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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1941

Page

7

Phil Hughes Shuts Out Reds In Three-Hit Victory

Philadelphia rookie Thomas Owen Hughes pitched four innings of one hit relief to 3-0 win over Cincinnati. Ike Pearson seeks his first win as Johnny Vander Meer starts for the Reds who were limited to three safeties by Hughes and Phillies bullpen. Etten and Mueller drove in runs with doubles and a second inning single.

Philadelphia Cincinnati Reds Phillies Johnny Vander Meer Ike Pearson Reds Vandy Cubs Pirates St. Louis Brooklyn Thomas Owen Hughes Phils Hughes Heinie Mueller Nick Etten Danny Lithweiler Etten Mueller Elmer Riddle Junior Thompson Riddle Johnny Hutchings Redlegs Bill McKechnie Ernie Lombardi Jim Gleeson Dick West Lombardi Mike McCormick Gleeson Cincinnati Poa Frey GE Cennisone S Goodman F. McCormick Werver West Marty Litwhiler Ij Mueller Bragan E. Riddle Adelphia May Joost Frey Thompson Hutchings Stewart, Dunn Magerkurth Harry Grayson NEA New York Indianapolis Vander Meer Paterson Cardinals

Minneap olis Sluggers Rally For Double Win Over Toledo

The Minneapolis Sluggers, after a slow start, defeated Toledo 11 to 7 and 7 to 5 to move into second place with six wins in seven games. Fabian Gaffke hit a key two run homer in the first Toledo tilt while Buck Fausett delivered a pinch homer in the nightcap.

Associated Press Tom Sheehan Minneapolis Eels Toledo Millers Louisville Fabian Gaffke Buck Fausett Ali Wright Milwaukee Brewers Indianapolis Kansas City St. Paul Columbus Saints Birds

Canton Man Rolls Second 299 At St Paul

William Caskey 30, bowling manager from Canton Ohio, rolled his second 299 in ABC five man event history at St Paul. After 11 straight strikes his 12th ball clipped the No 7 pin for a 299 final game total 715 on 193 223 299 to start the all events.

ST. Paul William Caskey Canton American Bowling Congress Myers Caskey

Postponed Benefit Matches May Be Rescheduled

Ty Cobb seeks to push his benefit golf matches with Babe Ruth from May 16 17 to June 15 or later due to a sprained side. The note sits among a collage of sports gossip and social items from New York papers mentioning Whirlaway Joe Louis and others with brief, era tone commentary.

New York Ty Cobb Babe Ruth Whirlaway Stavetor Joe Milan Presbyterian College S. C Jack Billy Conn Buddy Knox Pittsburgh Joe Louis Sonja Honey Hollywood al Vanderbilt Frances Mercer Journal-American Ace Camp Upton Frankie Strafaci Dixie Walker Dixie

Question prompts on who was richest MLB owner

The prompt asks which owner had the greatest wealth among Tom Yawkey Walter Briggs Phil Wrigley and Powell Crosley, listing prominent early 20th century team magnates.

Tom Yawkey Red Sox Walter O. Briggs Detroit Phil K. Wrigley Cubs Powel Crosley Reds

Pirates' Misfortunes Quiet Frankie Frisch Still Fire-Eater

Frankie Frisch, sidelined by a Pirates slide to NL cellar, remains fierce and clever. He mutters of upcoming chaos, reshuffles the lineup with Debs Garms as outfield option, and recalls selling Mace Brown to Brooklyn as part of attempts to rally. He vows to raise hell at the umps and keep his edge.

Frankie Frisch Judson Bailey New York Frank Frisch Pittsburgh Pirates Frison

Columbus vs St Paul Baseball Box Score

Columbus and St Paul played to a 9 4 game with runs by Stumpf Kress Newman English Kalin Haas Triplett and a Kress homer. Dickson Brecheen and Hildebrand pitched. Brecheen allowed two runs in the ninth to erase the lead attempt. Time 2 38. Umpires Boyer and Weafer.

Columbus AB O Repass Sanders Gillenwater Marshall Heath Poland Bae Dickson Barrett Wissman Brecheen Concasene St. Paul Poa Wells Carecave Stumpf Aed Fernendes Ee Newman Coords Hildebrand Ee Coffman Supe Columbus Triplett Kress Newman English Kalin Haas Repass Wells Hildebrand St Dickson Dickson Creel Coffman Boyer and Weafer Aba Klein Thaioe Ec Heath Hader Wen Seer Bell Bauer Strahan Columbus Snecsesaeresam

National League and American League batting leaders listed

Slaughter leads NL in runs and Camilli leads RBIs with 19. Lavagetto and Danning trade doubles tops with seven. Camilli and York top home runs with seven and six respectively. DiMaggio and Travis pace hits and runs in AL with 23 and 30 while DiMaggio also leads in stolen bases. Pitching leads crown to Casey and Bonham Harder with zero and three wins respectively.

Lavagetto Brooklyn Danning New York Moore Boston Camilli Brookyn Frey Cincinnati Casey Travis Washington DiMaggio Keller Doerr tTravis Keltner Cleveland Walker York Detroit Bonham Land Harder

Vander Meer rebounds with improved control after rough years

Johnny Vander Meer returned from Indianapolis to lead Cincinnati with three wins including the clinching game for the flag. The piece notes his comeback, addressing prior arm trouble and control issues, and highlights how pitchers often take years to mature before sustaining success.

Baseball scores from Sunday games across major leagues

A compilation of numerous MLB results shows Philadelphia defeating Cincinnati 3 to 0, Pittsburgh over Brooklyn 6 to 4, St. Louis 3 over Boston 1, New York 9 over Chicago 4, Detroit beating New York 10 to 1, and Philadelphia 17 to 11 against Chicago. Other noted results include Cleveland 12 over Washington 4, Boston 11 over St. Louis 4, St. Paul 9 over Columbus 4, Columbus 1 over St. Paul 0 in five innings, with later listings of Milwaukee beating Indianapolis 6 to 3 and 7 to 2, Minneapolis 11 over Toledo 4 and 7 to 5, and Louisville 15 over Kansas City 3.

W. Pet St. Louis Brooklyn New York Anne We Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh Eceeeons Chicago Philadelphia L Pet Cleveland Detroit Washington Association Club Louisville Minneapolis Kansas City Columbus Indianapolis Toledo St. Paul Milwaukee

Curtain Falls On Ohio State Pin Tourney

Ohio State bowling crowned new dynasty at Dayton as eight titles awarded across five weekends. Ben Cole of Akron won Class A singles with 729, overtaking Roy Rice of Cleveland by two pins. Akron O’Neill claimed Class A team score 3138 with Buzz Fazio earning Class A All-Events Diadem. Other champions include Geco Service Shop Cleveland in Class B team 3043, J Klares and A Black Cleveland in Class A doubles 1338, A Zimmerman and M Redelle Dayton in Class B doubles 1293, L Grobek Cleveland in Class B singles 680, and W Mielke Canton as Class A All-Events 1931.

Dayton Ohio Ben Cole Akron Kegler Roy Rice Cleveland Kegling Akron O'Neill O'Neill Buzz Fazio Geco Service Shop J. Klares A. Black A. Zimmerman Redelle L. Grobek W. Mielke Canton

Michigan Opens Big Ten Baseball Push at Illinois

Unbeaten Michigan controls the Big Ten race as it hosts Illinois in Ann Arbor for a two game series Friday and Saturday. A sweep would put Illinois in jeopardy of falling from third place while Indiana faces Ohio State elsewhere. Michigan extended its winning run with 13 5 and 15 8 wins over Ohio State, Iowa dropped two to Minnesota, and Illinois routed Chicago 22 4 and 16 3 while Indiana beat Purdue twice 10 1 and 7 6.

Chicago Michigan Illinois Wolverines Illini Ann Arbor Indiana Ohio State Iowa Minnesota Purdue

Funeral of Nellie Dorr Giesecke in Athens

The first Christian Church in Athens hosted the funeral for Nellie Dorr Giesecke wife of Carl Giesecke and daughter of the late Leander and … Dorr. Rev Frank Donaldson led the service in Chauncey connections with relatives from Chauncey and Newark. Burial followed at W Union St Cemetery.

Chauncey First Christian Church Athens Nellie Dorr Giesecke Carl Giesecke Leander Dorr Gilbert Courtney Christine Brown Helen Courtney Charles Bradfield Vina Ruston W. Union St Giesecke Fourth Avenue Church of Christ, Columbus Helen Mary Helen Brown Newark Carlos and James Dorr Near Chauncey Elmer Guthrie Center Iowa Athens State Hospital Glesecke C. W. Ferrel

Unity meeting of Churches of God held at Chauncey

Chauncey Church of God hosted a Chauncey district unity gathering with attendees from Logan Lancaster The Plains Athens Chauncey New Lexington and Laurelville. Rev James Diggins presided as congregational singing and music were provided by local members. Rev Hollie McClanahan of Middletown was the guest speaker. Revival services continue nightly at 7 30 with public invited.

Chauncey James Diggins Corning John Marshall Violet Proctor Lancaster Hollie McClanahan Middletown New Lexington Chauncey l

Chauncey Council Set To Convene Monday Evening

Chauncey council will meet Monday at 7 p m in the mayor's office at the city building. An annual figure states 36 000 African elephants are killed.

Chauncey Chauncey Council

Men's Class To Meet At Parish House

Chauncey monthly business and social meeting of Every man's Bible Class of the Church for Christ will be held Thursday night at the Church Parish House. During the social hour refreshments will be served. A group of men from the class were guests of the Men's Class at the New Marshfield Church of Christ Sunday morning. The lesson was presented by Carmi Shaffer, New Marshfield. The Chauncey class was extended an invitation to meet with the New Marshfield group at their class social.

Chauncey Church For Christ Church Parish New Marshfield Church

Tribe Wins 10th, Feller Goes Today

The Indians beat the Washington Senators 12 to 4 as Bob Feller aimed to extend Cleveland's victory string to 11. Al Smith earned his third win, Rollie Hemsley led a balanced lineup, and Cleveland exploded for six runs in the eighth to seal the game.

Cleveland Indians Bob Feller Washington Senators Bob Chicago Bucky Harris Ken Chase Redskins Washington al Smith Rollie Hemsley Jeff Heath Beau Bell Walter Masterson Ken Keltner Lou Boudreau Hal Trosky

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