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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
13
Washington suffered another setback as Detroit swept the opening tropshal series with strong pitching, dropping the Senators from second to fourth while boosting Detroit's lead. Ferriss added a 16th win with a 6-2 victory over Chicago, and Boston tied Washington in the standings after rain halted a Yankees doubleheader.
National League standings show Washington Chicago St. Louis Cleveland and others with mixed records. American Association and American League results list yesterday’s scores including St. Louis 7 Philadelphia 4 and Chicago 5 Brooklyn 0 with additional box highlights and ties.
Middletown High School's Rayner Greene will step down as Middies coach to become an assistant at Cornell University. Greene, whose teams posted 163 wins with 25 losses since 1936 37, led Middletown to the 1944 Class A title and a 24 game win streak last season. His pupils include future college players such as Jim Wells Rod Caudill Chester Wendt Bill Hasselbach Mack Long and Venus Marpis.
A blind bogey tournament will be held at Athens Country Club this weekend with players choosing handicaps. Prizes go to nearest to bogey, low net, low gross and high net. Sunday is the final day for completing the second round of the club championship.
New England Presbyter ian Church plans final home coming and community picnic on July 29 with Sunday school at 10, basket dinner at noon, and program at 1. Farewell party honored Mr and Mrs Earl Mace and family who soon move to The Plains. Numerous local families attended, sharing sandwiches cookies and coffee.
Indianapolis with St Pauls help moves into first in the American Association, edging Toledo 8 to 7 while Milwaukee drops twice to St Paul 4 1 and 3 2. Louisville Colonels win two from Columbus to strengthen third place as Minneapolis splits with Kansas City. Fourteen Toledo walks fuel Indys 12th win over the Hens. Browne drives in the deciding run in the opener.
Yesterday's games featured Dave Ferriss and the Red Sox winning 6-2 over Chicago despite two odd breaks, Hal Newhouser and Al Benton earning key victories for the Tigers, Gardella homering for the Giants in a 6-3/4-3 split, Ray Prim and Dixie Walker powering a Cubs-Dodgers 9-5 result, and Blix Donnelly limiting the Phillies to a 7-2 opener as the circuit produced a day of strong pitching and timely hitting.
The Laurel Cliff Health Club met with Mrs. Paul Frick and Mrs. John Frick assisting. Prizes went to Mrs. Helen Leifheit Mrs. Margaret Allen and Billy Brown. August host is Mrs. Thomas Bowen. Several residents moved, visiting family in Columbus and Parkersburg. Funeral held for James Hart in Isuasy. A stray line notes a reversed limb claim about a divine animal.
Great Lakes bluejacket football candidates will report for summer practice but many former college stars stationed at the training center have been ordered west. Coach Lt. Paul E. Brown said 16 players, including four backfield stars Claude Buddy Young Paul Patterson and Charlie Johnson, and Marion Motley, have transferred. High school standouts Rex Parcell Harry Klumb Joe Pujazon and Donald Knanff are among recent movers.
Bartlett notes show James Nicholas Bartlett receiving a medical discharge and staying home. Various visitors and locals, including Mildred Martin in Columbus and Kent Martin families, summer and weekend guests, and Remuda events are listed with multiple households and towns referenced. A brief wartime propeller blade note concludes the column.
The column notes a Texas League dispute over when inactive leagues can sign players, hinting at a brewing minor league row and potential headach es for Judge Bramham. It also reports Joe Louis touring Alaska with golf, gifting his driver after 21 000 miles. Johnny Sisk leads sales for a major insurer for three straight years. Columbus is surveying Baker Field’s undeveloped area for a postwar athletic complex.
Chauncey H W Humphrey. chairman of the Athens County Seventh War Loan Drive. thanks Dover Township residents for cooperation during the war loan drive and salutes the solicitors and bond purchasers. Max Wilson Chauncey served as district chairman aided by about 25 solicitors.
The Millfield Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs. Maggie Dean’s home with Mrs. Gertrude Brown in charge. Devotions were led by Mrs. Rebecca Crabtree and Miss May Howard. A reading program featured readings by Gertrude Brown Mamie Chadwell Lucy Howard and Ruby Simpson. The next meeting will be an all day picnic at Jacksonville park. Members present included Rebecca Crabtree Susie Bell Lucy James Mamie Chadwell Margie Pyle Lucy Howard Helen Gillespie Lucile Morgan May Howard Ruth Simpkins and Maggie Dean.
Mrs Mary Kollis ter of Chauncey took her son Teddy Kollis ter age four to White Cross Hospital Columbus for further treatment of his right hand. He previously spent three weeks in the hospital for an operation on his hand and is the son of Seaman Royden Kollis ter.
Local residents share meals and visits across households. Velma Persons attends events with multiple families while Brummage and Sailors travel for family health updates and farm bureau gatherings at Nice’s Park on Route 33.
Chauncey area residents and guests are listed amid social visits. Mr and Mrs Wiley Howard of Granville joined Mrs Lucy Howard in Millfield. Mrs Elizabeth Mayles and Chauncey hosted by Mrs Jane Tryon. Mary Adams of Drakes and family visited Charles Handa in Millfield. Elizabeth Willis and son and Mrs John Kaszonyi returned from Niles Ohio and McKeesport Pennsylvania. Pauline Handa, Cleveland, vacationing in Millfield with family. Junior and Conrad Lanning now at Army Depot Columbus visited by Toots Lanning family. Velma King of Cleveland visited Toots Lanning’s family. Jack Schrappe, home from overseas, visited Otto Schrappe and relatives. Bertha Sherlock and daughter Betty of Athens visited Floyd and Mrs. Stanley in Chauncey.
Mrs Ollie Daugherty entertained Sunday honoring her husband Charles Daugherty birthday. The celebration featured a birthday cake with ice cream in the afternoon. Guests included Edward and Edna Daugherty Coolville Elwood Daugherty and children Donald Robert and Carolyn Pauline Daugherty George Coe and Charles Daugherty Homer Fagley and son Roger and Mrs Ollie Fagley Columbus were Tuesday guests.
Morristown Holiness Church schedules an evening gathering in connection with the revival services led by Rev and Mrs Sanford Knapp and daughters of Columbus. A large crowd from surrounding communities is expected with special music and singing as the public is invited.
Chauncey Mr and Mrs Charles Handa of Millfield entertained relatives including the Vargo Adams Parka Jab Becker and Adams families from Cleveland and Columbus. A birthday dinner at Millfield honored Dannie Mae Adkins Sharp with attending relatives and guests. Seaman Jo Richard Herdman on leave visited Arrena Herdman and families. WCTU to meet at Mill Street home Friday at 8 p.m.
Ernie Bonham, star right hander of the Yankees, longs for the batting backing that powered his 1942 season with 21 wins and five defeats. He has eight losses in nine decisions this year as the Yankees often fail to score for him, sometimes backing him with only one run. Bonham faces a January start to his annual training plan with wife Ruth managing his diet.
Holmes of Boston leads at .388 batting average and 133 hits while driving 81 runs. Lombardieg Holmes and Workman share 15 home runs with New York’s Lombardi. Schoendienst tops steals with 15. Cooper of Boston wins pitching with 1 0.900 ERA. Slirnweiss leads American batting with 331, and Slirr Weiss 96 hits along with Case 96. Ferriss of Boston posts 16 2 0.889.
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