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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1961

Page

11

Giles Opposes Spitball Return in Big League Vote

Cincinnati report says National League chief Warren Giles opposes legalizing the spitball, arguing it would reduce scoring and home runs. Joe Cronin in the American League supports revival, while the rules committee meets in Tampa next month to decide the fate of the outlawed pitch.

Cincinnati Warren Giles Giles Joe Cronin Major Leagues Rules Committee Tampa Fla

Television Listings Fragment Shows Mixed Schedule

The Messenger notes errors may occur in program listings when stations fail to provide corrected schedules. The page reproduces an extensive, dense lineup of 1960s era show times across NBC and other programs with color indication boldface and numerous time blocks and program titles.

The Messenger

TV Schedule Fragment List for 6:25 Edition

A garbled TV grid lists hourly programs and times from 6:25 to 4:00 featuring news shows Weather and sports updates, films, game shows, and children's programs. Names include Frank McGee NBC News Shari Lewis King Leonard Wells Fargo and the Three Stooges among others.

RFC Pip the Piper Shari Lewis King Leonard Wells Fargo Daddy Mr. Wizard

TV Schedule Clutter From Friday Night Slots

A fragmented listing shows a scattered Friday evening TV and radio schedule with programs such as News Sports Weather Movies and Sports blocks across times from 6:00 to 3:00, featuring titles like The Hathaways Kovacs Beavers OSU Football and Raiders with multiple late night entries and news segments.

Television Schedule Fragment

A fragmented listing shows a dense array of programs with times and titles across the day. Entries include Flintstones Ripcord Straightaway Sports Hathaways Classroom Record Hop Romper Room Theatre On Mark Here & Now Magic Ranch Roaring 20s Rascals Beaver Cartoons Welk Pre Game Fight Football Bowling Post Game Score NFL Hillies and a Movie airing through the evening.

Jeff’s Colibel Magic Ranch Blue Angels Roaring 20S Beaver Welk OSU

TV Guide Style Listings Mix of Shows and Times

A dense list of TV programs and times including theater, weather updates, news, sports, movie slots, and various entertainment segments. The lineup features hosts and show names such as Eyewitness Woody Hayes Final News Weather Rawhide Route 66 Bride's Fame University Pro Football Lassie Jack Benny and more across a single day schedule.

Television Schedule Snapshot

Listing of early evening to late night programs with various shows and time slots including news weather movie and route 66 segment. The schedule notes programs such as Fathe 6:10 Weather 1008 twilight Zon 6:15 Hiway Patrol 10:30 Eyewitness 6:45 BS News 11:00 News 7:00 Dead or Alive 11:10 Weather 7:30 Rawhide 11:15 Movie 6:30 Route 66.

U.S. Grant Jim Thacker Mike Hamm NBC News Pioneers Back Paar Showtime Christophers Meet Press TV Chapel Bullwinkle Walt Disney Gospel Boys DuPont Neighbors Superman Wrestle Mity Mouse Diamonds Defenders Chris Sci Huntley Iadie Tanhr Sportsman Eternal Light Corral Bonanza OSU NFL Hiway Patrol Target Everglades Diamond Hathaways Dr. Brothers Kovacs Wonderbox Sacred Heart Maverick Follow Sun Faith Today Lawma Insight Sherick Paradise M Squad Flintstones St. Francis Roberts Crossroads Stevenson Seareboard Davey 20Th Century Pete. Gladys Mr. Ed Mitty Mouse Flippo

Evening TV Highlights From 7:30 to 10:30 P M

A dense prime time list features Circus Schumann in Coppenhagen Don Ameche hosts and Civil War portraits on U S Grant plus space frontier Crossing The Threshold. Other network fare includes King of Diamonds Hathaways 77 Sunset Strip Rawhide Father of the Bride The Twilight Zone Still Valley and Eyewitness CBS News summaries.

Schumann Coppenhagen Denmark Don Ameche Thomas Mitchell General Grant Mississippi Rio Grande Hudson Columbia Ohio Grant Yuri Gagarin Gherman S. Titov United States King of Diamonds Johnny King Hathaways Elinor and the Chimps Walter Robert Q. Lewis Sunset Strip Stu Paul Harino Rawhide Burgess Meredith Sacramento Shad Gil Favor Eric Fleming Leon Ames Ruth Warrick Still Valley Confederacy Vaughn Taylor Ben Cooper Mary Tapscott Jack Mann Walter Cronkite CBS News

TV MOVIE GUIDE FRIDAY AND SUNDAY LISTINGS

Channel schedules list films and air times for Friday and Sunday across channels 4 6 8 10 13 3 with titles such as Freighters of Destiny King Kong Sangaree Hell Divers Unconquered State of the Union Dreamboat The Bride con Wild Midnight Channel Northwest Passage Tom Sawyer A Star Is Born Days of Glory Dial M For Murder Naughty Marietta Ziegfeld Girl and Triple Justice with showing times around 9 15 p m and late night slots.

King Kong

The Plains defeat Union Furnace in season opener

The Plains beat Union Furnace 70 to 67 as foul shooting sealed the edge. Pat Eddy and Jim Smith led with 21 and 19 points while Jerry Smith added 14. Mike Mercer paced Union Furnace with 20 points.

Union Furnace The Plains Indians Warriors Pat Eddy Jim Smith Jerry Smith Mike Mercer Oscar Edwards the Plains Gabriel McAllister Paul Eddy Edwards Sinclair Vermillion Miller Mercer Davis Hinerman Bowers and Bunning

Chillicothe Catholic Tops Laurelville In Season Opener

Chillicothe Catholic defeated Laurelville 69 to 61 in the season opener. Max Young led Laurelville with 28 points on 11 field goals and six foul shots as Chillicothe Catholic had five players in double figures.

Chillicothe Chillicothe Central Catholic Laurelville Wildcats Hocking County Max Young Cook J. Wyman Laeurecie Chillicothe CC

High School Football Scores From Ohio Thursday

Cincinnati Elder defeated Western Hills 28 0. Holy Name beat Cathedral Latin 12 7. Garfield edged East 6 0. DeVilbiss routed Libbey 14 6. Waite toppled Scott 12 6 in Toledo games.

Cincinnati Elder Cincinnati Western Hills Cleveland Holy Name Cathedral Latin Akron Garfield Toledo DeVilbiss Libbey Waite Scott

Weekly Results From Local Business Rollerbow League

Postponed results show gate results with Royal McBee and Easler Dairy leading in this week's standings. Swearingen's, Bridgwater Machine, Beasley & Mathews and Cline Welding Supply recorded losses or forfeits as teams like Nu-Way Laundry and Sutton-McKinstry earned mixed outcomes.

Swearingen Sunnybank Quick's Easler Dairy Conrath Electric Co Bridgwater Pyicu Royal McBee Beasley & Mathews Conrat the Co Nu-Way Laundry Sutton-McXinztry Cline Welding Supply Swearingen's Bridgwater Machine Hawk's Cycle

Adios Butler Retires in Roosevelt Ceremony

At Roosevelt Raceway Westbury New York a large crowd watches Adios Butler the world speed pacer retire in a Hollywood style ceremony. The five year old son of Adios Debby Hanover ends racing after 37 victories in 50 starts and a track record 1 54 3 5 before entering stud in Ohio. Eddie Cobb drives the sulky as trainers and groomers remove gear and salute the champion as he leaves the track.

Adios Butler Roosevelt Raceway Adios Debby Hanover Hollywood Butler Eddie Cobb Paige West Sylvanus Henry Cobb Washington Court House Ohio

NFL Standings and Week Results Snapshot

Standings show Baltimore 16 Pittsburgh 0, Cleveland 45 Philadelphia 24, New York 42 Pittsburgh 21, Washington 28 Dallas 28 tie, San Francisco 41 Chicago 31, Detroit 37 Minnesota 10, Green Bay 35 Los Angeles 17. Thursday Green Bay 17 Detroit 9. Sunday schedule lists St Louis at Pittsburgh, New York at Cleveland, Dallas at Philadelphia, Minnesota at San Francisco, Baltimore at Washington, Los Angeles at Chicago.

Baltimore St. Louis Cleveland Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Washington Dallas San Francisco Chicago Detroit Minnesota Green Bay Los Angeles LT. Pet Minnesota Eteseeehove

Garfield Wins Akron Title for third straight year

Garfield Golden Rams win Akron city high school football title for the third straight year, edging East 60 to cap the championship before 10,650 fans at Thursday’s game.

Akron Garfield Golden Rams

Thursday Results and Upcoming Games for Major Teams

Thursday scores Montreal 5 Detroit 3 Toronto 5 Chicago 2 New York 4 Boston 3. Friday has no games. Saturday's schedule lists Boston at Montreal and New York at Toronto.

Montreal Detroit Toronto Chicago New York Boston

Biggs Earns Star Position In Ohio Conference Honors

Delaware based coaches announced the all conference teams with Wittenberg and Akron dominant. Akron rose from 1-8 in 1960 to 6-2 this season with six first team picks while Wittenberg placed four. Returning honorees include Al Slicker Virg Stroia Gary Tranquill Ron Dierke and Bill Carpenter. Bill Biggers earned a second team fullback spot.

Delaware Wittenberg Akron Ohio Denison al Slicker Mount Union Virg Stroia Gary Tranquill Muskingum Ron Dierke Bill Carpenter Bill Biggers Athens

Shoplifter Steals Radio From Local Store

Nelsonville report cites a noon incident at a Collins and Young Refrigeration shop. A man in his forties, five six, black hair in blue jeans and a checked shirt left with a transistor radio worth about 35 dollars after asking for the radio department. He was not located after a rapid area search.

Nelsonville W. E. Young Collins and Young Columbus St Public Square

Steenrod Receives Duty On Destroyer

Robert L. Steenrod son of Mr and Mrs John Steenrod Madison Street left Thanksgiving Day for Philadelphia Pa after a 15 day leave. He graduated November 3 from the U S Naval School Electrician s Mate Class A at Great Lakes placing ninth in his class. He will serve aboard the destroyer U S S Samuel B Roberts. His new address is Robert L Steenrod 547 5032 E M F N R Div U S S Samuel B Roberts D D 823 Fleet P O New York N Y. Mr and Mrs Steenrod celebrated Thanksgiving with a dinner in his honor. Others present were Tom Dick and Dale Steenrod Mrs Ellen Steenrod and Mr and Mrs Milton Cook.

Nelsonville Robert L. Steenrod John Steenrod Madison St Philadelphia Robert U. S. Naval School U. S. Training Center Great Lakes Ill U. S. S. Samuel B. Roberts E.M.F.N R. Div U.S.S Samuel B. Roberts D.D Fleet P.O New York Steenrod Tom, Dick and Dale Steenrod Ellen Steenrod Milton Cook

Miss Forbes Dies At 14 In Gallipolis Hospital

Miss Carolyn Sue Forbes 14 died Thursday morning after a five year illness in a Gallipolis hospital. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Johnson funeral home. She was born in Athens County to John and Orpha Forbes and is survived by six sisters and two brothers. Burial in Green Lawn cemetery. Friends may call at Mrs Catherine Misner’s Athens Route 2 home until noon Saturday, then at the funeral home.

Nelsonville Carolyn Sue Forbes Gallipolis Johnson Funeral Home Athens County Miss Forbes John and Orpha Forbes Athens Route John Athens Robert Columbus Catherine Misner Mary Perry Dora Mays Joan Mohler Logan Rfc Ada Stowers Lorain Adda Williams the Plains Jane Forbes Green Lawn Cemetery

Two Accidents In Five Minutes On Canal Street

Nelsonville reports two crashes on Canal Street near De Steigner within five minutes of each other at 12 30 and 12 35 p m. Local driver Leo H Moats 19 Circleville and three out of town drivers involved. Copeland and Dean cited for failure to stop in the assured clear distance with Copeland posting 30 bond and Dean to appear in Mayor Hilleary's court Monday.

Nelsonville Canal St de Steigner Leo H. Moats S. Court St Circleville Canal and Watkins Mary Christine Copeland Madison St Max Valkinburg Moats- Copeland Thomas C. Dean E. Broad St Elyria Larry Allen Clark Mohican Ave Orrville Dean Miss Copeland Earl Hilleary

Miran da defeats Lamora in Turin boxing bout

Ernesto Miran da of Argentina outpoints Michel Lamora of France in Turin with a 115 percent score to 117 percent in a closely contested boxing match.

Turin Italy Ernesto Miranda Argentina Michel Lamora France

York To Sell Bonds for York High School Stadium

At an adjourned meeting the York Local Board of Education discussed selling a $145,000 bond issue approved November 7 by 694 to 526 for a football stadium and new equipment. The board said funds were arranged to borrow to meet current payrolls.

Nelsonville York Local Board of Education York High School

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