Athens Legion Opens Season Friday At Home
The Athens Junior American Legion squad, building after rain delays, prepares for opening game Friday at 5 30 p m against Middletown at the high school field. Coach Fred Swearingen notes pitching as the weak spot and relies on Roger Allen as key hitter and hurler with back up from Ralph Nuzum and Joe Scott.
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Athens
American Legion
Middleport
Fred Swearingen
Ted Cunningham
Kim Pinney
New Marshfield
Roger Allen
Athens High
Swearingen
Allen
AHL
Ralph Nuzum
Joe Scott
Pinney
Jerry Evans
Jack Mahaffey
Evans
Tom Allen
Charley Orr
Roland Gaskill
Dale Leach
Orr
Gaskill
Leach
John Evans
Dave
Red” Evans
OU Coaches to Lead West Virginia All Star Team
Jimmy Snyder and Howard Brinker, assistant Ohio University coaches, accepted an invitation to coach an all star schoolboy team in a night game in Parkersburg West Virginia on August 26. The Northern Kanawha Valley squad faces a Southern eleven with a West Virginia coach as opponent. Practice starts August 15 and the OU staff includes many working toward advanced degrees.
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Jimmy Snyder
Howard Brinker
Ohio University
Parkersburg
W.va
Harry Lowery
Reds
Cubs
Frankie Baumholtz
Frankie
Jim Johnson
Western Reserve
Cleveland
Ohio State
Frank Richey
University of Wisconsin
Don Peden
Towa
Cheshire Nine Opens Under Floodlights With Mixed Results
Cheshire nine hosts Wellston Gibson Tin Shop in a Wednesday night softball clash after a junior matchup with Gallipolis. A 6-3 loss to Point Pleasant Smoker Bil liards preceded two Sunday wins over Blaetmar Buicks of Pomeroy 5-2 and 4-0.
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Cheshire
Wellston Gibson Tin Shop
Wellston
Gallipolis
Middleport
Point Pleasant Smoker Billiards
Blaetmar Buicks
Pomeroy
Reagan Slid Into Base, Fractures Thigh in Benefit Game
Ronald Reagan, 37, broke his right thigh in a comic slide at a Los Angeles charity baseball game. He is in a cast and expected to be laid up about six weeks.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Los Angeles
Mingos Halt Rally To Win
Nelsonville VFW rallied in the ninth but Logan Mingos of the Hocking Valley League shut them down to preserve a 6 4 Mingos victory. Keating led Mingos hitters with three singles as the team totaled 11 hits. Chapman had three of the Vets 10 safeties.
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Glouster
Glouster Miners
New Marshfield
Vets
Nelsonville Fagies
Athens Merchants
Merchants
Albany
Eagles
W.L. Pet
Nelsonville Eagles
Nelsonville
Logan Mingos
Hocking Valley League
Nelsonville Vfw
Logan
Keating
Mingo
Chapman
Lor Wees
Cner
Shuttleworth
Stewart
North
Bruce
Hardwares Crush Banks Shop 14-2 for Second Straight Win
Hardwares blew open the game with 13 hits and 10 walks to beat Banks Sport Shop 14 to 2 in City League action. Bill Van Dyke and Wayne Hutchison had three hits each, Van Dyke driving in a run with a first inning triple as Woody English limited the Shoppers to five hits.
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Mark
Hugh
Newman
Edgar Jones
Jones
Eagles
Jack Singerman
Bill Brooks
Brooks
Nelsonville
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van Dyke
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Sprague
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Jim Allen
Hardwares
Millioan
Shoppers
Allen
Jewett and Evans
English
Green
Buicks to Play Hickory Chapel at Pomeroy Diamond
The Blaetmar Buicks softball team will face Hickory Chapel of Point Pleasant on the Pomeroy High School diamond at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Pomeroy
Blaetmar Buicks
Hickory Chapel
Point Pleasant
Pomeroy High School
Southern California Favorite In NCAA Baseball Finals
The NCAA baseball finals open with Southern California as the favorite in a four team field. Wake Forest, Texas, and St. John's of Brooklyn join the Trojans after regional play. Texas meets St. John's in the opener, Southern California faces Wake Forest in the second game. The piece notes Bob Feller's 1938 record of 208 walks.
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Wichita
Kas
Southern California Trojans
Southern California
Wake Forest
University of Texas
St. John’s
Brooklyn
N.Y. Texas
Public Links Golf Stars Warm Up For Ohio Title Chase
Akron hosts a 36 hole medal qualifier and two days of match play to shape the field for Friday’s state championship opener. Defending champion Val Chiaverini of Toledo joins 40 entrants from Akron Cleveland Toledo Dayton Columbus Youngstown and Steubenville in the pro am and amateur events on Thursday.
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Akron
Ohio
Public Links
Breathnach Country Club
Cleveland
Toledo
Dayton
Columbus
Youngstown
Steubenville
Val Chiaverini
Peck Selby
Don Vitangelo
Joe Lazor
Chick Carst
Don Donaldson
Ray Potts
Louis Nemione
Bernie Mathias
Alex Toth
Mark Meola
Cy Walters
Evan Brown
Clarence Miller
Elmer Masterana
Pete Thoma
Ted Etzel
Gene
Bob Giesler
Gene Lake
Len Buck
Jack Zimmerman
Alex Pietrsak
Don Shock
Ray Mitchell
Norman Nelson
Joe Marks
Charles Dissinger
John Bless
Rodney Ricley
Les Grissom
Pat Schwab
Ed Barney
Mike Hardson
Paul Tulga
Bill Podolski
Barney Hunt
Art Todd
Dick Martin
Rodney Miller
Frank Sylvester
Western Open second round features Berg and rivals
The Western Open resumes with Patty Berg defending her title against Claire Doran of Cleveland. Other second round matches include Margaret Gunther of Memphis vs. Carol Diringer of Tiffin Ohio and Marjorie Lindsay of Decatur Illinois against Jean Hopkins of Cleveland.
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Oklahoma City
Patty Berg
Claire Doran
Cleveland
Margaret Gunther
Memphis
Carol Diringer
Tiffin
Marjorie Lindsay
Decatur
Jean Hopkins
Local Girls Softball Games Set for Thursday Evening
Recreation Director Harry Lackey announced a clash between teams under Roger Deans and Reba Shafers banners Thursday at 6 15 p m on the diamond beside Rufus Putnam school. He urged all girls interested in playing softball this summer to attend.
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Harry Lackey
Roger Deans
Reba Shafers
Rufus Putnam School
Lackey
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