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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1958

Page

10

Burdette Eyes Fifth Straight Win Over Yanks in World Series

Milwaukee ace Lew Burdette seeks a fifth straight victory as the Braves aim to clinch the World Series against the Yankees. New York limps with weak hitting and costly errors, as Casey Stengel fields Bob Turley after Whitey Ford struggles. The Braves hold a commanding position, with Warren Spahn strong on the mound.

NEW York New York Yankees Casey Stengel Lew Bur Bette Yankees Stengel Whitey Ford Bob Turley Milwaukee Braves

Spahn Dominates Yankees In Long Bright Day Pitching

The 37 year old southpaw Walter Spahn pitched a strong game for Milwaukee, striking out seven and walking two as he baffled Yankee hitters. Del Crandall and Red Schoendienst aided by misplays behind Ford Norm, and Eddie Mathews doubled to spur three Brewers runs. Mickey Mantle hit a 425 foot triple for New York, but Spahn shut the door late.

York Yankees Yankee Norm Sie Figurbern New Ford Norm del Crandall Red ‘Schoendienst Mickey Mantle Tony Kubek Spahn Bill Skowron Southpaw Eddie Mathews Braves Yankee Stadium Milwaukee Schoendienst Logan Mathews Aaron Adcock Etees Torre Crandall Meee Covington C Brunton Pafko Aenee New York Bipoa Siebern McDougal Bauer Mantle Ef 'Skowron Berra c \Richardson a.Howard Carey Kubek Sehen d-Slaughter Dickson

Notre Dame and Army face off in final series clash

Notre Dame and Army meet for the last time in their current series with both ranked in the AP top ten. Army No. 5 and Notre Dame No. 7 clash as fans expect a major test of Army’s offense while Oklahoma, Texas, Michigan State, and others eye key clashes this weekend.

Associated Press Notre Dame Army Penn State Red Blaik Oklahoma Oregon Sooners Texas Longhorns Texas Tech Michigan State Pitt Iowa Indiana Spartans Ohio State Michigan Minnesota Panthers Hawkeyes Air Force Academy Indians West Virginia Auburn Kentucky Tigers Chattanooga

Rio Grande and Ironton St Joe Deadlock In Ironton

In a raid filled high school football clash at Beechwood Stadium Rio Grande and Ironton St Joe battled to a 14 14 tie. Bud Crothers returned an interception 88 yards for Rio Grande s first TD and Tom Pitchford added two point runs to lead 14 0 at halftime. St Joe rallied with a 22 yard Palmer TD pass from Holtzapfel and a late two point miss. Rio Grande s perfect season was spoiled and next Friday Rio Grande meets North Gallia for the Southern Valley Conference title. Ironton St Joe had earlier beaten North Gallia 8-6.

Gallipolis Rio Grande Ironton St. Joe Beechwood Stadium Sky Bud’’ Crothers Tom Pitchford St. Joe's Smitty Jarrell Johnny Wickline Dick Holtzapfel Bob Lutz Bob Miller Holtzapfel Paul Palmer Southern Valley Athletic Conference North Gallia Ironton St. Joe

Athens Rollerbowl Scores December 5 1958

Sunday Mixed League standings list Sunnybanks 4 wins 2 losses and Dupler Sportswear 7 losses with Bowl-or-Roll at 9. Top bowler men include Glenn Byard and Les Smith with high scores. Women’s top bowsler lists M Strawn and G Hoffman, with team DeWids posting 738 for a team high. Results show Pendergrass Howe and Sunnybanks 4, Dupler Sportswear 4, Bowl-or-Roll 1.

Athens Rollerbowl Sannybanks Dupler Sportswear Ee Ae Pendergrass Homes Scotts Plumbing It Sauiliadiihdee Cornwell Jewelers Apr Scott Wesse Bowslers M. Strawn G.G. Hoffman A. Chadwick McBride Gloria Byard R. Duncan DeWids Sunnybanks Glenn Byard Les Smith Pendergrass Howe A&m Cornwell Jewelers Scotts Plumbing R. Doncan Clem Wswenee V. Widdoes

Record Years Long Mile World Mark Held at Arlington

Equipoise held the world record for the mile for 16 years after setting it at Arlington Park in 1932. Fred Doelling set a 1957 Pennsylvania sophomore record with 511 yards from scrimmage. Syl Veitch and Harry Trotsek remain the only American trainers to saddle winners in the Laurel International race.

Arlington Park Syl Veitch Harry Trotsek

Buckeyes cash in on miscues for two wins

Ohio State's defense forced a fumble and an interception against Washington, converting both turnovers into two scores in a 12-7 victory. The Bucks were outgained 267 to 196 yards but steadied with 47 rushing yards per scoring drive.

Columbus Ohio State Big Bucks Washington Buckeye Ohioans Bucks Ohio Akron Don Clark Bob White Woody Hayes Illinois Duke Champaign Ohio College Kent State Miami Oxford Kent Ohio U Xavier Flashes Redskins

Grid Scores from Southern and Western Regions

Football scores across regions show Vanderbilt 0 Alabama 0 and Texas 12 Texas Tech 7 among others. Notable games: Purdue 24 Rice 0. Miami Florida 14 Baylor 8. Idaho 20 Utah 0. New Mexico 44 Montana 16. Houston 34 Cincinnati 13. Tulsa 34 Arizona 0 and several upsets highlighted.

Southwest Purdue Rice Texas Texas Tech Texas A&m Missouri Tex. Christian Arkansas Miami Fla Baylor Mississippi Trinity Tex Ariz. St Tempe W. Tex Idaho Utah Colo. St. Univ Brigham Young New Mexico Montana

Surprises Rise In NFL Action

NFL week two split over two days with Baltimore Colts routing the Chicago Bears 51-38 as Lenny Moore scored four touchdowns. The Cardinals upset the Washington Redskins 37-10. Philadelphia beat New York 27-24, Los Angeles defeated San Francisco 23-3 as Joe Perry set a career rushing record. Detroit and Green Bay tied 13-13. Perry extended his career rushing total to 5877 yards.

Baltimore Colts Lenny Moore Chicago Bears Cardinals Chicago Washington Redskins Philadelphia New York Los Angeles San Francisco 49Ers Joe Perry Detroit Green Bay Bears Perry Steve van Buren

Gallipolis Jayvees Win Scrimmage 20-0

Gallipolis Jayvees under coach Bob Lang defeated Chesapeake reserves 20-0 in a Saturday morning scrimmage at Chesapeake. Dan Lee ran 30 yards for a score, Jimmy Butler added a two yard TD, and Jim Morrison threw a 45 yard TD pass to Dave Sheets as Joe Duncan kicked the extra points.

Gallipolis Bob Lang Jayvees Chesapeake Dan Lee Jimmy Butler Jim Curly) Morrison Dave Sheets Joe Duncan

Last UNH Wildcats season ends 1954 7 1 record

The 1954 UNH Wildcats finished their campaign with a 7 win and 1 loss mark, marking the program’s last winning season to date.

University of New Hampshire Wildcats

Glouster and Racine win makeup HVA games

Racine edged The Plains 4 to 2 while Glouster defeated New Marshfield 8 to 3 in Hocking Valley Association play. Larry Wolfe pitched a two hitter for Racine with 18 strikeouts. Glouster finishes season 7 2 with late runs after a 2 2 tie.

Racine The Plains Glouster New Marshfield Larry Wolfe

Pro Grid Standings and Sunday Results

Baltimore leads with 51 to 38 over Chicago Bears. Cleveland routs Pittsburgh 45 to 12 while Detroit and Green Bay tie 13 apiece. Los Angeles defeats San Francisco 33 to 27 and New York 24. Schedule lists Baltimore at Green Bay in Milwaukee and several other matchups including Chicago Cards at Cleveland.

Cleveland Pittsburgh Detroit Green Bay Los Angeles San Francisco Philadelphia New York Baltimore Milwaukee Chicago Cards Washington Chicago Bears Woosco TF Op Chi Cards Chi Bears S. Francisco

Warren and Burdette Shine In Beating New York Yankees

Warren Spahn and Lew Burdette, Braves teammates and rivals, seek another World Series win over the Yankees as Burdette targets his second victory in the current series. Spahn has two prior wins and both pitchers trade boasts while teasing each other and praising their Yankee-killing record.

New York Warren Spahn Lew Burdette Milwaukee Braves New York Yankees Spahn Burdette Yankees Warren Lew West Hartshorne Okla Buffalo N. Y

Berlin Gustavy Scholz Retains European Middleweight Title

In Hollywood California Berlin Gustavy Scholz stops Charles Homez in the 12th round of the European middleweight title bout held in Paris. Ike Chestnut of Los Angeles outpoints Jose Luis Cotero of Mexico in a 10 round bout staged in Mexico City.

Berlin Gustavy Scholz Charles Homez Paris Hollywood Calif Ike Chestnut Los Angeles Jose Luis Cotero Mexico

Box Score World Series Game Four 1958 New York Cubs?

The box score shows Milwaukee in blue with 3 runs to New York zero. Noting players like Mantle and Aaron with hits and errors, the scoring line reads Milwaukee 3 New York 0. The game featured Ford and Spahn on the mound with 14 combined strikeouts. Attendance is listed as 71,563.

New York

Browns Dominate Steelers as Plum Shines in NFL Test

Milt Plum throws for 197 yards to pace the Cleveland Browns to a 45-12 victory over Pittsburgh. Jim Brown adds 129 rushing yards and three touchdowns while Bobby Mitchell and the defense set the tone, lifting Cleveland to the top of the Eastern Division. Pittsburgh's lone second half score comes on a safety.

Pittsburgh Milt Plum Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers Browns Plum Cleveland Jim Brown Penn State Brown Bobby Mitchell Galen Fiss Dick Christy Mitchell Junior Wren Earl Morrall Jim Ray Smith Pete Brewster Steelers Morrall Jimmy Orr Tom Tracy Detroit Jim Ninowski Ernie Stautner Los Angeles Rams Ninowski Preston Carpenter

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