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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1942
Page
9
Baseball round up from major league games on May 4 1942 highlights the St Louis Cardinals sweeping a doubleheader from the Dodgers 14-10 and 4-2 at Busch Stadium Ken ODea’s grand slam and a late three run double turned the opener. Kirby Higbe walked three times in the nightcap.
The report lists leading players in batting and key hitting categories. Fernandez of Boston tops National Batting with .? and 32 hits, while Camilli of Brooklyn leads home runs with six. Spence of Washington dominates hits with 38 and also leads in runs batted in with 23 alongside York of Detroit and Spence. Williams of Boston has 21 runs, York of Detroit has seven home runs, and Case of Washington has eight stolen bases. Bagby of Cleveland is noted in the stolen base context.
The Cleveland Indians saw their 13 game winning streak end as Boston blow open an 8 to 4 victory. Fielding miscues and errors by Jeff Heath and others opened the door for the Red Sox to rally after Al Smith allowed a handful of hits. Boston broke ahead with two first inning runs and added more on timely hits including Ray Mack and Bobby Doerr. Cleveland managed late offense but could not close the gap, with five errors contributing to the defeat.
Walter Hagen opens his comeback in Detroit in a war relief match with Bob Hope Jimmy Demaret and Mayor Jef fries of Detroit. Ben Jones scratches Sun Again from the Derby citing post draw position and Pimlico plans remain uncertain. Jack Sharkey listed to referee the Red Cochrane Garvey Young Navy Relief bout in Boston Friday.
Four Akron anglers faced a problem in spring and each avoided riding with the others. They pooled their identical tires of size 80 to equip a single car for the journey to Canada, a pragmatic solution amid travel quirks.
Scores show St. Louis 14 Brooklyn 10 and 4 2 with end of sixth due to darkness. New York 5 Cincinnati 4 and Pittsburgh 6 Boston 2 while Boston 12 Pittsburgh 3 ends eighth by Sunday law. Chicago 9 Philadelphia 1 and Philadelphia 8 Chicago 1. Boston 8 Cleveland 4. New York 6 Chicago 4 and New York 3 Chicago 1. Detroit 8 Philadelphia 7 and Philadelphia 1 Detroit 0. Washington 9 St. Louis 5 and Washington 1. Association Milwaukee 4 Columbus 2 and 4 3 with weather delays Toledo at Kansas City two games and Indianapolis at St Paul two.
Afri can big game hunters argue that a crippled elephant cannot walk because elephants move only one foot at a time when walking.
Lou Costantino plans to clear the featherweight title muddle by facing Chalky Wright in an eight round non title bout at St Nick’s on May 7. Wright trained in Los Angeles and Costantino, 20-0, aims for a 15 round title shot at Madison Square Garden on June 11.
Canter and Goodson lead their team to a decisive 40 to 5 victory over Courtney's squad on Friday. Courtney's team managed three hits, while key players included Marvin Staley cat cher Goodson pitcher Canter first Stewart second and Bill Cline at third.
The Athens Printing Union defeated Glouster by 156 pins in a three game match. High triple score was 601 by tribe and Hall led with 230 in a single game for the printers. Team totals show Athens 2813 to Glouster 2657 with strong showings from Manning 588 and Conkey 542.
In a Friday alley match, New Straitsville's women defeated Glouster by 55 pins after taking the lead in the final game. Fay Lantz led scoring with a 516 triple and a 199 set.
Schoolboy Rowe expresses happiness over being traded from the Detroit Tigers to the Brooklyn Dodgers. The veteran pitcher, now 30, greets Brooklyn in a showy workout and hopes to start, noting past arm troubles but claiming he can still hit and perform. Durocher implies a chance to start. Rowe’s long major league career included his 1934 peak with Detroit.
Chauncey resident Chauncey Soldier attended a dinner party as guest of honor. Family and friends gathered in Chauncey to celebrate, sharing a large picnic-style meal and birthday wishes for Harvey Chalfan who left for Fort Hayes. Numerous relatives from Chauncey Powhattan Point Wellston and Floodwood joined the farewell in Sycamore Street.
Chauncey family guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Hixson Jr attended services as they traveled to Columbus for the funeral of Richard Carnevale 22 of Lena Underwood, a former local and nephew of Mrs Hixson, who died in mid air crash near Orlando with six other officers.
Mrs. Glen Wheeler of Columbus returns home to prepare a move to a new house near Hanover after caring for her mother Mrs. Riley Keeton who is now at her daughter’s home Mrs. Walter McDonald. Mrs. Buffington, back from White Cross Hospital, visited relatives Thursday. The Keetons report their son Private First Class Bart W. Keeton is transferred from the Marine Barracks near Jacksonville to San Diego.
Ed Wolf tops the Merchants Head Pin Tournament at the local bowling alleys with 112. Notable scores include Steve Gyurko 110 and Jack Zimmer 109, while Nelle Ward leads the ladies with 102 in the concurrent event.
New York AP reports the 52nd Preakness at Pimlico shapes as a fair race after Derby shocks. Shut Out, Alsab, Chestnut Requested and other Greentree, Whitney and Woodward entries loom in the mile and three sixteenths event with Sun Again uncertain before workouts.
Chauncey Wiley Mingus, treated in Dayton for three months, will be returned to his Millfield area home Tuesday in the John Blower ambulance. Mrs. Hattie Mingus and two sons will accompany him. No visitors will be allowed at the Mingus home due to his serious illness.
Zaleski High School defeated McArthur High School 12 to 6 in the Vinton County Baseball Tournament final. Zaleski pounded Lomax for 12 hits and 12 runs while Taylor allowed eight scattered hits and struck out 14. Woods led the attack with two doubles and a single as Zaleski advances to the district meet at Athens.
Corporal Paul Tippett of Foster Field Texas arrived in Chauncey Saturday night on furlough to visit his parents sister and brother Mr and Mrs Sam Tippett Mrs Margaret Kern and Carroll Tippett He has served fourteen months Mr and Mrs Carroll Tippett and Mrs Addie Tippett went to Columbus to meet him Saturday.
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