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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1937

Page

6

Standings and Tuesday Games Across National and American Leagues

The standings list teams with varying scores including Boston, St Louis, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland, Washington, St Paul, Indianapolis, Toledo, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Louisville, Minneapolis and Columbus. Tuesday games feature St Louis at New York, Chicago at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at Boston, New York at Cleveland, Washington at Detroit, Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Columbus at Indianapolis, Toledo at Louisville, Milwaukee at St Paul, Kansas City at Minneapolis.

Boston St. Louie St. Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia Chicago New York Cincinnati Detroit Cleveland Washington St. Louisa J. Louia Columbus Milwaukee Minneapolis & Louisville Louisville & Minneapolis St. Paul Indianapolis St. Paul Indianapolis Toledo Kansas City American New York Association Columbus Louisville Minneapolis National Club Teee Louis Cereeenerere L. Pet St Louis Tanee Philadelphia Association Tebe Bere Paw

Logan Golfer Scores First Hole in One at Hocking Valley

Logan Newell Grooms a Logan pharmacist, scored a hole in one on the No. 9 hole at Hocking Valley Country Club Friday afternoon. He achieved this rare feat while playing with four other golfers, marking the course’s first ace.

Logan Newell Grooms Hocking Valley Country Club

Macks Win Lose Hiladelphia in Doubleheader Disaster

In the first game Sewell Walker Appling Hill drive in runs as Chicago tops Philadelphia 7 3. Johnson hits two homers and Peters, Caster, Moses and Hill contribute RBIs. Rigney allows 12 hits in 8 2 3 innings before loss. Stratton faces seven. Second game Philadelphia 6 Chicago 4 features Hill Piet Walker Radcliff and Dykes with RBIs. Whitehead wins for Chicago, Kelley suffers the loss.

Hiladelphia Erivene Piet Berger Peters Newsome Pinney Philadelphia Chicago Caster Stratton Rigney Rigsney Phila Moses Finney Abrhoa Chicago Bergar Sola Bree Siack Werber Johnson Radcliff Hue Hayes Ambler Newsom Huston Kelley Aithrek Dean ¢-Nelson Dykesib Sewellr Brown Dencaeo Okie Ereescrevnce OGL Appling Dykes Newsome Hill Kreevieh Piet Walker Radcliff Sewell Kreevieh Whitehead Newsome Ambler Pin- Bey Basse Turbeville Whitehead Turbevile Brown O Wild Ding Philapses Mney Ib Krevich

Boston and St Louis fall in high scoring ballgame

A fragmentary box score shows Boston 7 St Louis 8 with late scoring, errors by Higgins and Allen, Cronin and Foxx driving runs, Walberg pitching in relief, and multiple players scribed as batted in or out. Details include home runs by Curt Foxx and Foxx Carey and a double play by Cronin and Foxx.

Trotter Sth Boon Louie Ween Cronin Cramer Chapman Meiillo Boston St. Louis Totsle Walberg Gonzales Marcum Lew Tsiseseenese Higgins Allen Clift de Beutele Vormik Foxx Carey Curt Foxx Bare Knott Foxx Ann Carey Louw Dulee-Walberg Knotr Garms Brown Waretiree Molwick Cenelo Moore Rocher Bronson O Turner Padgett Warstier Moore Brown Mueler Johnsapeee Io Turner Johns Bruck Johnson Turner & PF Dalle Mueller Dwick If Farrel di Mueller Harvell Durocher Bhoun Philadelphia O Dea Frey Marty Cavaretta Norris Klein Grace Browne Cavarretta Hack Galan Scharein Lee Mulcahy Camilli Herman Chicago Shoun Brubaker Tisburgh Suhr Pittsburgh Brooklyn Hamlin Tobin Phelps

Rain Bomber May Enter Ring 7 1 Favorite

New York U P report on heavyweight title bout between Joe Louis and Tommy Farr at Yankee Stadium delayed by showers with a possible Tuesday night move. Promoter Mike Jacobs says the delay boosted gate receipts to about 325000 and Louis remains a strong favorite at 7 to 1.

New York U.P Joe Louis Detroit Tommy Farr Wales Yankee Stadium Mike Jacobs Jacobs Louis Farr New Jersey Boxing Commission Joe Tommy Abe Feldman Louis-Max Schmeling Mike Schmeling

Louis and Farr React to Delayed Heavyweight Title Fight

The postponement of the Louis Farr world heavyweight title bout from last Thursday to today due to rain leaves both fighters on edge. Louis shows nerves over the wait, while Farr, more affected, treats the delay with quiet relief and a small act of generosity toward friends.

Joe Louis Tommy Farr Fistiana Louis Pompton Lakes Farr

Washington and Cleveland Hit Hard in Muddy Doubleheader

Washington loses 6 to 2 at Cleveland after a 9 inning slugfest. key hits come from Travis Almada and Kuhel. Cleveland edges Washington 2 to 1 in a later game as Myer and Kroner contribute in defense and offense.

Feller Brown Washington Seeees Cleveland Ceseseseess Myer Travis Almada Bimmons Kuhel Hughes Boltére Hughes Trosky Hale Kroner Lary Pytnik Basls Chase Peller

Yankees Top Tigers 7-4 in Detroit Snowy Finish

New York erupts for seven runs led by Gehrig Hoag and DiMaggio with three extra base hits. Detroit tallys four as Greenberg and Laabs homer, but Bridges and Ruffing key outings give the Yankees the win before 40 750 fans.

York Detroit Crosetties Walker Rolfe D'Mago Gelbert Gehrig Hoag Owen Greenberg Laabs Gehr Inger DiMaggio Gehrie Hoag Crosetti Heffner New York Bridges Ruffine Wade Ruffing Ridges

Parish Picnic Draws Chauncey Crowd With Games and Wins

About 140 people attended the Church of Christ Parish picnic at Sawyer Grove in Chauncey. A 1 PM picnic dinner preceded entertainment that included a Taylor Ridge 10 to 6 win over a pickup team, a 10 game horseshoes slate with Chauncey taking five, and several races and contests won by Chauncey Greens Run Taylor Ridge and others. Guests included Rev and Mrs W Williams and children Ernest and Lolita from McArthur Ohio.

Chauncey Church of Christ Parish Sawyer Grove Taylor Ridge Greens Run Trimble William Hartley Clint Courtney Lena Martin Connie Brown Ernest and Lolita McArthur Ohio

Class Holds August Meeting on Friday

The Young Married People's Class of Greens Run Church of Christ met Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Swartz with Ernest Cartwright as program leader and Mrs. Verna Swartz conducting devotions. The group planned a benefit ice cream and cake social at Greens Run Parish House Tuesday Aug 31 at 7 o'clock. Hosts served a refreshment course. Attending were Elmer and Mary Davis Ray and Eileen Leake Emmett and Myrtle Olbers Gilbert and Helen Courtney David and Verna Swartz Ernest Cartwright and Thelma Fierbaugh.

Chauncey Greens Run Church of Christ David Swartz Ernest Cartwright Verna Swartz Greens Run Elmer Mary Davis Ray Eileen Leake Emmett Myrtle Olbers Gilbert Helen Courtney David Thelma Fierbaugh

Birth announced for Camellia Sue Pencelli in Chauncey

Mr. and Mrs. Don Pencelli announce the birth of a 6 pound 4 ounce daughter named Camellia Sue at their Chauncey home on Saturday August 21. Grandparents include Gabriel Pencelli of Albany and Win Hudwell of Hebbardsville with great grandparents Riley Tedrick of Chauncey and Mrs. John Merkle. Visiting Mrs. Merkle and the Agins family are noted in Columbus.

Chauncey Don Pencelli Gabriel Pencelli Albany Win Hudwell Hebbardsville Riley Tedrick

Sunday School Session Held at Happy Hollow

Chauncey residents attended a Sunday School convention at Happy Hollow Church with Frank Walton coordinating arrangements and Geraldine Mullins leading services in her seventh year of weekly attendance. Speakers included Rev. Benjamin Awe of Pilgrim Holiness Church Nelsonville and Rev. B. C. Browning of Morristown Church.

Chauncey Happy Hollow Frank Walton Geraldine Mullins Morristown

Personal Mention in Chauncey Headlines Weekend Visits

Chauncey residents host relatives and friends visiting from Floride Sprague Dayton Shawnee Murray City Glouster and Columbus. Attendees include CHAUNCEY area families visiting parents and relatives at Old Man's Cave and in town society circles.

Chauncey Jack Britton Floride Sprague Ceala Fla Britton Warren V. Sprague Carl Conrad Franklin Gordon W. Va Lawrence Shields Columbus Charles Shields Ellis Ave Gladys Phillips Frankhillips Gladys Kathleen Faye Delores Phillips Shawnee Faye Phillips Phillips Clifford Banfield Alexander Madek Dayton Noah S. Harvey Leonard Koenig Leonard Murray City Koenig Charles Bradfield Middleport Darrel Witham Jane and Dayne Glouster Marshal Marshal and Mrs. Burk Witham John Stace

Seven mines in Chauncey district operate on Monday

The work report lists seven active mines in Chauncey Chauncey N Y including No. 107 No. 255 Connyille Poston No 6 and Lick Run with operations confirmed on Monday.

Chauncey Connyille Chauncey N. Y Poston No Lick Run

Hollywood Recreates Great Wall On 500 Acre Good Earth Set

The Athena Theater film The Good Earth shows a studio carved replica of the Great Wall from hills near a 500 acre set. Art director Cedric Gibbons used steam shovels and pneumatic hammers to fashion perpendicularly carved walls, with a walled city built from soil and stone removed.

Hollywood China Pearl S. Buck Owen Davis Donald Davis Paul Muni Luise Rainer Athena Theater Great Wall Mongolia Cedric Gibbons

Abilene Poet Marvin Miller Visits Fort Worth

Marvin Miller a 20 year old poet from Abilene known for scholastic prizes visited Fort Worth and said he wrote poetry while milking cows. He described cadence from milk splashing in a pail creating a slow beat or splashing on the bottom creating a heavy beat.

Fort Worth Tex Marvin Miller Abilene Miller

Pushcart Men of St. Louis Seek Scrap Among Rags and Bottles

An estimated 2,000 pushcart men in St. Louis ply their trade for about 75 cents a day. Their daily routes cover over fifteen miles as they hunt for old rags bottles cast-off clothes and scrap metal.

ST. Louis

Wind lifts 15 foot steel tank onto Buffalo Gap lawn

A high wind during a storm in Buffalo Gap South Dakota blew a 15 foot steel water tank from the Johnson ranch two miles away and deposited it in front of Julius March’s house while investigators traced its path.

Buffalo Gap S. D Julius March James Johnson

Alligator Fact or Folklore from Early Spanish Settlers

A compact recap of a baseball game between Pittsburgh and Brooklyn with a postscript noting misnaming of alligators. The piece ends with a sidebar on etymology describing how early Spanish settlers used una lagarta and how alligator became a corrupted form, clarifying creature classification.

Two-Team Fight for Flag Looms in National League

The National League race narrowed to a two horse duel as the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants clashed for the lead. New York closed within two percentage points after beating Cincinnati while Chicago split with Philadelphia. The outcome hinges on New York’s game with Cincinnati and Cubs results vs Philadelphia.

New York U.P Chicago Cubs New York Giants Cincinnati Cubs Philadelphia Bill Terry Giants Memphis Bill St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates Bucs Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Phillies

Eason Oilers Win National Semi-Pro Title in Wichita

The Eason Oilers of Enid Oklahoma defeated Buford Buna Allens of Georgia 7 to 4 to claim the national semi pro baseball championship in Wichita Kansas after Sunday night’s final.

Wichita

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