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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1962

Page

15

Clutch hitters Romano and Essegian power Tribe to lead

Cleveland tops Baltimore 10 7 as John Romano drives in five on two doubles and a ninth inning three run homer. Chuck Essegian stays hot with two key runs and a string of three singles, lifting the Indians to first alone in the AL.

John Romano Chuck Essegian Cleveland Indians Baltimore Pascual Twins Harmon Killebrew Dave Stenhouse Minnesota Bernie Allen Walker Eddie Bressoud Red Sox Jose Azcue Jerry Lumpe Lumpe Kansas City Gene Conley Rocky Colavito Chico Fernandez Wynn Tigers

Keouch Will Play For Wally Post In Reds Tilt

Cincinnati manager Fred Hutchinson benched Wally Post when he slumped and slotted Marty Keough in left field for the Reds game against the Atlanta Braves. Batting coach Dick Sisler says Post can regain his hitting touch, with the lineup expected to mirror the Pittsburgh game. The club plans to travel to Houston after the contest for two games with the Colts.

Milwaukee Wally Post Cincinnati Reds Fred Hutchinson Marty Keough Pittsburgh

Robin Sharp In Ist Stint With Orioles

Robin Roberts returns to major league action with the Baltimore Orioles in his first stint, pitching two innings against the Cleveland Indians as part of a 10 to 7 loss. Roberts, 35, dominated early, while manager Billy Hitchcock praised his performance and hinted at a Wednesday or Thursday start.

Baltimore KH RABE Snyder Robinson Gentile Powell Nicholson Triandos Vy Brandt Nansen Brian Wil Ams Roberts Rolinsen Wit ' Y Pialt Adair Ion Hoeft Cleveland RBI Dillard Pasbey Esseyian If Kirkland fTomano Phillips Kindall Latman Stock Ae Roberts Wilhelm Tlatman Robin Roberts Baltimore Orioles Philadelphia Phillies Cleveland Indians Indians Baltimore Billy Hitchcock Detroit New York Yankees

Sports Scores and Schedule Fragments From Today

Kansas City 10 Boston 5 Cleveland 10 Baltimore 5 Washington Detroit 7 Chicago 8. Kansas City at Boston Los Angeles at New York Minnesota at Washington Baltimore at Cleveland. Wednesday Kansas City at New York Cleveland at Chicago Los Angeles at Washington Detroit at Baltimore Minnesota at Boston. Pittsburgh 8 Chicago 4 St Louis 4 Sains 1 Houston 3 New York 2 Los Angeles 8 San Francisco Cincinnati at Milwaukee rain Chicago at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at St Louis New York at Houston San Francisco at Los Angeles Philadelphia at San Francisco

Kansas City Boston Cleveland Baltimore Minnesota Washington Detroit Chicago Los Angeles New New York Pittsburgh St. Louis Sains Houston San Franisco Cincinnati Milwaukee San Francisco San Fran Los Ang Phila

Bob Zimmerman's 68 65 Leads Open Qualifiers

Bob Zimmerman, assistant pro at Moraine Country Club, shot 68 in the morning and 65 in the afternoon at Western Hills to lead nine Open qualifiers. Toney Penna of Cincinnati and amateur Joe Miller Jr. of Hamilton advanced with 143, while Bob Little Jr. of Athens and eight Columbus qualifiers joined for the next round in Cincinnati. The 18 survivors move to a sectional in Cincinnati next month for a Pittsburgh finals berth June 14-16.

Cincinnati Bob Zimmerman Moraine Country Club Dayton Zimmerman Western Hills Country Club Toney Penna Joe Miller Jr Hamilton Gordon Waldespuhl Columbus Bob Little Jr Athens Pittsburgh

Remembrance of Lou Kretlow in U S Open qualifiers

Former AL pitcher Lou Kretlow, now a pro in Edmond, Oklahoma, posted 84 and 81 at Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club as part of 2000 hopefuls seeking 396 first berths for the U S Open. Only 151 entrants remain after exemptions, with further regional bookings in New York and Chicago while Palmer and Player loom large.

Lou Kretlow Kretlow St. Louis Chicago Detroit Edmond Okla Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club U. S. Golf Association White Sox Oakmont Oklahoma City Gene Littler Arnold Palmer Gary Player New York

Late AP sports wrapup from Houston and beyond

AP reports travel delays for Casey Stengel and the New York Mets due to jet age problems, NFL owners' spring meeting after court victory over AFL, declining baseball attendance in Milwaukee Baltimore Minnesota Kansas City and San Francisco, Patterson no show for Detroit card, and SEC commissioner Bernie Moore on offseason injuries from inadequate conditioning.

Houston Tex Casey Stengel Stengel New York Mets Milwaukee Mets Dallas New York National Football League American League Baltimore American Football League NFL

Buffalo 7 Syracuse 4 in IL action

In the International League Buffalo beat Syracuse 7 to 4. Also Columbus defeated Richmond 5 to 1 and Atlanta topped Jacksonville 5 to 1. Toronto edged Rochester 5 to 4 in 10 innings.

Buffalo Syracuse Columbus Richmond Atlanta Jacksonville Toronto Rochester

Rollerbowl Weekly Results Preview

In a fragmentary list of teams and venues including Wright's Restaurant, Airport Snack Bar, Athens Office Supply, Roberts Clothing, Logan's, Spot Pizza, and Team No 4 the results sketch shows scattered scores and placements. The readable items include several team names and shops with inconsistent numbering.

Wright’s Athens Robert’s Logan’s Logan's Roberts Clothing

Baseball leaders from American and National leagues highlight stats

The report lists top performers by batting, runs, runs batted in, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching. Notable names include Kaline, Cepeda, Williams, Koufax, and Purkey with state melees across Cleveland, Kansas City, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Cincinnati. A Beulah Park note reports Wilmine’s win in a six furlong race with Junior Sam second.

Essegian Cleveland Jimenez Kansas City Howser Kaline Detroit Siebern Robinson Chicago Cimoli Rollins Minnesota Green Waener Los Angeles Aparicio Chicaco Wood Donovan Belinsky Pascual Pittsburgh Williams Cepeda San Francisco Wills Mavs T. Davis Cincinnati Ranen Houston Pinson Mays Banks Thomas New York W. Davis Purkey Pierce Koufax O'Dell Von Wilmine Beulah Columbus Beulah Park Junior Sam Peck of Trouble

New York hearing questions boxing deaths and rules

Veteran referee Ruby Goldstein faced a three day state hearing on whether boxing should be outlawed after Benny Paret died in the Griffith bout. Paret’s manager Alfaro and trainers Sullo and De Maria testified that pleas to stop the 12th round went unheard amid Madison Square Garden noise. Goldstein said he halted the action when Paret’s back touched the ropes and he stepped in, noting a towel or apron intrusion could have led to automatic disqualification.

New York Ruby Goldstein Benny Kid Paret Emile Griffith Goldstein Griffith New York State Manuel Alfaro John Sullo Joseph de Maria Madison Square Garden

Bobcats Beat Morehead for seventh MAC win in 1962 season

Ohio Universitys Bobcats down Morehead 6-2 as Bud Dirscherl earns his second win and Bob Vandersleben drives in two runs to set a new RBI record. Frank Globokar hits his first college homer and the team finishes 7-5 in the Mid American Conference with one regular season game left.

Bob Wren Bobcats Bowling Green Morehead Ohio Muskingum Bud Dirscherl Eagles Troy Western Michigan Dirscherl Bill Hirzel Steve Berryhill Berryhill Bob Vandersleben RBI Lamar Jacob Frank Globokar Cleveland Eastern Kentucky

Wahama White Falcons Roll In Sectional Opener

Wahama of Wahama West Virginia topped Nitro 1-0 in a sectional tournament game behind Charlie Hargraves three hit pitching. Wahama improves to 15 0 and has a sixth inning run with Bill Jewell scoring on an error after a double. Hargraves struck out nine and walked two in a seven inning shutout. The Falcons play again today at 4 PM at Hurricane.

Bill Jewell Hargraves Wahama Hurricane

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