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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1938

Page

11

USC to Meet Ohio State and Indiana in Triangular Track Meet

The University of Southern California track team, favored in IC4A and NC championships, will compete in a triangular meet at Columbus on June 11 with Ohio State and Indiana University. A theft report from New Philadelphia, Ohio notes a thief stole a wheel and tire from a truck while the driver and helper slept in the cab.

Columbus University of Southern California Ohio State Indiana University Philadelphia

Kennedy's eighth straight win bolsters Tigers in pennant race

Vernon Kennedy limited the Yankees to two scoring innings as Detroit beat New York 8-4, narrowing the gap to five games behind the first place Indians. Cochrane and Dykes spar over past trades as Kennedy gains momentum after a controversial offseason. Other results include Washington over Chicago 5-4 and Boston 6-3 over St. Louis, while the Giants fall to Pittsburgh 4-1.

George Kirkley New York Connie Mack Mickey Cochrane Jimmy Dykes Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox Cochrane al Simmons Vernon Kennedy Detroit Gerald Walker Marvin Owen Mike Tresh Kennedy Dixie Walker Boston Red Sox St. Louis Browns Joe Cronin New York Giants Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Brooklyn Johnny Vander Meer St. Louis Cardinals Phillies

Nats edge White Sox in tight 5 4 win at home

Washington beat Chicago 5 to 4 as Weaver pitched effectively in relief and Kreevich Bonura Travis and Berger provided key RBIs. Chicago built a late surge but Washington held on for the victory before about 5 000 fans.

Sewell H. B Whitehead Chicabo Washington Berger Walker Almada Stone Kreevich Bonura Travis Hayes Lewis

Brooklyn and Cincinnati Battle in Baseball Tilt

Brooklyn scratched out a 1 4 loss to Cincinnati as Vander Meer notched the win and Pressnell took the loss. Koy and Goodman delivered homers for Brooklyn while Lom bardi and Craft doubled. Attendance reached 2 433 with 4 207 women free.

Shea Brooklyn Ciccesses Eeeserses Cincinnati Koy Goodman Lombardi Craft Black Cascarart Brooklyn Vander Meer Pressnell Tamulis Mungo Presane

Red Sox Defeat Browns In Boston Slugfest

Boston scores six runs as they top St Louis three in a game featuring Cronin Doerr and Higgins with multiple RBIs. Kress and Vosmik contribute key hits while Walkup absorbs the loss despite strong early relief.

St Louis AB Boston C.mills Sloremenet G. Es Clift Nonkmorf Kress Vosmik If Cronin Doerr Desautelse a-Hughes Wagner van Trapoooo b-Allen McNair McQuinn Bullivan Nonnenkamp Vosmik Higgins C. Mills Clift Bell Cramer Biolen Jays Foxx Louls van Atta

Tigers 8 to 4 Victory Over Yankees in Slugfest

Detroit built an 8 4 win as hitters like Fox Tebbetts Ross Gehrig Greenberg and Crosetti drove in runs. Bundra allowed nine hits while Hadley yielded four. Greenberg and Crosetti homered for New York. Dickey homered for Detroit. Attendance not reported.

Hadley Detroit Cercesseseveree New York

League Leaders Batting and Runs Batted In

Baseball leaders listed include McCormick RedS with 63 hits and .382 average, Averill Indians and Trosky Indians high batting averages, plus Foxx Red Sox high RBIs at 50. Ott Giants leads runs with 52 and Moore Giants 56 hits. Various players from Reds Indians Tigers Cubs Senators Giants noted with numbers.

McCor’ick Reds Averill Indians Trosky Foxx Red Sox Galan Cubs Giants Lewis Senators Herman McCormick Moore Hack

Gelbert’s Bang-Up Ball Boosts Mudhens Rally

Charley Gelbert, a former major leaguer whose career was halted by a hunting accident, sparks Toledo Mudhens in an 8 to 5 win over Minneapolis. He doubled and tripled, helping Toledo close in on third place with Ed Delway earning the win.

Columbus U.R Charley Gelbert Toledo Mudhens American Association Gelbert Cincinnati Detroit

St Paul Be Baseball Defeats Columbus in Low-Scoring Game

St Paul Varsity beat Columbus 5 to 1 as Washington, McCulloch and Silvestri drive in runs. Morgan hits a home run, Stumpf and Bucher contribute, while Herring allows six hits over two innings for the win.

St.Paul Abe Wor Cols Abrhoa York King Stumpf Bucher Boken Wshnin Browne M’cullch Hassanib Bilvestrik Anton E.morgenis Lundrm Grace Herring O'b-Miller Andrews Lyons a-Fisher Lynn Sth Bt. Paul Columbus Washingston McCulloch Silvestri Morgan York Washington St. Paul Teher Oninns

Pirates 4 Giants 1 in rough 1940s box score style

Pirates beat Giants 4 to 1 as Ripple and Waner lead with two base hits and RBIs. Melton to Brown pitching duel details show Haslin Bartel committing errors for New York and Pittsburgh offense piling up seven hits. Attendance listed as 4,001 with Melton the loser after seven innings.

Melton Pittsburgh Haslin Bartel L.waner P. Waener Ripple P. Waner Handiey Young Vaughan Suhr Ott McCarthy New York Bauers Brown

Redlegs Gain Ground on Vander Meer's Twirling

Cincinnati pitcher Johnny Vander Meer won his fourth game against two losses as the Reds beat the Dodgers 4 to 1. Vander Meer scattered five Brooklyn hits while Lombardi and Goodman led with multi hit performances. The win pulled Cincinnati within one game of the idle third place Boston Bees as they prepared to meet Brooklyn again.

Cincinnati U.P Bill McKechnie Johnny Vander Meer New York Giants Vander Meer Giants Reds van der Meer Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Ernie Kay Koy Dodgers Pete Coscarart Forrest Presnell Presnell Ival Goodman Ernie Lombardi Harry Craft Vito Tamulus van Mungo Goodman Roy Lombardi Frank McCormick Boston Bees Lee Grissom Gene Schott Max Butcher

Browns 9 Phillies 5 nine innings at Cleveland

Cleveland wins 9 to 5 over Philadelphia as Hayes Averill and Chapman homer. Johnson and Keltner drive in four Cleveland runs while Helfer and Werber contribute steals. Attended by about 7,500 fans.

Clevel Phila Brhoa Lary Moses Cmpbell Siebert Hale Heath Hayes Averilles Harder Nelson Hmphres Wetherly Zuber Humphries Cleveland Philadelphia Chapman Johnson Keltner Pytiak Averill Trosky Werber Ambler

Phillies and Cardinals clash in high scoring defeat

Philadelphia 4 St Louis 9 as Medwick Slaughter and Klein star for the Cardinals. Mulcahy Pesseau and Harrell combine on the mound. Galento to meet Lewis in July at Municipal Stadium per promoter Taylor. Shasta daisy bred from European American and Japanese varieties.

Aareghnenmaen Phila Abrhoa St.Louis Mueller Brown H.martn O Slaughtr Stanbek Owen Arnovich Medwick Klein Mize Stein Spadgett Atwoode Guthingess Young Corbett Oharrell Mulcahy Passeau Whitney Smith Sth Philadelphia Louise Stripp Medick Slaughter Gutteridge Rown St. Louis Harrell Buleshy Pesseau

Yank Golfers Favored In Walker Cup Start

In St Andrews Scotland America’s Walker Cup team is favored to win its 10th straight series over Britain. Opening foursomes were not set but likely pairings include Goodman with Ward versus Peters and Thomas Yates and Billows versus Bruen and Ewing Fischer and Kocsis versus Stowe and Kyle Haas and Smith versus Beck and Pennink. Davie Herd, the same caddy from Bobby Jones era, will carry Yates’s clubs and offers cautious praise noting Yates is good but not Jones.

ST. Andrews Scotland Great Britain Johnny Goodman Omaha Marvin Ward Olympia Wash Gordon Peters Hector Thomas Charley Yates Atlanta Ray Billows Poughkeepsie N. Y James Bruen Bobby Jones Davie Herd Davie Yates Jones

Golf Tourney in Cincinnati At Kenwood Country Club

Fifteen of the nation’s top golfers will arrive in Cincinnati for a $5,000 round robin tournament at Kenwood Country Club. The event runs four days starting June 23 with a four day pace.

Cincy Cincinnati Kenwood Country Club

Farmer's Fire Strategy Spurs Frost Debate

Harvey Poulson of Perry Ohio kept 20 fires burning in his vineyard to ward off frost while neighbors, who did not light fires, lost crops. The tale highlights the unequal protection against frost damage and raises questions about effectiveness.

Painesville, O Harvey Poulson Perry, O

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