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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1935
Page
13
World Series talk warms the scene as teams like the Cardinals Giants and Cubs fight for early lead. Key stars Pepper Martin Hal Bud Parmelee Carl Hubbell and Bill Dickey return from injuries as managers stress pitching depth amid a crowded pennant chase.
The revised AL doubleheader and playoff date list shows key matches from July to September. Chicago visits Washington and St. Louis. Boston plays Philadelphia. Cleveland travels to St. Louis and New York hosts Philadelphia. Notable clashes include Chicago at Cleveland and Philadelphia at Chicago with several New York contests.
In a Wednesday night clash at The Plains CCC from Camp Athens edged the Old Timers 1 to 0 in ten innings. Dizzy Dean dominated on the mound with a single safely hit allowed and at least 15 strikeouts. A rematch is set for Saturday at 2 30 with the same lineups.
The Associated Press reports scores from the Mid-Atlantic region with Johnstown defeating Charleston 2 to 1, Zanesville beating Huntington 7 to 6, Akron edging Beckley 1 to 8, and Dayton routing Portsmouth 3 to 0.
A compiled AP rundown lists top players by batting average runs and RBIs for multiple teams. Key figures include Johnson Athletics . Composite highlights include Gehringer and Greenberg Tigers leading runs and RBIs, Medwick Cardinals pacing hits, Ott Giants with homers, and Parmelee and Schumacher Giants leading in pitching wins and losses.
At Long Branch New Jersey Joe Savoldi of Three Oaks Michigan threw Rube Wright of Texas two falls to one. At Halifax Leo Numa of Seattle defeated George McLeod of Iowa one fall. At Harrisburg Emil Dusek of Omaha tossed Cliff Olsen of St Paul one fall.
The interzone Davis Cup draw sets two singles matches for Saturday with Donald Budge of Oakland vs Heiner Henkel and Wilmer Allison of Austin vs Baron Gottfried Von Cramm. Monday doubles pairings feature Allison and Joan Van Ryn against Von Cramm and K Lund. Tuesday sees Allison vs Henkel and Von Cramm vs Budge in two more singles.
The field for the $30,000 Arlington Park added classic is shaping up with Omaha and Kentucky filly Black Helen among final contenders. Other entries include Count Arthur Blackbirder Roman Soldier Malbrook Tearout and Chief Cherokee as a possible outside rival. workouts posted strong times for Omaha and Black Helen. In Columbus, Earl Sortman plans a $200,000 bid to stage a Joe Louis Braddock title bout in October with Braddock set for an exhibition tonight against Jack McCarthy.
Wednesday’s games feature Jim Bucher and Curt Davis delivering strong showings in the doubleheader. Werber and Grove pace Red Sox, Senators rally behind Hallahan and Moore. A separate note lists German consulates in 83 cities across two states plus territories.
The first national tournament of the American Baseball Congress will be held in Dayton Ohio on September 20 21 and 22. More than twenty teams from eastern leagues and organizations are expected to send representatives to the tournament. The congress deals strictly with sand baseball. Shorthand was used by the reg fans more than 1700 years ago.
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