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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1940
Page
9
St. Louis Times reports manager Fred Haney urges absence of individualism and a strong team unit to lift the club. He emphasizes fight, effort from first pitch to last, and assigns value to morale over star power amid hopes for a 1941 pennant.
In Cincinnati, Bucky Walters and Ival Goodman drove in the winning run as the Reds beat Brooklyn 6 to 5 in eight and a half innings. Walters held the Dodgers to five hits, aiding Cincinnati to its 12th win for the ace and sixth straight victory.
Work in the rank of Knight will be conferred on a candidate at a special Knights of Pythias meeting scheduled for Saturday July 13 in Glouster.
Wright and Appling of Chicago led American batting with .356 while Foxx of Boston topped homers with 20. Williams of Boston had 63 runs, Greenberg Detroit 71 RBIs, Finney Boston 109 hits, Hack Chicago 55 runs, and Danning New York 59 RBIs in the National League. Newsom Detroit 12–1 and Fitzsimmons Brooklyn 7–1 headed pitchers.
Syracuse natives shine in multiple leagues with Rollie Hemsley backing Cleveland, Harry Potts earning his tenth win for Logan, Lloyd Moore excelling for Oswego, and Eddie Guinther joining Huntington as an outfielder.
The column rounds up sports figures and events from Paul Christman to Joe Engel in Chattanooga, noting Christman’s possible fall absence, Kayak II training pace, Dempsey versus Godoy and Baer-Galento fights, plus Pat Harder’s Wisconsin pact and midweek Cubs attendance waning at Wrigley Field. It also mentions a radio station rise, global chatter about sound cuts, and a Detroit signings tale.
Waterloo golf pro Pat Wilcox, famed for a National Open hole in one, returned to action by visiting Charles City where he shaved 10 strokes off a par 70 layout.
The piece notes Bobby Jones, famed at fourteen, has a son at the same age who shows no golf interest. Jones makes his first competitive appearance in ten years in a Red Cross match at the Lido Club in New York tomorrow. It recalls Jones’s 1929 round at that course in 69 and comments on Boston fans wondering about Joe Cronin and Pee Wee Reese leaving for Brooklyn. It also mentions Joe Louis knocking out four of the NBA’s current top ten heavyweights.
Virgil Conkey grabbed his third ace of the year at Athens Country Club carding a No 7 iron on No 5 to finish the hole. He played with Athens High School coach Harry Lackey. A weekend point tournament follows with handicapped play and class divisions, plus President's Cup third round matches due by Sunday night. Summer rules begin Saturday July 13.
The battle for third place in the American Association centers on Louisville Columbus and St Paul. Columbus won 3 to 0 over the Millers to close within one game of Louisville while St Paul dropped to Toledo 6 to 4. Kansas City leads by five games as Indianapolis sinks 14 to 0 to Kansas City and Stan Bordagaray of Kansas City goes six for six with five runs. The Milwaukee Louisville game was rained out.
Rose Farm School and community hold annual reunion on the school grounds Sunday July 21 with a basket dinner at noon. Former students and teachers present will provide speaking, vocal, and instrumental selections plus contests with prizes for winners in the afternoon program.
Sunday School meets at 9 30. M M LeFavor leads song service. Rev Boroff preaches at 10 30 on Jesus and His Church. Evening worship begins at 7 30 with the sermon The Beginning of Wisdom.
Glouster Garden Club met at Mrs. Ernest Bingman's home and voted to plant evergreens around the schoolhouse. Members reported $64 cleared from the Sample fair sale. Papers on drought resisting plants and summer care of gardens were read. Next meeting to be hosted by Mrs. T. W. Figley with Mrs. M. M. Bryson assisting.
Francis Roberts 71 of Greens Run died Thursday after a heart attack while returning from Glouster. Coroner Pritchard ruled heart condition. Survived by wife Bertha and two sons Earl Toledo and Ernest Columbus. Private services Saturday at 2 PM. visitation until noon.
A car driven by George Smith lost control on High Street and struck two parked vehicles, one owned by Lawrence Colbert in front of Drury Drug Store and then another owned by Russel Hooper. Damages to all three cars totaled about 115 dollars.
The Glouster Independent softball team fell to Murray City on Wednesday evening by 15 to 2. Winning pitcher was Johnson while Bickley pitched for Glouster. Box score details are provided in the game follow up.
A dance sponsored by the Catholic Action Guild will be held at the high school gym Saturday night from 8 to 12. Music will be provided by Buddy Bender and his Akron orchestra.
The standings show Chicago leading with 8 wins and Boston 2 losses while Cincinnati 6 and Brooklyn 5 compete nearby. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh faced rain with other matches listed. yesterday’s results and Saturday’s schedule include Brooklyn at Cincinnati and Chicago at Boston among others.
Rain interrupted play in the Ath ens City Singles tournament with only two of four quarter finals finished. Wood beat Hess 2-6 6-1 6-4 and Nellis defeated Riley 6-1 6-0 yesterday, while Roach-Liggett and Lewis-Levitsky were postponed to today.
Glouster notes report the Past Noble Grand Club hosted by Mrs R C Galloway with 11 members present and eight guests. Delegates Ed Kurtzman and Charles Williams were chosen for the state convention. alternates are Josephine Hedfelt and C E Haskins. Oakdale Friendship Circle plans a July 21 Marietta trip and Garnet Brunton wins the mystery box with readings.
Cleveland regains first place with an 8 5 victory in Philadelphia as Milnar wins his 12th game and Boudreau Keltner Chapman power the offense. Chapman homered to start the game while Boudreau and Keltner also connected as the Indians tally 15 hits to take game one of 12 in the eastern swing.
The Plains nine defeated the All-Stars 5-0 at Nelsonville under manager Ben Wagner. Haddox led with 3 hits in six Plains bunched hits, while Hunter capped an All-Star rally with a dazzling right field catch. Plains plans more games around Nelsonville, especially against Rucktal.
In Cincinnati at Losantiville Golf Course Miss Janet Shock of Denison University challenges Dartmouth rival Miss Dorothy Gardner of Steubenville for the state championship. Shock edged Mrs. Burt Weil two up after 18 holes while Gardner surged ahead of Isabel Ogilvie four and three.
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