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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1924

Page

6

Hewitt-Boden derail Plumbers 10 to 1 in twilight league game

Hewitt-Boden overwhelmed the Plumbers 10 to 1 as Maurer and Darnell homered. Drake collected three hits for the Plumbers in a strong season finale performance. Oldfield leaves league hopes, while Friday features New Deal vs New Marshfield exhibition.

Hewitt-Boden Boys Hewittt-Boden Maurer Q. Darnell Drake Plumbers Oldfield McBeenders Graysons Pelay New de New Marshfield T Hewitt McQuade Darnell Russell Howard Handley Rus McGuire Heck Howard Russell O. Darnell Darnel Sweeney Trotter Cowan Pierre

Fre ncy Is Oid Nipen Champion

Emmett French, Youngstown professional, won the Ohio open golf championship at Sylvania after 72 holes in 299. P. O. Hart and Norman Beil tied for second with 302, Charles Lorms had 305, Lloyd Gulickson 307, and Bob Rogers and Bob Shaven tied for seventh at 308.

Toledo Emmett ‘French Youngstown Sylvania P. O. Hart Marietta Norman Beil Youngsun George Sargeant Combus Honore Charles Lorms Columbus Lloyd Gulickson Bob Rogers Dayton Bob Shaven Cleveland

Only Real Expert Tennis Women To Enter The Finals

West Side Club Forest Hills N Y Aug 14 Only the most expert of the women who began the national championship pursuit remained for the fourth round eight players Miss Helenius of Berkley Calif play through champion Mrs Mallory of New York six time winner Mrs Marion Zessup of Wilmington Del Mrs Mary Browne of Santa Monica Miss Mayme MacDonald of New York Miss Eleanor Goss of New York Mrs Martha Bayard of Short Hills N J and Mrs F W Roeser of New York Roeser and Miss Goss faced Bayard in the next round The doubles third round matches were set for later today with 16 teams left in the draw

H. P. Maulkus West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills N. Y West Side Helenius Berkley Calif Oeser Miss Goss Yard

Calling Shots in Tennis Great Aid to Doubles Play

An instructional piece on calling shots in doubles tennis. It highlights how one player stays at the net to read lobbed balls and guide returns, citing the Kinsey brothers Bob and Howard as a strong example and noting practice of signaling service ball direction for coordinated positioning benefits.

Mercer Beasley Rob Tom Kinsey Brothers Bob Howard Kinseys

Yankees Take Two, Leap to First in Standings

The Yankees swept the Browns to move into first place as the Tigers split with the Athletics. Pennock beat Wingard 1 to 0 in a pitcher duel, Bush edged Shocker 2 to 1, and the Tigers lost 8 to 7 after Leonard allowed the winning run in the 11th. Indians topped Senators 5 to 1. Giants fell to Pirates 4 to 2.

Browns Tigers Athletics Pennock Wingard Bush Shocker New York Stoner Leonard Tme

Iowa to Play Michigan at Ann Arbor in November Clash

The Hawkeyes and Wolverines renew a long standing series at Ferry Field in November, the second meeting since 192, following prior resumed relations last fall at Iowa City. Coveleskie delivered a strong pitching performance during the day.

Town Ann Arbor Yost Michigan Hawkeyes Wolverines Ferry Field Iowa City Iowa Coveleskie

Columbus Fights End With Ring Towel Stop

Kirk Galloway defeats Billy Kimm after Kimm’s seconds throw in the towel to end at the close of round ten in a scheduled 12 round bout. Harry Forbes and Roy Riley battle to an eight round draw.

Columbus Kirk Galloway Billy Kimm Harry Forbes Roy Riley

Ohio Teams In Action Batted In Seventh

A baseball scoreline shows Zachary and Speece making late appearances for Cleveland as the 2000 game against Washington ends 5 to 1 in favor of Washington with a seventh inning batted action noted.

Zachary Speece Washington Coveleskie Cleveland Jamieson Summa Speaker J. Sewell Burns Seewee L. Sewell Fewster Seeee Lutzke Seibold Harris Rice Goslin Judge Sete Bluege Ruel Eteen Wee P. Tenes aHargrave

Leading Hitters in the National and American Leagues

Top hitters listed by league with team affiliations and batting averages. Key names include Hornsby St Louis Wheat Brooklyn Cobb Detroit and Ruth New York, along with Cuyler Pittsburgh Roush Cincinnati Falk Colins Jamieson and Jamieson from Cleveland.

Hornsby St. Louis Cuyler Pittsburgh Wheat Brooklyn Bressler Cincinnati Roush Ruth New York No! Falk Chicago Colins Jamieson Cleveland Cobb Detroit

Giants Withdraw Protest Over Court Street Game

The petition to protest the Giant Coke game was withdrawn Wednesday. Love, a hurler for the soft drinks, had been charged with non residence in Athens before the 10 to 1 defeat of Court Street, but no action was later taken.

Love Athens Court Street

New Pacific Coast gridiron coaches announced for 1924 season

Three new coaches take command at West Coast colleges. Pop Warner to lead Stanford’s 1924 Cardinal, Andy Kerr returns at Oregon Agricultural, and J H Maddock takes over at Oregon. California, Southern California and Washington retain key figures as battles for the coast title unfold.

University OF Washington Seattle West Pacific Coast Leland-Sanford University Alo Alto California Otene Pop Corvallis Ore University of Oregon J. H. Maddock Yost Shy” Huntington Andy Smith Gilmore Dobie Stafford Naval Academy Pasadena Bagshaw Stanford Southern California University of Idaho R. L. Mathews University of Montana Rocky Mountain Pennsylvania Syracuse

How They Stand National League and American League

Standings show New York leading the National League with 70 wins and 39 losses. Pittsburgh and Chicago trail, with Cincinnati, St Louis, Philadelphia, and Boston further back. In the American League New York leads with 64 wins, followed by Detroit and Washington. Cleveland and Chicago are mid-pack, while Boston and Philadelphia chase. Games today include New York at Pittsburgh and St Louis at New York among others.

New York Pittsburgh Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati St.Louis Philadelphia Boston Pet Detroit Washington St. Louis Cleveland AIT Chicago American Associatic Kansas City Columbu Milwaukee Minneapolis Indianapol St. Paul Louisville Washingt St.ouis

Trophy scramble sparks uneven club results

The report shows mixed results with teams like Sedies OS 1 Mewitt-Boden 5 1 and Glants McBee in a cluttered scoreline. A post office and plumbers note appear in the box of odds and ends alongside scattered scores. The London dispatch notes the U S embassy denying Kellogg's support for Ruhr action, calling him neutral, and mentions smuggling through Toronto mine regions using condensed milk labels.

Crarson Sedies OS Mewitt-Boden McBee Sore

Reds Rained Out Batteries Run Short In Exhibition

In Bellairs on August 14 the Reds beat the Valley All-Stars 11 to 6 after the game was halted in the eighth inning when the supply of baseballs ran out.

Reds Bellairs Cincinnati Reds Valley All-Stars

The Straight Faced Club In Golf Strategy

A veteran golfer demonstrates the advantages of using a straight faced club in sand and rough to maintain par and precision. The piece contrasts it with the niblick and urges simple, force aware taps to leave the ball close to the cup.

Michigan eyes new end duo to replace Goebel and Kirk

Ann Arbor, Aug 14. In 1922 Michigan boasted two of the greatest ends Goebel and Kirk and were key in the Maize and Blue. Curran has graduated leaving Marion with Witherspoon Palmer and others unknown, creating a major problem for coach Yost in finding capable flankmen like the old pair.

Ann Arbor Mich Michigan Goebel Kirk Yost Curran Marion Witherspoon Palmer

Tonnists Still In Tonnists Still In

Three Californians remain in the Newport international tennis tournament with Walter Wesbrook the only casualty to date, as William Johnston and others win matches. News notes Michigan’s 1924 prospects show a tough season ahead for the Yostmen.

Robert Kinsey Newport Walter Wesbrook William Johnston Johnston Little Bill George King Willard Crocker Harvey Snodgrass Peck Griffin Nat Niles

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