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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1953
Page
8
Experts rate the Cleveland Indians and New York Giants as possible pennant winners if the Yankees and Dodgers stumble. Cleveland has won six straight against major league foes, including a 15 3 rout of the Giants, while the Giants have lost five straight and look unsettled.
Steubenville St Stanislaus won the major division title with a 54 to 42 victory over Our Lady of Consolation of Toledo. Cleveland St Benedict took the minor division crown by beating Hamilton St Ann 58 to 34 after earlier wins. St Vitus won the major consolation game 60 to 34. Reading St Peter and Paul defeated Toledo St Vincent DePaul 79 to 53 in the minor consolation.
Seton Hall stars Larry Hennessey and Richey Regan sparked a second-half surge for the East in a 72-54 win over the West at Madison Square Garden. The East pulled away after halftime, improving to 4-3 in the series before 17,187 fans and snapping the West’s two-game win streak.
Merrill Silverstein a Western Reserve boxer died Sunday after a Wednesday intramural match in Cleveland. Coroner Samuel Gerber to rule on cause of death. The 155-pound contest ended within a minute. Silverstein had been in a five day vigil and did not regain consciousness after surgery to remove a brain blood clot.
New York shot ahead to defeat Boston 82 to 75. The win gives New York a 3-1 series lead as the teams clash in a tense playoff matchup.
Whitfield and Dillard, both aged near 30, plan to make a third Olympic bid in 1956. The Chicago Freelay double winners, before 16 7T2 fans, included Ken Wiesner and Bob Richards. Dillard won the 60 yard high hurdles and 50 yard dash. Whitfield won the 600 yard run with a new meet record.
Manager Al Lopez in Cleveland wants relief pitchers to back a rotation anchored by Mike Garcia Bob Lemon and Early Wynn. Dave Hoskins, a right hander from Dallas, allowed two hits and one earned run in five innings against the New York Giants. Al Aber, back from the Army, did not allow a run in four innings in the same game. The Giants scored three runs on Cleveland errors in a 15 to 3 Cleveland victory.
John F. Neff of New Lexington High School in Perry County is named Class B mentor of the Southern All-Stars for the August 14 North-South all star grid game at Canton. Springfield High School coach Jim McDonald heads the Southern staff with Ellison of Middletown and Kid of New Philadelphia as Class A aides. Neff is a Mt. Union College graduate who played at Alliance High School.
National Heston percent Detroit one Boston leads an Chicago Montreal one Montreal leads two to one American Syracuse five Cleveland three Cleveland leads. Fastern Johnstown four Washington eight Johnstown leads three to one New Haven six Springfield Springfield leads eight to one
A Bradenton report notes the Braves embrace big changes as they relocate from Boston to Milwaukee County Field. Key arrivals include Antonelli Buhl Crandall Donovan Liddle Walt and Jester with a restocked lineup featuring Adcock Patho and a strong outfield of Bruton Pendleton and Jethroe. The club touts strength in pitching with Spahn Surkont Bickford and Wilson among holdovers as the team eyes a lively Milwaukee reception.
News reports mourn the death of Jim Thorpe 64 at Lomita California after a heart attack. The Carlisle star and Olympic decathlon and pentathlon winner in Stockholm 1912 is hailed as the era's top all around athlete.
Yale tops NCAA swimming championships with 96 points at Ohio State Natatorium. Ohio State and Michigan set multiple records as Yoshi Oyakawa of Ohio State posts an NCAA backstroke mark and helps the 300 yard medley relay to a 2 47 2 record. Michigan relay also clocks 3 24.
The Boston Bruins bid to stop matching up with cousins changes the NHL playoff outlook as Detroit trails Boston two games to one after an overtime loss in Boston. Chicago and Montreal also hold series leads, with game four set for Tuesday night.
Dye Loretto of Massillon Ohio posted Saturday's best singles score in the American Bowling Congress tournament with 679. He had a 257 game but then slipped to a lower finish.
Fragmented Q and A on baseball rulings and player trivia. Includes a tied 3 3 late game scoring dispute from a local high school, balk rule impact, and inquiries about Eddie Lopat Cass Michaels DiMaggio streak and Tinker to Evers to Chance.
Rookie Bob Marquis of the Cincinnati Reds suffered a badly bruised right shoulder after colliding with the centerfield fence while trying to catch Enos Slaughter’s triple for the St. Louis Cardinals. He left the game in the sixth inning as the Cards beat Cincinnati 9 to 5. Marquis is sidelined for a few days.
Notre Dame and the University of Miami will clash in 1955 at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Irish athletic director Edward Moose Krause announced the Friday night game on Oct 7 two years hence, marking the first sports meeting between the two schools.
Sarasota reports James Junior Gilliam, a 2d year Negro prospect from Nashville, is pushing for second base with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Manager Charley Dressen says if he hits around 60 he will play, while Jackie Robinson notes Gilliam’s speed and arm and questions his double play. Gilliam, a switch hitter, starred in Montreal and Indianapolis leagues before joining the Dodgers organization.
Weekly bowling results show Fairview beating Kroger 2 1 and Nye Chev topping Wash A Tertia 2 1. Beckley's routed Pfeiffers 3 0. Top bowlers include D Merrick 511, H Cornwell 505, Bartlett 497, with J Johnson 311 and R Jones 453 nearby.
In Greensboro North Carolina a four way playoff settled top money of 2000 after Sam Snead faced Doug Pord Harrison Art Wall and Earl Stewart. The group tied at 275 after 18 holes to force a second Greensboro playoff in four years.
Sunday results from the exhibition basketball card show Detroit 11 over Boston 7 St Louis 6 to 8 Chicago 4 to 5 Cleveland 15 over New York 1 Brooklyn 1 New York 6 over Philadelphia 10 Philadelphia 6 over Washington 10 Milwaukee 7 over St Louis 9 Cincinnati 5 over Chicago 23 and Cincinnati B 6 Syracuse IL.
In South Bend Indiana Rev Vincent Mooney pastor of St Edward s Chapel Granville Ohio spoke at a memorial breakfast honoring the late Knute Rockne Notre Dame football coach. Mooney baptized Rockne into the Catholic faith in 1925.
Ohio University credits Roger Pedigo with a 75 as the OU golfers lead a three-college match at Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. W&L and Cornell trail after first round while OU heads to Elon College for next contest.
In Kansas City Bevo Francis, ex Rio Grande College star, hits 31 of 36 in a West All Star shootout win 91 77. The six foot nine guard wowed 5000 fans despite initial snickers and boos. His rapid fire display included diverse shots and a record breaking season prior to NCAA scoring rule change.
Pittsburgh's Hornets lead Hershey Bears 2-0 in a best of five semifinal. In the other half Cleveland Barons beat Syracuse Warriors 2-1, while Syracuse edged Cleveland 5-3 to extend their series.
Alva Bradley 69, former Cleveland Indians president for 19 years until 1946 and longtime downtown property owner, died unexpectedly while vacationing in Del Ray Beach Florida. Funeral planned near Cleveland Heights. Bradley helped found the American Foundation for High Blood Pressure, later merged with the American Heart Association, and chaired its Council on High Blood Pressure Research.
Benny Oosterbaan Michigan coach and former All-America end is named to the East staff for the 29th East West charity game in San Francisco on January 2, 1954. He will work with Ray Eliot of Illinois and Dr. Ed Anderson of Holy Cross. last year’s staff included Eliot and Bayan.
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