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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1962

Page

8

Jackson Ironmen Favored To Defend SECAL Football Title

Southeastern Ohio Sportswriters Assn members at Wellston picked Jackson to repeat as SECAL champion. The defending champs led on 81 of 88 points, with Athens High fourth, Gallipolis rising to second, Logan dropping after a 22-0 loss, and Nelsonville slotted last amid 35 straight losses. The panel forecast a tightly contested season with no perfect team.

Wellston Southeastern Ohio Yankees Jackson Nelsonville Greyhounds Athens High Cambridge Bulldogs Gallipolis Ironton Logan Bexley

Baseball scores and schedule wrap with several extra innings

In today’s games Chicago beat Washington in 11 innings while Boston topped New York in 16 innings. Cleveland and Baltimore won, Los Angeles and Detroit split, and Milwaukee faced New York with several late results. The schedule lists St Louis, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh in various matchups with suspensions noted.

Chicago Washington Boston New York Baltimore Los Angeles Cleveland Kansas City Detroit Minnesota Angeles St. Louis Cincinnati San Francisco Pittsburgh Houston Milwaukee We Pet Los Ang Kaw City Wash Wwil Pet San Fran Ciney Pitts Mil Phila York Philadelphia New York Yankees Twins Angels White Sox Johnny Podres Dodgers Bob Friend Felipe Alou Giants Mike McCormick Juan Marichal Don Larsen

Glouster Merchants Rally Past The Plains 5 4

Glouster wins playoff with two ninth inning runs as Smoke Barrett triples in the go ahead hit. Both teams won a round in the eight team race. An all star game between Glouster and other Summer League teams set for Sunday September 16 at Glouster Park 1 30 PM. Bill Koon starts for Glouster. Summaries Glouster 5 runs 8 hits 0 errors The Plains 4 runs 7 hits 0 errors. Winning pitcher Bill Koon Losing pitcher Pat Eddy.

Amesville Glouster Merchants the Plains Smoke Barrett Glouster Glouster Park Bill Koon Pat Eddy

Wills Steals Home Run Pace As Dodgers Beat Pirates

Maury Wills stole three bases and scored twice as the Dodgers defeated the Pirates 5-3 to hold a slim NL lead over the Giants. Carl Sawatski delivered a ninth inning grand slam for St Louis in a 5-3 rally to topple Cincinnati. The Mets and Astros suspended game ended in a 7-7 tie with New York to be completed later.

Associated Press Maury Wills Washington Los Angeles Dodgers Wills Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants Chicago Cubs Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Carl Sawatski Philadelphia Milwaukee Houston New York Mets Sawatski Jim O’toole Chris Short Phils

Sweet success for coach Priddy

Racine High School walloped Hannan Trace Wildcats 34 to 0 in the opening gridiron test. Halfback Reese Cummins scored the school's first TD on a three yard plunge. Don Harden and Peanuts Wickline added scores as Racine built a 20 point lead by halftime and rolled to the victory behind a strong ground game.

Racine Racine High School Purple Tornadoes Hannan Trace Wildcats Gallia County Tornadoes Bg Armer Hannan Trace Resse Cummins Don Harden Wickline Ave Agai John Arnott Larry Price Ted Bailey Wildcats Southwestern Hannan Russell Cummins Peanuts Wickline Bruce Beegle Pat — Wickline Ted Prien

York Bruins Edge Trimble In Lid-Lifter

York High Bruins win 20 14 at Glouster as Tom Taggart scores two late touchdowns to overcome Trimble, which led in the third period. Eddie Bolin scores two Trimble TDs, York blocks a kick for a safety.

Glouster York High Bruins Tom Taggart Trimble Eddie Bolin York Jack Osborne Bruins Logan Kgger Creek York Juieevee Pat Jeff Johnson George Boggs Bill Campagne Campagne Ronnie Ritchie Ron Erwin N. Gallia Buzz Hatten Chuck Matheny C-Dover Roger Hubel Bill Biggs Athens John Grogan Jimmy Martin Wellston Roger Deel Benny Dent Ky. Creek Jim French Creek

Dairy Chip Clipper and Wagon Wheel Menu Fragments

Fragmented OCR lists dairy items and eateries with scattered names such as Chip Clipper Mor Langer Wagon Wheel Restaurant Goodyear Mathews Wrights Relics and Seema. It reads like a local map of shops and goods with unclear context.

Jimenott's Wright Imonatt Goodyear Ott Grocery Gateway Motor Seema

Baseball season leaders A L and N L batting stats

National League top batters include T Davis Los Angeles .339 and Robinson Cincinnati .338 with 121 runs and 132 RBIs for Davis and Robinson. Mays San Francisco 42 homers and H Aaron Milwaukee 38 lead the long ball. American League notable figures feature Runnels Boston .335 and Hinton Washington .314 with Pearson Los Angeles 105 runs and Siebern Kansas City 106 RBIs. Killebrew Minnesota 37 homers and Wagner Los Angeles 35 also noted.

T. Davis Los Angeles Robinson Cincinnati H. Aaron Milwaukee Mays San Francisco Runnels Boston Hinton Washington Pearson Siebern Kansas City Killebrew Minnesota Richardson New York Lumpe Rollins Wagner

Blonde Bomber Wins at Akron Showdown

Jack Nicklaus, 22, the Columbus rookie, wins the World Series of Golf at Akron with a 69 final round to finish four strokes ahead of Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. Nicklaus lifts his 1962 earnings over 100000, though the event is exhibition. Palmer leads season money with over 80000.

Fritz Howell Akron Jack Nicklaus America Nold Palmer Pharaoh of Columbus Palmer Nicklaus Player Dap PGA Buckeye Firestone Woods Arnie Gary Player Arnold Palmer Jackie Nicklaus

Oilers Grab Opener From Bills 28-23

AFL opening weekend saw the Houston Oilers edge the Buffalo Bills 28-23 securing a season start as the league kicks off its third year. New York Titans beat Oakland 28-17 behind Lee Grosscup, Abner Haynes scored four TDs in Dallas 42-28 over Boston, and Denver defeated San Diego 30-21 led by Frank Tripucka.

Houston Oilers American Football League Buffalo Bills New York Titans Lee Grosscup Oakland Abner Haynes Dallas Boston Denver San Diego Frank Tripucka Minnesota San Francisco Los Angeles New York

Fire Damages Ohio Wesleyan Stadium Stock Room

A Sunday fire in the stock room under Selby Stadium at Ohio Wesleyan caused about 8000 in football equipment damage and 25000 in structural damage. Rush orders are to replace practice and game gear before the home opener on October 6.

Delaware Ohio Wesleyan Selby

Amon And Schleicher Lead Athens Country Club Victory

Amon and Schleicher teamed to win the Partnership Medal Handicap at Athens Country Club with a net 147. Tie for second went to Grover and Wren, and Beckley and Calvin. In York, Charles Vinci failed to qualify for the 182 pound US weightlifting squad for worlds in Budapest.

Bob Amon Fred Schleicher Athens Country Club B. T Butch) Grover Bob Wren Paul Beckley Frank Calvin York Charles Vinci Lorain Ohio United States Budapest Hungary

Goalby Wins Denver Open by a Stroke in Tight Finish

Bob Goalby shot a final 69 to card 277 three under par at Denver Country Club, earning $4300 for a one stroke victory over Art Wall Jr and a tightly grouped field. Leaders included Wall 278 Duden Fleck and Bayer 279, amid a weekend of close scores and lucky shots.

Denver Bob Goalby Denver Country Club Goalby Art Wall Jr Bill Maxwell Bob Duden Jack Fleck Bill Johnston George Bayer Dave Marr Julius Boros Don Massengale Don Finsterwald

Herrnstein Joins Phillies After IL Trade

Philadelphia Phillies acquire outfielder John Herrnstein from the Buffalo Bisons of the International League. The Chillicothe native and former Michigan football star will report to Philadelphia on Wednesday after hitting .293 with 23 homers and 84 RBIs for Buffalo this season.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Phillies John Herrnstein Buffalo Bisons Herrnstein Chillicothe University of Michigan Phillies Buffalo

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