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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1958
Page
14
A column criticizes parental pressure in Ath ens Little League. It cites heated dugout scenes and argues youths should learn correct baseball basics, respect umpire calls, and win or lose gracefully. It urges parents to support proper conduct or stay away when Play ball is called.
Ring Magazine names Joe Brown of New Orleans July Fighter of the Month for his title defense win over Kenny Lane in Houston. Zora Folley of Chandler Ariz moves to No 1 heavyweight contender ahead of Eddie Machen tied for top spot. Lane stays No 2 behind Duilio Loi. Folley’s knockout of Pete Rademacher boosts his ranking. Machen remains No 2. Roy Harris of Cut and Shoot Texas sits at No 5 as Patterson’s LA title challenger on Aug 18.
Tuesday results across the American League and National League show Cleveland beating Baltimore 9 to 4 and Kansas City defeating New York 7 to 3. Chicago edged Washington 2 to 1 while Boston crushed Detroit 11 to 8 in 11 innings. Wednesday schedule features St Louis at Philadelphia and Los Angeles at Milwaukee among others.
Gene Fullmer missed the date allowing Spider Webb to substitute against Franz Szuzina in a 10 round middleweight fight at Madison Square Garden. Webb signed by the International Boxing Club to replace the former world champion. Televised on ABC at 9 p.m. EST.
Cleveland rookie Gary Bell spun eight Baltimore hits and all nine Indians runs came on strong at bat. Russ Nixon drove in three with a homer and single while Rocky Colavito added a bases loaded single and Vic Power two RBIs to push Cleveland to a 9-4 win.
The San Francisco Giants edged Cincinnati 4-3 as Stu Miller worked 6 innings and Marv Grissom closed out the win. Willie Mays and Ray Jablonski provided the key hits while Frank Robinson homered for the Reds before Jablonski's late RBI single set up the decisive blast. The series continues with Bob Purkey vs Johnny Antonelli.
Final games of the Cheshire Softball Tournament are set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Cheshire Athletic Field. Cheshire faces Economy Grocery at 7 p.m. Four-Thirty Club meets Gallipolis State Institute at 8 p.m. Dick's Place plays Minersville in the closing game. Previous night Tremley Builders beat West Virginia Corrugated 11-2.
All Hocking Valley Association baseball league teams must send representatives to a 7:30 p.m. Wednesday meeting in the Editorial room at the Messenger. Jack Gilbert HVA president notes rosters for the second half of the 1958 season are due.
Hiram Ohio reports Dayton basketball standout Bill Almashy, lacking college football, earns a Browns tryout through Lou Groza’s help. At Martins Ferry High School he lettered in football and basketball, ran 4.6 seconds in 40 yards, and impressed Coach Paul Brown with his speed. His basketball defense skills are seen as an asset for potential pro play and pass coverage.
In Chicago, the Chicago Open offers a $50,000 purse with a $9,000 winner share at Gleneagles CC. George May exited the PGA circuit after a dispute, leaving brothers John and Ed Menulty to run the event. Pros are present except Jimmy Demaret, sidelined by a hand injury. Julius Boros praised the course after a 68 in the pro-am.
Coolville makes its Athens County Pony League debut by facing Nelsonville at 5 30 p m at the Fairgrounds dia mond The Nelsonville nine seeks a 2 0 start to retain top spot Glouster and Jacksonville Trimble follow under lights The Plains and Waterloo will not participate this summer among eight initial clubs.
Grayling Michigan reports two Ohio youths shine in the 12 and under division. David Howard of Toledo posted 562 on 56 targets to take second place Tuesday while Warren’s Mike Wilkinson scored 498 for third.
Ted Williams delivered a 11-8 win over Detroit with a third inning grand slam after Boston fell behind 4-6. He added a three-run single in the seventh and capped the day with an 11th homer, his 473rd career, tying Babe Ruth for second in grand slams. Boston trimmed New York’s lead to 14 games as the Yankees lost to Kansas City 7-3.
The article highlights Sonny Methvin of Arkansas who eagled a hole and fired solid rounds as he leads the first round. He faces Robert Littler Jr. of Athens in St Paul Minnesota as the USGA National Junior tournament starts with 128 players, narrowing to 64 after the initial round.
Conrath Electric rose to second in the Athens City Softball League by topping Swearingen 4 to 3 at the fairgrounds. McGee and Hashman delivered three base safeties for Conrath as they used a three run burst in the fifth to take the lead. Swearingen cut the deficit with two runs in the sixth but could not overtake the hosts.
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