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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1939

Page

13

Superior scouting pays dividends for Yankees

The Yankees credit superior scouting and early seasoning for their leadership. Charley Keller, a freshman, emerges as a hero with a three home run fall performance. Kansas City farm infield stars Phil Rizzuto and Gerald Priddy are valued at 150000 dollars, with rookies like DiMaggio, Gehrig and Dickey shaping the future.

New York Colonel Ruppert Yankees Joe DiMaggio Charley Keller Ruth Gehrig Dickey DiMaggio Keller Kansas City Farm Blues Keystone Phil Rizzuto Gerald Priddy Johnny Sturm Bill Hitchcock American Association Rizzuto Priddy Yanks Kansas City Frank Peter Joseph Crosetti Joe Gordon Eddie Miller Boston Bees King Kong Keller Yankee Gene McCann Paul Kritchell William E. Essick Joe Devine Johnny Nee

Reese Begins Sixteenth Season With Eagles

Henry Reese center for the Philadelphia Eagles starts his 16th year of football competition.

Philadelphia Henry Reese Philadelphia Eagles

Gehrig Named To City Post By LaGuardia

Lou Gehrig was named by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia to a city parole commission post for a 10 year term. The appointment, praised as a popular and inspirational choice, follows Gehrig's illness and moves him from baseball to public service with a modest $6,000 annual salary.

Gehrig LaGuardia NEW York-U.p New York Yankees Ainment Lou

Pleasanton Birth Announcement and Local Visits

Mr and Mrs Darrell Hanning announce the birth of a daughter Sue Ann on Sunday Oct 8 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Hanning Pleasanton and Mr and Mrs Guy Edmundson Wilkesville Mrs Elia Bolen visits Columbus with Mrs Effie Hummel and son John Don Bolen and daughter Mattie Lou visit Zanesville Saturday Mrs Cora Gilkey Barberton visiting her daughter Mrs John Hanning and others at Pleasanton Sunday visitors include Mr and Mrs Charles Glenn Columbus Mrs Effie Hummel and Audrey Hummel Columbus spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Tom Savage Ida McPherson with Shafer family Franklin family and Detroit visitors return from Barberton Mr John Hanning and son Kermit returned home after several days there.

Pleasanton Darrell Hanning Sue Ann John Hanning This Place Guy Edmundson Wilkesville Elia Bolen Columbus Effie Hummel John Don Bolen Mattie Lou Zanesville Cora Gilkey Barberton C. A. Bolen Charles Glenn Audrey Hummel Tom Savage Ida McPherson Shafer Franklin James Detroit, Mich Kermit

Letart Falls Social Briefs

Local residents and visitors share weekly greetings and visits in Letart Falls including Lucy and Dolly Erlewine, Clarence Bailey, Kath leen Duffy, and families from Middleport Syracuse Fort George Parkersburg Wheeling Battle Creek Indianapolis Cincinnati Detroit and Birmingham. Community notes mention church services by Rev. C L Thayer and social gatherings like the Tuesday Nite Club with Dolly Higginbotham.

Letart Lucy Dolly Erlewine Clarence Bailey Middleport Kathleen Duffy Syracuse H. B. Powell Harry Clifford Hill Sam Craig Albert Hill C. L. Thayer Letart Falls Fairview Carrol Grimm Battle Creek Mich Letha Grimm Beatrice Gaches Wheeling Sam Price New Brighton Dolly Higginbotham Mary George Gilbert Arthur George Robert Johnston Detroit Francis Perkins Oris June Woodard Indianapolis Ind Kate Higginbotham Dolly Harry Roberts Cincinnati W. N. Roberts Birmingham Ala Carrie Roberts Cora Webb Portland Grace Hawley

Dobbin Fans Nine in Row on 28 Pitches

Martinette Michigan Roger Dobbin, local softball pitcher, struck out nine consecutive batters on 28 pitches in a standout display. The performance highlighted a strong outing for the pitcher in a regional game.

Martinette Mich Roger Dobbin

Football scouting abuse era to modern practice

Notre Dame figures prominently in the evolution of football scouting from shady beginnings to a respected tool. Elmer Layden notes how scouts once operated covertly, now accepted as essential, with many schools aiding opponents’ scouts while others restrict access. He explains how scouting guides game plans, formations, and player tendencies, leading to staff reviews and film use.

Layden IRISH Notre Dame Purdue Army Navy Southern Cal Southern Methodist Georgia Tech Carnegie Tech Iowa Northwestern Ramblers

Dust Covered Box Reveals Ancient Coins in Hartford Find

In Hartford Albert F Teraila a truck driver and antiques hobbyist bought a grime covered box for three dollars and later uncovered twenty eight ancient Roman and Greek coins inside including a widow's mite token given to widows by the Romans as a good luck charm.

Hartford Conn Albert F. Teraila Teraila

Armstrong Faces Friday Ring Curse In Welterweight Title Bout

Minneapolis reports Henry Armstrong, under superstition that Friday 13 may bring bad luck, meets Howard Scott of Washington DC for the welterweight title tomorrow night. Scott is a 20 to 1 underdog. odds reflect Armstrong’s ominous omen and boxing odds. Green Bay notes brothers Lee and Carl Mulleneaux as a rare Packers pair. Alice Marble opens another nightclub engagement in Beverly Hills on October 3.

Minneapolis Henry Armstrong Henry Howard Scott Washington, D. C Armstrong St. Louis

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