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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1937

Page

7

Baseball results from Sunday and Tuesday matchups

National League results include Chicago beating Cincinnati 4 1 and 6 2, St. Louis sweeping Pittsburgh 12 0 and 9 7, Brooklyn over Boston 5 1 in six innings due to rain, with New York and Philadelphia rained out. American League notes New York 4 Philadelphia 1 in five innings, Chicago 6 Cleveland 2, Detroit 11 St. Louis 3 and 4 3 in ten innings, plus rain affects Washington and Boston games. Association standings show Columbus 2 St Paul 0 and St Paul 8 Columbus 5, plus Toledo 3 Minneapolis 2 and 4 1, Milwaukee 10 Indianapolis 4. Milwaukee 2 Indianapolis 2 called after ten. Louisville 2 Kansas City 1 and 0. Tuesday games list Chicago at New York, St Louis at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at Boston, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, New York at Chicago, Philadelphia at Detroit, Washington at St Louis, Boston at Cleveland, Kansas City at Columbus, Milwaukee at Toledo, Minneapolis at Indianapolis, St Paul at Louisville.

Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh Brooklyn Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit Washington Association Columbus St. Paul Columbus Toledo Minneapolis Milwaukee Indianapolis Louisville Kansas City American New York Association Kansas City National Club New Bob Weiland Dizzy Dean Pirates Boston Bees Ted Lyons Bob Feller Chicago Cubs Charley Root Tex

AA Standings Shuffled in Overtime pennant race

With under three weeks left in the season Toledo Mudhens swept a double header from the Minneapolis Millers Columbus split with St Paul and moved into first place. Toledo one half game behind Columbus and Minneapolis another half back. The title concludes Sept 12 with a $4000 purse to the winner and $2000 to the runner up. Approximately 1 219 846 tons of steel rails were produced in 1936.

Columbus American Association Toledo Mudhens Minneapolis Millers St. Paul Toledo Minneapolis United States

Rudy York Steals Major Homerun Show For Tigers

Detroit rookie Rudy York, after stepping in for Cochrane due to injury, hit his 22nd and 23rd homers in 67 games. York leads rookies with a rapid homer pace and helped Detroit sweep the Browns in a twin bill to trim the Yankees' lead. DiMaggio remains atop league totals with 36 homers in 106 games.

Rudy York New York U.P York American Association Milwaukee DiMaggio Foxx Gehrig Greenberg Medwick Carleton Mickey Cochrane Detroit Tigers Rudy

WHAT'S ON THE AIR

Fictitious siren pictured here. Her native land. To press. Quaking. Region. Butter lumps. Bed laths. To opine. Minor note. Lawyer's charge. To woo. Note in scal. Drone bee. Half an em. Wallet. Hopskiln. Rich part of milk. Male sheep. Part of a bo. Afraid. To dine. Sixty second pl.

Fragmented Crossword Clues From OCR Text

A jumble of vertical and horizontal crossword style clues appears. The list includes numbers and partial words such as singing vampire ready and tiny particle with scattered definitions and references to rivers islands and instruments.

Pirates Lose Two Second Game Abbreviated Box Score

In a second game the Pirates fall as Lou Brock and the St Louis team put up a late rally. Key players include P Waner Young Padgett Dean Brown Tobin and Abbott on the mound. Attendance reaches 36 672 as errors and RBIs shape the final line.

S.louis Abrac al Filth Abrhoa T.morecf L.wanercf Brown Vaughn Mize P.waneref M'dwick Suhr Todd Idg Sterdensen Rock Brubkr a-Luces y.Dean Behulte Youngs Handly Handley Brubek Louis G. Pittsburgh Ae Weaver Brandt Tobin Ott Weaver Abbott

Peculiar Hobby in Philadelphia Beloved Walking Stick Maker

Pop Warner pursues a distinctive hobby crafting walking sticks in Philadelphia. He creates varied designs and cherishes the tradition, sharing his craft with the community and collectors.

Philadelphia Pop Warner

Fischer Aims to Defend National Amateur Crown in Portland

A field of 180 star golfers began 18 hole qualifiers at Alderwood Country Club in Portland Oregon to win the right to challenge Johnny Fischer Cincinnati for the National Amateur title. Fischer a Cincinnati Law student known as a deadly putter is seen as dangerous though not favored to retain the crown with Johnny Goodman Omaha the popular pick.

Portland Ore U.P Johnny Fischer Cincinnati Alderwood Country Club Fischer University of Cincinnati Johnny Goodman Goodman Pacific Coast Bobby Jones Pebble Beach Alderwood

Grand American Trapshooting Opens in Vandalia

The 38th Annual Grand American Trapshooting Tournament began at Vandalia Ohio with a 9 a m start signal.ct shooters compete on 22 traps for a share of 50000 in prize money across multiple events including junior and sub junior championships and the Vandalia Open Handicap won by C F Heaton of Fairfax Iowa and C J Thacker of Le Mars Iowa.

Vandalia U.R Amateur North America Homer Clark Alton Ill Clark Cc. J. Thacker le Mars Iowa Thacker Fairfax Heaton

Olympia Fields Manager Schweitzer Never Played Golf

Chicago based Carl L. Schweitzer faces a paradox as Olympia Fields golf club manager who has never played a round despite long ties to clubs dating back to 1900.

Chicago Carl L. Schweitzer Olympia Fields

Indians and White Sox Split in Doubleheader

In Chicago, Cleveland and Chicago split the twin bill as Feiler drives in the 6th and Putiak, Hale and Campbell contribute RBIs. Peller and Wyatt handle pitching with 30 000 in attendance. Game two ends 8 0 as Averill, Kennedy and Lary pace Cleveland’s offense.

Feiler Wyatt Cleveland Putiak Heas Hale Haie Campbell Radciff Hayes Kreevich Walker Bigsen Besen Piet Rennes Appling Haas Monaco Lary Chicago Marder Ennedy Kenedy Mit Piet Lid Pitei

Cubs Edge Reds In Scoring Bats Tip

Chicago and Cincinnati split a seven inning game with 5 runs by Cubs and 2 by Reds. Hack and Galan RBIs lead Chicago while Kampouris and Jurges columned two runs. Carleton earned the win as Schott took the loss with Schott allowing four hits in eight innings. Attendance not reported.

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Detroit Triumphs in Wacky Baseball Duel

Detroit and St Louis clash in a high scoring. Detroit edges out 8 4. Key players include Gehringer Greenberg Walker York and Pox with multiple runs batted in and a home run by Gehringer. Hogsett suffers the loss despite a strong effort.

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Babe Ruth Plays Invitational Golf At Green Meadow Club

Babe Ruth continues to hit home runs on fairways in invitation matches at Green Meadow Golf Club Harrison New York. The Sultan of Swat appears unchanged as he drives with his classic swing.

Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat Green Meadow Golf Club Harrison, N. Y

Louisiana State Coach Bernie Moore Sets Early SEC Mark

Baton Rouge coach Bernie Moore leads LSU football to two Southeastern Conference titles in two years, maintaining a perfect 1000 batting average as a leader.

Baton Rouge Bernie Moore

Grover Defends Athens Club Title in 36 Hole Win

B T Grover retains crown at Athens Country Club defeating Richard Rutkoskie 11 and 10. Grover posts 74 total after 18 holes with 38 and 36, adds another 38 on third nine to seal victory. Rutkoskie shoots 40 40 45. Kenneth Begg wins blind bogey tournament at the club.

B. T. Grover Athens Country Club Richard Rutkoskie Grover Rutkoskie Kenneth Begg R. Rutkoskie D. Selby Earl Beckley H. E. Miller F. B. Dilley W. F. Smiley B. W. Cook P. Dillard Schine Athena Theater M. H. McFarland J. Bk. Bailey

Ben Johnson Sets World Record at University Olympics

In Paris at the International University Olympics a Columbia University sprinter known as Ben Johnson allegedly ran 100 meters in 10.2 seconds. The time edges past the former world best of 10.3 seconds held jointly by To lanMetcalfe Peacock Williams and Berger.

Paris U.P Ben John Columbia University Johnson Eddie Tolan Ralph Metcalfe Eulace Peacock United States Percy Williams Canada Christian Berger Holland

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