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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1935
Page
11
Amid a crowded scene at the Illinois capital for a night game, fans and supporters rally behind a key figure. The individual faced demands from detractors, but officials assert obligations were met and merit shown in the extended outing, marking a notable moment of public vindication.
The Chicago Cubs, once dismissed as dark horses, ripped off 20 victories in 23 at home after the All Star break, overtaking St Louis and narrowing the New York Giants’ lead to two games. Charley Root earned his sixth straight win as Chicago beat Cincinnati 11 to 7, while Carl Hubbell and Clyde Castleman pitched shutouts for the Giants against Brooklyn. The Cardinals beat Pittsburgh 4 to 3 in the first Sunday doubleheader, with Digby Dean collecting his 16th win. The Cubs’ surge coincided with Detroit extending its lead in the American League to three games, and Boston pushing into fourth place after a 14 to 6 win over Cleveland. The White Sox also tallied 14 runs on 20 hits in a morning doubleheader win at St Louis, and Philadelphia and Boston split a twin bill.
Dayton pro shot 140 over 36 holes to win the third Springfield Open at Beaver Valley. Columbus finished second with 141. Steve Zappe of Springfield and Frank Gelhot of Cincinnati tied for third with 142.
Henry topped the winter money standings after a season that began at the Agua Caliente Open and ended at the Charleston Open. Partner Revolta helped secure the International Four Ball title in Miami.
George Voigt, former Walker Cup star, won Bald Peak Colony Club's first invitation tournament in Melvin Village New Hampshire. He beat Mark J. Stuart 1 up with a birdie 4 on 18 to post medal round 69 three under par. Jesse Sweetser and Francis Ouimet fell by the wayside as Watts Gunn took second division laurels by defeating F H Governeur 1 up.
Portsmouth 5 Charleston 4. Zanesville 3 Johnstown 4. Dayton Akron and Huntington Beckley games postponed by rain.
The Publinx national public links championship begins with 20 states plus the District of Columbia and Hawaii represented by players from municipal courses. The field competes to qualify for a match play bracket of 64 on the tough Coffin Course, named for Charles F. Coffin, with rounds through Wednesday and Thursday and team results decided by medal play during qualifying.
The report lists top hitters and pitchers with team affiliations and stats. Vosmik of the Indians and Foxx of the Athletics lead batting averages, Greenberg and Gebringer pace runs, and Lyons and Allen top the pitching charts from White Sox and Yankees.
The American Federation of Labor disputes press reports claiming a shortage of chilled workers in metal trades. It says such reports are wholly inconsistent with the high unemployment seen among metal workers' unions.
Milwaukee explodes for a 6 to 3 win over Louisville on Saturday then scores 28 to 8 Sunday, as Al Cohen and Jon Doljrek lead a big hitting spree. Minneapolis follows with Viva Art and a high scoring split against Kansas City, while Indianapolis suffers a 3 to 0 defeat to Kansas City and St Paul drops two of three to Columbus. Louisville and Milwaukee split a doubleheader with strong pitching.
J M Covert won first in Dixes A and Joe Seipel claimed Class TB four up in a match play event at the Athens Country Club on Sunday. Other prize winners included Claus Ait, Grover, Marty Beckley, Kerman Dean, D Nelson, Chuck Fisher and Gerald Kyte with various margins. The report by Ruth Atantee of the University of Ne brace notes horse preferences and pretermine adults.
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