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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1934

Page

7

Star Ramona Novarro Defends Music in The Cat and the Fiddle

Ram on Novarro argues musical scenes must serve the story in The Cat and the Fiddle at the Majestic. He and Jeanette MacDonald star in the Jerome Kern Otto Mam bach musical about two music students in Brussels and Paris. The production features Kern’s score and a supporting cast including Frank Morgan and Vivienne Segal.

Ramon Novarro Jeanette MacDonald Majestic Theater Novarro Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Misa MacDonald Brussels Paris Jerome Kern Otto Marbach Kern Frank Morgan Charles Mutterworth Jean Hersholt Vivienne Segal William K. Howard

Pirates Wagers With Records At Redland Opening Day

The piece chronicles Mitch Mitchell and local crew tracking baseball stats and team form for an opening day in Redland. It mentions Pittsburgh and St Louis conflicts, pitching records, batting averages, runs and errors, and a focus on assembling a complete stat book for publication.

Mitchell Redland Chell Chuck Jem Byrne Bill Smiley Pirates Mitch Martin St. Lowis Virgil Davis Cincinnati St. Louis Pittshe Pittsburgh Filech It. Louis New York

Panama Al Id Bantamweight Champion Wins Big Night Bout

Panama Al id bantamweight champion won a ten round decision over Kid Francis at the Palais des Sports. The bout weighed 121 pounds and marked a return for Georges Car rmer the French heavyweight who fought Georges Fumo in a lighter weight bout after seven years away from the ring.

Pril U.P Panama Chamnight Kid Francis Palais Des Sports Francis Georges Carrmer Georges Fumo

Association opens 32nd season with defending champions tied

The Association launches its 32nd season with President T. J. predicting a strong year. St. Louis and Kansas City expected to lead pennant race as openings set a record pace similar to 1927. Columbus and Kansas Ukee mentioned among early contenders.

U.P T. J St. Polis Kansas City Columbus

Ohio State Edges Ohio State in Opener

The opening baseball game ended with a 8 to 0 decision as Ohio State defeated a rival team. Notable contributions came from Jim Hoff and Red Mo State players, while Myron Ulrich and Ernie Talos were also mentioned in duties for the game.

U.R Ohio Ohio State Jim Hoff Wea- Blue Myron Ulrich Red Mo- State Ernie Talos

Bobcats Dominate Field Events in Ohio Wesleyan Meet

Coach Bill Herbert's 1934 track squad shows depth in field events led by Paul Halleck in shot and discus and strong pole vaulting from Westerfelt and Armbrust. Peaspanen adds distance in javelin with 166 feet nine inches as the team projects continued scoring in future dual meets.

Bill Herbert Ohio Wesleyan Paul Halleck Westerfelt Armbrust Bobcats Halleck Peaspanen Halleck, DeStefano Sturrit Johnson

Chocolate in Decisive Win Over Wallace in San Francisco

Kid Chocolate the Little Cuban defeated Frankie Wallace of Cleveland before 8 000 spectators in San Francisco. Chocolate weighed 132 pounds to Wallace’s 133 and claimed eight rounds to two on the United Press score. The only knockdown came in the third round when Wallace went down but rose without a count. This was their second meeting and Chocolate’s second victory.

San Francisco U.P Kid Chocolate Frankie Wallace Cleveland Chocolate Wallace United Press

Putnam Students Earn Athletic Badges

Rufus Putnam School held athletic badge tests for 35 boys and 25 girls. Boys competed in rope climbing, standing broad jump, 50 yard dash, base ball throw accuracy, and base ball throw distance. seven qualified: Bob Smith, H. Sprague, J. Larch, Bolin, C. Littler, Ramsey, and Gordon. Girls tested in balancing, 90 yard dash, indoor base ball throw accuracy, and throwing and catching. four qualified: R. Corey, B. Farrel, J. Tompkins, and L. Blackford.

Rufus Putnam Bob Smith H. Sprague J. Larch Bolin C. Littler Ramsey Gordon R. Corey B. Farrel J. Tompkins L. Blackford

Yankees and Cards Favored By Sports Writer for NBA

In a broad season forecast Bill Braucher selects the Yankees as top American contenders with strong pitching from Ruffing and Gomez. He sees Washington’s Crowder aging and Cards led by Frisch as NL favorites, while Cubs and Pirates loom as threats and dark horses Detroit and Pittsburgh push for fourth place.

NBA Yankees Lefty Gomez Nats Washington Alvin Crowder Clark Griffith Cardinals Cubs Chuck Klein Chicago Guy Bush Lon Warneke Detroit Pittsburgh

Peanuts and Stogies Open Baseball Season Crowd Fans Today

Opening day in 1934 features sixteen major league clubs starting anew in the National and American leagues. Managers send ace pitchers for anticipated mound duels as more than 200000 fans expect pitching battles plus ceremonies and fanfare at ballparks.

Jack Cuddy United Press New York

Baseball Opens With Key National and American League Matchups

Opening day pits Philadelphia at New York and Boston at Brooklyn in the National League while Washington vs Boston and New York vs Philadelphia highlight the American League. Stars include Carl Hubbell against Ed Hol ley and Lefty Grove limited by a lame arm for Boston.

New York Washington Boston Detroit St. Louis Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago National Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn Joe Cronin Far Whitehill Senators Dusty Rhodes Bucky Harris Sox Rhodes Lefty Grove Red Sox

Reds Open 1934 Season Versus Cubs In Cincinnati Crowd

The Cincinnati Reds began their 1934 season at home against the Chicago Cubs amid forecasts of warm weather and an audience near 30,000. Si Johnson started for Cincinnati with Bob O’Farrell catching, while Len Warneke pitched for Chicago with Gabby Hartnett behind the plate. Only Hafey Bottomley and Johnson returned from last season in Cincinnati’s lineup.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cubs Si Johnson Reds Bob O'Farrell Len Warneke Cubs Gabby Hartnett Chick Hafey Jim Bottomley Johnson

Tribe Opens At Old Park In Cleveland Debut

Cleveland Indians welcome St. Louis Browns in their first game at League Park after a season at the Stadium. Forecast calls for moderate weather and about 25,000 fans. Manager Walter Johnson will start Oral Hildebrand or Mel Harder. Pytlak will catch. Biddleholder to pitch for the Browns with Hemsley catching.

Chicago Sam Jones White Sox Firpo Marberry Tigers Philadelphia Lefty Gomes Yankees Merritt Sugar Cain Ora Hildebrand Indians George Blueholder Browns Cleveland Cleveland Indians St. Louis Browns Redskins League Park Walter Johnson Oral Hildebrand Mel Pytlak Bildeholder St. Louisans Hemsley

Buckeye Conference Opens 1934 Baseball Season

Columbus April 17 Ohio University meets Marshall College in Huntington W Va in a Buckeye Conference opener along with Wittenberg versus Miami at Oxford Four additional league games are on the slate Cincinnati hosts Wittenberg Thursday Ohio Wesleyan faces Ohio University Friday Miami plays Cincinnati and Ohio Wesleyan meets Marshall Saturday at two games depending on schedule.

Columbus Buckeye Ohio University Marshall College Huntington W. Va Wittenberg Miami Oxford Cincinnati Springfield Ohio Wesleyan Athena Marshall

Columbus Lightweight Stops Goodman in 55 Seconds

Al George of Columbus knocked out Eddie Goodman of Cincinnati 55 seconds into the third round in a lightweight bout. Both fighters weighed 135 pounds. In the semi final Leonard Davis of Zanesville stopped Happy Ahigrim of Columbus in the third round.

Columbus U.P al George Eddie Goodman Cincinnati Leonard Davis Zanesville Happy Ahigrim

Reds Rename Home Park Crosley Field

Cincinnati reports the Reds have renamed their home park from Redland Field to Crosley Field in honor of club president Powel Crosley Jr. The change reflects his leadership role and the club's ongoing stadium history.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds Redland Field Crosley Powel Crosley, Jr

University of Cincinnati Drives Past Hanover 18 to 4

The University of Cincinnati baseball team won its season opener by defeating Hanover College 18 to 4 in Cincinnati. Coach and players delivered a dominant offensive showing as the Bearcats secured a decisive early-season win.

Cincinnati U P University of Cincinnati Hanover College

Will Rogers Comes To Court Wednesday

Marion Nixon stars in Doctor Bull at the Court Theater on Wednesday the Fox Film release marks her third major role in months. The cast includes Vera Allen Ralph Morgan Louise Dresser Rochelie Hudson and Berton Churchill with John Ford directing and Paul Green adapting The Last Adam from James Gould Cozens.

Marion Nixon Will Rogers Fox Film Court Miss Nixon James Gould Coazens Vera

Wittenberg Star in Ring Battle

Roy James from Fort Thomas Kentucky, the Wittenberg College pitcher who threw a no hit no run game against Denison University last Saturday, faces Bud Near of Tremont City for the Clark County amateur heavyweight boxing title in the Wittenberg field house tonight.

Springfield Roy James Fort Thomas Wittenberg College Denison University Clark County James Bud Near Tremont City Wittenberg

Barbara Stanwyck in Gambling Lady at the Ohio Theater

Barbara Stanwyck stars in Warner Bros. Gambling Lady at the Ohio Theater with Joel McCrea and Pat O'Brien as rivals for her affection. Claire Dodd returns as the homewrecker. cast also includes C. Aubrey Smith and Phillip Reed in a Doris Malloy story directed by Archie Mayo.

Barbara Stanwyck Warner Bros Ohio Theater Joel McCrea Pat O’brien Miss Stanwyck McCrea Pat O'Brien Bureau of Missing Persons Claire Dodd C. Aubrey Smith Phillip Reed Philip Faversham Robert Barrat Robert Elliott Ferdinand Gottachalk Arthur Vinton Willard Robertson Arthur Treacher Huey White Doris Malloy Archie Mayo Ralph Block Miss Malloy

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