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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1935
Page
9
Fragmented notes describe Judge Landis ruling on Pitts eligibility amid a bribe and robbery context. The text recalls Ben Pitts, his possible return to baseball, and mentions college athletes and players like Severson amid scattered references to teams, players, and historical figures.
Tony Lazzeri earns praise as a clutch player and top defender from Yankee teammates. He drives in 41 runs, with 17 coming since June, and rarely errs aside from a brief slump early season. Heavy rains halted games, while Dizzy Dean taunts and Cardinal optimism frame the pennant chase. Columbus sees fire losses totaling 9.75 million in 1934.
A collision between two cars on a curve eight miles east of Zanesville injured seven persons late Tuesday. Logan man John Spencer of Lancaster was fined five dollars and costs after magistrate C. T. Stephenson heard the intoxication case, with Constable George H. Spang arresting.
Leave your vacation address with the circulation department by calling 0248 to submit details.
Braddock defeated Max Baer to become heavyweight champion but is said to receive only a fraction of the credit. The writer argues Baer was unprepared and Braddock faced a tougher fight than others realized, noting Braddock’s courage and punching power.
Kay Stammers, the young English southpaw, defeated Helen Wills Moody in straight sets in the Beckenham Kent tournament semifinal. The win boosts Stammers' chances in the women's singles title race.
Maxie Rosen bloom aged 184 from New York outpointed Abe Feldman aged 181, also from New York, in a boxing match. The result shows Rosen bloom prevailing by decision after ten rounds.
Rain delay leaves players scrambling as the field trails schedule. Only two seeded players Gilbert Hall of Orange New Jersey and Frank Parker of Milwaukee have completed first matches, both winners, with play shifted to River Forest and Oak Park clubs.
Huntington loses to Portsmouth 1 to 5 in the first game and 7 to 11 in the second. Dayton and Zanesville finish tied 5 all after rain delays. Charleston defeats Akron 4 to 2 while Beckley beats Johnstown 7 to 5.
Pioneer 4-H Club members met June 18 at the school hall with Mrs Iva Buckley and Fay Pickens leading. Margaret Pickens presided at the business session and Myra June Sisson joined as a new member. Plans were made to attend the officers conference at Pomeroy on June 21. After sewing, the group played games on the playground under Gladys Pickens Earlene Humphrey and Ruby Randolph. The population of the world was estimated at two billion by the Statistical Institute of the League for Nations.
Walter Hagen pulled a risky 1915 Metropolitan Open shot at Fox Hills. After a bad break on the 390 yard second hole, he faced a fence and used a long iron to carom the ball off the barrier. The ball bounded 160 yards to the green and Hagen made a birdie three.
The Canadian Amateur golf championship begins its second round in Ancaster Ontario with seven American players still in contention after Albert Scotty Campell chose not to defend. C Ross Somerville, former American champion and four-time Canadian title winner, is the favorite.
The Athens Motorcycle Club will hold a meeting Thursday night for members and wives at the clubhouse on 0.S.5 South near Sugar Creek. Members are asked to bring food for their own dinner.
Notice that Bessie Gors tene of Athens Ohio is appointed Administratrix of the estate of Callie Coxey deceased of Athens County Ohio. Dated June 10 1935. M Johnson Probate Judge.
Ernest Yess of unknown residence is notified that Hazel has filed for divorce and other relief in case No. 16208 in the Common Pleas Court of Athens County Ohio. The hearing will commence after 1935. W Bolin is attorney for the plaintiff.
California's Golden Bears defeat Cornell by part of a boat deck length in the four mile varsity race at the Thirty Seventh Intercollegiate Poughkeepsie Regatta. Washington and Navy finish third and fourth with Syracuse, Pennsylvania, and Columbia trailing. Times listed show California 18 52, Cornell 18 52 3 5, Washington 19 00 4 5. Women in Burma gain equal property rights for husbands and wives.
An execution sale in Athens County Ohio will auction the real estate in Lodi township starting July 1, 1935 at 1 30 PM. The property, 4 100 acres in the southwest quarter of Section 36, includes a parcel described by metes and bounds and a 1 500 dollar minimum. located 5 miles south of Athens on Route 31. Sheriff Charles Stratton and Attorney L A Koons announce the sale terms: cash in hand and no bidding below two thirds of the stated minimum.
Jim Londos defeated Bill Edwards one fall as Jim Cofield and Joe Cook drew in Indianapolis. Bronko Nagurski defeated Lou Plummer one fall in Minneapolis. Hal Rumberg pinned George Harbin in 23 minutes and 7 seconds in Spokane.
The Ohio Racing Commission reports Beulah Park’s 19 day meet earned 12763.70. Bainbridge track earned 65466.28 over 15 days despite a shortened run. Dayton Jockey Club average daily pari mutuel handle reached 56869 over eight days of operation.
Edwin C. Pitts nicknamed Alabama becomes a full Albany baseball club member after a pardon from Landis. The 24 year old ex convict expects to sign a contract and debut in the lineup soon. Separately researchers estimate bees must visit 3.36 million flowers to yield one pound of honey.
Primo Carnera vows to prove a knockout punch in his right hand against Joe Louis with a sixth round finish next Tuesday night in Upstate New York. Joe Louis counters he will stop Carnera in the fifth round at their June 25 bout in New Jersey.
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