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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1935
Page
9
IGS Pet 722 towed by Washington at Regatta Free Landing New York where Bolt-Voted $2000 toward the Gold Cup regatta. Remerenko of Teachers Chester Pa noted as a contender. Spectators are expected to pack the harbor for the long race.
Baseball season moves toward the Home Run throne after Ruth. Hank Greenberg of Detroit and Jim Collins of St. Louis pace the chase with 19 homers and 75 RBIs through 59 games. Collins homered in the opener against Brooklyn. Greenberg starred against Washington as Detroit faltered. Pirates and Cubs win as Giants lead. Reds sweep Philadelphia. Indians beat the Yankees. White Sox and Red Sox split. Athletics pound St. Louis Browns twice.
The Associated Press tally lists Portsmouth versus Zanesville results with scores 3 to 7 in the first game and 4 to 5 in the second. Charleston beats Beckley 7 to 3 while Huntington defeats Dayton 10 to 5 and Johnstown edges Akron 7 to 6.
Detroit heavyweight contender Joe Louis, 21, faces Primo Carnera in a highly anticipated heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium. Louis, known as the Brown Bomber, seeks his first major title challenge, while Carnera brings size and resilience. Preliminary fights, weather permitting, could push the event into Wednesday.
Bill Clensy of the Cincinnati Sycamore Club led the Ohio Public Links field with 298 over 72 holes, three strokes ahead of Byron Hunt of Columbus and seven ahead of Ray Mitchell of Dayton. The Kenwood course hosts a pro-am before the Buckeye state amateur heats begin Tuesday with 18 holes and continues Wednesday, reducing to 22 players for 36-hole match play through Wednesday.
Wimbledon opens as Wilmer Allison the United States No 1 takes on Vivian Mecreath of Australia who beat Sidney Wood in 1934 Seeds expected Allison to be halted by Henry Austin of England with Gottfried Von Cramm and Fred Perry favored to reach the final.
Sharon speedway saw Windy Jennings of Detroit win the 20 mile feature race Sunday trailing Deb Snyder of Kent Ohio and Gail Lanker of Carey Ohio. His time was 17 minutes 49 seconds.
Henry Cotton opened as a 4 to 1 favorite to win the British Open at Muirfield Scotland as 250 knights of the niblick chase the title. The American delegation led by W Lawson Little Jr and Joe Kirkwood drew strong support after sharp practice rounds. Rounds today and Tuesday will narrow the field to the 100 low scores and ties, with only the 60 lowest to begin the final 36 holes Friday.
Promoter J F Clendenin touts Malcolm Jackson of the city at 140 pounds versus Jess McMurtry of Cincinnati in a main event at 8 30 tonight at the Silver Bridge arena. Other undercard bouts include Battling Johnson versus KO Blackwell and a blindfolded Battle Royal with competitors from Ohio and West Virginia. Ace Rayburn returns to face Jimmy Finklea, with K O Clark of Florida meeting Jimmie Kreiver of Cincinnati, and Charlies Sayre vs Jake Shields on the program.
Corn plants develop diabetes-like conditions, forming excess sugar in tissues leading to serious injury and stress in crops. Researchers note overproduction of sugars damages stems and reduces vigor.
Alabama Pitts, a new Alabama born player, turned in a strong debut for the Albany club in the International League. He collected two singles in eight at bats, drove in a run, scored another, and made five putouts in a doubleheader against Syracuse. Despite loses 8 6 and 3 2, executives praised his performance and projected a bright future.
W H Herbert and Bob Keynes won their divisions in the Athens Country Club weekly tournament. Keynes won Class A by one up, while Herbert led Class B at square. Several players tied for positions with one down or two down as matches concluded. Grover and Beckley top Southeastern qualifiers with scores of 1 and 82.
Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Chicago-Omaha is added to the list of starters for the $30,000 Classic Stakes at Arlington Park, slated for renewal on July 20.
Lou Darro, local promoter, tours Central and South America seeking new wrestling talent as mat performers promise more color in arenas soon.
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