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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1934
Page
11
A rambling sports column surveys the Washington Senators and Chicago Cubs rosters, praising outfield talent and veteran service. It highlights Sandlot stars, historic figures like Riggs Stephenson and Babe Herman, and notes on current form and adjustments as the season opens.
In a tense early season stretch, Sunny Jim Bottomley belted a ninth inning homer with a man aboard to lift Cincinnati past Chicago 5 to 4, ending the Cubs seven game string and keeping Reds in the hunt. The Giants and Phillies both halted streaks as St Louis and Brooklyn also won in a busy day across the circuit.
Cincinnati leads with 5 to 0 for Brooklyn as St Louis dominates Pittsburgh 10 to 1. Detroit faces Chicago while Washington tops Boston and Cleveland at St Louis is rain delayed with Columbus at Indianapolis also rain cold. Saturday schedule shows Cincinnati at Pittsburgh and St Louis at Chicago among other matchups in a crowded card.
Wes Ferrell, Cleveland Indians pitcher, became the first 1934 major league player placed under automatic suspension for refusing to sign a contract. He stated he would rather be traded than accept the terms offered and planned to seek reinstatement from AL president William Harridge and Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
Yanka Zelez niak of Russia drew Tony Morelli of Italy and Max Edelmeyer of Brooklyn while defeating Irvin Halpern of New York by disqualification. Curley Donchin of Brooklyn drew Max Martin of Boston. Joe Banaski of Poland drew Charley Fischer of Chicago and Herman Hickman of Tennessee threw Jackie Brown of Oklahoma. Maurice La Chapelle of France drew Axel Madsen of areurk.
Philadelphia hosts the Penn Relays opening with 3,000 athletes from nearly 500 institutions. Drake Relays in Des Moines report a field of 3,000 with 25 champions and Olympic prospects. Prominent entrants include Ralph Metcalfe, Willis Ward, Jack Torrance, Heye Lambertus, Ray Spears, and Vincent Murphy.
The New York Athletic Club polo team won the national senior indoor championship by defeating the Chicago Riding Club 10 to 5 in the deciding game of a three match series. The Cleveland Riding Club captured the Junior Division title, beating Boulder Brook of Scarredaie 74 to 7. The junior outcome featured Hang Fevinger scoring the winning goal in the final minute.
A fragmented box score style item shows Chicago and Detroit players with positions and batting order hints. It lists names like Bonura, Appling, Walker, Hayes, Fox, Sorrellip, Ruel and totals 16 runs 24 hits 9 errors, with batters batted for and substitutions noted, but many OCR fragments remain unreadable. The snippet references a game result or batting events in eighth inning, mentioning Rhea and Gaston as substitutions.
New York Giants pitcher Leroy Parmelee, one of the club’s big four, is progressing favorably after an appendicitis operation at St. Elizabeth Hospital. The 27 year old right hander, key to last season’s pennant and world title run with 18 wins, was rushed from Philadelphia to New York for the procedure. Parmelee’s home is Lambertville, Michigan.
A garbled sports snippet lists players Klein Medwick Bonura Reynolds Manush and Chapman with scattered runs batted in data. The text appears to reference Cubs Cardinals White Sox Yankees Senators and St. Louis. Hard to extract exact actions or dates from the damaged OCR.
Jim Bottomley hit a ninth inning homer with a mate aboard to beat the Cubs. Ethan Allen delivered a sixth inning homer to give the Phillies their first victory. Bill Hallahan allowed one run on six hits in six innings for Cardinale. Virg Davis led Cardinale with a homer a double and a single driving in five runs.
New York April 27. Benny Friedman now directs College of the City of New York football and seeks a strong nickname. Frustrated by the lack of a distinct tag, he rejects St Nicks and Lavenders and wants a moniker with the pictorial punch of Columbia Lion Princeton Tiger Yale Bulldog or Wolver ine of Michigan. The request comes as CCNY fans await a lasting team identity.
The Minneapolis Millers were defeated by the Kansas City Blues 8 to 2 but kept their American Association lead. Carson allowed 14 hits as the Blues pressed for the win. At St. Paul, the Saints shut out Milwaukee 5 to 0 with Trow holding the Brewers to five hits, Todt driving in three runs on a triple and a homer.
A United Press note from 1934 reports that Pacific Coast baseball appears stronger than usual with Los Angeles seemingly holding the pennant in reserve. If major league deals don’t shift rosters, Los Angeles is expected to finish far ahead, signaling a dominant season.
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