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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1939
Page
7
Milford C. Martin, aged 24 on June 15, exits CCC service from Lancaster New Hampshire camp. He never was late for roll calls, never absent without leave, and never had a sickness or accident disrupting service. Tigers 14, Tribe 1.
Delphos Ohio reports Leslie Pel tier, an amateur astronomer, as a new star in his sky with seven comets and a nova. he is a father of a newborn son.
Boston Red Sox share the American League lead with the New York Yankees as Boston benefits from young arms like Bagby and Rich despite a pitcher deficit. Bees push toward the NL lead with 3-2 win over the Giants, while other games feature strong pitching by Hamlin, Hafey’s recall hints, and several key hits shaping early-season standings.
In a close game the Chicago White Sox edged Cleveland Browns 6 to 5. The matchup featured late-inning scoring and a strong bullpen showing.
New York Yankees head to Detroit on their first western road swing of the season. Star center fielder Joe DiMaggio nurses a severely sprained ankle with torn muscles from the ankle to the knee after a Saturday incident. X rays show no fracture, with five days to rest and up to three weeks before likely return. DiMaggio cites new spikes as cause for slipping on damp turf.
A farm survey reports that a healthy pig tail can curl to either the right or left. Dodgers 3 Phils 1 Millers 13 Birds 6.
Minneapolis extended its seven game winning streak by beating Columbus 13-6 while Kansas City idle. The Blues trimmed the margin to a half game after Milwaukee and St Paul wins and Kansas City doubleheader wins over Indianapolis. Gerald Priddy homered for Kansas City in the second game, Vince DiMaggio on base.
Claude Westfall braved gale winds at Buckeye Lake to fish until midnight. A final cast yielded a 21 inch largemouth weighing just under 44 pounds, a trophy to cap the season. He debated mounting the fish as of noon the next day.
Hornsby batted .358 with a .958 fielding percentage. Frisch batted .316 with a .970 fielding percentage. The largest Daily Double payoff by 1939 was $7,205.40 on a $2 ticket at Tropical Park Florida March 18 1935. Heinie Groh also played second base and sometimes shortstop beyond third.
Cleveland pitcher Johnny Allen, with an ailing arm, declared readiness to start as manager Oscar Vitt named him the starter for the Indians second game of the Boston series. Allen spoke after Detroit crushed Cleveland 14 to 1, with Willis Hudlin and Milnar also in line for upcoming starts.
POMEROY Ohio Valley base ball association with six teams公布 schedule for the first half ending June 29. Teams include Racine Middleport Gallipolis from Ohio and Hartford Leon Pt Pleasant from West Virginia. Schedule lists dates from April 30 to June 29 with two to three games weekly including Memorial Day doubleheaders.
The Independent Syracuse Ball Club seeks Sunday engagements and requests teams to contact by calling 807 or writing to Earl Fort, Syracuse.
Sammy Renick, star jockey, predicts William Woodward's colt Johnstown will win the Kentucky Derby. He cites Johnstown's speed, ease at the barrier, and strength in the stretch, noting mud could challenge him but he would not bet against the colt.
Six teams from Logan Haydenville Sand Run Carbon Hill Murray City and Longstreth compete in WPA recreation hall league. Double weekly games run through May and June with opening Tuesday matchups Logan vs Haydenville Sand Run vs Carbon Hill and Murray City vs Longstreth.
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