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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1931
Page
9
Mitch Krieger and Finsterwald publish a 160 question pamphlet on football rules. The piece notes how youth and experience clash in sport and recalls golf paragraphs about predicting winners, praising uncertainty and arguing football picks are wiser than golf picks.
Sept 3 report notes a state wide gathering of coaches players and officials to discuss 1931 football rules. The Ohio High School Athletic Association and major collegiate bodies sponsor the event with the Ohio Association of Football Officials. The meeting on Sept 12 is open to the public.
The scores show multiple games with New York and Boston facing off, plus Washington and Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago, New York and St Louis, Detroit and St Louis, and other matchups. Notable figures include pitchers Hubbell and O'Farrell, and batters Parmalee, Hogan, Lasnacq, Cunningham, and Bool.
Heidelberg College, Ohio Conference champions, enters 1931 with 10 lettermen and strong reserves. Turney’s veterans include Abe Yourist George Ihnat Curtis Spuhler John Eshach Charles Wilcox William Brandy Lester Heistand Jerry Feagles Donald Taylor Robert Morris. Season opens Sept 26 versus Hope with a schedule including Ohio Wesleyan Wittenberg Otterbein Ashland Muskingum and Cincinnati.
Wilmer Allison of Austin and John Van Ryn of Philadelphia won the national doubles championship with straight sets over Gregory Mangin and Berkeley Bell. The scoreline read 6-4 8-6 6-3, sealing their first title together after a runner-up finish last year.
In Beverly, Francis Ouimet and Ducky Yates survived two rounds to reach the quarterfinals of the National Amateur golf championship. They face a rising field including Billy Howell and Paul Jackson, both under 26, as 18 to 26 year olds overtake veterans in a 36 hole sweep.
Batted in rollings Whitehead 2 Swanson 2 Roettger 3 Morris 2 Saltzgaver. Two base hits Davis Saltzgaver. Three base hits Rollings Swanson. Home runs Whitehead Roettger. Stolen bases Purdy Cvengros sacrifices Riggs Anderson. Left on base Columbus 8 St Paul 10. Base on balls Off Munns 4 off Harris 2 off Cvengros 4. Struck out by Cvengros 2 by Munns 4 by Harris 1. Wild pitches Cvengros 2. Hits Off Munns 8 in 7 innings off Harris 1 in 2 innings. Winning pitcher Harris ee and Johnston. Time
The Ohio State Fair harness racing program scheduled for Wednesday was postponed to Saturday due to rain. The Governor's Stake for three year old trotters was to be the feature of today's racing program.
A compact table of top hitters with teams and stats. Simmons Ath 452 at bats 98 runs 174 hits .385 Ruth Yanks 453 127 173 .380 Morgan Inds 405 77 145 .356 Gehrig Yanks 521 140 185 .355 Terry Giants 524 104 182 .348
George Young of Toronto won the Canadian National Exhibition 15 mile swimming marathon earning $10,000. Finisher William F. Goll of New York took $2,500 for second, with Warren Anderson of Sydney, N S W, earning $1,000 for third. Time 8 hours 8 minutes 28 seconds.
United States tennis stars entered the third day of international matches against England and France still without a victory. Singles featured Johnny Doeg vs George P. Hughes and Ellsworth Vines vs Christian Boussus, with England’s Hughes and Perry set to pair against Doeg and Lott in doubles. Doeg lost to Marcel Bernard, Perry beat Andre Merlin, and the Doeg Lott duo fell to Boussus Brugnon. England led four victories to two for France.
In Piqua on September 3, the Central Ohio father and son golf team C. E. Powers and his son William of Columbus won with a net 147 and gross 173 for 18 holes. Runners up were D. L. and James Pickrel of Dayton at net 153, gross 176, with several other teams listed including L. M. Otis and James Otis Celina, George and Robert McConnell Urbana, and R. M. and Tom C. Tussing Marietta.
In Santiago on September 3 a new Chilean government assumed power marking the fourth cabinet in as many weeks while mutinous sailors seized control of the battle fleet, signaling a volatile political crisis.
National games schedule shows St. Louis at Pittsburgh Boston at Philadelphia Brooklyn at New York Chicago at Cincinnati American lineup includes Detroit at Chicago New York at Washington Philadelphia at Boston Association open date noted.
Chicago Cubs risk falling from the NL first division after back to back losses to Cincinnati. Leo Durocher and Harvey Hendrick powered the Reds with six and four hits respectively, while the Giants swept the Braves with a 9 to 2 win and a 3 to 1 nightcap behind Bud Farrell.
The fragmentary notes describe a baseball game with players Cruz, Cuccinello, Beck, Durocher and Welsh. It mentions Cincinnati, bases, strikes, hits by Bush and Welsh, and times and scores though many items are unclear. The best readable facts are names and a rough inning by inning feel plus a time stamp.
Jack Dempsey capped an Aberdeen exhibition with a minute KO of Tom Moore and a quick finish over Bob Albino, drawing more than two thousand spectators. Lenhart sparred two rounds with the former champion, who appeared ready for another knockout, though the crowd sensed a third could have come.
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