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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1942

Page

13

Thirteen Cardinals Still Confident After World Series Defeat

The Cardinals rallied in the ninth but fell to the Yankees 4 to 3 at Sportsman's Park. Red Ruffing’s near two hitter dominated until a late Cardinal surge, while Johnny Beazley aims to even the series in New York as Duke Beazley and Beazley’s teammates gain faith in their scrapping club.

ST. Louis Red Cardinals Yankees Sportsman's Park Pete Alexander Tony Lazzeri Athletics Chicago Cubs Red Birds Johnny Beazley New York Yankee Ernie Bonham Rufus Terry Moore Herb Pennock Monte Pearson St. Leouis Brooklyn Roy Stockton The Post-Dispatch Beazley Joey Johnny Mort Cooper Harry Gumbert Cooper Buddy Hassett Joe DiMaggio Roy Cullenbines Red Rolfe DiMaggio Bill Dickey Hassett Walker Cooper Marion Musial Spud Chandler

World Series opener draws 35000 for a game not played

Thirty five thousand fans paid $150000 to watch a baseball game that was not being played for them. A BBC sign above the grandstand signaled the ceremony was for American forces in Europe and Navy crews on the seas. Rookie John Beazley and Ernie Bonham were slated to pitch. scalpers pushed six dollar tickets as high as twenty dollars before selling at about ten.

ST. Louis New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals BBC British Broadcasting Corporation Chicago Eddie Smith Chicago White Sox Sox Cubs Wrigley Field Ted Lyons Lyons Bill Lee Cub Smith Lon Warneke

Arm strong kayoed Turner in California boxing bout

Henry Arm strong of Los Angeles knocked out Earl Turner of Richmond in round four in Oakland California.

Oakland Calif Henry Armstrong Los Angeles Earl Turner Richmond

Giants Fall To Cardinals In Slugfest At Busch

In a 7 4 game at Busch Stadium the New York club pushed across seven runs as St Louis pitchers struggled. Hassett and DiMaggio delivered key RBIs while Marion and Kurowski starred for the Cardinals with timely hits. Ruffing endured the loss as Cooper and Lanier also took blows in a high scoring finish.

Thencuan Gordon Dickey Hassett New York A. L Chandler PO . E Rizzuto Rolié Cullenbine DiMaggio Tockie ST. Louis N.L Lanier O'Dea Lou Erccum Marion T. Moore M. Cooper Keller Ruffing Slaughter Brown Musial Sanders Rolfe W. Cooper Kurowski Hopp Walker Gumbert Candler Magerkurth Summers A.L Barr Hubbard aWalker AEP D .Nasaid

Bobcat Line Looks Good Defenses Form Front for Ohio Season

Ohio University coach W. J. Trautwein fields a formidable line led by guards Joe Riccardi and Don Thomas with John Kerns at center, plus tackles Carl Jamison and a promising sophomore corps. The Bobcats aim to repeat strong defense that powered recent gridiron successes as they prepare for the upcoming season.

Ohio University Bobcats W. J Dutch Trautwein Ohio Husky Joe Riccardi Carl Jamison Don Thomas Youngstown South High Thomas John Kerns Geneva Kerns Big John

Athens City A bowling scores strong backfield prospects

Coach Don Peden features a punchy backfield with Bill Heinz and George Mills at fullback and John Fekete and John Szakacsi at tailback. He sees reserves developing while the defense remains solid and ready for 60 minutes of heavy play in Athens City.

Don Peden Don Brother Bill Heinz George Mills John Fekete John Szakacsi

Gophers Face Navy-Backed Seahawks In Big Ten Clash

Chicago dispatch notes Bernie Bierman now leads the Naval Preflight School team at Iowa City as the Seahawks challenge Minnesota, aiming to end the Gophers 18 game win streak. The slate includes Indiana at Ohio State and other key Big Ten battles alongside intrastate rivalries.

Chicago Bernie Bierman Minnesota Naval Iowa City Seahawks Bierman Gophers Indiana Ohio State Texas Northwestern Purdue Vanderbilt Michigan State Michigan Marquette Wisconsin

Luther Leaves Western Reserve To Enter Navy

Dick Luther has resigned as assistant football coach at Western Reserve University to join the Navy. A reserve tackle for three years and last season’s Sam Willaman trophy winner, he will report to a naval training station next week.

Cleveland Dick Luther Western Reserve University Navy Luther Sam Willaman Naval

FULLERTON'S ROUNDUP CARDINALS AND RUFUS THE RED ROUGHING

A Roundup from New York notes Joe McCarthy pinpoints Rufus the Red Ruffing to start, compares Cardinals speed to Ty Cobbs, and recalls 1926 1928 World Series openers. It also mentions Washington fans backing Joe Judge, Lefty Gomez multilingual, Mickey McConnell advancing in Dodgers farm, and Danny Litwhiler's perfect fielding record with a quip about the Phillies.

New York St. Louis Cardinals Joe McCarthy Ty Cobbs Joe Rufus Bonham Herb Pennock Waite Hoyt Washington Joe Judge Senators Lefty Gomez Mickey McConnell Dodgers Larry MacPhail Larry Mickey Fort Knox

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