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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1960

Page

10

Braves Trim Buccos Lead in Big Series Opener

The Braves beat the Pirates 8-4 as Ed Mathews hit his 15th and 16th homers in the four game set, driving in unearned runs and helping reduce Pittsburgh’s NL lead to 24 games. The Phillies won their fifth straight, beating the Cubs 4-3, and the Dodgers topped the Reds 6-2.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Milwaukee Pirates Philadelphia Phils St. Louis San Francisco Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers Cincinnati Phillies Ken Walters Walters Frank Herrer Dick Farrell Dallas Green Harvey Haddix Ron Kline Lindy McDaniel Ed Mathews Braves Mathews Sam Jones Giants Warren Spahn Ed Bressoud Bob Schmidt Dodger Stan Williams Ed Kasko Gus Bell Jim O’toole LOS Angeles RBI Gilliam Ceding Wikligeterdenenges B Saiekccaesaxe Howard Estartansia Lwin Wills Ss . Lilies Seccetie Ahs Fm Brosnan Sherry Larker Angeles E—Martin Neal Wills Hodges Kasko Anderson S Williams L O'Toole Suciol Boggess Gorman, Smith

Yankees Aim to Extend AL Lead in Cleveland Opener

New York, atop the American League, visits Cleveland for a four game set as Baltimore trails by a half game after a 2-1 loss to Detroit. Jim Coates seeks his 9th win against Jim Perry for Cleveland in the opener.

New York Yankees Cleveland Indians Baltimore Detroit Yankees Orioles Chicago White Sox New York Washington Jim Coates Yankee Jim Perry

Jets Sweep Past Canadiens as Vees Face Maple Leafs

Richmond’s hot Vees tackle a four game set with the first place Toronto Maple Leafs after a 5-2 victory over Montreal. Ken Hunt and Jim Pisoni hit two run homers helping the Vees extend their win streak. Columbus also pounded Rochester 13 hits in a 9-2 win.

Associated Press Richmond Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Buffalo Wees Virginians Montreal Columbus Jets Havana Rochester Miami Ken Hunt Jim Pisoni Vees Dick Gray Columbus Rip Coleman RBI Bob Veale George Spencer

Worcester hosts eighth Women’s Open July 21 23 at Country Club

The Worcester Country Club hosts the eighth U S Golf Association Women’s Open from July 21 to 23. A professional winner receives 1800 dollars and a silver trophy.

Worcester Mass The U.S. Golf Assn Worcester Country Club

UCLA Bruins Win NCAA Tennis Championship Title

UCLA clinched the NCAA tennis championship in Seattle as they won three of four singles matches in the quarterfinal round with two days remaining in the 1960 tournament. The Bruins secured the title by finishing strong in the quarterfinals.

Seattle Bruins UCLA National Collegiate Athletic Assn

National League batting and fielding leaders noted

Top NL hitters include Larker at .348 and Groat with 93 hits for Pittsburgh. Mays leads runs with 52 and 82 hits. Banks tops RBIs with 59 and Maris the runs batted in in the AL with 12. Pitching leader Williams stands 6 1 with Los Angeles and Drysdale leads strikeouts with 110.

Larker Los Angeles Groat Pittsburgh Mays San Francisco Hoak Banks Chicago Cepeda Clemente Bruton Milwaukee

Action Today: Legion Teams Clash in Lancaster

See Action Today notes Coach Merlyn Phillips and the K. T. Crossen Post squad travel to Lancaster to face the Lancaster American Legion team. The 5:30 game features lefty Kenny Harvey on the mound, holder of the lone Legion win this season as his team seeks its second victory after five losses.

Merlyn Phillips K. T. Crossen American Legion Lancaster Lancaster American Legion Kenny Harvey Harvey Legion

Sandlot and Little League Scores From Bridgewater Area

In a packed doubleheader, Athens Sandlot Pirates and Bridgewater hosts sparked a tally of runs. Highlights include Battery pairs Biggs Evans against Aikman Williams and singles by Batdorff Chambers, with Slater Biggs Grogan Nagle among hitters. Little League Kiwanis and Bago Gas clubs posted similar action with Parmiter Sams Mulligan Fulks 2, and Hossum Shamel Kern all contributing. Home runs noted for Rockwell.

the Sheriffs Bridgwater Biggs Evans Aikman Wiliams Batdorff Chambers Slater Grogan Nagle Booth Williams Roushnae Bumpass Mansfeld Little League Kiwanis Parmiter Sams Clark Mulligan Berry Snedden Gura Fulks Shaw Lackey Jividen R. Chiki Ch Y. Hossum Rockwell

Baseball scores and standings update with multiple games

MLB results show Cleveland 7 Washington 6 Detroit 2 New York 1 Baltimore 5 Chicago 3 in 11 innings Boston 13 Kansas City 4. Series and standings include Pittsburgh Milwaukee San Francisco Cincinnati St Louis Los Angeles Philadelphia Chicago with box scores and upcoming games.

Aparicio Chicago Landis Minoso Piersall Cleveland Coates New York B. Daley Kansas City Bunning Detroit Pascual Washington Bell Baltimore Boston Pittsburgh Milwaukee San Francisco Cincinnati St. Louis Los Angeles Philadelphia Orenee

South Africans Lead After First Round in Canada Cup

Gary Player and Bobby Locke paced South Africa with 65 and 72 respectively to reach 137, while Palmer and Snead shot 69 and 71 for 140 as Portmarnock hosts day two of the Canada Cup. Player battled asthma but delivered a 7 under par.

Palmer Snead Portmarnock Ireland Gary Player Bobby Locke Player Portmarnock Links Marnock Locke Snead

Golf Executive Wins Western Seniors Championship

C. J. Benkert 58 of Louisville and George Dawson 58 of Chicago tied for second in a 36 hole, 250-player field at Scioto Country Club. Benkert won by one stroke with a 149 total while Dawson finished at 150. Allen Rankin of Columbus stood third at 152. The event featured executives from sporting goods firms manufacturing golf clubs.

Scioto Country Club C. J. Benkert Louisville George Dawson Chicago Allen Rankin Columbus Building and Loan

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