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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1964
Page
10
At the PGA tournament in Columbus the Annie's Army buttons outsell Jack's Pack two to one while Lemna's Legion trails. Palmer and Nicklaus dispute button rights as Lema seeks legal advice and Palmer and Nicklaus acknowledge copyright on Arnie's Army.
Gary Player, visiting Jack Nicklaus as a house guest during the PGA tour, sharpens Nicklaus swing and pokes fun at his hosting duties. Nicklaus eyes defense of the PGA title before hometown fans while pursuing a World Series berth as Palmer stays nearby and the grocery bill humor runs high.
Cincinnati Reds open a four game series with the leading Philadelphia club as they seek first place in the National League. The Reds recent 3-2 win over Houston and the Phillies slump in six of eight games shape the matchup. Don Nottebart took the loss for Houston. Bob Purkey earned his first win in six weeks. In golf news, Nicklaus leads after a record first round at Columbus Country Club with a 64, as Ohio players post varied scores in the PGA.
Nick DeMatteis pitched the first no-hitter of the Texas League season, guiding El Paso to a 1-0 shutout of Tulsa on Thursday night. The lone run came on a clutch tally, securing the victory for El Paso.
Henry Clark aged 188 from San Francisco defeated Manuel Ramos 19014 of Mexico City by points in a boxing bout.
Chicago edged Boston 9 to 3 while Washington defeated Minnesota 7 to 2. Cleveland beat Kansas City 12 to 9 in 10 innings. Baltimore topped New York 6 to 1. Standings show Los Angeles 43 47 0.478 and Detroit 44 43 0.506.
Seventeen rookies reported to the Cleveland Browns rookie and quarterback training camp in Hiram Ohio to open the regular camp. Three top rookies left for the College All Star squad: Paul Warfield Billy Truax and Dick Van Raaphorst. Several players including Dave Raimey Lowell Caylor and Don Stupica showed promise while five rookies were cut from the group.
The 47 man College All-Star squad arrived for equipment and physicals in Evanston as Otto Graham begins three weeks of prep for the Aug. 7 game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. The selection marks the top talents from the 1963 college grid season.
Jonseys defeated Moose 13-7 and Nyes beat Medics 7-4 while Gasco overwhelmed K of C 28-3 in Little League. In Pony League Cline's Weld ing fell 7-4 to Hocking Valley Bank and Gasco won. Manager Gil Hodges of the Washington Senators spent one season in the minors in 1946 as a catcher with Newport News, Va.
ROWLAND CONGDON Lema's Legions Arnie's Army and Jack's Pack led a threesome with Athens faithful behind in Thursday's PGA opener at Columbus Country Club. Don Finsterwald, Athens native and Broadmoor pro, struggled with greens but felt rain helped the course. Dow fired a 74 after early rough, while Billy Casper shot 68 and praised the improved layout.
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