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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1964
Page
8
Dick Stuart hit a grand slam off Moe Drabowsky in the eighth to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 6-2 win in the opener and added a two run shot in the nightcap as Boston completed the doubleheader sweep.
Joe Torre and his multi hit day fueled a 7 4 10 0 twin bill win to lift him to 370 batting average. Bragan called Torre the most valuable piece of baseball property today citing his 7 for 10 spree that moved him to third in the NL race. The Braves also rode pitching by Spahn and Lemaster as Koufax and others won elsewhere.
State park officials ready to welcome visitors for Memorial Day weekend as 34 guarded beaches from Lake Erie to the Ohio River open for the season. Lifeguards will patrol daily from 10 am to dark, with 3.9 million swimmers last year and expectations of growth. This season highlights East Harbor Ottawa County Crane Creek Headlands Beach and Forked Run Rocky Fork Blue Rock among others. a five cent brochure lists all areas and facilities.
Alan Wallace of Middleport and Wayne Young of Hamden led their team scoring with top finishes at Columbus. Wallace placed third in the 100 and 440, with times of 10.1 and 52.3 respectively, and also qualified in the 220. Young took fourth in shot put at 50 feet 11 inches. Other area qualifiers included Ath en s and Jackson athletes, while golf results and state champions across divisions were announced, highlighting regional performers and team totals.
Ohio University and Kent State clash in Columbus for the right to host Minnesota in a best of three NCAA District Four playoff. The winner advances to face Minnesota, with radio coverage by WOUB.
Cincinnati swept Chicago 6-5 and 12-4 powered by clutch hitting and steady pitching. Jim O'Toole earned the first win with Bill Henry relief and Sammy Ellis struck out 13 in the second game. Vada Pinson Pete Rose and Tommy Harper sparked a 14-hit attack. an eight-run third inning broke the game open. The Reds idle Monday then host the Dodgers Tuesday with Bob Purkey facing Don Drysdale.
Baseball leaders from the American and National Leagues list top performers in batting runs hits doubles triples home runs and steals. Notable names include Oliva Mays Clemente and Gibson among others with rankings shown for 60 at bats and overall stats like wins and strikeouts.
A collage of scores and results shows Los Angeles and New York wins in baseball style play, Chicago and Kansas City contests, and rain affected games in Baltimore and Minnesota. The report includes brief notes on recent and upcoming games and a golf note highlighting persimmon wood as a top club head choice.
Four Ohio college baseball players earned spots on NCAA District 4's first all-star squad: Terry Trimmer of Ohio University, Arnie Chonko of Ohio State, Jim Thomas of Kent State, and John Machado of Ohio State. District 4 covers Ohio Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin Indiana and Illinois.
Green and White Club of Athens honored top athletes from seven non-revenue Ohio sports at Athens Country Club. Club president John Beckley spoke of annual recognition beyond football basketball and baseball as coaches introduced each athlete and presented plaques for outstanding season achievements including Dick Merrett swimmer Ken Hiatt tennis captain Barry Sudgen track Biull Heller cross country All American captain Harry Houska wrestling Ed Kropf soccer and Bob Santor golf.
The spring sports banquet at Ohio University was rescheduled from Monday to Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Baker Center due to the baseball game in Columbus today, as announced by athletic director Bill Rohr.
Richmond 4 2 leads standings with 4 2 record followed by Atlanta 4 3 Jacksonville 4 Columbus 2 Columbus at Atlanta and Richmond at Jacksonville on Monday schedule with Louisville noted as used in results
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