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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1951

Page

9

Hiller shines as Cubs blank St Louis in one hitter

Frank Hiller, the former Yankee, dominates the St Louis Cardinals with a one hitter, allowing only a first inning walk and a fifth inning single erased by double plays. Chicago backs him with 12 hits in an 8-0 victory as Hiller cements his comeback from Yankee trade.

Frank Hiller Chicago Cubs Hiller St. Louis Cardinals Tommy Glaviano Eno Slaughter Cubs Frankie Roy Gerry Staley al Brazile Horatio Alger New York Frankie Chicago Phils Monte Irvin

Notice of Appointment Administrators in Athens CountyEstate actions posted

Two notices announce appointments in Athens County Ohio. Mattie E James of 95 Maplewood Place Athens is administrator of Alvan H James estate with four months for creditors to file claims. Roger J Jones of Athena is administrator of Patrick Curtis estate with creditor filing deadline noted. Both dated June 1951.

Mattie E James Maplewood Place Athens Ohio Alvan H. James Athens County John F. Newcomb Roger J Jones Athena Patrick Curtis Said

Baseball League Tonight Schedule With Multiple Matches

A dense listing of today’s baseball games across major leagues. Matchups include St Louis at Chicago with Byrne facing Judson, Boston at New York, Detroit at Cleveland, Washington at Philadelphia, Philadelphia at Brooklyn, New York at Boston, Chicago at St Louis, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Louisville at Milwaukee, Indianapolis at Kansas City, Toledo at St Paul, and Columbus at Minneapolis. Several games pair two-night schedules and two starting times.

Brooklyn New York Branca Campanella Koslo Jones Westrum Boston Philaphia Surkont Estock Spahn Cooper Meyer Konstanty Wilber Chicago St. Louis Hiller Feadwards Staley Brazie Rice Washington Morgan Ostrowski Berra Hudson Kouttz Toledo Minneapolis Columbus St. Paul Louisville Kansas City Indianapolis Milwaukee Boston Sian Cleveland Ee Detroit Ee Als Philadelphia Ane St Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia Il Pittsburgh Byrne Judson McDermott Stubbs Raschi Kuzava Detroit Cleveland Trout Lemon Roberts Palica Jansen Spencer Bickford Rush Poholsky Pittsburgh Dickson Fox

Giants Rally as Irvin Hits Two Homers

Monte Irvin belted two homers including a second with two on in the eighth to power the Giants past Brooklyn 5 in a 5 4 victory. Frank Hiller worked a one hitter as the Cubs shut out the Cardinals 8 0, aiding double plays that erased two baserunners.

York Brooklyn Dodgers Eddie Sawyer Phillies Mike Goliat Baltimore Boston Tommy Brown Goliat Roy Hartsfield Monte Irvin Giants Brooklyn Frank Hiller Cubs Cardinals

Baseball Leaders Of The Season

The list highlights top stats with notable figures from major teams. Williams leads in runs and RBIs for Boston, DiMaggio tops hits for Boston, Minoso records batting average for Chicago, and Hodges shows power with home runs for Brooklyn.

Minoso Chicago Williams Boston DiMaggio Fain Philadelphia

Record Ballot Assured As All-Star Voting Ends

The national vote for starting lineups in the Detroit All-Star game ends at midnight with a record 3,564,559 ballots cast, surpassing last year’s mark. Final returns promise 25 players per league, with Stengel and Sawyer managing. Stan Musial leads with 1,138,419 votes, followed by Nellie Fox and Ted Williams.

Chicago Detroit Casey Stengel New York Yankees Eddie Sawyer Philadelphia Phils Stengel Sawyer Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals Nellie Fox White Sox Boston Ted Williams

Egyptians First to Keep Cats as Household Pets

The article notes that cats were early household companions for Egyptians and claims the term pussy derives from pascht, an Egyptian feline goddess with a cat head.

Pascht

Jockey Freddie Smith Dies After Track Fall

Inglewood California veteran jockey F A Freddie Smith 38 of Camaguey Cuba died at a hospital after being thrown when his mount Folletin broke a leg during yesterday's eighth race at Hollywood Park California. It marked the state’s third track fatality in five years.

Inglewood Calif F. A Freddie) Smith California Smith Camaguey Cuba Folletin Hollywood Park

Favorites Hold, Amateur Championship Enters Fourth Day

The Ohio Amateur Golf Tournament moved into its fourth day at Tippecanoe Country Club with 32 players remaining from 114 starters. Defending champion Harold Paddock Jr. of Cleveland remains the man to beat after a 19th hole victory over Dr. Arthur J. Cloran of East Liverpool. Carlo Menelle beat Lou Bobala and George Frankenfeld eliminated Vince Leskosky. Other notable contenders include Tom Jones Jr, Tom Whiteway, Steve Pipoly, and Jim Caspio.

Youngstown Ohio Tippecanoe Country Club Harold Paddock, Jr Cleveland Paddock Arthur J. Cloran East Liverpool Cloran Vince Leskosky Swnday Rodney Karlson Lou Bobala Leskosky George Frankenfeld Dayton Johnny Florio Columbus Carl Menelle Dick Evans University of Michigan Rowan Zanesville Des Pressier Fred Baran Tom Jones, Jr Tom Whiteway Steve Pipoly Jim Caspio

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