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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1963

Page

12

Palmer Wins Cleveland Open and Aims at British Title

Reds acquire Charley Neal and Sammy Taylor from the Mets for 20 000 each and may add Jesse Gonder as a PTBN from Cincinnati. Don Blasingame moves to Washington while Jim Coates goes to San Diego. Athletics buy Charley Lau from Baltimore and send Manny Jimenez to Portland. Neal, 32, a two time World Series participant and former Dodgers star, could join Reds as a utility man.

NEW York Cincinnati Reds New York Mets Charlie Neal Sammy Taylor Mets Cincin Nati Jesse Gonder Don Blasingame Washington Senators Jim Coates San Diego Kansas City Athletics Charley Lau Baltimore Manny Jimenez Portland Orioles Herm Starrette Fred Valentine Rochester Neal Los Angeles Dodgers Blasingame Pete Rose Gonder

Palmer Wins Cleveland Open in Playoff for Fifth Tour Victory

Arnold Palmer wins the Cleveland Open in a playoff over Tony Lema and Tommy Aaron, earning $22,000 and boosting 1963 winnings to a record $85,545. Lema and Aaron receive $8,550 each as Palmer heads to England for the British Open with Nicklaus and Nicklaus joins him. Attendance tops 70,800 for the event. Yogi Berra misses All Star selection, ending a 14 season streak.

Tony Lema Arnold Palmer Tommy Aaron Palmer Fritz Howell Cleveland England Pennsylvania Beechmont Country Club Lema San Leandro Calif Aaron Gainesville Owen Tony Tommy Tema Dallas Jack Nicklaus

Podres Shuts Braves To Lift Dodgers Near NL Lead

Dodgers left-hander Johnny Podres tossed five-hit ball and struck out 12 in a 2-1 win over Milwaukee, recording his sixth complete game and moving Los Angeles within a half game of the NL lead. Wally Moon’s ninth-inning pinch double drove in Maury Wills for the decisive run as Bob Sadowski took the loss. In other action, Houston beat St Louis 4-3 in 11 innings as Rusty Staub delivered the key single. Hal Woodeshick earned his 8th win in relief. Cincinnati and San Francisco each tallied, while Pittsburgh swept Philadelphia in a twin bill. Major leaguers also noted the Yankees’ 7-5 win over Boston and Kansas City’s 6-4 victory over Baltimore in the AL.

Johnny Podres Los Angeles Milwaukee Podres Dodgers Braves Wally Moon Bob Sadowski Lew Burdette St. Louis Cardinals Houston Rusty Staub Colts Hal Woodeshick Cincinnati San Francisco Pittsburgh Philadelphia Pirates Phillies New York Mets Chicago Cubs New York Yankees Boston Kansas City Baltimore Frank Howard Gene Oliver Burdette Maury Wills Moon Jim Gilliam Sadowski Wills Woodeschik Charlie James Bill White Ron Taylor Ernie Fazio Staub Stan Williams Yanks Boston Red Sox Williams Red Sox Los Angeles Dodgers Bill Skowron Lanks Yankees Chicago White Sox Kansas City Athletics Orioles Jim Bouton Dick Williams Lu Clinton Tony Kubek Oriole Dave McNally Wayne Causey Ike Delock Bouton Bunning Mickey Mantle Albie Pearson Detroit al Kaline Leon Wagner Minnesota Earl Battey Yankee Joe Pepitone Nellie Fox White Sox Twins Zoile Versalles Frank Malzone Houk Norm Siebern Dick Stuart Don Leppert Washington Harmon Killebrew Tom Tresh Bob Allison Carl Yastrzemski Elston Howard

Williams Relief Role Sparks Yankees Past Red Sox

Stan Williams entered in the fifth, silenced Boston threats, hit a decisive triple, and helped the Yankees rally to a 7-5 win. The relief outing capped a rebound season arc for Williams after a slow stretch and helped New York extend their lead in the pennant race.

Richter Bends Baseball to Pick Pro Football with Redskins

Wisconsin All-American end Pat Richter says long baseball games bored him and led to signing with the NFL Redskins after the season. He declined baseball offers, averaging a reported rookie salary of about 21 000 dollars. He noted football games last around an hour, unlike baseball's extra innings.

Washington Pat Richter Richter National Football League Redskins Wisconsin The

Ashland visitor ace at Athens Country Club on No. 5

A visitor from Ashland sank a hole-in-one on the 122 yard No. 5 at Athens Country Club using a wedge. Playing partners included Larry Snyder, Charles Yates, Wayne Keirns, and Jack Yost.

Ashland Athens Country Club Jack Yost Larry Snyder Athens Bellefonte Country Club Charles Yates Wayne Keirns

Bouton and Bunning Likely AL Star Starters

Yankee rookie Jim Bouton or Tigers ace Jim Bunning appear likely to start for the American League in the July 9 All Star game in Cleveland. Dick Radatz is the probable closer, with Cronin naming a complete AL squad and Houk selecting most of the players including Kaline Wag ner Battey and Pepitone in key roles.

New York New York Yankee Yogi Berra Boston Jim Bouton Jim Bunning Detroit Dick Radatz Joe Cronin Ralph Houk Cleveland Bunning Ken McBride Los

Baseball Scores And Schedule From Monday To Wednesday

Monday results include Kansas City 6 over Baltimore 4 and New York 7 over Boston 5. Upcoming games feature Chicago at New York and Boston at Cleveland with several night and Wednesday schedules across leagues.

Kansas City Baltimore New York Boston Chicago Cleveland Los Angeles Minnesota Detroit Washington W.L. Pet

Bungert Plans to Beat McKinley in Wimbledon Semifinal

Wilhelm Bungert, the German star and surprise Wimbledon upset artist, says he has plans to defeat Chuck McKinley in the semifinal and reach the final. Bungert noted McKinley moves quickly and hinted at tactical ideas while declining to reveal specifics. McKinley, from San Antonio, impressed by beating Bobby Wilson in straight sets.

Wimbledon England Wilhelm Bungert America Chuck McKinley Bungert Roy Emerson Australia McKinley Bristol

Tournament Planned for Athens Peewee League

A single elimination tournament begins July 30 in the Athens Peewee Baseball League per Director John C. Zino. Remaining games include Bluebirds vs Redlegs July 2, Dodgers vs Indians, July 9 Cardinals vs Redlegs, Yankees vs Indians, July 11 Bluebirds vs Dodgers, Cardinals vs Indians, July 16 Redlegs vs Dodgers, Yankees vs Bluebirds, July 18 Cardinals vs Dodgers, Indians vs Dodgers, July 23 Redlegs vs Yankees, Cardinals vs Bluebirds, July 26 Indians vs Redlegs, Cardinals vs Yankees.

Athens Peewee Baseball League John C. Zino Bluebirds Redlegs Dodgers Indians Cardinals Yankees

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