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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1948

Page

14

BOB FELLER RETURNS TO FORM LIKELY LIFT FOR INDIANS

Associated Press notes Bob Feller regained his top form on the mound boosting the Indians pennant hopes as they sit in third place a game and a half behind Boston and a half behind New York. Feller and Bob Lemon anchor a strong rotation with remaining schedule favorable.

Bob Feller Indians Tribe Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Feiler Bob Lemon Antlo K Feller T Athletics Red Sox Detroit Tigers Fenway Park Jack Kramer

National AAU Swim Carnival to Feature World Class Rivals

Cuya hoga Falls hosts the National AAU championships with nearly 500 swimmers from the U S and abroad. Ohio State Michigan Yale and Michigan State are among top teams led by Bruce Harlan Miller Anderson and Bill Smith. The meet runs Thursday to Sunday with preliminaries and finals daily and a Sunday bathing beauty contest concluding the event.

Cuyahoga Falls London Michigan State College Ohio State Bruce Harlan Miller Anderson Bill Smith Michigan Harry Holiday Bob Sohl Dick Weinberg America Sundar

Brewers Shut Out At Home As St Paul Blanked them 7 0

After 141 American Association games Milwaukee suffered their first home shutout, St Paul winning 7 to 0 to practically end Brewers hopes of catching league leader Indianapolis. Indianapolis postponed penant celebration after an 11 to 1 loss to Columbus, still holding a 12 game lead. Louisville blanked Toledo 2 to 0 and Kansas City beat Minneapolis 7 to 4 in other AA results.

Milwaukee Brewers St. Paul Brewer Indianapolis Indians Columbus Milwaukee Louisville Toledo Kansas City Minneapolis Millers American Association

Standings and results from the National and American Leagues

Major league baseball results show Boston sweeping Cincinnati in two games and strong efforts from Brooklyn Chicago New York Philadelphia St Louis and Detroit with varied scores. American League notes Detroit and Boston split, while Cleveland and Philadelphia posted wins amid a busy day of scoring.

Boston Cincinnati Spahn Shoun Masi Vander Meer Lamanno G. Elliott Raffensberger Wehmeier Cress Burkhart Williams Brooklyn Chicago Roe Campanella Lchmitz Kush Dobhernie McCullough New York Pittsburgh Kennedy Cooper Bonham Singleton Higbe Detroit White Pierce Bentton Swift Kramer and Tebbetts St. Louis Sanford and Moss Raschi Byrne Porterfield Ete Niarchos Houk Lollar

Baseball League Leaders Snapshot From The Era

League leaders list covering batting pitching and fielding honors. DiMaggio and Musial top multiple categories with hits runs and home runs. Other leaders include Kell teams and players such as Ashburn Brissie Feller Chesnes Brecheen and acknowledgments of ste step totals in stolen bases and pitching records.

Ashburn Philadelphia Brecheen St. Louis Blackwell Cincinnati Chesnes Pittsburgh

Yankees Minor Heroes Rally In 12th For 5-4 Win

Yogi Berra homered in the 12th inning to lift the New York Yankees past the St. Louis Browns 5-4. Preacher Roe pitched a four-hit shutout for the Dodgers, beating the Chicago Cubs 6-0 and extending his unbeaten run to 28 decisions with no walks.

Yoxi Berra Yankees St. Louis Browns Washington Senators Chicago White Sox Browns Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves Johnny Schmitz Cubs Chicago Braves Brooklyn Reds Cincinnati Johnny Vander Meer Warren Spahn Vander Meer Spahn Johnny Wyrostek Yogi Berra Preacher Roe Dodgers Chicago Cubs

Mount Union College Opens Practice With 22 Lettermen

Twenty two lettermen and 24 freshman numeral winners will report to Coach Willard Pederson for opening practice at Mount Union College on Saturday marking the start of the football season.

Willard Pederson Mount Union College

Local Minor League Schedule Joins Midweek Card

New York faces Pittsburgh Jansen while Chesnes carries an 11 3 record. Brooklyn plays Chicago Palica and McCall. Other games include Toledo Louisville Columbus Indianapolis St Paul Milwaukee Minneapolis Kansas City.

New York Pittsburgh Jansen Chesnes Brooklyn Chicago Palica McCall American Association Toledo Louisville Columbus Indianapolis St Paul Milwaukee Minneapolis Kansas City

McArthur High Adds 190-Pound Halfback Art Richardson

McArthur High coach Robert Kalish boots in 190 pound sophomore transfer Art Richardson as right halfback amid a shift to double wing offense. Richardson, 15, from Hamilton High, joins a 39-man squad preparing for a Sept. 10 opener at Mt. Sterling.

Art Richardson Hamilton High Dundas Hamilton Kalish Uudson Mt. Sterling Generals Nick Gill Gene Chatfield Dick Collins Art Yates Paul Arnett Don Morgan Charles Lomax Marvin Partlow Jack Crow Paul Stewart Jim Ross Larry Hartley Bob Howell Jimmy Wortman Cameron Clark Jimmy Howell Bob Blake Bill Pooler Carl Knox Delvin Minton Lincoln Dearth McArthur Wellston Golden Rockets Wellston

Auto Race Entries at Jones Speedway Newark

Entries received for Labor Day afternoon car races at Jones Speedway near Newark show new faces in the lineup. Ned Devoe of Columbus leads the list followed by George VandervEnter of Los Angeles Otty McClain of Steubenville and Wally Kimball of Columbus.

Newark Jones Speedway Ned Devoe Columbus George Vanderventer Los Angeles Otty McClain Steubenville Wally Kimball

Bobcats Look to Scrimmage Later in Week Says Wise

Ohio U football coach Harold Wise said the Bobcats will likely hold their first scrimmage at week’s end or next week. He favors extra prep time for plays over rough work to prevent injuries as drills focus on kicking, passing, blocking, tackling, and timing.

Bobcats Ohio U Harold Wise Wise Chris Stefan Jim McKenna Rod Barrington Wayne Rhodes Ken Weiss Chet Rojeck Ed Sudnick Stefan Rod Andrews Pat Connelly

Raffensberger Ties Record for Longest Last Name in MLB Box Score

Cincinnati pitcher Ken Raffensberger ties a seven-way record for the longest last name in major league box scores. The group includes John Hollingsworth, Al Hollingsworth, Ossie Schreckengost, Bill Knickerbocker, Austin Knickerbocker, and Eugene Vandeboncouer, all noted for 13-letter surnames in early baseball history.

Cincinnati NEA Ken Raffensberger Cincinnati Reds John Hollingsworth Pirates Dodgers al Hollingsworth Red Ossie Schreckengost Athletics Bill Knickerbocker Cleveland Austin Knickerbocker Syracuse Eugene Vandeboncouer Phillies

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