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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1949
Page
8
In the City Softball League tight first half race draws crowds as teams from Ohio U bolster play. Mike Restelli and others are noted, while harness racing lights debate prompts tracks to consider night action. Local athletes Cartwright and Hutchison double in softball and baseball amid busy spring schedules.
The article praises Joe DiMaggio as a pure star and questions All-Star voting, noting his impact with the New York Yankees and his standout performances in recent games. It references Fenway Park and DiMaggio’s leadership in guiding his team to strong results despite missing the first portion of the season.
The piece mixes upbeat notes about postwar relaxation and fashion as cowboy and Indian suits rise in sales. It highlights Athens Board of Trade plans with Executive Secretary Harper Pendry, and notes a Pittsburgh light bulb theft case. It also covers baseball news on Jolting Joe DiMaggio and the Yankees, and Ohio Valley Association baseball results.
Chicago dispatch reports officials from the National Basketball League and the rival Basketball Association of America planned separate meetings amid rumors of a possible merger. NBL president Ike Duffey called the merger within the realm of possibility while BAA owners faced pressure to show a profit for the 1949 50 season.
Lakin State School athletics manager says the softball team wants August games and lists contact options Point Pleasant 382 or mail at Lakin State Hospital Lakin West Virginia. Five amateurs have won the U S Open championship with Bobby Jones capturing it four times.
Summary of scores across leagues with multiple games. Chicago and St Louis results shown, notable performances by Rush Walker Munger and others. American League highlights Detroit Cleveland New York Boston Philadelphia Washington. Hank Edwards homers twice as Cubs defeat Cardinals 12 5.
Eddie Waitkus Philadelphia Phillies first baseman to be operated on today for removal of a .22 caliber bullet near his spine. He will be moved from Illinois Masonic Hospital to Billings Memorial Hospital and remain about 10 days. Steinhagen, 19, who shot him, was declared insane and committed to Kankakee State Hospital after a jury verdict.
Cincinnati Reds plan a busy July with a six game road swing through Pittsburgh St Louis and a home stretch versus Pirates Cubs and Cardinals. The slate opens July 4 at Crosley Field with a doubleheader against Pittsburgh and a later reunion with Cubs features Frank Sauer and Frank Baumholtz. A four game set with St Louis includes Disabled American Veterans Night and Ladies Day. A second home stand brings Boston New York and Brooklyn visits plus Sunday doubleheaders with the Giants and Dodgers.
Baseball night matchups feature New York at Washington with Lopat facing Hudson and Boston at Philadelphia pitting Stubbs against Brissie. Chicago visits Detroit as Night sides clash Hutchinson and Night 7 5. Other games include St Louis at Cleveland Fannin Ostrowski versus Benton and Brooklyn at New York Combe Koslo. Pittsburgh at Chicago Chesnes Leonard. Philadelphia at Boston Borony Bickford. Cincinnati at St Louis fare Brecheen. Minneapolis at Toledo Milwaukee at Louisville St Paul at Indianapolis Kansas City at Columbus all night.
Key NL and AL leaders include Robinson Brooklyn with 98 hits and 60 RBIs, Reese Brooklyn 58 runs, Kiner Pittsburgh with something as home runs, Branca Brooklyn 10 wins with 1 loss and .909, Spahn Boston 64 strikeouts, Kell Detroit 353 at bats, Williams Boston 79 RBIs and 19 home runs, and Reynolds New York 81 at bats with .889.
Buck's Speedway gears up for a Fourth of July weekend event with midget racers vying to beat the 4 mile track mark of 23.9 seconds. Notable entrants include Albany’s Guardrail Conkey and Speedy Estep of Parkersburg with rivals Red Lanham H. Ervin D. Parsons Gene Comstock and others aiming for feature glory. Track manager Ray Cuckler confirms the facility on Route 50 near Albany is in perfect condition despite a quiet week.
Don Finsterwald of Athens won 3-2 over Asa Montonero at York Country Club in the District Amateur golf tourney and advances to quarterfinals to face Barney Hunt. Finsterwald birdied early on the back nine to build and maintain a slim lead through hole 18.
Banks Sport Shop came from behind to beat Carpenter Hardwares 5-4 in seven innings, tying the league race. Ray Dunfee opened with a single, Red Cartwright and Bill Sprague loaded the bases, Milhoan delivered a Texas Leaguer, and Sprague scored the winning run as Shoppers plated three in the seventh. Hardwares led 4-2 after six innings, with Carl Green, Rodney Gibbs, and Jim Allen contributing early runs.
Three clubs sit in a first place tie as the Hocking Valley league resumes with a full week of makeup games from May 22. Nelsonville Eagles seek win number six in seven against Glouster Miners, while Athens Merchants visit Nelsonville Vets and Marshfield hosts Albany in a stacked card.
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