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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1937
Page
11
Major league openers on Tuesday drew 181,076 fans, signaling a strong season start. Detroit and Boston led the American League, while St Louis, New York Giants, and Pittsburgh topped the National League early standings with tight pitching and standout hits across six games.
New York opening day crowds exceeded 30,000 per game with a total attendance of 181,076 across six National and American League games. National League matchups included New York at Brooklyn, St. Louis at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh at Chicago, with a rainout in Chicago-St. Louis. American League games featured Washington at New York, Boston at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Detroit.
Police Chief Theodore Walker of Lorain has asked for permission to fingerprint all 11 000 city school children after learning fingerprints aided identifications in the New London Texas school explosion.
At a Kiwanis Club meeting in the American Legion Hall the group voted to sponsor a four part lyceum course next fall. It will be held in the high school auditorium with tickets sold to cover costs. Professor Ondiese of Ohio University will speak on the Spanish Revolution. Attendance prizes were awarded to Morrison Brown. Twenty seven members and two guests attended. The next meeting is set for Tuesday at noon at the Hotel Gordon.
A Glouster group toured the Jeffries Manufacturing Co and attended the All Ohio Safety Congress in Columbus on Tuesday. Attendees included Frank Milling ton William Zimmers Joe Mason Albert Horner James Rankin Alfred Morris Jr. and others from Glouster Trimble Jacksonville Chauncey and Athens. The Willing Workers Class of the M E Church plans a Friday 7 p m meeting at Mrs Harry Michardson's home.
The Splitters won three games from the Grumps on Wednesday at Wolf Bowling alleys with W. Wolf scoring 212 the high mark of the night. The Linkers also took three straight games from the Plugs led by N. Lynch. In the high school league the Saints defeated the Sinners led by B. McClain with a 501 score.
GLOUSTER Trimble Grade School will present Tom Sawyer Thursday night April 22 at 8 o'clock in Jacksonville Trimble High School auditorium. Eighty five students from all grades perform with Luella Cliffton directing and Edra Lantz as accompanist.
Glouster residents W. B. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Herman Theisen and H. T. Rainey traveled Tuesday to Columbus to attend a safety conference.
The Church of Christ will not hold a mid week service Thursday night due to the presentation of the Senior Class play.
In Cincinnati, 34,374 fans watched the Reds lose 2 to 0 in 10 innings to the St. Louis Cardinals. Ray Davis pitched well but the Reds failed to score, with Joe Medwick, Johnny Mize, Leo Durocher and Brusie Ogrodowsky delivering the decisive blows for St. Louis. Dizzy Dean dominated, striking out six Reds and leaving 14 on base. Paul Derringer and Lon Warneke were next on the mound for the second game. A 20 million year old wood fragment was unearthed near Ellensburg, Washington, in 1931 and not petrified.
Members of Boy Scout Troop 71 of the M. E. Church held a steak fry and outdoor meeting on Shale Hill Tuesday evening. Scoutmaster John Blower and C. A. Bingman led the event with twenty plus Scouts including Gail Bingman John Bryson Bobby Bryson Bobby Emerick Leo Thompson Charles Hinton Ed Matthews Florence Delcontino Bob Skinner Arthur Jago Ted Byers Earl Echstenkamper Jack Sharlike Foster Harry Wenda Dunlevy Jean Parker Rees Davis Calvin Davis Jack Anderson and Billy Figley. Rogers Memorial Class representatives J E Anderson A M Bennett and T W Figley attended as sponsors.
Daily rail timetables list New York Central, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Baltimore routes with departures and arrivals including No. 2, No. 4, No. 8, No. 9, No. 30, No. 37, No. 1 National Limited, No. 23, No. 43, No. 11, No. 44 and No. 12. Athens Municipal Airport offers Airtaxi service with sunrise to sunset operating times and connections to TWA and A & airlines at nearby main airports with listed west and north routes and times.
Detroit beats Cleveland 4 to 3 in the season opener as Gerald Walker shakes off his clowning image to star with a home run triple double and three RBIs. Elden Auker allows nine hits but shines in late innings while Lyn Lary and Roy Hughes each collect three hits for Cleveland. Johnny Allen and Roxie Lawson start on the mound for the Indians and Tigers respectively.
Mrs John Murphy mother of Martin Murphy of this city died at her home in McArthur Tuesday morning after several weeks illness of pneumonia. Survived by husband John Murphy and two sons Leland of McArthur and Martin of Glouster. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 PM at the McArthur home.
Earl Shafer filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a Private Motor Carrier Permit to transport persons and property for The Hocking Valley Brick Co Ohio Plant Nelsonville Ohio using a Ford 1% ton truck. Interested parties may obtain hearing details by contacting the commission.
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