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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1926

Page

9

Jostens Grab Early Lead And Defeat K of P 7 to 3

Jostens took an early advantage and beat the K of P by 7 to 3 at the city playground last evening. Sam Withem relieved for K of P in the second, but Jostens offense produced eight runs by the fourth inning to seal the win.

Jostens K. of P.’s Hill Josten K. of P Sam Withem Simpson Bradfield Skinner Bradsfield Hallam Whitewalke Withem P Theisen White Cunningham Brown Ecksteinkemper P. Theisen Mowery W. Theisen Russell

Chicago Tops Cleveland in 9 6 Game to Take Series

Chicago defeats Cleveland 9 to 6 to seize a three of four series edge. Falk homered and drove in runs as Chicago jumped in the third inning and held on.

Cleveland Chicago White Sox Buckeye Layem Eveland Hoa Jamieson Sewell Seeseeee Burns Ceee Speanet Myatt Lutzke LAVOE Amcnulty Ccsssosee B.R. H.D.A Montil Hunnefield Scott Collins Sheely Falk Humerfield Edwards Speaker Mostil Schalk Barrett Steengrafe Kamm Levsen

Dundee Beats Walker at Madison Square Garden

Joe Dundee the Baltimore Italian stopped Mickey Walker in the eighth round at Madison Square Garden after a deep gash left Walker blinded and unable to continue. Dundee seeks a title shot against Pete Latzo, the recent champion who took Walker’s belt.

New York Mickey Walker Joe Dundee Samuel Lazarro Dundee Madison Square Garden Eddie Forbes Walker Pete Latzo Scranton Latzo Baltimore New Jersey

Baseball box score segment shows players Rasp Mowery Bradfield Russell

Bases on balls Off Hill two, off Simpson two. Stolen bases White Withem Mowery. Caught stealing By Hill twice, by Withem twice, by Simpson and Hill. Pitching details uneven with Hill and Withem. Umpires Beverage and McKinney.

Eckstemnkemper P. Theisen Roebuck Bradfield Rush Simpson Hill Rasp Skinner P Theisen Smith Brown Withem Hallam Mowery W. Theisen White Cunningham Ecksteinkemper Russell Ray Glas Jostens Seeee W. Pauley Sereeee Jostens Halla Theitsen C .Ee Russell Ee Smith Ecksteinkem Beverage and Mckiney

Baseball Scores From American and National Leagues

The standings show American Association games with St Paul 9 beating Columbus and Minneapolis 15 to 9, Toledo 11 over Indianapolis 6, Milwaukee 5 over Kansas City, Louisville 5 over Louisville, and Kansas City tied. In the National League New York 12 over Philadelphia 7 and New York 7 over Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 3 over St Louis, while American League Chicago 9 beat Cleveland 6 and Boston 6 beat New York 5 in 10 innings. Washington 6 over Philadelphia 4 in innings.

Louisville Milwaukee Indianapolis Kansas City St. Pau Toledo Minneapolis Columbus Cincinnat Pittsburgh St. Louis Brooklyn Chicago Boston Philadelphia New York Cleveland Detroit Washington St. Paul

Conflicting 2-Game Schedule Across Cities

City matchups list includes Minneapolis at Kansas City Milwaukee at St Paul Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Chicago at St Louis New York at Brooklyn Boston at Philadelphia Cleveland at Petroit St Louis at Chicago New York at Boston with a total of two games noted.

Gas and Oil Leases Sold Near Cambridge for 65000

Gas and oil leases on the Morrison and Gibson farms totaling 260 acres were sold for about 65009 by George Jewell, Thomas Mathews and associates of Cambridge to J W Cashdollar for the American National Gas company of Pittsburgh. The farms border Cambridge's west limits. A well drilled to about 2400 feet yielded around 3,000,000 cubic feet of gas daily, with a second well started when the sale closed.

Cambridge Morrison and Gibson George Jewell Thomas Mathews

Dragoon Wins New London to Bermuda Yacht Race

In Bermuda at Hamilton, Robert N. Bavier’s ketch Dragoon finished first in the New London to Bermuda race, a 660 nautical mile course that began Sunday.

Hamilton Bermuda UPR Robert N. Bavier Dragoon

Two Frenchmen Held as Spies for Italy

Two Frenchmen were arrested here and sent to Paris on a charge of being employed as spies by Italy.

Nice Paris Italy

Deposed Titleholder Greb Set for Return Bout in August

Former middleweight titleholder Harry Greb was presented to fans as he prepares to challenge Tiger Flowers, the reigning middleweight champion, in a rematch scheduled for August 12.

Harry Greb Greb Tiger Flowers

Local golfers beat Jackson County team in early match

Athens and Jackson County clubs played a golf meet yesterday with Athens earning 614 points to Jacksonians 1744. Thirty eight players total on both sides. Major M. Johnson was low medalist. Return match set for August 5 at the Jackson County course between Jackson and Wellston. Athens plans a July return with Parkersburg.

Jackounty Invaders Jacksonians Athens M. Johnson Jackson County Jackson Wellston Parkersburg Iore

Bentley Returns to Pitching After Second Mismatch

Jack Bentley leaves first base duties to return to pitching with the Phillies. Art Fletcher moves him from fielding to bolster the pitching staff as Bentley, once a fence buster, falters in the National League with weak defense and no homers in 45 games.

Jack Bentley Dphillies Art Fletcher Bentley Phillies Husky Hal

Oscar Darnell Stars for Marion in Twilight League Win

Buck Darnell, veteran outfielder for the Marion Daily Stars in Marion Ohio, delivered a clutch three in the twelfth with bases loaded to beat the Marion Steam Shovel team 7 to 4. His brother William, playing for Hewitt Bodens this season, confirms Buck’s continued power at the plate.

Oscar Buck) Darnell Twilight League Baseball William Hewitt-Boden Buck Marion Daily Stars Marion Ohio

King Malley Tops Sinclair Dean In Ohio Amateur

At Westwood Country Club Cleveland on June 25 King Malley defeated Sinclair Dean of Lima in a second round match play battle. Dean had earlier beaten Joe Kurek of Toledo 5 4 but Malley won in a thrilling finish to reach the later rounds.

Westwood Country Club Cleveland King Malley Sinclair Dean Lima Roth Dean Joe Kurek Toledo Malley

Five Thousand Dollar Demand Over Love Spat

E T Cartwright of Hull Engineering was arrested for demanding 5000 dollars from Eugene Ferris claiming Ferris had stolen his wife’s affection. The case centers on a personal dispute with a monetary demand.

Hull Eng E. T. Cartwright Eugene Ferris Ferris

Watrous Leads British Open After 54 Holes

American pro Al Watrous takes a 215 total after 54 holes with a 169 in round three. Bobby Jones lies two strokes back at 217, while Archie Compston is disqualified for playing from out of bounds at the 12th. Mehlhorn falls to 228 as weather stays ideal for the final day with two 18 hole rounds remaining.

Henry L. Farrell ST. Ames On-The-Sea England al Watrous Bobby Jones Atlanta Wild Bill” Mehlhorn Chicago Mehlhorn Link Stars Compston Abe Mitchell Jones Watrous Mitchell

Golfers Scores in the British Open Tournament

Scores after 54 holes show leaders including Al Watrous 216 Bobby Jones 217 Walter Hagen 219 Emmet French 228 Abe Mitchell 228 Joe Kirkwood 235 Bill Mehthorn 228 Fred McLean 222 J H Taylor 226 Jose Jurado 234 Archie Compston 234 George Duncan 234. Disqualified for playing out of bounds.

ST. Anne-On-The-Sea Eng al Watrous Amer Bobby Jones Walter Hagen Emmet French Thomas Barber Brit George von Elm Archie Compston George Duncan

Soviet aid debate halts Commons as Whitely suspends sitting

In London on June 25 the House of Commons paused after Sir Austen Chamberlain criticized Soviet Russia for sending money to Britain amid the general strike. UK Speaker Whitely suspended proceedings during the heated discussion on Soviet assistance to labor.

London Whitely House of Commons Austen Chamberlain Britain

Policeman Fined For Dog License Neglect In Chicago

A Chicago neighbor reported Policeman C A Ryan was fined for failing to obtain a license for his dog. The incident highlights enforcement of pet licensing regulations in the city.

LAW Lips Chicago C. A. Ryan

Hagen's Card Plays Into Title Race in Close Round

Hagen trails Jones and Mehthorn by one stroke after a 35 on the front nine as scores from McLeod Mehthorn Von Elm and others line the leaderboard. Emmet French 38 Tommy Armour 36 George Gadd 37 Haverson 40 Barnes 85 Walker 39 Perez 80 noted in the report.

Hagen McLeod Mehthorn von Elm Jones Emmet French Tommy Armour George Gadd Arthur Haverson Jim Barnes Cyril Walker Antonio Perez Ao

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