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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1957
Page
7
A vivid account of Athens Highs football practice amid heat and rigor. Players push through fatigue while learning teamwork and growth, questioning glory while fitness and mindset build character. The piece closes with a rookie sports editor misnaming coach Russ Finsterwald as Don’s father.
Logan High School launches a large junior high football effort under Head Coach Mel Adams. A freshman squad of 36 works out daily while an eighth grade team begins drills with Dick Martin guiding and uniforms donated locally. A flag league for 125 younger players aims to feed about 240 boys into instruction and competition.
Logan reports a successful summer recreation program under Harry Westfall, with a total balance of 2228.85 as of Aug. 10. The initiative centered on baseball and swimming, offering adult lessons by Richard Faulkner and Jack Moorehead and youth instruction by Gene Morgan, Lynn Strait, and Keith Schultz.
U S Walker Cup captain Charlie Coe postpones opening day lineup decisions after Wednesday practice. He will announce Friday's Scotch foursomes pairings this afternoon while praising a balanced American squad aiming for a 15th victory in the 16th meeting with Great Britain.
Harvard announces four new assistant coaches for the football program. Gerald Lodge of Cleveland, a West Point graduate of 1954, will coach the junior varsity backs as disclosed by Athletic Director Thomas Bolles on Wednesday night.
Thomas A. Yawkey has served as president of the Boston Red Sox since 1933, guiding the franchise through decades of Major League Baseball history.
Dick Savitt, seeded No. 2 behind Ashley Cooper, faces first round a match in Forest Hills as the Davis Cup selection debate looms. He may refuse Davis Cup duty despite a possible top team call. Coexisting notes cover Patty, Seixas, Fraser, and Gibson in the crowded field along with other tennis and boxing items and a St John’s coach Kaiser hitting an .804 baseball mark.
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