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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1937

Page

13

Giants and Cardinals Move Up as Cubs Drop Pair

The Giants split with the Cubs 8-7 and 4-2 while the Cardinals defeated Brooklyn 4-2 and 5-2, tightening the National League pennant race to a three team scramble. Billy Jurges and Billy Herman misplayed key plays, allowing New York to surge and New York win in extras. Lon Warneke and Si Johnson earned wins for the Cardinals as Chicago's grip loosened.

Giants CUBS Messenger Sports New York WU P Chicago Cubs Billy Jurges Billy Herman Cardinals Brooklyn Jurges Herman Harry Danning Harry Gumbert Larry French Joe Moore Hank Leiber Lon Warneke Dodgers Si Johnson Warneke

Farr Records Slight Chance Against Louis

New York U P reports Tommy Farr, a former Wales coal miner, will face Joe Louis tonight at Yankee Stadium for the world heavyweight title. Louis is a heavy favorite as Farr relies on courage and defense, having fought 300 bouts mostly against lesser opposition. Louis appears to be back to form, training hard under Jack Dempsey era routines, with odds around 6 to 1.

New York U.P Tommy Farr Wil Joe Louis Yankee Stadium Louis Farr Tom Baer Levinsky Pompton Lake Jack Blackburn

Standings Roundup of Friday Games

National league games include Pittsburgh at New York and St Louis at Philadelphia. Chicago visits Boston while Cincinnati plays Brooklyn. American Association matches feature New York at St Louis and Milwaukee at Columbia with Kansas City at Toledo.

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Braves Win Hard Fought Chicago New York Tilt In 9 Inning

In a close game Chicago and New York traded leads until Brennan earned the win for Chicago while Davis took the loss for New York. Key moments included a home run by Ripple and a three run blast by Leiber as New York outslugged Chicago 8 to 7.

Cards Win Two as Brkion Players Shine in Doubleheader

Brooklyn or St Louis clash yields 4 2 score in opener with Warneke and Brack homering. Hassett and Mize drive runs, Laveto and Brack standout in fielding. Second game sees Brkion win 5 3 with Padgett Mize and Brack delivering RBIs. Marion Miley favored in Minneapolis quarterfinal of Women’s Western Closed Golf.

Marion Miley Minneapolis Minn U.P Cincinnati Opal Hill Kansas City Dorothy Gustafson South Bend Ind

Croy Horses Dominate Opening Harness Races at Athens County Fair

Mrs. Sara Croy of Athens owns both winning horses in the first day program led by 2:27 pace winner Grant Jr and 2:18 pace winner Little Chan driven by Bill Roush. Urbana’s Sir Ronald Scott topped the 2:27 trot with three straight heats.

Grant, Jr Little Chan Sir Ronald Scott Sara Croy Athens Athens County Fair Coushy Athlone Jane Simpson Benny's Boy Pearson Julianine Worthy S.m Upham Hollywood Madge B.m McGahey Ariel Signal Ruble Forrest Rose VanMatre Bradley K Carter F Worthy Burk s.g.Brown Fo Chan Roushataing Ton Roser Boy Br. G Bareon Freemore B.g Billy J. K Wilson Ronald Scott Evilsizer Polly McKinney Pace

Detroit Defeats Athletics 10 in Offensive Showcase

Detroit paged 10 runs on 14 hits to outslug Philadelphia 4 as York and Gehringer led with homers and key RBIs. Greenberg and Gehbringer supplied multi hit nights, while Auker and Williams fanned observers. Attendance hit 7,000 as Detroit parked five more runners on base.

Williams Philadelphia Detroit Auker York Greenberg Gehringer Owens Johnson Newsome Gehbringer Owen Hill Greenbero Werber Huston Dean Caster Brucker

Washington 7 Browns 1 in Baseball Game Recap

Washington defeated Cleveland 7 to 1 as Myer Sington Kuhel Bell and Knickerbocker led the offense. Pitcher Linke earned the win while Trotter took the loss as the game saw 7 1 and 6 as errors and base runners affected the outcome. Attendance was listed at 774 at Chestnut Hill Massachusetts. Meanwhile in Chestnut Hill the national doubles championships advanced to the quarter finals in both men's and women's divisions.

Deshong van Atta Washington Ceee Eee Ness Lipscomb Knickerbocker Myer Sington Kuhel Vosmik Bell Bottomley Millies VanAtta Linke Koupal Trotter Chestnut Hill Mass U.P

Yankees Beat Chicago 10 5 in Big League Tilt

New York and Chicago clashed in a game won by the Yankees 10 to 5. Gehrig, Crosetti, DiMaggio, and Haas drove in runs. Walker and Crosetti doubled. Appling hit a three bagger with Heffner and Hoag adding RBIs. Attendance 24,000.

Rigney Sth New York Chicago Piet Hadley Appling Haas Gehrig Crosetti DiMaggio Heffner Hoag Rolfe Walker Radcliff Crosett Haver Lee Een

Pirates Blank Bees Totals 336122712) Totals 331 0627114

The Pirates blanked the Bees with 6 runs on 7 hits while Boston managed 1 run on 6 hits. Quccinello earned a two base hit, Bauers driven in two, and Suhr tallied two RBIs. Hutchinson fanned 3 with 7 hits allowed. Losing pitcher Gabler. The largest iceberg on record was sighted in 1884 and towered 1700 feet above the sea.

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Feller Fires No. 1 as Indians Cut Sox 8 to 1

Bob Feller, 18, dazzled in Cleveland as he struck out 16 Red Sox in a standout performance. The Indians won 8 to 1 in the opener of a doubleheader before a 7 to 2 loss in game two, but Feller’s pitching dominated the day in a high profile return from injury.

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Macon Wins 20th as Columbus Red Birds Top Kansas City

Macon the angular southpaw of the Columbus Red Birds earned his 20th victory as Columbus beat Kansas City 4 to 1. His strong pitching kept the league leaders ahead in a tight American Association race.

Columbus U.P Max Macon Columbus Red Birds Macon Columbus Club Red Birds Kansas City

Notable Defense Expected For Boxing Title

The text suggests Joe facing an easy first title defense, with high confidence of a successful result. It notes anticipation that the challenger will have little trouble in securing the defense.

Ternity Joe

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