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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1939
Page
7
Cincinnati holds a 31 2 game lead over St Louis with seven to play as Derringer and Walterseye aim to pitch key games in the four game set at Crosley Field. Reds bullpen offense sparks early with Lombardi and DiMaggio driving in runs. Pirates slump with 11 walks and nine hits.
National standings show Cincinnati over Pittsburgh 11 to 2 and Brooklyn 3 over Philadelphia 1 in a night of games. American results include Detroit 9 Cleveland 1 and Detroit 2 1, while Rochester beat Newark 2 1 to win an international playoff in a four games to three series. Manager Bill McKechnie named Tuesday’s matchups with Curt Davis and Morton Cooper likely on the mound for St. Louis.
New York Yankees open the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct 4 with potential opponent from Cincinnati Reds or St. Louis Cardinals after a decisive NL leaders’ four game series. Reds surged to their seventh straight win 11-2 over the Pirates while Cardinals’ 9-1 blowout of the Cubs kept them ¾ game back. Dodgers rose to third with a twin bill sweep of the Phillies, and Giants split with Bees as Gumbert notched win No. 16. Yankees edged Washington 3-2 behind a late rally and a triple play. White Sox moved into third by sweeping the Browns. Bridges won his 17th in the opener for Detroit as homer leaders Greenberg and York contributed big hits.
Ohio colleges launch an 23-game weekend schedule with Western Reserve at Dayton in Cleveland set to shape state honors. Key players include Reserve fullback Johnny Ries and Dayton halfback Jack Padley as Ohio Wesleyan, Ohio Northern, Wittenberg, and others begin plays across the state.
Henry McLemore argues the Cincinnati Reds may struggle to share World Series money with Jimmy Wilson while praising pitcher Bucky Walters, a former third baseman turned ace whose success reshapes expectations for the Reds and future baseball roles.
East Side from Fast Side Elementary dominates in its first contest defeating Central 72 to 0. Husky sixth grade captain Ted Neutzling plays fullback while five graders share the lineup among John Good Max Duncan Joe Truipo Don Ferguson Tom Dowler and others.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a m Wednesday for William Thomas Doyle 57 dean of American League baseball scouts who died yesterday at Washington Pa He served 24 seasons as a Detroit scout and previously scouted for Cleveland Philadelphia and St Louis in the American League.
Annapolis Maryland Major Em ery E Swede Larson is named Navy football coach. He played on three consecutive Navy teams that beat Army and captained the 1931 squad.
The Big Ten returns to national center stage with Northwestern and Michigan carrying the load. Pre season ticket sales show broad boost across schools, Indiana reports a 600 percent rise from 1938 and Michigan sees a 75 percent jump. Ohio State, Illinois, and Iowa boast improved lines and speed as Coach Zuppke unveils themed plays like The Blackout to prime a strong season.
Bobcats coach Don Peden notes a 14 7 season opening loss to Western Kentucky State Teachers but sees lessons for Friday's game with Butler in Indianapolis. Key issues include weak blocking and pass defense, with Kentucky exposing gaps in the Ohio line and a porous Bobcat secondary.
Billy Conn the 3-1 favorite meets Melio Bettina in a 15 round title defense at Forbes Field Pittsburgh. A win keeps Conn on track for a future heavyweight title run while a loss ends his chances. Promoters expect 30 000 in attendance and about 75000 in gate money.
The Rochester Red Wings host the Louisville Colonels in the Little World Series opener tomorrow night. Rochester claimed their first International League playoff victory by beating the Newark Bears 2 to 1 in seven games to clinch the series.
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