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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1963

Page

10

Orioles stretch win streak to nine with Al Smith’s pivotal homer

Al Smith, 35, smashes a three run homer as Baltimore beats Kansas City 4-2 to extend the Orioles nine game winning streak and widen the AL lead to 3 14 lengths. Smith, now an outfield regular, batted .381 during the streak with seven homers and 17 RBIs. The night also saw Minnesota’s Twins win their eighth in a row and several NL and other AL results.

Associated Press Baltimore al Smith Smith Orioles Kansas City New York Yankees Boston Minnesota Twins Washington Bob Allison Cleveland Chicago White Sox Mickey Lolich Detroit Los Angeles Angels San Francisco Cincinnati Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee St. Louis Houston Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs New York Mets

New Cage Coach At Alliance High

Alliance High School appoints William L. Binder 33 of Strasburg High as head basketball coach succeeding Ronald Peeling who resigns. Binder led Strasburg to a 20 5 record last season while Peeling remains as teacher and athletics ticket manager.

Alliance William L. Binder Strasburg High School Tuscarawas County Alliance High School Ronald Peeling Binder Strasburg Peeling

National League standings and results update

NL standings show San Francisco 28 17 .622 leading, followed by Los Angeles 27 18 and St Louis 26 21. Tuesday results include Cincinnati 10 San Francisco 6 and Chicago 5 New York 2. Upcoming games feature San Francisco at Cincinnati and Los Angeles at Milwaukee.

San Fran Los Angeles St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia Milwaukee Houston New York San Francisco Baltimore Boston Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Detroit Washington Ington Senators Pittsburgh Pirates New York Yankees Milwaukee Braves Chicago White Sox Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Minnnesota Twins New York Mets Kansas City A’s Los Angeles Angels Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs Baltimore Orioles Philadelphia Phillies San Francisco Giants

Rockies Deliver Spokane 5 Seattle 4 in 12 innings

Spokane defeats Seattle 5 to 4 in 12 innings as part of a set in Dallas Fort Worth with other results showing Oklahoma City 7, Denver 6, San Diego 4, Tacoma 4 and Portland 1 at Salt Lake City with Hawaii.

Baseball crowds lag as major league attendance drops

A AP survey shows more than half of the 20 major league teams report declines in home attendance with an overall drop of 5.5 percent. The Houston Colts trail 1962 figures by 198,887 fans. Dodgers remain top in attendance but behind last year by 115,020 as of 26 home games.

NEW York Associated Press Houston Colts Colts Los Angeles Dodgers Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians Wash

Ohio Grad Corky Miller Named Chillicothe Head Coach

Chillicothe High School appoints Corky Miller as head basketball coach succeeding Dick Dolan who resigned in March. Miller, a 1960 Ohio University graduate, has spent the last three years as assistant coach and will lead the team this season.

Chillicothe Howard Corky) Miller Chillicothe High School Miller Dick Dolan Dolan Ohio University West Point N. Y Ohio Wesleyan University Taylor (Tates) Locke Army The Military Academy

Summer League Ties HVA Holiday Schedule Three Games

Memorial Day slate in the Hocking Valley Association adult men’s baseball league features three 2 p.m. starts with Ben Wagner’s Buchtel Bees hosting Plantsville aiming for a third straight win. Other matchups include Coker’s at New Straitsville and Chauncey at Murray City while Sunday adds three more games.

Hocking Valley Association Ben Wagner Buchtel Bees Plantsville Coker’s New Straitsville Chauncey Murray City HVA

Left-Hander Charles Seeks U S Open Win

New Zealand’s Bob Charles, a tall left-hander from Christchurch, shot two strong rounds at Colonial Country Club in Memphis to lead the first round of Open qualifying. He tied for lowest 36 hole total with 1382 and earned national honor by one stroke over Stan Thirsk as 45 top pros advanced.

Bob Charles Christchurch New Zealand Charles Colonial Country Club Memphis Brookline Mass Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer PGA Gary Player Nary Stan Thirsk Kansas City Thirsk Indian Hills Country Club Davy Marr Tommy Aaron Jerry Edwards Gene Bone Gardner Dickinson Joe Campbell Jack Rule Jerry Steelsmith Bobby Goetz Jimmy Powell Ron Thomas

Jets seek turnaround after 11 straight losses

The Columbus Jets suffered their 11th consecutive defeat as May totals show 21 losses in 27 games. Ray Youngdahl and Sam Bowens hit two run homers for Rochester in a 4-2 win while Buffalo beat Toronto 3-2 and Indianapolis beat Syracuse 6-3. Herm Starrett relieved Ed Hobaugh in the seventh to strand Jet runners and Tom Butters allowed five hits in a tough outing for Columbus.

Columbus Jets Jets Atlanta Richmond Ray Youngdahl Sam Bowens Rochester Columbus Buffalo Toronto Indianapolis Syracuse Arkansas Jacksonville Herm Starrett Ed Hobaugh Tom Butters W. L. Pet. G.B

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