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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1933
Page
9
Beckley's blanked Company L 14 to 0 while Battery E defeated Wheaton's 5 to 2 in the Athens City Recreation Ball League opener. Hayes pitched for Beckley allowing four hits with seven strikeouts. Varney fanned 17 but Wheaton's bats failed to support him in defeat.
Saunders Shadel, a three year Ohio University pitcher and 10 inning man, will start against Cincinnati in the final Buckeye game of the year. Cincinnati cannot play a postponed game as part of a double header and will not reschedule. If Ohio wins the finale Friday the Bobcats end the season at four wins and three losses with Mariette next Tuesday awaiting.
Nelsonville May 18 Rain delays opening of the Twilight League as fields remain waterlogged. Commissioners expect to decide on league start next week and finalize entries from Shoe Factory Murray City Buchtel Old Timers Phi Club and Buckeyes with rosters potentially changing. Schedules will be published in The Messenger once set.
Helen Wills Moody renowned American tennis star sails for Europe aboard the Statendam on Saturday with husband Frederick S. Moody. They arrived in New York from California, pursuing her sixth Wimbledon singles title.
Gallipolis reports Addison beat Rocky Fork 24 to 4 in Wednesday night action. Earlier in the week the Business Men routed State Highway 45 to 3, marking two decisive wins.
Jimmy O Hanlon manager of Travers Island traps NYAC will serve as field captain of the Thirty Fourth Grand American Trapshooting tournament to be held in Vandalia August 21 to 26 O Hanlon previously led national trapshooting meets in 1918 1919 1920 and 1922
Ed Brandt pitched a masterful game for the Boston Braves, holding the Cincinnati Reds to three singles as Boston cruised 8 to 0. Chick Hafey and Grantham each collected a hit for the Reds, who managed only 13 hits off three Cincinnati pitchers.
The schedule lists results in the American Association with Columbus 5 Louisville 3 Toledo 7 Indianapolis 4 St Paul 3 Milwaukee 2 and Minnesota at Kansas City washed out by rain. In the National League Boston 8 Cincinnati 0 Brooklyn 5 St Louis 2 Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 0. American League games show Washington 3 Cleveland 2 and Boston 7 St Louis 3 New York 4 Detroit 1 Chicago 5 Philadelphia 2.
Harvard University selects Dr James Bryant Conant as the new president succeeding Dr A Lawrence Lowell who has resigned. Conant will assume leadership of the university and guide its academic direction.
The Red Birds jumped into the American Association lead by defeating Louisville 5-2 in Columbus. Paul Dean pitched effectively for the Birds as St. Paul beat the Brewers.
The North American Zone final of Davis Cup opened in Montreal with the United States facing Canada. Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena meets Gilbert Nunns, youngest Canadian, in Vines his 1933 debut, while Wilmer Allison of Austin faces Dr. Jack Wright in the second match on Mount Royal clay courts.
Pomeroy and Racine will represent the district in the state finals at Columbus after district tournament victories Wednesday afternoon. Pomeroy defeated Nelsonville 10-0 in Class A and Racine defeated Thornville 6-4 for Class B.
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