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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1937

Page

9

Baseball Scores and Schedule From Thursday and Saturday

National results show Brooklyn routing Philadelphia 8 0 and 7 5 with St. Louis beating Cincinnati 6 2 and 5 1 Chicago topped Pittsburgh 7 3 and Boston defeated New York 2 1 in extra innings Detroit rolled to 12 while Chicago was called after six due to rain Cleveland won 9 and St. Louis 1 Saturday games list New York at Philadelphia Chicago at Cincinnati St. Louis at Pittsburgh Boston at Brooklyn Philadelphia at New York Detroit at St. Louis Cleveland at Chicago Washington at Boston Association matchup includes St. Paul at Columbus Minneapolis at Toledo Milwaukee at Indianapolis Kansas City at Louisville

Brooklyn Philadelphia St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh Boston New York American Boston Washington Detroit Cleveland Association St L. Pet Club Oy Eeerene Seeeenenee Philadelphia Associtation Club L Pet Minneapolis Columbus Toledo Milwaukee Indianapolis Kansas City St. Paul Louisville

Baseball doubleheader summaries with St Louis and Cincinnati scores

In the first game St Louis beat Cincinnati 6 to 2 with runs batted in by T Moore Medwick Gutteridge Owen Warneke Hafey Lamardi and errors by Durocher Goodman Riggs. In the second game St Louis won 5 to 3 with RBI by T Moore Mize Gutteridge Cuyler and Medwick. Notable: Cuyler hit a three base shot and Stivers stole a base. attendance 6 430. The African cheetah note concludes the item.

Lombardi Myers Mooty Erouis Inncinnati Durocher Goodman Riggs T. Moore Medwick Gutteridge Owen Warneke Hafey Lamardi Scarsella Brown Mize Miller St. Louis Cincinnati Grissom Hallahan R. Davis Bt. Louis Mincinnath Campbell Guteridge Cuyler Abrhoa Cincy Abrhoa Moore G.davis G'dman Scarsia M'dwick Brdgry Lombrdic Tridg

Fiery heroine of a popular opera and a life in verse

A fragmented clue set references a fiery opera heroine, death notices, a Spanish girl, family terms, street, South America, a Portuguese coin, and a mournful air. It hints at a cryptic crossword style treasure of names and places tied to an opera score.

South America

Operatic Heroine Answers Puzzle Clues 60 61

A historical clue list features terms matching a puzzle answer set. Mentions opera heroine, figures like Ray Heatherton Hobart Bosworth Dailey Orch and Jack Palton, with items such as sports resume and music hall captions. The column references multiple entertainment names and programs.

Ray Heatherton Hobart Bosworth Dailey Orch Jack Palton Boake Carter Music Hall

Cubs Rally Keeps National League Race in Flux

Chicago surged to first place with a 7-3 win over the Pirates as Curt Davis notches his first complete win since July. Bill Lee nears a return to form, while the Giants fall 3 games back after a 2-1 11-inning loss to the Bees.

NEW York U.P Chicago Cubs New York Giants Boston Bees Cubs Curt Davis Phillies Charlie Grimm Davis Pittsburgh Pirates Pirates Billy Jurges Phil Cavarretta Lee Bill Lee Chicago Giants Bees Jim Turner Lou Fette Turner Fette Ripple Ott Tony Cuccinello Warstler Fletcher Harry Gumbert Reds St. Louis Cardinals Len Warneke Mike Ryba Peaches Davis

Slaughter and Rizzo Spark Birds in Narrow Win

In Columbus the Red Birds edged the Minneapolis Millers 5 to 4 to tighten the American Association pennant race. Enos Slaughter and Johnny Rizzo powered Columbus with a decisive eighth inning homer and six hits between them. Max Lanier earned the win as Columbus used four pitchers to hold off the Millers who drop to within one game of first. The Madhens beat St. Paul 5–0, while Milwaukee toppled Louisville 9–6 in ten, then 4–1 in seven. Kansas City swept Indianapolis 9–5 and 8–2.

Columbus U.P Minneapolis Millers Millers Columbus Red Birds Red Birds Enos Johnny Star Enos Slaughter Johnny Rizzo Charley Wagner Wagner Slaughter Rizzo Burt Shotton Max Lanier Minneapolis Toledo Madhens St. Paul Emmett Nelson Milwaukee Louisville Kansas City Indianapolis

Defending Champion Wetherell Seeks Title Repeal

Santa Ana California’s Lewis Wetherell aimed to complete his quarter final men’s singles match in the 15th annual National Public Parks Tennis Tournament to retain his title.

Pittsburgh U.P Lewis Wetherell Santa Ana Calif

Farr bruised by hard left hook in sparring ahead of Louis bout

Long Branch New Jersey United Press report describes Tommy Farr absorbing a savage left hook from Joey Wagner during a sparring session. The cut on Farr’s cheek may require more than two days to heal. The piece notes a belligerent camp atmosphere and hints at possible Louis entourage involvement.

Henry McLemore Long Branch N.J O.R Tommy Farr Joe Louis Tommy Joey Wagner Newark Farr

Schmeling Seeks Louis Title Fight After Farr Bout

German former heavyweight champion Schmeling offered promoter Mike Jacobs a 30 percent gate share for a Louis match possibly this autumn or next June. The proposal depends on Louis still the champion after his upcoming bout with Tommy Farr. Jacobs will refer the offer to Louis managers Julian Black and John Roxborough and reply in days. If agreed, the match would likely be in Philadelphia or Chicago rather than New York. Jacobs promotes Louis Farr on Aug 26 and a Sept 23 card of four title fights.

Farr Tommy Joe Mike Jacobs Louis United Press New York U.P Max Schmeling Germany Joe Louis Jacobs Schmeling Joe Jacobs Tommy Farr Wales Julian Black John Roxborough Philadelphia Chicago Louis-Farr

Rain Delays National Semi-Pro Baseball Tour Result

Rain halted play in Wichita Kansas washing out last night’s games in the National Semi-Pro Baseball Tour. The week-long event to decide the $5 000 first prize is rescheduled to a later day.

Wichita Kans U.P

Home Run Sparks Boston Past New York in Tight Standings Clash

In a 2 1 Boston win, Cuccinello stars with a home run and key RBIs while Ott and Reis drive runs. Gumbert suffers the loss as Leiber, English, and Steen contribute for New York. Final line shows 8 10 of offense and 2 5 tally. Attendance logged at 2,504.

N.york Abrhoa Boston J.morel Warstirss Bartellis Pitchrib Ripplerf JohnsonJf Lopez Meltonp Ag Ceeues Johnson New York Ott Cuccinello Reis J. Moore Steen English Leiber Gumbert Whitehead Leslie Bartell Pletcher Turner Melton

Red Sox 5 Athletics 4 Baseball Box Score

Boston wins 5 to 4 over Philadelphia as Marcum records the win. Higgins, Moses, Newsome, Foxx drive runs. Brucker, McNair homer and Moses hits power the comeback. Peters, Kelley successful on base. crowd 10,000.

DeSautels Huston Kelley Boston Philadelphia Ferrars Marcum Peters Higgins Moses Newsome Foxx Brucker McNair Cramer Newsome Wilson Kelley Cronin Phila Finney Cronin Athrock Foxx Johnson Chomn Melillo Newsom D’sands A-M Nair Dean Berg Nelson

Pirates Are Stopped Chicago at Pittsburgh in Baseball

Chicago offense stumbles as Brubaker and Cavarretta spark a 7 to 3 Pittsburgh win. Hack and Marty drive Chicago’s runs while Handley and Suhr contribute on defense in a crowded game attended by 6,576 with about 4,000 women present.

Chicago Abrhoa Pittsb Abrhoa Hack L.waner Diskshot Herma Waner Dem'ree Suhr Hartnett Jurges Schulte Merty Brubakr Davis Youngss Handly Pittsburgh Handley Brubaker Cavarretta Hack Herman Marty Young Brubaker Demaree. Double Play Handley, Young and Suhr Brown Brandt Bowman Weaver

Phillies and Dodgers? Baseball box score note with errors

Baseball box score details show runs for Detroit and Chicago, with walks, hits, and errors. Players like Piet, Walker, York contribute homers. Whitehead and Mulcahy take losses. crowd size estimates scarce. numerous OCR typos impair clarity of line scores and substitutions.

Earnshaw happy pitching for semi pros in own business life

George Earnshaw 37, ex Athletics star, rooms at home, runs an insurance business, pitches for two semi pro teams for about 300 dollars weekly, and manages a sandlot club. He says his arm is better now and he prefers staying near family and being his own boss rather than returning to the majors.

George Athletics All-Phillies Brooklyn Bushwicks St. Louis Cardinals Earnshaw

Electrics Win City Softball League Title

The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electrics clinched the league championship by sweeping the Beasley Fords in two straight games 10 to 1 and 6 to 2. Beasleys won the first half. Electrics took the second and ended the season amid an active campaign.

Columbus & Southern Ohio Electrics Beasley Fords Beasleys Electrics

Indians Beat Browns Cleve ABEH OA s.Louis ask PHA Lary

Cleveland and St Louis clash as Davis Kroner and Campbell drive runs. Campbell hits a homer and West Averill deliver doubles, while J Allen secures win over Koupal with 9 to 1 scoring. Attendance 89 percent at game.

Cleve Abeh s.Louis Davis Vosmikis Cmpbell O/Knick Sullivan Hemsiege Jalenp Koupaip Feller b-Hufffman Allen J. Allen Koupai Strickland Cleveland Koupal Offtetal

Yankees Lift Offense to Beat Washington Fourth Time

Washington and New York clash as the Yankees topple the Nationals 4 to 3. Key drives come from Stone and DiMaggio with Rugnish pitching praise from Ruffing. Gehrig and Kubel contribute late rallies as Almada and Perrell spark the visitors in modest crowds.

Wash Abrwoa York Almada Crosettiss Lewis Rolte Traviass Travis DiMaggio Gehrit W. Ferrell Hoag Stone Rolfe Simmons Piave Crovett Gebria Myer Kubel Ruffing Crovett Gehrig New York Washington Ferrell Mulling Peres

Detroit Beats Chicago 12 to 4 in Baseball Tilt

Detroit wins 12 to 4 over Chicago as Yorke, Bridges and Walker lead with multiple RBIs. Haas Rosenthal Hayes and G Walker contribute two base hits while errors by Radcliff and Appling aid the Tigers.

Detroit Aecea Chicago Abrhoa Wihkrit Hayes Fox Krevicher Ghrner F Wiker Gaberg Ordeuliffis Yorke Applingss Laabs Haas Owen Plot Rogeliss Sewelle Cain Rensa F. Walker

Rules Are Set For Grid Game

The College All-Stars and Green Bay Packers settled on a modified intercollegiate football code for their Soldier Field clash on September 1. Key changes include the five yard line behind the line rule, one kickoff, and a revised dead ball rule allowing progress after contact unless a defender is within ten feet. George Sauer of the Packers gains eligibility after resigning to coach at the University of New Hampshire.

Chicago Green Bay Packers Soldier Field Packers George Sauer Nebraska University of New Hampshire

Lewis Wins Heavyweight Debut Over Colonello in 12 Rounds

Pittsburgh report says light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis won a 12 round decision to defeat Italo Colonello, Italy's heavyweight titleholder, in a successful transition to the heavyweight division.

Pittsburgh John Henry Lewis Italo Colonello Italy

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