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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1933
Page
5
The Athens district hosts a boys’ practice night with Rotarians as hosts. A handicap tourney finals are included with awards for driving and putting. Prizes include sweaters and socks. Speakers laud self discipline and cooling of temper as key values.
Gerald Boh will continue as director and basketball coach at Harding High School after two years as coach at De. Boh's move notes his long association with area sports and leadership roles.
In New York races the Giants cling to first as Braves surge with 21 wins in 27 games. Boston faces six crucial tests against St Louis and St Louis. Cardinals sweep. Pirates move into fourth with two wins over Philadelphia. Yankees drop 6-1 to Detroit as Athletics win big over Chicago.
Athens netters defeated Lancaster 6 1 on Sunday afternoon. Five singles wins and one doubles victory carried Athens with Roach, Friedberg, Srigley, Wagner, and Tinker winning singles. Roach/Srigley and Oberdorfer/Ward won doubles. An extra singles win by Tinker followed. Next Sunday Athens travels to Zanesville.
Jim Browning heavyweight title claimant threw Sammy Stein of New York and Gus Sonnenberg of Boston. Nick Lutze and Ed Strangler Lewis drew. Maria Prestina and Vic Christy pinned Pete Shoe. Casey Colombo beat Jess Eilers. George Hagen drew Charley Santen. Julius Soiters, Orioles hitter, is Hungarian not Greek.
Champs upset in the National Doubles tennis championship semifinals at Chestnut Hills as Frank Shields and Frankie Parker defeat Ellsworth Vines and Keith Gledhill 6-3 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-2 to reach the final. George Lott and Lester Stoefen lead the Australian pair 2-1 in the unfinished match. Vines faces Forest Hills defense while the Australian duo challenges.
Vivienne Segal a 15 year old brood mare owned by Mrs. Fred R. Beasley of Athens earned third place in the Ohio owned five gaited mares class at the Ohio State Fair Horse Show in Columbus on Monday night. Critics called her showing spectacular. Mrs Beasley has three other horses entered: Vivienne Barrymore a three year old five gaited, Marianna de Lion a seven year old three gaited, and Vivelle Barrymore a one year old filly.
Beckleys continued their winning streak by defeating Company L 4 to 2. Hayes pitched well allowing five hits and striking out nine. James led at the plate with three hits in four attempts.
Wheeling Stogies defeated Beckley 5 to 3 to extend their margin in the Middle Atlantic League. In another game Zanesville fell to Springfield 7 to 3.
Former athlete and Georgetown University alumnus Mayor John P. O'Brien of New York City is noted. Carroll Park golf course in Baltimore lowers its daily fee to 10 cents, effective immediately, marking a notable local price reduction.
English champion Enid Wilson posted a 76 in qualifying to lead a field of 113 in the National Women's Golf title at Highland Park Illinois. Defending champion Virginia Van Wie, Helen Hicks and Maureen Orcutt also entered as top favorites.
The week show features Warren Fighes beating Tony Galento in Newark on points while Hartford’s outpointed by New Jersey’s John O'Keefe in a light weight main. In Bethlehem Danny Devlin stops Jackie Wilkinson and Billy Boyle stops Sammy Goldstein. Atlantic City hosts Tony Falco vs Buster Brown with Lew Raymond defeating Jimmy Reed.
United Press report highlights Vic Sorrell of Detroit and Red Lucas of Cincinnati holding opponents to minimal hits while Bob O Farrell of St Louis Cardinals slugged two home runs.
Bob Littler and Eldridge Whipple won the best ball sweepstakes at Athens Country Club on Sunday afternoon with a 74. Kenneth Begg and his father Henry Begg tied for second with Fred McKay and H. J. Ong at 77. Howard McFarland of Joplin is said to be heir to a million dollars.
Bill Terry known as Memphis Bill buys a New York home and plans to make it his future residence. Andy Reese, Memphis player, leases a 440 acre Arkansas farm. Ralph Boyle now a Brooklyn out fielder, has six years in baseball but is 23 years old.
Henry McLemore writes a breezy roundup of opinions on Helen Wills Moody, Helen Jacobs, boxing figures, and prominent athletes. He rails at critics of Gene Sarazen and discusses Davis Cup hopes, Fordham football, and Beasley criticisms while noting boxing referee voting rules.
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