This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1963
Page
8
Dodgers win the National League pennant by taking three straight in St. Louis and clinching the flag before the Mets game. Don Drysdale earned win number 19, as Walter Alston admitted the victory came with a quiet celebration despite the milestone.
The Athens Bulldogs outshot Jackson 12 to 6 last Friday in a potential SEOL title race under Coach Don Eskey. They must beat Nelsonville this week on the Greyhounds field then host Gallipolis and Pomeroy before a key Logan game. Wellston and Middleport end Athens hopes for their first title since 1950.
In college football previews Southern California is favored over Oklahoma and Northwestern is favored, with Ohio University picked again. The AP notes a rough week of 15 correct in 45 decisions and a .667 accuracy heading into this week's selections.
Charley Conerly, ex Giants quarterback, was cleared by the NFL of any gambling links in deals with Maurice Lewis. Commissioner Rozelle said loans to Lewis were friend loans, not gambling. Investigators found no evidence Lewis had other than legitimate business interests, despite initial publication of the transactions.
The New York Giants traded reserve quarterback Ralph Guglielmi and a 1968 draft choice to San Francisco for defensive back Eddie Dove. The move follows the Giants 31-0 loss to Pittsburgh and Tittle replacement struggles. Allan Webb injured his knee and may miss the next game at Philadelphia.
Seven players eligible for the 1962 World Series with the Yankees will not play for the American League champions in this series. Dale Long coaches, Bob Turley, Truman Clevenger, Bud Daley on the disabled list, Jim Coates, Luis Arroyo and Moose Skowron now with the Dodgers, replaced by Al Downing, Bill Kunkel, Hal Reniff, Stan Williams, Tom Metcalf, Steve Hamilton and Harry Bright.
Cleveland closes 1963 home schedule at Municipal Stadium with a 5-1 win over Minnesota. Mudcat Grant tosses a five hitter with 10 strikeouts for his 12th win. Joe Azcue hits two homers to pace the offense as Adcock delivers key two run single in the eighth. Vic Davalillo extends hitting streak to 10 games.
Cleveland full back Jim Brown, who set an NFL single game rushing record with 237 yards on November 25, 1957, against the Los Angeles Rams, may threaten his mark when the Rams visit Cleveland Stadium this Sunday. Brown carried 31 times in that record performance.
Robbie Brown carries 34 times in two games for 394 yards averaging 11.5 yards per rush. He leads with five touchdowns and aims to break Jim Taylor’s 19 TD season record. Cleveland scores 39 points per game while Los Angeles has totaled 16. Rams allow 60 rushing yards per game.
Ames-Bern defeated Al bany 17 to 6 and Waterloo shut out Trimble 6 to 0 in Athens County fall league games played Monday.
In the American League New York leads with 103 wins and Chicago 91. Minnesota 89 and Baltimore 83 follow with Detroit Cleveland Boston Kansas City and Los Angeles trailing. Tuesday results include Boston over Kansas City 5 1 and Chicago crushed Baltimore 15 0. American games today feature Washington at Detroit Chicago at Baltimore and Los Angeles at New York. The National League shows Los Angeles 97 60 and St Louis 91 67 leading. Cincinnati Philadelphia Milwaukee Chicago Pittsburgh Houston New York and San Francisco follow with several playoff races. Tuesday scores include Chicago 6 St Louis 3 and Houston 3 Pittsburgh 2.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.