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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1942
Page
7
The National League, riding stronger pitching, is favored to beat the American Leaguers in the 1942 All Star Game at the Polo Grounds. Leo Durocher starts Jaime Passeau for the NL, with James Wyatt likely to pitch in relief. Pitchers and lining matchups shape a closely watched midseason classic anticipated by over 50,000 fans.
The Athens Bulldogs and Nelsonville Jr Eagles game at the high school diamond was postponed yesterday afternoon due to wet grounds.
A list of recent baseball results shows Philadelphia beating New York 3 to 2 and 5 to 3, with Boston, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Washington, Kansas City, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneapolis also posting wins or losses in various pairings. Several games include extra innings noted as 11 in nings for St. Paul versus Minneapolis.
The City Softball League postponed all games with Harry Key announcing the revised lineup. Franks Place enters late, and first round action will wrap by July 23 with several rescheduled matches including Franks versus Athens Lawyers and Beckleys vs. Logan.
K Fullerton notes the American League All Star team looks weaker without Jimmie Foxx and questions typical pitching hitting contrasts. He cites Arky Vaughan .400 and Ted Williams .333 as bright AL spots while predicting limited gate revenue from Polo Grounds and Cleveland Stadium.
The Brooklyn Dodgers members reportedly sign pledges to donate blood to the Army and Navy plasma bank. The piece notes Dodgers blood drives to aid war effort and mentions Chicago and national league context amid the World War II home front atmosphere.
Williams of Boston leads in batting with 348 hits, 72 runs and 80 RBIs. Spence of Washington tops hits with 101. Borony of New York leads pitching. Reiser of Brooklyn, Mize of New York drive RBIs. Beech of Brooklyn and Miller of Boston appear in stolen bases.
George Stirnweiss stars for Newark Bears delivering speed and power as he drives runs and steals, drawing comparisons to Joe Gordon and signaling potential National League fame with North Carolina roots and a versatile infield draw. Dodgers and Yankees maintain first place margins amid weekend doubleheaders.
In Cincinnati Paul Derringer was hit in the leg and left out of the All-Star game after a sixth inning drive. The Reds and Pirates split a doubleheader with Pittsburgh winning 4-3 in game one and the Reds taking the nightcap 5-2, led by Gee Walker's three run double and Ray Starr’s 12th win.
The boys 18 and under final features Yaw versus Weisenbach at the recreation center, while the 14 and under final has Beckley facing Finsterwald. Doubles pairings this week include Faine Rotrame against Weisenbach Dean and Beckley Yaw against Parrott Ferguson.
Don Budge dominates Bobby Riggs 6-2 6-2 6-2 to win the National pro tennis title and teams with Riggs later to beat Kovacs and Barnes 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 for the doubles crown.
Indianapolis moved from sixth to fourth in the American Association as they took two wins from Louisville. St Paul defeated Minneapolis twice to gain ground, while Columbus swept Toledo and Kansas City split with Milwaukee. Louisville, Columbus, and Indianapolis all kept tight margins near the top amid a busy schedule.
The Army Navy all star squad wrapped a two hour drill at Lakefront Stadium under Lieut Gordon Cochrane as they tune for tomorrow night’s game versus the National American All-Star winner. Fast pitching questions linger with Bob Feller and Johnny Rigney likely starters and a five inning limit per pitcher.
Ben Roberts and Bob Kuntz led the golf winners by class A and B on the Fourth. Roberts topped Class A with Old Man Par two down, while Kuntz beat Old Man Par 1 up. Gardner and Coon won the bond and stamp event with a net 73, Gardner 74. Third round President's Cup matches must finish by Sunday July 12. a women blind bogey is set for Wednesday.
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