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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1934
Page
9
Bar n Ross aims to regain the welter crown May 28 against Jimmy McLarnin in a bout watched for weight edge and experience. Analysts in Chicago favor McLarnin on a seven pound spread and Ross’ power, while peers debate Leonard’s odds and Giants baseball shifts loom.
Crime Club’s Story of the Year, the Fox film Murder In Trinidad, opens at the Ohio Theater. Scotland Yard detective Bertram Lynch investigates a diamond smuggling case amid murders in the Caroni swamp. Nigel Bruce and Heather Angel lead a cast praised for suspense and romance under Louis King’s direction.
Ohio University's first scheduled road game was awarded to the Weatherman after snow halted play in Morgantown. West Virginia officials reported snow, postponing the initial game and delaying travel for the Bobcats. If Saturday’s game occurs, the team may depart Saturday morning, with a two game Buckeye Conference set possible next week. Coach Don Peden may start Sam Galabow or Vern Wolfe against Marshall, inaugurating the Buckeye season. Sammy Siegel to pitch relief with Marty Landrigan sidelined, lineup unchanged from Ohio State game.
Athens County Coon Hunters Association will stage a field meet Sunday at Fisher's Station on U S Route 80. Entries are limited to members. close at 11 am with the first race starting then. An admission of 10 cents benefits re stocking ccoon in Athens County.
Ruby Harlett Durocher, 27, charges Leo Durocher of punching her and tying her with a bedsheet after she returned home at 2 a m from a bridge game. She seeks divorce while Durocher files a cross petition. She denies intoxication and cites letters from female admirers signed Marie Sis and Virginia.
Ohio University Relays set for May 5 joins Tri-State at Bryan and O S and O Home at Xenia on May 26. District finals run May 4 to 5 with state finals in Columbus May 18 and 19. Event dates cover track baseball golf and tennis across districts in Ohio and nearby states.
New YorkApril 13 The sports column forecasts season winners for both leagues with the Cardinals Pirates Cubs Braves Giants and Reds favored in the National League while the Senators Tigers Yankees Red Sox and Indians top the American League. Commentary notes new managers player moves and ball changes shaping 1940s pennant races.
Olive McKean of Seattle and Lenore Kight of Homestead battle in the 220-yard freestyle on night three of the national women's senior AAU swimming championships at Lake Shore Athletic Club. Eleanor Holm Jarrett makes her national meet debut with the 300-yard medley relay team of the Women's Swimming Association of New York. Carnegie Library Club leads team scoring at halftime, while Katherine Rawls tops individual points after defending the highboard title. Jack Medica of Washington shatters three world marks in a training demonstration, not an official race.
Denison University players agreed to cover their own expenses to revive baseball this spring and will open the season against Wittenberg at Springfield. With no school funds, the team secured a field and coach Edward Spear to lead an eight game schedule, half away.
Ohio Wesleyan Bishops travel to Ohio Stadium to face Buckeye champions led by coach Herbert's Bobcats in the season opener. favorites center on White Romnanelli and Firestone for Wesleyan and Armbrust Newcome and Broxon for Ohio, with events spanning sprints relays and field competitions.
Jimmy Robinson of Minneapolis was appointed publicity director for the Amateur Trapshooting Association with headquarters here. He writes trapshooting for Field and Stream and is on the staff of the magazine.
John Wayne stars as John Brant in Sagebrush Trail a Lone Star film about a man falsely imprisoned who escapes to clear his name. Sally Blake and outlaw Jones complicate the plot as a perilous stage ride tests loyalties and a dramatic rescue unfolds revealing guilt and vindication.
John Barrymore commands the screen as Carl Bellairs a London cabaret manager whose daughter Lindsey Lane returns after years apart. Her flirtations with Lord Vivian and a false crime accusation test their strained bond as Helen Chandler and Donald Cook support the cast in this RKO radio drama adaptation directed by Ernest Schoedsack from Dwight Taylor's script.
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