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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1933
Page
5
The Red Birds sustain strong play and fielding as they push toward the pennant, with key players remaining healthy while rivals falter. Fans and magnates watch closely as the team navigates salary limits and midseason adjustments in a bid to claim the league crown.
Johnny Goodman, 23, former National Open champion and finalist in last year’s National Amateur, faces a deep field at Kenwood Country Club as he seeks to emulate Bobby Jones and Chick Evans by winning both Open and Amateur titles in a single year. Somerville and the field include past champions and contenders across the nation.
J. H. Cline of Albany won the medal play handicap colf tournament at Athens Country Club on Sunday with a net 72. He posted rounds of 49 and 49 with a 26 stroke handicap. Richard Fought was second with net 74 from 44 and 48 with an 18 stroke handicap. E. A. Cottingham and Dr. John Sprague tied for third at net 75, each shooting 88 with a 13 stroke handicap.
Brooklyn visits Pittsburgh. New York travels to Cincinnati. Philadelphia plays Chicago. Boston faces St. Louis. Detroit meets New York. St. Louis hosts Boston. Chicago hosts Philadelphia. Cleveland plays Washington.
Kent State College announces Joe Begala, four year assistant, as head football coach succeeding Merle Wagoner. Gus Peterka named head basketball coach. Begala to coach football with Peterka assisting in basketball. Peterka is a Kent State alumnus and former high school coach.
New York Giants and Washington Senators edge toward a world series as left-handed aces Carl Hubbell and Earl Whitehill pace their teams. Hubbell has 21 wins to Whitehill’s 20, with strong run support as both vie for a deciding pitching duel.
NewYork Negro promoter note two top bouts Young Barney Ross defends lightweight crown against Tony Canzoneri in 15 rounds at the Polo Grounds with more than 150000 expected fans Sharkey returns at Comiskey Park in a 10 rounder against King Levinsky Also listed are bouts in Pittsburgh Indianapolis New York Jersey City Los Angeles Paterson Chicago and Hollywood with several other matchups and venues.
Frederick J. Perry of England won the United States tennis title at Forest Hills over Jack Crawford of Australia in five sets 6 3 11 13 4 6 0 6 1. The victory marked the first Englishman as U.S. champion since 1903 and ended the Americans’ Davis Cup hopes after a weak European season.
The Plains beat Albany 2 to 1 in the Hocking Valley League playoff opener on their home lot. In the eighth, McDaniels and Besco delivered hits and Thompson sac bunt plated two runs. Huls allowed two hits with 10 strikeouts, Turner fanned 11 in a sharp pitching duel.
Columbus, the league leading club, closed its regular season with a 6 to 3 win over Toledo. The Minneapolis and Kansas City game was called off due to wet grounds. Indianapolis split a doubleheader with Louisville, dropping game one 4 to 8 and winning game two 5 to 4. Milwaukee beat St. Paul 4 to 3. Columbus and Minneapolis will begin their championship series in Columbus tomorrow.
Wheeling pitcher Luther Thomas tossed a three hit shutout as Wheeling beat Zanesville 4 to 0 in the opening game of the Middle Atlantic League championship. All four Wheeling runs came in the third inning on three hits. The series moves to Zanesville for the next two games with Kemp Wicker starting for Wheeling and Al Milnar chosen by Zanesville.
United Press reports Johnny Allen of the Yankees held the Tigers to three hits while Leo Durocher of the Cardinals collected six singles in seven tries. Adolph Camilli of the Cubs hit his first major league homer, sparking a Cubs victory. The next two games are night contests, then the teams travel to Minneapolis if no games are postponed.
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