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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1934
Page
7
Results show New York 13 Brooklyn 7 and Philadelphia 14 Boston 11 as only games. Cleveland beat Chicago 8 0 while New York tied Washington 8 8. A separate pacetome entry lists Boston 5 and other city results.
A garbled schedule fragment lists matchups including Pittsburgh at Chicago Cine at St Louis Boston at Philadelphia New York at Brooklyn Cleveland at New York St. Louis at Detroit Columbus at Minnesota Louisville at St Paul Indianapolis at Kansas City with unclear punctuation.
Athens Country Club names six players for the Southeastern Ohio Golf Tournament at Gallipolis next Tuesday after a 36 hole qualifying round. Team members B T Grover Edwin Chubb John Swanson Harry Beckley Dr A K Buell and Bob Littler with scores 155 161 170 170 173 and 170 respectively. The Athens squad won last year’s Jackson County Country Club team title. A pro am will be held Monday before the main event.
Amesville hosts a Grange Booster contest July 12 at 8 pm in the high school auditorium with Amesville Rome Canaan and Troy Granges performing 20 minute programs of talks music and one act plays. The Amesville winner advances to Athens County finals. admission is free and refreshments will be sold.
The Washington Senators stumble with an 8-3 loss to the New York Yankees dropping to fifth place eight games back. Yankees power spurs lead as Gehrig hits two homers, Bronca allowed 12 hits, while Cleveland and Boston win. Phillies edge Red Sox, Giants beat Dodgers, Camilli homers again in 14-11 Phillies win.
In Chicago on July 6 Donald Budge of Oakland and Bryan Grant of Atlanta watched as Frankie Parker of Milwaukee faced Lefty Bryan of Chattanooga and Gene Mako of Los Angeles met Henry Prusoff of Seattle to decide semi final spots in the National Clay Court Championship. Parker and Mako, finalists last year, were favored to advance to two close matches on Saturday.
Cleveland July 6 final Grand Circuit program at North Randall raceway resumes today after rain halted yesterday. The $1,000 Tavern Steak and the free-for-all trot go on without betting with free admission as officials shorten the meeting. Next big meet is at Toledo starting Monday. Forest City Livestock & Fair Co. plans to conduct a new meeting next year.
Lieut. R. S. Harrod, previously based in Columbus, reports today to command the Athens District Highway Patrol Headquarters. He succeeds Lieut. E. B. A. Capelie, reassigned to a district headquarters in Masal.
In Indianapolis, a 6 to 1 edge over Louisville through eight innings dissolved as the Colonels surged for six runs in the final two frames, handing Indianapolis a 7 to 6 loss and delaying their control of the American Association lead. Columbus and St Paul also figure in the day’s results with Toledo and Minnesota, while Kansas City topped Milwaukee 11 to 6. A separate sports note highlights Sarah Palfrey’s rise, her Wightman Cup success, and the anticipated top ranking in 1934, along with Helen Jacobs’ changing role in U. S. tennis.
The Associated Press tally shows Manush leading with .402 and Gehringer at .383. Various players top categories including runs, RBIs, hits, and pitching leaders across teams like Senators, Tigers, Athletics, and Giants.
Yesterday's Stars highlights several players across leagues: Lou Gehrig for the Yankees homered twice and added two singles, driving seven runs in a dominant offensive showing. Oral Hilderbrand of the Indians shut out the White Sox, allowing eight hits. Joe Moore of the Giants hit a pinch homer with bases loaded as part of a big scoring surge. Dolph Camilli of the Phillies crushed a four-base hit in the eighth to break a tie and seal the win. Bob Johnson of the Athletics singled home the eventual winning run against the Red Sox. In Chicago Sally Dukielski stopped Kid Leonard in a bout, while at Asbury Park Salvatore Ruggirelli fought in a notable bout. In Dallas Pat Murphy knocked out Jam mie Wooten to contribute to a late rally.
Britons meet in the men's singles final as Jack Crawford of Australia faces Fred Perry of England in the All England tournament. Perry is favored after consistent wins in Australia. The women's final features Helen Jacobs of the United States against Dorothy Round of England.
Brona Myer and Brioa's lineup clash as Washington and New York battle for early season wins. Strong performances by Gehrig and Schulte pace the scoring while Cronin and Sewell contribute key at bats. The game ends with York over Washington 8 to 6, after a late surge.
Twenty seven senior football stars will form a national all star squad to face the Chicago Bears champions of the National Professional League at Soldier Field on August 31. Selection via nationwide voting coordinated with 30 newspapers and coached by method used for baseball stars. Team to train at Northwestern University two weeks before the game while the Bears begin training the same day.
Shirley Temple offers beauty tips through a fan screening at the Ohio Theater while starring with James Dunn and Claire Trevor in Baby Take a Bow. The article also notes Myrna Loy’s fall in The Thin Man and Buck Jones in The Man Trader at Court Theater with details on cast and plot.
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