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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1933
Page
9
The article chronicles Nelsonville’s famed pitcher known as the pall player whose early major league days included play with Columbus and later the Western League. He faced a serious brain injury after a fence collision in Minneapolis and endured ongoing health issues that paused his career amid a period of hard hustling and team battles across leagues.
Announced today at Athens the Ohio University Club plans a Saturday event with three handicap levels against par. Players from country clubs will compete in matches as part of a broader golf weekend.
The Capitol nine beat the Yankees 8-2 in 10 innings, moving to a two game lead over New York in the American League with 61 games left. Cliff Bolton delivered the go ahead single with the bases loaded in the tenth while Wallie Stewart and Charlie Ruffing held the Yankees to seven hits.
At Rockingham Park Salem Massachusetts on July 28 Prince Hall won one feature and Mary Reynolds won the other in the Grand Circuit program.
National League results include St Louis 4 Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 4 Boston 3 New York 2 Brooklyn 0 Pittsburgh 2 Chicago 0. American League Cleveland 9 Chicago 1 Washington 3 New York 2 in 10. Detroit 9 12 innings. Saturday games feature Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Chicago at St Louis Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia New York at Washington Philadelphia at Boston St Louis at Chicago Detroit at Cleveland Toledo at Columbus Louisville at Indianapolis St Paul at Kansas City Minneapolis at Milwaukee Glouster notes Mt Clemens visitors Dr A B Allen and wife hosted by W H Stahl. Allen is a former Mt Clemens physician.
GLOUSTER July 26 Approximately four young people from this city will attend the Ken O Va Christian Service camp at the Boy Scout reservation on the Muskingum River next week. They will travel Monday and return Sunday afternoon. A get acquainted pow wow Monday evening and sunrise prayers Sunday will precede the Lord's Supper and preaching.
Leach's Restaurant won a 4-3 game over the Specials with a run in the seventh. The decisive hit or play delivered the margin and kept Leach's undefeated in the series.
Reverend Batterson of the M E Parish and his family are away on vacation this week and next. Services will be in charge of local congregations next Sunday. Lancaster Camp Grounds hosted a busy week for young people with 732 institute registrations and 438 certificates awarded. The annual conference delegates and parish plans for Glouster Jacksonville Millfield Trimble and Pisgah are outlined for upcoming services.
Report from GLOUSTER lists twenty eight men and one dozen more to report at the city building Saturday morning at 7 o clock for relief work. Names include John Halbert James Clements George Carter William Wolf Andrew Viney Frank Spencer Fred Miller Link Payton John Hinton John McCreanor Homer Johnson Arthur Howard Belford Foraker James Hill Algie Price Francis Sabo Chris Skinner Joseph Wolf Tom McAllister Carl Orndorf George McClelland Fritz Faust Tom Dennison William McCoy John Karkos Ben Morrison Carl Porter James Cotter Harry Mayles and Robert Riley. An auxiliary meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the U M W of A will be held Friday night at the Eagle hall. The Auxiliary will serve home made ice cream and cake on the depot square Saturday night.
The Rev Mrs M L Kimmey of Athens announces Glouster Mission services will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Leadinghouse in Trimble Saturday at 7 30 p m.
Jacksonville July 28 a benefit dance will be held at Fagle Hall on Saturday night to raise money for new stringed instruments. The lodge donates hall use and all proceeds go to equipment.
The July 28 meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society at the Methodist Church drew 18 members. After songs and prayers, readings by Armel Rainey Ella Morrison and Sylvia Phillips, a violin solo by Verna Sayre, and more readings by Lillie Koons, a Chicago World’s Fair talk by Merle Danford was given. August meeting at Mrs Grace Sayre’s home with program by Wolfe and Phillips.
Jockey Gilvio Coucel admits weakness to ride and Sonny Workman is summoned from Saratoga to ride First Minstrel for Greentree Stable in the $850,000 Arlington Futurity at Arlington Park. Ten two year olds are likely starters with Mata Hari and Far Star from Dixiana Stable favored at about 6 to 5.
Albany and Zaleski of the Hocking Valley League will settle their feud Sunday afternoon in Zaleski. The teams will replay a disputed July 4 game before the largest league crowd of the year. A Albany win would give a perfect 5–0 first half, while Zaleski victory would move them to 3–2, tying The Plaine for second place. Games for the second half start August 6.
Frankie Frisch, newly named Cardinals manager, stars in a 4 3 victory over the Reds at St Louis. Frisch doubles twice and singles three times, driving in two runs as Danzy Vance and Dizzy Dean hold Cincinnati to five hits. Bottomley homers with Hafey aboard, and Dean’s control wobbles but Cardinals clinch the series.
The Athens Merchants travel to Dexter Sunday to conclude their pre league schedule in a twin bill. All players and officials meet at 10 on West Union Street for lunch before the 1 pm first game. The Saturday contest against Luhrig has been postponed one week per Twilight League cooperation.
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