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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1935
Page
9
City Council on Monday drafted a third and final rate settlement proposal to raise Marion residents by 3.50 dollars a month for natural gas with immediate submission to the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. The article also mentions ancient Ginkgo trees noted for their unique lineage.
Disjointed sports notes mention St Louis free admission claims, flashes of players, dressing room rumors, and a variety of teams including Stengel era figures, Muskogee Western Association, Bagby and Cleveland luminaries. The garbled text references Ebbets Field, White Sox, Japan, and All-Star mentions with scattered names and events.
The Tigers and Cardinals pursued the top by close margins as pitchers Rowe and Parmelee faltered. Vic Sorrell and Joe Medwick powered wins, while the Cubs swept the Dodgers and the Giants slipped again. Berger and Kennedy contributed in a day heavy with 14 hits for St Louis Browns.
New York report notes the fourteenth amateur public links golf championship begins in Indianapolis on July 29 with 197 clubs and 36 holes of qualifying. The entry list ranks as the second largest, following 213 starters in 1932. A four man team from Honolulu will pursue the Warren G Harding team trophy, last won in Pittsburgh by Los Angeles with a 6029 aggregate.
Sam Barthsby and Russ Shie of Orrville Country Club capture the Ohio cad dies' championship cup after a 28-hole contest. The report also lists mid Atlantic scores and a state racing commission approval for Coney Island races from August 27 to October 12.
Dizzy Dean and Carl Hubbell were nominated for mound duty in the Little World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants. A half game separates the league leaders, and the winner today will likely command the series lead, with a sweep needed by the trailing team to regain top spot.
The Ohio state racing commission races to keep supervision amid Gov Daveys veto of a funding item. Inspectors wages were to come from track operators and fed to the state treasury. the control board promises interim funds. Commissioner Isaac Collins warned against allowing meets without inspectors, while James Shevlin noted lack of information on the vetoed provision.
In a doubleheader Paul Dean and Joe Medwick led the Cardinals Giants and Al Smith limited the Cards to eight hits Medwick had six hits two homers in the twin bill Gabby Hartnett starred for the Cubs with two doubles and a single in the second game Wally Berger joined Dodgers Braves and Lou Gehrig Vic Sorrell in a chaotic set of scores Tigers beat Reds with Gehrig homering once and Sorrell holding the Yankees to one run
Four teams entered the Ohio State American Legion semi finals after Tuesday results. Springfield rallied for four in the eighth to beat Columbus 5 to 1, Louisville edged Montpelier 4 to 3, Ashland lost 3 to 2 to Zanesville in 10 innings, and Middletown defeated Lima 6 to 3.
The Ohio Open enters the final 36 holes with Ted Luther leading after two rounds. Espinosa of Akron and Billy Burke trail closely as Lloyd Gullickson, Joe Rooney, and Steve Zappe sit nine to eleven strokes back. The course stretched to four miles with back tees lengthening yards and cups moved to the sides to test accuracy.
Batting leaders include Vosmik Indians at .350 and Cramer Athletics at .343. Gehringer and Greenberg Tigers lead runs with 79 and 74 respectively, Greenberg also 111 RBIs. Cramer 125 hits, Gehringer 123. Greenberg 27 home runs, Vosmik 4 and Stone 12 triples. Stolen bases led by Werber 16 and Almada 14. Pitchers Lyons 1 3 and Allen 10 3. National leaders include Medwick Cardinals with 387 hits and 80 runs, Ott Giants 22 homers, Goodman Reds 11 triples, Castreman Giants 82 strikeouts.
Philadelphia plays Pittsburgh as Boston visits Cincinnati and Brooklyn faces Chicago. New York hosts St Louis while Chicago visits Philadelphia and St Louis meets Boston. Detroit meets New York and Cleveland faces Washington. Louisville visits Columbus and Minneapolis confronts Milwaukee. Toledo plays Indianapolis and St Paul meets Kansas City.
Indianapolis Indians extend win streak to six with a 7 to 1 victory over Toledo while Millers lose 10 to 3 to Milwaukee. Louisville beats Columbus 9 to none in a 16 inning Columbus game giving Indianapolis a three game edge over Red Birds. Kansas City Blues top St Paul 6 to 4 in front of 8,000 fans as Saints bullpen falters late.
Tiger Walker won by technical knockout over Jens Calhoun in the ninth round of a 10 round bout at Parkway Arena in Cincinnati. Danny Milifkio defeated Lee Cox by decision in another welterweight bout on the same show featuring local fighters.
Cincinnati reports night game at Crosley Field as the Reds face the Boston Braves in Appreciation Night. Gates open 6:30 pm with a band, military drill, and fireworks. Players include Hank Gowdy and Kiki Cuyler. Cleveland boxing show follows rain in League Park with three early bouts.
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