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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1953
Page
10
Glouster High School Tomcats open the season at 8 p.m. against Philo in the Olympia at Municipal Stadium Zanesville. Festivities begin 7 p.m. with a parade of bands ahead of games including Caldwell versus Malta McConnelville.
The Athens Bowling League opened last night with McBees and Athens Office leading early. McBees earned three points over Ambassador Laundry, while Athens Office matched that total. Mathews Oil split points with Martin Heaters, finishing even after penalties. High scorers included Patterson 509, White 517, D. White 525, Davis 464, A. Smith 501, and Daft 476.
Coach Carroll Widdoes will lead the number one OU team against the number twos in a 9 30 scrimmage to assess starting lineup for Toledo. He aims to showcase basic offensive plays while reducing two a day practices after this week. Three Bobcats will miss the scrimmage due to minor injuries including Brammer McBride Balding. Wilson and Skipton also hurt but expected to play.
Bob Lemon starts for the Cleveland Indians against the Washington Senators aiming for his fifth 20 win season in six years and to become the first American League pitcher with 20 victories this season. He faces Frank Shea as Boston’s 14-4 win over Cleveland drops the Tribe 10 games back. Ted Williams hits two homers for Boston with Maurice McDermott earning his 17th win. Indians tally three runs in the first, including Larry Doby’s 23rd homer.
Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 in 11 innings as a bases loaded walk forced in the winning run. Dodgers had built a 5-2 lead before Wayne Belardi homered and tied the game in the ninth, with Clem Labine issuing the decisive free pass to Andy Semenick in the 11th.
The Dodgers chase the National League pennant in Milwaukee as two Brooklyn wins or Braves losses seal the title. Milwaukee has seen heavy Dodgers impact this season and the magic number is two as Milwaukee hosts the Dodgers for two games. Major league action also saw St. Louis beat New York 7 6 and the Yankees edge Chicago 1 0.
A Gallia County preview outlines a 7:30 p.m. 11-man football event at Rio Grande High School on Route 35. Four schools compete in a one-evening round robin under lights with positions drawn the night before the games. Principals and coaches from Mercerville Bidwell Porter and Cheshire meet to plan the format.
Rutland, W Va. Rutland High School football coach Jack Morton says eight more players will report this week as the squad expands from 16. Morton aims to finish above .500 if injuries stay manageable and notes strong eagerness and aggressiveness. Season opens Sept 18 versus Chester at home, with a slate including Jacksonville Trimble Sept 25 and others through Nov 13.
The NL race table shows Brooklyn 97 48 698 and Milwaukee 84 56 600 with six teams in pursuit. Friday schedules feature Brooklyn at Milwaukee 9 p m Meyer vs Burdette, Pittsburgh at St Louis 8 p m Waugh vs Mizell, New York at Chicago 1 30 p m Gomes vs Rush, Philadelphia at Cincinnati 8 p m Roberts vs Perkowski or Raffensberger.
The schedule lists Friday games: Columbus at Indianapolis Louisville at St Paul Charleston at Toledo Kansas City at Minneapolis. Final scores: Toledo 3 Charleston 2. Kansas City 14 Minneapolis 6. Indianapolis 4 Columbus 2. Louisville 10 St Paul 1. Saturday fixtures include Columbus at Toledo Charleston at Indianapolis Kansas City at St Paul Louisville at Minneapolis.
Eddie Lopat of the New York Yankees earned his 15th win with a four game streak over Chicago and his third shutout as the Yankees beat the White Sox 1 to 0. Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hit his 10th home run since returning from the machines, powering a 14-4 victory over Cleveland.
Lawrence B. Sheppard of Hanover Pennsylvania defended suspended trainer-driver Wayne Curly Smart at the Indianapolis State Fair Grand Circuit meeting. He said a lie detector test cleared Smart and that Abbasong received only a veterinarian prescribed medicine with no stimulant.
In the Athens Country Club event this week, action in the championship flight resumes this weekend. Pinky Kyle beat Earl White 1 up on the 21st. George Smith won 4-2 over Howard Eschenbacher in the third flight. Ralph Dupler beat Bob Hollingsworth 2-1 in the fourth flight. Oscar McAnall defeated P. G. Chapman 2-1 in the fifth flight. H. H. Chapman eliminated Clint Chadwick 2-1.
Berkeley's Lynn Waldorf previews the Pacific Coast Conference race naming UCLA and USC as leading contenders. He highlights key players at UCLA, USC, Washington, California, Stanford, and others, noting depth, backs, line strength, and emerging talents shaping the 1950s PCC outlook.
Salt Lake City hosts the National Softball Congress Tournament starting tomorrow with teams from 11 states including Ohio and entrants from Canada.
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