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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1957
Page
10
New York Yankees, in their 23rd October classic, win 8-5 to take a commanding lead over the Milwaukee Braves in the opener of the 54th World Series as Milwaukee seeks its first NL title.
Milwaukee manager Fred Haney vowed the Braves would win the World Series at Yankee Stadium where they meet the Yankees in Game 1. He discussed lineup choices for Adcock and the platoon of Hazle and Pafko, and noted his tension with a critic over the choke-up charge. Whitey Ford and Warren Spahn were set to start for a capacity crowd, with Stengel's Yankees adjusting to Mantle and Skowron health.
Major league executives convene in New York ahead of a World Series eve meeting to address franchise shifts. Brooklyn’s Walter O’Malley seeks a deadline extension to move the Dodgers to Los Angeles, with opposition from Lou Perini of the Milwaukee Braves.
The excerpt chronicles a chaotic mock World Series with Casey and Co. orchestrating lineups and antics as the Yankees and Braves clash. It traces key games from October 2 to October 11, highlighting prideful bets and crowd energy, noting Braves as eventual world champions and speculation about a Yankees comeback.
Oklahoma remains No. 1 with 134 votes and 81 firsts after idle week. Michigan State rises from fourth to second following a 54-0 win over Indiana, while California, Minnesota, and Duke move into the top five with notable results. Auburn and Iowa enter the top 10 as Notre Dame and USC tumble.
Warren Harding Panthers hold the top spot in the weekly AP ratings for Ohio high school football. Athens rises to 23rd tied with Steubenville and Cincinnati Purcell. Fremont Ross, Youngstown South, and Toledo Devilbiss also post strong showings as top teams suffer shifts.
About 62 archers competed in the Ohio Valley Archery League championship field event at the Athens County Bowhunters range. Twelve trophies were presented at a Mechanicsburg school banquet. Tecumseh Archery Club of Marietta won the team trophy. Eugene K. Swan of Marietta was re elected president. Jim Hooper of Athens named vice president and Walter Offenburger of Marietta secretary treasurer.
Ohio University’s soph in lead for the cross country opener against Marshall on the Athens course. Coach Frank Nixon expects a stronger freshman contingent and names Wally Guenther as MAC title contender with Dick Clevenger from Miami as a strong rival. Sophomores Zola Redman Marsh Woods Stewart Gervvale Jones to carry team early while juniors King Wolpert aid.
Logan Bowler sits in second place after the second preliminary round of the SEC Bowling Proprietors Association all star individual elimination tournament at Chillicothe. Ed Thomas vaulted from tenth to second with a 1293 pin total and, with 1131 last week, reaches 2424 pins, three behind leader Joe Drasko of Newark who moved from eighth to first. Drasko ousted Bob Rothfuss of Lancaster, who dropped to third after Chillicothe. Twenty seven all star bowlers from ten cities enter the event as 24 game preliminaries begin with top seven advancing to head to head play under Peterson scoring. the winner goes to Milwaukee for the national All Star tournament. The third round is Sunday in Newark and the fourth in Zanesville the following Sunday.
New York fighter Jimmy Archer outpointed Tony Detola in a 14544 pound bout in New York. In Beaumont Texas Paul Jorgensen outpointed Dave Du Pas in a 150 pound bout. Tyler Texas Buddy Turman knocked out Ben Marshall in 2% rounds in Oklahoma City.
Miami University of Ohio opened its MAC season with a 20-0 victory at Western Michigan. Dave Phelen scored two touchdowns on a 24 yard run in the second period and a 10 yard run in the third. Curtis Gentry added a five yard end run for the final score.
UCLA defeated Illinois 16 to 6 under Memorial Coliseum lights while USC fell 16 to 6 to Michigan. Both teams, fielding mostly sophomores and juniors, boosted conference ratings after surprising showings against Big Ten schools. Red Sanders called the Illinois upset most gratifying and Don Clark praised his players amid Michigan’s powerful squad.
Ivan Matheny of New Marshfield tied the Lake Logan track record with a 17.2 second lap and won the first heat before a third race crash sent Chuck Romine through the fence. Matheny flipped twice, then returned after pit work to finish third in the final. Romine was sidelined. racing continues Sundays weather permitting.
San Francisco plans a 35 year lease with the New York Giants for a new 45000 seat stadium. The teams would use 20000 seat Seals Stadium as temporary quarters until construction is complete.
Ohio State coach Woody Hayes remains hopeful after an 18-14 defeat to Texas Christian. He attributes the loss to defense and notes the team is new, saying they did not look bad overall and can rebound for a strong season.
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