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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1967
Page
10
The writer notes a golfer keeps wrists cocked at 90 degrees through the swing then releases fully at impact. Hands barely move yet wrists snap from 90 to 180 degrees producing a surge of power in the final moment. Only players with very strong wrists can delay the unhinging and still square the club face for a straight result.
Scioto Downs kicks off the 1967 season with Friday and Saturday night programs featuring the $3,500 Invitational Trot and the $5,000 Invitational Pace. Reggie Hanover heads a strong nine-horse trot field while notable rivals include Black Mission and Virgie's Lady Plaid. Weekend action also includes two $2,000 and $2,500 pacing events as Americana Brass provides pre-race entertainment in the enlarged clubhouse dining room and new club amenities debut with closed circuit TV and enhanced sound. Post time is 8:20 p.m.
Jim Northrup homered twice including a bases loaded grand slam to drive in five as Detroit beat Boston 9-3. Northrup, batting .290 with 21 RBIs and three homers, extended his grand slam total to two in eight days while Al Kaline added two RBIs. Elsewhere, KC edged Minnesota, Washington beat Cleveland, Chicago edged Cincinnati, and St. Louis shut out Atlanta.
Ohio scholastic athletes chase state honors in track and field golf tennis and baseball this weekend. Ohio State advances and athletes from multiple schools compete for titles across four sports in Columbus.
The spring extravaganza at We ICS athletic plant centers on runners and jumpers as Class A and AA track finalists prepare for Saturday finals. In baseball, Nelsonville faces Clinton Massie and Gnadenhutten meets Eden in a morning slate, with Columbus Whetstone vs Boardman and Lancaster vs Cincinnati Western Hills in the afternoon, all leading to Saturday championships. Cleveland Glenville defends AA crown amid threats from Upper Arlington, Warren Harding and Dayton Roosevelt. Buckeye standards rise with five AA and six Class A marks. Batavia misses title defense as Cuyahoga Heights Elgin and Oak Harbor vie, while Pete Miller of Hilliard and Wes Brock of Toledo Libbey star in field events and distance. Arlington leads in a two-day golf bet as Yank Heisler’s Ravenna team departs with key players gone. Mehl of Withrow tops singles and Bowen/Stone of Upper Arlington high in doubles.
Frank Zammataro joins Leon Henson and Roger Sapp as division champions of the Men's Match Game Elimination Tournament in Athens. Zammataro tops Bob Cottrill 782 to 772 in the 164-179 average division. Cottrill had 163 220 210 179. Zammataro 197 211 194 180. titles decided by total pins.
Fred Steinbrecher, former Logan High School assistant under Mel Adams from 1963 to 1965, has been named head football coach at West Muskingum High School. He will also serve as track coach, replacing Chuck Bryant who resigned his posts after three games this spring. Bryant, an Ohio University graduate and athletic director, had led the program prior to stepping down. Steinbrecher, Marshall University alumnus, previously coached junior highs in Huntington and moved to Mansfield Madison in 1965 as an assistant.
Area boys are reminded of the first practice Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Athens High School field for the Athens American Legion team.
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