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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1957
Page
13
Sportswriter Andy Chonko discusses the pressures of reporting. He argues editors limit candid critique of coaches and teams to protect readership, explaining the need to temper opinion while selecting which sports stories appear each morning. He invites reader suggestions.
Sports editor Andy Chonko announced a new catcher for his ball club after a late night deal. The farm club is run by Mrs. Chonko who helped finalize the contract. The team now has a pitcher and a catcher, the pitcher also named Andy.
The Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks played to a 3-3 tie Tuesday night. Henri Richard scored twice to lift the Canadiens to a league lead and extend their lead over Boston. Jean Marc Beliveau scored Montreal's other goal, while the Hawks moved into a third place tie with the New York Rangers.
San Francisco Giants president Horace Stoneham faces farm club and stadium issues after moving operations from New York. He may appoint Bill Rigney as field manager and seeks to expand Seals stadium capacity from 8075 to 23 000 while pursuing a 1958 season plan at the existing site. Fred Davis of the Sacramento Solons opposes the sale to the Giants without compensation details.
Ohio State coach Woody Hayes drills pass defense as Indiana plans air attack for Saturday. Hoosiers totaled 250 of 301 net yards via passing in three games and scored their only TD on a pass. Buckeye QB Tom Crawford matched passes in practice, drawing Hayes remark about too many completions. Naval Cadet George Washington Street is noted for scoring history at Navy.
Milwaukee Braves and New York Yankees shared the proceeds of the 1958 World Series. Braves voted full shares totaling 8,924.36 more than losers, while Yankees received 5,606.06 per full share. Attendance set records with 394,712 spectators across seven games. Uncle Sam claimed 247,738.96 in taxes.
Indiana and West Virginia were each placed on probation for one year by the NCAA at its fall meeting for recruiting violations. Indiana football recruiting infractions were cited and Big Ten and university actions had reduced penalties. Berkeley will be restored to full rights and Ohio State remains on probation until November 13, 1956.
Notre Dame lineman Frank Geremia, a 20-year-old Sacramento native 6-3 and 216 pounds, was named lineman of the week by the Associated Press for deflecting Army’s jump pass, setting up Monte Stickles' game winning field goal in the 21 20 victory.
Cincinnati Reds purchase four players from Savannah Georgia's South Atlantic League team. Pitchers Ken Hom mell and John Ivory Smith, outfielder Buddy Gilbert, and catcher Haven Schmidt join the Reds. Roy McMillan plans to open a pizza parlor in Hamilton Saturday.
Cleveland’s Tommy O Connell leads the Browns to a 24 0 start in all three games this season inspiring coach Paul E Brown and teammates The passer completed 19 of 32 for 278 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions marking a league best zero picks in three games
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