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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1925
Page
6
Swiger stars for Cigars as they beat Agles 10 4 in a Gwilight League standings update. Josten's Cigars and Hawitt-Boden lead near .500 with several clubs showing mixed results in the standings.
The Eagles fell to the Jostens 10–4 Monday as fielding miscues and key late errors doomed Fen and crew. Harlow, Roling, Figgins, and Pop Hanley led the bats. Swiger set a league record with nine middle-infield putouts despite two botched chances. Umpire Eck Beverage worked plate duties.
Questioning if a team trailing at five innings can still win when rain or darkness ends a game with unfinished innings. Historical note explains that if the second-at-bat side scores enough to lead before three outs, the final score stands and the home team may win without all outs used.
Mrs. Nellie McQuillan details how sudden wealth and fame affected her marriage to baseball star Hugh McQuillan. She recalls rising salaries, late nights, and parties as tensions grew, while Miss Helene Goebbel cites fines for drunkenness and a debauched eve of a game.
A fishing note explains muddy taste in large and small mouth bass, especially from shallow or murky waters in warm season. It advises steaking bass by removing skin scales and bones from the flanks to eliminate the muddy flavor, then describes the halting steps starting with holding the fish by the head.
The author describes cutting a bass from tail to head along the back and gills to remove bones skin and odor creating bone free slabs. After meal ready fillets are wrapped and fried in hot oil for portable odorless meat with notes of Ontario bass grounds.
The baserunner may advance the moment the fielder first touches the ball, even if it bounces or is juggled by another fielder before final possession. Holding the base until the play is completed would expose runners to fielding trickery, so the runner’s right to advance exists at the moment the catch is made.
A legendary 1910s to 1920s tennis figure rose in 1912 under McLoughlin and Bundy, never claimed a national title but finished runner-up in 1912 and 1921. Known for chesslike court craft, strong physique, and endurance, he dominated middle states titles and doubles crowns with several era-defining performances. He played for Penn and joined the Davis Cup team reaching the 1913 semifinals.
A Merion Pennsylvania native stands five feet ten inches tall and weighs 160 pounds at age 36. The brief notes the athlete's birthplace and physical stats.
Marietta Country Club women defeated Athens 104 4 percent to win the tri club trophy. Final scores show Marietta 38 Athens 37 Parkersburg 32 with detailed lineups and player totals for the Friday match.
New York wins as Sam Jones earns his 14th victory, limiting Cleveland to seven hits. Babe Ruth struck out three times against Garry Buckeye, while Jones and Meusel each had two hits with Meusel driving in all the Yankees runs.
Franklyn E Doan a 17 year old from Lima leads the eight club Ohio Indiana circuit as its president in a historic entry into professional baseball. He becomes the youngest league chief amid a growing organization and regional reach.
A Los Angeles survey claims the city led in U S sport activity with 1 775 000 golfers at 74 courses and over 2 million spent on balls The city reports 1 000 000 baseball attendees at Pacific Coast League games plus heavy crowds in boxing football auto racing yachting and other sports including bowling basketball swimming and tennis
The Athletics beat the White Sox 3 to 2 in 12 innings with Miller driving in the winning run. The Pirates swept the Phils 3 to 2 in both games, widening their lead. Other scores include the Tigers 3 to 2 over the Senators, Cards rallying to 7 to 6 over the Giants, Yankees 3 to 2 over the Indians, Braves 3 to 1 over the Reds, Cubs 7 to 4 over the Dodgers, and the Browns 12 to 4 against the Red Sox.
More than twenty five Nichols Hennessy family members gathered Sunday in Mason City for an old fashioned country chicken dinner and reunion.
The Rev. 8 J Kaetzel pastor of Bethany M E and Forrest Run M E churches with Mrs Kaetzel and three children drove by car Monday to southern Indiana. They will visit relatives at Huntington and Lincoln City to see kin of Mrs Kaetzel. Lincoln City is where Nancy Hanks is buried.
Members of the Needle club and their husbands with invited guests motored to Long Bottom Friday evening and spent the night at the Reed home. Thirty five attended a picnic supper and enjoyed a fine gathering with Mr and Mrs W B Reed and Mrs Reed's three sisters and their husbands on vacation.
Mr and Mrs Roy Smith and daughter Gertrude departed Monday for an auto trip to Lewisville near Denver to visit relatives and stay about a month. Mr and Mrs Floyd Mees announce the birth of a 10 pound daughter Sunday. Miss Madge Ferguson leaves Monday for Athens to visit cousin N S Croy and family. Mr and Mrs Jacob Roller drove to Parkersburg Sunday with their son Mark visiting briefly. The Rev and Mrs Moenkhouse spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Harry Keiser of Minersville. Mr and Mrs Norman Russel of Warren are here briefly. Mrs Lena Buck of Cleveland visits at the Grueser home in Minersville. The Pomeroy Women’s Music club met at the Baptist church Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Leo Phillips and Miss Norma Joachim left Sunday for trips to Iowa. Mr and Mrs Harry Mescher and family return from two weeks with Mrs Mescher’s brother Henry Grueser in Marion. Dr and Mrs S A McCullough and Mr and Mrs Phillip Meinhart of Monkey Run depart Sunday for Los Angeles to visit relatives for a week or ten days. Mrs Frank Gloeckner visits friends in Columbus for a few days.
我问基尔兰对比现代冠军与老手的看法。他说搏击比以前更科学，残暴性几乎消失。
American League results include New York 3 Cleveland 2 and St Louis 12 Boston 4. Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2 in 12 innings. National League tallies show Boston 3 Cincinnati 1 St Louis 7 New York 6 Chicago 7 Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 2 in 11 innings.
The text lists matchups for several teams across cities including St. Paul Columbus Minneapolis Toledo Kansas City Indianapolis Milwaukee Louisville Pittsburgh Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago New York St. Louis Cleveland New York St. Louis Boston Detroit Washington and Chicago Philadelphia. No other games scheduled.
Columbus featherweight Johnny Andrews beat Bob Rendély in six rounds. Johnny O Keeffee defeated by knock or. Kaye Williams fouled leading to Young Roberts getting a third round decision. Tommy Milton beat Jimmy Bryce in the fourth. Tommy Bates and Chuck Byers fought to a draw in six rounds. Fred Lowe vs Howard Danford in 6 out of 11 games tonight at Theta Chi on East State Street. Athens fans invited. Lowe averages 35 ringers per game. Danford considered strong. Fred Seeley in charge.
A veteran recalls Queensbury rules adoption introducing padded gloves and limited rounds, describing how gloves and structured bouts brought skill and scoring. He laments overtraining methods of the past, notes water avoidance, facial masks to reduce fat and bleeding, and self training without trainers.
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