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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1935

Page

5

St Louis Cardinals Dominant In Ninth Annual Pennant Poll

National League experts pick the St Louis Cardinals as the top team in the ninth annual Associated Press pennant poll. Cardinals lead with most first place votes, while Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates split remaining ballots. Cardinals also garner the strongest second and third place showings, edging out the Cubs and Pirates in overall ranking.

W York St. Louis Cats Galf Associates Bill Terry New York Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Cubs Mtates Cardinals Ants Chicago Ule . Ork A

Midwestern baseball league opens May with Dayton at Zanesville

The revamped Midwestern league schedules opening games on May 8 with Dayton facing Zanesville and Huntington at home against Akron. Team reps ratified schedules though full lineups and management for several clubs remain unsettled. Notable players mentioned include Earl Wolgamot and Ralph McBeckie, while managers for Johnstown and Huntington are still undecided.

Dayton Zanesville Huntington Oath Akron Charlestonnatown Own Earl Wolgamot Ralph McBeckie Frank Usmanoton W. Vammah John A Riley Parker Ndie Dayton Joe O Johnstown Hunting

Ohio short ship racing season plans discussed

Tentative arrangements for the 1935 Ohio Short Ship racing season were discussed on Sunday with Urbana, Green-Marian, Flint Michigan, Toledo, Berea tracks among those voting. Cleveland East High School won the state gymnastics title, 45 points to Columbus East 21 and Walnut Hills 3rd with 0. A Cleveland Graphite Bronzes game ended in a scoreless tie after fighting broke out in the fifth round. A man was pinned under a car near Carbon Hill Friday. foot bones fractured and head injuries noted for Me Ervin Ayres of Sand Run.

Ohio Urbana Green- Marion Flint Mich Toledo Berea Carbon Hill Ervin Ayres

Training Camp Gossip Through Major League Camps

Reports from multiple spring training sites note manager Bill Terry threatening to cut most players, with only coaches and a trainer exempt. Moag struggles at multiple positions for the Yankees, while Browns and Tigers pursue strong showings in exhibition play. The Indians and Reds adjust rosters amid rainouts and travel as camp winds toward early-season showdowns.

Canton Teams Place High in ABC Tourney

In Syracuse New York nine changes surfaced after Sunday sessions in the American Bowling Congress event. Canton Pure Milk Co. rose to second with 2 004 and Gold Crest Wines placed eighth with three game totals of 709. Leaders include Tivoli Beer Detroit and Baby Ruth Candy Chicago. Singles and all events also list standout totals for W Mattison J Crimmins and W Robinson among others.

Syracuse N. Y American Bowling Congress Canton Ohio Canton Pure Milks Gold Crest Wines Tivoli Beer Detroit Canton Pure Milk Co Baby Ruth Candy Chicago Detroit Gasket Collingdale Yillwork Philadelphia W. Kline Battle Creek Mich A. Kowalski W. Murray Utica E. Springer Cleveland L. Church W. Mattison Toledo Jd. Crimmins W. Robinson Louieville T. Zavakos Richmond Ind B. Cook Cincinnati

Baer to wed Broadway socialite this summer

Sacramento Union reports world heavyweight champion Max Baer will marry Mary Kirk Brown, Broadway socialite, this summer or once Mary’s divorce from Hobby Martin is finalized. Baer disclosed the plan before leaving for Chicago and said he would court the “sweetest girl in the world.”

Sacramento Calif Sacramento Union Max Baer Mary Kirk Brown Misa Brown Hobby Martin New York Florida Baer Chicago Chicaro

Harry Cooper Leads Metropolitan Open After Two Rounds

Lighthorse Harry Cooper of Chicago holds a two stroke edge in the Metropolitan Open with a 36 hole total of 142. He shot 69 on Saturday and 73 on Sunday despite a cloud burst that left water on the greens. The final 18 holes were set for Monday afternoon before professionals head to Augusta for the National tournament.

Atlanta Lighthorse Harry Chicago Coopers Metropolitan Augusta

Exhibition Baseball Results From Sunday

The Associated Press reports Sunday exhibition baseball scores with Philadelphia beating Brooklyn 5 1 New York defeating Boston 7 3 St Louis and Cincinnati tying 3 3 while Pittsburgh routed Chicago 9 6 Chicago beat Hollywood 10 innings 5 3 Buffalo won 3 1 over St Louis and Boston edged Detroit 2 1 across the day’s results

Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Boston St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago Hollywood Buffalo St. Louie Detroit

Students Favor Biff Jones as OU Coach

Oklahoma student leaders send "we want you Biff" messages to Capt. Lawrence M. Jones of LSU and to the War Department in Washington. The effort aims to counter protests from other students opposing Jones for the Oklahoma football coaching job.

Norman Okla University of Oklahoma Lawrence M. Jones Louisiana State University Oklahoma War Department Washington Jones

Pares Qualifies in Field of 75 at Pinehurst North South

Simon Pares earned a spot among 32 players advancing from a 75 man field at Pinehurst N C to begin 18 hole match play for the North and South Amateur crown. George T Dunlap Jr the 1933 National Amateur champion seeks to defend his title against solid opposition tomorrow.

Pinehurst N. C Simon Pares George T. Dunlap, Jr

Columbus East Starrett to join Huntington league team

Columbus native Bob Starrett a former East High athlete said on Monday he would join the Huntington Mid-Atlantic League club, a St. Louis Cardinal farm, in April.

Columbus Bob Starrett Columbus East High St. Louis Cardinal

Foxx Embraces Backing Plate Role With Athletics

ALAN GOULD reports from Atlanta that Jimmie Foxx, now catching for Connie Mack’s Athletics, says the new job is tougher but promising. He praises the club’s potential, notes a mild backache, and predicts continued hitting while accepting fewer games. Foxx could approach a backstopping record with about 150 games, rivaling Ray Schalk’s 151.

Jimmie Foxx Connie Mack Foxx Jimmie Athletics

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