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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1937
Page
11
The fragment notes Alexander the Great fighting at Arbela at age twenty five, highlighting his youth during a pivotal victory. The readable text emphasizes the historical figure and the famous clash associated with his early conquests.
New York completes two come from behind wins over Boston as Gehrig and DiMaggio spark ninth inning rallies. Hoag and Heffner drive key hits while Cronin errors help seal the markers. Yankees extend lead in the American League stacked with dramatic late inning offense.
On Sunday September 5 the twenty seventh wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs E W Starkey was celebrated at the home of Mr and Mrs H E Starkey. Guests included Mr and Mrs H H Knupke and daughter Mrs Mary Starkey Mrs David Caster Mary Virginia Starkey Gerald Starkey and Edgar Combs.
Henry McLemore notes that in the Eastern legions versus New York Giants game two unheralded players, Mickey Kobrosky of Trinity and Stuart Smith of Bucknell, stole the show while stars like Kelley Meyer and Leemans were eclipsed. Tarzan White of Alabama offered memorable comments on pro roughness and the game’s brutal intensity.
In Forest Hills the first all foreign finals in the women’s American singles championship seemed likely as semi finalists emerged. Dorothy May Bundy of Santa Monica upset Alice Marble’s successor prospects, while Don Budge and Joe Hunt lead the men’s bracket with Parker facing Van Ryn and Von Cramm meeting Riggs for a finals berth.
Philadelphia defeats Boston 3 0 and 1 1 in two games as Klein Arnovich Scharein Warstler and Moore drive runs. Cuccinello Mayo Jorgens and Johnson star for the visitors with three base hits and strong pitching by Jorgens before a large crowd.
In a doubleheader the Cleveland nine outscored Detroit 6 to 3 in the opener while the Tigers bounced back to edge Cleveland in the second game 4 to 6. Greenberg sparked the Indians with two home runs, Coffman earned the win and Auker took the loss. Attendance was listed at 24,000. A final odd note remarks on hornbill feeding behavior.
A 13 foot king cobra in Singapore reportedly abandoned its attack on an Indian coolie, climbing a tree and listening to the man sing for nearly an hour. The incident highlights the snake’s unusual distraction by music.
New York Giants beat the eastern college all stars 14-7 at the Polo Grounds to even the pre season series at two wins each. Mickey Kobrosky threw seven passes for 90 yards for Trinity while Tuffy Leemans sparked the Giants with a 62 yard score and Hank Soar added a late td.
Burleigh Grimes was named manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers for the 1938 season. The decision ends weeks of rumors that he would be replaced and confirms his continuation in the managerial role.
In Montgomery Alabama a general wage increase for about 3000 National Youth Administration workers in Alabama is ordered by NYA state headquarters. The measure sets wages at prevailing community rates for the type of work. Pope Pius XI is noted as an enthusiastic motorist who owns five cars and favors speeds around 40 miles per hour.
In a rough two game set the Reds dropped a pair to Pittsburgh. Key batters such as Waner, Davis, and Brubaker contributed for the Pirates while Cincinnati saw dimming outputs from Lombard and Swift. Errors by Moyers Goodman and teammates aided the Pittsburgh rally as the visitors pulled ahead in late frames.
Ohio University football enters 1937 practice hindered by injuries with backfield star Johnny Chernitski sidelined by a knee injury. Coach Don Peden faces uncertain backfield choices as Ralph Mohler and Goody Marcks bid to fill the missing position amid drills emphasizing tackling and blocking.
In Manchester England a mother wins a custody dispute over two year old Leslie Pollitt. The boy’s father earns $75 a week and sought custody, but the courts favored the mother whose sole asset was love as she carried Leslie from the courtroom.
In a London class of 36 girls, all but three chose the same future. The majority said in ten years they would be married and have a baby, with some expressing a preference for twins.
Miss Jenny Banfield was taken to Mercy Hospital Wednesday morning for an appendectomy. She was accompanied by her mother Mrs Arthur Banfield and a girl friend.
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