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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1944
Page
7
National League leaders the St Louis Cardinals swept a doubleheader from the Chicago Cubs 5 0 and 7 5 while the Giants Dodgers split at the Polo Grounds drawing 58 068 in New York Many other twin bills produced mixed results across six cities as wartime baseball drew large crowds including Brooklyn Philadelphia Detroit and Cleveland with night games being explored for future play and lights.
Yesterday's box scores show Savages, Boudreaus and Schults among standouts. Savages drove in both Yankees runs while Metheny collected three hits for New York against Washington. Boudreau had three hits for Indians in a win over the Tigers. Hostetler's two run single and Musial's homer powered Cardinals to double victory over Cubs. Covington pitched three scoreless innings for Phillies in a 14 inning opener, Nieman homered to spark Braves in a late tie before curfew ended second game.
Mr Neal Hauck who spent six weeks at Sheltering Arms Hospital recovering from an injury in Mine 255 where his leg was amputated below the knee was brought to his Greens Run home in the John S Blower ambulance on Sunday.
National league games featured New York 26 Brooklyn 8 and 5 to 4 in seven innings due to darkness. Philadelphia beat Boston 2 1 in 14 innings. Boston tied Philadelphia 2 2 after a ninth inning end and Sunday law. St Louis swept Chicago 5 0 and 7 5. Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 7 1 and 4 1. American League tallies include Chicago 6 St Louis 5. Cleveland 2 Detroit 1 and Detroit 4 Cleveland 2. New York beat Washington 2 1 and 3 2. Boston 3 Philadelphia 2. Philadelphia 3 Boston 1. Association results show Columbus 8 Indianapolis 7 and 11 6. Milwaukee at Minneapolis postponed rain with two games. Kansas City at St Paul and Louisville 6 Toledo 4 and Toledo 6 Louisville 2.
Dover defeats Glouster High 12 to 6 on the Glouster field Friday afternoon. Glouster shows some improvement over the prior game but still lacks hitting power. Glouster will host J.T. on Monday afternoon.
GLOUSTER Vern Sayre of Trimble an investigator in the pensions for the aged met a fall while descending Athens court house steps. He sprained his ankle and bruised his leg. X rays showed no fracture. He was treated by Dr. Goldsberry then returned to his Trimble home. CHAUNCEY weekly quilting event announced for Wednesday at Chauncey Methodist Church.
Louisville AP reports the Kentucky Derby field features 15 three year olds in the 70th running at Churchill Downs with Mrs Payne Whitney Calumet Farm and Warren Wright Greentree among familiar owners. Stir Up may be favored as Rob Dienst Beulah Park owner Brief Sigh joins the lineup and Col Bradley again has no starter.
A 1941 Dodge driven by James Hartley of Walnut Hill Glouster stalled on the New York Central crossing near the depot in Trimble late Saturday. Hartley escaped injury by exiting before the coal train struck the car, which was totalled and towed to Maxwell Garage Glouster.
Glouster social notes record a birthday dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stahl at their Allen Road home with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beard and others. A pot luck by the W C T U is set for Tuesday at six in the Methodist Church social rooms. Additional items note visits from Akron residents, telegrams from Pvt. Norman Lowery, and several locals visiting Athens Columbus and Chauncey areas.
The Columbus Redbirds stretched their winning streak to six with a doubleheader sweep of the Indianapolis Indians, 8 to 7 and 11 to 6. Louisville split with Toledo, while Milwaukee and Kansas City had rain delays. The Redbirds stand 7-2 in their streak, within a half game of first, as To ledo and Minneapolis results could shift the standings.
TRIMBLE The J T Cardin team handed The Plains their initial defeat Friday afternoon. Kemp ton had three hits in four at bats to pace the winners while Kennedy and Turril had two apiece for the losers. The Plains scored two in the fourth one in the fifth and two in the seventh. Jacksonville Trimble added three in the inning and three in the sixth.
A digest of wartime overseas sports notes. It mentions a proposal to send two strong baseball teams to entertain service members in Italy, coverage of a CBS Roundup softball game in China with praise for Chennault and Glenn, and a ski route built by GIs in Alaska. It also recounts a Costa Rica trip by a Canal Dept team nicknamed Carney's Fliers led by Terry Moore and J. Moore's playful batting jibes.
Chauncey Mayor W. D. Hines announces the spring clean-up starts May 1 and urges broad cooperation. City trucks will remove cans placed in curbside containers or alleys at no charge. ashes or debris cost 75 cents per load.
At the First Church of Christ in Chauncey the morning service welcomed ten new members under the pastor Gilbert Courtney. Names include Mrs Florence year Mrs Erma Roberts Mrs Jancis Higgins Mrs Ruth Hart ley Mrs Bessie Whaley Miss Naomi Savage Miss Jeanette Blackford Miss Betty Blackford William Henry and Chester Hughman. Attendance reported as 1.6.
Chauncey at Trimble Church saw 95 in Bible school on the revival’s first day. Gilbert Courtney leads the two week event with L. E. Evans from Nelsonville Church of Christ as evangelist. Evening program featured choir music, Geraldine Martin pianist, a vocal solo by Marie Phillips Anderson, and a quartet.
Mrs Mable Saffo Chauncey marked a birthday anniversary Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs Smith near Athens where she is employed. She received greetings and gifts and a birthday cake served with ice cream.
Funeral services for John W Kendall age 83 of Derwent Ohio were held Sunday in Derwent with burial there. He died Friday in a Cambridge hospital and is survived by his wife Mary and two daughters Mrs Mae Wade Fallon Akron and Mrs Rosie Kendall Derwent with several from Millfield attending.
Weak hitting cost Ohio University as the Bobcats lost 4-2 to Denison at Granville. Mark Wylie and John Muldowen combined for seven hits allowed while Schreiner of Denison held OU hitless for seven innings before OU produced four hits and two runs in the eighth. Denison visits Athens next Saturday.
The National League reveals leaders across batting and pitching with top figures in key stats. Stan Musial leads batting with .447, Weintraub tops runs with 11, Schultz drives in 14, Walker collects 19 hits, Sanders doubles, Criscola and Barrett lead in triples with 2. Schultz and Lanier shine in home runs and pitching. Kramer, St. Louis, posts a 3 0 record.
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