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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1961
Page
19
Eugene Oregon Cyrol Burleson, warming up for his biggest mile, tests next month and posts a 3 57.6 performance. He nears or hits the U S and American citizen standards in a strong showing Wednesday evening.
Windham, population 3700 in Portage County near Warren, meets The Plains in Friday morning action at 10 in Columbus for the Class A State tournament. If The Plains win, they advance to Saturday’s 10 a.m. final. Coach Burson plans a lefty starter Kenny Harvey and a set batting order led by Clarence Tinkham and Jim Smith. The Plains carry a 17-2 record after a split with Chauncey Dover and York.
Athens High School hosts defending champion Pomeroy in a SECL title game at 4 p.m. The Bulldogs aim to reverse a 4-3 loss at Pomeroy last spring. Veteran coach Ed Rannon leads seven title-game appearances in eight years with Athens. Pitching matchup potential between Wooddell and Knight, with Wooddell 6-1 this season.
Major League star Art Mahaffey pitched a four hitter striking out five and walking three for his seventh complete game and top total in eight starts to beat the Braves 7-1. Ron Hansen propelled the Orioles past the White Sox 5-3 with a three run homer in the eighth, completing a two game doubleheader sweep after Gus Triandos delivered the tying shot in the first game 2-1.
Athens rinksmen travel to Columbus for the 35th annual state golf championships at Ohio State University Scarlet course. District medalist Bobby Littler leads a quartet including Cornwell Art Smith and Gerald Vermillion with Robbie Rutter as alternate.
In POINT PLEASANT the Church Softball League played two games at Harmon Field Tuesday night. Church of God beat Spellman 8 7 with Stewart and Reynolds homering and McDermott earning the win. Beech Hill Harmony routed Bellmeade EUB 15 9 as Denver Newell Bill Newell Warren Hurley homered for Beech Hill while Lynch and Underwood homered for Bellmeade. Next games pitted Baptist men versus Bellmeade and Beech Hill against Heights.
Summary of minor league results across leagues with scores from the International League American Association Pacific Coast League and notable boxing results in Miami Beach and Bellingham. Key highlights include Columbus and Toronto game scores along with Houston Omaha and other league results and two professional boxing bouts listing fighters weights and outcomes.
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