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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1961
Page
10
Roger Maris leads with 48 homers and a 14 game pace over Ruth's 1927 mark while Mickey Mantle sits at 45 as the Yankees head to Cleveland Stadium for a four game series. Cleveland manager Jimmie Dykes warns to pitch them outside or inside by a foot to avoid their power. Jim Grant starts for the Indians in tonight's opener.
Yankees open a 13 game road trip at Cleveland as Maris seeks Babe Ruth’s 60 home run record. Mantle trails by three, homers against Cleveland in four park spree. Maris hits nine in those parks.
Bobby Littler of Athens advances to the quarterfinals at the Western Junior Championship in Lansing Michigan. He defeated Ray Barnhart of Downers Grove Illinois 5 and 4 in the second round and will face Elliot Pachter of Kansas City Missouri in today’s quarterfinals.
Two young Americans and Mexicans square off in the opening Davis Cup singles at Cleveland on the Skating Club clay. Chuck McKinley 20 from St Louis faces Rafael Osuna 22 of Mexico in a best-of-five series. In the second match Bernard Bartzen 33 of Dallas battles Mario Llamas 33 of Mexico as the U S and Mexico contest on home soil.
The Ohio Division of Wildlife reports overall poor to good fishing with catfish carp and sheepshead common. East Central and Southeast bays show the best results with Monroe Morgan Muskingum Vinton and Washington counties producing steady catches. Central South sees spotty fishing though bass bluegill and some channel catfish appear at Delaware Reservoir and Jackson Lake. Southwest notes good fishing in Brown County with bass bluegill catfish and carp prevalent.
Robert's Winners captured the third round city softball league title as Swearingen's could not field enough players. They advance to face All Jersey Milk for the second round title Monday night at the fairgrounds at 6 p.m.
Kansas City managing owner Charles Finley asserts the Athletics will remain in Kansas City amid circulation of move rumors. He denies planning a Dallas relocation and cites his Dallas visit as a business venture, while noting the club's poor attendance and a large deficit to the Yankees.
Chesterhill and Mr and Mrs Herbert Wymer with Mrs Lucille Hodgin and Mrs Sylvia Long plan events at the new fire house on September 1 and 2 plus a party at Rat Site ner Bead details unclear but dated gatherings noted.
The Philadelphia Phillies extended their losing streak to 20 games, the longest NL slide this century, falling 7 6 in 11 innings at Milwaukee after blowing leads. Lee Maye triggered the 11th inning rally with a walk and Frank Bolling’s sac fly, aided by an error.
Littler, defending titlist, faces Fred Schleicher in second round play. Other divisions include Butch Gardner versus Fred Swearingen and multiple flights with Evans, Eschenbacher, Mitchell, Cook, Moore, Hangar, Sprague, Jacobs, Gilbert, Hanning, Strekal, White, Douglas, Roscoe, Sutton, Hutcheson, Rice, Smith, Cumley, Barstow, Hecht, Bowman, Wilson, Haskins, Matters, Woogerd, Lee, Alastanas, Main, Roberts, plus consolation and championship bouts featuring Amon, Gardner, Biggs, Moffet, Miler, Parfitt, Wren, Kerr, Tipton, Paynter, Parkis, Kyle, Wolfe, Repp, Thacke-ray, Beckley, Wickham, Boden, Jones, Strawn, Rutter, Kelton, Musser, Day, Farley, Ferry, McCleary, Boles, Chadwick.
Casper, 30, Apple Valley, California, leads by two strokes at the 72 hole event in Silver Springs Maryland after a 66, four under par round at Indian Spring Country Club. Rudolph and Jacobs also chase first 1961 victories as 11 players break par in the second round. Casper joked about his new book Chipping and Putting, saying it needed no tips.
Athens LI All-Stars defeated Zanesville 9 2 to advance to the second round of the M division. Lefthander Larry Spaulding tossed a two hitter for the win as Misco earlier beat Zanesville Eagles 7 2. The next round game is set for next Thursday at 6 p.m. against Misco.
Point Pleasant banked a 12-2 opening-round victory over Millers Drug Store in Charleston. Leonard Krebs pitched before ace Bucky Bass came on in the fifth. Bass and Jerry Zerkle led the offense with doubles as T & T prepared for Friday night’s 8 p.m. game against a Charleston-area team.
A baseball score shows Indianapolis 6 Dallas Fort Worth 5 with tight late innings and a narrow win. Houston 3 Louisville 2 and Omaha 10 Denver 7 accompany the results in a packed scoreboard update.
HIRAM Ohio The Cleveland Browns depart for a West Coast swing featuring two exhibition games first against the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday and then versus the Los Angeles Rams a week later. Practice at Stanford University is planned for four days before the Los Angeles game.
Pacific Coast League results show Tacoma four to seven Portland zero to one San Diego twelve over Spokane Seattle four at Sal Lake City three Hawaii eight over Vancouver two International League games Jersey City nine over Toronto four Charleston four defeated by Buffalo zero Richmond seven over Rochester two Columbus five over Syracuse two
Cincinnati Reds General Manager Bill DeWitt says staying in first place is a fine feeling as the team pursues the lead. The Reds regain a one game edge and travel to Crosley Field for a two evening set next week. Ken Johnson, the Reds' newest pitcher, is slated to start tonight against Bob Bigson of the Cardinals. Johnson stands 3-1 with the Reds.
Bob Veale pitched a seven hitter for Columbus to earn his 14th win and 10th complete game as the league leading Columbus Aces defeated Syracuse 5-2. Johnny Powers hit his 14th homer as Ralph Lumenti took the loss. COLUMBUS rolled past SYRACUSE 5-2 behind Veale.
Irish boxer Bob Murphy 48, once a tele vision boxing favorite, was killed in a Thursday head-on crash with a truck near Boston. Born Edward Lee Conarty in Denver, he later used Robert M. Murphy the name tied to his ring fame. He leaves a widow and two daughters Maureen seven and Karen three.
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