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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1936

Page

11

Crack Field Opens Open Test At Baltusrol

The 1936 Open began at Baltusrol Golf Club with Zell Eaton and Jack Munger as starters among 168 entrants. favorites include Sam Parks Jr and Walter Hagen, with betting on Hagen and Picard, Smith, Revala, and Sarazen. course is fast and the winner will be a flawless performer in a big field.

Springfield N. J Zell Eaton Jack Munger Baltusrol Country Club Zell Jack Sam Parks, Jr Pittsburgh Oakmont Baltusrol Parks Walter Hagen Hagen Braeburn Mike Brady Henry Picard Hershey Horton Smith Joplin Johnny Revolta Gene Sarazen Jimmy Thomson Craig Wood Picard Torchy Toda Vic Ghezai Johnny Goodman Chicaner Group

Mitchs Musings on Stretching and Racing Five Drivers

Mitch discusses British crowd behavior at games, peanuts as zoo food, and Pete De Paolo naming the Big Five racing drivers. He praises Wild Bill Cummings Rex Mays Babe Stapp Louis Meyer Wilbur Shaw and recalls backing Kelly Petillo, calling his earlier Indianapolis 500 win not a fluke.

Ecards Chicago White Sox Stamford Brdge King Prince of Wales George Bernard Shaw England Pete de Paolo de Paolo Wild Bill Cummings Rex Mays Babe Stapp Louis Meyer Wilbur Shaw Kelly Petillo Indianapolis Petillo Grove

Gambling player favored at Baltusrol course setup

A summary notes Baltusrol officials adjusted hole placements to favor opportunistic players over long drivers. The 6866 yard par 72 layout aims to reward accuracy and putting with cups located conveniently. Distances on holes 1,6,11,18,17,18 vary from 439 to 602 yards, creating selective challenges.

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Athletes Set For Marquette Relays Friday

Milwaukee track season heats up as Jesse Owens of Ohio State and Don Lash of Indiana headline the Marquette Relays. Notre Dame and Ohio State field full squads for the intercollegiate meet, with about 33 midwestern schools competing. Owens aims for multiple wins as Olympic trials loom, while Lash challenges for top marks amid a field poised to threaten around a dozen records and defending champions.

Notre Dame Indiana Ohio State Marquette University Owens Lash Columbus

Birds 6 Colonels 2 Major Leaders

The North Pole is moving south at about six inches per year, marking a notable shift in polar drift. The report highlights subtle global climate and navigation implications as scientists track long term movement.

North Pole

Hocking County Boy Heads Loop Pitcher John Murray Leads Arkansas Missouri League

Logan resident John Murray of Union Furnace tops the Arkansas Missouri League with six wins and no losses. In six outings he pitched 49 innings, allowing four earned runs and fanning 34. His season so far surpasses his previous year totals of 12 wins and two losses as scouts take note for a possible jump to higher classification.

Sharp Seasoning Puzzle Clue List For Publication

A dense OCR styled clue set lists horizontal and vertical crossword hints. It names plants, tools, numbers, and various definitions such as pepper species Piper nigrum and oleoresin, while noting terms for routes, emotions, anatomy, and objects like swords, ropes, and vessels.

Reds and Phillies End Series With Final Game

Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies prepared for the concluding game of their series in Cincinnati after a rest day. Gene Schott or Paul Derringer was slated to start for the Reds, Hal Kelleher for the Phillies. Wild Bill Hallahan, acquired from St Louis, joined the Reds and could pitch by week’s end as manager Charley Dressen said.

Cincinnati U.P Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Phillies Gene Schott Paul Derringer Hal Kelleher Phils Bill’ Hallahan St Louis Cardinals Reds Charley Dressen

Rabbit refuges planned to save Ohio cottontail rabbits

Ohio Conservation Division, after creating about 30 refuges and with 58 in progress, plans statewide rabbit refuges to restore the cottontail population. Ike Myers will supervise, refuges on private land stay closed three years, about 10 acres each, with seed, ploughing and plantings funded. Predators controlled. trapping of surplus stock encouraged.

State Department of Conservation Ohio Columbus Divise Sion of Conservation The Conservation Council Ike Myers Akron Conservation Authority Division of Conservation

Divorce petition filed in Athens County Court

Teona Rose of 707 Warwood Avenue Warwood West Virginia is named in case 16462 against Willis Rose in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio. Hearing set on or after June 19 1938. R W Finsterwald attorney for plaintiff.

Teona Rose Warewood Avenue Warwood West Viceinia Willis Rose Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio R. W. Finsterwald

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