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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1963
Page
14
Athens American Legion coach Ed Bannon preps a six game weekend with three doubleheaders against Jackson, Lancaster, and Parkersburg. The squad, 3-3, blends Athens High School talent with out of town players as it nears the District Tournament at Lancaster.
Casey Stengel and the New York Mets defeated the world champion Yankees 6-2 in the Mayors Charity game drawing about 50 000 fans to the House that Ruth built The Breed clashed with police while attempting to haul down the Yankees pennant Jimmy Piersalls bat slipped and struck a deputy police officer but the incident caused no serious damage.
Max Alvis delivered a grand slam as Cleveland erased a 7-7 deadlock with a six-run seventh inning to beat Baltimore 11-8. Larry Jackson strengthened the Cubs to 8-6 with a four-hit shutout of Houston, 5-0.
Hall of Fame ballot lists candidates Heinie Groh and Noodles Hahn for Reds honors with a two vote limit. The item urges selecting up to two inductees from the pitcher and third base candidates.
Springfield report announces Dave Zeller former Cincinnati Royals guard and Miami University alum will lead Northeastern High School basketball program. Zeller played for the Royals in the 1961 62 season and takes over as head coach near Springfield.
The Messenger explains limited Little League game reports due to unreliable scorekeeping across seven counties. Detailed writeups risk bias, jealousy, and pressuring young players, undermining teamwork and the program’s educational purpose.
American League leaders list top hitters by at bats and averages with names like Maris Wagner Kaline and Bunning. Includes runs batted in, hits, doubles, triples, home runs and steals. National League leaders feature Aaron Groat Pinson Banks and Drysdale with pitching records and strikeout totals.
Cleveland's 1948 world champion Indians and the American League All Stars meet in a three inning exhibition Sunday after the first game of the Cleveland Chicago doubleheader. Joe DiMaggio will lead the All Stars with Lou Boudreau managing the Indians. Bucky Harris is not present. The roster includes DiMaggio Rosar Tebbetts Newhouser Haynes Raschi Page Coleman Masterson Doerr Stephens McQuinn Vernon Evers Mullin Henrich Zarilla. Crotty leaves Middleport for South Shore Ky to take a head coaching post.
International League results include Jacksonville defeating Buffalo 16 to 7 and Rochester beating Toronto 6 to 5. Columbus at Atlanta and Indianapolis at Arkansas were listed as rain cancellations. Pacific Coast League games Seattle at Portland and Oklahoma City 10 Denver 6. Spokane 11 Salt Lake City 3. Tacoma 5 San Diego 4 in 12 innings. Hawaii 5 Dallas-Fort Worth pending.
The Plains moved into sole first place in the Summer League by a 4-2 win over Glouster. The Plains now target their sixth win in seven starts as both leagues advance schedules Sunday with games in the Summer League and Hocking Valley Association.
Box scores start at 2 p.m. as Amesville hosts a Day at Box Scores. Stewart visits Glouster to shake up the second place tie. both teams sit at 4-2. New Marshfield travels to Chesterhill seeking its first win while Darwin goes to Broadwell. Carbon Hill visits Plantsville in the Hocking Valley race. Buchtel goes to Chauncey and Murray City hosts New Straitsville. Sundays HVA schedule lists Carbon Hill at Plantsville Buchtel at Chauncey New Straitsville at Murray City.
Ohio University star Darnell Mitchell ran 1 49 4 in the NCAA track championships to set an Ohio record yet finish sixth. He had previously run 1 49 7 as a sophomore to place fourth. Coach Carroll Widdoes called it the American way, bigger and better every year.
The American Football Coaches Association promotes its third All-America game in Buffalo New York on June 29 with West coach John McKay and East coach Milt Bruhn. VanderKelen Richter and 29 others on each squad prepare in Buffalo awaiting national TV on ABC.
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