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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1935
Page
9
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The fragment references Frankie Frisch of the Cardinals amid a tense 1931 1933 period with players like Bob O’Farrell Billy Southworth and Jimmie Wilson. It hints at disciplinary fights over train time and management authority, noting Frisch’s stubborn stance and clashes with teammates and officials.
Calfornian Law son Little coasted to a 6 and 4 victory over Bill Lain of Chicago to advance in the American amateur championship in Cleveland. The win followed earlier rounds where Little faced upsets and notable competitors from across the United States and Canada.
Texan Joe Exar known as the Clown Prince of Golf wowed the gallery in PGA eliminations at Baltimore by holing out from the tee on the tenth. He matched his boast with a perfect ace while playing with Chevy Chase pro Bob Barnett, who hadn’t seen one before.
Illinois under Robert Zuppke opened practice with 78 players, the largest Big Ten turnout. Ohio State's 49 went through fundamentals as Francis Schmidt warned against championship talk and emphasized hustle and learning new plays.
In Rufus Putnam playground crowds of about 500 watched the CCC amateur boxing final. George Robertson of Camp Zaleski defeated Earl Hoffmeyer of Camp Jackson for the title, with two judges favoring Robertson as Hoffmeyer led early. Supporting bouts saw Zimm erman beat Kumisarek, Kolbe over Fogarassy, Bacanis over Seeley, Andrews over Perry, and Hawley over Parzychowski.
Mel Ott snapped a 28 at bat hitless run in the second game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates, belting a double and a ninth inning single to help the Giants to a 4-1 victory. The wins pulled New York within a game and a half of the Cubs and two and a half of the Cardinals as others in the league won.
In the opening city softball title game the Beckley Clothiers defeated Taylors 15 to 0. Roberts doubled and collected two singles in four at bats to pace the offense. James and Wilson added two singles each in three trips. The series moves to game two Thursday night.
Standings show Washington 6 Detroit 0 New York 4 Cleveland 1 Boston 4 Chicago 3 St. Louis 8 Philadelphia 0 Columbus 6 Louisville 3 in 11 innings. League games list Kansas City 12-8 St Paul 3-11 Milwaukee 7 Minneapolis 2 Toledo 4 Indianapolis 1. Upcoming American games include Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago New York at St. Louis.
In Chicago Art Sykes 185 Elmira NY KO Baxter Caimes 195. in Washington Joe Lipps iso Tytu GA KO Kirk Burk 184. in New York Jimmy Leto 145 Hartford Donn outpoints Joe Rossi 146 34. in Fort Dodge Dixie Taylor Waterloo IA and Fred Chynoweth Chicago deadlocked 6.
At Paterson area events Joe Louis contemplates his upcoming New York nuptials while Max Baer sharpens his aim for the Sept 24 bout in Camden. Louis weighs 198 pounds as he nears peak condition and readiness to fight. Baer trains six rounds plus four more, showing improved punching accuracy after Braddock loss, weighing 214 pounds.
In Forest Hills New York Helen Hull Jacobs faces Mrs Sarah Palfrey Fabyan in the women’s singles final of the national tourney. A victory would make Jacobs a four time winner tying the record of Mallory through 1918. The match starts at 2 15 p m standard time with semis earlier in the day for the men’s championship featuring Perry Allison Weed and Grant.
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