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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1943
Page
7
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The American League champion Yankees endured a dismal Western swing with seven games played due to weather, winning none. Cleveland surged to first, taking a doubleheader 3-1 and 5-2, while other results saw Philadelphia, Brooklyn, St. Louis, Chicago, and Washington posting varied outcomes as attendance surged. The day featured strong pitching by Rip Vallee and Dennis Gale, plus Philadelphia and St Louis splitting a pair.
Ernest Buddy Chalfant, a private in the army stationed in Hawaii, is on furlough visiting Mr and Mrs Perry Chale Taylor Ridge. W G Merrell of Little Inging inquires about the Glouster News May 17 issue and plans to talk with Buddy and his parents about son Fred who stays in Hawaii.
Scores reported include St Louis over New York 6 to 5 and 4 to 2, Brooklyn over Cincinnati 3 to 0 and 3 to 1, Chicago over Boston 2 to 1 and 1 to 0 in 10 innings, Pittsburgh over Philadelphia 4 to 1 and 5 to 2, and American League clashes Cleveland over New York 3 to 1 and 5 to 2 while Detroit beat Boston 4 to 3 and 3 to 2 in 10 innings. Washington defeated Chicago 11 to 0 with a postponed second game, St Louis beating Philadelphia 9 to 1 and 3 to 2, Milwaukee routing Columbus 8 to 2 and 9 to 1, Toledo over Kansas City 5 to 4 and 4 to 2, Indianapolis over St Paul 6 to 1 and 11 to 4, Minneapolis over Louisville 4 to 2 and Louisville over Minneapolis 8 to 1.
Officials of the American Association warned that several weeks of good weather are needed to rekindle public interest after a spring of postponed games. The four doubleheaders drew an average 2400 fans per game with lows of 998 in Louisville and highs of 3148 in Columbus as teams posted mixed results. Indianapolis beat St Paul 6 1 and 11 4, Milwaukee topped Columbus 8 2 and 9 1, and Toledo defeated Kansas City 5 4 and 4 2 while Louisville split with Minneapolis 4 2 and 8 1.
GLOUSTER David E Christian of near Union was arrested by Marshal Ralph Parks in Jacksonville Wednesday night. He pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated before Mayor Brinkly Thursday morning and was fined 100 dollars plus costs, then jailed in Athens County when unable to pay. Christian had borrowed the car from M O Bryan The Plains and wrecked it in Jacksonville.
Fullerton notes bus and car travel constraints may disrupt sports schedules as gasoline rationing spreads from buses to teams and fans. He cites Tulane baseball, Joe Cronin era Red Sox changes, and veterans like Frank Earley and Joey Maxim returning from service, shaping postwar sports availability and logistics nationwide.
In Cincinnati, the Reds suffer a double loss to the Brooklyn Dodgers 5–0 and 3–1 as Lip Durocher’s team clinches the opener. Ellsworth Dahlgren settles at short for the Phillies, who acquire Wasdell and shift Dahlgren from first base. Cleveland blanks the Yankees 3–1 and 5–2 to sweep the series, aided by a big inning rally.
Mrs J C Hartley of Jacksonville announces the marriage of their daughter Virginia to P F C Martin Ginnan son of Andrew Ginnan also of Jacksonville The ceremony took place at Pompey on May 17 Both Ginnan and Virginia are Jackson ville Trimble High School graduates The groom is stationed at Camp Van Dorn Mississippi and the bride works for McBee Co in Athens Meanwhile Robert Lynn Wood formerly with the Cleveland Cincinnati and Detroit baseball teams died in Youngstown at age 78.
Baccalaureate services for Jacksonville Trimble High School seniors were conducted in the school auditorium at 10 30 am. Rev Staniford delivered the sermon on the class motto In Ourselves Our Future Lies urging hard work and integrity. Commencement exercises are planned for Wednesday evening at eight with a small door charge.
Glouster notes report the Priscilla Class met at Mrs. C. K. Rockhold's home with hostesses Mrs. John Wallace and Mrs. E. E. Munden. They paid $100 on the church budget, voted $5 for painting social rooms, held a white elephant sale, and heard devotions by Mrs. Ed Kurtzman. Eight members shared hymn histories. an exhibit from the South Sea Islands was shown. A nominating committee was named. 23 members attended.
W. Va noted visitor spent weekend with Mrs. Harper’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Kittle. M. M. LeFavor visited Ferndale with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hyde. Ruth McCance, employed in Columbus, visited Glouster. Mrs. Dorothy Higgins of Dayton stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Campbell and son George. John Gail, based in Columbus, spent the week end with his parents in Hollister.
Memphis report on Byron Nelson predicting wartime scoring shifts in golf. He expects majors may require 288 to 290 in a 72 hole event postwar and notes plans to resume competition after the war. Nelson, finishing his exhibition with Bing Crosby and Ed Dudley, muses on comeback timing and aging.
James McCarty of Glouster and June Huffman of New Lexington were married in a military ceremony at Fort Monroe Virginia on Saturday at 3 PM. Harold Brown, stationed at Fort Brenning, served as best man. The bride will stay at Fort Monroe about a month before joining her husband at a permanent assignment.
Listing league leaders across categories: batting Herman of Brooklyn 356 runs Musial and Camilli tied for 22 runs batted in Herman leads with 23, Musial 41 hits Ott Maynard Litwhiler tied 4 home runs Murtaugh Gustine 4 stolen bases Allen 30 pitching Stephens 368 batting White 20 runs White 20 RBIs Bloodworth Johnson Spence 18 Wakefield 36 hits Keller 5 home runs Case 5 steals Carrasquel 4-0 in wins losses.
Mrs Noah Brown and Miss Faye Grigsby of Trimble left Tuesday by Greyhound to visit Mrs Brown's son Jack stationed at Camp Walters Texas. They will stay a week and return to Trimble at week's end. A A U Secretary Dan Ferris says track and field performers are sub par this year.
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