First Annual Southeastern Ohio Open Tennis Championship Planned
Interest from Athens Nelsonville Gallipolis Zanesville Marietta and other district cities signals a strong field for the Aug 11 12 13 event at Ohio University courts. Notables John Lutz LeRoy Colby Don Sink and several Athens entrants set to compete in singles and doubles with entry fees of 5 cents singles and 50 cents doubles.
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Nelsonville
Gallipolis
Zanesville
Marietta
John Lutz
Bill Cherrington
Bill James
Zip” Lansley
Richard Sloan
Martello
LeRoy Colby
Zaneaville
Lewis
Central Ohio
Don Sink
Ohio University
Chillicothe
Netters Assembly
Ohio University Court
Jimmy
Dan Friedberg
Oberlin College
Herb McConskey
Ohio University Net
Frank Shay
Sonny" Shafer
Athens Messenger
Athens Netters Sweep Intercity Tennis Match 5 2
Athens defeated Lancaster 5 2 on Ohio University courts Sunday. Singles results included Roach over Court 6-3 3-6 6-4 and Singiey over Oberdorfer 6-4 10-8, with five singles wins securing the victory. An Oberdorfer Gosling doubles win closed the match. Interested teams urged to contact James Roach.
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Ohio University
Athens
Lancaster
Roach
Courtright
Singiey
Oberdorfer
Gosling
James
Freedburg
Miller
Cherrington
Austin
Tinkers
Ward
Athena
Mitchs Missing and Baseball Echoes As Winter Plans Unfold
Helen Jacobs to spend winter east writing aims to be a novelist. Branch Rickey and Phil Ball linked Rogers and Hornsby in a conference that signed Hornsby as Browns manager through 1936. Jolson Winchell shout reward offered. Babe Ruth chased Joe Sewell on train and entertained with ventriloquism. Gabby Street berates umpire Bill Kiem in Cardinals gesture. Trojan opens season Sept 23 with Occidental and Whittier. Reward for funnier fighting name than Gordon Fortenberry. Bob Fitzsimmons quotes before beating Big Ed Dunkhorst, the Human Freight Car.
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Branch Rickey
Rogers
Hornsby
Phil Ball
Browns
America
Jolson
Winchell
Babe Ruth
Joe Sewell
Gabby Street
Cardinals
Bill Kiem
Gordon Fortenberry
Cocoa
Fila
Bob Fitzsimmons
Big Ed Dunkhorst
Bob
Dunkhorst
Cardinals lift beer ban sparks managerial start
Draw Two reports Gus Frankie Frisch began his Cardinals tenure by lifting the beer ban. He warns the first stiff will draw potent plaster, a nod to old Mint league slang. Eleanor Holm sports orchids on her suit strap while Greta Gorba’s feet draw attention among famed players like Helen Wills Moody.
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Frankie Frisch
Cardinals
Eleanor Holm
Greta Gorba
Helen Wills Moody
Standings and schedules from the league update
The standings show Milwaukee 10, St Paul 8, Minneapolis 6, Louisville 4, Indianapolis 0 in the National League none scheduled. American League lists St Louis 12, Cleveland 8 and New York 13, Washington 8 with games planned today. Wednesday schedule includes National St Louis at Pittsburgh and others plus Association St Paul at Milwaukee.
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Cincinnati
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Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
St Louis
Association St. Paul
Pittsburgh St Louis
Ceveccoon
Twilight League Draw Knicks and Billiards Tie
Twilight game between Southern Ohio Electric and Recreation Billiards ended tied at three runs apiece. Haddox pitched well for the Electrics and had two hits to pace the offense. Garner and Doolittle counted two safeties for the Billiards.
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Southern Ohio Electric and Recreation Billiards
Haddox
Electrics
Garner
Doolittle
Zanesville Presses Springfield Club in MA League Pace
Zanesville beat Huntington 19 to 4 to tighten the Middle Atlantic leaders’ grip by percentage points while Dayton tied Pittsburgh 4 to 4. Wheeling opened strong with five runs and defeated Johnstown 6 to 5, and Beckley edged Charleston 3 to 2 as Land Terhune held the Senators in check.
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Middle Atlantic
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Charleston Senators
Leland Terhune
Beckley
Recreation Stars Urged To Tryout
Athens will send an all star team named the Athens Merchants to the American Legion Recreation Ball Tournament at Silver Ridge Ball Park Kanauga Ohio. Bazet Murad will organize the squad with first tryouts Friday at 3 30 p m at the Play grounds. Athens opens Friday Aug 11 vs Portsmouth with Cheshire and Cora awaiting the winner from Aug 9 contest. Nineteen teams entered as some games have been played.
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American Legion
Silver Ridge
Kanauga
Ohio
Bazet Murad
Athens Merchants
Murray
Portsmouth
Cheshire
Cora
Maxie Rosenbloom Defeated by John Henry Lewis in Non Title Bout
In San Francisco Aug 1 John Henry Lewis a Prescott Arizona Negro high school boy defeated world light heavyweight champion Maxie Rosenbloom in a non title 10 round bout before 9500 fans. Lewis floored Rosenbloom in rounds 1 2 and 3. Rosenbloom rallied in rounds 8 and 9 but the verdict went to the Utah trained Lewis who floored Rosenbloom for a brief count in round 2 and dropped him in round 1.
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U.P
John Henry Lewis
Prescott
Ariz
Maxie Rosenbloom
Rosenbloom
Lewis
Maxie
Umpire Injured in Athens Twilight Game
William Hughes, umpire in the Athens Twilight League, was carried off after being struck on the left leg by a line drive. He suffered a severe bruise and fracture, the attending reports said. The incident occurred behind the pitcher's box during Southern Ohio Electrics versus Recreation Billiards when Carroll Chesser pitched and Howard Knox hit the liner.
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William Hughes
Hughes
Southern Ohio Electrics
Recreation Billiards
Carroll Chesser
Billiards
Howard Knox
Southern Ohio
Chesser
New York Team Shifts Series as Senators Fall Behind
New York gains psychological edge over the Senators in a hard fought game in Washington. McCarthy’s club trails by one game in the pennant race as Babe Ruth fuels a seven run burst with a triple and a five bagger. Browns beat Indians as St. Louis gains ground. sparse details on other league actions follow.
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Ruth
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Cleveland
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Brown and Kamm
Burleigh Grimes Returns to Cardinals After Cubs Release
St Louis Cardinals sign veteran spitball hurler Burleigh Grimes returning from the Chicago Cubs where he had just received an unconditional release. Grimes, nearly 40, helped the Cardinals to two pennants and a world championship before the move.
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U.R
Burleigh Grimes
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
Branch Rickey
Cubs
Hubbell Aims for 16th Shutout Record After Eight This Year
King of shutouts Carl Hubbell has eight this season the best NL performance since Babe Adams also had eight in 1820. The Giants ace now targets Grover Alexander’s 16 shutouts as he pursues a new mark.
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Carl Hubbell
Babe Adams
Giants
Grover Alexander
Sandusky Denny Post to Meet South Euclid in Ohio Tourney
In Columbus on August 1, Sandusky Denny Post No. 8 advanced to the second round of the Ohio American Legion Baseball Tournament after a 16 to 2 win over Belmont Post No. 312. South Euclid beat Port Clinton 11 to 4 in its opening game.
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U.P
Sandusky
Denny Post
South Euclid
Ohio American Legion
Belmont Post
Port Clinton
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