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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1935
Page
9
Boxing discussion weighs Louis versus Carnera with emphasis on Louis speed and power, Carnera’s size and old tricks, and odds for the title fight. The piece cites expert opinions and lists all star selections for the National and American leagues in a scattered, opinionated column style.
Vito Tamulis pitched effectively to halt Cleveland’s win streak and record his seventh win against one loss as the Yankees expanded their AL lead to four games. He held the Indians to eight hits while New York scored four runs.
Close to 125 golfers crowded Kenwood Country Club for the first 18 of the 36 hole qualifier for the amateur state championship. Final 18 play Wednesday to select 82 for match play. Notables included DeWitt Balch Johnny Florio Bob Servis Bob Kepler Joe Wells and Glen Bishop. Ransick and Art Smith won the pro am with a 69.
Joe Louis the Brown Bomber faces Primo Carnera in a heavyweight non title bout at Yankee Stadium with ticket sales aimed at a record crowd. Officials expect 50 000 plus fans, with security tight amid racial tensions and international headlines. weigh-ins by noon ET. preliminaries at 7 pm. main event by 9 pm. no broadcast.
In Gallipolis the Lazier-Carney bout ended with Lazier declared winner after Carney refused to fight beyond four rounds. The judge’s call had favored Carney, but referee Dick Russell from Pt. Pleasant overturned it. Multiple bouts on the card featured local and regional fighters with mixed results. Five hundred spectators attended the arena show, and future matches are planned for July Fourth.
Indigenous communities in northern Venezuela prize cave-bird oil from fledgling fat. They raid nesting caverns annually and the young birds supply the fat for this oil. The cave dwellers rarely fly except during raids.
MacDonald Smith, born in Carnoustie and based in Glendale California, blasted a 66 at Gullane on the British Open qualifying at Muirfield. The 45-year-old led the field with two-under-par 66, while Joe Kirkwood tied for low score at 72 along with Francis Francis. Henry Picard and William Lawson Little Jr posted 77 and 78 respectively.
Stanford in Palo Alto organizes a Buck of the Month program with 711 members paying $1 monthly to help defray the tuition costs of deserving athletes.
Rev. T. H. Thompson of Cambridge, a Presbyterian missionary to China, died in Teinanfu Sunday from tuberculosis.
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