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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1934
Page
9
An anonymous reader speculates about college teams and future matchups, noting a clash with Chicago Beare, praise for a veteran roster, and talk of a strong machine in tripling the drive. References to Grande Indiana schedule requests and various opponents surface amid scattered details.
Chicago Bears meet a veteran college eleven at Soldier Field in a charity clash before 80 000 fans. The Bears, defending NL champs, rely on Hewitt Nagurski and Grange while Purdue coach Nobie Kizer directs the college squad with Griffith Laws Everhardus Feathers Mikulak Hecker as top contenders. If rain hits, the game shifts to tomorrow night.
In Rye New York on August 31 Frank Shields and George Lott met in the Eastern Grass Court Tennis Championships semi finals after briefly teaming for Davis Cup. Shields defeated Clifford Sutter 6 0 6 4 while Lott overwhelmed Berkeley Bell 6 1 6 8 and kept alive doubles fame.
Two boxers Hans Steinke and Dick Shikat weigh 264 and 225 pounds. The nine Glacier Park golf holes are named after Black Indian chiefs Rising Wolf Lazy Boy Seavy Runner Short Man Stabs-by-Mistake Almost-a-Dog Might Shoots Bad Marriage Long Timber Sleep. The British have spent 55000000 trying to regain the America's Cup since 1851.
Mauri Rose of Dayton Ohio captured the 25 mile featured race at Milwaukee Wisconsin with a strong run to extend his racing record. He finished second to Wild Bill Cummings in the Memorial Day Indianapolis event and also placed second in a 10 mile event while holding A Gordon and Cummings to third and fourth. Al Thiesen of Dayton won the other race.
Fred Die Miller of Cincinnati and Alberto Arizmendi of Mexico contest the featherweight throne after Arizmendi defeats Mike Belloise in 15 rounds to gain New York State recognition as world 126-pound champion while Miller is the NBA champion.
At Newport Rhode Island Rainbow and Yankee enter the home stretch of final trials to defend the America’s Cup. Rainbow gains canvas from Weetamoe’s wardrobe with help from Frederick Prince while Yankee also sails with limited funding and late support. Rainbow holds two wins and one loss in the current phase. Yankee leads on aggregate from earlier races.
Barney Ross, current lightweight and welterweight champion, charged Jimmy McLarnin with rabbit punches in their May clash. He said he will file the claim with the boxing commission before next Thursday’s weigh-in, and expects to repeat his May victory and win by knockout.
Vernon Gomez pitched five hits and earned his 23rd win of the season as the Yankees defeated Cleveland 8 to 2. Gomez leads the majors with 23 victories while Dizzy Dean has 22. Detroit topped Cleveland 6 to 1 as Earl Averill hit his 22nd homer.
Chicago August 31 The eastern half of the American Association ended its west raid with Louisville the sole profit maker. Colonels cling to eastern leadership after eight wins and five losses in the west. Columbus slides to third after 5-10. Indianapolis goes 7-10 and Toledo 5-15. Milwaukee climbs to second in both standings by 11-4 in 15 games, while St Paul and Kansas City run 5-15 and 5-17 respectively. Milwaukee beats Columbus 5-2 on Eddie Marshall’s bases loaded homer in the sixth. Toledo attacks Kansas City for 19 hits in a 16-5 rout.
Edna K. Smith of Cleveland advanced to the Central Ohio final at the East End Tennis Club after beating Aretha Hale 6-3 6-1. Dorothy Jeanne Bender of Columbus reached the final by defeating Evelyn Fry 6-4 3-6 6-2, the first Columbus finalist since 1928.
Sandor Zala of Hungary defeated Emil Dusek two falls to one in Camden. Jumping Joe Savoldi of Michigan beat Ray Steele two falls to none in Vancouver in the three fall format.
Billy Rogle? Rogell homered and added two singles driving in two runs as the Tigers beat the Indians. Lefty Gomez and Lou Gehrig paced the Yankees in a five hit attack, Gehrig driving in three with a double and two singles.
At Comiskey Park the neon teams New Orleans and Cumberland Md resume the American Legion Junior Baseball final after two tight games. Top pitchers Jerry Burke and Ronald Triplett expected to start as both squads push for the championship.
Cleveland golfers beat Detroit 19.5 to 16.5 in league play as Maurice McCarthy and Charley Kocsis starred in a 69 to 2.5 points duel. Buffalo defeated Toledo 18.5 to 1.5 with Ahern McCarthy and Frank Farrell among leaders sharing low medal honors.
Nearly 700 shooters compete for the Grand American Handicap title at Vandalia as 70,000 shotgun shells are used. Walter Beaver, the defending champion, aims to repeat, while former champs including A. E. Sheffield and Mark Arie vie for the silver trophy and cash prizes amid windy conditions and a large field of contenders.
Alberto Baby Arizmendi of Mexico outpoints Mike Belloise of New York to claim the New York State recognition as world featherweight champion in a Newark card. Marty Jacobs of Newark outpoints Eddie Ran of Poland. In Dallas Johnny Farrell and Chick Rains drew while Frankie Graham stopped Tot Wilson in Tulsa as Bobbie Young beat Chato Gonzales.
In the American standings Detroit leads Cleveland 6 to 1 while New York dominates Washington 8 to 2. Milwaukee edges Columbus 5 to 2 and Toledo defeats Kansas City 16 to 5. Wet grounds postpone Louisville at Minneapolis with no makeup date listed. National schedule shows St Louis at Chicago Pittsburgh at Cincinnati New York at Brooklyn Philadelphia at Boston Washington at New York Boston at Philadelphia Chicago at St Louis Detroit at Cleveland Toledo at Columbus Louisville at Indianapolis Milwaukee at Kansas City Minneapolis at St Paul.
The film centers on Jimmy Ayres and Ruth Ellis in a tiny apartment then a grand Pembrook estate as Jimmy poses as the son of a rubber magnate. Supporting cast includes Frank McHugh and Berton Churchill. Leslie Howard praises talking pictures and stars in Of Human Bondage at Majestic Theater with Bette Davis.
In Columbus the paper reports Lord Jim winning the Governor's Stake at the Ohio State Fair harness meet. Dr Hugh M Parshall drove the colt to three straight heats amid 16000 spectators as Gov George White watched. E L Mefford accepted the trophy for the Columbus owned trotter with Dutchess Jane winning the previous day.
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