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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1929
Page
9
A sports column discusses the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees in a tight pennant race. It notes the A's strength beyond stars and the Yanks relying on pitching and mentality, with observers watching the scoreboard during a tough stretch.
Fourteen years ago Ben Paschal joined the Cleveland Indians from the south as a pinch hitter and outfielder. He did not stay long but contributed a key single with two outs off Detroit pitcher Joliet, in a game recalled as a no hit effort.
Freddy Miller of Cincinnati defeated Harry Forbes of Chicago in ten rounds Tuesday night here in a hard fought welterweight Berap bout. Miller won every round on the official scorecard.
Rain drenched the National Public Links event as three players quit after a rough first qualifying round. Henry Fabrizio led with 70 while Louisville’s Kersey and Casper Denny posted 72 and 73 respectively, guiding their team to 399. Disqualified players included Bush Cusick and Lemke for rule breaches. Kauffman faltered to a 77.
MacDonald Smith, leading the field by six strokes, shot 40 for the first two rounds to top the Lone Island Open at Salisbury Plains. Gene Sarazen is second with 46 as the third round tees off.
Four visiting English players, including Oxford Cambridge members, were eliminated at Meadow Club during the annual grass court invitational. Frank Shields, ranked 10th, was upset by Ronald Strachan, while Eddie Jacobs of Baltimore defeated H W Bunny Austin in a later match.
A lively baseball column notes Art Shires misread a near homer against the Yankees with Lena Black admonishing him at third base. It also cites the Indians as a hard hitting but often shut out club, twelve times up to August, while the Cubs boast big profits and request new sweatshirts for Dazzy Vance due to a ragged sleeve.
Thirty two golfers qualified for match play in the Western Amateur Junior Tournament at Chicago. Fred Lyon of Illinois led the qualifiers with 72, followed by William Redmond of Joliet 73 and other top scores from Indiana Ohio Michigan Wisconsin and Illinois. Lyon, runnerup in 1927, was favored to win.
In Cleveland a few years Sam Rice stole second third and home in one game, taking three pitched balls. Bob Clark, a young right hander, pitched for Cleveland and admitted he did not watch Rice closely after the steals, saying he did not think Rice would steal home too.
The item notes standings within a sports association and mentions teams and divisional positions, referencing the American Association structure and likely early-season results.
Unclear OCR results show scores across several games with teams like Kansas City Toledo Milwaukee Louisville St Paul Muttveapolis Indianapolis and Cleveland Detroit St Louis Philadelphia New York Washington listed. Some lines indicate in innings and only scheduled games but details are garbled.
Henry L. Farrell profiles Connie Mack focusing on patience as he rebuilt the Athletics and shaped a pennant hopeful team. The piece notes Mack’s trial with youth and veterans, praises his modesty, and highlights prospects like Jimmy Foxx and Lefty Durocher era figures.
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