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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1935
Page
8
A collage of sports snippets covers Al Simmons batting form blamed on Honolulu swimming, John Bromwich's two handed backhand, and other notes. It notes Just Andrews purchase, the Play Ball! film, Tonesca on softball, Tim Braddock lineage, polo field changes, and Canzoneri’s guard offer.
The Yankees beat the Athletics 2 0 in a pitching duel as Johnny Allen and Roy Mahaffey staged a tight game. Detroit defeated Cleveland 11 7 with strong hitting and errors proving costly for the Indians. White Sox trimmed the Indians margin, Red Sox hammered Washington, and Phillies edged Giants in a 10 inning duel. Dodgers, Reds, and others posted wins in a busy baseball slate. Red clover note adds a historical aside about New Zealand bee importation.
Joe Louis stays in Chicago after his win over Primo Carnera to fight King Levinsky in a 10 round bout at Comiskey Park on August 7. A capacity crowd and $375000 gross gate are projected as Levinsky vows to KO the Brown Bomber though privately doubts Baer’s power.
The financially ailing Boston Braves attract daily talks with Emil Fuchs while buyers circle. Charles Adams controls the stake and would sell for about 250 000 with 200 000 to a Boston bank for clear title. Actor Joe E Brown has been mentioned as considering an offer but no official approach has been made.
In Montreal, middleweight Al McCoy of 170 pounds knocks out Sammy Slaughter of 144 pounds from Terre Haute Ind in the third round. Slaughter falls to a KO at the Montreal arena as AP reports.
Dexter prepares for a home game against Chester’s Pomeroy Cement Block squad. The visitors arrive in new uniforms and make a strong impression while local fans show keen interest as Dexter’s season continues to improve.
Helens Hold U S Hopes WIMBLEDON Eng 4 The United States' hopes of winning one of the singles titles in the all England tennis championships rested today with Helen Jacobs and Mrs Helen Wills Moody. The elimination of Donald Budge of California by Baron Gottfried Von Cramm of Germany left the German and Fred Perry England's defending champion to fight it out for the men's crown. Perry won his way into the finals by whipping Jack Crawford Australia's No 1 player for the eighth time in eleven meetings. Miss Jacobs American titleholder had Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling a German girl who has lived in Denmark since her marriage as an opponent while Mrs Moody clashed in her comeback attempt with Joan Hartigan Australian ace and conqueror of the champion Dorothy Round. The United States' Davis Cup team was still intact in the men's doubles. Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn matched strokes with Max Bertram and Walter Musgrove of South Africa while Budge and Gene Mako of California took on their teammate Sidney Wood and his Spanish partner Enrique Maier.
A 19 day running meet opened today at the Canfield race track with the Youngstown Jockey Club running the event. State Racing Commissioner Randell J. Anderson of Youngstown was to represent the commission at the opening.
Cleveland Indians pitcher Clint Brown, injured when a firecracker exploded near him last week, will miss two weeks of the lineup.
Ray Jenkins, famed harness race starter, will officiate a two week program at Berea beginning July 15. He will also serve as starter at fairs in Zanesville Tiffin Norwalk Bellefontaine Wooster and Elyria.
Huntington tops Johnstown 5 to 4 while Charleston loses 0 to Zanesville 2. Portsmouth Akron game called due to rain and Dayton Beckley postponed for rain.
Chicago AP reports Minneapolis leads the league with Milwaukee second as Indianapolis fades after a strong start. Today’s slate includes Indianapolis at Louisville, Toledo at Columbus, Milwaukee at Kansas City, and St Paul versus Minneapolis in a Twin Cities clash. Minneapolis beat the Saints 13 1 and Milwaukee topped Kansas City 7 4.
Curt Davis of the Phillies limited the Giants to seven hits and won with a tenth inning homer. Joe Cronin drove in five and scored twice with two triples in the Red Sox win over the Senators. Paul Derringer limited the Cubs to three hits in a ten inning battle. Ray Hayworth fueled Detroit with a triple, double and two singles for five RBIs. Linus Frey and Len Koenecke each had three hits for the Dodgers against the Braves. Ray Phelps held the Browns to five hits. Johnny Allen blanked the Athletics, tallying eight strikeouts after five hits in a duel with Roy Mahaffey.
The $4,000 matron stakes event will run Friday night after officials rescheduled last night’s program due to threatening weather. Afternoon and evening cards were set for the holiday at Toledo.
San Francisco boxer Lou Brouillard of Worcester battles Young Corbett of Philadelphia in a ten round welterweight clash. The bout, labeled an unusually tough middleweight era type affair, features left-handed fighters with Brouillard likely weighing around 158 pounds and facing Corbett as a leading title contender.
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