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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1933
Page
7
Fragmentary historical sports column references teams such as Giants Pirates Washington and Pittsburgh with mentions of pennant races and upcoming events. The content is garbled with scattered phrases about series results and golf and football hopes.
A chaotic night saw the Tigers surge with double, triple, and single hits as Hartnett reached base, sparking a Pirates win over the Cubs on a late run. Indians add a 10th straight winning run in a separate highlight.
New York Giants visit Pittsburgh to start a decisive five game set as they seek to clinch the NL pennant from a seven and a half game lead with 29 games remaining. Pirates trail and aim to narrow gap during the western swing amidst other results from Chicago St Louis and Boston.
Toledo reports Roxie Lawson, a right handed pitcher, sold to the Detroit Tigers for cash and several players. Lawson to report to Detroit today, players to Toledo next spring.
Hubbell Parmalee and 6 Schumacher of the Giants have combined for 17 shutout wins and 255 strikeouts this year.
Baseball standings show Pittsburgh leading with mixed results. Chicago sits 6-5, St. Louis 4-2, Philadelphia at New York with rain. Cleveland 3-2, Detroit 8-5, Chicago 0-4. New York at Philadelphia rain. Washington at Boston rain. Association table lists Columbus 6-7, Minneapolis 5-68, St Paul 3-11, Louisville 2-1, Indianapolis 1-4, Milwaukee 3-5, Kansas City 2-2. National slate includes New York at Pittsburgh and other matchups with rain or schedules through Wednesday.
Grover dominated the medal play handicap event at Athens Country Club on Labor Day winning six accolades. He claimed two low net prizes with 73 79 4 148 and set records for low net 18 and 36, low gross 18 and 36, most pars, and fewest putts. Other prizewinners included George Whipple 152 for second low net 36, W F Smiley 71 second low net 18, Pete Good 74 third, Dr Nelson 74 fourth, 8 M Johnson 74 sixth, Dr Sanders 74, Eldridge Whipple M low gross 18, and 8 M Johnson 159 low gross 36 with Bob Littler leading pars and Harry Beckley 30 fewest putts.
The Columbus club announced the sale of right handed pitcher Bill Lee to the Chicago Cubs for cash and two players. Lee has 2 wins and 9 losses for Columbus this season and will join Chicago next spring.
Dexter hurler Turner pitched eight flawless innings with no hits allowed as Dexter defeated Zaleski 5 to 0. Rain halted the game after the eighth, Turner fanned 12 and walked none with flawless fielding support. Haley went 3 for 3 while Deihi and Nelson added two hits each.
Gallipolis Sept 5 First practice of the candidates for the 1938 Gallia Academy football team was held this afternoon on the local gridiron in charge of Coach Lawrence Myers. Between 50 and candidates are expected to report before the week is over. Fifteen lettermen graduated from the 1932 squad. Southeastern Ohio Football League champions in 1932 and 1931 the Blue Devils will seek their third consecutive championship. New equipment has been ordered for the squad.
Ring card at Albany Arena on Thursday features four six round bouts a four round and eight prelims totaling 86 rounds. Main event pits Frankie Johnson of Nelsonville versus Andy Korchak of Cleveland with a strong undercard including Chuck Pyle of Athens versus Corman Farr and several Albany and regional fighters. Prelims begin at 8:30 p.m. and include bouts with K C Lowry Ray Vouhin Chester Windle Otho Castle and Red Van Dyke.
Yale's football schedule features Brown Army Dartmouth Georgia Harvard and Princeton as demanding tests across the coming season.
Little Hocking edged Doc Walker's Old Timers from Buchtel 7 to 6 on a Saturday afternoon. Reed pitched for the winners allowing four safeties while his teammates gathered 12 off Pilcher.
Ellsworth Vines starts his delayed title defense at the West Side Club Forest Hills after a first round bye. Ray Palmer Jr and other top contenders including Jack Crawford, Francis Shields, Fred Perry, Jiroh Satoh, Wilmer Allison, Lester Stoefen and Clifford Sutter challenge the field as matches featureBearer Bell vs Alonso and McGrath vs Hines among others.
Dexter defeated Bidwell 10 to 4 at home Saturday afternoon. Dexter pounded Wade for 16 hits including a Tiwner triple and two singles. Russell led Bidwell with two of six hits off Wells.
Tuss McLaughry opened Brown University football tryouts drawing about 50 hopeful players. He aims to evaluate talent for the upcoming season and select promising grid prospects from the sizable group.
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