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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1967
Page
9
Four teams compete in the Eighth District American Legion Baseball Tournament at Miller Park Lancaster with a double elimination format and a berth to the Athens state tournament August 14 to 19 at stake. Athens and Meigs County open at 10 a.m. followed by Lancaster against Logan.
July 15 at Miller Park Meigs County versus Athens Logan versus Lancaster at 10am. July 15 2pm Loser Game 1 versus Loser Game 2. July 15 2pm Winner Game 1 versus Winner Game 2. July 16 10am Winner Game 3 versus Loser Game 4. July 16 2pm Winner Game 4 versus Winner Game 5. A seventh game may follow on July 22 if needed. All games at Miller Park.
Greg Moore, 18, from Athens, shot 76 to stand at 228 after 54 holes, two back of leader Dick Guardiola of Cleveland at Beechmont Country Club. In Scioto Downs, Tar Mite, Ozzie Hanover, and Golden Moneymaker won divisions of the $21,000 Challenge Stakes for 2-year-olds, with Ozzie Hanover equaling the track record at 11 1/5 lengths. Twilight Walk and Marga Frisco paired for a $26.20 daily double. Greg Poston led Ohio Jaycee Junior Golf with a 77, while Tim Reardon and Terry Lammers share the first-round lead at 71 at Oberlin.
Hawaii blanked Phoenix 5 0 while Denver edged Portland 5 3. San Diego defeated Tulsa 4 to 1. Spokane beat Indianapolis 12 to 6 as Vancouver led Oklahoma City 5 0 and Tacoma 2 Seattle.
K of C improved to 10-2 with a 10-1 win over Bridgwater as University Volkswagen shutout Moose 5-7. Jon Kostival earned the win for K of C with Rick Bobo delivering two doubles and four RBIs. Dave Stover got the VW shutout win while Don Stover led VW hitters with a homer, double and single. Mike Rosser added two VW hits. Moose was held hitless by Jim Snow and Terry Hawk. Result of the Athens National Bank Electric Pony League game was not reported.
Hall of Fame reliever Hoyt Wilhelm earned his eighth save as the White Sox edged California 1-0. Wilhelm, turning 44, saved the win for the Sox and lowered his ERA to 0.62 after 43 1/3 innings. Eddie Stanky’s Sox led Minnesota by two games with Harmon Killebrew homers aiding a 3-2 win over Kansas City. Detroit fell three back after Epstein sparked Washington’s 8-3 and 6-1 doubleheader sweep of the Tigers. Boston split, and Cleveland topped New York 4-3 in 15.
In Minneapolis the Pan American track trials open with a strong field including world record holders Ralph Boston Randy Matson and Paul Wilson. Jim Ryun has not entered and officials acknowledge he will not compete this year for training and team duties in Europe.
In a 10 inning tilt, San Francisco beat Houston 5 to 4. New York triumphed 7 to 3 over Cincinnati. Pittsburgh edged St. Louis 8 to 5 and Los Angeles defeated Philadelphia 2 to 1 at Atlanta rain delayed. Upcoming: Philadelphia at Atlanta New York at Cincinnati Pittsburgh at St. Louis Chicago at Los Angeles Houston at San Francisco.
The District 12 Slo-Pitch Softball tournament opened at Jaycee fields with three Athens teams winning and one losing. Athens National Bank beat Neal Insurance 8 7, Dannies Trailer Sales Athens defeated Mahone Tires 17 3, and Smith Phillips Marietta edged Athens Strohs 18 17.
Cubs snap a seven-game skid by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 as Paul Popovich drives in the go-ahead run with a seventh inning single and Chuck Hartenstein preserves the win after Rich Nye. Leo Durocher jokes about jumping from the Wrigley Building if they win the pennant.
Cincinnati selects Deacon Bill McKechnie as the modern Reds Hall of Fame inductee for the posthumous ceremony on July 14. Adolfo Luque also to be enshrined in ceremony backed by the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. McKechnie led Reds to pennants in 1939 and 1940 and a 1940 World Series title, managing 1938 to 1947.
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