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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1961

Page

7

Dodgers surge to sixth straight in NL race in LA

The Dodgers extended their winning streak to six and lifted to 19 wins in 22 as they hosted Cincinnati in Los Angeles. Cincinnati kept pace, trailing by 2.5 games, after a strong 8-1 win at San Francisco. Wally Post drove in four, Duke Snider added key hits, and Frank Robinson continued to slump in the Bay Area. Cincinnati's Robby Kelly? No, Robby Robinson? Noted.

Dodgers Reds Los Angeles Coliseum Cincy Giants Dau Furney Jim O’toole San Francisco Cincinnati Hutchinson Robby Los Angeles Frank Robinson Giant Vada Pinson Wally Post Ken Johnson Pinson Post Jerry Lynch Los Angeles Dodgers Duke Snider Dodger New York Yankees Candlestick Park

Baseball Standings and Week Schedule From The League

Washington 12 4 leads with New York 2 8 and Baltimore 6 5. Boston 5 11 innings, Los Angeles 8 7, Minnesota 13 5, Detroit 5, Chicago 9, Kansas City 3. Monday games Kansas City at Minnesota Los Angeles at Washington. Tuesday Chicago at New York Boston at Cleveland Baltimore at Detroit. Sunday results Pittsburgh 13 Philadelphia 4 Milwaukee 8 Chicago 3 Cincinnati 8 San Francisco 1. Los Angeles 8 St Louis 0. St Louis at Los Angeles Pittsburgh at Milwaukee Philadelphia at Chicago Cincinnati at Los Angeles St Louis at San Francisco.

Washington New York Baltimore Boston Los Angeles Cleveland Minnesota Detroit Chicago Kansas City Pittsburgh Philadelphia Milwaukee Cincinnati San Francisco St. Louis Detroit Becade Chicago Eben W. L. Pet Pittsburgh St. Louisee

Toronto at Jersey City

Rochester at Columbus and Toronto at Jersey City matchups listed with Syracuse at Richmond and Buffalo at Charleston in a regional sports schedule note.

Big Blacks Open Season At Barboursville Schedule

The 1961 Big Blacks football schedule lists 10 games with five at home. Openers include Sept 8 at Barboursville and Sept 15 at Ashland, followed by home games Sept 22 Ravenswood Sept 29 Clarksburg Oct 20 Nitro Oct 27 Princeton and Nov 3 Ripley with away games Oct 6 Huntington East Oct 13 Williamson and Nov 10 Gallipolis.

Point Pleasant Big Blacks Barboursville Ashland Ravenswood Clarksburg Huntington East Williamson Nitro Princeton Ripley Gallipolis

Carolyn House Leads Young U S Swim Team to Europe

Philadelphia teen Carolyn House 15, heir to Chris Von Saltza, captains a 12 swimmer two diver team chosen from the AAU outdoor championships to face Europe in five meets Aug 16 Sept 5. House won the 200 400 and 1500 freestyle at the national meet and led as high point scorer with 24. Becky Collins Nina Harmer and Donna de Varona also claimed events.

Carolyn House Chris von Saltza Europe Miss House Carolyn Kelly Lovely Becky Collins Indianapolis Nina Harmer Vesper B. C

Aparicio sparks White Sox to 9-3 win over Royals

Luis Aparicio of Chicago collected three hits and four runs with two stolen bases as the White Sox beat Kansas City 9-3, extending his hitting streak to 15 games. Stan Williams pitched the Dodgers to an 8-0 victory, shutting out St. Louis on eight hits.

Philadelphia Pittsburgh Milwaukee Lew Burdette Eddie Mathews Chicago Cubs Snider St. Louis Stan Williams Williams Luis Aparicio White Sox Chicago Kansas City Dodgers Los Angeles Baltimore Boston Arnold Early Steve Barber Chicago White Sox Kansas City A’s Joe Koppe Tom Satriano Los Angeles Angels Cleveland Washington Chuck Hinton Jim King Senators Bob Johnson Red Sox Earley Russ Snyder Frank Malzone Mike Fornieles

American Association Scores and Standings Report

Indianapolis 4 Houston 2 The Cowboys 6 Dallas-Fort Worth 7 Louis ville 3 Omaha 5 Denver 0 Aerial details not provided.

Indianapolis Houston Dallas-Fort Worth Louisville Omaha Denver

Maxwell Wins Insurance City Golf Title in Sudden Death

Maxwell, 32, from Dallas, defeated Ted Kroll in a sudden death playoff to win $4300 at Hartford Connecticut. He totaled 276 after 72 holes, boosting his season earnings to $26,658. Joe Campbell finished third at $2000 with strong early rounds and trouble on the final hole. Don Finsterwald earned $570.

Hartford Conn Billy Maxwell Golden Circle Dallas Insurance City Ted Kroll Fort Lauderdale Fla Maxwell Kroll Joe Campbell Chattanooga Tenn Don Finsterwald

Football heats up as Ohio prep season opens drills

The Ohio High School Association allows fall drills starting Friday with earliest previews set for Sept 8. Racine joins Southeastern Ohio in football, Purple Tornadoes enter the contact sport, York launches new Bruins schedule, Gallipolis aims for back-to-back SEC titles, and McArthur eyes top SEC challenge amid coaching changes. Teams finish exams and gear up for grid action.

Ohio High School Association Ohio Canton Racine Southeastern Ohio YORK Jack Osborne Bruins Meigs County Gallia County Gallipolis Pomeroy Jackson Jack Olcott Chuck Stobart Mount Vernon Buckeye Ron Fenik McArthur Generals McArthur Rutland Generals Red Devils

Maris and Mantle Close In On Ruth Sept Surge

The Yankees stars Maris and Mantle, each homering in the Sunday opener, trail Babe Ruth by 15 games in Ruth's 1927 September sprint. Ruth hit his 45th on Sept 6, the year he posted 60, while Maris and Mantle sit at 45 in 117 games as NY leads the AL by over a game.

Maris Mantle Ruth Associated Press Roger Maris Mickey Mantle Babe Ruth New York Yankees DVM Oweeeeee Sewee

Funk Takes Defeat Latman Struggles in Cleveland Loss

Barry Latman failed to complete five of his last six starts after a strong July run. Joe Koppe hit his first career grand slam as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7, with Koppe also homering twice. Frank Funk absorbed the loss as Cleveland opens a three game series with Boston.

Tom Sturdivant Mathews Cleveland Barry Lattman Boston Red Sox Latman Los Angeles Angels Indians Frank Funk Joe Koppe Koppe Angels Satriano Rice

Carbon Hill tops Logan in HVAC play as Hawks strong in second half

Carbon Hill-Longstreth stayed in control of the second half race with a 9 2 win at Logan over the Eagles. Neal Hawk pitched eight innings with two doubles to pace the victors while Jim Matyskella took the loss. Next Sunday Carbon Hill faces Buchtel in the key game deciding the half title.

Carbon Hill-Longstreth Hocking Valley Association Logan Buchtel Neal Hawk Jim Matyskella The Eagles

Pacific Coast League Scores Snapshot

Spokane 7 2 Tacoma 6 3 Vancouver 10 Salt Lake 2 Portland 7 8 San Diego 46 Seattle 11 Hawaii 5.

Spokane Tacoma Vancouver Salt Lake Portland San Diego Seattle Hawaii

City softball league resumes at Mill St Field

The City Softball League resumes tonight at Mill St Field with Robert's facing Conrath's at 6. Kaslers meet Athens Building Material on Tuesday and Bridgwater tangles with Robert's on Wednesday at Mill St Field.

City Mill St Robert's Conrath’s Kaslers Athens Bridgwater Robert’s Mill St. Field

McKinley Wins Eastern Title Sets Sights on Forest Hills

McKinley, 20, captured the Eastern crown at Orange Lawn Tennis Club and aims for the U S national championship at Forest Hills. He will join the U S Davis Cup team against Mexico in the American Zone final, likely in singles with Tut Bartzen.

South Orange N. J Chuck McKinley U. S Forest Hills McKinley Mexico Tut Bartzen Dave Freed Cleveland Cleveland Skating Club Frank Forehling Trinity University

Ohio Colts Triumph Over Massillon Tigers 7-0

Ohio Colts win 7-0 at the high school stadium before about 3000 fans. Ray Clark scores from seven yards with 10:20 left, as Ben Buckles stars with 80 rushing and 84 passing yards. Colts outgain Tigers 296 to 44.

Logan Ohio Colts Massillon Tigertown Stars Colts Tiger Ray Clark Ben Buckles Clark Larry Buckles Buckles Massilion

International League scoreboard summary brief

Scores from a minor league baseball doubleheader showing Columbus defeated Toronto 5 4 while Richmond won 6 5 and Buffalo lost 2 3 to Jersey City. Syracuse and Charleston played 1st inning split with a 3 6 line and Rochester posted a 10 4 win in the game with Charleston.

Marlins edge Rochester behind Woodeshick two-hitter

Hal Woodeshick, recently acquired from Detroit, pitched a two-hitter in his first Marlins appearance to beat Rochester 4-0 in the seven-inning nightcap of an International League doubleheader. Charleston also won the opener 10-4. Columbus swept Toronto 5-3 and 4-3, while Richmond took two from Buffalo 6-2 and 5-3. Syracuse and Jersey City split a pair with Jersey City taking the opener 4-3 in 10 innings and the Chiefs winning 6-4 in the nightcap.

Charleston Marlins Hal Woodeshick Woodeshick Detroit Tigers Marlins Rochester Charleston Columbus Toronto Richmond Buffalo Syracuse Jersey City Jerseys Chiefs

Exhibition Football Results From Saturday

National League games saw New York 21 over San Francisco, Philadelphia 38 over Chicago 10, Pittsburgh 24 over Baltimore 20. American League action had Dallas 31 defeating Denver 13. In American Conference Toledo 28 beat Detroit 7.

National League New York San Francisco Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Baltimore Dallas Denver Toledo Detroit

Weekend Fights Stoppages and Consistent Winners

New York fighter Teddy Wright aged 153 stopped Don Fullmer of Detroit 157 in Utah. Katsuzo Nakamura 127 outpointed Noel De Leon 127 of the Philippines in Tokyo. Salvatore Burrini 111 stopped Derek Lloyd 111 in San Remo, Italy.

New York Teddy Wright Detroit Don Fullmer West Jordan Utah Tokyo Katsuzo Nakamura Japan Noel de Leon Philippines San Remo Italy Salvatore Burrini Derek Lloyd England

Eagles Triumph Over Bears in Exhibition Tuneup

The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Chicago Bears 38-10 in a Saturday night exhibition. With Norm Van Brocklin out, Sonny Jurgensen stepped in to lead the offense, delivering the decisive scoring punch for the champions.

Associated Press Philadelphia Eagles Norm van Brocklin Sonny Jurgesen Eagles Chicago Bears Jurgensen

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