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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1939
Page
7
Cardinals catcher outfielder Joe Medwick fuels a nine game win streak with seven multi hit games in his last four outings. He leads the offense in a doubleheader sweep of the Phillies and helps trim Cincinnati’s NL lead. Weiland and Cooper hold the mound in the two wins while Reds lose ground.
The Cincinnati Reds plan a nine game stretch in six days starting Tuesday, facing the Chicago Cubs in a five game series and four with the St. Louis Cardinals as they defend their lead. Ernie Lombardi celebrated his 1,000th major league game with a pinch double in an 8 to 6 win. Luke Hamlin and Paul Derringer led a split doubleheader against Brooklyn as attendance at Crosley Field set a season mark. The Reds also added Vince DiMaggio and traded Bud Haffey during the period.
Pairings for the President's Cup at Athens Country Club list Fulton vs Walker Lusk vs Grover Slaughter vs Selby Buell vs Paulsen Smith vs E Algeo Merchant vs E Beckley Anderson vs Shirley Bailey vs Morrison Sprague vs Dean Swanson vs Cross Dailey vs Sanders J Algeo vs McKinstr y Seiple vs McPherson R Rutkoskie vs K Begg Drake vs Barstow Miller vs Gardner Richard Fought won Class B match play three down to the old man Roy Shirley Dr Sprague and Bill Drake shared second third and fourth prizes In Class A Sherman Gilmore Dr A K Buell and W H Hammy Oldfield were two down A three way tie for first John Algeo R Rutkoskie and John Swanson shared fourth money Women golfers to play blind bogey next Wednesday.
Q and A compiled sports brief notes Yale defeated Georgia 19 to 0 at the Yale Bowl on October 9, 1926. The Cleveland Rams’ coach is Earl Clark. Richard Porter was a right handed batter and thrower.
The 39th Women's Western golf championship opened at Oakland Hills Detroit with a record entry of 140 players from 11 states and Canada. Edith Estabrooks of Dubuque leads favorites after Patty Berg’s absence due to surgery, with former champions Dorothy Traung Marion Miley and Lucille Robinson Mann among entrants. The low 32 from today’s 18 hole qualifier advance to daily match play through Saturday’s 36 hole final.
Henry McLemore surveys boxing golf tennis and horse racing with bold bets and promises. Bob Pastor bets 2500 on a lighter heavyweight bid while Joe Louis looms. Riggs Parker and McNeill named as Davis Cup team with Marble Orcutt as strong national contender and Maureen Orcutt eyed for the women’s golf title alongside familiar rivals.
Baseball results show Brooklyn Cincinnati and St Louis Philadelphia rounds with scores and end note. American League games list Cleveland Detroit Boston New York and Washington clashes. Golf section notes Dick Metz bias toward pro amateur match play and Bud Ward set to win national amateur title with Helen Jacobs’ weary form on court. Goshen New York headline indicates touring side and athletic pacing details.
Dayton golfer Bob Servis named co favorite to win the Ohio Open at Miami Valley Country Club. The 24 year old, who won the state amateur title, shares top billing with defending champion Billie Burke in the $2,500 event. A field of 100 golfers began 72 hole medal play with Servis posting strong practice rounds and a pro am tally win.
The Cincinnati Reds obtained pitcher John Niggeling from Indianapolis of the American Association. He will report to manager Bill McKechnie in Chicago Tuesday to bolster a rotation facing five games in three days against the Cubs. Niggeling, 34, has a 15 and 7 record this season for Indianapolis. Cash and two players to be named later will be sent to Indianapolis, the Reds’ farm club.
Phil Rizzuto, 20, and Gerry Priddy, 19, led the Kansas City Blues past Milwaukee 9 1 and 5 4 as Rizzuto collected seven hits and Priddy three. Johnny Babich won the opener with seven hits allowed, while Rizzuto homered in the nightcap. The Blues moved 2 1/2 games ahead of Minneapolis in the American Association standings.
George Gibbs died at his Reed West Virginia home and was buried at Sand Hill Cemetery last Sunday. The Roane County Sacred quartet from Looneyville will perform at the M E Church on Thursday August 17. Local families traveled to Cleveland for the Poultry Congress and many residents visited relatives or attended funerals in Sumner and Charleston.
Wayne Ambler former Duke infielder has been optioned by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Williamsport Grays of the Eastern League farm system officials announced.
Cleveland Indians tripled the New York Yankees at Municipal Stadium with 5 4 and 7 1 scores behind bullets Bob Feller and Mel Harder. Oscar Grimes and Bruce Campbell homered as Cleveland snapped a 14 game skid against the Yanks, while Lou Boudreau and Ray Mack potential debuts were noted amid a 76 753 crowd.
The record lists top batting and run production players with errors in the source text. D'Magio of the Yankees leads with .398, Foxx of the Red Sox follows at .364, Arnovich at .348, and Greenberg of the Tigers with 20 home runs. Williams and McCormick are noted for RBIs and related metrics, with other lines denoting incomplete or garbled data for several players.
The eastern grass court championship sees boys and girls advancing toward a 32-player field at Westchester Country Club. Davis Cup prospects focus on singles with Riggs and Parker favored, while the men's doubles draw remains unsettled after Parker and McNeill defeated Riggs and Cooke in the Southampton finals.
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