Five Little League Unbeaten Lead Athens City Shield
Five Athens city Little League squads sit undefeated after opening week, led by Rotary and Medics. Rotary beat Kaslers after a late rally then crushed Moose 14-1 with Reed Riggle and Roberts each pitching two innings and Reed and Riggle driving in four and five runs. Jaycees pounded 21 runs on 13 hits as Kim Ridenour homered once. Logans dropped to 0-2. K of C upset Gasco 7-5 as Goeke earned his second win. Pony League saw Bridgwater top Swearingen 11-5 and Chauncey beat Cline's 11-6 with Staley and Rapp delivering key hits.
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Athens City
Rotary
Medics
Kaslers
Moose
Bryan “Biff” Reed
Mike Riggle
Gene Roberts
Reed
Riggle
Ting
RBI
Jaycees
Logan
Logans
Kim Ridenour
David Coon
Nye
David Baird
Steve Smith
K of C
Gasco
Bryan Goeke
Bridgwater
Swearingen
Chauncey
Cline
Dave Kestival
Jim Staley
Staley
Frank Ryan Fulfills Two Longstanding Goals With Browns Title and Doctorate
Frank Ryan, once with the Rams, led the Cleveland Browns to the NFL title and earned a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics from Rice. The QB pursued nuclear physics, then mathematics, studying at UCLA and Rice while with pro teams. He signed a Browns contract worth about 38,000 annually and remains noted for balancing sport with advanced academics.
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New York
Pete Rozelle
Frank Ryan
Los Angeles Rams
Rice
Cleveland Browns
Frank
Rozelle
Rams
NFL
UCLA
Danny Fortmann
Eddie LeBaron
Cleveland
Ryan
Rice University
Air Force
Mickey Herskowitz
Houston Post
Mickey
Joan
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pittsburgh
Browns
Correct Swing in Golf Preliminaries Warned by Expert
Numerous shots spoiled by the washboard waggle with bent elbows and contracting arms. The correct swing uses an extended left arm and wrists bent, moving the club behind the ball in the proper plane. Preliminaries set the tone for performance and must be positive to achieve peak play.
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King Featur
S Syndicate, Inc
Pee Wee League Rosters and Practice Times Listed
East Elementary School Pee Wee League released rosters for four teams the Dodgers Braves Reds and Giants. Dodgers practice Tuesday June 22 at 1 pm Braves at 3 pm same day Reds at 1 pm Wednesday June 25 Giants at 3 pm same day.
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East Elementary
Roger Merle
Dodgers
Braves
Reds
Giants
Thought Score Wouldn't Be Good Enough Seniors Winner Leaves Trophy
Ohio Senior golf champion is Rich ard C. Hornberger of Akron with a 36 hole 155 score after a 76 on Friday. He surpassed John R. Jacob of Canton by two strokes to win the silver anniversary tournament, delaying trophy collection by mail.
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Columbus
Richard C. Hornberger
Ohio
Hornberger
Akron
Bill Margraf Hornberger
Scioto County
William Bell
Lima
John Watson
Steubenville
Henry Ziegenthaler
Dayton
Becher Named Assistant Coach at Western Reserve
Western Reserve University athletic director Eddie Finnigan announced Bruce Becher will serve as assistant coach in football basketball and baseball. Becher is a 1964 WRU graduate. Gino Gioia was named head trainer and assistant in football and track. Gioia is a 1956 Kent State graduate who played professional football for the Kitchener Waterloo Dutchmen in Canada.
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Cleveland
Eddie Finnigan
Western Reserve University
Bruce Becher
Gino Gioia
Becher
WRU
Gioia
Kent State University
Kitchener- Waterloo
Canada
Nature Week Featured At Playgrounds This Week
City recreation director Bob Burson announces Nature Week on playgrounds with a nature scavenger hunt on Thursday. Hours for East and Morrison Elementary sites are 9 to 11 30 am 1 to 4 pm and 6 to 8 pm. Attendance figures are given for The Plains West East Morrison and St Pauls. Karen Stanley named supervisor of The Plains playground.
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Bob Burson
Burson
East Elementary
Morrison
Plains
West Elementary
the Plains
West
East
St. Pauls
Karen Stanley
Yankees set 1961 season home run marks led by Maris Mantle
Roger Maris hit 61 homers and Mickey Mantle 54 to power the Yankees 240 round-trippers in 1961. Other double figures included Bill Skowron 28 Yogi Berra 22 John Blanchard 21 Elston Howard 21 and Clete Boyer 11.
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Bob Ludyk
NEW York
Yankees
Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
Bill Skowron
Yogi Berra
John Blanchard
Elston Howard
Cletis Boyer
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Pee Wee League
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David Crowell
Robert Gall
Steve Green
John Locke
Robert McKay
Bill Moorhead
Mark Riggs
Mike Ruditi
Terry Shay
Bob Sinnett
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Jim Snow
Jim Squibb
Mark VanDyke
Robert Cul
Mike Beasley
Ted Essex
Leslie Evarts
Sean Farley
Larry George
Jim Gibbs
David Gilders
James Graham
David Jones
Robert Jones
Mark Mace
Patrick Mace
Fred Schneider
Mark Slagle
Doug Bolon
Tom Cassell
Keith Chapman
Andy Chonko
Howard Clearfield
Bill Diles
Terry Harris
Robert Heady
John Hull
Ricky Mansfield
Mark Mattmiller
David Roaden
Mark Shields
Jeff Smith
David Wilhelm
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