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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1961

Page

10

Drysdale Hit With Five Day Suspension And Fine

NL president Warren Giles fined Don Drysdale $100 and suspended him five days for throwing at a hit and ejecting him after he struck Frank Robinson in the sixth inning of a Reds 14 3 Dodgers win. Dusty Boggess had warned Drysdale earlier and ejected him when he hit Robinson. Bavasi noted the loss of Drysdale hurts the Dodgers as they fall behind Cincinnati.

Warren Giles National League Drysdale Cincinnati Reds Frank Robinson Dusty Boggess Robinson Don Boggess E. J Buzzy) Bavasi Dodger Giles Bavasi Dodgers

Parkersburg Rips Legion Nine 11-1 in Home Opener

Parkersburg’s Post 15 beat Athens Post 9 11 to 1 as Bill Wooddell started the scoring with support from Jim Wenoth who had three hits and three RBI. Bob Boston and Larry Hartman held Post 21 to four hits as Wenoth powered a five-run second inning. The squad heads to Lancaster for district tournament play this weekend with a 9 a.m. Saturday opener.

Parkersburg American Legion Bill Wooddell Ohioans Bob ‘Boston Larry Hartman K T. Crossen Boston Hartman Jim Wenoth RBI Wenoth Athens Max Evang Wooddell Ed Bannon Pat Eddy Terry Knight Dick Duncan Bill Biggs Knight Legion Lancaster Athens Brh Park’mberg Norris Edwards If Wooddell Daniels Umacher Athens Amencace Jels Stewart Ton Noth Edge Edwards Uma Imacher Virden Nesbitt

Athens Sandlot Ball Stars Shine in Local Meet

In a busy afternoon at the Athens field, players led by Fulks and Shea delivered standout singles and doubles. Other notable performances came from Kempton, McAfee, Hand, and Bridgewater as a mix of local teams competed for top honors.

Ezar Tops U S Entries in British Open Qualifying

In Birkdale England Joe Ezar the sun tan Florida golfer scored 70 on the 6603 yard course to lead the American entries in the British Open qualifying ahead of Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. The field of 350 from 19 countries begins a second round with 120 advancing to the playoffs.

Ezar U. S Birkdale England Joe Ezar Arnold Palmer Joe Palmer Miami Gary Player South Africa Player

Attendance gains top midseason marks for four clubs

New York report by Associated Press shows Cincinnati Detroit New York and Kansas City exceeding 1960 home attendance at the season's halfway point. Cincinnati leads with a 90 000 rise followed by Detroit 47 000 New York 28 000 and Kansas City 21 000.

New York Cincinnati Detroit Kansas City Associated Press

219 Golfers Start Duel In Amateur Championship

Toledo Ohio hosts the 55th Ohio Amateur Championship at Inverness Golf Club. A field of 219 players, including 195 private-club and 24 public-link golfers, contest a dawn-to-dusk 36-hole qualifier split between No 10 and No 1 tees. After the first half completes, the second half follows later today.

Toledo Ohio Inverness Golf Club

McBride and B Win This Week's University Match

The brief sports item notes McBride and B clinching victory in a university match this week. Other details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.

All Star Baseball Lineups and Batting Averages

The 30th All Star game lineups and batting averages are listed with National League players from Los Angeles Milwaukee San Francisco and Pittsburgh and American League players from Detroit New York. Key names include Mays Cepeda Mantle Maris Colavito Kubek and Spahn with umpires to be named and game time at 1 p.m. PDT.

San Francisco Los Angeles Mathews Milwaukee Mays Cepeda Clemente Pittsburgh White St. Louis Bolling Burgess Spahn Cash Detroit Mantle New York Maris Colavito Kubek Crawford National Range Vargo Drummond

Indians poised as third best in league say pundits

Writers predict the Cleveland Indians will not fall apart and remain a solid third in the league. Tito Francona Jim Piersall Woodie Held Vic Power form a strong lineup with Roger Kirkland showing potential. Bench depth consists of Chuck Essegian Mike de la Hoz Bob Hale and Bob Nieman as the season unfolds.

Rocky Colavito Tito Francona Jim Piersall Woodie Held Vic Power Tribe Betas Power Piersall Held Chuck Essegian Mike de la Hoz Bob Hale Bob Nieman Indians

Purkey Included In NL Rotation

The All-Star game at Candlestick Park features starter plans from Paul Richards and Danny Murtaugh with Eddie Matthews possibly replaced by Ken Boyer. Pitching selections include Whitey Ford and Warren Spahn for the A L and Spahn, Purkey, and Elroy Face for the N L, aiming to win.

San Francisco Nationals Candlestick Park Boston Paul Richards Baltimore Danny Murtaugh Richards Murtaugh Eddie Matthews Milwaukee Ken Boyer St. Louis Cardinals Matthews Daryl Spencer Los Angeles Whitey Ford New York Yankee Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves Spahn Bob Purkey Cincinnati Elroy Face Pittsburgh

Two In Tie For JC Lead

ZANESVILLE The final 18 holes of the 36 hole Ohio Junior Jaycee Golf Tournament begin as Bill Ritter of Middletown and Bill Smith of Springfield hold the lead with one over par 72. Alex Antonio of Warren and Jim Ready of Dayton are one stroke back with 73s. The three low scorers, all 18 and under, will be eligible for the Jaycee International Tournament in Denver next month.

Zanesville Ohio Bill Ritter Middletown Bill Smith Springfield Denver Ritter Smith Alex Antonio Warren Jim Ready Dayton

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