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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1943
Page
9
wartime managers avoid bold forecasts amid manpower limits and training curbs. Indians star Lou Boudreau says team to beat. others like McCarthy Durocher and Stengel voice caution, expecting a competitive pennant race and possible surprises.
Train timetable excerpts show the East and West Bound schedules for the Chesapeake and Ohio lines with daily and Sunday only departures. Times listed include routes labeled National Limited Diplomat Daily and West Bound Limited with morning and evening departures.
The column satirizes postwar sports buzz with references to Joe Louis Billy Conn boxing nostalgia and wartime sentiment. It notes wartime limits on baseball, mentions Louisville and Kentucky Derby coverage quirks, Army Air Force officers gaining promotions, Camp Croft golf, and a Wakefield Bat remark about Tigers rookie Dick Wakefield.
Sargeant Gerard Cote of the Canadian Army won the Boston marathon covering 26 miles 385 yards in 2 hours 28 minutes 25 4-5 seconds. He finished 1 38 1-5 ahead of Pvt. John Kelley of the U S Army.
Jesse Allen Marquis elder son of Mr and Mrs George Marquis of Glouster died in Clinton Pennsylvania from a ruptured heart vessel on April 11. Funeral services were held in Aliquippa at Prosser funeral home with Masonic Lodge conducting at Evergreen Memorial Park East Liverpool. He had lived in Trimble and worked as Assistant General Superintendent for Bibbs and Hill Contracting Co.
The report details multiple baseball games with scores and key pitchers. Notable matchups include Cleveland vs Cincinnati 16 to 2 and Boston vs New York in a high scoring affair. It also notes a wartime football crowd in London where England defeated Scotland 4 to 0 at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
Count Fleet, owner Mrs. John D. Hertz, prepares for the Kentucky Derby as a cut left hind foot threatens infection. Four to ten rivals loom in the field with Derby earnings around $8,000. new contenders Slide Rule and Twoses join from Boeing’s stable, while training complications persist for Toledo Mud Hens due to rain.
The Cleveland Indians finished seven exhibition games against Pirates and Reds with one win. Manager Lou Boudreau ordered extra batting practice as they prepare for the Wednesday opener with Detroit. Jeff Heath debuted in the lineup with two hits in Cincinnati, but the team totaled six singles and committed two errors that led to two unearned runs. The club also tested the new 1943 ball with a balata core, drawing negative reactions.
The National League leads 27 to 44 in inter league games, driven by Brooklyn’s 6 1 margin over American League teams and Cincinnati sweeping Cleveland. The Dodgers atop the NL with 11 wins in 12 starts and a 5 0 loss to Boston. The Red Sox own the best AL record with two setbacks in 11 games.
Red Cross donations continue to come in with Mrs Isaac Vaughan's committee reporting 12.05 more than expected. Trimble Township total reaches 1752.95 and Trimble Village contributions total 200.78 including school and church gifts. Jacksonville contributions reach 127.77 as committees thank volunteers for support and cooperation.
Syracuse AP says Bob Shawkey, former Yankee pitcher and wartime manager, believes major league managers will face widespread challenges as players grow more independent due to talent shortages. He notes tougher travel, crowded conditions, and less pampered routines, with spring training shortened and hitters confined to cages.
A Victory Bond Sale Committee member urges forming an Ask to Buy a Bond Club in Trimble Township. Authorized solicitors list includes E. E. Johnson and 18 others. Spokesman says residents should loan money to finance the war, with sales credit going to Trimble Township.
Mrs Dwight Hart ley hosted the Trump Club at Wanut Hill Wednesday evening with awards for first prize Mrs Vernard Edwards second high Mrs Delmar Dunlap low Miss Betty Dunlap travel to Mrs Pauline Strohmeyer and guest prize to Mrs Faye Clemens Luncheon served to Mrs Charles Patton Mrs Dale Thompson Mrs Harold Lamborn Mrs Vernard Edwards Miss Juanita Pierce Miss Betty Dunlap Mrs Pauline Strohmeyer Mrs Delmar Dunlap one guest Mrs Faye Clemens and the hostess Mrs Hartley
A letter to Mr and Mrs Elza Chalfant of Trimble confirms their son Sgt Clifton Chalfant serves in the Army Corps communications division in India after a period in Australia.
Mrs Cecil Tippie of Glouster is in Osteopathic Hospital Marietta for treatment. Her condition is improving. Friends and neighbors are invited to mail to her in care of the hospital Room 303 Marietta.
Glouster council approves John McKee as dog warden and passes Ordinance No 362 raising T. D. McAfoose salary to 160 dollars monthly. The meeting covers payrolls fines funds, water and light concerns, war bond investments, and a cemetery survey. Council flags Senate Bill 241 as harmful to municipal utilities and seeks legal opinion.
Mrs Maxine Heiser announces the Trimble grades PTA will meet in the grade building at Trimble this Monday evening at 730 oclock Mrs Myrtle Kasler music supervisor will head the program Miss Faye Chalfant underwent a surgical operation in Peoples Hospital at Akron Monday last for appendicitis Her mother Mrs Elza Chalfant went to Akron Wednesday to be with her daughter The patient is said to be doing satisfactorily.
Mayor C. C Brinkley announces Jacksonville clean up week starting April 26. Residents urged to collect rubbish in containers and place them by the alley for collection. uncontained rubbish will not be hauled away.
Cincinnati Reds star Bucky Walters tested his sprained left ankle in a spring training exhibition against the St Paul Saints in Richmond Indiana. Managers McKeehanie and Walters believe he can throw a little but will not play a regular game soon after a stumble at Indiana Fieldhouse.
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