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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1962

Page

9

Flashbacks of Baseball Feats From June 1 Series

Sports flash recalls June 1 milestones across decades. Johnny Neun’s unassisted triple play for Detroit against Cleveland, a 1 0 win in 1 hour 34 minutes. other notes include Ohio Bobcats sweeps, Ashes at Meigs Speedway, Curt Simmons 11 strikeouts, and golf and tennis mentions with Athens links and notable signings.

Mark Wylie John Jurkovicc Ohio University Bobcats Dayton Xavier Meigs County Way Paul Hooper Hooper Meigs Speedway Legion Egypt Philadelphia Phillies Curt Simmons Athens Ben Hogan Athens Country Club Harry Begg Fred Swearingen Frank Richey Johnny Jones E. A Ted) Sprague Bill Parmort John Parfitt Earl White Ray Shepard Carroll Widdoes Carl Christiansen Bob Butts Don Ferguson Kermit Blosser Lester Conaway ACC Carl Ferguson Ohio University Illinois Vince Costello

Bears Sign Earl Leggett To 1962 Contract

Chicago Bears announce tackle Earl Leggett has signed his 1962 contract, formalizing his stay with the team. Leggett joins the roster as part of the Bears' offseason moves ahead of the new season.

Chicago Earl Leggett Chicago Bears

Six Amateur Games Slated in Hocking Valley Leagues

The Hocking Valley Assn adult baseball and Summer League schedule six games Sunday at 2 p m. HVA games feature Murray City against Plantsville and Buchtel versus Logan with Donnie s Trailer Sales on a bye. Summer League games include Broadwell hosting Athens Amesville at Stewart Cutler at The Plains and Gloucester facing Trimble.

Hocking Valley Assn HVA Murray City Plantsville Buchtel Logan Donnie Broadwell Athens Amesville Stewart Cutler the Plains Glouster Trimble

Reds Move Into Contention With 7-4 Win Over Brewers

The Cincinnati Reds beat Milwaukee 7-4 on strong pitching by Bob Purkey and a three-run homer from Frank Robinson. Purkey became the majors’ first nine-game winner, while Robinson added a double and homer. Dodgers stay hot with 6-3 win over Mets, Ma haffey edges Giants 2-1. Pirates top Cardinals 5-4. Houston over Chicago 10-6. Detroit routs Chicago 13-5. Kansas City tops Washington 1-0.

San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers Cincinnati Reds Reds Milwaukee Bob Purkey Frank Robinson Purkey Robinson Dodgers New York Mets Joe Moeller Ed Roebuck Ron Perranoski Philadelphia Art Mahaffey Giants Pittsburgh St. Louis Houston Chicago Detroit Kansas City Washington Cincinnati Hank Aaron Carl Willey Don Blasingame Marty Keough Orlando Cepeda Felipe Alou Phils Billy O'Dell Bob Friend Elroy Face Diomedes Olivo Pirates Cardinals Friend Dick Groat Bill Mazeroski Curt Simmons

Indians Rally Past Orioles For 4-3 Win In Baltimore

Cleveland wins May with 17th victory in 28 games as Al Luplow Tito Francona and Chuck Essegian fuel a six inning rally. Jim Grant, Ty Cline and Francona spark the key hits while the Indians extend their AL lead before a Detroit visit. Francona's error ends their nine game errorless streak.

Detroit Cleveland Indians Cleveland Baltimore Orioles Indians New York al Luplow Tito Francona Chuck Essegian Jim Mudcat Luplow Jim Gentile Grant Cline Francona Aitless Essegian Jim Perry Tigers Frank Lary

Major League Bees Beat Detroit In Big Victory

Baseball recap shows Bees defeat Detroit 13 to 5 and Cleveland beats Baltimore 4 to 3 while Kansas City tops Washington 1 to 0. Saturday and Sunday schedules list city matchups and doubleheaders across the league with several tense finishes.

Washington Minnesota Cleveland Detroit Chicago Baltimore New York Los Angeles Boston Kansas City

Brewer leads Memphis Open after 64 as Palmer falters

Gay Brewer Jr. shoots 32 32 64 to lead the Memphis Open at Colonial Country Club over 6501 yards. Arnold Palmer struggles with a faulty putting stroke, carding 35 36 71. Gary Player Billy Maxwell Don January follow with 65s in the tight leaderboard as day two proceeds.

Memphis Tenn Gay Brewer Jr Brewer Colonial Country Club Arnold Palmer Gary Player Billy Maxwell Don January Gay Brewer al Balding Tony Penna Don Finsterwald Gene Littler

Canes ROLLE Summer Trio 1 Team No 6 et j

Listing of bowling teams and results from a summer league week with pairings and scores. Includes team numbers such as No 6 and No 1, 8, 4, 10, and sponsors Union Printing Besco Carry Out Biggs Griffith Adams Green Cuckler Pender grass. No decisive outcome provided.

Et J Jimanott’s Beseo Ome Union Printing Douglas Rambler Pearence Teamo

Patterson Liston Title Fight Date Set in Chicago

Promoters fixed the September 25 bout date for the Floyd Patterson Sonny Liston heavyweight championship in Chicago. Revenue potential estimated at 85 million, with event likely drawing major boxing attention and large crowds.

Patterson-Liston Chicago Floyd Patterson Sonny Liston Chica al Bolan Championship Sports, Inc Patterson Liston

Ward Wilke Divide Purse From Indy 500 Race

Rodger Ward of Indianapolis and Bob Wilke of Milwaukee share in a record 124 515 purse for winning the 500 mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Wilke owns the car Len Sutton drove to second for 44 566. Parnelli Jones won 33 516 for seventh place. Ward also earned a 5 000 Studebaker Avanti.

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