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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1929

Page

7

Logan and Athens All-Stars Tie In Late Inning

The Logan and Athens All-Star teams fought to a 2 2 tie in a Wednesday night game halted by darkness. Soliday held Logan to seven innings with seven strikeouts as Theisen allowed four hits and seven strikeouts. Logan began the scoring in the first, Athens tied in the fourth, and a late Logan rally fell short at the plate. Tentative plans call for a rematch next Wednesday night here.

Logan Athens Theisen Johnson Townsend Bell Forman Tles Smith Swyers Vanderbeek Soliday Eisen Holiday LaHue Pritchard Doctor Walker Buchtel T. Columber Jergensmeier Ties Jones J. Columber

Baseball Scores and Standings From American and National Leagues

Report lists game results by city and team across American Association and National League with scores for Louisville Columbus Milwaukee Minneapolis St Paul Kansas City Toledo Indianapolis Pittsburgh Chicago Philadelphia New York Washington Boston and others. Only games scheduled are recorded.

Kansas City St Paul Minneapolis Indianapolis Columbus Louisville Milwaukee Toledo Chicago Pittsburgh New York St. Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati Boston Eeeses von Lost Pet Cleveland Detroit Washington American Association St. Paul Boston National League American League

Schedule of Rival Games Across Six Cities

The list lists matchups including Louisville at Columbus, Toledo at Indianapolis, St Paul at Kansas City, Minneapolis at Milwaukee, Philadelphia at Boston, New York at Brooklyn, Chicago at Pittsburgh, Washington at New York, and Boston at Philadelphia.

President Weisman to Retire as Eastern League Ends Season

President Herman J. Weisman of the Eastern League will retire at season's end. Reports say magnates already are weighing a potential successor and discussing costs.

Herman J. Weisman

Sports year in review highlights grand 1929 season

The year features Hagen and Jones triumphs in golf, Browne-Nichols crews in England, Alison and Van Ryn in Wimbledon doubles, Blue Larkspur’s mile and Derby history, and a growing money boom in racing. Dempsey falters while Schmeling shows promise. Wills dominates women’s tennis. Cubs and Athletics loom in a possible world series as football shifts to a new southern pacific rivalry.

Yanks Giants Walter Hagen Great Britain Bobby Jones Browne-Nichols England America Wilmer Allison John van Ryn Blue Larkspur Jack Dempsey Mav Schmeling Hamburg Dempsey Tommy Loughran Tommy

Baseball era legends facts and quirky notes

Connie Mack once had pitcher Jack Nabors who lost 19 in a row. Joe McGinnity’s wild pitching drove batters to frustration and he hit 41 batters in 1900. Girls caddied for golfers in Cruden Bay Scotland. Veteran Athletics coach warned Al Simmons to change stance. he refused yet remains a top run producer. He puts his foot in the bucket.

Connie Mack Jack Nabors Joe McGinnity McGinnity Cruden Bay Links Scotland Athletics al Simmons

Golf Rule on Hitting Groundkeeper and Rub of the Green

The text explains a golf rule where if a ball hits a person such as a groundkeeper or is deflected by any outside agency during play, it is considered a rub of the green. The ball must be played from the spot where it lies after such interference.

Yesterday's Hero Jewel Ens Leads Pirates to Two Wins

Jewel Ens, newly appointed manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, won two games against the Chicago Cubs in his first series at the helm with scores 10 to 4 and 7 to 6. Burleigh Grimes won the first game and Ray Kremer the second.

Jewel Ens Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Burleigh Grimes Ray Kremer

Datto Defeats Routis In Close Non Title Bout

Cleveland boxer Johnny Datto, fighting as a Filipino, won a decision over world featherweight champion Andre Routis in a 10 round bout. The decision was disputed though the title was not on the line.

Cleveland U.P Johnny Datto Matt Hinkle Andre Routis

Pitcher Chuck Galeria Leads Springfield Victory

Southpaw Chuck Galeria was hired by the Wichita Falls club of the Texan League and sent to the Springfield Midgets. He pitched a six hit victory for Springfield after the trip.

Chuck Galeria Wichita Falls Springfeld Springfield

Weismuller Shines On New York Golf Courses

Johnny Weismuller the famed swimmer is seen frequently on city golf links in New York amid his celebrity status.

Weismuellir Johnny Weismuller New York

16 Year Old Wonder Gets Most Support

At Mayfield Country Club Cleveland August 29 UP The 16 year old Chicago champion Rena Nelson advances to face Kathleen Wright of Los Angeles in the quarter final of the Women's Western Golf Championship amid talk of yesterday’s upset by Virginia Van Wie of Chicago The day promises other thrilling matches as title hopefuls compete.

Mayfield Country Club Cleveland The Galtery Rena Nelson Chicago Wonder Galfer Kathleen Wright Los Angeles Kena Berore Virginia van Wie Thore

Donie Bush Silent As To His Action

Donie Bush the Pirates manager resigned and refused to discuss the cause. Sam Dreyfuss stated Bush handed in his resignation to Harney Dreyfuss and it was accepted. Dreyfuss suggested poor East Coast showing might have influenced the decision.

Donie Bush Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pirates Sam Dreyfuss Philadelphia Harney Dreyfuss Donie Pitteburgh

Power Rest With East In 9 Junior League

New York Aug 29 U P The balance of power in the Am loave this year is invested in Eastern teams. Records of intersectional series show Eastern clubs leading 21 games over the West. Of 28 intersectional games to date, 14 have been won by Eastern clubs and 18 by Western teams. The data indicates Eastern teams consistently beat Western rivals though a few teams in the West show strong records against the East.

Helen Wills New York U.P Howe Dostonhee Ts Varmee Clevel

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