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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1934
Page
7
The readable portions mention players such as Bill Tilden and Jimmy Foxx and reference baseball and boxing figures, with scattered notes on seasons and performances. Overall the fragment lists athletes and sports topics without a coherent single event or clear facts.
A fragmented report notes a game where Pickens and Pickens Qagie faced an uneven start as locals rallied. Despite the early deficits and unclear handling, the Tribe mounted a comeback with no clear final score or explicit outcome provided in the readable text.
Detroit fans pack East coast parks as Lynwood Rowe extends his AL streak toward 16 straight wins. The Tigers beat the Red Sox 8-4 with a three run sixth inning while Lou Gehrig hits his 38th and 39th homers and the Indians rally past the Athletics 12-11. Cardinals top Braves 6-2. Phillies end seven-game skid with 6-1 win over the Cubs. Dodgers beat Pirates 9-0 in six innings to clinch the series finale.
In Chillicothe on August 22, South Central Ohio tennis tourney leaders won. Walter Wirthwein of Columbus beat L C Lewis 6 1 6 1, O C Bazler of Chillicothe 6 1 6 1, and L H Tinker of Athens 8 6 6 1. Edna Smith of Cleveland topped Freda Nutt 6 1 6 2, Monica Nolan of Cincinnati defeated Alia Sheppert 6 3 6 2. Junior seeds Charles Steinman of Columbus and George Menefee of Portsmouth remained in contention.
Temple University plans 16 mile daily commutes for football practice this season. The team will travel from campus to a practice field several miles away, adjusting schedules to accommodate travel.
The Detroit Tigers pitcher neared the American League mark for consecutive victories with his fifteenth win as he defeated the Red Sox on Tuesday. The piece notes his place among notable sports families and mentions Charley Daly, the Harvard and Army quarterback and later coach, and his son Charles J. Daly, captain of the West Point tennis team.
The Athens County Fair harness meet expects a strong turnout with about 45 trotters and pacers stabled and more entries possible. The two day program begins today with the County Race and features events on Thursday and Friday led by 2 14 trot and 2 18 pace races, plus notable entries including The Inbred Tadpole Jean Ryan and Single Tom and Single Liss. Earl Shafer of Marion will start the races at 2 30 each day.
A playful report promotes tonight's second and final donkey baseball exhibition at Rufus Putnam playground at six. The author notes a 500 turnout and a comically low-scoring night, highlighting riders and antics by Rabbit Rapp Bill Burt Porky Wise Duke Hayes and George Williams as memorable scenes.
The Ohio Open will be 72 holes of medal play at the Northmoor Course in Dayton with 36 holes on September 20 and the final 36 on September 21. A pro amateur best ball event is planned for September 19. Entry fees are 15 for professionals not in the association and a 50 percent reduction for Ohio amateurs and Ohio PGA members.
Van Wie holds a seven stroke lead in the Women's Western Golf Association 72 hole medal play at Beverly Country Club Chicago. After a rough Monday round she posted 76 82 and 83 to total 241 with Mrs O S Hill at 248 and Lucille Robinson slipping to 262. Rena Nelson and Patsy Berg follow.
American League leaders include Manush and Gehringer for batting and runs, Gehrig and Foxx high in RBIs and home runs, Werber and Greenberg pace hits, with Chapman and Manush in triples. National League leaders feature Terry and Waner in batting and hits, Ott in runs and RBIs, Medwick in triples, Ott in home runs, and Martin in stolen bases.
E Z Lord of Chicago won the Wimbledon match at Camp Perry with a near perfect score of 196 out of 200 as 66 two man teams entered the National Championship small bore rifle event. Close finishes followed by R A Swigart of Bowling Green Ky Gould of Louisville and Thurman Randle of Dallas, each at 196.
In Hartford Jimmy Leto 140 outpointed Jackie Davis 143. In Brooklyn Lew Feldman 131 outpointed Johnny Erickson 12 1 4, Julie Katz 126 out pointed Tommy Mankin 131. Garriles Slamon 144 drew with Pete Mascia 140 1 2. In Fort Worth Johnny Farrell 165 stopped Martin Owens 100. In Duluth Charley Retzlaff 196 stopped Tim Charles 160. In Los Angeles Oscar Rankin 161 outpointed Gorilla Jones 160 1 2. Leroy Haines 194 outpointed Tony Cancela 104.
Yesterday's results show Cincinnati 8 over St Louis 6 and New York 8 over Boston 2 in the National. American standings list York 6 Cleveland 12 and Philadelphia 1 with Minneapolis 13 and Milwaukee 5 in the associations. Tomorrow's games include Boston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and Cleveland at New York among others.
Gene Mako and Don Budge, two west coast youths, reach the quarter finals of the national doubles tennis tourney in Philadelphia. They defeat Fred Perry and F H D Wilde in four sets 8 6 6 0 7 5 6 3, eliminating the English pair from the title hopes of George Lott and Lester Stoefen.
Gordon Slade drove in two runs with a clutch double as the Reds surged to a four run rally to defeat the Giants. Lynwood Rowe starred for the Tigers with nine Boston hits and five strikeouts in win number 15 in a row. Linus Frey collected three doubles for the Dodgers as Pittsburgh pitching was tagged. Billy Knickerbocker led the Indians with four hits and three runs in the attack on the Athletics. Phil Collins limited Cuba to six hits to end the losing streak for the Phillies. Ray Pepper and Lou Gehrig provided the offense with Pepper driving in three and Gehrig hitting his 38th and 39th homers with five RBIs. Tex Carleton helped the Cardinals beat the Braves by driving in two runs. Notre Dame football players will not receive fall practice invitations. 60 to 110 candidates were invited based on spring practice showing. Anyone who wants to play can report this season.
America's amateur golf contenders largely qualified for the national championship at Brookline Mass starting September 10. The 36 hole sectional rounds on 23 courses saw only three top hopefuls miss entry Gene Homans Walter Emery and George Voigt failed in district tests Johnny Fischer Jack Westland and several others qualified across multiple cities Verne Stewart posted the low score with 138 at Denver.
The eastern half of the American Association stayed tight as Columbus and Indianapolis faced tough western opponents. Milwaukee and Louisville split double losses, Millers of Minneapolis crushed Columbus 13 1 behind Tiny Chaplin, while Indianapolis beat Kansas City 10 4 aided by six KC errors. St Paul dropped a game to Toledo 9 6.
Cal Waggoner of Diller Neb leads 1934 high averages with .800 over 1000 targets as Marie Kautzky Grant of Fort Dodge Va tops women shooters with 96 percent on 650 disks. Bobby Poore Jr of Butte Mont leads juniors at .651 on 1800 targets as Amatuer Trapshooting Association readies Grand American Trapshooting Tournament opening next Monday.
Bebe Daniels stars as a nurse in Registered Nurse a Florence Johns Wilton Lackaye Jr drama at the Ohio Theater. Lyle Talbot John Halliday portray rival surgeons while Sidney Toler Irene Franklin provide comedy twists amid melodrama. Stingaree features Richard Dix Irene Dunne Franchot Tone discusses filmmaking craft at Majestic. Tone explains mastering camera work and pacing to achieve on screen climaxes.
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