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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1934
Page
9
Jimmy Roach defeats Tinker in the city tournament final with a 4-6 2-6 6-4 7-5 6-3 score. Roach, trailing two sets and rallying with sharper serves and backhand winners, captures the championship as Tinker fades late.
Yesterday's Heroes by the Associated Press notes Earl Averill drove in four for the Indians including the winning run against the Yankees. Tommy Bridges had seven hits for the Tigers in a win over the Senators. Harlan Pool delivered a winning single for the Reds against the Phillies. Irving Hadley posted a five hit game vs the Athletics, keeping them scoreless until the ninth. Johnny Vergez contributed a homer and a double as the Giants beat the Cubs. Joe Medwick had four hits and his 15th homer as the Cardinals were swept in a series by the Fisher Red Birds, Chauncey beat St. Louis 3-2, then Dundas won 5-4.
Syracuse pitcher Jenkins threw a complete game allowing five hits as the Syracuse seven beat the Athens Eagles 5 to 4 at the Playground diamond. Hemsley and E Guinther led the Eagles with three singles each, while Guinther doubled and Hemsley hit two triples. The Eagles face Radcliff next, seeking a season sweep at 6 o'clock.
The Associated Press notes a worsening AL pennant race as the Yankees fall further behind after a 15 14 loss to Cleveland, Babe Ruth sustaining a severe leg contusion keeping him out for weeks. Detroit and Boston win to tighten the chase while the National League Giants-Cubs series ends anticlimactically.
In Boston on July 19 Ed George and Jimmy Londos fought to a draw after four hours of grappling for the heavyweight title. Both men were exhausted and fell unconscious as the match finished.
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