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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1927

Page

9

TILDEN TO MEET OPPOSITION AT DETROIT TOURNEY

Jack Preston won the Athens country club junior golf championship by two strokes over Bill Phillips at the club Friday. Preston led morning nine in 8 3, then 41 in the afternoon, with Phillips 40 and 41 respectively. Final five holes Friday afternoon produced Preston finishing five holes 23 to Phillips 25.

Jack Preston Athens Country Club Bill Phillips Preston Presto Phillips Hale Pele

Out for a Run Detroit Marathon Hopeful Heads East

Hugh A. Thompson Sr. departs Detroit City Hall at 1 am bound for New York on a near non-stop marathon described as a next thing to non-stop. He wears elk shoes a sun visor trunks and a white shirt with Amarice A C Detroit on the front. He plans long miles with brief five minute rests and bicycle companions for support as he crosses to Windsor aboard a ferry with meals en route.

Detroit U.P Hugh A. Thompson City Hall New York Windsor Thompson Vivish Amarice A. C Swe Viark

Sharkey Boxes Eight Rounds After Day Off

Jack Sharkey resumed training in New York with eight rounds of boxing and two rounds of rope skipping despite a warm day. He did not work with the punching bag after yesterday’s rest.

New York Jack Sharkey

Dempsey Sharkey clash over title age weighs in

The era defining showdown between Jack Dempsey and Jack Sharkey is framed by age as the decisive factor though measurements including weight height and reach are close. Analysts see Sharkey at peak form while Dempsey pursues a comeback, making the outcome uncertain and prompting readers to decide who will prevail.

Gene Tunney Dempsey Sharkey Jack Dempsey Jack Sharkey

Baseball Scores Across National League Highlights and Runs

First game sees St Louis and Brooklyn with wide scoring totals as Alexander Bell Snyder and Deberry star. Second game features Haines Schulte Plitt McWeeny Hargreaves as Brooklyn and St Louis trade blows. Chicago tops New York while Pittsburgh and Cincinnati win narrow contests amid rain delays and partial box scores.

St. Louis Brooklyn Alexander H. Bell Snyder Petty Deberry Haines Schulte Plitt

Baseball scores and line results from national league games

Snapshot of American League and American Association results with scattered team scores and pitcher batterries. Notable matchups include Boston, Washington, Chicago, New York, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Detroit and Louisville with partial inning details and rain notes.

Boston Ong Zon Cleeland Pennock Grabowski Jones O’nell Phila Detroit Rommel Perkins Smithl Woodall American Association Louisvills Mransas City Rbatteries Holley McMullen Schaack Oldham Peters

Dempsey agrees to fight Tunney if he wins

New York July 16 The heavyweight champion Dempsey signed a contract to fight Gene Tunney in September if he defeats Jack Sharkey on July 23 and to meet Tunney again in 1928 under Tex Rickard’s promotion if he wins the championship.

New York P-Tack Dempsey Gene ‘Famney Jack Sharkey Tex Rickard Tunney Pirates Philadelphia Pittsburgh Pirates Phila Phillies Chicago Cubs Cubs Shewier Giants Thompson Tones Cooney Iprurtt Wook Peteirich Po Winlaghby Uincatur Restiz Aokan Dempsey Sharkey Decatur Wright Rickard’s Pittsburgh Nownesment

Reds Take One In Rain Delay At Boston Doubleheader

Cincinnati Reds won game one 3 to 2 against the Boston Braves before a rain curtailment stopped the second game in the third inning. Kolp pitched seven innings, allowing nine hits, with solid fielding support as Cincinnati grabbed the early lead.

REDS Boston Cincinnati Reds Boaten Braves Kolp Cincinnati Abrhpabe Drensen Zitmann Christensen RHPAE Richbourg Moore Welsh Fournier Farrell Brown Gibson Greenfield Genewich P a—Burrus TOWAL Cincinnath Pittsburgh Pahillies Pirates Defente Wright Grantham Cy Williame Traynor C Curler R.n Barnhart A. . Spencer Gooch C - Cvengros Meadows Kremer Peousee DO OO Brickell Philadelphia AB F. A. E. Sand Thompson Friberg Mokan K. Williams Wilson C. Jomnard Leach

Athens Young Man Elected School Coach

Kenneth Pickering, an Athens native and former Raven High School athlete, is named as school football coach for Raven in East Youngstown. He will team with Roland Bevan for the 1927 season, bringing grid and basketball expertise and a strong playing background at Ohio University.

Kenneth. Pickering Campbell Athens J. Li Raven High School Youngstown Pickering Ohio University Bachruid East Youngstown Roland Bevan Raven

Ray Glos at Meade Pulp in Chillicothe clash

The Grayson Ray-Glos travel to Chillicothe to face Meade Pulp Paper Company in an afternoon baseball matchup. Local chatter suggests the industrial squad plays strong ball and a competitive game is expected.

Grayson Ray-Glos Meade Pulp Paper Company Chillicothe Paper Company

Athens to West Virginia and Kentucky by bus from Chillicothe

The schedule notes a daily bus leaving Athens at 3 15 am except Sunday and 8 6 am, 2 15 pm and 8 18 pm. It makes connections at Chillicothe for Waverly Portsmouth Trenton and onward to West Virginia Kentucky and Arkansas. Terminals are Cincinnati Union Bus Station and Athens Red Star Bus Station. W. W. Colleen operator.

Athens Waverly Portsmouth Trenton Pointe West Virginia Kentucky Greenfield Bainbridge Hillsboro Washington Cedrt House Nenia Togan Columbus Parke Ershuey Glenster Pomeroy McConnelsville Etc Cinticothe Union Red Star

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