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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1935
Page
11
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Marlboro RTS and a shirt with collar and multiple colors. The readable detail centers on apparel styling linked to Marlboro RTS. The text is too fragmentary to confirm a full event or context.
A compact page item highlights Brothers Shorts presenting a new garment line featuring full seat pants and shorts. The release emphasizes durable fabrics and casual wear suitable for daily use.
The Ohio University Bobcats baseball team, after a delayed Buckeye Conference start, restarts with a home series against Miami on Friday and Cincinnati on Saturday. Coach Don Peden praises a strong pitching staff led by Bil Schmidt and notes solid defense from Rabbit Rapp and Hal Gruber, with key hitters like Don Burnison and Lew Vittorella fueling a hopeful, hustling squad.
Marietta High School would become the seventh member of the Central Ohio Athletic League at the 1936 football season if officials accept an invitation from J. W. Swank Newark league secretary. The current Big Six includes Coshocton Newark Mount Vernon Zanesville Lancaster and Cambridge.
Dolf Camilli, Phillies first baseman, emerges as a new rival to Babe Ruth in home runs. Shown here scoring his fifth homer in five games, leading the majors in slugging as Hubbell of the Giants becomes his fifth victim.
Columbus Red Birds beat Indianapolis 18 to 8 as they piled up 25 hits led by Dale Alexander two homers and six double plays tied league record. Kansas City finally won, Toledo fell 11 to 10 to Louisville, and Adair suffered a month out with a right ankle injury. Milwaukee stopped Minneapolis eight straight with an 8 to 4 win.
Earl Averill drove in a run in the Indians 3 2 win over the Browns. Cy Blanton fanned eleven in a six hit Pirates win over the Reds. Zeke Bonura and John Whitehead drove in four runs as the White Sox beat the Tigers. Joe Moore scattered eight Philadelphia hits to win 3 2 for the Senators. Augie Galan homered as the Cubs defeated Carolinal. Van Mungo held the Phillies to four hits with nine strikeouts.
At Trenton New Jersey Joe Dusek 217 of Omaha defeated Paul Boesch 220 of New York. At Scranton Pennsylvania Jim Landos 220 defeated Gino Garibaldi 214 of Italy.
Dick Welsh defeats Nat Litfin on points in Montreal, Welsh 122 3 4 to Litfin 91 2. In Muncie Carl Martin stops Frankie Sansone by knockout, Martin 141 over Sansone 143 in the third round.
Delaware Ohio Wesleyan University schedules its fourth annual high school relays at Selby Field for Saturday afternoon. The event features both track and field events with no points for individual performances. Mount Union tennis team beat Kent State 5 to 2 on Wednesday. Ohio University defeated Ohio Wesleyan 8 to 2 in a tennis match Wednesday.
New York reports rivalry builds for two major relay carnivals in Philadelphia and Des Moines. Penn Relays draw Willis Ward and a strong eastern field while Drake attracts Jesse Owens and Glenn Cunningham against Tulane, Michigan and Arizona. Des Moines showcases Jack Rand and midwest talent, with Ohio State shifted to Des Moines and Drake capitalizing on location.
Ohio State track coached by Larry Snyder travels to Des Moines Iowa for the Drake Relays this Friday and Saturday while the baseball team led by Floyd Stahl heads to away games for a weekend series.
Pittsburgh trailed 0-1 before a five-run eighth inning earned the Reds an 5-3 lead. Blanton and Hollingsworth battled in relief as Cincinnati used timely hits to pull away. Final: Reds 5, Pirates 3 with Bren ton, Derringer and Hollingsworth factoring in the decision.
Pittsburgh visits St Louis and Chicago plays Cincinnati while Brooklyn hosts Philadelphia. The American League matchups include Chicago at New York and Washington at Boston. Columbus visits Louisville and Kansas City faces Milwaukee with Toledo at Indianapolis and Minneapolis versus St Paul.
A compact roundup lists top players like Bonura White Sox Simmons White Sox Washington White Sox Foxx Athletics Rogell Tisers Frey Dodgers Moore Giants Mahon Braves Durocher Cardinals Camilli Phillies Hartnett Cubs and more. League totals reach eighty six runs as a summary of standout performances.
William E. Pfeiffer rolled a perfect 300 at the Auditorium Alleys on Wednesday to break a 30 year old record. Howard Bowers previously posted 208 three decades ago at the same venue.
In spring play the White Sox slip from cellar to threat as veterans and rookies power a 5-3 start to rival Detroit. John Whitehead earns a 10 4 win, while Fay Thomas struggles for Cleveland and Washington edges Philadelphia. Cy Blanton fans 11 in Pittsburgh and Van Mungo guides the Dodgers over Philadelphia.
Cincinnati won the selection over Akron as the venue for the 1935 Ohio Amateur Softball Association tournament by district commissioners. The event is scheduled for August 24 and August 28 in Cincinnati.
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