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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1961

Page

8

Lima Faces Euclid In First Tourney Test

Defending champion Lima opens defense of the state junior baseball title with Gallagher Post 96 versus Euclid in an early morning Ohio University varsity field matchup. Other morning games include Steubenville versus Marion on the freshman diamond and Piqua against Bridgeport on the county fair grounds field.

Lima Euclid American Legion Gallagher Post 96 Ohio University Steubenville Marion Piqua Bridgeport Chase Post Warren and Tiffin Archbold Hudson Toledo Akron Steubenville-Marion Piqua- Bridgeport Lancaster-Columbus Warren-Tiffin Archbold-Hudson Mouth Cincinnati Ed Oley Lima Legion Vance Shuman John Siegler Jim Tobin Oley Ron Rice Bill Murphy Messenger Sportsphoto

PGA Suspends Thunder Bolt Indefinitely After Locker Room Incident

Chicago report says 43 year old Tommy Bolt was suspended from PGA co sponsored events for abusive language in Olympia Fields locker room. Bolt rejected the charge, complained of no defense and threatened legal action. He had played 12 holes in the third round when officials towed his car for improper windshield identification.

Chicago Tommy Thunder) Bolt PGA Olympia Fields Country Club Bol Bolt Supreme Court Bob

Night games added to Legion Tournament schedule

Pete DeWeese and the baseball commission announced a switch to two night games during the Legion Tournament drawn Sunday night. The opener features Portsmouth vs Cincinnati Gehlert under lights at county field, with a second night game Tuesday. Curfew remains 10 30 nightly and lights out by 11.

DeWeese Baseball Commission Portsmouth Cincinnati The Commission Princeton Ind Legion Athens Ohio U

I-T Finishes In Third In Tu Endel Wei Tourney

Circle ville defeated Dick's Place 4-3 to win the Tu Endel Wei Softball Tourney title Sunday. T and T Market of Point Pleasant beat Gallipolis State Institute 7-1 for consolation. Krebs and Bass pitched a two hitter for T and T while Paul Smith led with a homer and a double. Circleville had earlier 5-? victory to reach the finals. Dick's Place blanked Mountaineers No. 2 1-0 and Scott's Grocery fell to GSI 13-2.

Point Pleasant Circleville Dick’s T and T Market Gallipolis State Institute Leonard Krebs Bucky Bass Paul Smith Moun

Fight Results Fine American League Game

A late April baseball game between the Cleveland team and an American League opponent produced a tense rally and disputed plays. Both sides showcased strong pitching as the crowd witnessed a tight finish and strategic maneuvers.

Americ Hel Gums Lenge Geteatel Cleveland

Swimmers set three world records at Japanese Nationals

U. S. swimmers won five firsts in the Japanese National Championships and broke three world records. In New York, Wise Ship 14.40 upset the Man O'War Handicap at Aqueduct by 2 lengths.

Tokyo U. S New York Wise Ship Aqueduct

Barber and January Fail to Decide PGA Title in Playoff

Barber and Don January battle 18 extra holes at Olympia Fields in a record playoff for the PGA Championship. Barber closes from four back with long birdie putts to force a 72-hole tie at 277, with Sanders and Kroll close behind as the prize fund tops $11,000 for the winner.

Chicago Jerry Barber Olympia North PGA CBS January Doug Sanders Young January

Dodgers win eighth straight as Reds split pair with Cubs

Dodgers walloped the Pirates 7-3 in Pittsburgh for an eighth straight road win and move a half game ahead of the Reds. Reds split a doubleheader with the Cubs 3-2 and 5-4 as Don Cardwell defeated Cincinnati in the opener and Jerry Lynch delivered a two‑run pinch single in the seventh to seal the nightcap.

Los Angeles Dodgers Dodgers Pirates Pittsburgh Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cubs Reds San Francisco Giants Phillies Milwaukee St. Louis Lew Burdette Warren Spahn Spahn Joe Gibbon Don Drysdale Ron Perranoski Bucs Ed Bouchee Billy Williams Don Cardwell Jerry Lynch

Logan Eagles win third HVA game edging Jacksonville 4 3

Logan Eagles edged Jacksonville 4 to 3 Sunday to stay in contention for the Hocking Valley Association second-half crown. Jim Myers paced Logan with 4 innings of relief as Larry Diley and John Nelson delivered key hits in the ninth to break a 3 3 tie.

Logan Eagles Hva Logan Eagles Jacksonville Jim Myers Tim Sommer Larry Diley John Nelson Dad Mice Knights of Columbus Athens Jos Raman Pat White Rex Ballinger Monti Lanborn Don Brooks Keith Perry UE AG Oe Hest Danny Baur Mike Frye Dave Kestival Paul Kestival Vince Scarmock Messenger Mpertephete

United States Beats Poland to Conclude European Track Tour

The United States defeats Poland 13 7 in Warsaw as part of a three week four meet European tour. The U S squad remains undefeated in full scale duels with wins over Russia West Germany Great Britain and Poland. Max Truex wins the 10000 meters in 30 08.4 as the standout upset.

Europe United States Poland Jumbo Jim Elliott Russia West Germany Great Britain Land Elliott Zygmunt Zabierowski Max Truex

National League Tuesday Games and Standings Noted

Baseball standings show Los Angeles 62 38 .620 and Cincinnati 63 40 .612 leading. Other results include Chicago 3-4 Cincinnati 2-5 and San Francisco 5 Philadelphia 2. Second All Star Game scheduled in Boston at 2 PM EST.

W. L. Pet Los Angeles Cincinnati San Francisco Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis Sea Philadelphia Chicago Boston

Baseball scores and standings from Monday games

In the American League Chicago beat Boston in two games with a 10 inning second game 9 2 9 4 8 5. Baltimore defeated New York Minnesota won 4-0 Detroit edged Washington while Kansas City and Los Angeles won 8 4 6 5 2 1 Cleveland and Chicago had varied results in a rain affected day Columbus and Buffalo led the standings with strong win percentages while several teams including Jersey City and Syracuse trailed in a long list of standings entries for Monday games.

New York Yankees Baltimore Detroit Minnesota Tigers Los Angeles Cleveland Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Chicago Dodgers Tommy Davis Duke Snider Boston New York Washington Kansas City L. Pet. G.B

Foiles and Orioles blank Yankees in opening victory

Hitting duo Hank Foiles and Orioles star Orioles delivered two homers and three RBIs to power a 4-0 first game win over the Yankees. Pitcher Steve Barber and Orioles held the Yankees to seven hits all singles in the shutout.

Hank Foiles Orioles Yankees Steve Barber

Local Little League Game Highlights And Scores

Medics and Moose battle in a 15-6 Medics win with Alan Fulks pounding three hits and Jack Clark adding three for three. Snyder tosses a 3-0 shutout over Jonesy as Wakefield and Plant lead Veterans. International and American League scores listed with Richmond over Toronto and Seattle down Tacoma.

Little League Moose Sie Battery Danny Shaw Greg Plant Danny Ao Mike Wakefield Alan Fulks Glenn Ian John Lackey Jack Clark Gwenn Bridgewater Glenn Bridgewater Jeff Dixon Case K. of C Joe Mulligan Paul Kostival Mike Ley Mike Frye Tommy Hess Danny

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