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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1953

Page

9

Muskies Placed in Ohio Waters From Kincaid Hatchery Program

About 300 small muskies were released yesterday in the East Shade River and Forked Run headwaters as part of the Kincaid Hatchery incubation project. 2200 muskies remain at Pike County hatchery. Transfers occurred without loss, with fish placed in forage-rich pools.

Ohio Kincaid Mark O. White District Four East Shade River Forked Run Kincaid Fish Pond White Shade Rivers Pike County

Direct Rhythm wins National Pacing Derby at Roosevelt

Direct Rhythm owned by W G Reynolds of Louisville won the $25,000 National Pacing Derby at Roosevelt Raceway as the 7 to 5 favorite. Hi Lo s Forbes finished fourth. Second place went to Thomas B Scott owned and driven by Tom Carlock of Greenville. Dudley Hanover placed third, three quarters of a length behind. The mile and a quarter race time was 2 33 4 5.

Westrebury N. Y W. G. Reynolds Louisville Roosevelt Raceway Hi- Lo Forbes Thomas B. Scott Tom Carlock Greenville Dudley Hanover Hayes Fair Acres DuQuoin Grant Hodgins Prince Adios Clandeboye Ont

Toledo Tops in AA Standings After 5-4 Win

Toledo moves into sole first place in the American Association after a 5-4 victory over Charleston. Pinch hitter Bob Montag delivered the decisive eighth inning RBI as Indianapolis trails by a half game. Browns beat Indians 5-2 in a non league game while Kansas City edged Louisville 6-5 and Minneapolis defeated St. Paul 12-5.

Toledo Sox Indianapolis Charleston Indians St. Louis Browns Kansas City Louisville Minneapolis St. Paul Bob Montag

Muskingum Athlete Named Tiffin Coach

Donald H. Jerry of Shadyside has been chosen as football coach of Tiffin Columbian High School. A former Massillon High School and Muskingum College athlete, he previously served as assistant coach at Muskingum, Bellaire, and Cadiz High Schools before joining Shadyside in 1951. He succeeds Paul Rienes, who left for Fremont Ross High.

Tiffin Donald H. Jerry Shadyside Tiffin Columbian High School Massilion High School Muskingum Bellaire Cadiz Paul Rienes Fremont Ross High

Legion Game Postponed Between Lancaster and Athens Nine

The Athens Junior Legion game with Lancaster was postponed tonight. Coach Bert Barnes said the contest will be rescheduled for a later date.

Hetween Lancaster Athens Junior Legion Bert Barnes

Kenston Names New Coach After District Merger

Bill Donald, a Kent State graduate, will coach the Kenston High School baseball team and assist in football and basketball next season. The school name Kenston was chosen weeks after Bainbridge and Auburn boards of education merged.

Cleveland Bill Donaldson Kent State Kenston Bainpridge Auburn Boards of Education

Baseball season leaders across AL and NL

In American League leaders Kell of Boston tops batting with 338 runs Mantle of New York has 60 runs, Rosen and Doby of Cleveland lead RBIs. Kuenn and Rosen pace hits, Kell and Doby double, Minoio Rivera and Jensen share triples. In pitching Lopat leads with 81 wins, 889 strikeouts by Pierce and Garcia. National League leaders Schoendienst and Baumholtz lead batting and hits. Kluszewski and Bell power in homers and RBIs. Bruton shows steals.

Kell Boston Mantle New York Rosen Cleveland Doby Kuenn Detroit Minoio Rivera Chicago Jensen Washington Lopat Pierce Garcia Schoendienst St. Louis Baumbholtz Bell Cincinnati Mathews Milwaukee Kluszewski Greengrass Baumholtz Bruton

Mizes Hit in 10th Ends Yank Slump

Johnny Mize delivered a two out double in the 10th to beat Sid Hudson and give the Yankees a 5-4 extra inning win over the Red Sox. McDougald drew an intentional pass then Bill Martin's RBI single padded New York's margin as Don Bollweg drove in three runs earlier.

Mize Yank

Tebbetts Denies Writing Obscene Note in Charleston

Indianapolis Indians manager George R. Tebbetts denies writing a noted obscene message to an American Association scorekeeper in Charleston West Virginia. Tebbetts says the note was forwarded to Bruce Dudley and provided handwriting samples for comparison. He admits disagreement with Hardman over scoring in the first game of a doubleheader.

Indianapolis George R Birdie) Tebbetts Indianapolis Indians American Association Charleston W. Va Tebbetts A. L Shorty) Hardman Bruce Dudley Detroit Boston Cleveland Hardman Dudley

Ohio Public Links leaderboards at Lost Nation CC

In Cleveland the 20th Ohio Public Links championship nears its final round with 26 year old Bob Firestone of Columbiana atop a field of 70 at 143 after a 71. Mike Graniteo of Cleveland sits one stroke back at 144 after a 68. Dale Stiver of Dayton and A Solanics and John Hendrasek of Cleveland share third at 151.

Cleveland Ohio Bob Firestone Columbiana Lost Nation Country Club Mike Graniteo Dale Stiver Dayton A Solanics John Hendrasek

Owl Weekend Schedule Sparks Local Matchups

Saturday games feature Nelsonville at New Marshfield, Middleport at Syracuse, and Albany at Reedsville. Sunday rematches headline New Marshfield at Albany, Syracuse at Nelsonville, and Reedsville at Middleport.

Nelsonville New Marshfield Middleport Syracuse Albany Reedsville

Yankees end nine game skid with Mize clutch double

Johnny Mize doubled home the winning run as a pinch hitter on an 8-2 pitch with two out in the 10th, giving the New York Yankees an 8-2 victory over Boston to snap a nine game losing streak. Carl Erskine pitched a complete four hitter for Brooklyn, blanking Philadelphia 8-0 for the Dodgers fourth shutout of the season.

Johnny Mize New York Yankees Yanks Boston Carl Erskine Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Philadelphia

Boxing Roundup From Last Night Fights

In Butte Glen Flanagan outpointed Basil Marie over ten rounds. in Detroit Ai Gronik stopped Harold Lyons to win in four rounds. The bouts featured light and welterweight action with judges tallying decisions and stoppages.

Associated Press Butte Mont Glen Flanagan St. Paul Basil Marie Philadelphia Detroit A! Gronik Lincoln Park Mich Harold Lyons

Finnish Runner Sets World Best 3000m Steeplechase Time

Clvai Rintempaa of Finland posted 8 44 4 for the 3000 meter steeplechase in a dual meet against a touring American team in Helsinki on Thursday.

Helsinki Finland Clvai

Storms Swell Ohio Streams Report

Ohio anglers faced poor prospects as heat and heavy rainstorms pushed streams above normal, making fishing tough across the state. The standout catch was James Schetter of Urbana who landed a four pound 13 ounce rainbow trout in Mad River, the largest trout reported in Ohio this year.

Columbus Ohio James Schetter Rt. 3 Urbana Mad River

Dunwoody Wins Duo At Hilliards Oval

Columbus horseman Ed Dunwoody piloted Anna to win in the fourth and Mr. Chairman in the seventh for a double at Hilliards Oval. He also rode J. R. Cash to a third place in the sixth as Magic Girl set a 2:11 mile time. Penns Boy paid $15.60 on a two win ticket in the third.

Columbus Ed Dunwoody Anna Mr. Chairman J. R. Cash Magic Girl Chief Taylor Penns Boy

Giants and Dodgers clash in early season thriller

Sports Mirror recalls a 4-3 Giants win over the Dodgers as they close within two games of the lead. It also notes Wimbledon champ Louise Brough defeating Doris Hart in straight sets and a Jamaica race where Chop Chop won the Empire City Handicap amid a record betting total.

Giants Dodgers Louise Brough Doris Hart Chop Chop Jamaica

National League standings and upcoming schedule brief

The league shows Brooklyn leading at 8 8 with Milwaukee at 48 28 and St Louis Philadelphia and New York clustered nearby. Friday features New York at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at Milwaukee with several pitchers listed. Saturday games include Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and Brooklyn at New York with multiple matchups. Sunday schedules list Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at New York and St Louis at Milwaukee with Chicago and Cincinnati in remaining ties.

Wil Pet Brooklyn Milwaukee St. Louis Philadelphia New York Cincinnati Chienge Pittsburgh Dansen Konstanty Baczewski Raffensberger Wilson Chicago Haddix Lawn

Baseball Standings and Weekend Schedule Promptling Dreams

The standings show New York leading with 47 wins and 22 losses while Cleveland sits at 41 28 and Chicago 42 20. The schedule lists Philadelphia at New York 1 pm Shantz against Ford Washington at Boston 7 30 pm Shea versus Nixon Detroit at Cleveland 7 15 pm Hoeft against Wynn plus a string of games with rain and doubleheaders.

New York Cleveland Chicago Boston Washington Philadelphia St. Louis Detroit Shantz Ford Shea Nixon Hoeft Wynn

Weekend baseball card shows tight standings and key matchups

The schedule lists games across multiple cities with team records and upcoming fridays and Saturdays matchups. Notable pairings include Louisville vs Kansas City and Minneapolis vs St. Paul, with Sunday games featuring Columbus against Charleston and Indianapolis against Toledo.

Toledo Indianapolis Kansas City Louisville Tinea St. Paul Minneapolis Charleston Columbus Louisville A. m P. m

Trestate tennis field narrows to semifinals in Cincinnati

In the 54th annual tri state tournament Clifton Mayne of Berkley California seeded eight reached the men's singles semi finals. Four seeds and two unseeded players compete for remaining berths as seeded women advance to semis led by Sarah Mae Turber Evansville Indiana who upset Dorris Popple Des Moines Iowa 6 4 9 7.

Cincinnati Clifton Mayne Berkley Calif Sarah Mae Turber Evansville Ind Mayne Bob Perry Los Angeles Tony Trabert Berkeley Miss Turber Dorris Popple Des Moines

Doby Sidelined for Weekend

Cleveland Indians center fielder Larry Doby may miss all six home games from tonight through Monday after pulling a back muscle slipping on a throw. Trainer Wally Bock expects three to four days for healing following Thursday’s 4-2 loss in Detroit to Steve Gromek.

Cleveland Larry Doby Cleveland Indians Tribe Doby Detroit Indians Steve Gromek Wally Bock Larry Tigers Billy Hoeft Tiger Moundsmen Farry Wynn New York

Hogan Favored as Open Championship Tension Builds

Britain’s bookmakers list Ben Hogan as the betting favorite for the British Open at Carnoustie with odds of 7 to 1 while South African defending champion Gary Locke stands at 5 to 1 and another contender at 6 to 4.

Carnoustie Scotland Britain Ben Hogan Hogan Locke

Palmer Sets PGA Mark In Qualifier

Palmer, celebrating his 35th birthday, posted a standout PGA qualifying score 68 66 134 in Birmingham Michigan. He leads the field as Johnny Palmer and Jimmy Turnesa open match play with Evans and Grout as first round opponents under the PGA numerical system.

Birmingham Mich Jimmy Turnesa Briarcliff N. Y Johnny Palmer Badin N. C Columbus

All Star Poll Ends Tonight In Baseball Selection

Chicago AP reports that balloting closes at midnight for the 1953 All Star game in Cincinnati on July 14. Mantle leads with 679,058 votes for the Yankees center fielder and Kluszewski tops the first base race with 667,204 votes, ahead of Hodges of Brooklyn.

Frankie Baumholtz Chicago Cub Cincinnati Baumie Baumholtz Richie Ashburn Duke Snider Gus Bell Frank Charlie Odressen Brooklyn Pilot Casey Stengel Chicago Chicago Tribune Mickey Mantle New York Yankee Ted Kluszewsk Cincinnati Reds

Pony Tourney At Logan Club

A holiday pony tourney will be held this weekend at Hocking Hills Country Club announced by manager Walter Jurgensmier. Rounds may be played Saturday or Sunday and an auction determines pony backers and potential prize sharing. First through third place prizes depend on net scores. Regular Hocking Golf League matches postponed due to rain and will be rescheduled next Wednesday. Akron coach Chuck Pitotter named athletic counselor at Buchtel High School.

Logan Hocking Hills Country Club Walter Jurgensmier Hocking Hills

Sinclair’s 100000 Mile Anti-Wear Guarantee

Combats both acid and friction wear with Sin clair oil. Ask your Sinclair dealer about the remarkable 100000 mile anti-wear guarantee and full protection for engine components.

Sinclair

Reds Clinch 3-1 Win on Bell and Kluszewski Power

Cincinnati rode its one two punch Bell and Kluszewski to a 3 1 victory over Milwaukee. Kluszewski homered and knocked in two runs while Bell added a solo shot and drove in another as the Reds tied Eddie Mathews for the NL home run lead and pushed ahead in RBI. Bud Podbielan earned the win, limiting Milwaukee to five hits as Crandall homered for the Braves in the seventh to spoil the shutout bid.

Milwaukee Wis Cincinnati Redlegs Braves Reds Gus Bell Ted Kluszewski Kluszewski Bobbydams Wilwaukee Eddie Mathews Bell Wallop Mathews RBI Crandall Bridges Dittmer Adcock Logan Cincinnati Podbielan Antonelli Ho—Antonelli Burdette L -Antonelli U -— Barlick Jackowski Gore Ballanfant Bud Podbielan del Crandall

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