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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1935
Page
13
Neud appears in a garbled notice with names George Scarbo and Thomas referenced. The fragment suggests a local item or obituary style notice but lacks clear dates places or actions to confirm details.
A garbled account references a baseball club, Walters, and Hub with unclear matchups. It mentions teams like Dodgers Braves Phillies Giants and Pirates, and notes recent games, leading to an implied division battle and a doubleheader. Strong entities include Dodgers Braves Phillies Giants Pirates and Cleveland Indians names and scores.
National games include Cincinnati at Pittsburgh St Louis at Chicago Boston at Brooklyn and New York at Philadelphia. American Association matchups show Columbus at Milwaukee Toledo at Kansas City Indianapolis at Minneapolis and Louisville at St Paul plus ie at Detroit and Philadelphia at New York and Washington at Boston.
A new point tournament at Athens Country Club runs Saturday and Sunday for adults and juniors. Three-fourths of each player's handicap applies. pars on holes three seven and nine award five points, pars on two six and eight award two points, and bogeys on one four and five subtract a point. Junior play began yesterday and continues through Saturday over 36 holes with three prizes.
Curt Davis Johnny Vergez Ethan Allen led Phillies-Davis past Carl Hubbell for a third time this season. Tex Carleton Billy Herman aided Cubs-Former relief for 7 innings as they toppled Pirates. Paul Richards Athletics drove in two with a double to beat the Yankees. Lou Gehrig hit his 18th homer in the 1600th consecutive game. Alvin Crowder Tigers pitched well in a 5 2 win over the White Sox. Hal Trosky Indians homered and had two singles in a 14 run first game of a doubleheader. Jack Knott Browns won at St Louis over Cleveland despite errors. United States reaches 40 foreign nations by telephone. 82 750 000 telephones in use.
ALAN GOULD says Joe Louis has the punch and ring craft to become the next world heavyweight champion and likely will beat Max Baer in a September bout at the Polo Grounds. The piece notes Braddock’s contract with Madison Square Garden and Louis’s deal with Mike Jacobs, calling the Baer bout the strongest drawing card boxing has had in years. Louis’s defense, power, and finish are highlighted as the key factors in a likely decisive victory.
After a 3 to 1 loss to Carbondale last Sunday in a pitching duel featuring Dizzy Dean for CCC and Carlin for Carbondale, CCC plans a rematch at Birch Hollow Park next Sunday. Carbondale has open dates on Labor Day and Sept 8. teams seeking games on those dates should contact the Carbondale manager.
Frank Shields and Sidney B Wood meet in the Eastern Grass Courts Championships semi finals as former Davis Cup stars search for a path to the title. Shields loses 6-2 0-6 6-4 to Wilmer Hines while Wood defeats Val Surface 6-4 6-2.
The Jackson Camp was to stage amateur boxing at Rufus Putnam Field on Tuesday. Details were not received and the Athens Zaleski bouts held here Tuesday were not confirmed. Full results and coverage are promised in Sunday Messenger.
Indiana fighters Chuck Woods and Matty Bagnatto won by outpointing their opponents. Woods defeated Tracy Cox in a 140 and 440 match in Indianapolis. Bagnatto beat Nat Kadin in Toronto, earning 8 points for New York.
The Great Lakes Championship sailboat races at Vermillion Harbor begin with Ed Knevals of Detroit leading Star 131 in the opening event. Eight star boats from the Fourth International District compete, followed by the Sears Elimination Race winner Bill Haslett of Cleveland.
Camp Athens defeated The Plains 8-0 at The Mains Field on Thursday night. Pitcher Gerhart limited The Plains to four hits and led a 12 hit attack with Graff catching Savage and Nelson as batteries. The win extends Camp Athens to six straight wins and sets up a return game Friday at Gilouster against the Glouster Merchants.
Chicago Cubs catcher Gabby Hartnett, sidelined a week with an ankle injury, is back in uniform but will not play until at least next Monday.
Chicago alumni and Varsity C supporters plan a large party for Amos Alonzo Stagg to mark his 73rd birthday. Stagg, now with the College of the Pacific, will turn 73 on August 14.
Deanne O Me honey of Ireland at 223 defeated Jie Browning of Verona Mo at 229 in 40 minutes 52 seconds. Gus Sonnenders of Lynn Mose at 202 threw Al Mercer of Springfield Macs 200 242. Monad Cantonwine of Portland Ore 234 threw Ernie Zeller Indianapolis 22 Mayes McLain Pryor Okla 24 draw with Fred Myers Chicago 208 30 minutes.
At Westwood Country Club Cleveland four players advance to semis in the Women's Western Golf Tourney. Margaret Russell of Detroit faces Marian Miley of Lexington in one match while Marion Leachman of San Francisco meets Mrs. D. T. Atwood of Chicago in the other. Shorb won the driving contest and Robinson of Des Moines took the top putting prize.
William Kuretof of Cincinnati won the Mrandywine feature at the Mth annual T. Clarence Marshall Trapshoot yesterday with a 17 percent score. Vehicle registrations in Tokio in the first quarter reached 1 003 passenger cars and 237 trucks, up from 745 and 193 a year earlier.
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