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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1963

Page

8

Kralick Shines as Indians Beat Washington 1 0

Cleveland pitcher Jack Kralick, a five straight win reliever, beat Washington 1-0 with a late gift run. The Indians moved within three games of the Yankees in the AL race as Kralick outdueled Jim Duckworth on six hits. Baltimore and Philadelphia won to stay within three games of New York.

Associated Press Jack Jack Kralick Cleveland Indians Minnesota Twins Kralick Jim Perry Washington Jim Duckworth Tribe New York Yankees

Athens Legion 9 Defeats Parkersburg in Wide 8-3 Win

Athens Legion 9 beat Parkersburg 8-3 behind Bill Wooddell four hitter and 10 hit support. Duncan three for four, Biggs and Gibson two safeties each, four run fourth inning key. Wooddell struck out eight and earns Athens 3-3 season record with next games scheduled at Jackson and Lancaster.

Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Milwaukee Philadelphia Roy Sievers Don Demeter Cincinnati Houston Chicago Sandy Koufax San Francisco Broglio Cardinal Jay Hook Galen Cisco Bill White Ken Boyer Curt Flood Stargell Pirates Parkersburg Athens Legion Parkersburg Legion Bill Wooddell Athens Dick Duncan Bill Biggs Fred Gib Wooddell Columbus Jet Stadium Biggs Gibson Mickey Weinbrenner Pomeroy Duncan Earl Speague Jackson Lancaster Parksburg Wooddell and Wolfe Huxley Hamilton

Tigers Name New Pilot

General Manager James A. Campbell announced immediate replacements for Manager Bob Scheffing and the coaching staff. Charley Dressen, former Cincinnati Brooklyn Washington Milwaukee pilot, will manage the Tigers with new coaches Bob Swift Stubby Overmire and Pat Mullin joining from Syracuse Jamestown and tiger scouting respectively. HWA RESULT Murray City 11, Buchtel 2.

Boston James A. Campbell Detroit Tigers Bob Scheffing Charley Dressen Cincinnati Brooklyn Washington Milwaukee Dressen Los Angeles Dodgers Bob Swift Syracuse Stubby Overmire Jamestown Pat Mullin Tiger

Pony League Opens With Wednesday Tilt In Athens

The Athens Pony League starts on Wednesday with Bridgwater facing Rollerbowl and six teams racing including Sheriffs Swearingen’s Phantoms and Gibsons. The Messenger will publish the full schedule and rosters Wednesday. In Tokyo Kosaka outpointed Indarabut. Athens Little League Lions 8 KC's 3. Jonesy's 14 Medics 3. Today Moose vs Kiwanis at Athens High Rotary vs Nye's at Ohio.

Athens Pony League Bridgwater Sheriffs Swearingen’s Phantoms Gibsons Messenger Athens Little League Lions Jonesy Medics Moose Kiwanis Rotary Nye Ohio

Minor League Scores From Across Leagues

International League Syracuse defeats Richmond 5 to 1 while Indianapolis tops Arkansas 8 to 0. Other IL games postponed. Pacific Coast League Seattle over Portland 5 to 1 Salt Lake City beats Denver 9 to 4 Hawaii wins 5 to 2 at Dallas Fort Worth. Only games scheduled.

Syracuse Richmond Indianapolis Arkansas Seattle Portland Salt Lake City Denver Hawaii Dallas Ft. Worth

Monday Baseball Results and Wednesday Schedule

Monday results include Baltimore 7, Boston 2. Cleveland 1, Washington 0. Kansas City at Los Angeles. Chicago at Minnesota. Baltimore at Cleveland. Washington at New York. Detroit at Boston with all night games. Wednesday features Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 2. Pittsburgh 9, Milwaukee 3. St Louis 8, New York 1. Los Angeles 2, San Francisco 0. Houston at Chicago.

Baltimore Boston Cleveland Washington Kansas City Los Angeles Chicago Minnesota New York Detroit Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburgh Milwaukee St. Louis San Fran Houston Cincy Detroit Washington Pittsurgh

Bobcats Tie For 10th After First NCAA Golf Round

Ohio University tied for 10th in the NCAA golf championship after the opening round in Wichita. The Bobcats led by Joe Reichley who shot 70, tied for fourth behind medalist Joe Hixon of Oklahoma with 67 and runnersup Sikes and Winter at 69. Ohio’s other scores were Karl 72 Littler 76 Berkoben 81 Rotar 82.

Wichita Kansas Ohio University Ohio Bobcats Texas A&i Stanford Oklahoma State North Texas State Houston Wake Forest Joe Reichley Joe Hixon Oklahoma R. H. Sikes Arkansas Terry Winter Purdue S. Sikes Reichley Nick Karl Bobby Littler, Jr Russ Berkoben Alex Rotar, Jr

Baltimore Bout Delivers Narrow Win for Dupas Title

Baltimore drew 2544 paid fans as Ralph Dupas retained the junior middleweight title with a 15 round decision over Denny Moyer. Gate receipts totaled $12,151, while two judges had Dupas ahead 69-68 and the referee 70-66.

Ralph Dupas Denny Moyer Dupas Civic Center Moyer Benny Goldstein

Cassius Clay Faces Cooper At Wembley In Open Air Bout

London weatherman predicts afternoon rain then a dry evening as Cassius Clay, 21, fights British heavyweight champion Henry Cooper before about 55 000 at Wembley Stadium. Promoter Jack Solomons expects at least 280 000 gross. Cooper plans to counter Clay's speed.

London Cassius Clay Henry Cooper Wembley Stadium Jack Solomons Solomons Clay Louisville Cooper

Reds Hall of Fame Ballot Includes Numerous Names

The ballot lists players such as Ethan Allen Joe Beggs Bob Bescher Rube Bressler Harry Craft Jake Daubert Pete Donohue Hodeller Heinie Groh Noodles Hahn Dummy Hoy Red Lucas Adolfo Luque Eddie Miller Billy Myers Ken Raffensberg Cy Seymour Fred Toney Curt Walker Ivy Wingo and others. Voters must mail to the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce 1718 Union Central Bldg Cincinnati Ohio and have it postmarked by June 24 1963.

Ethan Allen Joe Beggs Bob Bescher Rube Bressler Harry Craft Jake Daubert Pete Donohue Hodeller Heinie Groh Noodles Hahn Eddie Miller Billy Myers Ken Raffensberger CY Seymour Fred Toney Curt Walker Ivy Wingo Hall of Fame Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Union Central Cincinnati 2 Ohio

Browns Sign Ex Buckeye and Northwestern End

The Browns signed free agent Bob Butts from Ohio State as a potential fullback or linebacker and George Thomas from Northwestern to play on defense. Butts is 230 pounds and will trial at multiple spots while Thomas, 6 feet 2, 250 pounds, joins as a defensive player. In a separate note, Milt Pitts of Mansfield signed a grant-in-aid with Xavier University after earning AP All-Ohio honors and averaging 28.8 points per game for 1962 63.

Boyd Cornwell Blaine Art Smith, Jr Athens Art Smith Art Jr Ohio Columbus Steve Carter Jim Beard Chris Roderick Justin Miller Gallipolis John Newcomb Greg Moore Blaine Cornwell Gerald Vermillion Gary Ackerman Wellston Bill Hirzel Bob Wren Ohio University Kansas City Athletics Burlington Hicksville Jim French Washington Hirzel Chicago Dave Wickersham Cleveland Cleveland Browns Bob Butts Ohio State George Thomas Northwestern Butts Blanton Collier Thomas Cincinnati Milt Pitts Mansfield Associated Press Xavier University Pitts Mansfield St. Peter High School

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