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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1937

Page

11

Red Sox Move Into Second Place Behind Yankees

The Boston Red Sox rise to second in the AL on a nine game win streak but trail the New York Yankees by nine games after the Yankees crush the Chicago White Sox 13 8. Boston sweeps Cleveland Detroit and St Louis to gain ground as Chicago stumbles in the NL Cubs drop to Phillie.

George Kirkley New York U.P Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Yanks Chicago White Sox Boston New Cleveland Indians Detroit St. Louis Red Sox Chicago Yankees Lou Gehry Philadelphia Athletics Washington Senators Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies Bucky Walters Bruins Cubs New York Giants Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Bees St. Louis Cardinals

Yankees pound White Sox in power display at Comiskey

Mitch notes the Yankees rout the White Sox in a four game series at Yankee Stadium after a prior Chicago win at Comiskey Park. He cites Gehrig and DiMaggio's hitting as decisive as injuries mount for both clubs and Detroit, while discussing a 23 to 25 man roster limit debate sparked by recent cripples. Washington adds a taxicab count near 6000 as a separate note.

New York Detroit Tigers Joe McCarthy Bill Terry Ledger Walter O. Briggs Detroit

Racer George Eyston Aims 400 MPH Run In Salt Lake City

Capt George Eyston plans to depart for Salt Lake City within two weeks to attempt a world record run at 400 miles per hour in the largest and most powerful car ever built. The ambitious project, witnessed by automotive circles, seeks to push speed records to new extremes.

London Iu.p George Eyston Salt Lake City

What’s on the Air Radio Listings and Names

Radio program notes mention Ray Heatherton Hobart Bosworth and Oscar Shaw alongside Dailey Orch. Jack Palton and Booke Carter in a spread of entertainment and sports resume items.

Ray Heatherton Hobart Boswort Dailey Orch Jack Palton Hollywood News Booke Carter Oscar Shaw

Mythic Ranger Ends America's Cup Era As Polarizing Champion

Henry McLemore notes the America's Cup concluded with Ranger’s dominance over Endeavour 2nd. He argues the class J format and high costs deter challengers and suggests a boat size change. He praises Coast Guard service and calls for historical perspective on yacht racing.

Giants Defeat Reds In 12 Inning Pitching Duel

In Cincinnati, the New York Giants edged the Reds 2 to 0 in 12 innings as Clyde Castleman and Lee Grissom delivered a brilliant mound duel. The loss drops Cincinnati to one-half game above the cellar-dwelling Phillies with a series against Brooklyn beginning today.

Cincinnati A.R Cincinnati Reds Reds New York Giants Philadelphia Phillies Clyde Slick) Castleman Lee Grissom Castleman Grissom New Sam Leslie Harry Danning Blondy Ryan Lou Chiozza Leslie Danning Burgess Whitehead Brooklyn

Dodgers 9 Pirates 6 in erratic Brooklyn win

Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 9 to 6 as multiple players drove in runs. Manush, Stripp, Handley and Waner collected RBIs with Brack and Young adding two base hits each. Blanton took the loss after giving up several runs while Brant and Brandt pitched for Brooklyn.

Boelich Prandt Brooklyn Pittsburgh Young Handley Todd L. Waner Brubaker Cooney Manvush Stripp P. Waner Youngs Winsett Manush Brack Thlen Jensen Blanton & Brandt Blanton Hoyt Brandt Weaver

DiMaggio Homer Sparks Red Sox Victory

Boston beat St Louis 4 to 1 as DiMaggio hit a home run and 7 hits off Haines. Haines pitched 7 innings giving up 7 hits, Harrell relieved for 2 innings. Errors by Brown and Martin, stats list 2 double plays and 2 sac bunts. Attendance 2,274.

Haines Harrell T. Moore Nes Vensenerrsnee Brown Martin DiMaggio English MacFaycen Medwick Fletcher MacFayden Mueller Cuccinello Fietcher Warsner Pletcher Warwtler Mise Gutteridge Boston St. Louis MacPayden

Baseball Scoring Confusion in 1930s Box Score Fragments

Fragmentary OCR box score recounts runs batted in and base hits for players such as Gehrig DiMaggio and Appling. Notes substitutions and defensive plays are garbled with unclear inning details and base on balls counts. The passage shows a chaotic summary of a doomed game with multiple misreads and missing context.

Giants 2 Reds 0 in baseball game summary

New York and Cincinnati played a low scoring contest. Whitehead and Ryan drove in runs for the Giants while Ott Leslie and Danning contributed two base hits. Pitchers Castieman and Grissom fanned multiple batters as both teams left several on base.

Leslie Loth New York Cincinnati Scarsella Myers Whitehead Ryan Ott Danning Kampouris Castieman Grissom Wwyore Abra Oromy BREE Cuyler Rf Moore Walker Scarsia Berger Cf Hafey Ripple V.devin Lieber Rigas Chiosza Empors M'Crty Omvyers Catiman

Red Sox rally past Indians in tight 5-4 win

Boston beats Cleveland 5 to 4 as Pytiek hits a home run and McNair drives in key runs. Averill, Trosky, Bolters, Higgins contribute with extra-base hits. Hudlin and Newsom shuttle mound duties with 3,100 in attendance.

Totels DeSauters Putlak Campbell Mills Poxx Higgins McNair Melillo Averill Trosky Bolters Campbell New New= Home run-—Pytiek, Biolen bases — ry, Pytiek Chapman Higeine Bie Pieys Hale Kroner Trowky Foxx Cleveland Boston Bells Hudlin Newsom

Tigers Triumph 5-3 Over Phillies in Slugfest

Detroit beats Philadelphia 5 to 3 as Pox Gehringer Greenberg and Johnson drive key RBIs. Home runs by Pox Johnson and Greenberg spark the offense while Johnson, Greenberg and Gehringer add multi hit nights.

Athens Rifl emen Compete in Akron Small Bore Meet

Claude Westfall and Charles Woodworth represented Athens in the Fourth Annual Zeppelin Small Bore Rifle and Pistol tournament at Akron last weekend. Westfall placed second in three events and also earned a third and a fifth in two-man events. Woodworth took third in a two-man match.

Claude Westfall Charles Woodworth Akron Westfall Woodworth

Browns 7 Nats 4 in tight interleague showing

Browns defeat Nationals 7 to 4 as Koupsi earns the win and Appleton allows nine hits. Care y and Koupsi lead with two RBIs each, while Left on base totals show St. Louis 6 and Washington 12. Attendance listed as 00.

Linke Lowie Washington Travis Carey Koups Hempsey Bell Davis Mikles W. Perrer Lewis Clift Devis Knickerbocker Hemsley St. Louis Appleton Chase Koupa Hogsett Koupal Appieton

Phillies defeat Cubs as Demaree stars in 4-2 win

Philadelphia scores four runs on eight hits to best Chicago 4-2. Demaree drives in two with a home run and two RBIs while Martin adds a homer and Arnovich two base hit lead the offense. Shoun takes the loss as Walters fans four in a 6531 attendance game.

Harrnett Root Philadelphia Chicago St Reeresees Frrore Martin Moore Scherein Demaree Arnovich Young Bacrifice Jureer Walters Shoun Bryant Hite

Schmeling Set to Return for Louis-Farr Title Fight

Max Schmeling of Germany, former heavyweight champion, will travel to New York for the Joe Louis Tommy Farr title bout on August 26, per a cablegram to promoter Mike Jacobs.

New York U.P Max Schmeling Germany Tommy Farr Mike Jacobs

Perroni Wins 10 Round Decision in Cleveland Showdown

Cleveland heavyweight Patsy Perroni defeated Steve Dudas of Edgewater New Jersey by ten round decision before 3 203 fans Thursday night. Perroni improves his boxing record with the win in the main event at the local arena.

Cleveland U.P Patsy Perroni Steve Dudas Edgewater N. J

Ranger Cups Fourth Race To Keep Cup

Newport Rhode Island reporters note Ranger won the defenders race to guard the America's Cup. Harold S. Vanderbilt steered Ranger to defeat Endeavour II in a clean sweep, marking the 13th homeboat victory and Vanderbilt achieving a third cup as skipper.

Henry McLemore Newport, &. I U.P Lawtly Ranger Harold S. Vanderbilt Class J Ranger Cups Newport R. I U.R England America Vanderbilt T. O. M. Sopwith Charles Parr Parr Columbia Reliance Sir Thomas Lipton Sopwith Endeavour

Carbon Hill To Host Double Bill With Coshocton and Sugar Grove

Carbon Hill will host a double header featuring the Coshocton Independents at 1:30 PM on Sunday. The Pottersburg Red Sox have dropped from the Central Ohio League and Coshocton has replaced them. Carbon Hill also faces Sugar Grove Gascos on Sunday August 15 as the league-leading team visits.

Carbon Hill Red Birds Coshocton Independents Carbon Hill Pottersburg Red Sox Coshocton Sugar Grove Gascos

Standings and Saturday Games Across Leagues

NATIONAL New York 2 Cincinnati 0 and other scores list team totals by city. AMERICAN New York 13 Chicago 8 Detroit 5 Philadelphia 3 St Louis 7 Washington 4. ASSOCIATION Kansas City 2 Columbus 0. Minneapolis 15 Indianapolis 10 Milwaukee 10 Toledo 7 St Paul 6 Louisville 3. Saturday games include New York at Pittsburgh and Boston at Chicago among others.

National New York Cincinnati Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago American New York Detroit Washington Cleveland Association Kansas City Columbus Minneapolis Indianapolis Milwaukee Toledo St. Paul Louisville American Cleveland New York Association Columbus Kansas City National Club L Ares Nate Tenn St Louis Vane Peeraere Siteleveland Oa Washington Steer

Millfield to meet Hocking Valley All-Stars Saturday

Millfield faces the Hocking Valley All-Stars Saturday afternoon in Nelsonville with either Orlie Toth or Woody Patton pitching for Millfield and Red Reeves on the mound for the All-Stars. The game is set for 3 oclock.

Millfield Hocking Valley Bill Sisson Mill St Athens

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