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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1950
Page
13
A 1949 Dodge convertible Wayfarer with radio and heater is offered for sale for less than the balance owed. Also listed is a 1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe 5-passenger coupe in very good condition, viewable on Carpenter St near the bowling alley. Interested parties write James Whitmore at 74% N. Court.
Portland’s sixth place nine defeated Reedsville 4 2 to topple the undefeated club and move Hartford to first after a 20 run blast against Point Pleasant. Syracuse beat Racine 7 3 and Gallipolis won 9 1 over Twin Cities. Racine, Portland, Gallipolis, and Syracuse also played.
Recap of games with St. Louis Brooklyn and New York Chicago Washington and others. Notable box scores include St. Louis 9 8 6 record and Philadelphia 3 Cleveland 4, plus Detroit 12 and Boston 13 in separate matchups. American Association notes Minneapolis 8 Columbus 3 and St. Paul 6 Toledo 2.
Monte Irvin of the Giants slugged a grand slam and added a single to drive New York to a 10 4 victory over Chicago. Sid Hudson earned his fourth win for the Senators as Washington defeated Chicago 7 3.
Washington under Bucky Harris surged into contention with nine wins in 12 as Sid Hudson won his fourth, boosting the Senators within a game and a half of the Yanks. Red Sox outslug Tigers 13 12 in Detroit as Kell drives in five. Indians beat Athletics 4 3 on Brissie walk with bases loaded. Dodgers rally to top Cardinals 9 8 after a 0 8 hole. Giants crush Cubs 10 4 as Irvin drives in five on grand slam.
The Louisville Colonels beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 behind Jim McDonald, who pitched a six hit complete game. Milwaukee falls four games back of idle Indianapolis with Minneapolis closing in after an 8-3 win over Columbus. St Paul upends Toledo 6-2 on Eric Tipton’s hitting as 10,581 attend Kansas City exhibition between the Blues and Yankees, who win 8-5.
In Nelsonville the Class B Sundown League saw The McBee Co of Athens beat Nichols Garage 7 to 5. Nye Chevrolet defeated Nelsonville VFL 15 to 7. Tonight Coon's Lunch meets Murray City and Nichols Garage faces Hoffiner's Logan in non league play.
Nine games listed with time and pitchers including Cincinnati at New York 7 30 p m Kennedy P 1 1 Chicago at Philadelphia Hiller 2 0 vs Simmons 4 1 St Louis at Boston Brecheen or Munger 2 2 Spahn Philadelphia at Detroit Wyse 2 3 vs Trucks 3 1 New York at Chicago Byrne 2 1 vs Cain 1 1 Boston at Cleveland Parnell 4 1 vs Garcia 1 1 Washington at St Louis Weik 1 1 vs Garver 1 3.
The AP lists NL leaders including Musial St Louis with 39 hits and 459 batting, Jones Philadelphia 25 runs, Ennis 26 RBIs. in fielding doubles Kerr Jethroe tied with Boston for 8. pitching Rush Chicago 4 0 1.000. AL leaders include Doby Cleveland batting .385 and Williams Boston 11 homers. Lemon Cleveland 28 strikeouts. Parneil Boston 4 1 200 and Trucks Reynolds Wynn eight 1 .
Charles Justice Greenlee 80 died last night at Wolfpen in the house where he was born and lived his life. He is survived by wife Bertha Greenlee. Funeral services Sunday at 10 30 a m in Ew ing funeral home with calling hours. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Malcolm Byron, a former resident of Buchtel, died Wednesday night in a Youngstown hospital. Funeral services are planned at the Warren funeral home in Nelsonville, where friends may call Saturday afternoon.
Two local softball teams meet Sunday for a double header at the Henderson Diamond. Smoker Billiards versus Somerville Stout begins at 2 p.m.
U S Department data show salable hogs steady to firm with various weights and classes listed, sows and stags priced. spring lambs and poultry prices range for broilers, fryers, and hens. Butter, butterfat, and potatoes quoted. consumer and wholesale potato grades noted. receipts described as meager with several undefined figures.
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