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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1935
Page
9
Amid talk of lighting up night games, critics and supporters clash over artificial illumination for baseball. Proponents argue night contests boost attendance and extend play, while opponents cite scheduling, costs, and tradition as obstacles for both majors and minors.
The Phillies beat the Cardinals 7-6 after 2 hours 44 minutes amid benches cleared and Dizzy Dean escorted from the field. In other NL action the Giants and Dodgers rout rivals while the Braves edge the Cubs. Radcliffe homers, White Sox beat Yankees as Ostermueller pitches. Red Sox top Indians.
Standings show teams like Boston Cleveland Chicago New York Detroit St Louis Philadelphia and others in rain delayed games. Thursday schedule lists Philadelphia versus New York Brooklyn versus St Louis Boston versus Pittsburgh Chicago versus Washington St Louis versus New York and Milwaukee versus Columbus among others.
Purdue surprisingly upset Illinois 5 to 2 in Lafayette to leave Illinois with seven wins three losses. Northwestern defeated Chicago 7 to 4 in ten innings as the Maroons chase the lead. Ohio State, Minnesota and others enter the stretch with hopes, needing strong finishes to challenge Illinois and Chicago.
In Albany Za harias 231 Pueblo Colo drew with Garibaldi 216 St. Louis after two falls. In Sioux City Big Bad Wolf 222 San Francisco defeated Edmore Jerlstrom 220 Seattle with a first fall win and second fall draw. Pat McClary 275 Boston defeated Floyd Jones 225 McCook Nebr with a first fall win and second fall draw.
A veteran driver, his mechanic, and a rising star were killed at the Indianapolis speedway during 500 mile race qualifying. Stubblefield and Whittaker from Los Angeles died after a wall jump and crash, while Hannon crashed on the northeast wall. Reeves of Indianapolis was badly hurt. The day marks one of the deadliest at the track since racing began in 1909.
Louisville Kentucky reporters note the Women's Southern Golf Tournament opens at Louisville Country Club. Eleven southern states sent qualifiers led by defending champion Betty Jameson of Dallas. Marion Miley of Lexington and Mrs. Willard Johnson of Louisville are strong Kentucky contenders among nine qualifiers.
Rays Radcliffe of the White Sox hit an eighth inning homer to beat the Yankees. Babe Ruth of the Braves hit a third homer against the Cubs. Lou Chiozza of the Phillies collected three hits and drove in two runs. Van Mungo and Dutch Leonard of the Dodgers shared the mound versus the Reds. Bill Terry of the Giants had a double and two singles against the Pirates. Fred Ostermueller of the Red Sox pitched seven innings to beat the Indians.
In Chicago UVP the American Association pennant chase tightens as Milwaukee St Paul and Minneapolis share the top pace within 12 percentage points. Toledo Mud Hens upset Saint Paul 5-3, Roxie Lawson six hits. Indianapolis ends eight-game skid by beating Milwaukee 8-6. Minneapolis edges Columbus 7-6 with Johnny Gill homing in seventh. Kansas City overwhelms Louisville 8-0 behind Curt Fullerton five hits.
Golf legend Gene Sarazen recounts Oakmont hazards as the U S Open nears near Pittsburgh on June 6. Pros fear the bunkers may rearrange the field, with Sarazen a 6 to 1 favorite alongside Dutra Wood Runyan Picard and Laffoon as challengers.
Lawson Little reasserted his status as favorite for the British Amateur Championship after defeating Eric Martin Smith 4 and 3 in the second round at St Annes. Critics, once for seeing his bid falter, now expect the Californian to dominate as he advances to face local contender J. P. Zacharias in the third round.
Michigan captures its fourth straight Big Ten golf title at Kildeer Country Club led by Johnny Fischer and Charlie Kocsis. Fischer wins his third straight individual crown with a 281 total, as the Wolverines post a team score of 1 163, the best in the event. Northwestern finishes runner up. Minnesota third, with Wisconsin and Ohio State among the top contenders. Michigan heads to Washington June 24 29 to defend its national collegiate title, with Fischer or Kocsis aiming at the individual crown.
Dayton 4 Beckley 5 Johnstown 10 Huntington ? Zanesville 3 1 Charleston 4 2 The fragment reports multiple game scores with several unreadable elements. It lists Dayton versus Beckley, Johnstown versus Huntington, Zanesville versus Charleston with partial scores. The exact outcomes are unclear for some matchups.
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