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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1936
Page
14
In San Mateo California on Friday jockey Ralph Neves 19 was believed fatally injured after a spill at Bay Meadows but within 20 minutes he regained consciousness at the track hospital sat up and demanded to ride his remaining races in a remarkable recovery.
Ohio University baseball crushed Dayton 29 to 2 in Dayton Saturday. Bobcats totaled 27 hits, with Larry Luebbers collecting five, four of them for extra bases, including four triples. Hal Gruber hit two home runs and Jurkovic and Boehk added one each as four Ohio pitchers held Dayton to four hits.
Akron defeated Zanesville 123 to 4 in a Mid Atlantic League game on Saturday. Akron collected 14 hits including one home run four triples four doubles and five singles.
Ohio Wesleyan University swept four events and won the relay, totaling 95 points to Cincinnati's 34. Bob Becker set a new field mark in the high jump with 6 feet 2 1/2 inches.
New York report says Tony Canzoneri, light weight champ, eyes Barney Ross after a sensational win over Irish Jimmy McLarnin. He plans to first fight Ambers, then pursue a title bout with Ross, with a possible rematch for McLarnin if needed.
The Akron Goodyear baseball team, featuring former college and pro stars led by lefty Joe Horan, meets Ohio University Bobcats Monday on the OU diamond. Horan, ex Villanova and Buffalo Bisons, anchors a strong staff as the teams prepare for an afternoon game.
Chauncey Blue Devils won their fifth league game 13 to 3 over Glouster, sealing the Little Four Baseball League title for a second straight year. They sit 8-1, with one more league game against Glouster at Chauncey May 20. Carter singled, Daugherty homered, and Rosa drove in two with a long single as five runs scored in the third. Simpson allowed five hits while fanning 14 in a sharp performance. The team heads to the tournament with a strong title threat. Meanwhile Daniel Scot won the Cedarhurst Grand National, part of the Rockaway Steeplechase Association spring meeting.
A spectacular fire swept Harvard Stadium's $10,000 press box Saturday as Harvard won the hep tagonal track meet. The blaze started in telegraph wires beneath the box, delaying events and signaling costly damage. In 1935 American business spent about $155 million for plant and equipment, up from $85 million in 1934.
Omaha the leading American three year old and son of Gallant Fox won the Victor Wild Stakes over five rivals at one and a half miles in England. He led Montrose Lobau and Enfield near the stretch and won by one and a half lengths, becoming Ascot Gold Cup favorite. Jockey Pat Beasley praised the American champion as "one of the greatest horses" he has ridden. Also notes Pittsburgh end Frank Souchak touted as a top golf prospect by Art Snyder Aloma pro, praised for his power.
Bill Terry, leader of the Big Six, batted four times on Saturday and had one hit, dropping his average from .556 to .516 but still atop the list. Wilbur Baker holds second at .441, with Ben Chapman of the Yankees third at .432. The lineup may shift as Terry returns to regular at bats and Sam Leslie sits. The standings show the race tightening as players chase high averages.
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