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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1964

Page

8

Farrell Joins 10-Win Club With 4-1 Win Over Cardinals

Houston pitcher Dick Farrell earned his 10th victory as he yielded eight hits in a 4-1 decision against St. Louis. Nellie Fox, acquired from the White Sox, provided late support and the Phillies widened their NL lead with a doubleheader sweep of the Mets. The Dodgers were swept by Milwaukee. Hank Aaron hit his 350th homer as Atlanta swept the Dodgers in LA.

Associated Press Houston Dick Farrell Nellie Fox Farrell Fox St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago White Sox Colts Cardinals St. Louis Philadelphia Phillies New York Mets San Francisco Giants Orlando Cepeda Jim Hart Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Cubs Wes Covington Briggs Richie Allen John Callison Mets Art Mahaffey Ed Roebuck Ray Culp Braves Hank Aaron Dodgers Los Angeles Aaron Felipe Alou Denis Menke Tony Cloninger Gene Oliver Bob Sadowski Dan Schneider Denny Lemaster Billy Cowan Lou Brock Pirates Dick Ellsworth Gene Freese

Stubbs and Moore Lead Mixed League Play at Athens Club

Ruth Stubbs and Whitey Moore led the Mixed League at Athens Country Club last Friday night with 32 points. The Finsterwalds captained by Dot Algeo topped the league with 31 points, while Bill Shoemaker led jockeys in purse money with $2,562,925 earned in 1963.

Ruth Stubbs Whitey Moore Athens Finsterwalds Dot Algeo Bill Shoemaker

Lema Wins Buick Open in Second Straight Victory

Tony Lema captured the Buick Open at Warwick Hills with a 277 one under par, earning $8,177.42. Don Finsterwald finished second at 280, Bob Charles third at 283, and Lema heads to the National Open in Washington, D.C. hoping to repeat his success.

Grand Blanc Mich Tony Lema Washington, D.C Lema Rye N.Y San Leandro Calif Warwick Hills Don Finsterwald Bob Charles Jack Nicklaus Seattle Portland Ore Mason Rudolph Charles Sifford Tommy Bolt Lionel Hebert Ken Venturi Bill Collins Ken Nagle

Giant Killer Needed By Redlegs

Reds pitcher Bob Purkey faces the Giants as San Francisco aims to extend a hot streak. Willie Mays led the onslaught with three runs and a trio of extra base hits, while Jim Hart added a two run double and a sixth homer. Cincinnati slipped three games back in the standings after an 8-2 loss.

San Francisco Bob Purkey Cincinnati Reds Giants Reds Willie Mays Jim Hart Cincinnati Philadelphia Mays Hart Orlando Cepeda Sammy Ellis Fred Hutchinson Jim O’toole O’toole Ron Herber Bobby Klaus John Edwards Steve Boros Vada Pinson Purkey Bob Hendley

Clark wins Belgian Grand Prix for third straight year

Jimmy Clark in a Lotus-Climax captured the Grand Prix of Belgium as Dan Gurney and Graham Hill ran out of gas late. Hill briefly led before also stopping, allowing Clark to surge to victory in 2 hours 6 minutes 40.5 seconds at 132.792 mph.

Hill Clark Gurney

Major League Baseball American League standings and results

The league table shows Baltimore leading with a 34 win pace while New York and Minnesota sit behind, with Cleveland and Detroit nearby. Monday results include Baltimore 10 8 Boston 1 1 and Detroit 6 6 Los Angeles 5 4. games postponed by rain and doubleheaders noted. Today's schedule lists Cincinnati at San Francisco St Louis at Houston and other matchups across the circuit.

Baltimore Oi Vetcorsee SL New York Minnesota Pet BOMOM Cleveland Detroit Descess Washington Los Angeles Kansas City Sunda Chicago Boston Philadelphia Milwaukee Pittsburgh San Francisco Cincinnati Houston St. Louis

Pole Vault Mark Is Broken Again

Fred Hansen from Texas cleared 17 feet 2 inches at the pre-Olympic tryouts in San Diego after two misses at 16 feet. He tied and then surpassed John Pennel's pending world mark, with Pennel narrowly missing 17-2 and suffering a bruised lung on a failed attempt. The meet also produced the year’s fastest half mile, 1:47.5 by Jerry Siebert, nearing the world standard.

San Diego Calif Fred Hansen Texas Hansen Rice University Houston John Pennel Pennel Mel Hein Jr Ron Myers Northwest Louisiana State Jerry Siebert Peter Snell New Zealand

Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching

The report lists top ML players by stat categories. Al Oliva leads AL batting with 85 hits and 359 at bats, Harmon Killebrew tops homers with 20, and Ron Davalillo appears among stolen bases, with others like Aparicio and Williams leading in steals and runs. In the NL, Willie Mays dominates several categories, with Carl Yastrzemski? no, Santo and Clemente noted in triples and hits, Koufax and Drysdale head pitching strikeouts.

Associated Press Fregosi Los Angeles Oliva Minnesota Allison Wagner Cleveland Stuart Boston Hinton Washington Bressoud McAuliffe Detroit Versalles Eleht Killebrew Aparicio Baltimore Davalillo Ford New York Kralick Penn Kansas City Radatz Williams Chicago Mays San Francisco Kans Maya Boyer St. Louis Clemente Pittsburgh Santo Callison Philadelphia San Franciseco Wills Hai Cincinnati Farrell Ouston Marichal San Koufax Drysdale

Crowd goes bats to draw big home crowd

Cleveland attendance hits 30013 for a Cleveland Kansas City doubleheader as club officials credit promotional bats given away to lure fans. The i tem reflects the team effort to boost gate receipts despite a quiet weekend.

Cleveland

Legion Games Cancelled By Mixup In Scheduling

A scheduled doubleheader between the Athens American Legion team and a Parkersburg squad was canceled due to a mixup in timing. Athens will instead travel to Cambridge for two games Saturday at 6 30 p m and host Chillicothe at Trautwein Field Sunday at 1 30 p m. Ronnie Decost of Brockton Mass stopped Cowboy Billy Smith of Steubenville in a separate boxing note.

Athens American Legion Parkersburg Trautwein Field Athens Cambridge Chillicothe Steubenville Ronnie Decost Brockton Mass Billy Smith

NY Wins 7 Straight Longest Streak In Majors

The New York Yankees completed a five game sweep of the Chicago White Sox in a Sunday doubleheader 8-3 and 4-3 in 10 innings. The Yankees stretched their winning streak to seven, the longest in the majors, while Chicago dropped six straight and fell to second place. Joe Pepitone drove in the decisive run in the 10th inning and Ron Hansen's error sparked the Yankees late rally. Orioles moved atop the standings with two Boston wins as Minnesota and Detroit also posted strong showings.

Associated Press al Lopez Chicago White Sox New York Yankees White Sox Yankees Baltimore Boston Orioles Chicago Lopez New York Ron Hansen Joe Pepitone Minnesota Twins Washington Red Sox Kansas City Cleveland Detroit Los Angeles Juan Pizarro Howard Phil Linz Linz

June Blues Hit Cleveland Indians In Slump

The Cleveland Indians have lost 11 of 15 in June and sit near the AL second division after a rough stretch. GM Gabe Paul blames pressing by young players as Pedro Ramos faces Minnesota’s Dick Stigman in a four game set.

Indians Boston Los Angeles Angels Kansas City Athletics Gabe Paul Daddy Wags Leon Wagner

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