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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1965
Page
12
Larry Jackson belted his first major league homer and had a three hit day, lifting the Cubs to a 5-3 win over Pittsburgh. He joked about a $100 bet with a Boise flower-fancier friend as he celebrated the milestone.
Canadian champion George Knudson shot two under par to lead the 72-man field into round two of the Colonial National Invitational in Fort Worth. Fort Worth’s Ben Hogan was one stroke back, among five chasing the $20,000 top prize. golfer Arnold Palmer posted a 73 after two double bogeys.
Readable fragments show bowling scores and team notes including names such as McBee and Nellie Cooley. The garbled text mentions an art department and finishing negative files, with unclear references to Groovers and Shippers.
Nolan Mace of Athens confirms seven state winners will compete in East Chicago Illinois for a place in the national tournament. Teams from Ohio Indiana Illinois Kentucky Michigan Wisconsin and Tennessee expected. Regional likely the second week of August after the state finals.
Walt Alston praised his team as the Dodgers completed a three game sweep of Cincinnati at Crosley Field. Los Angeles moved back two games in front while Cincinnati travels to Pittsburgh for a matchup with the Pirates. Frank Robinson homered for the Reds but left early with a hand injury. Johnny Podres improved to 2 0 with the win for LA as Sammy Ellis takes the loss.
National League pennant race shown with teams Cincinnati Houston Milwaukee San Francisco Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh in close alignment. Thursday results include Chicago defeating Pittsburgh 5 3 and Los Angeles beating Cincinnati 4 3 with several games listed for today and Saturday.
Leading batters include Allen Philadelphia .389 and Coleman Cincinnati .382. Harper, Rose tied for runs. Mays SF leads RBI with 17. J Alou SF tops hits with 34. Kranepool NY leads doubles with 8. Morgan Houston and 7 others tied for triples. Mays SF and Mathews Milwaukee lead home runs with 8. Wills LA has 14 stolen bases. pitching leaders include Ellis and Giusti with 401,000.
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