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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1967

Page

10

Athens Bulldogs blues: 11-0 win closes division title chase

Athens bulldogs crushed Nelsonville 11 to 0 at Trautwein Field to clinch the Northeastern Division and earn a home date with Galpolis in the Southeast Ohio Athletic League final. Mike Wakefield allowed four hits in seven innings and Larry Sams went 4-for-4 with four RBIs as Athens improved to 10-7 overall and 5-1 in league. Nelsonville falls to 2-3 in the league and 8-5-1 overall, headed to regional play at Chillicothe.

Athens High School Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Tom Rannon Mark Rosenberg Eric Hummel Larry Sams Ross Hecht Russ Harper Chuck Ballinger Greg Hull Lantz Repp Denny Rapp Steve Reis Bruce Higgins Ed Bannon Tom Metters Nelsonville Greyhounds Trautwein Athens Bulldogs Bulldogs Gallipolis Athens Middleport Ohio University Athens High Mike Wakefield Chillicothe Hounds River Valley Larry Corrigan Wakefield Courtney Haning Fairfield School For Boys

National League scores and rain delay notes

Seattle beat Indianapolis 3 to nothing, Denver won 7 to none, Oklahoma City 6, Vancouver 6. Portland and Tulsa played Hawaii with rain causing a delay.

Seattle Indianapolis Denver Oklahoma City Vancouver Portland Tulsa Hawaii

Derby Winner To Run In Preakness At 3-1 Odds

Kentucky Derby winner Proud Clarion heads to Pimlico for the 92nd Preakness at 5:30 p.m. EDT facing nine rivals including Derby runners Barbs Delight Damascus and Reason to Hail In Reality and Celtic Air. Favorite In Reality is 5-2 with Proud Clarion and Damascus and Celtic Air at 3-1. expected crowd 30 000 to 35 000 with strong local support for Damascus from Laurel Kentucky.

Baltimore Pimlico Proud Clarion Churchill Downs Hail To Rea John Galbreath Darby Dan Farm Barbs Delight Damascus Great Power Misty Cloudy Celtic Air Frank Whiteley Jr Edith W. Bancroft Orme Wilson Jr State Department Washington Black Eyed Susans Columbia Broacasting Frances A. Genter Kentucky Laurel

Colavito and Wagner Set in Same Indian Outfield

Cleveland manager Joe Adcock announced that Rocky Colavito and Leon Wagner will share the Indians' outfield tonight at Fenway Park against the Red Sox. The move, aimed at boosting offense, comes despite protests and questions about readiness. Hinton shifts to center as Bell starts against Lonborg. Pawtucket beat 6-2.

Boston Cleveland Indians Joe Adcock Rocky Colavito Leon Wagner Colavito Adcock Fenway Park Daddy Wags Red Sox Fenway Wagner Chuck Hinton Tribe Pawtucket R.I Fred Whitfield Gus Gil Hinton Wags Gary Bell Jim Lonborg

Reese Cup to be decided as MAC hosts spring championships

At Bowling Green, seven MAC schools vie for the Reese Cup while contesting track tennis golf and baseball titles. Miami leads with 31.44 points, Western Michigan 24, Bowling Green 21, followed by Ohio, Toledo, Kent State, and Marshall. Final standings hinge on baseball and overall athletic performance. The conference banquet is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Student Union.

Bowling Green Ohio Bowling Green State University Miami Western Michigan Ohio University Toledo Kent State Marshall B. G Redskins Western Michigan Broncos Rockets Western Broncos Reese

Championship clash set as Athens hosts Gallipolis

Tentative championship game date set for Saturday at 1 p.m. in Athens with site subject to field conditions. Thursday stars include Cookie Rojas who drove in three runs with two hits as the Phillies beat the Reds 7-1, snapping Cincinnati’s five game win streak and Philadelphia’s four game losing run.

Athens Gallipolis Cookie Rojas Phillies Philadelphia Cincinnati Reds

Volkswagen Station Wagon: big interior, compact exterior

The Volkswagen Station Wagon is described as housing 170 cubic feet inside while being only 6 inches longer than a VW sedan. It is built as a spot welded, single unit body with 15,983 welds, enabling it to carry more than a ton and move cargo twice as fast without increased speed.

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