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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1964
Page
14
Frank Crosetti has served as third base coach for the New York Yankees since 1932. He originally debuted as a third baseman with San Francisco in 1928. A brief minor league stint preceded his rise.
Packers star halfback Paul Hornung returns to practice after suspension, boosting Green Bay's chances to reclaim the NFL crown from the Chicago Bears. Bears prepare for a season opener with the College All-Stars, while several NFL clubs report signings, injuries, and depth moves in pre season drills.
Bill Mazeroski drove in five runs and Stargell joined the spree with a 4-for-4 two-homer night as Pittsburgh crushed St. Louis 13-2 behind Bob Veale. Drell Griffith and Ron Fairly doubled for the Dodgers while Koufax dominated Houston with 12 strikeouts in a 1-0 win. Bobby Wine homered for Philadelphia in a 4-1 victory over Milwaukee.
In 1964 Browns training, Blanton Collier revived the taxi squad plan. Four rookies with pro potential draw attention as specialists for urgent needs. Walter Beach leads at corner back, Roger Shoals at guard, with Cliff McNeil and Tom Crosby also in contention to fill roles. Beach from Central Michigan was on last season’s roster and is top candidate to replace Jim Shofner at right corner back.
The Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 3 2 to move into sole fourth in the American League. They trailed 2 1 in the ninth before Jim Fregosi and Bob Rodgers tied and Willie Smith scored on a passed ball off Hoyt Wilhelm.
The page lists American League matchups and standings with teams like New York Baltimore Chicago Los Angeles Minnesota Detroit Boston Cleveland Kansas City Washington and notes results for games including San Francisco Chicago Philadelphia Milwaukee Pittsburgh St Louis Cincinnati New York and more. Two schedules show twilight and twinight games with dates and venues and international league standings featuring Jacksonville Richmond Syracuse Columbus Rochester Toronto Atlanta Buffalo and related matchups.
Darnell Mitchell a senior at Ohio University will join the U S team in a meet against Russia in Los Angeles on Saturday. Mitchell from Cleveland and Barry Sugden from Akron are among those who qualified for the 800 meter run in the Olympic Trial Finals in Los Angeles on Sept 12. Four of six entrants advance to the Olympics.
Hartford report shows Jay Hebert, 1964 PGA champion, says Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus expanded golf's appeal with four round winners now standard. Hebert notes top pros Palmer and Nicklaus skipped the Insurance City Open at Wethersfield as part of the sport's evolving era. Also mentions Venturi Nichols Snead Casper competing at the event.
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