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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1939

Page

7

Bobcat Baseball Team Tours South Before Return to Athens

Mitch's Musings recounts a 1 600 mile southern trek by 21 Bobcat players ending in Athens where the team, after varied routes including Clemson Knoxville and Cincinnati, shows marked improvement. Goose Gander Ralph Frey Jack Haynes and Johnny Maiden pitched well with Maiden shaky at Clemson.

Southland Bobcat Athens Home, Sweet Home Hendersonville N. C Clemson College S. C Cincinnati Queen City Norris Dam Knoxville Tennessee Kentucky Bobcats Bearcats Goose Gander Ralph Frey Jack Haynes Johnny Maiden Clemson

Max Schmeling fights in United States near a million

The text notes Schmeling has fought fourteen times in the United States, likely earning close to a million dollars. It also covers various baseball game reports, player injuries, and team performance, including Bobcats lineup changes and travel conditions, with mentions of Ray Faranni, Monk Montgomery, Eddie Wierby, and Erskine College.

Max Schmeling United States Rube Marquard

Frey Pitches 4-Hit Ball For Bobcats

Ohio University Bobcats beat Cincinnati Bearcats 4 to 0 on 4 hit pitching by Ralph Frey. Frey allowed only four singles as Ohio finished a 4 3 road trip with four wins and three losses. Peewee Peer led with three singles and Ernie Harrilla doubled for Ohio.

Freddie Greiner Bobcat Eddie Wierby Ralph Doubter Monk Montgomery Ray Faronni Baumholtz Coen Kish Cincinnati Bobcats Clemson Ray Faranni Ernie Harrilla Goose Gander Erskine College Timmerman Erskine South Carolina Nine Gamecocks Georgia South Carolina Ohio Furman Frey Ralph Frey Ohio University Bearcats Peewee Peer Wierby PURE Binian Kocher FORGE Robertson Indiere Coffey Powell Alexander Bishop Meyers McClaren Richter Enknes Havrilla Montgomery Eden Peer Jucker Jones Harrilla Kish-Havrilla Peer-Wierby-Havrilla

Major League Shakeups in 1940s Pennant Race

George Kirkley surveys the Cubs Pirates Giants and Reds in a reshaped 1940 outlook. Hartnett reshuffles Chicago with Mesner Gleeson Lillard while Leiber Mancuso join a pitching staff led by Hartnett. Pittsburgh fields Heintzelman and Mueller with Traynor pushing discipline. Giants rebuild power with Salvo Bonura and Jurges, while Reds add Werber Wilson Bordagaray as McKechnie seeks surprise success.

George Kirkley Chicago Cubs Gabby Hartnett Bartell Galan Hartnett Yankees Phil Cavarretta Steve Mesner Jimmy Gleeson Hank Leiber Gus Mancuso Ray Harrell Cardinals Gene Lillard Los Angeles Gleeson Mesner Lillard Herman Hack Leiber Lee Bryant Pittsburgh Pirates Pie Traynor Traynor Ray Mueller al Todd Kent Heintzelman Mueller Berres Suhr Young Vaughan Handley Rizzo Terry Cincinnati Reds Bill McKechnie Bill Werber Athletics Jimmy Wilson Phillies Frenchy Bordagaray Lombardi Hershberger Wilson McCormick Frey Myers Werber Berger Craft Goodman Gamble Bongy Gene Thompson Columbia S. C Speed Hustle

Baseball Results From Cincinnati to Birmingham Feature Scoring Summary

Baseball results show multiple games with team labels and inning runs. Notable lines include Cincinnati 3 and Boston 4 with pitchers Vander Meer Grissom Weaver Lombardi Hershberger Bagby Wade Rich and Peacock. New York 5 Cleveland 9 with Salvo Coffman Dan ning Zuber Drake Milnar Pytlak.

Cincinnati Boston Vander Meer Grissom Weaver Lombardi Hershberger Bagby Wade Rich Peacock New York Cleveland Salvo Coffman Danning Zuber Drake Milnar Pytlak Pittsburgh Chicago Bauers Sewell Berres Lyons Herring Bensa Brooklyn Pearson Haley Rosar Evans Phelps Wash Pezzullo McFayden Andrews Deshong Masterson Ferrell Guiliani St. Louis van Atta Muncrief Johnson

Cletus Poffenberger Bids Farewell To Tigers For Dodgers

A humorous profile notes Cletus Ellwood Poffenberger, named 24 years ago, moves from the Detroit Tigers to the Brooklyn Dodgers. It highlights his long struggle with discipline, his appetite, and a promised reform by Dodger manager Leo Durocher, including colorful anecdotes about the player’s past.

Winston-Salem N. C Cletus Ellwood Poffenberger Brooklyn Dodgers Dodgers Detroit Tigers Toledo Detroit Cletus Brooklyn Poffenberger Leo Durocher Durocher St. Louis Gashouse Gang

Bobcats Seek Experience Over Outcome in Clemson Games

The Bobcats valued work and experience from the Clemson games over the results, finding that the effort in play was the primary benefit, with outcomes secondary. Newberry and Erskine competed similarly in the context discussed.

Clemson Newberry Erskine Bobcats

Cleveland Stars To Roll In Big Bowling Championship Night

The American Bowling Congress title event drew the largest crowd as Bill Hess Rosenblum Clothes league faced Cleveland’s top threat. Bert Weltens led the Alamo Recreation crew with Gene Galiardi joining from Mt. Vernon New York. Monarch Beers from Chicago Classic League opened strong but faltered late, finishing fourth with a 3008 total after a 972 and 1069 first rounds and a 961 closing.

Cleveland Bill Hess Rosenblum Bert Weltens Alamo Recreation Texas Gene Galiardi Mt. Vernon N. Y Monarch Beers

Teams announced for title matches at Ohio rifle event

The Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association revealed the squads for the league champion matches to be held Saturday and Sunday. William E. Kelly of Akron, small bore director, announced at least 25 teams vie for the Ohio National Guard Trophy. The top 20 will shoot a telegraph match with California. Ohio previously won in 1937 and lost in 1938.

Columbus Ohio Rifle & Pistol Association William E. Kelly Akron Ohio National Guard California Ohio

South Dakota Mines Lead Nation in 1938 Gold Output

Interior Department figures show South Dakota produced about 20.89 million dollars in gold and silver from lode and placer mines in 1938, placing the Black Hills state as the second largest gold producer in the United States. The report notes regional mining strengths and broader world mining lore, including cultural snippets about kissing and sniffing practices among various peoples.

Denver Colo South Dakota Interior Department Bureau of Mines Black Hills Union

Lefty Grove to Pitch for Bosox in Exhibition

In Petersburg Virginia the Boston Red Sox lineup includes Lefty Grove against the Cincinnati Reds today. Harry Wolfe of Cincinnati’s Durham farm club starts for the Reds. Boston won 4-3 in 10 innings yesterday with Jimmy Foxx’s homer.

Petersburg Boston Red Sox Lefty Grove Cincinnati Reds Harry Wolfe Cincinnati Durham Reds Boston Jimmy Foxx Johnny Vander Meer Greenville S. C Cletus Elwood Boots) Poffenberger Brooklyn Dodgers Dodgers Red Evans Brooklyn Yanks

Partridges Flourish in Minnesota Upland Game

Chukar partridges may replace pheasants as Minnesota’s popular upland game bird. State game officials report the Asiatic mountain native, planted experimentally in several counties, is adapting well to the state.

ST. Paul Minn Minnesota

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