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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1931

Page

10

Night games brighten schedules for Ohio colleges

Ohio college grid calendars show twenty eight nocturnal contests this season with many on Fridays in October. The Ohio Conference leads in night games with half its members scheduled under lights while Xavier University and several others add moonlight tilts. Night football expands fan access and boosts athletics revenue, though some teams prefer daylight for play quality.

Ralph Teatworth Columbus U.P Ohio Buckeye Wittenberg Cincinnati Findlay College Xavier University Cincinnatians University of Dayton John Carroll University Mt. Union Muskingum Cedarville Ashland Wilmington Heidelberg Kent State Kenyon Marietta Rio Grande

National League and American Association Baseball Scores

Box scores show Brooklyn losing 5 to 2 to Pittsburgh in the National League. Washington defeats Philadelphia 16 to 0 in the American Association. Mecani rolly edges Minneapolis 8 to 3 in a neutral site game, while St Paul tops Minneapolis 6 to 9 in the second game of a doubleheader. Milwaukee loses 5 to 4 to Kansas City in the American Association.

Brooklyn Pittsburgh Heimach Lopez Meine Phillips Washington Philadelphia Crowder Spencer Walberg Itaeay Minneapolis Holley Peters Walsh Hargrave Cassetes St. Paul Pollie Manion Murphy Munns Nichols Snyder Milwaukee Kansas City Nelson Knott Caldwell Crouch van Atta Harriss Fenner

Averill Aims for 30th Home Run for New Son

Earl Averill of the Cleveland Indians, famed home run king, vowed to hit his 30th seasonal homer in honor of his newborn son born at Maternity Hospital in Cleveland. The bat-wielding star spoke as he faced Senator hurler opponents in Washington.

Washington U.P Earl Averill Cleveland Earl Maternity Hospital Averill

Slog of a Baseball Box Score from Indianapolis and Columbus

A cluttered box score shows Indianapolis and Columbus with runs, hits, and errors. Key players include Purdy, Narlesky, Sigafoos, and Fitzgerald with multiple RBIs and home runs.

Indianapolis Ciskanedauno Ek Ee Smith Seth Ecaenescin Columbus Hunt JES Purdy Cf. S Swanson Crawford Narlesky Whitehead Desautels Iscegle Prince Jones Sigafoos Goldman Riddie Purdy Cvengros Riggs Fitzgerald Riddle cCann Oenecke Kroner McCann Grabowski Jay—Narlesky Whitehead Torawford Eckert Smith Cyengros Miller

McArthur Red Birds Suffer Narrow Losses In Two Games

The McArthur Red Birds dropped a pair of close contests. They fell to the Levy Clothiers Sunday by a 3 to 2 score and to the Longshoremen of Middleport Monday 8 to 7.

Mcarthur McArthur Red Birds Levy Clothiers Middleport

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