Opening program set for second fair day at Athens county
Harness racing opens Wednesday at the Athens county fair with horses from state and nearby areas. Secretary Frank Biddle expects full fields and top competition during a fast week. Purse money totals 3200 dollars, attracting outside entrants amid an entry fee schedule. card includes 2:25 trot and pace races with purses of 400 dollars each.
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Athens County
Frank Biddle
Bringig
Mrrigdie
Baseball Scores From The American Association And League Games
The report lists early baseball results across the American Association and American League with multiple matchups. Toledo and Kansas City split a doubleheader while St Louis and Philadelphia, Cleveland and New York, Chicago and Boston, Detroit and Washington, and Cincinnati and Pittsburgh also played games, detailing runs by inning and key pitchers in a dense box score style. Numerous line scores show final tallies and notable players across teams including Barnes O'Neil Meine Peters Wilkinson Campbell Thomp son Gaston Crowder Manion Grove Cochrane Blueholder Gray Schang Walberg Marn shaw Quinn Miller Pipgras Moore Hoy Bengough Petty Ehrhardt Hartnett and many others.
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American Association
Toledo
Kansas City
Fox
Barnes
O'Neil
Meine
Peters
Louisville
St. Paul
Wilkinson
Campbell
Thompson
Hopkins
Gaston
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Scapp
Burwell
Spencer
McCullough
Mancuso
Wilson Helps Cardinals Build a Great Catcher Era
The article credits catcher Wilson with revitalizing the St. Louis lineup after a trade from Philadelphia. It notes Wilson's durability and leadership, his impact behind the plate, and praise from peers like Bubbles Hart as he became central to the team's improved performance.
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Phia Phillies
Jimmy
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Jimmy Wilson
Phillies
John McGraw
Dbuidh Henting
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Bert Wilson
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Cardinals
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Hell
Bubbles Hart
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Favored OPIFeats in Lantsville Showdown
In a muddled report the favored entrant OPI ve middle doa to 4 bests leads at a Lantsville contest with CHICAGO mentioned as the holding location. The Monday tie and planter references hint at a race or exhibition outcome needing clarification.
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Lantsville
Announczain Hire
Chicago
Stribling Squires 10 round heavyweight bout set for September 6
W L Young Stribling of Georgia will meet Johnny Squires of South Africa in a 10 round heavyweight bout to reopen Madison Square Garden on September 6. The match marks a return to MSG with major boxing interest centered on the heavyweight clash.
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New York
U.P
W. L. (Young) Stribling
Georgia
Johnny Squires
South Africa
Madison Square Garden
Army Football Staff Chosen for 1942 Season
Army selections list Capt L M Bifdans as head coach with assistants Lieuts Bryan Stokes Wickes Wood and others. Major Sasse and Black among new additions. Practice to begin September 1.
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N. Y
Aus
U.P
Army
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Stokes
Theuts
Wickes
Wood
Lis
Sasse
Yost May Return To Michigan Football Duties
Ann Arbor reports that Fielding H. Yost may again coach Michigan football due to an expected dull season. Although no official word, the veteran appears set to be back to lead the squad as next week’s practice begins, filling the void left by Tad Wieman’s predecessor.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
U.P
University of Michigan
Yost
Harmess
Michigan
Polo Ticket Sales Pass $100000 Mark for U S Argentina Matches
Advance sale of tickets for the international polo matches between the United States and Argentina has passed the $100,000 mark. The matches will be played at Meadow Brook club. Also reports note final rounds in the Westchester Biltmore golf event and a possible visit by Jose Jurado to the United States for major tournaments.
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New York
U.P
United States
Argentina
Lnited States Polo Association
Meadow Brook Club
Subado
Jose Jurado
Nelsonville All-Stars defeat Corning 6 to 0 in baseball win
Nelsonville Twi light All-Stars shut out Corning 6-0 on the local grounds. Smith and Garner held Corning to four hits while Dunkle and Buckeye produced the decisive early scoring and Nelsonville benefited from aggressive baserunning and key hits.
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Corning
Nelsonvile
Nelsonville Twilight All-Stars
Smith
Garner
Nelsonville
Offerinss
Buckeye
Four Former Women Tennis Champions To Meet in Tourney
Four former National Women's Tennis champions will play in the 41st national championships at Forest Hills next week. All but current champion Helen Wills will come in the Chestnut round. Wills has a brutal first-round draw. The field includes May Sutton Tandy the 1904 holder, Molla Mallory four-time champion, and Hazel Hoterkelow Sidelar, director at Woodland Filia park to honors in the first round.
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New York
U.R
Forest Hills
Helen Wills
Ihampion
Mallory
Cleveland
Hazel Hotehkew
Joseph Sidelar
Woodland Filia Park
Day
AE Bundy
Charlotte Mile
Lerw
York
Toronto
Wightman
Erouin
Imaconald
Shinian
Old Timers survive young challengers in Nelli field clash
In Nelsonville on August 18 the Buchtel Old Timers repelled a combined attack by Murray City Tohs and Buchtel’s young players to win a tight game by a score in the single digits. Next Tuesday the Old Timers visit Haydenville and on Thursday August 23 a team from Athens will play the weather beaten Old Timers on the local grounds.
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Nelsonville
Buchtel
Murray City
Tohs
Haydenville
Athens
CAPTURE PENNANT BOEON AUG 18
Washington captured the pennant in the JunIon printers' baseball tournament by defeating Chiana Iris champions 3 to 1. It marked its sixth straight win in the series.
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A.r—Washington
Junion Printers
Todauy
Chianea
Iris
Vibhout
Tennis Champion Bjurstedt Drops Interest in Sport
reports indicate Malla Bjurstedt Mallory is losing interest in tennis. The veteran champion has not participated in recent competitions and may retreat from the sport.
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Awe
Nother Brillant Sports
Malla Bjurstedt
Carner
Mellory
Vicht
Mrs Harry Pressler Defends Western Women's Golf Title
Mrs. Harry Pressler of Pasadena California successfully defended her western women's golf title at Indian Hill Club Winnetka in an 88 hole match defeating Miss Virginia Wilson of Chicago 7 and 6.
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Indian Hill Club
Winnetka Til
Harry Pressier
Pasadena
Calif
Virginia Wilson
Chicago
Pressier
Wilson
Glouster Manager Denies Team Defeat Claim
Glouster manager says Dr Timers did not beat Glouster in state play. He notes the two teams have only played once, which Glouster won, and criticizes erroneous statements about losses.
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Glouster
Dr. Timers
Shereman
Racing Program Canceled At Fort Miami
Lack of funds and horsemen refusal to accept checks cancel today's Fort Miami racing program.
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Toledo
Fort Miam
Western Women's Golf Championship Match at Indian Hill Club
The Onwenista and Glenview clubs of Chicago met Mrs. Harry Prescler of Pasadena in a 31 hole match for the western women's golf championship at Indian Hill Club in Winnetka.
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GOLF
Don Young High Man In Weekly Rifle Shoot
Don Young was high man at the Athena Rifle Club weekly shoot held Saturday afternoon at Margaret's Creek range. He totaled 189 with an average of 47.44, while Dave Taylor and Roy Graves followed with 183 and 182 totals and averages around 45.0 percent.
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Athena Rifle Club
Margaret's Creek
Dave Taylor
Roy Graves
D. Young
Taylor
R. Graves
K. Woodgerd
Tc. Pickering
Murphey
I. Efaw
Piynoe
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Red Sox Beat White Sox 3–1 as Morris Earns 16th Win
Big Ed Morris, Boston righthander, notches his 16th win of the season guiding the Red Sox to a 3–1 victory over the White Sox at Fenway. Tomás started for Chicago, surrendering 10 hits with four in a fourth inning that produced two runs.Boston tallied in the first on three singles and again in the seventh with three more singles.
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Boston
Ed Morris
Red Sox
Thomas
White Sox
Jed
Sox
Peteo Wrack Wins Traverg Stakes at Saratoga
J R MacComber’s Peteo Wrack ridden by O Wantiel won the 25 06c Traverg stakes at Saratoga this afternoon. Victorian H FP Whitney’s three year old finished second and Sum awin, entered by Arden farms, took third.
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Peteo Wrack
J. R. MacComber
O' Wantiel
H. FP. Whitney
Sumawin
Arden Farms
East Takes Lead in East West Tennis Match
In the fifteenth annual East West tennis event East leads after William Aclotte defeated Neal Brown. Aclotte won 7-5 4-6 4-0 as Brown faded under the pace and could not sustain response.
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Forest Hills
L. 1
Willam Ay
Aclotte
Neal Brown
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