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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1967
Page
13
The article categorizes lures into flies, plugs, spinners, spoons and wobblers, and jigs. It explains wet and dry flies, built in lure action, bass bugs, and how different lures are used with flyrods or baitcasting gear. It notes flicking, popping noises, stopping to retrieve, and depth variation for diving and sinking plugs.
Royal Malabar the Illinois Derby winner carries 124 pounds in the 33rd Ohio Derby at Thistledown Saturday. He is the early 8 5 choice to win the mile and an eighth race and will start from post four.
Frank Robinson vows to rattle the Orioles into action as Baltimore falls in extra innings to Kansas City 6-5. Reggie Jackson drives in the deciding run after a five-run eighth, dropping Baltimore to fifth in the AL standings amid a tight chase with Kansas City Cleveland and the Yankees.
A privately financed 50 million sports complex is planned on air rights land south of downtown, including a 46,000 seat baseball park, a 15,000 seat arena, and a 60,000 capacity football stadium. The project aims for 1971 or 1972 with possible use by Cubs, Bears, and Bulls, and would convert Comiskey Park into industrial research centers with IIT ties.
Cleveland opens an eight game home stretch hosting the Minnesota Twins three games then the Kansas City Athletics for three and the California Angels for two. After a 5-8 road trip the Indians aim to improve against those teams. Luis Tiant starts tonight with Ed Connolly set for Saturday and either O Donoghue or Hargan for Sunday. Jim Merritt starts for Minnesota.
The Associated Press reports four trades completed before the deadline. Houston sent reliever Claude Raymond to Atlanta for Wade Blasingame, with Atlanta set to face Houston tonight. Jim King moved from Washington to Chicago, Ed Stroud going to the White Sox. California Angels acquired Woody Held from Baltimore and Roger Repoz from Kansas City for Marcelino Lopez and Jack Sanford respectively. Raymond, 30, from Quebec, struggles this season with four losses. Blasingame is 23 with a 1-2 mark this year.
Cincinnati Reds ace Mel Queen leads the charge as NL leaders aim to rebound after dropping two of three to the Mets. A rained out Denver exhibition and a tight 14 game lead over St Louis frame a tense road trip with Bill Singer expected to start to restore batting form after 21 hits but only nine runs in the Mets series.
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