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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1928

Page

8

New York boxing rule ties knockout pay to rounds

The New York State Athletic Commission adopts a rule paying knockouts in preliminaries by rounds and allowing the knockout artist to collect the remaining of the $80. Champion promoter William Muldoon says the change will push fighters to seek knockouts and end long preliminaries. The Walker law’s reach remains uncertain.

New York New York State Athletic Commision William Muldoon Muldoon Empire State

Wolfe Qualifies for Hole-in-One at Buckeye Lake Course

Newark report notes A. W. Wolfe of New Lexington earned a hole-in-one at Harbor Hills golf course Buckeye Lake. He achieved the feat on the 15 yard hole during today’s round near Newark.

A. W. Wolfe Buckeye Lake Newark A. W. Wolf New Lexington Harbor Hills Here

Tuesday Scores in American Association

Columbus defeated Toledo 7 to 2 and Indianapolis beat Louisville 8 to 5 in the only scheduled games.

American Association Columbus Toledo Indianapolis Louisville

National League Scores Across Games

The New York club beat Philadelphia 9 to 4 and Philadelphia won 8 to 7 against New York. Brooklyn defeated Boston 3 to 2 and again 9 to 2. Chicago beat Pittsburgh 9 to 8 in a high scoring league slate.

New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Boston Chicago Pittsburgh

Chicago Beats Detroit In Tight American League Showdown

Chicago topped Detroit 3 to 2 in a close American League game as St Louis routed Cleveland 9 to 6 and Philadelphia defeated Washington 9 to 2.

Chicago Detroit St. Louis Cleveland Philadelphia Washington

Wednesday NBA matchups listed for four city pairs

The schedule lists games for Wednesday featuring Louisville at Indianapolis, Milwaukee at St Paul, Kansas City at Minneapolis, Brooklyn at Boston, New York at Philadelphia, Detroit at Chicago, and Washington at New York.

L. Pet Minneapolis Indianapolis Milwaukee Kansas City St. Paul Toledo Columbus Louisville L. Pet Bt. Louis L. Pet Bt. Louis .Succceess New York Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Brooklyn Ee Boston Philadelphia Weno Pet Philadelphia St. Louis Washington Detroit Cleveland American Association

Cleveland Indians Return Home For Final Stand of Season

Cleveland Indians return to home base for their last stand of the season after a grueling road trip. The sequence included 15 losses and eight wins, as St. Louis Brown beat them three straight, Chicago won two of three, and Detroit also defeated them. Nineteen games remain on the schedule.

Cleveland Indians Cleveland U.R Indians St. Louis Browns Tribesmen Chicago Detroit

Juckeye Financial Institute Promises Safe Semiannual Interest

Investors are assured safety and steady payments on six month intervals. Investments from 50 to 100000 dollars backed by first mortgages on real estate and by the institute's assets. The firm claims no speculative risk and highlights 8700 customers with reserve and surplus about 1.88 million dollars.

Homee Wea Juckeye

Athens High football candidates begin first meeting

About 30 boys reported at a preliminary meeting called by Coach Harold Wise. Due to work and city absence, many expected attendees were not present. Shoes will be issued for the 5 PM outdoor session at the athletic field.

Athens High Athens High School Harold Wise Athens Bulldogs

Scoreboard roundup of baseball games from United Press

Yesterday's action featured the Phillies sweeping a doubleheader loss to the Giants 8 7 after a 9 4 first game. Klein homered in the first contest for Philadelphia and Leach and Welsh also went deep. Cubs beat Pirates 9 8 on a ninth inning error by Hargrave. Comorosky homered and added two singles for Pittsburgh. Dodgers took both ends from Braves 3 2 and 9 2 as Vance pitched long in game one and Flowers delivered a late homer. Athletics defeated Senators 9 2 behind extra base hits. Walberg steady in relief. White Sox swept Tigers 8 2 twice. Humefield drove in the winner in game one and a sacrifice fly in game two. Browns swept Indians 9 6 with Wiltse and Schang double steal.

Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves Dazzy Vance Jake Flowers Brooklyn Robins Delaney and Touchstone Simmons Bishop Haas Cochrans Foxx Philadelpha Athletics Washington Senators Rube Walberg Brown Senators Gaston

Cubs Narrow Gap Behind Cardinals With 9-8 Win

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 9 to 8 to close the gap to four games behind the St. Louis Cardinals as New York and Philadelphia also won. The Pirates lost in a tight battle while the Cardinals were idle and the standings show New York within two of the Yankees and Philadelphia two behind.

New York U.R Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates Cardinals Philadelphia Athletics Washington Senators New York Yankees St. Louis Chicago

Schaaf Wins Easy Decision Over Peterson in 10 Rounds

Boston September 5 Ernie Schaaf former sailor defeated Minneapolis heavyweight Big Boy Peterson by clear decision in ten rounds last night at the arena. Schaaf used jabs and right crosses to control the bout while Peterson pressed forward throughout.

Boston Ernie Schaaf Big Boy Peterson Minneapolis

Pairings Drawn for Championship at Athens Country Club

Pairings announced for the Athens Country Club championship tournament with rounds set by dates through September 30. Championship flight match play spans 86 holes. other flights 18 holes. First round pairings listed for three flights with several byes in the third flight.

Athens Grover Nichols O'Bleness Sherrard Jennings Rauch Beckley Bailey Preston Townsend Sprague Whaley Swanson Wise McKay Johnson E. Beckley D. Biddle Wood Slutz Forisythe Whipple Kreiger Haney Logan Lee Cable Eilley Schloss Hawk Hinman T. Wolfe Ong Sams Berry Hixon Danford Bibbee Ong-Sams Dowler Baker Bain Berry-Hixon Miller

Mere Man Proves Too Much Helen Wills Defeated

In Forest Hills New York on September 6 Helen Wills, dominant in women’s tennis, lost to Fritz Mercur in straight sets 6 3 6 4, but she won a final added set 6 4 keeping a moral victory. Mercur’s baseline duelling overwhelmed the reigning champion in the main match.

Helen Wills Forest Hills N. Y Fritz Mercur Mercur Berkeley Helen

Slim pickings reduce car theft share since 1920

Increased vigilance and anti theft devices cut the proportion of stolen cars from two in five in 1920 to one in five today.

Efaw Captures Athens Rifle Cup at Labor Day Shoot

Francis Efaw wins the annual Athens Rifle Club Cup with 445 of 500 in the 200 yard offhand from sights as heavy winds marked the Labor Day contest. Dave Taylor is second with 432, while Don Young and John Townsend also post strong scores in a windy day. The cup requires three consecutive wins to hold permanently, a feat last achieved by M. C. Grubb in 1924-25.

Francis Efaw Athens Rifle Club Francis Efaww Dave Taylor M. C. Grubb Seceseseencees Don Young Seceeeseeess John Townsend Kenneth Woogerd C. L. Pickering Roy Graves Robert Coates N. O. Warren C. G. Wyckoff Ccecceesecees

Racer Haraldson Flagstead Dies After North Randall Crash

Haraldson Flagstead of Alliance died in Bedford hospital after injuries from a Labor Day 100-mile race crash at North Randall track. The accident left three drivers hurt and drew heightened caution on the event.

Cleveland

O Keefe Knocks Out Clark In Late Round

Johnny O Keefe Columbus featherweight floored Herman Clark Indianapolis with a left to the jaw five seconds before the bell in the second round and Clark did not answer the bell for the third round at Hart s Acre last night.

Columbus U.P Johnny O'Keefe Herman Clark Indianapolis Hart's Acre Clark

Yesterday's Stars Shine in League Action

Rogers Hornsby 3 singles in 6 at bats led the list. Al Simmons 1 triple and 2 singles with 3 runs batted in 5 at bats. Goose Goslin 1 double in 5 at bats with a run. Freddy Lindstrom 1 triple and 2 singles driving in 3 runs in 8 at bats. Paul Waner 1 double and 1 single with 2 runs in 4 at bats. Ruth Gehrig Bottomley idle.

Rogers Hornsby al Simmons Goose Goslin Freddy Lindstrom Paul Waner

Home Run Club Leaders List of 1930s Players

Ruth and Gehrig top the list with 47 and 23 home runs respectively for the Yankees. Hauser and Simmons follow for the Athletics with 15 and 13. Blue of the Browns, Foxx and Lazzeri keep assists with 12 to 10. Goslin Hargrave also appear among notable sluggers.

Baseball Standings Summary

American League . 419 National League . 520 Totals. Standings show tallies by league and overall total. No additional context provided.

American League National League

World's Swimming Title Sought Today in Toronto

The 16 mile race at the Toronto Exhibition Grounds offers a $50 000 prize with Olive Gotterdam of Seattle entering the women’s event alongside men. Of 359 entrants only 250 passed medicals. 100 000 spectators expected. Maurice Hambourg of Toronto is blind and guided by a trainer. Robertson Kerr pledges winnings to religious causes.

Olive Gotterdam Seattle Sensation Ethel Hertle Maurice Hambourg Toronto Robertson Kerr

Nine, Coe Ae Wid Eo Jay Itett Tod

Speechless fragmentary text shows names or initials with unclear context. No coherent event or details emerge to identify people, places, dates, or actions for a proper summary.

Coe Ae Wid Eo Jay Itett Tod

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