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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
12
The Cardinals won another one run decision in the National League, beating the Pirates 4-3 as Kurowski and Martin sparked a late rally. Brooklyn and Cincinnati also split tight one run affairs, while the Yankees idle and Red Sox beat the Yankees.
Milwaukee beat Columbus 5 to 2 as the Brewers surge back to win pace. Indianapolis lost 4 to 3 to St Paul after a brief winning stretch. Kansas City won in 10 innings over Toledo 2 to 1, Louisville fell 4 to 3 in 10, Louisvile outhit Millers 14-9. Lippy to play Brooklyn.
St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh 4 to 3 in a pitchers duel. St. Louis topped Cleveland 6 to 0, and Boston beat Washington 3 to 2. Chicago won 3 to 1 over Detroit. Milwaukee edged Columbus 5 to 2. Kansas City won 2 to 1 in 10 innings against Toledo. St. Paul beat Indianapolis 4 to 3, while Minneapolis defeated Louisville 4 to 3. Philadelphia at New York and Boston at Brooklyn were postponed.
Cincinnati Reds slipped to undisputed third in the National League as St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 4 to 3. The Reds, one point ahead on the table, rode an 8 to 0 exhibition win over Fort Benjamin Harrison and plan a twilight game with Great Lakes Naval Station led by Johnny Mize. Manager Bill McKechnie praised new pick Daii Clay while preparing for a four game weekend series with the Cubs in Chicago.
Evanston reports the mile run to continue its tradition of tight finishes at the 22nd NCAA meet. Middleport blanked Athens 2–0 in a softball game at Pythian Park, with Bucky Walters pitching.
Phil Dahlgren leads batting with a .367 average. Camilli tops runs with 34. Herman and DiMaggio drive 36 RBIs. Musial has 58 hits. DiMaggio has 7 home runs. Gustine with 5 steals. Newsom leads pitching at 61 wins. Stephens and Hackett top batting with 371 and 333 averages. Keller and White have 27 runs, Johnson 28 RBIs. Wakefield 57 hits. Kellner 13 doubles. Lindell and Lupien 4 triples. Keller 8 homers. Case 11 steals. Carrasquel 6-1 record.
Sweden’s Gunder Haegg plans his American debut in the 5000 meters at the National AAU championships in New York next week. After a 27 day sea voyage and recent four mile runs at Dartmouth, he weighs 155 pounds and may skip shorter events to focus on the 5000. Axel Nordquist confirms entry filing by Sunday and Haegg’s intent to race.
The Cleveland Indians, three games from last place, were shut out 6 0 by the St. Louis Browns. Jim Bagby lasted only two and a third innings while Vern Kennedy allowed one earned run in 6 2 3. George McQuinn hit a two run homer for the Browns as Don Gutteridge and Chet Laabs contributed key hits. Indians managed only two singles.
Pittsburgh odds favor youth as 21 year old Jake Lamotta faces 30 year old Fritzie Zivic in a 10 round match at Forbes Field. Lamotta weighed 157 or 156, Zivic around 151. Both expect a knockout. Lamotta has KO wins in three of eight fights this year while Zivic has one KO in four bouts.
Columbus 2 Milwaukee 5 in a nine inning game with Barrett taking the loss. Wieczorek homered for Columbus while Martin and Norman drove in runs. Scoffic and Secory noted as scorers with multiple hits as Milwaukee tallied three runs in the late innings. Attendance reached 3000 with Boyer and Gordon umpiring.
A barrage balloon broke loose from Camp Tyson Tennessee and was shot down over Lake Erie. The balloon was sighted by the steamer Munising crew and brought down by a crew member with a rifle before being recovered for repairs by General Tire and Rubber Co.
Samuel F. B. Morse sent the phrase What hath God wrought over the wires from Washington to Baltimore on May 24 1844 marking the first public telegraph transmission and a milestone in communications.
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