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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1969

Page

11

Rookie Kealey Shuts Out Orioles For Angels

Steve Kealey a 22 year old rookie right hander pitched a 2-0 shutout over the Baltimore Orioles in his first major league start. He allowed seven hits with two strikeouts and two walks while overcoming a week layoff and a recent mugging incident. Sandy Alomar contributed both Angels runs with a first inning double and a fourth inning single. The win trims Los Angeles within one percentage point of Kansas City in the AL West.

Ante Californiths Steve Kealey Baltimore Orioles Lefty Phillips Angels Torrance Calif Kealey Orioles Mark Belanger Baltimore Dave May Clay Dalrymple Marcelino Lopez Don Buford Belanger Karen Palms Sandy Alomar Tom Phoebus Oriole Alomar Jim Spencer Aurelio Rodriguez Kansas City

Flying Needles Wins Photo Finish at River Downs

Flying Needles edged Vandoc by a nose in a photo finish to win the featured eighth race at River Downs. The 5 1/2 furlongs time was 1 05 1 5, with payouts 10.60 5.40 3.20. Vandoc earned 3.20 and 2.60, with showing going to Started Home at 3. A double paid 25.20 with Good Time Gal and Esquiary. Tom S. carried 119 pounds as top-weight for the feature. Willura and Miss Speedster were listed as favorites for the race.

Cincinnati Flying Needles Vandoc River Downs Gal Esquiary Tom S Willura Miss Speedster

Major League Baseball Standings and Schedule Summary

A dense recap lists team records, standings, and upcoming games across leagues. Notable entries include Baltimore Oakland Detroit California Seattle Kansas City New York Minnesota Chicago Boston and Washington with various win totals and game results. Schedule notes cover Saturday and Sunday matchups, including key divisional and cross league contests.

V. i. Pet Baltimore Wince Detroit Bosto Washington New York Minnesota Oakland Verse Kansas City Oseses California Seceseee Seattle Cserese Chicago Vipers California Baltimore Seattle Eday Palmer Oakland Krausse Cleveland

Shaw Leads Avco Golf Classic Amid Windy Round

Tom Shaw shot four under par 68 to lead the Avco Golf Classic in Sutton Mass. He trails Arnold Palmer who is resting with an ailing hip. Shaw, 26, from Portland Oregon, has $48 000 this season after a stretch of struggled scoring and missed cuts. Monty Kasar and George Knudson were one stroke back at 69 as wind gusts up to 30 mph challenged players.

Shaw Portland Ore Golf Florida

1066 Over Average High Booster Game Highlight

Larry Holak of Madison Wisconsin bowled a 280 in the 1066 over average booster event at ABC. his score was 106 pins above his season average, marking a standout performance.

ABC Larry Holak Madison Wis

Bench Power Lifts Reds Back to NL West Lead

Cincinnati’s 21 year old All Star catcher John Bench slugged a three run homer to push the Reds past St Louis 4 3 and reclaim first place a half game ahead of Los Angeles. Al Jackson escaped a jam in the eighth and the Dodgers saw their five game win streak end. Atlanta beat the Cubs 3 1 San Francisco edged the Mets 7 6 in 11 and San Diego won 1 0 on Joe Niekro’s six hitter and a 10th inning sacrifice fly.

Chicago New York Seth St. Louis Pitt Montreal S.i Cincinnati Los Angeles Atlanta San Francisco Houston Waslewski San Diego Kirby Philadelphia Wise Dierker Selma Fisher Cloninger Pittsburgh Blass Ellis Poppos St. Louis Gibaan Reds John Philadelia Chicago Cubs New York Mets Lee May Bench al Jackson Wayne Granger Jim Merritt Jackson Vic Davalillo Cardinals Jerry Johnson Dodgers Maury Wills Cubs Jim Britton Braves Henry Aacon Felix Millan Britton Mets Cleon Jones Art Shamsky Ron Swoboda Don McMahon Ken Henderson Bobby Bonds Tommie Agee Joe Niekro Niekro Jerry Robertson

Pasarell Regains Tennis Status in U S Nationals Upset

In Longwood, Pasarell on leave from the Army defeated Clark Graebner in five sets to reach the semifinals of the 89th U S National Championships. Seeded fifth, Pasarell will face Stan Smith, while Graebner eyes private life after the year. Womens semis feature Margaret Court versus Kerry Melville and Mary Ann Curtis versus Virginia Wade.

Pasarell UCLA Puerto Rico Graebner New York U.S Pasarel Longwood Susting Graebner Bob Lutz Stan Smith Ray Ruffels Australia

Moose Team Honored by Athens Moose Lodge

Athens Lodge No. 1399 hosted a dinner honoring the Moose Pony League baseball players. Trophies were awarded to Rich Bobo as most valuable player, Richard Cooksey as batting champion, and Leroy Reichard as most improved player.

Athens Lodge No. 1399 of the Moose Moose Pony League Rich Bobo Richard Cooksey Leroy Reichard

Record Breaking Earnings and Attendance Highlight 1969 Sports

Jim Chestney earned a record 4650 dollars as 1969 ABC Masters champion. Yonkers Raceway drew an average 20091 fans over its first 102 harness racing nights. Chestney also posted 223 pits per 44 games as the 1969 Masters champion.

Jim Chestney Yonkers N. Y

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