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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1938
Page
6
A collection of sports and odd notes. Baseball rule talk and manager quotes appear alongside player tidbits from McCarthy Hubbell and Mace Brown. Coach and college bits mix with deer hunting, night football, a scarecrow uniform request, and a golfer’s scoring stat.
Henry Armstrong faces Italian Lou Ambers in a bid to add the lightweight title to his featherweight and welterweight crowns. The bout, moved indoors to Madison Square Garden, could draw about 17 000 spectators with a gate near 130 000 dollars.
Pittsburgh defeats Cincinnati 10 to 0 as Brubaker and L Waner pace the attack with two RBIs each. Handley, Vaughan, and Brubaker contribute three base hits with Brubaker and L Waner homering. Davis takes the loss as attendance reaches 6,263.
Mack s 14 Boston 11 in a dense box score heavy game. Notable names include Foxx Parker and Cronin with multiple RBIs and two homers by Mayes. Pitchers Diekman and Rose, with Nelson and Ross also contributing on offense, while errors by Ross Ambler Cronin McNair shape the late innings.
National: Boston at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Chicago Pittsburgh at St Louis Brooklyn at New York American: New York at Washington Philadelphia at Boston Chicago at Detroit St Louis at Cleveland Association: Milwaukee at Columbus Kansas City at Toledo St Paul at Indianapolis Minneapolis at Louisville
In a patchy box score, Dodgers defeat Giants 7 to 3 with Hale and Hemsley driving in runs. Tietje and Cole allowed multiple hits while St. Louis 8, Cleveland 8 on the day. The world’s fastest bird, the duck hawk, is timed at 180 mph.
The Buchtel Colts defeated Sugar Creek 19-4 on Sunday to extend their win streak to eight. Turner homered and Elkins tripled as Garlinger struggled late, allowing four runs in the seventh before finishing two scoreless innings. A separate report notes Cal.-D. R. Bain and Paul Finney were jailed after a court fight, saying they had nothing else to do.
Chestnut Hill Mass. Australia’s bid to reach the Davis Cup challenge round hinges on 19 year old Jack Bromwich. They open the inter zone final against Germany at Longwood in a four singles and one doubles format. Bromwich faces Henkel with Quist vs Von Metaxa. Doubles Friday and final singles Saturday.
Mayor Cornelius D. Scully instructed Safety Director George Fairley to draft a new code of manners for traffic officers. The directive aims to curb harsh enforcement and encourage courteous treatment of motorists in Pittsburgh.
Boston and Philadelphia split a tight contest after Cuccinello homered twice and Weintraub drove in two as Mulcahy earned the win over Hollingsworth. Turner and Reis each walked three as Boston outhit Philadelphia despite the loss.
Roy Ludington, manager of the Crafts Shows, seeks to discard a nonchalant lion deemed unsuitable for displays. The creature grows meek when prodded and blank cart ridges are fired, and nearby zoos refuse to take it.
Workers on the lofty spire of St Patrick's cathedral in Melbourne have grown beards to shield against sunburn and winds while performing maintenance atop the structure.
The Yankees widened their lead to eight games by sweeping Washington 16-1 and 6-2, while Pittsburgh held a five-game NL edge. Brooklyn upset the Giants 7-3 on Goody Rosen’s bases loaded double, Cubs beat Cardinals 5-4 in 11 innings, and Red Sox lost for the sixth straight, 14-11 to the Athletics.
New York defeated Washington 6 to 2 in the second game after a 6 to 2 first game. DiMaggio homered for the Yankees with Bonura also sending one out. Travis and DiMaggio each had two base hits as the Yankees tallied in seven innings while Ruffing and Krakauskas split mound duties.
St Louis and Chicago opened with a doubleheader. In game one St Louis built a lead but Chicago stormed back, with Moore driving in four runs including a homer. Martin Medwick and Collins added key RBIs as the teams combined for multiple extra-base hits. In game two Martin homered and J Martin drove in runs as St Louis edged Chicago, though errors by Gutteridge and French steadied the Cubs.
Gallipolis reports a new patrolman may be appointed this week from a civil service list led by Hobart Wilson, with Dale Russell and Howard Gates also on the list. City patrols are thin with one officer by night and one by day, aided by two unempowered merchants' police. Sheriff Hatfield and deputies assist as needed, but no funding decision has been announced.
The Gallipolis-Mercerville Dramatic Club will present The Swappers at the school building this Friday August 26. Cast includes Charles Caldwell Eloise Harrison Virginia Fisher Mildred Sheets Virginia Caldwell Howard Shaw Emma Lou Houck Myron Sheets Terrill Davis.
At the 60th annual Blazer reunion in Centenary Gallipolis on Sunday about 150 relatives gathered. Newly chosen officers include Dr. Eugene Blazer West Mansfield as president Miss Flora Blazer LaRue as vice president and Mrs Cleo Halley Porter as secretary treasurer.
Ruth Kolling of the American Red Cross spent a week in Gallipolis meeting Mrs. Wayne Booth, Gallia County Chapter executive secretary, to organize a permanent disaster committee with riverfront sub chairmen. In floods or disasters, the Gallia Chapter will be led by Rev. George Sagen with district chairman Delbert Dillon Crown City, William Chambers Eureka, C. G. Houck Kananga, Merrill Bunce Addison, Otto Rothgeb Cheshire.
Homer W. Walter president Chamber of Commerce completed the first permanent city beautification step by turning a former city dump near his residence at Vanden's Point into a beauty spot. NYA members planted barberry iris arbor vitae and other evergreens under Walter's supervision and planning.
Announcement states Ray Troth, Rio Grande teacher and Rio Grande College alumnus, named coach succeeding Paul R. Lyne who was removed by Cambridge Ohio. Troth has coaching experience. Also reports B C Zuhars discharged from Holzer Hospital after chin infection.
Miss Olive Brush of the State Auditor's Office to spend six weeks at the Gallia County Court House examining the accounts of the 17 clerks of boards for education in the county.
Gallia social scene features Mrs G A Mack hosting forty friends for a palm room dinner bridge at the Lafayette Hotel with a four course meal and prize winners Mrs E E Hatfield Mrs John Schreiner and Mrs J E Halliday Jr out-of-town guests include Mrs John Finley of Cleveland and Mrs C E Campbell of Cincinnati. Several residents attend a state Daughters of America meeting in Dayton while others visit relatives in Indiana West Virginia and the Carolinas. A wedding shote: Mr Harry S Leach and Mildred Broyles wed in the Grace Methodist Church parsonage with family present.
In Gallipolis a ring ceremony was held Tuesday evening for J. Harold Wolfe, a late local banker, as R L Compton and Harry H Baker of Cincinnati representing the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite performed the rite. Wolfe’s father’s Scottish Rite ring was presented to Jack Wolfe, his eldest son.
Gallipolis reports Thelma Daniels a 13 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs C O Daniels of Guyan Township has been admitted to Children’s Hospital Columbus by County Health Nurse Margaret Jones for treatment of tubercular spine trouble.
Gallia County commissioners abruptly stopped all county road improvements at a special meeting. County prosecutor John W. Howell says the move could make the county liable for accidents on unfinished highways. The halt delays bridge, culvert, grading, lime and gravel work but WPA operations and crews continue.
County Agent Starbuck reports Gallia County’s fall apples are near zero. The season delivered the county’s best peach year with thousands of baskets marketed.
GALLIPOLIS announces the annual Bing family reunion will be held in Logan Ohio on Sunday August 21. Logan was chosen for its central location according to the organizer.
Max Tawney, local photographer, plans an extensive enlargement of his business block at Court and Second Streets in Gallipolis. A new stairway will provide access to a basement photo finishing department, and the first floor will be remodeled to add space and equipment. A commercial photography department will be added with Walter F. Capson of Pittsburgh assisting.
Miss Elizabeth Grover daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Grover will wed Mr Donald Love son of Mr and Mrs John Love this evening at the Grover home near Vinton Rev J L Stephenson of Bidwell will conduct the services with only relatives and close friends present.
Gallipolis records show temperatures averaging between 96 and 97 degrees for three consecutive days, signaling continued hot weather. No rainfall reported as residents endure the heat.
Rio Grande officials report inadequate fire protection due to funding shortages. Despite full reservoirs and accessible fire plugs, the village lacks essential fire hose. The village fathers seek a solution to the hose problem amid rising safety concerns.
Acting for a state public health grant of 12, the Medical School of the University of California lists its first group of 12 medical students to receive postgraduate courses in controlling venereal diseases.
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