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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1963

Page

9

Indians face Tigers after tough Sox setback

Cleveland slides in the standings after a 7-2 loss to Chicago as Gary Peters improved to 11 straight wins. Latman held the score at 2-2 into the eighth before Chicago exploded, dropping the Indians to seventh and widening the gap behind Boston and Los Angeles.

Indians Chicago White Sox Gary Peters Cleveland Barry Latman Peters Sox Latman White Sox Tom McCraw Floyd Robinson Pete Ward Robinson Ward Charley Maxwell Ron Hansen Gary Bell Boston Los Angeles Jack Kralick Tribe Jim Bunning Detroit

ACC Title Decided Labor Day

Defending champion Ker mit Blosser is one win from a second straight Athens Country Club golf title. He meets Jim Romanowski, who beat Butch Gardner in semis, on Labor Day for 36 holes starting at 9 am with Consolation at 1 pm. Mary Hope and Becky Biggs duel for the ladies crown at 11:30 am.

Kermit Blosser Athens Country Club Jim Romanowski Butch Gardner Blosser Art Smith Romanowski Mary Hope Becky Biggs

Davis Cup Return Hopes Open After Talbert Forecast

Bill Talbert predicts United States can win back the Davis Cup this year but cautions about Australia’s Harry Hopman. He notes Chuck McKinley and Dennis Ralston must peak at the right time and suggests beating Hopman on his own terms. The cup contention hinges on the National Tennis Championships opening today at the West Side Club.

Forest Hills N. Y Uncle Sam Bill Talbert Harry Hopman Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston Hopman Harry Chuck Dennis America West Side

Improved lighting at Athens High field and gym

Conrath Electric of Athens completed 32 additional light fixtures at the Athens High football field. Principal Wilbur Lewis says the new 1500 watt bulbs nearly double stadium lighting and improve gym lighting by about a third.

Conrath Electric Company of Athens Athens High Wilbur Lewis Lewis

Don Finsterwald Leads Denver Oven Bout

Athens pitcher Don Finsterwald emerged as an early favorite in the Denver Oven event by taking a 75 Thursday and slipping from contention. Minor league results show Indianapolis 2 3 Atlanta 0 7 Jacksonville 2 7 Columbus 3 0 Richmond 3 5 Rochester 1 6 Arkansas 2 6 Buffalo 0 8 Toronto 6 Syracuse 2.

Athens Don. Finsterwald Denver Indianapolis Atlanta Jacksonville Columbus Richmond Rochester Arkansas Buffalo Toronto Syracuse

Pacific Coast League Scores From Recent Games

Tacoma defeated Seattle 6 to 2 while San Diego beat Spokane 4 to 1 and Portland topped Denver 6 to 1 in Pacific Coast League action.

Tacoma Seattle San Diego Spokane Portland Denver

Major League Baseball Standings and Thursday Results

National League standings with Los Angeles leading at 79 53 and San Francisco 73 60. Thursday results include Chicago 2 Philadelphia 1 and New York 7 Pittsburgh 4. American League shows New York 86 74 and Chicago 75 58 with multiple games listed.

Los Angeles San Fran St Louis Philadelphia Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh Houston New York San Francisco St. Louis W. L. Pet Minnesota Baltimore Detroit Boston Cleveland Kansas City Washington

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