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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1929
Page
7
Baseball summaries show several top pitchers underperforming early in the season. Hoyt cites past trends and warns against assuming quick recovery. Reds and Senators data illustrate mixed fates with Donohue and Hadley cited among disappointments.
Two Iowa professors appeared before a Big Ten subcommittee to plead for reinstatement of the University of Iowa as a member in good standing in the Western Conference. A petition for reinstatement was presented as the panel, including George Goodenough James Page and P E French, debated options from immediate reinstatement to a probation period or denial. Delegates Edward Lauer and Louis Pelzer represented Iowa.
William Gorilla Jones of Akron Ohio defeated Al Mello of Lowell Massachusetts by technical knockout in the sixth round of a scheduled ten round welterweight bout at the Boston Garden before about 17 000 fans who paid roughly 31000. Jones dropped Mello in the fourth for an eight count and again in the sixth with rights to the jaw and ear before the manager climbed in to stop the fight.
Messenger recreational team loses 11 to 6 to the McBee Sluggers at the city playgrounds Monday evening. Both sides score early with Messenger holding a brief lead before McBee pushes ahead by inning five, aided by seven runs. Errors and ragged play plagued Messenger while McBee pitchers Wolfe and Vanderbeck, and Messenger duo Dupler Feigley, worked the mound.
Wisconsin athlete Bo Cuisinter is reported as a potential signer for the Chicago White Sox should he pursue professional baseball. The item notes he would join the White Sox if he decides to go pro.
For the American Association the standings show Minneapolis leading with 39 wins and 12 losses, Kansas City at 26 13 with a .667 mark, and St Paul at 35 19. Indianapolis sits at 19 25 and Milwaukee 15 25. American League and National League records trend with Philadelphia at 37 16 in extra details.
Columbus defeats Louisville 5 4 Toledo loses 6 to Indianapolis 2 Minneapolis 21 Milwaukee 7 St Paul 7 Kansas City 4 National League Cincinnati 12 Boston New York 8 Chicago 1 St Louis 9 Brooklyn Pittsburgh 14 Philadelphia 2 New York 1 Chicago 0 Philadelphia 2 Detroit 2 48 innings St Louis 6 Washington 4 Cleveland at Boston amid cold weather.
A dense schedule features Brooklyn visiting Chicago, Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Boston at Pittsburgh, New York at St. Louis, Chicago at Boston, Cleveland at New York, St. Louis at Philadelphia, Detroit at Washington, and Toledo at Indianapolis in the American Association. Additional games include St. Paul at Kansas City, Columbus at Louisville, and Minneapolis at Milwaukee.
Western Conference officials delay details as University of Iowa faces suspension for subsidizing athletes. Dr Walter Jessup leads the school while Major John L Griffith of Bleven athletics weighs actions. alumni vow to contest the ruling and probe athletic policies at other schools.
Peter Gavuzzi of England led in elapsed time as Pyle's bunten derby runners started for Superior Arizona from Gavuzzi in front at 22 miles. Sam Richman of New York won yesterday's heat for Bylas. Leaders include Gavuzzi 424 10 04 John Salo Passaic Umek Italy Richman 458 38 00.
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey was due in Los Angeles to meet James Coffroth of Agua Caliente about a comeback fight. Reports say a $250,000 guarantee was discussed but Dempsey would seek as much as $500,000. no opponent was named.
The Nelsonville Twilight League expands to three games weekly replacing two. The season schedule lists games from June through September featuring Athena Brick, Chevrolet, Buckeyes, and Stratton Motors with dates, matchups, and postponed entries noted.
United Press recap of baseball results with Lefty Grove beating Detroit in 13 innings, Unkle giving up a key run, Ed Wells besting Chicago, Tad Lyons' loss, St Louis beating Washington, Cubs losing to the Giants, and St Louis topping Brooklyn as duties started for the Robins.
September 10 and 12 schedule Athena Bick faces Stratton Motors and Chevrolet in a pair of replication events. Series runs September 17 to 20 with a May off period noted in the program.
The United States will field three of its youngest Davis Cup players John Hennessey John Van Ryge and Wilmar Allison as they depart from New York for Europe to challenge France in the Davis Cup competition The trio hail from Indianapolis Cranes No 1 and Worth Tex and join the main team after selection for the international trophy pursuit.
Detroit signs Charley Atk a star college fielder from Santa Clara College California after he accepted terms offered by the club. The move adds a left field bat with potential to bolster the lineup for the coming season.
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