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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1937
Page
10
In Palm Beach uniforms again this year the Cincinnati Reds will not wear the red pants on night games. Meanwhile Jack Doyle of the Chicago Cubs marks his 50th baseball season and Hildebrand, former umpire, operates a hotel in Brawley California.
Ohio University defeated Georgia 9 7 after taking an early six run lead. Ohio scattered seven hits with five Georgia errors aiding the rally as Burazio struck out six and allowed three walks. Georgia pushed late runs but could not erase the deficit.
National League standings show five leading teams Giants Cubs Cardinals Pirates Reds with Dodgers Bees and Phillies close behind. Key questions center on Paul Dean’s comeback for St Louis and Paul Waner’s status with Pittsburgh while Rip Collins and Roy Parmelee bolster Chicago and Giants adjust with Leiber and new infield.
J H McCulloch president of the Mid West Physical Education Association urged Cincinnati delegates to shift focus from highly organized games to sports for all students. He noted football revenue supports other sports but warned against treating winning as the sole joy of the game.
A crowded program lists performers and groups including Patti Chapin Clyde Barrie Hall Orch Pretty Kitty Jock Fulton Ma and Pa Rexander Kate Smith Major Bowes Floyd Gibbons March of Time Dorsey Orch Jones Orch King Orch Kelly delcott Bluebirds Myrt and Mary Etring Quartet NBC Music Don Winslow Flying Time Easy Aces Vocal Varieties Helen Traubell and more. The notice names orchestras and acts connected to a broader entertainment schedule.
In a 1937 United Press column, a ballplayer recalls a conflicting wire from Frank Frisch at Daytona Beach and a bank cashier who sent a warning about funds. The mix up reveals tensions between management and players as the narrator contemplates joining the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Petersburg.
South Bend Indiana Notre Dame will bring back its entire varsity basketball team after a strong season finishing 19 wins and 3 losses. Four or five promising sophomores are expected to join for the next campaign. Purdue football program used 100 footballs last year costing eight dollars each.
The Ohio Fuel Gas Company establishes an office in Middleport at the Odenbaugh room on North Second Ave after leaving Gallipolis for a year. Mrs. H. L. Ward owns the building and the space has been leased and refurbished. Miss Harrie Marie Smith, daughter of C. H. E. Smith, is in charge.
Greenup Kentucky issued licenses naming Harold Gompf 28 and Anna Hugh 25 both of Logan for marriage in Logan Kentucky with the couple’s ages and residence recorded.
Dr and Mrs J S Cherrington left the first of the week for Chicago due to Homer Cherrington's illness, son of the local physician.
Daniel McNichols of Salt Creek Township pleaded guilty to intoxication before Magistrate 8 B Whitehart. He was fined 15 dollars plus costs. In Tampa, Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds notes a three year gap since his last sacrifice hit.
The senior class at Olive-Orange High School will stage the three act play Special Delivery on Thursday night April 15 with cast including Ida Sommer Robert Halsey Bernice Betzing Alta Harper Agnes Collins Donald Pratt Junior McGinnis Wilbur Warner Errel Stone Edna Harper and Lila Vineyard.
Junior Leaguers practice at the fairground diamond eager for action while Logan Post of the American Legion keeps the season closed until school ends to avoid disrupting classes.
Horton Smith identifies two common faults among average golfers. He says players try to kill the ball and over-club. In New York Jack Renault, once a heavyweight contender, works as a doorman on 42nd Street. Bike riders ease off after a six day grind with 50 miles the first day then 40 miles the next.
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