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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1924
Page
2
Bernard Macfadden argues digestion governs health and lifespan. He warns against overloading the stomach and urges moderate appetite to avoid kidney, liver, or obesity problems. Emphasizing a balanced digestive power, he notes many prefer excess over restraint and risk early decline.
New York June 9 The heavyweight challenger Harry Wills prepares for a 15 round return bout with Madden at Queensboro Stadium weather permitting. A poor showing could jeopardize a shot at Firpo and the title, while betting favors Wills or Madden depending on the day. Delays from injuries and stadium issues cloud the matchup as fate hangs over tonight’s bout.
Tennis events sweep the United States as the United States Lawn Tennis Association sponsors championships across the country. Army Navy service matches start June 21 in Washington, with intercollegiate and interscholastic tours beginning June 23 at Merion Cricket Club. Entries from colleges and high schools will qualify for national level play across multiple regional meets.
In Columbus on Friday Athens Capital City Racing Association cup event winners were F R Beas and Vivian Seigel in the novice gaited class. Miss Alice Beasley also of Athens won the pony class with Cock Robin.
A fragmentary league batting snapshot lists National League figures with St. Louis Brooklyn New York and Cincinnati players and American League notes. Details include team initials and scattered batting lines, but the text is garbled and incomplete, limiting clear conclusions.
Boston manager Lee Fohl promotes change of pace as key for pitchers and catchers alike. He argues batters influence pace, citing Marty Heilmann’s view that batters’ increased hitting stems from catchers guiding pitches. The theory links catcher strategy to pitcher effectiveness and batter groove.
The passage praises Steve O'Neill as a catcher whose flexible approach defies fixed methods. It notes Joll's view that O'Neill confuses batters by mixing pitches and adapting to each at bat. It suggests Boston Red Sox pitchers benefit from O'Neill's guidance and hints manager Pohl's change of pace theory may explain it.
Answers discuss when a catcher is charged with an error on a wild throw, when a fielder drops a fly ball yet still forces a runner, and how stolen bases are credited in double or triple steals. The catcher bears no error for a wild throw unless a runner advances, a drop followed by a forceout exempts the fielder, and in a multi runner steal if one is retired, the others do not receive stolen bases.
Infielder Lewis A. Fonseca of the Cincinnati Reds married Ruth Burr Doolittle in Cincinnati today. Both bride and groom reside in San Francisco. Reverend Herbert McDevitt of the Church of the Assumption officiated.
SPIKE WEBB reports United States Olympic boxing team prospects after final tryouts. Eddie Eagan joins from Oxford to compete in heavyweight in Paris. Fidel Barba, Jackie Fields, Ben Funk, Jack McDermott, Jack Williams, Harry Wallack, Ben Rothwell named to team. Royal Coffman and Tom Kirby highlighted among others with strong light weight and heavyweight contingents.
In a December 8 basketball score summary the Giants beat the Americans 121 to 104. Players Watson and Young contributed points for the Giants while High played for Brooklyn. The line lists totals for Americans and Nationals with no other teams noted.
Ohio delegates show general support for General Charles G. Dawes of Chicago as a potential vice presidential candidate at the caucus. The report notes Dawes as a former Marietta man and suggests a resolution endorsing him for second place may be proposed. Cincinnati Reds have won eleven one run games and the Athletics suffered a twelve run loss before a week of no wins.
Yesterday in the American Association Indianapolis beat Columbus 2 to 1 and Louisville defeated Toledo 1 to 0 in 11 innings. Minneapolis and Milwaukee tied 7 to 7 after 9 innings due to darkness. Kansas City beat St Paul 10 to 2. In the National League Chicago defeated Brooklyn 8 to 5 in 7 innings rain and New York beat Pittsburgh in rain. American League Cleveland won 11 to 3 over Washington Chicago 10 to 3 over Boston St Louis 5 to 0 over New York Philadelphia 6 to 5 over Detroit. Games today list Indianapolis at Columbus Louisville at Toledo Minneapolis at Milwaukee St Paul at Kansas City Cincinnati at Philadelphia St Louis at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn Pittshhurch at New York Washington at Cleveland New York at St Louis Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at Detroit.
Cleveland won 11 to 3 over Washington as Coveleskie held the Nationals to nine scattered hits. McGrew and Martina were easy for the Indians, with Speece the only Washington pitcher effective. The score referenced is 11 to 3.
The summary lists plays from a ninth inning at bat for Speece and errors by Rice. It records two base hits by Prothero Sewell Jamieson Fewster Furns and stolen bases by Myatt McNulty with multiple double plays and ball four walks by several pitchers, including McGrew Martina Speece Coveleskie.
Coveleskie fans 3 and allows 3 runs in 2 3 innings, then 9 runs on 4 2 3, with McGrew hitless for 2 3 innings. Martina hits McGrew, McNulty hit by pitch. Speece yields 1 run in 2 2 3 innings. McGraw the losing pitcher.
Nick Altrock, famed for late careening pitches and now clowning, stands out amid strong Phillies opposition. The piece compares Booth Chaplin and Nick, noting his rise from pitcher to jester and the high pay of Judge Landis versus Altrock’s lighter earnings.
Sammy Mandell of Chicago is praised as a clever lightweight but called a powder-puff puncher. The article notes baseball star G Herman Ruth hitting many homers and warns other circuit clouters may need roller skates to catch him.
In the lone National League game the Cubs beat the Robins 8 to 5 with every Cub recording a hit. The White Sox defeated the Red Sox 10 to 3 delaying Boston from tying for first place. Coveriskie kept the Senators at bay as Cleveland pounded three pitchers for a 10 to 3 win. Stoner had trouble in the first two innings and the Athletics edged the Tigers 6 to 6.
Dr O Floyd Haviland head of the State Hospital Commission says work and light exercise act as medicine for thousands of insane patients in New York. The mental therapy system is said to be a complete success with adults and cognitively impaired patients, improving many to allow parole or easier caregiving. New York led adoption of this approach in its insane asylums.
Boy Scouts will operate Bethlehem Pennsylvania for a single day on Friday June 13. They will elect a Mayor City Council and other city officials and will manage the government for that day.
An eleventh-hour plea to rekindle Frank O. Lowden’s candidacy as Vice President with President Coolidge failed. The former Illinois governor reaffirmed his decision not to be the running mate as of June 9 in Tilinow.
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