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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1937

Page

7

Fans should name All-Star teams or drop the game

New York Daily News writer Jack Miley argues the All-Star game belongs to the fans not the magnates. He says crowds want to vote on lineups and criticizes current committee control, urging either restore fan voting or abandon the event.

Jack Miley New York Daily News Miley Washington Phineas Q. Phan Arch Ward Chicago Tribune Ward Freddy Fix-Its Giants Demandanle Eague

Standings and schedules from early baseball leagues

National league standings show Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia and St Louis 8 New York 2 Chicago 9 Brooklyn 0. American league lists Detroit and Washington 4 New York 8 Cleveland and Chicago 6 Boston 4. Association table has Columbia 6 Indianapolis 5 Minneapolis and Milwaukee 7 Louisville 9 Toledo 2 St Paul 13 Kansas City 5. Schedule notes Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Boston Pittsburgh at Brooklyn New York at St Louis Boston at Detroit Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at Cleveland Indianapolis at Columbus Toledo at Louisville Kansas City at St Paul Milwaukee at Minneapolis.

National Pittsburgh Philadelphia St. Louis New York Chicago Brooklyn Detroit Washington Cleveland Boston Association Columbia Indianapolis Minneapolis & Milwaukee Louisville Toledo St. Paul Kansas City Cincinnati T. Louis Association Indianapolis Columbus Milwaukee Minneapolis L. Pet St. Lows St Paul

Yanks top Indians 8 to 5 in nine innings

Yankees beat Cleveland 8 to 5 as Wyatts strong ninth inning helps erase a late deficit. Key hits by Crosetti and DiMaggio contribute. Henrich, Powell, Hale drive in runs. Indians lineup features Averill and Duffy in a tight battle as Hudlin allows several hits and runs.

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Johnson Empowers Cards With Fourth Straight Win on Road

Silas Johnson, 29, who struggled in Cincinnati last year, delivered a string of key performances on the St. Louis road trip. He won the first game against Pittsburgh, saved a high scoring 18-10 win in Philadelphia, and fired a six hit effort in a 3-2 victory over the Giants, helping the Cardinals close the gap with the Cubs.

New York U.P St. Louis Cardinals Silas Johnson Cincinnati Red Birds St. Louis Johnson Dizzy Dean Frankie Frisch Bob Weiland Pittsburgh Frisch Philadelphia New York Giants Giants Chicago Cubs Tex Carleton Cubs Brooklyn Paul Waner Gus Suhr Boston Yankees Cleveland Indians Chicago Detroit Washington Cletus Boots) Poffenberger Hank Greenberg

Logan Beaten In First Round Of Ohio Tourney

In Columbus the Ohio American Legion junior tournament moved to the second round with four games scheduled. Logan fell 4 to 2 to Cincinnati after Springfield lost 1 to 0 to Lima and Chillicothe was routed 10 to 1 by Duncan Falls.

Columbus U.R Ohio American Legion Duncan Falls Louisville Lima Cincinnati Pemberville Akron Elyria Chillicothe Springfield Logan Farmer Newton Hammon Ellis Leonard Richardson Meeker Zingg Fame Bushong Malachy Slagle Wentz

White Sox Top Red Sox 6 to 4 in Tight Game

Chicago plates six runs, Boston four, with Bonura homering and two doubles by Bonura and others. Marcin, Mille, Grae, Appling, Radcliff, and Hass drive runs. Foxx adds RBI in a contested box score. Attendance about 5,000.

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Tigers 8 Nats 4 in Detroit 193? game report

Detroit beat Washington 8 to 4 with Appleton allowing 7 hits in 4 innings before relief. Greenberg drove in four runs and Stenger Greenberg homered. Washington’s Travis and Myer had RBIs, while Fox and Gehringer added offense for Detroit. Attendance listed at 7,000.

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Trimble Pure Oil Tops Kimberly in 12 7 Softball Victory

Trimble Pure Oil softball team defeated Kimberly 12 to 7 on Sunday afternoon. The Pure Oils have seven straight wins and next face Athens Gasco on Wednesday and McConnelsville on Friday away from home.

Trimble Trimble Pure Oil Kimberly Pure Oils Athens Gasco McConnelsville E. H. Miner Purol Station Ohio Christman Schoeman Addington Grandy Chutes A. Hartman Hawk Dezzo Kennedy Cage

Yankees Victory Nears Davis Cup Finals Lead

United States leads Germany 2 1 in Davis Cup interzone finals and needs one more win to reach the challenge round against Great Britain. Gene Mako starred in doubles with Budge, defeating Von Cramm and Henkel as Donald Budge was favored in the singles. Speculation swirls over Frankie Parker’s mixed doubles withdrawal and potential singles action against Henkel.

London England U.K United States Germany Great Britain Donald Budge Baron Gottfried von Cramm Hénner Henkel Gene Mako Budge von Cramm Henkel Mako Frankie Parker Parker Spring Lakes N. J Grant

Columbus Plans Training School for Young Baseball Players

The Columbus club of the American Association will run a baseball training camp for youths aged 17 to 23 the week of August 2. St Louis Cardinal scouts will observe the trainees with the best prospects likely to receive contracts.

Columbus Columbus Club American Association St. Louis Cardinal

Pirates 6 Phillies 5 Struggle in Tight Midseason Tilt

Pirates beat the Phillies 6 to 5 as Klein hits a homer and Moore Whitney Young Martin and P Waner contribute two basers. Weaver earns the win with Brown taking the loss in front of 4 800 fans.

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Dizzy Dean Cleared to Rejoin Club Boston

Dizzy Dean pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals was pronounced physically fit today and to rejoin his club in Boston. He had a toe injury from the All Star game in Washington on July 7.

Boston U.R Dizzy Dean St. Louis Cardinal Dean Washington

What's on the Air Cards 3 Giants 2 Feature Time

A radio program listing notes a game or feature titled Giants 2, Cards 3 with hosts Kathryn Cravens and Loretta Montana. Danny Harding's wife is mentioned with a musical segment by Words and Music. The page also lists acts Slim Myrt and Marge and The Rancheros at the Manhattan Matinie concert.

Kathryn Cravens Jack Loretta Montana Slim Myrt Marge Manhattan Congress Concert Mall WLW CBS NBC Larry Sue Tommy and Betty Lowe Thomas Bert Lytell Lum Abner Boo Newhall Russ Morgan Edger A Wayne King Pearce Ben Bernie Oreh Thompson Orch Dorsey Orch Frederick Orch Padeetri Moore Dwick Moon River NBC Johnson Ripple Danning E.S.T Gumbert Davis Allen Werner Sottman Tom, Dick and Harry Betty and Bob Pepper Young Ma Perkins Bob Newhall Mies

Unclear Baseball Box Score From Lost OCR Snippet

Fragmentary box score notes for a game between New York and St. Louis. Mentions Gumbert and Whitehead in pitching changes, Durocher and Mize in hits, Bereer home run, Chiossa and Boreda stealing bases, various beat-by-year errors, double plays, and on-base stats. Poor OCR limits clarity.

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Yankees recall Wicker to replace missing Broaca

The New York Yankees call up pitcher Kemp Wicker from their Newark IL farm to replace Johnny Broaca who deserted the club in Cleveland. Broaca checked out of the hotel Sunday and his location is unknown.

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