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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1933
Page
5
A colorful column notes lingering questions about Babe Ruth’s abilities and ideas for pregame stunts at Yankee Stadium. It recalls humorous yesteryear scenes including hot dogs on a grill and a Pullman poker moment, while praising Ruth’s versatility and crowd appeal for future exhibitions.
United Press notes Tommy Bridges and Earl Averill led notable performances while the piece critiques scattered playoff formats across leagues. It argues championships should be decided by season-long results rather than post season games, urging a return to first principles.
Veteran slugger Mike Donlin dies in sleep at 56, age 56, after a career with the New York Giants and others. his real name Michael J. Donlin. In college football, opening-week matchups spark upsets and tight games as Army Navy Fordham Pitt Georgia Tulane debut with Santa Clara upsetting California 7 0 on the Pacific Coast.
Chicago Bears defeated Green Bay 14 to 7 in Green Bay as two late scores in the final four minutes clinched the win. Packers had moved ahead with a third period touchdown by Goldenberg and Monnett added the extra point. Hewitt blocked a punt for a Bears score and Manders added another late extra point.
The report lists leaders across teams with top batting averages home runs and RBIs. Notables include Foxx of the Athletics and Gehrig of the Yankees near the top in runs batted in and runs, Klein of the Phillies among leading hitters, with Manush and Gehringer among the league’s leading hits.
Portsmouth Spartans beat New York Giants 17 to 7 in front of 7,000 at Portsmouth. Gutowsky and Presnell scored first half touchdowns with Presnell also kicking points and a field goal. Giants answered late but two scoring plays were ruled out for motion on the final period.
Philadelphia Athletics strengthened their hold on third place in the American League with an 11 to 4 win over the Washington Senators. Mickey Cochrane led a 12 hit attack with three doubles as Chicago won opener 8-7 and Indians split twin bill 12-6 and 6. Earl Averill homered in each game. Boston beat the Yankees 10-8. Detroit swept a doubleheader from St Louis 2-1 and 5-2. Pirates and Cubs split, Dodgers swept Phillies, Giants split with Braves.
Baseball results show Chicago defeated Cincinnati 7 to 1 as Brooklyn rolled over Philadelphia 12 to 5. New York edged Boston 6 to 5 in ten innings. Boston beat New York 5 to 2 in five innings due to darkness. St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 4 in ten innings. American League Chicago 8 Cleveland 7. Cleveland 12 Chicago 6. Detroit 2 St. Louis 1. Detroit 5 St. Louis 2. Philadelphia 11 Washington 4. Boston 10 New York 6. Today’s games Pittsburgh at St. Louis Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Open date.
New York reports the return bout between Jack Sharkey and Tommy Loughran in Philadelphia headlines a busy boxing week. Freddie Miller defends non title action in Cleveland against Frankie Wallace, Midget Wolgast faces Bobby Leitham in Montreal, Petrolie meets Van Klaveren in New York, and their July bout halted by a cut.
Memphis Bill Terry, new Giants manager, transformed a last place club into contenders. He urged players to fight and hustle, using mound huddles to lift spirits. His leadership, though controversial, helped the team rally to challenge Washington in the first game.
Harvey Householder captured med play handicap honors at Kens Country Club on Sunday with a net 70. His 18 hole gross score was 86 with a .3 stroke handicap. Closest contenders included R. Fought 89-18 T1 H. Vorhes 85-13-74 and E. A. Cottingham 87-13-T4.
Ohio's 1933 intercollegiate football jamboree builds momentum with multiple Friday and Saturday games. Buckeye Conference debuts test strength while Ohio Conference tilts begin in earnest. Mount Union leads after beating Marietta 20 to 0. Baldwin Wallace tops Bluffton 26 to 9. Xavier wins 31 to 0 over Transylvania and Ashland defeats Holbrook 28 to 0.
Baker 88 14 T74 notes Sprague leads Morton 17 16 after games played. All matches must finish by next Sunday.
Columbus Red Birds start Clarence Heise against Buffalo Bisons in game one. Bisons ride early offense, hold on after a late Columbus rally to win 7 to 6. Nick Cullop homered for Columbus and Len Koenecke went deep for Buffalo.
Three West Virginia schools faced out of state opponents and each drew an unexpected result. Washington & Lee tied WVU 0 0 at Charleston while WVU Wesleyan lost 25 0 at Pittsburgh Duquesne. Central Normal tied West Liberty 7 7 at Danville. Salem beat Morris Harvey 6 0 at home. Davis Elkins defeated Langley Field 62 0 at Elkins Bluefield beat Emory and Henry freshmen 23 0.
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