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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1968

Page

6

Ohio University faces athletic funding crisis amid recruitment hurdles

The Ohio University athletic program faces financial strain as student fees drop and absence of a television game eliminates about $60,000. Alumni and local supporters are urged to step up to preserve the staff and push for larger guarantees to attract top basketball teams like Indiana and Loyola.

Ohio State Ohio University Athens Bobcat Ohio Indiana Loyola

Murphy Wins Playoff At Philadelphia Golf Classic

Murphy, a former college and amateur champion who switched from baseball after a shoulder injury, won his first pro tournament in a sudden death playoff against Labron Harris at the $100,000 Philadelphia Golf Classic.

Florida A Conrad Rehling Murphy U.S Philadelphia Labron Harris

Colavito Smashes Through for Yankee Relief Wins

Rocky Colavito earned the first major league win of his career with 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief as the Yankees beat Detroit 6-5 in game one and then hit a 372nd career homer in a 5-4 nightcap victory to sweep the Tigers. The wins tightened Detroit’s lead over Baltimore to five games.

Rocky Colavito Detroit Tigers Colavito New York Detroit Yankees Tigers Baltimore Orioles Boston Minnesota Chicago California Oakland Washington Cleveland Steve Barber Ralph Houk al Kaline Willie Horton Yanks Horace Clarke Jake Gibbs Houk Dooley Womack Lindy McDaniel Charlie Smith Steve Hamilton Boog Powell Brooks Robinson Roger Nelson Ken McMullen Tim Cullen Jose Cardenal Tony Horton Indians Bill Robinson Mantle Mickey Mantle Detriot Mickey Stanley Yankee Stadium

Ungar Wins Fourth Skyline Feature On Slick Track

Stewart-Cleveland driver Steve Ungar led all 28 laps to win the supermodified feature at Skyline Speedway on a slippery grass surface earning $500. J D Leas finished second with Danville Illinois’ Larry Cannon third. Late model action saw Fred Hadley capture his third feature win as Monty Goodfellow challenged late.

Dennis Casteele Stewart Cleveland Steve Ungar Skyline Speedway Ungar Northern Ohio J. D. Leas Husky Larry Cannon Danville Illinois Sam Ervin Fred Hadley Hadley Monty Goodfellow Goodfellow Walsh Brothers Darell Dexter Nip Hadley Athens Darell Willie Skyline Freddie

Standings and results from multiple leagues and games

The standings show teams in the International League with records and games back. Saturday results include Buffalo 2 0 Louisville 1 Rochester 7 6 Richmond 68 Syracuse 4 Jacksonville 3 Toledo 7 Columbus. Sunday results list Louisville 4 3 Buffalo 2 7 Rochester 85 Richmond 43 Jacksonville 5 8 Syracuse 43 Columbus 11 Toledo 5. Pacific Coast League reports Tacoma at Seattle pdd rain Hawaii at Vancouver pdd rain Oklahoma City 1 2 San Diego 0 1 Portland 2 7 Spokane 1 6 Denver 6 Phoenix 2 Tulsa 4 Indianapolis 2.

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National League Standings and Game Results

The National League table shows St Louis leading with 83 wins and 48 losses, followed by San Francisco and Cincinnati. Multiple daily scores include St Louis beating Pittsburgh 6 to 4, Cincinnati over New York 10 to 7, Philadelphia 4 over Atlanta 3, and Houston 5 over Chicago 1. Today's games list Chicago at San Francisco and Pittsburgh at Atlanta among others, with remaining matchups noted as N.

Pittsburgh St. Louis Pirates Cardinals Nelson Briles Joe Hoerner Chicago Cubs Houston Los Angeles San Francisco Philadelphia Atlanta New York Mets Cincinnati Chicago Sescsesese Atlanta Saccssceses Pittsburgh Seccesse Houston Sccsssseee New York Eccesee Chicago Turday Detroit Boston Washington Minnesota California Baltimore Clevelar Oakland Cleveland Milwaukee

Bulldogs Lose Scrimmage 7-2 to Lancaster in Five Quarter

Lancaster defeated Athens 7-2 in a five quarter scrimmage. Marc Bailey scored the lone touchdown from the one in the first period, and Jerry Batey added the extra point. Athens’ safety in the final period marked the other scoring. Key moments included a Dave Coon runback and Gary Conkey interception. Halfback Steve Riggle was sidelined with a strained tendon.

Athens Marc Bailey Jerry Batey Bulldogs Dave Coon Lancaster Gary Conkey Steve Riggle

Bengals Win First. Browns Hire Losers Shakeup

The Bengals stunned the Steelers 19-3 in Morgantown West Virginia for their first win after three losses. Dewey Warren threw for 268 yards, setting up three Bengals touchdowns while Pittsburgh missing key backs and receivers managed only a field goal. In other NFL action Cincinnati and San Diego led interleague play with wide margins.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Steelers Cincinnati Bengals Bengals Steelers Morgantown W. Va NFL St. Louis New York Giants New Haven Conn Cincinnati San Diego Los Angeles Rams Green Bay Dallas Minnesota Philadelphia Chicago Washington New Orleans Cleveland Kansas City Oakland Pittsburgh Dewey Warren Warren Kent Nix Bill Shockley

Athens Slo Pitch Tourney Yields Four Top Teams

Michelob finishes fourth as Tom Jones Insurance of Millersport wins the tournament at Jaycee Fields West State Street. Frontier Construction and Quaker State of Gallipolis take second and third with individual honors awarded for most hits and most home runs. Final four saw Quaker State 10 0 Michelob, Tom Jones 13 5 Frontier, Frontier 8 1 Quaker State, and Tom Jones 13 6 Frontier in the title game.

Athens Michelob Jaycee Fields West State St Tom Jones Insurance Millersport Frontier Construction Marietta Bob Saunders Quaker State Gallipolis Gary Miller Frontier Gary Lane Tom Jones

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