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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1927

Page

9

Ohio Alumni Stage Fourth Annual Golf Event

Ohio university alumni hold the fourth annual Ataconi golf tournament at Athens Country Club Monday. Play starts after 9 a.m. and ends by 6 30 p m. Art Smith handles registrations. Handicaps observed. A silver loving cup awarded to the winner with six other prizes. Past champions include Branden Auton Grover and William H. Herbert. A large field expected. last year 35 played.

Ohio William H. Herbert Ohio University Athletic Department Nnér Fa Branden “Auton" Grover

Tilden and Hunter Lose to Foreign Stars in France

In St. Cloud France on June 4 American duo William Tilden and Frank Hunter fell to Rene LaCoste and Jean Borotra in the French doubles championship semi finals. The French pair won the match 4-6 5-2 8-2 2-6 6-? with Tilden to meet LaCoste in the final singles round.

ST. Cloud France William T. Tilden Frank T. Hunter Jlhe Rene LaCoste Andean Borotra jStars Tilden LaCoste Formorrow

Oberlin Football Star Ted Hansbury Drowns in Quarry

The body of Ted Hansbury 22 star halfback of Oberlin College was recovered after he disappeared in a quarry near Oberlin Ohio. Rescue teams rushed equipment from the Cleveland Red Cross Bureau to assist the search for Hansbury who held school records in the 100 yard dash.

Oberlin Jung J—U.prescug Cleveland Red Cross Bureau Ted Hansbury Kel Plate Hansbary

Detroit High School Clinches National Interscholastic Meet

Detroit northeastern high school won the University of Chicago national interscholastic track and field meet in Chicago with 23 points. Four Detroit athletes powered the scoring as 900 athletes from 34 states competed. Fort Collins placed second with 18.83 points and Cass Technical high school finished third with 12. Ackionite deny jvent to Mercersberg, Pa. Ac with 35 points.

Dundee crowned welterweight champion in New York bout

In a 14 round title fight at the Polo Grounds New York City Trouble beat Pete Latza of Scranton Pa to win the world welterweight title. Dundee dominated Latza who fought hard but faded in the later rounds as the crowd of about fifty thousand watched. Detroit reports note talks to match Dempsey Mandell on the Navin Field card for July 4 with promoter Few Fitzsimmons.

Trvttimore Trailan Peta Latza Scranton Polo Grounds New York City Dundee Shannon Latze RBI Nuit Joe Oly Harold Barnes Bettie Kongee Liatze Andy Betor Ilatze Pete Rote Detroit Jack Dempsey Johnny Riske Cleveland Sammy Mandell Prut McGraw Navin Field Aereratte Charles Ball State Boxing Board of Centret Few Fitzsimmons

Baseball scores from yesterday in major leagues

American League games featured Chicago versus Boston with Chicago winning 6 to 4 and St Louis beating Washington 5 to 3. National League results included New York over Cincinnati 15 to 6, Boston defeating Chicago 10 to 8, and Brooklyn losing to St Louis 4 to 3 with rain postponements in Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. American Association saw Indianapolis beat Milwaukee 9 to 3 and Kansas City winning 7 to 2. Columbus and Louisville also played with Louisville taking a 5 to 0 victory.

Chicago Boston Blankenship Connally Crouse Maciayden Lundgren Hofmann St. Louis Vangilder Scheng Johnsons and Ruel Detroit New York Cleveland Philadelphia Cincinnat Clarkson O’neill Rixey and Hargrave R. Smith Genewich Mogridgel Hogan Root Roy Brillhead Osborne Milwaukee Boimech NeQuaid Leimer Eddieman McMenemy Kan Malone Krueger Oldman Peters Columbus Louisville Harris Wingo Friday McMullen

Dixie highway changes omit Middletown and Hamilton

State Highway Director Schlesinger announces new maps show Dixie highway old No. 6 becoming U. and Ohio No. 75. The route will follow the Cincinnati and Dayton pike after leaving Franklin, omitting Middletown and Hamilton.

Middletown Hamilton Schlesinger U. & Ohio Cincinnati Dayton Franklin

State settles Smale case against Governor Small

Springfield Wis June 1 The state of Sindy today settled its interest suit against Governor Len Small for 650000. Attorney General Carlstrom and the governor agreed the latter should pay into the state treasury July 16 in settlement of interest the state contends Small collected during his term as state treasurer.

Springfield Sindy Len Small Carlstrom Small

French Aviators Take Off for Tokio From Le Bourget

Lieutenants Regnot and Costes, French aviators, launched their flight from Le Bourget, France, bound for Tokio at 6:02 p.m. local time on June 4. They embark on a historic journey toward Japan.

LE Bourget France Regnot Costes Tokio

Local youth Edward Ruston scores hole in one at Athens Country Club

Edward Ruston, 1937 Athens High School graduate and son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ruston, earned a hole in one on the Fifth hole at Athens Country Club last Tuesday. The shot from 22 yards used a mashie niblick and marked the first ace of the season for the local club, expanding the hole in one list to six members.

Edward Ruston LOGAL GLUB Edward Rostos James Ruston East State Street Athens High School Athens Country Club Oade Ruston B. J. Grover J. E. Preston Edewart Denmings R. K Denpings Clark

Reds Rally Past Giants 5 to 1 on Saturday Rally

Cincinnati's Eppa Rixey earned his first win of the season in a 5 1 victory over the New York Giants on a Saturday. A late rally featured four straight singles by Fauntleroy, Rixey, and Dreessen, delivering the decisive runs as the Reds snapped a six-game losing streak. Attendance reached 5858.

Redfield Cincinnati Reds Giants Eppa Rixey Vicinry Chicago Vincy New York Bressler Fa Wunpinger Rixey Dregesen Wits Reda

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