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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1929

Page

9

Twilight League Playoff Rematch Tonight For Industrial Title

Banks Ice Cream and Hocking Valley Railroad clash tonight for Industrial League championship after both won Thursday. Gra ham Paige beat Hudson Essex 10 6 to claim Twilight League title as Hudson Essex prior holder. Pfleger to receive used car trophy. league awards pending arrival.

Banks Hocking Valley Hudson-Essex Hudson-Sissex McBee Binder Jimmy Gates McBee Banks- Hocking Banka Baltimore and Ohio Macklin Pultz Hie Young Bill Hunt McKinley Minister Bradfield Young Pfleger Graham-Daige

Birthday for The Grand Old Mar

Alonzo A. Stagg the grand old man of football marked his 67th birthday in Chicago. He began as a Yale end in 1888 and has been a fixture in the sport since then, coaching the University of Chicago for 38 years.

Chicago U.P Alonzo A. Stagg University of Chicago Yale Stagg

Willis Glassgow Leads Two Sport Star Through Summer

Willis Glassgow captain of the Iowa football team spent the summer in Kansas wheat fields to stay in shape. He is also noted as a standout baseball player.

Willis Glassgow Iowa Kansas Wheat Fields

Standings Snapshot With Confusing Abbreviations

Reported standings show teams with wins losses and percentages, including Philadelphia New York Cleveland St Louis Detroit Washington Chicago Boston and others. The data includes rough figures and fragmented codes, indicating a league table with multiple teams and unclear abbreviations.

Baseball Scores From A Busy National League Night

The listing shows multiple games with city names and scores across leagues. Notable: Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 5 to 4, Chicago beat Brooklyn 9 to 5, St Louis edged Boston 3 to 0, and Detroit lost to New York 3 to 4. Philadelphia at Cleveland on wet grounds.

Standings Sparks Across Cities in Busy Pro Football Mix

A flurry of matchups hits the grid as St Paul plays Columbus and Kansas City faces Indianapolis. Milwaukee battles Louisville while Minneapolis challenges Toledo. Pittsburgh meets Boston and Chicago fights Brooklyn. St Louis hosts New York with Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Washington visits Chicago as Philadelphia goes to Cleveland. New York travels to Detroit with Boston visiting St Louis.

American Association Kansas City St. Paul Minneapolis Indianapolis Louisville Columbus Milwaukee Toledo Chicago Tseuves de Pittsburgh New York St. Louis Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston Philadelphia

Favored Gledhill and Vines Lead Tourney Bid

In Culver Indiana Keith Gledhill and Ellsworth Vines, the California stars, were favored to win both doubles and singles at the National Junior and Boys Tennis Tournament. Gledhill and Vines reached the singles semi finals with easy wins. Gledhill defeated Hugh McArthur 7 5 6 8 and Vines beat Fred Roll 6 4 6 4.

Culver Ind U.R Keith Gledhill Ellsworth Vines California Vines Gledhill Hugh McArthur Fred Roll Philadelphia

$1 800 Race Horse Runs Up Fortune in a Short Period

Jimmy McGill a former sports executive and nephew of Pittsburgh Phil built a $275 600 bankroll at Arlington Park after paying $1 800 for Patricia Marian. He bet all he had on the mare in four more starts and she won each time lifting his total from losses to a huge gain.

NEA Chicago Arlington Park Race Track Jimmy McGill McGill Denver Indianapolis Pittsburgh Phil Patricia Marian Jon Particia Martian Patricia Martan

Two Veterans in Semi-Finals at Eastern Turf Court Tennis

Aug 16 Rye N Y Two veteran American internationalists a California youngster and Englands top tennis ace advanced to the semi finals in the Eastern Turf Court Tennis Championships men s singles at Westchester Country Club William T Tilden of Philadelphia meets Johnny Doex of California while Francis T Munter of New Rochelle N Y faces H W Bunny Austin of Britain in the other semi final

Rye N.Y California Eneglund Westchester Country Club William T. Tilden Philadelphia Johnny Doex California Southpaw Francis T. Munter New Rochelle N. Y H. W Bunny) Austin

Alexander Evens Score With Locals

The Alexander Presbyterians evened the score with Vernett Wolfe's Athens team by winning last night. Dalton started for Athens and pitched two thirds of an inning, Wolfe relieved after ten runs. Enlow pitched five innings for the Presbyterians, Tanley two for the last inning. Burroughs and Cross caught for Athens, E Seiple and Oxley for Alexander.

Alexander Presbyterians Vernett Wolfe Athens To & Dalton Wolfe Alexander Boys Enlow Presbyterians Tanley Burroughs Cross E. Seiple Oxley Alexander

Watching the Scarernarn Yankees Fall Behind in Baseball Action

United Press reports Earl Whitehill held the New York Yankees to two hits as Detroit beat New York 3 to 0. The Yankees suffered a fifth straight loss, dropping 14 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics in the league standings. other games included the Indians, Red Sox, White Sox, Cubs, Braves, Pirates, Giants, and Phillies with various late-season results.

Earl Whitehill Detroit New York Yankees Tizers Whitehill Yankees Philadelphia Ath-ietics

Argentine Campolo Stuns Heeney In Ninth Round KO

Victorio Campolo of Argentina overwhelmed Tom Heeney of New Zealand with a powerful final right uppercut in the ninth round at Ebbets Field before 20,000 fans. Referee stopped the bout as Heeney staggered by the ropes after Campolo floored him late in the round. Heeney had earlier hit Campolo with strong rights but was unable to press the attack as Campolo weighed 228 pounds with a 82 inch reach aiming to meet Schmeling next.

George Kirkley United Press Wester New York Victorio Campolo Argentina Pampas Campolo Tom Heeney New Zealand Ebbets Field Jimmy Crowley Heeney Johnny Risko Humbert J. Fugary Schmeling Phil Scott Joe Jacobse Fugary New York State Athletic Commission Heetey Gene Tenney Arthur de Kuh Monte Munn Nebraska Deyends Aires

Misheard Player Banter And Umpire Chats In A Baseball Tale

A quirky mix of sport slang and on field chatter features players like Luke Sewell and Mike Cochrane. Umpire exchanges, jesting insults, and comments about Hack Wilson and Hackenschmidt pepper a lively game account.

der Schmeling Luke Sewell Luke Mike Cochrane Imad Eddie Romsie Hack Wilson Hackenschmidt Rassler Mel A’s Cleveland A‘s Hack

Home Run Club Leaders and Batting Totals Collage

A scanned list names by team shows home run leaders and batters across leagues. Notable names include Ruth Yankees Gehrig Yankees Hornsby Cubs and Goslin Senators with one each among others. The fragment references totals and standings for National and American Leagues with a final percentage around .460.

Giants Hornsby Cuyler Cubs O'Doul Phillies Frederick Dodgers Goslin Senators Rice Tigers

Hawkins Wins On Foul in Ten Round Bout

In Los Angeles on August 14 Tom Hawkins of San Diego defeated George Godfrey of Leiperville, Pa on a foul in the third round of their ten round heavyweight matchup.

Los Angeles Tom Hawkins San Diego George Godfrey Leiperville

Late Bloom Keeps Geraniums Blooming by Prompt Pick

The best way to keep plants blooming is to pick flowers as soon as they open. For geranium beds, continuous blooming is possible if blooms are not left to fade on the plant.

Golf putting rule on caddies and green marks

The rule states that when a ball is on the putting green a caddie or partner must not touch the ground in the line of the proposed putt though they may indicate direction. No mark shall be placed anywhere on the putting green as part of this inviolable rule.

Paddock in dispute with Amateur Athletic Union over Olympic team

New York Aug. 16 A A U again clashes with Charlie Paddock the famed sprinter. Paddock wrote No Son of Mine in a magazine accusing the A A U of blocking him from the Olympic squad and of branding him a mere attraction. A A U president Avery Brundage called the article unfair and inaccurate and noted the track and field selection committee favored the United States team, while Paddock claimed discrimination in seeding at Cambridge trials.

New York C.R Amateur Athletic Union Iarma Charlie Paddock Paddock Woerkiv A. A.D Awelt Funda Cambridge Paddoeck Avery Trundage Trundage A.A. U Minheer Waddock

Derby Winner Has Poor Record Since

CHICAGO August 16 UPD reported Clyde Van Dimen the Derby winner has shown mediocre form since the Kentucky Derby. Trainers plan to ship the horse back to Kentucky to recuperate. He finished out of the money against four ordinary horses at Hawthorne Track yesterday.

Chicago UPD Becanes Clyde van Dimen Kentucky Wettir Clyde Hawthorne Track

Trap Shot Stars To Meet on Monday

Vandalia reports the Grand American handicap next Monday bringing nearly 1,000 shooters to compete for 12850 in prizes. Noted entrants include PY Troch Y W Huseman Jay Graham and W M Meyers.

Trap Shot Vandalia America Py, Troch Y. WU. Huseman Jay Graham W. M. Meyers

Florida University stars crabtree and goodbread summer guards on beach

Crabtree and Goodbread, two of the Florida University varsity football team, worked during the summer as lite guards on the fashionable beach at We, N.

Crabtree and Goodbread Florida University

Seattle Girl Set for Toronto Marathon Entry

A Seattle girl is slated to compete in the Wrete ley marathon in Toronto. Martha Novelius and other entrants are listed among the participants.

Seattle Tional Park Toronto Martha Novelius Stare

Cowboy Polo Event Set in Somerset Sunday

Southeastern Ohio sports note. Somerset hosts a key polo match on Sunday August 18 with the Borer set team meeting the Cowboy Polo from Springfield. Springfield riders wear full cowboy uniforms and ride western saddles. preliminaries by Crow boy team precede the main game.

New Lexington Ohio Somerset Borerset Springfield Springfield Teacum Crowboy Ray Carson Portsmouth Wellston Fairgrounds

Muskies Open 1929 Schedule With Four New Opponents

Ohio University reassures Muskingum fans that the 1929 football campaign will start in a month with four new opponents added to the slate. Coach Stone and athletic director W. Pohange outline eight-game plans including Capital University and Mt Union, with key games at New Concord and Alliance.

Concord Muskinwun Aetif W. Pohange Maree Vale Cation Hive Crady Wil Stone Oae Stone Areienal Lange Sity

Momeret Team Defeats Come Bus Vole Club 5 to 4

In Cincinnati Aton 104 to fone games featured horsemanship as Momeret beat the Come Bus Vole Club 5 to 4. Don Galbraith of Columbia broke a toe in the third chukker. Sweeney and Ryap scored for Benerset with Ryap adding two points.

Cincinnati Momeret Comebus Vole Club Don Galbraith Columbia Ano Liden Chukker Sabe Sickle Sweeney Benerset Ryap

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