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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1948

Page

14

Reds Rally Past Giants For Split In Four Game Set

21 year old Herman Wehmeier earned his fourth straight win as the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 5 to 3 in a ninth inning uprising. The win pulled Cincinnati into sixth place, one half game behind St. Louis, while New York’s league lead shrank to a half game over the Cardinals. Rigney homered for the Giants, and Whitey Lockman added a ninth inning homer for Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Herman Wehmeier Cincinnati Reds New York Giants Reds Giants Brooklyn Dodgers St. Louis Wehmeier Billy Rigney Whitey Lockman Lefty Thornton Lee Rigney Lee Frankie Raumbholtz Claude Corbitt New York Newsom Trinkle Westrum Lamanno

Indians Beat Athletics 7-3 to Go Half-Game Up

Cleveland toppled Philadelphia 7 to 3 as Gene Bearden held the A’s hitless for 5 1 3 innings and Hank Edwards drove in runs with an inside the park homer. Coleman took the loss as Cleveland moved a half game ahead in the American League standings.

Philadelphia Cleveland Indians Joe Coleman Philadelphia Athletics A’s Tribe Washington Coleman Gene Bearden Athletics Hank Edwards Eddie Robinson Lou Boudreau Edwards Bearden Eddie Klieman A's Klieman Hank Majeski Mackmen Don White Joe Gordon White Hegan Harris Dietrich Guerra

Sports notes and trade rumors mix with college playoffs talk

A spread of items from the District Four baseball playoffs shifting to Champaign to attract crowds, to football and boxing links involving Charley O Rourke and Rocky Graziano, plus Navy game seating plans in Baltimore. Also Phillies sign teen prospect Hugh Radcliffe to Wilmington farm.

Michigan Western Michigan Illinois Ohio U Bobcats Champaign Michigan State Cats Chuckin Charley O'Rourke Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Dons Baltimore Colts O'Rourke Eagles Tennessee Rocky Graziano Tony Zale Newark N.J Annapolis Ann Arbor Philadelphia Phillies Carpenter Hugh Radcliffe Thomaston Wilmington Phils Yankees Red Sox Cardinals Browns Bosenty Ota

City Softball League Opens Monday Night

The four-club city league starts Monday with Banks Sports Shop facing Enterprise Upholsters at 6 p.m. on the high school field. Eagles meet Carpenter Hardware Tuesday, and Thursday feature M Hardwares vs Shoppers. The season uses two halves and ends with a best two of three series.

Banks Sports Shop Enterprise Eagles Carpenter Hardware American Legion M Hardwares Shoppers Bob Cooley Bob Miller Hardwares Casper Rapp George Joachim

Athens Eagles Defeat Vets in Twilight Game

The Athens Eagles defeated Nelsonville VFW Jimmie Jones Post 7 to 3 in a Hocking Valley League twilight game. Athens led with three first inning runs, was blanked in the second, then scored in the remaining innings before play ended in the sixth due to darkness.

Athens Eagles Nelsonville Vfw Jimmie Jones Post Nelsonville ACPO Leach Roberts Bobo Holmes Burchfield

Race meet opens at Akron Ascot Park

A 19 day horse race meeting opened Saturday at Ascot Park near Akron. The event brings thoroughbreds to the track for a lengthy schedule with betting and local attendance expected to rise this month.

Akron Ascot Park

Gustine's Homer Seals 8-7 Pirates Win Over Braves

Frankie Gustine homered with Johnny Hopp aboard in the ninth to give the Pittsburgh Pirates an 8-7 victory over the Boston Braves. Wally Westlake hit two early homers and Vernon Bickford earned the win in relief after a see-saw game at Forbes Field. Boston led 5-3 before Pittsburgh tied it, then Gustine provided the final blow in the bottom of the ninth.

Pittsburgh Frankie Gustine Johnny Hopp Pirates Boston Braves Vernon Bickford Wally Westlake Braves Westlake Boston Ernie Bonham Bucs Hopp Gustine Bucca Ottsburgh Spahn Ard Mass Ostermueller

Cardinals rally past Dodgers for 9 6 win to cut Giants lead

St Louis erased a 4-0 deficit with six runs in the third inning. Enos Slaughter delivered a grand slam while Nippy Jones added a two run homer. Errors by Brooklyn aided the uprising as Harry Taylor earned the win.

ST. Louis St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants Brooklyn Dodgers Redbirds Enos Slaughter Nippy Jones Johnny Jorgensen Harry Taylor Jorgensen Cardinal Marty Marion Erv Dusak Rob Schoendienst Schoendienst Brooklyn Taylor Palica Hodges Dickson Wilks Rice

Better Self Wins Yankee Handicap at Suffolk on Sloppy Track

King Ranch three year old Better Self took the Yankee Handicap by three lengths over Salmagundi at Suffolk Downs in a sloppy race run in 2:05 3-5 for the quarter pole. Dart By and Splash finished fourth, Dole took show, with Liberty B and Hy Flare noted in doubles. Unbeaten mare Kincsem referenced with 54 starts.

Boston King Ranch William G. Helis Salmagundi Suffolk Downs Honeywell Farm Dole Brookmeade Stable Dart Splash W. Whitney Better Self Liberty B Hy Fiare Hy Flare Joy Bet Merry Caroline Washington Park Chicago

National and American League Baseball Scores Summary

Multiple league games reported with wins for Chicago, New York, Brooklyn, St. Louis, Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Chicago. Key pitchers include Dubiel, Branca, Drebis, Zoldak, Trout, and Feller. Notable results: Philadelphia 7-2 over Chicago. New York 5-8 Cincinnati. St. Louis 4-9 Boston in first game. 7-3 Boston in second game. Detroit 4-6 New York. Cleveland 5-5 Washington. many RBI and run lines listed.

Cleveland Philadelphia New York Detroit Washington Boston Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago -H American Association Indianapolis Milwaukee Ae St. Paul ---E Columbus Minneapolis Toledo Louisville Kansas City Dubiel Lakeman Schmitz Kush Dobernic A. Walker Hansen Koslo Jones Livingston Westrum Peterson Gumbert Lamanne St. Louis Branca Hodges Pollet Wilks Rice Bickford Shoun Hogue Voiselle Salkeld Chesnes Gregg Main Bonham Sewell Kluttz Fitzgerald Stephens Shore Dreiseweld Moss Dobson Guerra Cleve Feller Muncrief Hegan Haefner Ferrick Westerotth Early

Baseball Matchups Across Major Leagues This Week

The slate lists New York at Pittsburgh with Peat and Hartung against Riddle and Singleton, Brooklyn at Cincinnati with Hat ten and Barney versus Raffensbergen and Fox, and games including Boston Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago Washington Cleveland Philadelphia St. Louis New York Detroit Boston with multiple pitchers each side.

New York Pittsburgh Peat Hartung Riddle Singleton Brooklyn Cincinnati Hatten Barney Raffensbergen Fox Boston Chicago Barrett Meyer Philadelphia St. Louis Heintzelman

Nats Extend Sox Streak Against Chicago

Washington earned its fifth straight win by defeating the Chicago White Sox 3 to 2. Mickey Vernon Mark Christman and Al Evans driven by timely hits and a pair of runs in the third and fourth innings provided the offense while Gillespie Bradley Grove and Papish limited the visitors after a rough start. Wynn Candini and Evans worked on the mound for the Senators.

Washington Chicago Chicago White Sox Senators Bill Gillespie Fred Bradley Orval Grove Frank Papish Mickey Vernon Mark Christman al Evans Vernon Earl Wooten Evans Gillespie Bradley Grove Papish Robinson Wynn Candini

Boxing results from New York and Syracuse cards

In New York Jesse Flores 138 from Stockton California outpointed Johnny Williams 137 of Montgomery Alabama over ten rounds. In Syracuse Joey DeJohn 159 of Syracuse stopped Stanley Sims 15742 of New York in eight rounds.

New York Jesse Flores Stockton Calif Johnny Williams Montgomery Ala Syracuse N. Y Joey DeJohn Stanley “Baby” Sims

Babe Ruth Appears at Yale Field in New Haven

Babe Ruth drew a large crowd at Yale Field as Yale beat Princeton 14 2. The homerun king rode in an open car and received a second major cheer after signing to present Yale captain George Bush with the original manuscript of the Babe Ruth Story.

Lou Black New Haven Conn Babe Ruth Yale Yale Field Babe

Jorgensen Arm to Be Examined After Errors

Spider Jorgensen Brooklyn third baseman will have his throwing arm examined by Dr. Robert Hyland after two costly errors in the Dodgers 9-6 loss to St. Louis. The arm problem has troubled him since spring training in the Dominican Republic.

ST. Louis Spider Jorgensen Brooklyn St. Louis Cardinals Dodgers Cincinnati Robert Hyland Dominican Republic

Embree Leads Yankees Past Browns 7-1

Red Embree pitched a seven hit complete game for the Yankees as New York beat St. Louis 7-1 to pull within 2.5 games of the Athletics. Bobby Brown, Tommy Henrich, and Yogi Berra drove in two runs each, with Brown and Johnson collecting three hits apiece. Cliff Fannin took the loss after six innings of seven hits allowed.

New York New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics St. Louis Browns Red Embree Embree Les Moss Joe Schultz Browns St. Louis Bobby Brown Tommy Henrich Yogi Berra Brown Johnson Cliff Fannin Cleveland Indians Fannin Widmar Moss Berra

North Carolina State plans new coliseum

A new coliseum is planned for North Carolina State to enhance the campus sports and events venue. The project signals a major expansion for the university’s athletics and public gatherings.

North Carolina State

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