Rivera Landis Turley Delock Hyde Wynn Bunning

Fight Results from Richmond and Tokyo Card

Luke Easter of San Francisco drew with Buddy McDonald of Edmonton in a 10 round bout in Richmond Calif. Sadao Yaoita of Japan outpointed Leo Zuleta of the Philippines in a 10 round match in Tokyo.

Richmond Calif Luke Easter San Francisco Buddy McDonald Edmonton Canada Drew Tokyo Sadao Yaoita Japan Leo Zuleata Philippines

Medics fall 4-3 to LL Stars in late rally

Athens Medics, the LL champions, rallied with two runs in the seventh but could not overcome the All-Stars in a 4-3 loss at Ohio University field. Star batters Mark Smith Bill Biggs Walter Christiansen and Tom Kempton led the visitors with singles while Glenn Bridgewater paced the Medics with two hits as Dick Tucker Lee Bridgewater and Murpf Chambers added Medic singles.

Athens Ohio University Field Stars Mark Smith Bill Biggs Walter Christiansen Tom Kempton Glenn Bridgewater Dick Tucker Lee Bridgewater Murof Chambers WMO Volo Ronnie Handley Dick Duncan Dave Brown Murpf Chambers Joe Mulligan Walter Christianson

Whitlatch Leads Bowling Victory in Nelsonville Match

Whitlatch's team beats Wolfe's squad 263 to 253 in a Monday night series in Nelsonville. Key scores include Griffith 178 177 169 524 and Walker 213 191 155 559 for the winners while Cope 171 172 216 559 and Wolfe 159 166 177 5 led the losers. The losers dropped the first two games 851 816 and 892 784, then won the third 937 894.

Nelsonville Watson Wolfe Basil Whitlateh Whitlatch Wolfe Jess Griffith Harold Smith George Walker Mel Blackburn Kenny Cope Joe Matheny Bull Mechem Roland Mender

Injured Redlegs Near Return To Lineup

Cincinnati Redlegs may soon call back two hurt regulars Gus Bell and Don Hoak. Bell recovering from blood poisoning after an ankle injury could play limited minutes Wednesday night. Hoak, with rib bruises from a collision with Roy McMillan, returned to Cincinnati for treatment and might miss action until the weekend.

Philadelphia Cincinnati Redlegs Redleg Gus Bell Don Hoak Roy McMillan Cincinnati Christ Hospital

Army Shooters Set To Be Beaten At National Pistol Champs

CAMP PERRY Ohio U S Army shooters enter the National Pistol Championships as favorites after dominating the International rapid fire event four of five top places Lt Allyn L Clark Canaseraga New York won the rapid fire with 582 of 600 and U S Border Patrol Officer Stephen G Webber Chula Vista California captured the International aggregate with 822 of 900.

Camp Perry Ohio Army Allyn L. Clark Canaseraga N. Y U. S. Border Patrol Stephen G. Webber Chula Vista Calif

Defenders Remain Unscored On In Legion Play

In the Ohio American Legion Junior Baseball Tournament Cincinnati Bentley has yet to allow a run. Cincinnati beat Euclid 7-0 on Brinkman five hitter while Akron beat Warren 2-0. Columbus edged Piqua 10-9 on a ninth inning steal of home and Celina defeated Newark 5-4 in a big eighth.

Columbus Cincinnati Bentley Ohio American Legion Jerry Spires Piqua Celina Newark

Golf technique two part approach to clubhead speed

The article argues every golf point has two parts correct theory and action. It cites clubhead speed as key but stresses how to consistently produce speed through three steps: swing the club back and down, use wrist bend at the end of the backswing, and keep the head steady after impact.

King Features Syndicate Inc

Fragmentary sports standings fragment from 1960s era wire

Readable lines show teams such as Milwaukee Pittsburgh San Francisco St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati Los Angeles and a 63 53 57 52 50 score chain. The garbled bits suggest a athletics standings snippet with city abbreviations and partial results.

Cincinnati

Tuesday and Thursday Major League Baseball and Rivalry Results

MLB notes show Tuesday results with Cincinnati and Philadelphia beating Pittsburgh and St. Louis, while Chicago, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles posted wins. Thursday schedules include St Louis at San Francisco and Chicago at Los Angeles with several twi night games and standings snippets.

St. Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh Chicago Los Cincinnati Philadelphia Los Angeles San Francisco San Franciso Peas Cleveland Baltimore Kansas City Washington Detroit New York Boston

Athens All Stars Enter Ball Tourney

POMEROY The Athens All Stars have registered for the first invitational baseball tournament for boys eight through 12 in Syracuse. Tournament manager Robert Louks reports eight teams will compete, starting Aug 18, with the final on Sept 1 during the Syracuse community celebration sponsored by the Syracuse Fire Department and First Aid Squad. Drawings for play will be held this evening.

Pomeroy Athens All- Stars Syracuse Robert Louks Athens Syracuse Fire Department First Aid

Gallipolis All Stars Rout Wheelersburg in 12-1 Tourney opener

Gallipolis Little League All Stars slugged 12 hits and crushed Wheelersburg 12-1 in the SEC tournament opener at Wellston. Bobby Scott pitched six innings, allowed five hits, and fanned 10 while going 4 for 4 with two doubles and a triple to power the Gallipolis attack. Steve Carter, Billy Bachus, Danny Chick, and Ricky Blazer added key hits as Gallipolis built a 8-1 lead through five innings.

Gallipolis All-Stars Gallipolis Wheelersburg Scioto County Wellston G. Hacker Purtee Burnsides Bobby Scott Steve Carter Billy Bachus Blazer If Mareh Ve Wialmowski Bomgardner O ‘Saunders Risner Westfall Wwe

Shrine Club Wins Pony League Title In Lopsided Finale

Shrine Club coached by Butch Newton and led by Tommy Rose defeated the Lions 10 to 1 to claim the Pony League pennant in Point Pleasant. It marks the club’s third title in five years under Rose.

Point Pleasant Shrine Club Tommy Rose Butch Newton Lions Rose

Field Trials Begin August 23 At Meigs County Beagle Club

A four day field trial begins August 23 at the Meigs County Beagle Club headquarters off Route 143, 13 miles north of Pomeroy. Hounds run 7 to 8 am with 13 inch classes first, then 15 inch classes. judges are Fred Reid and Dwight Chilcote. Entry fee five dollars. trophies and rosettes awarded.

Pomeroy Meigs County Fred Reid Dwight Chilcote Columbus Garral Sheets Robert Jones Lou Sauer Richard Rupe Henry Wells Wilbur Hanning Joe Johnson Keith Zimmerman Bowen Pomeroy Route 1

Aussie Mal Anderson Wins Eastern Grass Courts Title

Aussie Mal Anderson, a Davis Cupper, defeated Ham Richardson in a five set final at South Orange to claim the Eastern Grass Courts men’s championship. The match concluded 6-3 6-4 6-8 13-15 6-4 after three percent hours of play. Althea Gibson retained the women’s title with a 9-7 6-2 victory over Sally Moore of Bakersfield.

South Orange Mal Anderson Ham Richardson

Knicks Sign Kenny Sears From Santa Clara Import

New York Knicks add Kenny Sears, leading scorer last season, to reinforce the lineup. Sears, 6 foot 9, from California, averaged 18.6 points over 72 games in previous season, and has completed three seasons with the Knicks.

New York New York Knickerbockers National Basketball Assn Kenny Sears Santa Clara Knicks

Roberts Clothing Outfit routs Royal McBee 17 to 0 in city softball

Roberts Clothing Outfit overwhelmed Royal McBee 17 to 0 as Harold Sams and Glen Chesser hit home runs among 13 safeties. Roberts scored in the first, third, fourth and sixth frames while McBee managed four singles. Swearingens won their postponed game 1 to 0 by forfeit over Pepsi Cola.

Roberts Clothing Royal McBee Swearingens Pepsi Cola McBee Roberts Harold Sams Glen Chesser

Pirates blank Braves 10-0 as Witt shines

George Witt, rookie Pirates right-hander, blanked the Braves on two hits with two doubles in the second and ninth innings to lift Pittsburgh into second place. Jim Landis drove in three for the White Sox in a 4-1 win over the Indians.

Associated Press George Witt Pirates Braves Bucs Jim Landis White Sox Indians

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