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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1933
Page
5
In a tense match at Jackson, Butch Grover and Reed engaged in a fierce battle over nine holes. Grover faced a rough start but recovered with a 10 foot putt and bold choices, while Reed answered with stunning recovery shots and firm control of the lead.
In Akron and Jackson County, Reed from Chillicothe edges Butch Grover by one stroke to claim the 36 hole title at Cambridge and Jackson County events. Browne and Nelson compete against strong fields as Athens keeps club championship by a narrow margin amid windy conditions.
Reed faced strong pressure on the final holes but stayed steady. He rolled in a 10-foot putt after a final clutch effort to take a six to Grover's five and hold a one-stroke lead for the title.
Officials of the Ohio Professional Golfers Association said the Ohio Open championship dates shift to September 17 18 and 19 at Akron Portage due to a schedule conflict with the National Professional Golfers tournament. The 36 hole Ohio qualifying round for the PGA event will be held at Mansfield Westbrook on July 24.
Company L split a Tuesday doubleheader. They lost the first game to Rauch's 12 to 4 and won the second against Gasconine 10 to 5.
Freddie Miller overwhelmed Abie Israel of Seattle in the featherweight bout, knocking him out in the fourth round of a scheduled 15 at Seattle’s match before 8,000 fans. The world champion dominated from the opening bell with a series of crushing lefts, ending the fight after 2 12 minutes of the fourth.
National matchups include Boston at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago New York at St. Louis St Louis at New York American Association games feature Columbus at Minneapolis Toledo at St Paul Louisville at Kansas City Indianapolis at Milwaukee.
New York reports Billy Petrolle the Fargo Express is a 7 to 5 favorite to beat Bep Van Klavern of Holland in a scheduled 10 round welterweight bout at the Polo Grounds. Petrolle is 28 with nine years in the ring and relies on punching power and experience to counter Van Klavern, the 24-year-old European lightweight champion.
New York Giants commit five errors, four in the seventh, to hand St. Louis a 2–1 victory. Leroy Parmelee pitched well, yielding six hits, while Dizzy Dean allowed ten to the Giants. Cubs, Pirates, Phillies, and Yankees wins noted alongside.
Don Hurst and West Schul Merich of the Phillies delivered a triple and a single in the eleventh to drive in the winning run against Cincinnati. Lefty Gomez of the Yankees entered the eighth with the bases loaded and two men out, striking out two pinch hitters.
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