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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1945
Page
7
The Tigers lead the National League by a single game after a rough stretch as Brooklyn and St. Louis attempted to close the gap. The Senators beat the Cubs and Cardinals in tight games, while the Giants upset the Pirates as Washington, New York, and Philadelphia posted wins amid a busy pennant chase.
Cleveland may activate Bob Feller as the Indians chase Detroit in the pennant race. Feller, the former major league strikeout leader and 107-game winner, expects discharge today and could face the Tigers Friday in Cleveland. He is currently in Navy processing at Navy Pier and released date remains uncertain.
League leaders show Holmes of Boston batting .368 and 210 runs with 184 hits. Walker and Olmo of Brooklyn lead with 98 RBIs while Schoendienat of St Louis has 21 stolen bases. Passeau of Chicago tops pitching with 245 strikeouts and a .737 winning percentage.
A meeting of the Orpah Class of the Methodist Church is announced for Friday evening August 24 at the home of Mrs Mildred Deeter on Republic avenue at eight o'clock Readings are requested for roll call and the member who received the mystery box at the last meeting should bring it for this gathering
Standings show New York and Chicago trading games with varied scores including Pittsburgh 12 Brooklyn 1 and St Louis 8 Boston 4. Philadelphia leads and splits with Detroit 6 7 6 and Detroit 7 6 with Washington 11 Cleveland 8. Association teams Milwaukee 4 7 Columbus 2 3 Toledo 9 Kansas City 4 St Paul 7 Indianapolis 6 Minneapolis 12 Louisville 3.
JOE BERRY of the Athletics saved the first game with a one hit relief. HANK GREENBERG of the Tigers drove in four runs with three doubles and a single as Detroit split a 7-6. RED RUFFING of the Yankees blanked Chicago 3-0 for his first relief win since service. D MIKE SCHEMER of the Giants had four hits fueling a ninth inning rally in a 4-3 win over Claude Passeau. STAN ANDREWS of the Phillies homered to break a 2-all tie as Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 6-3 for its fifth straight victory.
In the 45th annual Women's Western amateur golf tournament at Knollwood Club, 18 players began the second match-play round. Rucker faced defending champion Dorothy Germain in a key lower-bracket clash while Babe Didriksen Zaharias met Peggy Kirk Findlay in another pivotal lower-bracket table.
Glouster Marcellite Rebekah Lodge hosted district No 52 convention on Saturday August 18 in Odd Fellows Hall. The School of Instruction opened afternoon with Mae Schott as president and Anna J Henderson as secretary guiding 24 visitors from Athens 15 from Chauncey nine from Corning eight from Jacksonville six from McConnelsville three from Columbus and 42 from Glouster. State president Mrs Schott led the inspection rating the lodge Excellent after dinner served by Pythian Sisters. Welcome by Mrs Glenna Reese and response by Ruth Bridgewater.
GLOUSTER William Pillips of Caldwell celebrated his 76th birthday with a Phillips family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs Otto Duncan in Trimble RD 1. Forty eight attended including William Phillips and spouses from Caldwell New Boston Haydenville Linscott Wellston and Trimble. Also noted: Alex Shust and wife welcomed a baby boy in Sheltering Arms Hospital and he is home on furlough from service.
Chauncey district sports page recalls how the 1935 Cubs surged from Labor Day to clinch the pennant by beating the Cardinals three times. It notes the Cards trail by five games as they meet Chicago a dozen times and mentions past era rivalries and local social notes.
Millfield club members and families gathered at Logan for the annual picnic at Happy Hollow with a revival service led by Rev. Eddie Oliver at 7 30 p m The event at Kachelmacher Park included guests from Chauncey Trimble Pontiac Mich and surrounding areas with many local families attending.
CHAUNCEY PFC Floyd Drescher home on a 30 day furlough from Fletcher Hospital Cambridge to visit his parents Mr and Mrs F F Drescher Truetown was entertained at dinner Thursday in the home of Mr and Mrs William Theisen Millfield
Soldier Joe Hiestand of Hillsboro Ohio seeks his second consecutive North American amateur trapshooting crown at the Grand American event in Vandalia Florida opening events include doubles and grand American handicap. About 900 shooters convene as the ATA aims to finish a three day meet with rugged women’s North American and other side championships. Defending women’s champion Ruth Knuth faces stiff challenge from Lela Hall returning after illness.
Chauncey hosts Sunday celebration at High Street home honoring Sylvia Pidcock on her eighteenth birthday. Two course chicken dinner served with birthday cake centerpiece. Present were Mrs Pidcock’s parents Mr. and Mrs. J C Snyder and guests including Sylvia and Adrian Pidcock plus Rev and Mrs Ray Pidcock.
Chauncey visitors Rev and Mrs Ray Pidcock and daughters Sylvia and Adrian and Mrs Louise Walton and daughter Iris spent last week in Springfield attending the Pilgrim Holiness Church annual camp meeting.
The Loyal Daughters Class of the Church of Christ will hold its annual Homecoming at the home of Mrs Carrie Balderton on Main Street Thursday August 23. All class members are urged to attend this meeting.
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