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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1955
Page
11
Buchtel drew Dublin and Prospect to open the Class B regional base tournament in Columbus. Dublin faces Prospect in the Philo game. finals set for Saturday. Buchtel stands 13-1, Dublin 16-2, Prospect 13-1, Philo 22-1.
The notice lists matchups including Kansas City at Chicago and Cleveland at Detroit with game times. It also shows Thursday results and a Saturday slate with Baltimore at New York and other pairings. The schedule highlights 7 pm and 1:30 pm starts and 1 pm starts for Saturday.
Vallipolis pitcher Le Grande Martin delivered a no hit no run gem as the Gallipolis Eagles defeated Mercerville 5 to 0. The Eagles move to face the GSI All-Stars at 1 30 p m Sunday at the Gallipolis State Institute in a scheduled exhibition.
A long list of church names and their weekly schedules across Pt Pleasant and nearby towns includes Sunday schools at 9:45 to 11:00 am, worship services at 10:45 am to 11:00 am, and evening or midweek services. Several churches such as New Haven EUB, Hartford, Brighton Methodists, and Trinity Greer are named with pastors and specific service times, plus youth fellowships and prayer meetings.
Tonight the Reds host the St. Louis Cardinals in a dusk game at Crosley Field marking the 20th anniversary of night baseball. Ed Stanky brings a hot Cardinals squad riding a five game win streak into Cincinnati with Brooks Lawrence challenged by Corky Valentine from Ohio slated to start.
The American Bowling Congress tournament resumes on a regu lar schedule as the 56th Masters concludes with Rust Fazio of Stroh's Beer Detroit beating Joe Kristof of Chicago 770 to 768. Fazio remains undefeated in double elimination, overcoming a 42-pin deficit with a 213 in final game. Kristof posted 194 189 216 in earlier games.
The piece lists famous pitchers who endured lopsided losses. It cites Christy Mathewson beaten 19 to 0 by Chicago in 1906, Ted Lyons 16 to 0 to Philadelphia in 1928, and other notable 14 to 0 or 15 to 0 losses. Mentions include Bobo Newsom, Cozy Bell, Eddie Lopat, and teams like the Giants, White Sox, and Browns. The scope spans early 1900s to 1950s, highlighting exceptional one sided shutouts.
Darrell Ssewly Franklin and Tom Bryant, co captains of Miami University's 1958 Ohio Conference champions, sign with Goodyear Rubber to join a two year training program and try out for its basketball team. They graduate from Miami in June and join Dick Walls, a former Miami star with Goodyear since 1952.
Henry Ransom, 44, Texas rancher from St Andrews, led the field at the Kansas City Open after a 65 in the second round. Forty-nine golfers finished under par 72, with six players tied at 67 behind him and ten more in the 68 bracket.
Gil Turner aims for his sixth straight victory as he meets Ramon Fuentes in a 10 round middleweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Turner holds an 11-5 betting choice and the Marine from Los Angeles stopped Fuentes with a punch to the chin in five rounds last time, with NBC TV and radio broadcasting the event at 8 pm CST.
American Legion Auxiliary Post 23 women prepare to offer memorial poppies on Poppy Day May 28. Chairwoman Mrs D G Wilfong notes she has served 15 years, dating to 1940, with many unit members also long-time volunteers. Other distributing members include Mrs W S Waldie, Mrs J Kelley, Mrs G C Hite, Mrs Jonnie Waillie, Miss Marjorie Waldie, and Mrs Freda Fruth.
Divorces have been awarded so far in the May term of circuit court. Arguments were heard by Divorce Commissioner William H. Rardin and the decrees signed by all. Judge Lewis H. Miller presided upon Rardin's recommendation. Names of the divorces include Anna and Harry C. Mach, Frances and Russell Barr, Alva J. Barnette, Kathryn and James R. Doss, Mildred M. Barnette, Elizabeth and Charles S. Beller, Aaron and Dolie Sneed, Ruth and Harvey McGown. Mrs G Hite and Mrs EE Franklin are noted as returning home from Holzer Hospital on Thursday.
PLEASANT — Kiwanis Club members from Pleasant hosted Charleston Kiwanians at the Moose Home. Frank Shaffer, promotion manager for the Charleston Daily Mail, spoke on "The Ground Floor" and urged practical use of Mason County's business potential. He cited 1947-49 state index gains, with Mason County leading in 1953 and near first in 1954, and noted per dollar earned only 38 cents was spent locally.
1128 delegates from Pittsburgh and West Virginia gather at Buckhannon for five days of official sessions at Garrett College and First Methodist Church. The event reviews reports, plans conference action, and elections delegates to the general conference in Minneapolis. Led by Bishop Wickey, speakers include Halford Lucock Stockwell Williams and Webb Garrison. The West Virginia conference covers 1610 churches with 218126 members in the state and Garrett County Maryland.
Pt Pleasant Wohelo Club met in Bell with fifteen members and eight guests. Mrs John Watterson led a lesson titled Fire Proofing the Home, Evelyn Wellman received a good citizenship award, a $2 fund donation was noted, and a noon potluck followed.
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