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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1953
Page
8
John J. Crowley of Clintonville Connecticut, a Winchester Repeating Arms Co. foreman who makes his own gun stocks and fires at least 50,000 rounds yearly, won the national small bore rifle title at Camp Perry Ohio with 3,197 points of a possible 3,200 after four days of competition.
New York reports the players hired J Norman Lewis to negotiate with club owners over pay and schedule changes. Commissioner Ford Frick barred Lewis from council meetings, while players like Ralph Kiner and Allie Reynolds defend the move as needed representation.
Proclamation won by a length and three quarters over Mynah Hanover at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury New York. Jack Casey drove the Belle Aire Farm seven year old bay mare to a 2 05 3 5 victory, her second win of the season in 15 starts.
Wallace Bud Smith of Cincinnati stopped Charley Spicer of Philadelphia in the sixth round in a boxing bout, with both fighters listed by weight class as 141 and 146 respectively.
Cleveland hosts Washington as Bob Porterfield aims to halt Cleveland's win streak and repeat past success against the Indians. Porterfield, Porterfield and Rosen duel for batting leadership while Mickey Vernon faces Al Rosen. Dave Hoskins on the mound for Cleveland against Chuck Stobbs in a two game set.
Joe Nuxhall and Jackie Collum will start for the Cincinnati Redlegs in a two night double header against the Pittsburgh Pirates. They face Murry Dickson and Pearl La Palme. The Redlegs are idle tomorrow and Thursday before a two game series at Ebbets Field with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Columbus Ohio the harness racing program at the Ohio State Fair begins Saturday with 48500 in purses across a six day meet. The Governor's Cup on Sept 2 offers 5000 for 38 three year old trotters and the Director of Agriculture Pace offers 4000 on Sept 1 as a lead to the 60000 Little Brown Jug at Delaware on Sept 24.
A two year old trade sending pitcher Johnny Sain from the Braves to the Yankees for Lew Burdette is proving beneficial for both franchises.
A sports survey projects the Dodgers to finish 105 49 the Braves 93 61 and the Yankees 103 51 with the White Sox 94 60. Brooklyn leads the NL by nine while New York trails Chicago by eight and a half games.
Listings show American League actions with New York at Detroit at 2 p.m. McDonald against Hoeft, and Washington at Cleveland at 7 15 p.m. Porterfield versus Lemon. No games on Monday. Wednesday menu includes Philadelphia at Chicago, New York at Detroit, and Washington at Cleveland with specified 1 30 p.m. and 2 p.m. starts.
Tuesday schedules feature Chicago at Brooklyn and Milwaukee at Philadelphia with notable pitching matchups. St. Louis visits New York while Cincinnati faces Pittsburgh. results from Monday show St. Paul sweeping Indianapolis and Louisville over Columbus. Wednesday plans include Columbus at St. Paul and Charleston at Minneapolis.
Westbury New York report notes the Volomite stallion Chuck Volo winning the Nassau Pace at Roosevelt Raceway. Owner Wendell Wathen credits a prior broken bone for race delays that sharpened his speed, claiming a 3.05 3-5 world record and $39,600 earnings across two seasons.
Quarterback Worth Lutz for Duke handles passing punting and rushing while also contributing on defense as a safety in a feature on his all around play for the Duke football squad in Durham North Carolina.
Athens High School football coach Harry Lackey schedules a Friday scrimmage with The Plains Indians at 5:30 p.m. at the high school field to gauge the Bulldogs ahead of the season. The squad has emphasized offense with a potential in the line while noting a small slow backfield.
Middleport reports 46 players for first practice at stadium with equipment check and light drills. Three daily sessions start today through school opening. backfield and line split, with evening full squad. Returning players include Chancey Klees Lloyd. losses listed. coach emphasizes building backfield depth.
West Virginia University athletic director Roy Legs Hawley demonstrated precision on the links at Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. He one putted 14 of 18 greens during a recent round, highlighting his short game prowess.
A mid season survey shows attendance up 13.41 percent and mutual turnover up 19.30 percent over 1952 at pari mutuel night tracks. Three new tracks Ponce De Leon Raceway Bayard Hazel Park Vernon Downs push totals to gains of 22.38 percent attendance and 27.5 percent wagering. Revenue to states may top 25 million, with 1952 tax take rising 23.5 percent from 1951.
Gallia Academy High School began light scrimmage drills Monday, fourth day of practice under Clarence E. Thompson. The 67 players, including one sophomore and three freshmen, worked on blocking assignments as backs ran through gaps. Dr. Homer B. Thomas urged rest and hydration to prevent infantile paralysis, and a marshmallow race greeted the annual freshman initiation. A radio sponsored parents’ banquet to explain training rules was planned for September 8.
Brooklyn star Jackie Robinson climbs to third in the batting race with a .332 average as Monte Irvin and Red Schoendienst lead. Irvin holds .338 while Schoendienst sits at .337, in New York reports.
Dock Shoemaker led a strong field at Lake Forest Country Club while 133 players competed in the Ohio State Open. Notables included defending champ Frank Gelbhart, former Masters winner Herman Keiser, and rising stars Rick Jones and Bob Kepler as par 73 play continued with several shooters at 72.
Joyce Ziske a 19 year old from Milwaukee won a 19 hole match against Marlene Stewart the 1953 British women's champion in Providence Rhode Island. The upset marked the biggest surprise of the day as 21 first round and 53 second round matches were completed in the all match play tournament.
The redhot Toledo Sox beat Minneapolis 12-6 to extend their American Association lead to four games over Louisville. Louisville split a doubleheader with Columbus, taking game one 3-0 and losing game two 13-6. Kansas City blanked Charleston 5-0 while St. Paul and Indianapolis split, Saints winning 5-0 and Indians 3-0. Toledo piled up 17 hits off four Miller pitchers in the rout.
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