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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1941
Page
12
The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 10-3 to stretch their lead to six games. In the NL the Dodgers lost 7-4 to the Cardinals, shrinking their advantage to three games as Giants, Pirates, and Cubs posted wins.
New York routed Cleveland 10 to 3 in the first of a three game set. DiMaggio collected a double and two singles as the Yankees piled up 11 hits. Milnar took the loss for Cleveland while Keller homered for New York and Heath added a 13th homer for Cleveland. Attendance was estimated at 15,000.
Merchants posted a 13 to 5 softball victory over Sohio Jacvna in Athens City League action last night marking their second win in the week. Line scores and player names are partially legible with multiple entries scattered throughout the page.
Sunday School class was entertained at the church by Mr and Mrs R C Vincent. Several families and guests from Sharpsburg Guysville Zanesville Marietta Nashport Gallipolis Ferry Pittsburgh Evergreen Shade and other nearby towns visited relatives and attended meals and services. Harvey Fish went to Dayton for employment at Wright Field while others traveled between Tulsa Nitro Parkersburg and Waverly for visits and vacations.
A collage of sports notes mentions Alice Marble needing a loaned blouse for her first tour, Pauline Betz working as a waitress before fame, Eddie Arcaro losing to a less-known rider, and George Halas commenting peak ages. Fireworks precede Chalky Wright vs Pittsburgh Jackie Wilson at Baltimore. Meehan May title clash at Ebbets Field. Conn film role eyed for Arthur Donovan. Dodgers crowd estimates and Cronin batting near .350 anchor a playful page of sports gossip.
Elmer Riddle aims for win number 11 against the New York Giants in a midweek game. Bob Carpenter starts for Cincinnati after a strong outing, while Bill Lohrman looks to halt Riddle’s march. The Giants won 7 to 4 yesterday as Hartnett and Bartell drove in key runs and Ott drew an intentional pass.
Robert Thompson of Youngstown won the northern Ohio junior singles title by defeating Alvin Burns of Cincinnati 6 2 6 1 to claim his second straight championship.
Williams leads batting with .395 for Boston and J DiMaggio tops runs 76 and hits 124 for New York. Keller tied for 20 homers, and Feller leads pitching at 18 wins. Other leaders include DiMaggio and Slaughter in multiple categories with notable figures from Cleveland Chicago and St. Louis.
Bradford Bible School attendance on Sunday July 13 was 58. Mrs Ella Hysell of Bradbury visited daughter Mrs Arthur Hendricks. Mrs William Davis of Laurel Cliff and Mrs Margaret Hysell of Columbus visited Mr and Mrs Frank Buck. Nora Haggie and son recently visited Mrs Charles Buck. Frank Buck, Charles Buck and Mrs Charles Burt with Harold visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Pearl Jacobs Laurel Cliff. Rev J P Miller and Sherd Bailey visited with Lyde Hysell who is ill at the home of Mr and Mrs Will Haley Side Hill.
Ladislav Hecht the lone easterner remaining in the New York State clay court championships as he defeated Robin Hippenstiel 6 0 7 5 to reach the quarter finals. He faces Don McNeill while Ted Schroeder meets Ted Olewine in another quarter final pairing with Parker Greenberg and Mako Kramer set for the following day.
Ohio owned colt Perpetual driven by Urbana reinsman Hugh Parshall won the $10,000 National Stake at Old Orchard Beach, beating winter book favorite Bill Gallon. The victory signals Perpetual as a leading threat ahead of the $40,000 Hambletonian in GoshEN, New York, two weeks away.
In Toledo the 38th Ohio Amateur nears midpoint as 16 qualifiers contest third and fourth rounds. Bob Servis, the four time champion from Dayton, was eliminated by 21 year old Bop Pollex of Toledo.
Nelson Jones, former track and wrestling coach, was named Findlay College athletic director to succeed Howard Kissell who resigned to take a similar post at Muskingum College.
In Minneapolis Nicollet Park the All Stars beat the Millers 6 1 before 11000 fans. Ray Starr and John Grodzicki shut down Millers early while Lefty Koslo and Harry Brecheen silenced the offense. Fabian Gaffke hit a homer in the ninth as the All Stars sealed the win.
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