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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1964

Page

11

Ohio High School Gridders Open Practice Season

Ohio’s 707 teams and 36,856 players began practice after exams and equipment handouts. Landis urged sportsmanship to avoid curtailment. notes Toledo violence as a concern. Bricker ruling restricts funding. coaches advised heat precautions and water. Season features new rules on timeouts substitutions and a 9 or 10 game schedule with three scrimmages.

Fritz Howell Columbus Ohio Paul E. Landis John W. Bricker Landis Consoli

McBride Opens 6 8 10 Bowling Tour With Six Straight

Tom McBride led the opening night of the 6 8 10 tourney by stringing six consecutive strikes in a win over rivals at Athens Rollerbowl. Ray Cuckler added four in a row as nearly 50 players chased the $10 prize bracket in this Hocking Valley Sportsmen event. The event runs tonight from 7 to 10:30 p m and resumes weekend sessions through Sunday with next week’s same schedule.

Tom McBride Hocking Valley Sportsmen’s Association McBride Ray Cuckler Athens

Toomey’s Bankers Face Athens National in Final Prep

Toomey’s plays Athens National Bank at the Fairgrounds diamond to decide the Tournament final opponent for the Michelobs led event. Michelobs beat Athens National Bank 8 4 and Toomeys 11 2 in prior games. Tonight winners advance to meet Michelobs Saturday for the title. if Michelobs lose a second game may follow in the double elimination format.

Trapshooting Begins Today in 65th Grand American

VANDALIA Ohio Today marks the start of the 65th Grand American Trapshooting. More than a million shotgun shells will be fired along a three quarter mile firing line as about 2600 shooters from all 50 states and Canada compete for the Grand American Handicap prize on August 28. Preliminary rounds run through the first three days with championships beginning Monday at 16 yards in handicap and doubles.

Vandalia Ohio Canada

Yankees Boss Berra Reprimands Harmonica Player Linz

Boston note reports Yogi Berra scolded Harmonica player Phil Linz on a team bus after a Chicago White Sox loss. Linz refused, Berra demanded the instrument be put away and Crosetti joined in the dispute before order was restored.

Boston CBS Phil Linz New York Yankees Yogi Berra Linz Frank Crosetti Yankees Comiskey Park O’hare Chicago Red Sox White Sox Joe Pepitone Berra Pepitone Crosetti

Palmer Takes Lead At Akron Classic

Arnold Palmer shot a 68 at Firestone Country Club to grab the first round lead in the $50,000 American Golf Classic. He held a one stroke edge over Tony Lema, with Ed Griffiths, Tom Weiskopf, Harold Kneece, Bill Collins and Mason Rudolph at even par or better. Ken Venturi posted 71 while Nicklaus and Nichols struggled during the opening round.

Akron Ohio Arnold Palmer Palmer Firestone Country Club Tony Lema Ed Griffiths Tom Weiskopf Harold Kneece Bill Collins Mason Rudolph Ken Venturi Bobby Nichols Jack Nicklaus Gary Player

Browns Seek Guard Memmelaar After Waivers

Cleveland Browns pick up guard Dale Memmelaar after the Dallas Cowboys waived him. Memmelaar, 6-2 and 248 pounds, will try out with Cleveland as they evaluate guards ahead of the Sept. 8 roster cutdown. The team plays Pittsburgh on Saturday at the Rubber Bowl in Akron.

Hiram Ohio Dale Memmelaar Dallas Cowboys Cleveland Browns Browns Memmelaar University of Wyoming Gene Hickerson John Wooten Roger Shoals Jim Higgins Pittsburgh Steelers Akron

Baseball scores and upcoming games from a dated listing

A mixed recap lists results including Boston 4 Baltimore 3 and Chicago 5 New York 0 with others and notes upcoming games such as New York at Boston and Los Angeles at Cleveland. The national standings show teams like Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee and others with brief results and scheduled matchups.

Chicago Baltimore New York Rooces Los Angeles Minnesota Cleveland Boston Washington Kansas City Detroit Ohio Chio Philadelphia San Francisco Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Angeles Houston

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