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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1957

Page

13

Clark Impresses Detroit In Early Spring Hitting

LAKELAND Florida Special Mel Clark, a West Virginian rookie, collected two hits in Detroit Tigers first exhibition win over the Boston Red Sox. Manager Jack Tighe praises his contact skill and fielding while weighing him as a possible spare outfielder. If Clark continues, he could add needed punch to a lineup missing pop last season.

Dave Diles Lakeland, Fla Mel Clark Detroit Tigers Tigers Boston Red Sox Kansas City Athletics Clark Jack Tighe Tighe Briggs Stadium Charlie Maxwell Small Archie Wilson Tiger Earl Torgeson Mel

Farrell Says Yankees Must Beat Indians To Win

Yankees face strong counterpunch from Cleveland as Kerby Farrell vows no easy pennant, insisting New York must defeat their rivals to claim the flag. Spring exhibition results show Cubs, Pirates, Phillies, Red Sox, and others posting wins as rosters mix in Arizona and Florida.

Cleveland Indians New York Yankees Yanks Kerby Farrell Chicago Cubs Tucson Ariz Bob Lemon Art Houtteman Don Messi Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Redlegs Tampa Philadelphia Boston Phillies Washington Senators Clearwater Red Sox St. Petersburg

Hamilton Cage Coach joins St. Joseph Staff

Joe Idofredo, longtime head basketball coach at Hamilton Catholic High School, resigns to join St. Joseph College of Indiana. He will serve as head baseball coach, freshman basketball coach, and assistant football coach at the Hoosier school.

Hamilton Joe Idofredo Hamilton Catholic High School St. Joseph College of Indiana Idofredo Hoosier School

Television Programs By CHARLES MERCER

Ely Landau predicts a two to three year backlog of first run feature films for National Telefilm Associates. NTA will supply 20th Century Fox titles like Suez Grapes of Wrath and Leave Her to Heaven to 129 stations with 99 minute packages and national sponsors. The firm aims to five to six hours weekly of programming by fall while expanding into 10 TV series in production.

Charles Mercer New York Ely Landau Landau National Telefilm Associates, Inc P Ginning 20Th Century-Fox Tyrone Power Loretta Young NTA J. Arthur Rank David O. Selznik Mary Martin

Local Society Notes From Mineral and Surrounding Areas

Mrs. Orland Ely and Mrs. Lillian Wright attended in Columbus. The birthday of Mrs. C. V. Hester was celebrated at Nora Stout’s home with dinner and gifts from the Methodist Church quilters. Numerous visits and church events with families and announcements of illnesses and recoveries.

Mineral Orland Ely Lillian Wright Carbondale Church Columbus C. V. Hester Nora Stout Methodist Church Minnie Secoy Hazel Ely Parkersburg Elza Summers Albany Summers Ralph Gibson Lawrence Stephenson Springfield Dixie Hunter Athens Norman Saylor Rose Saylor Carbondale Carbondale Methodist Church Pearly West Leonard Crow New Marshfield Mace Kenneth Shingler Jeanett Sickles Jack Sickles Tommie Burke Gay Campbell

TV Highlights with Disneys The Great Cat Family and Tonight’s Lineup

Highlights include The Great Cat Family on Disney channels 6 and 13 tracing cats origins over 4000 years. Jo Stafford Show on channels 8 and 10 with Jaye P Morgan Bill Hayes and others. Father Knows Best Bud Buys a Car on channels 3 and 4. Millionaire ex GI Jimmy Reilly returns to Italy to wed his war sweetheart. Television Theater Collision on channels 3 and 4. Danny Thomas Show on channel 6 with Terry Williams planning to model not finish school.

Disneyland Jo Stafford Arthur Godfrey Jaye P. Morgan Bill Hayes Guy Raymond Bud Jimmy Reilly Italy Danny Thomas Channel 6 Terry Williams Danny

Garcia Misses Turn Turn: Wynn To Hurl Today

In Tucson Mike Garcia missed his exhibition turn with a sore shoulder while working on a knuckle ball to regain form from three years ago. Herb Score and Bob Lemon pitched three scoreless innings in their debuts. Early Wynn will face the Orioles in a three-inning stint today.

Tucson Ariz Mike Garcia Cleveland Indians Herb Score Bob Lemon Tribe Early Wynn Baltimore Orioles

Exhibition Baseball Wednesday Schedule

Baseball schedule lists Brooklyn versus Chicago A and Chicago N against New York N plus Cincinnati square with Milwaukee and others. Tuesday results show Cleveland 8 over Chicago N, New York N 9 over Cleveland, Baltimore 4 Philadelphia 2, Milwaukee 1 Detroit 0, St. Louis 12 Kansas City 4, Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 4, Boston 1 New York A 0 in 15 innings.

St. Louis Cardinals Wally Moon del Ennis Kansas City A’s Palm Beach Milwaukee Braves Detroit Tigers Frank Torre New York Giants Baltimore Orioles Gail Harris Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago White Sox Brooklyn Chicago New York Cincinnati Milwaukee Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston St. Louis Kansas City Baltimore Cleveland Detroit Washington Inn

Representative Celler Says No Full Baseball Antitrust Probe

Rep. Cel ler of New York, head of the House Judiciary Committee, opposes a full antitrust investigation of major league baseball. He claims baseball is big business and should fall under antitrust laws, plans short hearings, and criticizes commissioner Ford Frick for limiting comment on Supreme Court decisions.

Washington Celler Congress Ford Frick House Judiciary Committee Frick Supreme Court

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