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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1934
Page
7
The narrative centers on Mickey Cochrane and the Tigers in a doubleheader where Cochrane displays strong hitting and leadership. Lefty relievers calm a tense game as St. Louis Cardinals legends and the broader pennant chase surface in commentary on team strength and future prospects.
Detroit Tigers, hailed as a team of destiny, seek a third win in a key series with the Yankees after a doubleheader sweep. The Tigers boast a 14 game winning streak and recent 9 5 and 7 8 triumphs as Tommy Bridges prepares to face Johnny Broaca or Johnny Sain.
The Tigers erased an early deficit to beat the Yankees 7 3 with Charley Gehringer homering twice and Rowe delivering four hit ball support. Mel Harder and Lefty Grove also won for the Indians and Red Sox as the pennant chase continued.
National standings show Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 0 and Boston 15 Chicago 2 St. Louis 5 with Detroit 9 New York 5 and Philadelphia to host St Louis Rain affects Chicago at Philadelphia. American Association lists Minneapolis 8 Milwaukee 4 Toledo 9 Louisville 16 St Paul 6. Tomorrow Philadelphia at St Louis Brooklyn at Cincinnati New York at Pittsburgh Boston at Chicago Cleveland at Washington St Louis at Boston Detroit at New York Chicago at Philadelphia.
Ty Cobb, the Georgia Peach, told Detroit manager Mickey Cochrane after watching Cochrane's Tigers in Detroit. Cobb, a legendary former Detroit outfielder, is pictured talking with Cochrane and Tigers second baseman Charley Gehringer.
The Associated Press reports wrestling results: Maurice LaChappelle, 178 pounds, of Canada defeated Tiger Flowers, 176 pounds, of Cuba two falls to one in Camden. In Baltimore Don George, 128? of New York defeated Sando Szabo, 214 pounds, Hungarian, one hour 47 seconds.
Radcliffe pitcher Turner dominates as the lefty hurls a strong game securing a 1 0 victory over the McArthurs. McArthur offense struggles while Radcliffe edges ahead with sharp defense and timely hits.
Two out when winning run scored and a halt for Grimes in the eighth. New York 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 8 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 Errors Crive Vaughan
GUS SUHR led the Pirates to a 3-2 win over the Giants with two runs batted in while also scoring. CHARLEY GEHRINGER slugged two homers and six RBIs across two games against the Yankees. BENNIE FREY helped the Reds shut out the Dodgers with seven hits as BAXTER JORDAN and the Braves pressed the Cubs in a high scoring attack.
The ninth Hambletonian at Good Time Park Goshen N Y drew about 40000 spectators for the key trot. Emily Stokes owned by C W Pheilis of New York started as 2 to 1 favorite with Princess Peg and Lord Jim close behind at 8 to 1. Reynolda and Muscatone had faded from early support as others contested the purse near 30000.
Chicago August 1 UP The American Association pennant race remained tight with Minneapolis holding a slim margin over Columbus. Red Birds beat Kansas City 3 to 1 behind Jumbo Elliott and Bob Klinger. Millers beat Indianapolis 11 to 3. Louisville defeated St Paul 16 to 6. Garland Braxton earned his 18th win in Milwaukee 4 to 0 afternoon win over Toledo. Milwaukee and Toledo split a doubleheader.
Results from multiple cities show Corbett from Fresno outpointing Walker of Rumson in San Francisco. Jersey City saw Dundas stop Poreda. New York hosted Pacho outpoint Frattini. Chicago hosted Tonielli over Weinert and Duke over Chinski. Fort Worth had Calmes outpoint Battalino while Gonzales defeated Delgado.
Warner Oland stars in Charlie Chan's Courage as the detective unravels a deadly desert mansion mystery. The feature plays at the Ohio Theater with scenes filmed aboard a naval ship at San Diego. The slate also highlights Paris Interlude at Majestic, with Madge Evans and a Mob of MGM names in a globe trotting program.
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