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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1933
Page
5
In Central Ohio Tennis at Chillicothe Lutz defeated John Sigler 6 1. Gallipolis claimed the southeastern title with Joe Van Meter winning 6 1 and 6 2.
Boston Braves surge to 2nd in the National League with a 5 4 win over the Pirates completing a four game sweep. Wally Berger belts his 22nd homer in the 14th inning as the Braves climb with 14 wins in 17 starts and only 37 games left. Giants still lead by seven games.
Ohio Bantamweight League Football Association enters its second season the week of Sept. 17 with at least 14 teams. New entrants include Dayton Zanesville Mansfield. coaches Marvin Peck Reiter Hoge Workman Oster lead Dayton Zanesville Mansfield squads. Existing teams Akron Massillon Canton Niles Cleveland Skippys Blepp-Combs Barberton Ravenna Cuyahoga Falls Toledo Columbus vote on expanding, Erie Pa associate member counted though not in title race.
National results show Boston beating Pittsburgh 5 to 4 in 14 innings while Cincinnati at Philadelphia and several rainouts. American League games include New York over Cleveland 4 to 3 and Detroit 10 over Washington 8. Other scores feature Philadelphia 7 St. Louis 6 and a Columbus rout of St. Paul 8 to 2.
Carbon Hill Independent Grocers led by Woodie DeVol defeated Junction City State Brick Factory 4 to 2 on Sunday. Paul Taylor of Junction City allowed eight hits as DeVol matched that total while fielding errors by both sides could not derail the winners in a tight contest.
North versus South headlines the eastern sectional Legion junior championship as Springfield Ohio faces Mobile Alabama and Trenton New Jersey meets Gastonia North Carolina in the semi finals. Springfield advanced with a 9 2 win over Reading Pennsylvania while Mobile edged Sanford Maine 5 2 in a 14 inning duel.
Details from the 34th Grand American trap shooting handicap show H L Cheek of Clinton Ind claiming the Champion of Champions with 197 of 200. Other top finishers include Paul Earle 196 and a three-way tie for third with Steve Crothers Karl Maust and W A Gries.
Ohio amateurs will compete in the sixth annual invitation golf tournament at Wheeling Country Club on September 2 to 4. A 150-player field is expected with entrants including Nelson Ruddy of Cincinnati Joe Wells of East Liverpool and Max Devol of Marietta, Central Ohio champion entries from Akron and Cleveland expected this week.
When Rogers Hornsby took over the St. Louis Browns he moved to rebuild by acquiring Ralston Hemsley from the Cincinnati Reds. Hemsley, a Syracuse native with the Cubs earlier in his career, is expected to become the Browns' first string catcher, despite a right hand injury from a foul tip.
Chris Cagle and John Kelly announce purchase of the Brooklyn NFL club for about 30000 dollars. Both players will continue to play. Captain John McEwan invited to coach the team.
Wheeling and Springfield met in a key Middle Atlantic League game as Wheeling won 7 to 5 to stay atop the standings. Zanesville beat Beckley 6 to 0, Huntington edged Charleston 3 to 2 in the night’s other games.
In New York Aug 23 1932 Giants lead National League while Braves climb, posing threat to the Giants’ top spot. Meany notes Giants face tougher schedule ahead and Braves surge could reshape pennant hopes as leaders narrow gap.
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