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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
13
A columnist recalls sports crowd behavior and cites Earl C. Irish Krieger, an Ohio University product and noted football rules writer, who visits town annually to explain aspects of the game. The piece blends humorous observation with Krieger’s expertise.
Cincinnati Reds rally past Pittsburgh Pirates 3 to 2 in 12 innings to stay eight games ahead. Walters and Butcher shine as Lonnie Frey, Eddie Joost and Bill Werber pace the late scoring. Vander Meer may return this weekend.
Gallipolis area prep for Sept 20 opener disrupted by a postponement. Gar Griffith seeks another opponent and rules interpretation sessions with Irish reveal sharp knowledge yet stoke doubts about ever defeating the legendary official. Krieger praised as nearly unbeatable.
Columbus wins 6 to 2 over Toledo at home as Repass Bucher and Walker drive runs. Pitchers White and Gill hold the opposition, with Sturdy and Christman key hits and Neighbors, Payton, and Lucadello contributing RBI efforts. Attendance 403. Time 2 59.
Voters ask Hocking County Election Board about continuing voting rights after long absences. Some questions are referred to the secretary of state for answers.
Syracuse hosts Parkersburg All-Stars at King's Park Sunday with George Red Jenkins slated to start for Syracuse. The standout season includes Radcliff St Louis Williams Boston and Foxx Boston among notable leaders in batting runs and home runs.
Detroit halts Cleveland 7 to 2 as Lynwood Rowe silences the Tribe and Hal Trosky injures a leg. Feller allows 11 hits in seven innings, while Detroit gains in the pennant race and moves closer to New York.
Cincinnati edged Pittsburgh 3 2 while Brooklyn blanked Philadelphia 3 0 and St Louis beat Chicago 4 2 Detroit topped Cleveland 7 2 Boston won 6 5 and 5 4 versus Philadelphia in 11 innings New York defeated Washington 6 5 St Louis beat Chicago 4 1 Association games saw Columbus 6 Toledo 2 Milwaukee 10 Kansas City 8 Minneapolis 7 St Paul 3 Indianapolis 2 Louisville 0 Friday slate lists Brooklyn at Philadelphia New York at Washington Cleveland at Detroit St Louis at Chicago Minneapolis at Kansas City St Paul at Milwaukee Louisville at Toledo Indianapolis at Columbus
Columbus Red Birds defeated Toledo 6 to 2 in 11 innings as Ernie White pitched all nine and Harry Smythe added six hits for Minneapolis and Earl Caldwell shut out Louisville 2 to 0. Milwaukee beat Kansas City 10 to 8, cutting the Blues’ margin to six games while Columbus moved one and a half games ahead of Minneapolis.
New pennant odds set show Cleveland even money Yankees 2 1 Detroit 4 1. NBA poised to debut next week in boxing strongholds and golf chatter with Dick Chapman tipped to win the National Amateur Banks M Fadden praised by Doc Sutherland. Giants and Bobby Riggs plots hog the headlines while Henry Armstrong defends title September 23 in Washington.
In New York observers shift from Don McNeill and Frank Kovacs to Jack Kramer as the rising challenger to Bobby Riggs. The 19-year-old Belvedere Gardens player, fresh from a national doubles win with Ted Schroeder, has defeated Gil Hunt, Eddie Allen, and Sidney Wood and now prepares to face Hank Prusoff after Riggs and McNeill scored decisive victories.
Concord Church officials plan a Thursday evening board meeting at 7 30 during the weekly prayer meeting. Trustees convene Saturday at 7 30. Local social notes list visits by the Gillette Leasure Eddinger and Antle families and attendance at camp meetings and reunions in the area.
Boxing card heats up as Billy Conn defends light heavyweight title against Bob Pastor at Madison Square Garden. Promoter Mike Jacobs projects a $50 000 gate with Conn favored by 5 to 1. Conn weighed 178 pounds after final workout, Pastor 183. Napoleon Lajoie, famed second baseman and ex-Cleveland manager from 1904 to 1908, turns 65.
Major Robert Reece Neyland, UT football coach, expresses deep pessimism about the 1949 Volunteers. He notes losses from last season and reliance on sophomores to fill gaps, listing key players and potential new backs and linemen as Duke’s Wallace Wade brings a deep squad to Knoxville.
California rice growers test aerial seeding with airplanes. About 150 pounds of seed per acre, plane capacity around a ton, enabling easy sowing on flooded fields and potential efficiency gains.
Cleveland Rams rout Midwest College All-Stars 29 to 0 as Parker Hall shines with two touchdowns and key runs. Eastern All-Stars top Giants 16 to 7 at the Polo Grounds with Merlyn Condit contributing a 92 yard run and a pair of scores.
In Washington Izzy Janazzo of New York outpointed Herman Williams in a 1464 bout. In Uniontown Tommy Spiegal defeated Johnny Rucker by outpoint in a Pittsburgh card labeled (12).
Huntington report states Andrew D Antoni of Mullens and James Roberts of Macfarlan both seniors were chosen as co captains of Marshall College football team for 1940 season.
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