Athens Golfers Compete For Ohio Open Crown
Athens will field nearly a dozen players in the 35th Ohio Open at Marietta Country Club. Pros Bob Littler and Earl Christiansen lead list with amateurs Kerm Prosser Art Smith Carl Bradbury Les Coon Robbin Gardner Hill Biggs and Larry Snyder. The field includes Johnny Krisko and Alcroft, with 105 entrants and possible total near 120. The rugged course tests amateurs and pros as 60 qualify for 36 holes Sunday.
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Marietta
Athens
Marietta Country Club
Bob Littler
Earl Christiansen
Kerm
Ield
Jack Thompson
Youngstown
Bob Kepler
Ohio State
Noo Ross
Tae
Maples Blank Material 12-0 in CSL Contest
Maples Grocery rolled to a 12 to 0 playoff victory over Building Material in CSL action. Harold Sams pitched a five hit shutout aided by seven Material errors and five walks as Maples scored six runs in one inning and never looked back. Chadwell led Maples with a double and a single, while Dailey's triple highlighted the lone Material hit.
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Maples
Maples Grocery
Swearingens
Jimi Ewing
Jack Warriner
Harold Sams
Staples
Irv Zucker
Sams
Glenn Chadwell
Zucker
Chad
Chuck Dailey
Jaycees Rally To Top Nyes In Little League Fight
Jaycees moved to first with a 7-5 Little League win over Nyes Volkswagen. Ray Hodgdon had a busy day with a single and two doubles driving in two runs. Riggs doubled for the losers. Wickham and Kempton also starred as the Jaycees pulled it out.
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Jaycees
Nyes
Volkswagen
Ray Hodgdon
Ches
Riggs
Wickham
Kempton
Matheny
C. Carter
Dun
Dow shoots 69 in Eastern Open tied for third
Dow Finsterwald of Athens fired 69 in the first round to sit tied for third in the $19,000 Eastern Open. Leaders John Knight with 67 and Jerry Kesselring with 68 pace the field as the top 25 scorers after 72 holes Sunday earn a spot in the Tom OShanter event in Chicago.
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Dow
Baltimore
Dow Finsterwald
Athens
John Knight
Jerry Kesselring
Chicago
Gallia Athens Meet Today in SEC AL Showdown
Gallia and Athens prepare for a seven inning baseball clash at Athens following a 12 hit Oak Hill victory over Gallia. Oak Hill pitcher Tolbert kept Gallia to four hits as the two teams schedule a return game in Gallia next Tuesday at 4 30 p m with the series tied in memory of the prior loss.
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Gallipolis
Blue Devils
Athens
Oak Hill Baseballers
Gallia
Steve McKean
Merrill Wilcoxen
Tolbert
Nelsonville and Coalton Vie For HVA Leadership
Nelsonville and Coalton battle Sunday in a key Hocking Valley Association baseball clash, both entering with undefeated records in a reshuffled league race. Coalton leads 3-0 with wins over The Plains and Chauncey while Nelsonville sits 1-0 after beating Buchtel. Sunnyhill and Chauncey led the first half as the schedule resumes. In golf, Jgon F. Quittner won the International Seniors title at Deauville with 12 over par 74, Frank E. Jones of Coshocton shot 83 with a 9 handicap for 74.
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Hockings Valley Association
Sunnyhill
Coalton
the Plains
Chauncey
Buchtel
Plains
Stewart
Nelsonville
Eit
Buchtel Oe
Chauncey Pi
Chauncey Open
Deauville
France
Jgon F. Quittner
Rydel
Frank E. Jones
Coshocton
Ohio
Wahama Wins All Star Tilt in Little League Showdown
Wahama Little League defeated Middleport All-Stars 12 to 2 as Larry Hargraves dominated on the mound with three hits allowed, 10 strikeouts, and one walk. Wahama scored seven runs in the fourth inning while committing four errors and four walks by Middleport. Tom Anderson took the loss for Middleport as Bowles and Manley homered for the visitors.
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Liddleport
Wahama
Middleport
Larry Hargraves
Hargrave
Tom Anderson
Middle-port Stars
Randel Bowles
Ron Manley
Campanella Back In Form With Dodgers Homer
Dodgers win 5 to 3 as Roy Campanella hits a two run homer at Ebbets Field. Campanella's return from a thumb injury prompts optimism for Brooklyn. Stan Musial adds to All-Star game streak though season stats linger behind last year.
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Brooklyn
P—Young
Dodgers
Roy Campanella
Bavasi
Alston
Campy
Em Acker
Ebbets Field
Yankees
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Fremont Country’ Club
Dan Cawley
Hamrick
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Riple
Warriner
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George Wsser
Mater
Ewing
Roberts
Black
Carling
Carling Brewing Company
Clerslona
Obie Lawn
Ehovite Ings
Mata
Anche
Dayton
Carolyn Wikoff
Middletown
Gwyneth Thomas
Shaker Heights
Miss Wikoff
Jean Sorum
Madison
Wis
Miss Thomas
Judy Hagan
Boston College
Boston University
Wythe
Manhattan
Kyle
HVA
Mnesences
Campanella
The
Redlegs
Buzzy Bavasi
Walt Alston
Stan Musial
Ame
Michelob
the Tavern
North Court Street
Ford
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
East
Carpenter St
Athens, Ohio
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