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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1977
Page
8
Henry Cotton, 70, recalls his first British Open at St Andrews in 1927 as two 18-hole rounds determined the winner. The Harrowing scene featured Bob Jones as the favored idol amid wild crowds and parallel fairways. Cotton's career spans generations of golf.
The article recalls early professional status versus amateurs in golf led by Harry Vardon and Cotton. It recounts Bob Jones at Hoylake and the ban on professionals in the trophy room, Hagen arranging limousines, and later comebacks by Cotton through 1953 Carnoustie and Turnberry invites, with health setbacks and a personal golden jubilee.
Paul Hornung, former Packers star, joins a drive to raise 120000 to restore Louisville high school minor sports after Jefferson County school board cut them to save money. He recalls his prep days, discusses Notre Dame and CBS Notre Dame broadcasts, and seeks a shift from on camera to production work.
Nelsonville won the second game 11-1 as John Corby posted three hits and four RBI. Columbus lost both ends of a doubleheader with Scott Dailey earning the 10-0 opener on two hits allowed and six strikeouts. Ken Cartmill Mitch Wright and Mark Knapp each had two hits. Nelsonville hosts Chillicothe next. The 1932 import flock at Hialeah Park now counts 400 flamingos.
Glouster American Legion baseball team split four games in weekend action. They swept a Saturday doubleheader in Lowell after winning the opener 6-5 with Mike Turrill driving in the tying and winning runs and earning the relief win. The squad then lost two home games to Marietta on Sunday.
The Athens Women’s Golf Association schedules a nine hole flag event at Athens Country Club on Wednesday with pairings including Algeo Antle Evans Rothel Rue Lavelle French Hondell Johnson Tippett Blower Cornwell Garrett Mitchell Main Douglas Ploghoft Rutter Burns. Last week’s winners span classes A B and C with Johnson Hondell, Blower Rutter, Meyer Berberick.
MLB results show San Francisco and Los Angeles winning, Chicago and St Louis losing. Montreal split with New York, Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh, Atlanta edged Houston 2 1 in 13 innings, Cincinnati topped San Diego. Tuesday matchups include Montreal at Chicago and New York at Philadelphia with several games on the slate.
Ohio State athletic director Hugh Hindman says professional sports face bigger problems than colleges due to budgets. He notes rising college interest, scholarship changes, and calls for equality may boost college football and basketball while pro leagues struggle financially. Hindman predicts a shift back to college arenas and fields.
The Athens American Legion team went 1-2 over the weekend in three doubleheaders against Lancaster Wellston and Logan rain postponing a Monday home twin bill. They beat Wellston 9-7 but lost 3-2 to Lancaster and 11-3 at Lancaster, leaving Athens 6-12 on the season and idle until a Saturday visit to South Shore Kentucky.
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