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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1965

Page

12

Indians End Season On Loud Note With 84 75 Record

The Cleveland Indians finish the 1965 season with 84 wins and 75 losses, their best finish since 1959. Sam McDowell pitched well but lost 2 1 to Sam Bowens ninth inning homer as Baltimore beat Cleveland. Attendance reached 934 786, the highest since 1960.

Cleveland Cleveland Indians Curtian Tribe Baltimore Joe Gordor Sam McDowell Indians Sam Bowens McDowell

College Football Scores From Various Matches

A compilation of college football results listing teams such as Ohio State Kent State Miami Marshall Toledo Oberlin Denison Hiram Baldwin Wallace Mount Union Muskingum Marietta Cincinnati Case Allegheny Oberlin Youngstown John Carroll Thiel Bowling Green Xavier Penn State Harvard Princeton Columbia Penn State Notre Dame Wisconsin Michigan State Missouri Nebraska Colorado Texas Oklahoma State SMU Texas A&M LSU Kentucky Auburn Notre Dame Michigan Texas Tech etc with scores across divisions and regions. The table includes pairwise results and tie notes for conferences and independents.

Ohio State Washington Kent State Ohio University Miami Western Michigan Marshall Toledo Ohio Wesleyan Heidelberg Denison Hiram Akron Wittenberg Otterbein Kenyon Baldwin Wallace Capital Mount Union Wooster Muskingum Marietta Cincinnati Wichita Bluffton Wilmington Case Carnegie Tech Allegheny Oberlin Youngstown Southern Ilinois John Carroll Wayne State The Thiel Western Reserve Bowling Green Dayton Xavier Quantico Marines Findlay Central State Midwest Notre Dame Georgia Michigan Wisconsin Iowa Michigan State Illinois Missouri Minnesota Nebraska Iowa State Colorado Kansss State Southwest Arkansas Texas Christ Purdue SMU Navy Oklahoma Oklahoma State Tulsa Texan Indiana Duke Rice Texas Tech Texas A&m Tex. St Arizona Louisville N. Texas St

Major League Crowds Hit All Time High

New York reports 1965 baseball attendance over 22 million, up 5.4 percent from 1964. Cincinnati Reds drew 1,047,824 at Crosley Field and surpassed 2 million for the year. Indians finished with 934,786 at home, strongest since 1960. National League attendance set a record of 13,581,120, while American League fell to 9,860,694.

New York Cincinnati Reds Crosley Field Cleveland Indians

Ninowski Shines as Browns Top Eagles 35 17 in Philly

Cleveland quarterback Jim Ninowski, back after over two years, directs a ball control game for a 35 17 Browns victory at Franklin Field. Jim Brown powers the win with three rushing touchdowns and 133 yards on 27 carries, while Lou Groza sets a league longevity mark and the Browns force five interceptions.

Jim Ninowski Browns Philadelphia Eagles Franklin Field Ninowski Galen Fiss Collier Nino Garry Collins Jim Brown Brown NFL Don Hutson Green Bay Packer Lou Groza Groza Y. A. Tittle Ross Fichtner Eagles Tim Brown Philadelphia Sid Williams Fiss King Hill Eagle Norman Snead

Waite Hoyt Ends Career As Announcer

Waite Hoyt ends a 50 year connection to baseball as he closes his Reds broadcasting career after 24 seasons with Cincinnati. Hoyt, age 66, also played in the majors including the Yankees during the Ruth era and was honored at Crosley Field with gifts and a Europe trip funded by Reds fans.

Hirry Waite Charles Hoyt Cincinnati Reds Burger Brewing Co Reds Burger Hoyt New York Yankees Ruth Crosley Field Europe Arthur Daley New York Times

Leas Edges Clingan in Thrilling Final At Skyline Speedway

Skyline Speedway in Athens County closed the 1965 season with a dramatic super modified feature. J D Leas of Steubenville passed Mack Clingan of Cleveland on the final turn to win by a car length, marking back to back victories over Clingan. Jim Fizer earned two wins in helmet dash and Australian pursuit.

Skyline Speedway Athens County J. D. Leas Steubenville Cleveland Mack Clingan Leas Clingan Jim Fizer Powhatan Point Luke Easter West Lafayette Ronnie Bond Coolville Bernard Trippett Athens Doris Wisecarver Ray Starcher

Player Tops Canada Cup Golf In Madrid Finish

South Africa's Gary Player won the Canada Cup individual title by three strokes over Nicklaus at Club de Campo Madrid. He teamed with Harold Henning to capture the team title as Spain and South Africa trailed by eight strokes. Nicklaus finished second. Lema was third in a crowded field.

Madrid Gary Player Jack Nicklaus Columbus Ohio Club de Campo Player Harold Henning Nicklaus Tony Lema Oakland Calif Lema Birkdale England South Africa Henning United States Spain Angel Miguel Ramon Sota

Reds miss mark as pitching stumbles in 1960 NL season

Cincinnati finished fourth eight games back of Los Angeles after a season of strong batting and fielding but poor pitching. Sammy Ellis and Jim Maloney won 20 games each, while O'Toole Tsitouris and Jay underperformed. Pete Rose, Vada Pinson, and Deron Johnson led in offense as Turn er and Otero resigned from coaching staff.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds Los Angles Dick Sisler Reds San Francisco Dodgers Los Angeles Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago West Coast Sisler Fred Hutchinson Sammy Ellis Jim Maloney Jim O'Toole John Tsitouris Joey Jay Pete Rose Vada Pinson Deron Johnson Frank Robinson Johnson Pinson Tommy Harper John Edwards Jim Turner Reggie Otero

Akron Tops Wittenberg In Major College Upset

Akron defeated Wittenberg 18-0, snapping the Tigers 30 game unbeaten string, 32 straight conference wins, and 15 home victories. Ohio State won 23-21 at Washington. Miami, Kent State, and Marshall also won MAC openers.

Columbus Ohio Akron Wittenberg Ohio College Zips San Diego Tigers Springfield Lenoir Rhyne Ohio State Bob Funk Bucks Washington Miami Kent State Marshall al Moore Western Michigan Mickey Jackson Toledo Billy Blunt Kent Ohio University Bowling Green Dayton

Record Set In Pro Am At Cincinnati

Mike Souchak and Ed Tutwiler won the sixth annual U S Pro Amateur Golf Tournament at Losantiville CC with a record 14 under par 126 in Cincinnati. Souchak earned 3500 dollars first prize and said he learned of the record only after leaving the 17th green.

Cincinnati Mike Souchak Ed Tutwiler Losantiville Country Club U. S Souchak Grossinger N. Y

Heffner denies Reds manager offer amid interest

Don Heffner said he has not been offered the Cincinnati Reds managerial post for 1966. The 54 year old third base coach of the New York Mets noted he is unaware of the AP report naming him as Dick Sisler's successor. Reds president Bill DeWitt said the matter is not being discussed at present.

New York Cincinnati Don Heffner Associated Press Dick Sisler Cincinnati Reds Heffner New York Mets San Diego Bill Dewitt Reds Giants

Clemente Oliva Capture Batting Crowns For Go Clemente

In 1965 Roberto Clemente of Pittsburgh won the National League batting title with a .329 average and Tony Oliva of Minnesota led the American League at .321 after the final games. Oliva's 185 hits topped the AL while Clemente's 329 batting average led the NL.

New York Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Tony Oliva Minnesota Clemente Oliva Yastrzemski Boston Versailes Olive Colavito Cleveland Horton Detroit Versalles Yastryemski Vérsalles Campaneria Kansas City

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