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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1937

Page

7

Ohio U clinches Buckeye title with 2 0 win over Cincinnati

Ohio University earns its third Buckeye Conference championship and first undisputed baseball crown after a 2 0 victory over Cincinnati at Queen City. Pitcher Tony Reis allows three hits while the Bobcats push across runs in the first and seventh innings. Reis fans seven, Lowry yields eight hits as Ohio improves to 1 5 in league play with one game left against Marshall.

Mitch Ohio University Buckeye Bobcats Cincinnati Queen City Sterling Tony Reis Bearcats Marshall Miami Ohio Ohio Wesleyan Dayton Reis Lowry Cincy Bearcat Trame Malakas Bill Jurkovic Woody Willis Diehl Trechter Branke Mittwede O Heckle Shively Os Costello Es Bishop Jones Cincinnati Oo Ceee Gruber Heckle Wills Jurkevic Leubbers Traine Brooks Bishop

Tuesday Games Set National and American Standings

National League games feature New York at St Louis Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati. American League matchups include Chicago at New York Detroit at Philadelphia St Louis at Washington and Cleveland at Boston. Minor legs include Minneapolis at Columbus St Paul at Toledo Milwaukee at Louisville Kansas City at Indianapolis.

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Montgomery Stars in New Athena Film Night Must Fall

Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell headline the Athena release of Night Must Fall based on Emlyn Williams play. Richard Thorpe directs the London stage adaptation with a fresh murder story approach and a cast including Dame May Whitty and Kathleen Harrison.

Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer London Athena Theater Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell Montgomery Emlyn Wiliams Richard Thorpe John van Druten Parnell Miss Russell

Yankees Triumph 8-4 Over Phillies in League Match

Ruffing earns win for New York as Caster allows a late rally. Gehrig, Henrich, and Dickey drive in key runs. Rolfe, Selkirk, and Crosetti contribute multi hit nights. Philadelphia’s Henrich and Cissell homer, Newsome and Lazzeri spark defense with bases.

N.york Abrhoa Phila Abrhoa Crosettiss Pinney Rolfe Werber H*wrich Moses Dmago Ojohnsonj Gehrig Dean Selkirk Beuchere Dickey Lazzeri Cissell Murphy New York Philadelphia Johnson Caster Henrich Brucker Gehris DiMaggio Cisssell Ruffing Crosetti Newsome

Hubbell 21 straight wins spark managers' debate

Major league managers split on crediting Carl Hubbell's 21 straight wins to the record book. Nine said yes, three no, with six favoring two-season notation and one undecided. Hubbell himself called the fuss over nothing while acknowledging luck and resilience across two seasons.

George Kirkley United Press New York U.P Carl Hubbell Hubbell Burleigh Grimes Brooklyn Pilots Bill Terry Joe McCarthy Yankees Steve O'Neill Indians Cred Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Jimmy Dykes Chicago Connie Mack Philadelphia Mickey Cochrane Detroit Bucky Harris Washington Joe Cronin Boston Bill McKechnie Boston Bees Pie Traynor Pittsburgh Cleveland Tim Keefe Giants Rube Marquard Marquard

Buckeye Conference Tennis Doubleheader Falls to Ohio Univ

Ohio University netters stay unbeaten by beating Cincinnati 4 2 and Miami 4 2 on Saturday. Key wins include Roach Steinhauser and Swanick in singles and the Roach Steinhauser duo in doubles.

Ohio University Buckeye Green and White Cincinnati Miami Net Roach Moskowitz Swanick Ragdin Steinhauser Zimov Morris Margolis Roach-Steinhauser Zimov-Moskowitz Morris-Swanick Margolis Bardin Miami al Moore Boardman Burns Moore Moore-Thompson Spector-Gates

Pittsburgh Triumph Over St Louis in Tight 6-5 Game

In a tense MLB contest the Pirates beat the Cardinals 6 to 5. Key plays include Vaughan Suhr and Durocher RBIs, with Medwick driven in by Bowman and Mize involved in double plays. Wells, Durocher, and Mize featured in defense as Pensiltown rallied late.

Osrodowski Weiland Louis Durocher Vaughan Suhr P. Warner J. Martin Medwick Bowman Dickshot Mize Handley Bubr J. J. Brown Pittsburgh Winfred Welland Bowman Medwick

Fish Distinguish Musical Notes Says Munich Prof

Munich University scientist Prof. K. von Frisch reports minnows can distinguish between musical notes. He declares the dispute about whether fish can hear and respond to tones has been resolved.

London U.P K. von Frisch Munich University

Braddock Trains in Chicago Bout Prep with Black Eye

James J. Braddock trains for his 15 round title defense against Joe Louis in Chicago on June 22. He pounds the bag with a black eye as world heavyweight champion Braddock, shown boxing Jack McCarthy of Boston, prepares at Golfmere resort Grand Beach Michigan where he works long hours for condition since unifying the title from Max Baer two years ago.

James J. Braddock Joe Louis Chicago Jim Jack McCarthy Boston Golfmore Grand Beach Mich Max Baer

Tigers Beat Browns 5 4 in Tight Baseball Showdown

Detroit edges St Louis 5 to 4 as Greenberg, Walker, Visnik, Clift and Herman drive in runs. Clift doubles and Herman swipes two bases while Huffman handles a passed ball and badgered by ex-chances.

Bonetti Allen Detroit Seccecveceveres St. Louis Clift Huffman Greenberg Walker Vismik Herman Knickerbocker Gehringer Voasmik English Devis Lawson Bail— Huffman

Bees Edge Dodgers 3 2 In Tight Pitcher Duel

Brooklyn and Boston traded runs with Lavagetto driving in two for Brooklyn and Johnson adding a run on a botched hit. Mungo struck out nine for the Dodgers while MacPhail allowed six. Errors by Johnson and a late Brooklyn rally keyed the scoring.

Malinosky Warstier Brooklyn Boston Sesseoners Johnson Lavagetto Moore Fletcher DiMaggio Cooney Hassett Spencer Garme Cuccinello Cuccinelo Munso MacPayden Mungo pMacPayden Balk Muneo Cincinnati Chicago Cub Gabby Hartnett John Bottarini van Mungo Danny MacFayden Boston Bees

Athens Golfers Rally Past Newark Moundbuilders 34 26

Athens Country Club defeated Newark Moundbuilders on the Newark course Sunday afternoon by 34 to 26. Individual scores include Heaney 11-2, Begg 9, Hod gins 11 2, and Cottingham 3 among others. Seiple led with a net 71 in the weekend club tournament.

Athens Country Club Newark Moundbuilders Newark Athens Heaney Buell Littler Beckley H. Begg, Sr Rutkoskie K. Begg Selby Hodgins Whipple Phillips O’bleness Bailey Cottingham Miller Devlin Fisher Joe Seiple H. E. Miller N. Dean C. O’bleness Paul Dillard A. K. Smith A. A. Nellis Pearson Harry Begg

Baseball game recap with scoring and stats note

Detailed box score shows Cleveland and Chicago with runs, hits and errors. Kennedy earned the win over Andrews as the game ends with late ninth inning drama and a note on superconductivity at 452 degrees below zero remains unrelated to the game data.

Red Sox top Nationals 6 5 in 11 innings

Boston wins 6-5 over Washington in 11 innings. Key plays include Cronin Kuhel Foxx and Riddle scoring and Marcum, Perrell and Weaver handling the offense for both teams. McKain gets the win as Ostermueller and Linke toil on the mound for the Nationals.

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Two out when winning run scored in Chicago game

Errors and odd spellings aside, the Chicago team won with richer as the winning pitcher. Key players include Cialan Frey Hafey Hollingsworth and Kampouris with multiple RBIs and base hits.

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Henrich Emerges as Yankee Prize Rookie

Henrich replaces DiMaggio on the Yankees after a spring as a free agent signed for 20 000 dollars. He quickly shuttled to Newark and recalled to boost the lineup, delivering four RBIs in an 8-4 win over Philadelphia and boosting New York to first in the American League.

Kenesaw Mountain Landis Henrich Yankee Yanks Newark Jake Powell Roy Johnson Boston Bees New York Philadelphia Athletics Tom A’s

Free UC Scholarships Offer New Stammering Treatment

Berkeley Berkeley University grants free scholarships to anyone seeking the latest scientific methods to overcome stammering and stuttering. The program aims to help students and the public access modern speech therapy at no cost.

Stammerers Berkeley Cal U.R University of California

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