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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1926
Page
2
Jack Dempsey says his hardest early fight came against Johnny Lydenberg in 1915. He describes taking nine knockdowns as Lydenberg pressed with relentless blows before Dempsey won a decision and earned a second wind.
In a week of hard fighting the National League pennant remains up for grabs with Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and St. Louis close behind New York. The Pirates lead but only by a small margin as Cardinals and Reds pull strong stretches and Cubs inch closer amid a wild chase toward the World Series opponent. The American League sees Cleveland and Philadelphia vying for second as the Yankees push seven games ahead.
Sidney B. Wood captured three metropolitan titles at Briarcliff Lodge New York. He defeated Eugen Auliff of Yonkers 6 4 6 4 6 2 for the senior title and beat William Pearce 6 0 6 1 for the boys championship. Paired with John Ihot, Wood also claimed the boys doubles title.
Yesterday’s action featured George Uhle earning his 22nd win as the Cleveland Indians beat the St Louis Browns 2 to 1. Charley Root led Chicago with a 6 1 victory over Cincinnati, also belting a home run. Darkness halted the Cardinals Pirates late tie at 2 in 10 innings as doubleheaders loom to resolve games. Dodgers topped the Giants 6 to 2 with Max Carey’s perfect day at bat. Yanks beat Tigers 6 to 1 as Urban Shocker allowed six hits. Senators erupted for eight runs in the seventh to beat the White Sox 9 to 9.
Atlantic City reports that Jack Dempsey continued daily workouts with five sparring partners in seven rounds as he prepares to face Gene Tunney. Observers noted his analytical sparring approach. Speculator notes Tunney, after a light Sunday session, will complete training with road work and eight to nine rounds before moving to Stroudsburg.
William Wrigley Jr sponsors a Catalina Channel swim with a 25 900 prize. Swimmers must cover all expenses and start together on the contest date. Any attempt before the January date renders entrants ineligible.
Justice M L French held four hearings following a mining camp raid. Walter Ealy faced equipment for liquor manufacture, bond set at 500. W F Simpson pleaded guilty to liquor possession and was fined 100. Large quantities of beer wine and liquor were seized. Moler was fined 19 with costs and had fine suspended after defense. Moler released after costs were covered by his brother.
Will Ebersbach owns a Ford coupe stolen Saturday evening in Pomsboy. The vehicle, motor number 8634540, was parked in front of the rebab home when the theft occurred. Police notified and searched for the car.
Roy Stimel appeared before Justice French on a charge of intoxication and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He was driver in the collision with Lee Brown at Cook's Gap Thursday evening, pleaded not guilty, and posted $1000 bond with a September hearing set.
POMEROY Aug 30 Roy Moler one occupant of a Dodge that collided with a Ford touring car owned by Lee Brown at Cook's Gap Thursday evening had a hearing Saturday afternoon before Justice French at the sheriff's office. Moler was reeds with intoxication and when he appeared before Justice.
POMEROY Aug. 30 Mrs George Sauvage remains in serious condition after a second stroke at her Spring avenue home. Her daughter Mrs Herman Eppelein of Pittsburgh has traveled to Pomeroy due to the illness.
Miss Sarah Phillips is reported improving at Holzer hospital Gallipolis where she recently underwent a serious operation.
A shifting strip on the left side of Union Avenue near Leifert ball park entrance has recurred after three years of calm. Local crews have hauled over sixty loads of cinders to fill the slip and ensure safe travel while signal lights warn motorists. The leak is believed to originate from a water company main.
Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Vance were visitors at Alice Sunday. Pauline Shank left Saturday for a week's visit with her uncle in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Will Sayre and daughter Bess visited Marietta Sunday with friends. Imogene Smith returned from Nitro after a week away, as did Mrs. John Smith for the weekend. Bertha Feeny returned home to Chicago ending a visit.
Local society notes show many residents visiting Columbus Athens Logan and Buckeye Lake. Families such as Sherman Casto, Harold, Neal Moore, Wysong, Whitlock, Hodge, Reed, DePetrio, Lares, West and Busch are mentioned accompanying relatives and visiting friends during weekends and trips to Columbus and surrounding areas.
Paul Waner, sensational Pirates outfielder, hit six for six with two doubles and one triple in a dazzling display. Acquired from the Pacific Coast League last year, Waner has been a standout all season and earned a place among baseball’s promising stars.
Walter Hagen, the professional champion, won the Western Open Golf Championship in Indianapolis with a record 219 strokes. His 66 on the morning round helped him build a nine stroke margin over Harry Cooper and Gene Sarazen.
Ralph De Palma, veteran race driver, set a new record of 74.2 miles per hour at Hawthorne Oval during the A A A dirt track meet revival in Chicago. He won four races and earned $1,700 of the $2,400 prize money.
Ted Lyons pitched a no hit game against Joston with only two baserunners. No errors or blemishes marred the performance as a line drive by Jacobson barely tested the outfield. Lyons joins a select group of pitchers achieving no hits with decisive recognition.
The article explains the concept of a perfect game where no batter reaches base and a pitcher retires nine consecutive opponents, noting it is a remarkable feat against a tough major league lineup. It adds that walks or fielding errors can occur even for strong pitchers.
Lyons retires 26 straight against Washington before Veach spoiling perfect day with a pinch hit. He then shuts out Boston the other day and blanked Detroit for 10 innings in a 19 inning stretch of two no run three hit classics.
In 1923 Howard Ehmke pitched a no hit game against Connie Mack's A's while with the Athletics and Boston. Opponent Slim Harriss briefly touched second on a foul but failed to touch first, erasing a potential hit and leaving Harriss with one of the few career hits undone by a missed base. Dame Fortune favored Ehmke as Harriss’s misstep slightly tainted the no hitter.
In his next start Ehmke opposed the New York Americans and a ruling error on a Witt grounder at first base kept him from becoming the first major league pitcher to throw two no hit games. Shanks fumbled the ball and Witt reached on what the scorer called a hit, tainting the game for Ehmke.
Dorothy Page a seventeen year old from Madison Wisconsin captured the women's western golf title in Chicago with a three and two victory over Mrs Hill of Kansas City. Page daughter of a University of Wisconsin law professor and junior champion two years ago.
Louisville leads the American Association race with Milwaukee and Donie Bush's Indianapolis Hoosiers close behind. The three clubs vie for the 1926 flag as Louisville and Milwaukee appear strongest while the Hoosiers, though competitive, look less formidable.
Walter Hagen headlines the Chicago district open action in Evanston with MacDonald Smith Harry Hampton Emmet French and John Rogers among entrants. Open title carries 1990 dollars with 1600 more in prize money as 18 hole rounds run tomorrow and Wednesday plus a 36 hole final on Thursday.
Chicago Aug 30 Jock Malone St Paul middleweight will box Young Fisher of Syracuse in a 10 round bout here tonight They have met three times before all decisions were no contests against the pair in prior encounters
Eddie O'Dowd of Columbus and Carl Tremaine of Cleveland fought ten rounds to a draw at Boyle's Thirty Acres. Some press outlets favored O'Dowd. Jilly White of Jersey City knocked out Roscoe Halk of Des Moines.
France and Japan split the first round at Forest Hills with Rene Lacoste and Takeuchi Harada winning in singles to keep the series alive as the three day event moves toward the U S defense in Philadelphia on September 9 10 and 11.
Glouster loses 8 to 1 to New Philadelphia while Zanesville also falls. Twin Cities defeat Zanesville on their home grounds. Brush newly signed pitcher expected to start for Glouster next game. Legion team to visit Zanesville Labor Day with large expected attendance.
In New London Connecticut yesterday Miss Glenna Collett national women's champion broke the Shenecossett golf course record with a 76. The event highlights the top golfer's continued dominance on a challenging links layout.
Miss Billie Paananen, a Finnish American bowler and longtime record setter, swam 22 miles in the Detroit river in 10 hours 29 minutes, likely establishing a new women's world water record. The feat follows her previous 140 consecutive games in one day, averaging 178.
Yesterday's American Association results include Toledo 16 over Columbus 8 and Indianapolis 7 over Louisville 6. National League saw Chicago 6 over Cincinnati 1 and Brooklyn 6 over New York 2. American League games include Cleveland 2 over St Louis 1 and Washington 9 over Chicago 2.
The schedule lists Columbus at Toledo Indianapolis at Louisville Kansas City at St Paul Pittsburgh at St Louis two games Cincinnati at Chicago Boston at Philadelphia New York at Brooklyn Chicago at Detroit and Washington at New York for upcoming contests.
Crown Prince Olaf of Norway sailed his own Viking Breed to win the six meter yacht race at the Cowes Regatta in England ahead of rival skippers.
Members of the Twilight league advisory board and managers of the Ray-Glas and Hewitt-Boden teams will meet tonight at seven to finalize arrangements for the series of games scheduled for this week.
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