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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1935
Page
9
Discussion arises over choosing league all star players amid controversy in management and fan expectations. Names like Hubbell Banton Schu and Crowded rosters surface as editors weigh who deserves national league spots and infield outfield duties.
In New York experts doubt Braddock’s chin against Max Baer as the two approach their Thursday ring clash on Long Island. Braddock, 194 pounds, has backers betting against him yet durability noted. Baer, at Asbury Park, blasts referee Arthur Donovan over ring control in prior bouts.
Sherman Gilmore announces start dates for city recreation and high school softball leagues. Recreation teams join a split season with two rounds first half, one round second half, and a championship final. No new players allowed. fifteen man limit. games begin six PM weeknights with two games nightly.
Tony Canzoneri defeated Frankie Klick in a 12 round bout at Griffith Stadium before 10,000 fans. Dempsey refereed as the judges split, producing a boos reception though Canzoneri kept his lightweight crown and faced a top challenger.
The case centers on Ed win C. Alabama Pitts a former inmate whose contract with Albany in the International League was voided by the executive committee of the National Association of Minor Professional Baseball Leagues. Pitts Evers and Albany owner Cambria seek a hearing from Landis while Landis decides.
Monday’s Stars by the Associated Press highlight Floyd Vaughan Gus Suhr and Paul Waner. Vaughan hit two homers. Suhr drove in three with a homer and a triple. Waner collected four hits including a homer and a double in five at bats.
In extras, Zanesville edge Akron 7 to 6 after 11 innings. Other scores include Charleston 3 over Portsmouth 4, Beckley 9 defeating Huntington 14, and Dayton 3 losing to Johnstown 9.
In Gallipolis on Monday night, 1100 fans watched three knockouts across four bouts. Malcolm Jackson KO'd Frank Berry in the fourth round. Bill Smith edged Ace Rayburn in four. Boyd Weaver stopped Clyde Wooten in the first. Sayre defeated Columbus Brickles after K C Butcher failed to appear.
Billy Thom of Indiana University and George Gable of Cincinnati wrestled to a draw in the main event in Indianapolis. The match lasted an hour and a half with each side earning a fall.
Tony Canzoneri 134 pounds outpointed Frank Klick 137 in Washington D C to keep the world lightweight crown. In Pittsburgh Billy Wallace Jow from Cleveland beat Jackie McFarland 145 Canton 6 8. In Peoria King Levinaky Chicago defeated Tom Jones Chicago 4. In Quincy Sammy Slaughter 168 Terre Haute knocked out Bud Creed 171 Detroit 4.
Vaughan of the Pirates leads American and national batting with 397 and 393 averages, Medwick and Greenberg drive RBIs, L. Waner and Johnson pace runs, Vaughan and Ott share home runs, and Parmelee Walker Castleman and Wilshere top pitching in early season tallies with multiple clubs.
Wilson Crain 29 of Massillon defeated Reggie Myles of Cleveland to win the Akron District Open with a total 145. John Parker of Akron placed third while Lloyd Gullickson of Elyria and Al Espinosa of Akron tied for fourth.
New York report says managers rush to complete pending trades before Saturday night’s deadline. Giants not involved, while Bill Terry stays firm. Indians seek top catcher to bolster pennant bid and Evans pressures for Hemsley. Wally Berger pursuit spreads through National League, Dodgers fail with multiple offers, McKechnie rejects. Yankees bid for Sam West fades as Foxx trade talks swirl. Hornsby faces fan ire over roster changes as St Louis holds the line.
Harold Fetter of Ironton Ohio owns HuntinGton 4 and with Black Flash they win the touch and out event. Loire and Cicone owned by Sallie Jones of Granville Ohio win the pair of hunters any weight event.
Billy Dee, now a small Chester shopkeeper, reportedly threw the first curve ball in baseball history in Morris County in 1881 with Tom Miller behind the plate. The pair, using torn seams and improvised tricks, surprised batters as they toured local games for 21 years before career paths led to separate lives.
Pirates players Vaughan Suhr Waner and Young spark a home run parade as the Associated Press lists top sluggers. Athletics Johnson Greenberg Foxx boast strong marks, with Bonura and Moore also among notable power hitters.
Sid Brews, South African champion, is barred from the 1935 British Open at Muirfield as officials confirm no entry was received on time. Secretary Henry Guillen notes strict rules cannot be relaxed. Brews claims mailing his entry from South Africa in March. Seven U S golfers are listed among the entries, including William Lawson Little Jr, William Medart, Henry Picard, Joe Ezar, MacDonald Smith, Frank Ball, and Joe Kirkwood.
The Vinton County All Stars defeated the Scioto Valley Selects 15 to 4 at Radcliff Ball Park. They collected 17 hits off three Scioto Valley pitchers in an easy win led by strong defense and timely hitting. McGhee pitched four hits with solid fielding backing him for a near shutout.
The Giants return to New York for a home stand at the Polo Grounds with a strong record. They have lost only three times all season, none to an eastern club, and lead NL batting while near Cubs in fielding. doubleheader with Cincinnati Reds set to widen their margin. Pirates crush Reds 14 to 1 with Waner Vaughan and Young powering the attack.
Eddie Marshall of the Milwaukee Brewers set an American Association hitting streak record by reaching safely in 40 consecutive games with a single in his second at bat against Minneapolis. The 27 year old leadoff man had earlier hit 0.286 in 1934 and has stayed above .300 so far this season. In other scores, Monte Stratton pitched St Paul to a 7 0 win over Kansas City, Louisville beat Toledo 4 1, and Indianapolis beat Columbus 8 2. Dayton UM golf notes report Asami and Miyamoto leading a Japanese exhibition team at Miami Valley course.
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