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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1931

Page

9

Golf Swing and Baseball Notes From St Louis to Chicago

Golf star Gat on Smith explains his slump and proves his form by winning the St Paul Open with a 278. Reds pitcher Johnson struggles with a weak offense as St Louis and Chicago doubleheaders draw 132 balls and 82 doubles. Estel Crabtree, Ralston Hemsley key Reds and Cubs hits, while Hornsby credits Hemsley for the Cubs recent surge in the last month.

Gaton Smith Doplin FH Cine Amie St. Paul Johnson Reds Robins al Simmons Mack Cincinnati Estel Crabtree Crabby Windy City Ralston Hemsley Cubs Phillies Hemsley Blair Ah Rogers Hornsby Bruins

Ferrell Draws Brownies Assignment In Ninth Victory Bid

Wes Ferrell faces Fred Marberry in a three game set as the Senators seek a ninth straight win against the Indians. The Indians aim for Ferrell to reach 14 wins while Marberry pursues his ninth consecutive victory.

Brownies York U.P Wesley Ferell Peckinpaugh Fred Marberry Washington Marberry Ferrell Wes Clint Brown Sam Jones Indians Tribe Senators Brown Sam Nationals Hale New Orleans Billy Evans St. Louis Evans George Detore Detore The Pelicans

Tuppers Plains Defeat Dyesville 12 to 0 in Weekend Game

Tuppers Plains beat Dyesville 12 to 0 at home on July 26. Stiles and Knight starred for Tuppers Plains while Ogden and Turner donated the Dyesville batteries.

Tuppers Plains Dyesville Stiles Knight Ogden and Turner

Branded a Show Off in Cleveland Wedding Grift

Harold King a 32 year old waiter posed as a big radio star to woo Miss Mabel Roberts 24 then planned a fake wedding. He sat in a jail cell wearing a rented formal suit after the scheme collapsed as detectives called him a show off and a cheat.

Cleveland Harold King Mabel Roberts King Miss Roberts

Beckley Wins 4-3 Behind Hayes In Playgrounds League

Fine pitching by Hayes and sparkling base running propelled Beckley to a 4-3 win over Battery E Tuesday night. The losers managed only three hits off Hayes.

Hayes Beckley Outfit Battery E

Moe Fails To Make Grade in Amateur Trial

New York reports Moe failed to qualify for the United States Amateur Golf Championship in Seattle district with a 149, while Dr. O F Willing and Frank Dolp posted 146 to advance. Johnny Shields or Eddie Hogan vie for Seattle's final spot after 148s. Ten Ohio players qualified for Beverly Country Club event in Chicago with scores led by Augustus and Munro.

New York Don Moe United States Chicago Moe Seattle Dr. O. F. Willing Frank Dolp Johnny Shields Eddie Hogan Portland T. Philip Perkins Francis Culmet Bud McKinney del Rio Texas Dallas Ohio Beverly Country Club Bob Kepler Dayton E. H. Augustus Cleveland Jack Munro Akron Charlie Wallace Fred Hohlfelder James §. Bush Nelson Ruddy Cincinnati Johnny Florio Columbus Johnny Fischer George S. Lance Los Angeles Augustus Munro Wallace Hohlfelder Kepler Fischer Lance Ruddy Bush Florio

Baseball scores by innings and teams across leagues

National and American League results list Boston, St Louis, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Washington, Detroit, and others with final tallies. Note multi-game summaries include run totals by inning, final scores, and battery pairings for each matchup.

Boston St. Louis Zachary and Spéhrer Haines Mancuso Wilson Philadelphia Chicago Collins New York Thomas Wehde Frasier Grube Pennock Ruffing Gomez Weaver Dickey Hebert Kimsey Bengough Earnshaw Grove Cochrane Cleveland Washington Brown, Connolly Myatt Jones and Spencer Detroit Whitehill Grabowski Lisenbee Berry Connolly American Association National New York Ab 1. Louis

Retzlaff Tops Critic With Quick Knockout in New York

Lie Retzlaff of Duluth Minnesota vaulted ahead of Steve Hamas of Passaic New Jersey for top young heavyweight prospects after a third round knockout of Mateo Osa of Spain at Queensboro Stadium. Hamas had a seven round knockout of Frank Morris of New York. Osa was undefeated in 20 bouts and a feared puncher.

NEW Yorms Charle Retzlaff Duluth Retzlaff Max Schmeling Mateo Osa Spain Queensboro Stadium Hamas Frank Morris New York National Guard Osa

City Tennis Meet Opens at Ohio University Courts

The city open tennis tournament begins today at Ohio University courts with 24 entrants in two classes. First round matches occur by August 5 and second round by August 10, followed by semi finals and finals by August 15. pairings include R Taylor, Tinker, Halstead, and Conroy among others.

Way Young Conroy Ricks Ohio University Courts R. Taylor Tinker Halstead Giffs Bartlett Graban Harvey Hendricks Wagoner Painter McConahey Taylor McCann Johnston Gross Taylor-Gross Tinker-Hendricks Graban-Bartlett Dvorak Pinkina McCarthy Roberts Ward McFarland Flickner Blosser Conaway Dvorak- Blosser Flickner-McFarland

Recreation Downs Southern Ohio 7-0 in Twilight League opener

Recreation defeated Southern Ohio 7 to 0 as the newly reorganized team faced the Electrics in the second half of the season. Haddox allowed five hits for Southern Ohio, Peebles gave up four runs in the first inning before Lahugh relieved. Bradfield and McKinley led the winners with two hits each, McKinley adding a double and a triple. The upcoming game features McFarlands versus Southern Ohio.

Chicago White Sox New York Sox Boston Detroit Philadelphia Washington St. Louis Browns Lefty Grove Earnshaw Brooklyn Robins Cincinnati Reds Cullop Cuccinello Jess Haines Tom Zachary St. Louis Chicago Cubs Flowers Adams Cubs Charlie Root Phillies Carl Hubbell New York Giants Pittsburgh Hubbell Pirates Southern Ohio Recreation Electrics Haddox Peebles Lahugh

Mrs Moody Drags Tennis Into Century Pact To Play On

Mrs Helen Wills Moody, at Seabright, predicts she will play tennis for about 70 more years. She hopes to be on court against Baroness Levi in a Seabright quarter final as fans debate a Wimbledon absence and her talk of future tours and attire sparks headlines from Eabrigh t.

Henry McLemore Eabright N. J Helen Witte Moody Moody Ian Baroness Levi Seabright Aniessa Mrs. Moody Helena Henri Cochet France Willy England Sfarright Johnny Doeg Jack Thehall University of California Gregory Mang Tidhall Etlaworth Vinea Dedham Maas Marton Jessup Philadelphia George Lott Doee Vines Keith Hill Vir

Unclear OCR sports results brief

The readable text fragments show scattered team names and scores, with no coherent event or outcome. Key entities are unreadable, leaving no verifiable match result or participants to confirm.

Thursday National News Highlights And Scores

Fragmentary report outlines national sports results with scattered team matchups and standings. Mentions New York at Pittsburgh Chicago at home in unclear context as games and dates are not fully legible.

Cited Names Clash in Unclear Philadelphia Scene

Fragmentary OCR text shows several individuals including Virginia Hilleary of Philadelphia and Misa Dorothy Andrus of Connecticut in apparent opposition to a figure titled Mrs Harper Baroness Levi. It also mentions Penelope Richmond, Jesaup, Cruftekahank and Johnny Ryn with an international association reference.

Ginia Hilleary Philadelphia Misa Dorothy Andrus Harper Levi Penelope Richmond Jesaup Cruftekahank Johnny Ryn Internationaliat

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