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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1936
Page
14
Projections for American League contenders in 1936
Baseball prognostications weigh the Red Sox Yankees and Indians as possible pennant winners. Detroit leads the forecast with Boston New York Cleveland Chicago St Louis Washington and Philadelphia following in order. Key players Cheek Ferrell Lazzeri Gomez Cochran and Simmons anchor the teams while new staff additions bolster Cleveland and Detroit’s title hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wesley Cheek Ferrell
Robert Moses Grove
Boston Red Sox
Anthony Lazzeri
Vernon Gomez
New York Yankees
Stephen F. O'Neill
Frankie Pytlak
Cleveland
Detroit
Tigers
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Philadelphia
Bengals
Mickey Cochrane
Cochrane
Tiger
Simmons
Louis Offered European Tour if Schmeling Braddock Foes Down
Promoter Jeff Dickson offers Joe Louis a tour of 11 European countries starting October if he beats Max Schmeling in June and James J. Braddock in the fall. Louis and managers, plus Mike Jacobs, back the plan under contract to 1940. Dickson eyes England France Portugal Spain Denmark Switzerland Sweden Belgium Czechoslovakia Austria Poland and also seeks Max Baer for European dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Braddock
Jeff Dickson
Jackson
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Poland
Dickson
Max Baer
Fragmented Radio Schedule Snippet Reflects Names and Times
A fragmented OCR list shows various times, performers, and program titles such as Good Friday segments, Molly Mae, Betty and Bow, Orphan Annie, Red Nichols, and multiple named orchestras including Shield Orch and Morgan Orch. The text reads like a station timetable mixing programs, dates, and ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly of
Nichols
Trask Or
Trask Orch
Orch
White Sox open spring series with Cubs at Comiskey Park
Spring training action centers on Chicago where the White Sox host the Cubs in the opener at Comiskey Park on Friday. Manager Jimmy Dykes reports all players in good shape except for Zeke Bongora whose limited work has hurt his batting eye development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
White Sox
Cubs
Comiskey Park
Jimmy Dykes
Zeke Bongora
Non professional boxers organize union plan in Cleveland
Patsy Roselli, former amateur featherweight, said he would unfold full details of a non professional boxers union at a meeting tonight. He said the union would protect pure boxers from unscrupulous managers who skim most of a fighter’s purse. Lou N Bloom of the AAU district cautioned the union would not be recognized by the AAU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Patsy Roselli
Roselli
Simon
Lou N. Bloom
Ohio
AAU
Wrestlers Score Victories Across Cities in Mixed Results
In Columbus Dick Shikat defeated Alan Fus tace in one fall as he weighs 238 facing 218 pounds from Wakefield Kansas. In Trenton Joe Cox scored two out of three falls against Dr Len Hall from Nebraska weighing 218. In Holyoke Nick Lutz defeated Emil Dusek from Omaha on a foul. In Pittsburgh Danno Mahoney threw Ernie Dusek from Omaha for one fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Dick Shikat
Germany
Alan Fustace
Wakefield
Kans
Trenton
N. J
Joe Cox
Cleveland
Len Hall
Nebraska
Holyoke
Mass
Nick Lutz
California
Emil Dusek
Omaha
Pittsburgh
Danno Mahoney
Ireland
Ernie Dusek
Hoosier Stars Leading ABC Pin Tourney
Indianapolis leads the American Bowling Congress pin tourney with Falls City Hi-Bra tops five-man team at 3,689. Johnny Murphy wins all events with 2,006, Ray Fox second in singles 728. Pabst Blue Ribbons of Chicago seek to reclaim team lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Falls City
Hi-Bra
Johnny Murphy
Ray Fox
Pabst Blue Ribbons
Chicago
Pabst
New York
Publisher to Invest 1 Million in Plant Improvements
Crowell Publishing Co. chairman Lee W. Maxwell announced a plan to spend $1,000,000 on plant improvements over the next 18 months. The statement was issued from Springfield and targets modernization of facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Lee W. Maxwell
The
Crowell Publishing Co
Derby Odds Too Short Experts Say
New York AP reports betting commissioners quote J. E. Widener’s Brevity at 13 to 5 and Hal Price Headley’s Hollyrood at 4 to 1 for the Kentucky Derby while trainers say the odds are too short. Brevity recently equalled the world record 1:48 1-5 in the Florida Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. E. Widener
Hal Price Headley
Pete Coyne
Louisville
Hollywood
Duval Headley
Belmont Park
Tom Shaw
Hollyrood
Bomar
Havre de Grace
Jamaica
Shaw
William Woodward
Granville
EB. R. Bradley
Banister
Bradley
Bien Joli
Willis Sharp Kilmer
Ned Reigh
C. B. Shaffer
Coldstream
Marshall Field
Tintagel
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NEA Service
Goose Goslin
al Simmons
Pete Fox
Gerald Walker
Jo-Jo White
Harp
General Crowder
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Johnny Allen
Hope
Cleveland Indiana
Louis
Bomber
Joe Louis
Ing Max Schmeling
Wise Crackers
Jack Armstrong Singing
Lady Orphan Annie the Johnsons
Jimmy Mattern
Lowell Thomas
Amos
Andy
WLW
CBS
Jack Armstrong
Goldbergs
Parade of Youth Ball
Myrt and
Marge
Kate Smith
Boake Carter
Alexander Gray
Bruna Caste Bruna Casta Caravan Caravan
Ed Wyen
Ed Wynn
Heidt Orch
Harper Sibley Lombardo Orch
Lombardo Orch
Dorsey Orch
Dorsey Oren Olsen Orch
Mery Marlin Pive Star Jones Merrymakers
Bavite Oren Bavitt Oren Mount and Gert
Bev Orch Ray Orch
Warnow Orch
Warnow Orch, Mills Oren Army Band
Army Band
Eton
Bove
Ruddy Clark
Golders
Buck Rogere Boone Benson
Biue Phames
Renfree
Mort and
Marge Lary
Dan Lary
den Boake Carter
Redihorse Tavern
Redhorse Tavern
Feiveood
Bimoer Orch
Himper Orch
Bruno Castegne
Brune
Cacagas
Redman
Cresler
Connie Gates
Texas Cowboys
Gil Oreh
Red Cross
Billy and
Betty Fasy
Edwin C. Hill Pragk
Tene Aronia
Comecy
Lande Orch
Miniatures
Kaye Oren
Oreh
Magic
Drema Brady Club
Pedro Oreh
Marine Band
Kogeen Oren
Womens
Phillipe Lord
Girl Alone
Grandpa Burton
Terry LaPranconi
Top Hatters
Piving
Pinverian
Jern BR Kennedy
Betty Lots
Ravel
Felix M Werth
Rovallers
Gad Music Guild
Pennsylvane Pernaeyivenians
Good Friday Pregram
Good Pridegoy
Talley Brield Orch
Good Holmes Borese Orch
Benne Goodman
Benny Goodmes
Hines Orch
Lum and
Abner
Rudy Vallee
Rudy Vallea
Rudy Valeo
Death Valley
Bing Crosby
Bing Croshy
Bing Creepy News
Balute
Balute Trask Orch, Shandor
NBC
Associated Press
Meridian, Miss
Pirates
Cy Bianteen
Bill Swift
Kim Weaver
Pie Traynor
Tising
Bush
Brown
Birkofer
Brooklyn Dodgers
Buck Newsom
Clark Griffith
Durham
N. C
Rockies
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati
Gil English
Don Ross
Pulaski
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Oral Hildebrand
Bill Terry
Fred Fitzsimmons
Giants
Danville
Jimmy Wilson
Phillies
Phila
A’a
Greenville
8. C
Lowe Brothers
Carpenter Hardware Co
Athens
Glouster
Nelsonville
Logas
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Manhattan
Beckley
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Stewart McCray
Beckleys
Hoosier Stars
ABC
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