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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1961
Page
6
The Reds beat the Yankees 6-2 at Yankee Stadium to even the World Series at one game apiece. Pitcher Joey Jay held New York to two runs as Elio Chacon and John Edwards sparked Cincinnati with aggressive base running and timely hits.
Cincinnati fans greeted the Reds on their return from New York and Chicago victories. Joey Jay Elio Chaçon Johnny Edwards Gordy Coleman drew cheers as the team arrived at Greater Cincinnati Airport, with banners and a motor caravan.
In Cincinnati Crosley Field Purkey eyes a knuckleball edge as the Reds host the Yankees in game three. Jay’s slider powered the Yankees to a 6-2 win in New York to tie the series at 1-1. Purkey hopes a deceptive knuckler disrupts New York bats.
Huntington West Virginia radio voice Pete Stenger vowed to paddle the Ohio River to Cincinnati if the Reds won the pennant. He began paddling in a rubber boat downstream from Huntington but was towed by a Coast Guard cruiser to Portsmouth. He planned to resume the journey toward Cincinnati for the World Series third game.
Ohio University Bobcats look to break a winless streak against Kenyon this Saturday at 10 30 a m Kenyon sits 1 0 this season with ten returning lettermen co captains Charles Berkey and David Dawson Kenyon uses a fast long kick and run game The Bobcats improved to 1 1 after a 4 2 win over Denison scoring all four goals in the first three periods John Haynes tallied two goals with Dick Weinland and Carlos Arbelaez adding one each.
PGA champion Jerry Barber aged 45 has won only seven golf tour tournaments in the last nine years highlighting a prolonged drought amid a declining win rate.
Jimmy Piersall will play center field for the Washington Senators next season after Cleveland traded him for pitcher Dick Donovan outfielder Gene Green utility infielder Jim Mahoney and a player to be named later. Piersall said his wife was happy and that he was not surprised by the deal.
Yogi Berra analyzes left field play during the Cincinnati game at Crosley Field. He recalls tracking Wally Post’s liner, the hazy stands, and the need to adjust to a smaller park while hoping Bob Purkey performs well.
Vince Costello, demoted from starter this season by the Browns, will start Sunday against the Washington Redskins at Municipal Stadium. Galen Fiss, the left linebacker, strained a thigh and is out. Costello replaces him after Fiss showed improvement but did not join defensive drills.
The NHL All-Star team, built from players mainly from Montreal and Toronto stars, travels to Chicago to meet the Stanley Cup champions Black Hawks in Chicago Stadium. The 15th game in the series will draw about 14 000 fans with All-Stars holding six wins, four losses and four ties there.
New York pitcher Joey Jay a 6-4 right handed hurler weighs 225 pounds and says a pitcher cannot worry on the mound he can be concerned but not anxious in games as he embraces the role.
In New York Ralph Terry mishandles a passed ball as Erio Chacon races home on a fifth inning play. Joey Jay dominates the Yankees with four hits as Cincinnati ties the series at one with a 6-2 win.
George Dawson of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, advanced to the semifinals of the seventh annual U S A Senior Amateur Championship. He defeated Merrill L. Carlsmith of Hilo Hawaii 4 and 3 after closing out the match with a short putt on the 15th green.
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