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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1924

Page

6

Cokes overpower Plumbers in high-scoring marathon meet

The Cokes triumphed 21 to 4 over the Plumbers in a busy municipal Diamond track and field meet. Allen led with five hits in the marathon, McConnehay starred for the Plumbers, and Morgan and Bean delivered key plays. A managers meeting followed the game with K of P vs Grayson slated tonight.

Cokes Municipal Promen Cowen Oldfield Allen Kircher Woodruff McGuire Morris Bean Morgan McConnehay K of P Grayson Gers Messenger Office Plumbers P Srey Mansfield DeMolet Heck Drake Ft! Cokes AB R. H. PO Burkett Kennedy Farley Morgan Wogsy Pilerre Xi Plumbers Worry

Baseball Roundup Highlights Yankees Big Wins and Slugging Stars

The Yankees swept a doubleheader over the White Sox 8 3 and 12 10 with four homers incl Babe Ruth's thirty first. Athletics beat Detroit 7 4 in 11 innings as La Mar hit a two on homer. Cubs lose 12 11 to Phillies while Reds top Brooklyn 3 2 in a first inning burst. Hack Wilson powers Giants as fans seek McGraw staff in a volatile scene.

Yankees White Sox Hngmen Babe Ruth Athletics Detroit Lamar Hack Wilson Giants

Tilden Chooses Wiener as National Doubles Partner

New York July 29 17 year old Sandy Wiener will team with William Tilden in the nationals doubles. Tilden defends Wiener as a desirable partner and notes their season long partnership and recent straight set win over Griffin and Norton in clay court championships. He concedes Wiener’s youth but praises his potential.

Sandy Wiener Bill Tilden William Tilden Tilden Philadelphia Weiner Wiener Brian Norton Norton Clarence Griffin

Rockhill Beats Vorhees in Athens Municipal Tennis

Chic Rockhill defeats Don Vorhees in straight sets 6-8 6-1 at the Athens municipal tennis championship. Vorhees struggled with pace and service while Rockhill exploited net play and consistent baselines as heat affected both players.

Athens Rockhill Don Vorhees Vorhees Deuce

Service strategy in tennis and baseball notes

The writer analyzes tennis serves and faults, arguing that fast first serves invite double faults and that consistent two-serve play beats power. It cites players like Ruth and Bautista, suggesting records and hitting ambitions in baseball alongside remarks on service accuracy and game outcomes.

Yesterday's Results and Today's Schedule in Baseball and National League

Scores show American Association games with Toledo Columbus St Paul Louisville Indianapolis Milwaukee Minneapolis and more. Today matchups include Indianapolis at Columbus Louisville at Toledo Minneapolis at Milwaukee and St Paul at Kansas City plus several National League games in Cincinnati Brooklyn St Louis New York Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh and American League wars Boston St Louis Washington Cleveland Detroit and New York facing Chicago.

American AssociaTion Club Pet Bt. Paul Indianapolis Louisville Setes Kansas City Columbu Eee Milwaukee Minneapolis Ney New York Eevee Chicago Eeare Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati St.Louis Philadelphia Boston American ‘Weagon Club Detroit Srenceee Washington Ist. Louis Cleveland Toledo Columbus St. Paul Lousieville Louiaville Louisville J. Paul St. Louis Detroit Ruth Yanks Ward Yanks Jones Bottomley Wilson Phils Nationals American Sie Archdeacon Chicago Ruth New York Falk

Brooklyn Beats Reds Behind Early Defense

Brooklyn defeats Cincinnati 3 to nothing as Rube Erhardt makes his debut retiring the Reds after three first inning runs by Osborn. Erhardt, a Brooklyn recruit from Lakeland Florida, shuts out Cincinnati with three hits allowed for the remainder of the game.

Brooklyn Osborne Rube” Erhardt Lakeland Fla Reds Cincinnati

Speaker Steals Home as Cleveland Tops Washington 2 1

Coveleski outpitched Mogridge to give Cleveland a two of three win over Washington. Speaker drove in a run with a first inning triple and steal of home. Lutske and Summa added an RBI via singles and a triple. Washington struck in the eighth but fell short.

Speaker Cleveland Washington Coveleski Mogridge Lutske Summa Peck Matthews Rice

Pop Athens Says: Witty sports quips and political jabs mix

A rambled column riffs on sports figures and public figures, mentioning Wayne Wheeler and prohibition, Dan Du Crow, Don Vorhees, Firpo, Siki, Judge Landis, Nick Altrock, Milburn Devereux, and others. It parodies Olympic zeal and social rumors while satirizing contemporary headlines.

Brady Wins Met Open With Strong Final Rounds

Mike Brady surged to victory at the Metropolitan Open on a tougher Inwood course, posting a 293 total and finishing five strokes ahead of Cyril Walker. The Irishman pressed the lead late, with a solid closing nine and a strong showing that bolsters his standing among season winners.

Mike Brady Trish Inwood Royal Suite Hagen Walker Sarasen Brady Walter Magen Fichter Luster

Tunney on Road to Fame and Big Gate Receipts

Gene Tunney seeks top fights after beating Carpentier as promoters push for a Carpentier Tunney rematch. Three possible opponents loom Gibber McTigue or Carpentier with a quick scheduling push seen as essential for box office. Firpo Wills and Leonard bouts are set for late summer, forcing promoters to juggle dates or risk missing publicity.

Les Conlin SN. S. Staff Corp't New York Tunney Carpentier Gene Aman Tom Gibber Mike McTigue Carpent Thursey Secord Carpentier-Tunney Oll Firpo Wills Mickey Waer Benny Leonard

Draw in Europe and Kansas middleweight bout ends even

Ted Moore from Europe and Billy Britton of Kansas boxed 12 rounds to a draw in a middleweight bout. Billy Kimm of Columbus stopped Dee Price of Youngstown in the first round. Kirk Galloway of Columbus stopped Jimmy Murphy of Springfield in the first round. Marty Horvath of Mansfield won a decision over Johnny O’Keefe of Columbus in six rounds.

Columbus Ted Moore Europe Billy Britton Kansas Billy Kimm Dee Price Youngstown Kirk Galloway Jimmy Murphy Springfields Marty Horvath Mansfield Johnny O'Keefe Bridgeport Conn Lou Bogash Frank Moody Wales Cleveland Carl Tremaine Jack Wolfe Jersey City Bill Kennedy New Orleans Steve Smith Burt Kenny Yardhan Yorefson Clinehis Newark N. J Uinton Romero Rojas Chile Charley Weinert Collie Planets New Haven Jack Hitchie Covington Ted Manhant England Tommy Herman Dayton

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