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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1934
Page
7
Craig Wood conquers a grueling final at the British Open, matching Gene Sarazen and Hagen for endurance. The 26-year-old clinches the major title after a four-year pursuit, taking home about $1,000 in prize value as the open challenged the era’s top players.
Pieced box score style recap shows Jants split with opponents in a rough contest. Notable players include Terry and O’Doul with scattered hits and miscues as the lines add up to a close two to zero result, reflecting early season action and a narrative of uneven offense.
Cincinnati July 30 11 100 fans attended Crosley Field as Charley Dressen began his first day as Reds manager amid a hopeful crowd. The doubleheader with Chicago ended 7 5 and 4 2 split, the first game the loss, the second a win.
Sunday results list Chicago 7 Cincinnati 6 and other scores including Boston 5 Brooklyn 2 New York 2 Philadelphia 0 St Louis 9 Pittsburgh 5 Cleveland 11 St Louis 5 Detroit 16 Chicago 15 Philadelphia 6 New York 8 and Boston at Washington Schedule shows Pittsburgh at Cincinnati St Louis at Chicago New York at Boston Philadelphia at Brooklyn Chicago at St Louis Washington at Philadelphia Boston at New York Detroit at Cleveland plus several mismatched town names and typos in the Tuesday schedule listing Kansas City at Pittsburg Miners at Toledo Milwaukee at Boston
Detroit Tigers regain AL lead after a wild doubleheader with the White Sox, 16-15 win on a Rowe homer following a seven-run seventh. Les Tietje outpitched by Chicago 6-4 in game two. Indians sweep two from St. Louis as Hale and Averill homer twice. NL shifts, Cubs edge Reds, Cards beat Pirates. Braves win 1-0 on Pinky Whitney RBI.
George Lockman former Ohio University basketball player and two year Rome Township High School coach has been appointed coach at Painesville High School Ohio He led Stewart teams to two county championships and plans to move from Hamilton where he awaits marriage to Miss Inez Hungerford of Hamilton.
In a mixed livestock and dairy report, farmers faced lower milk output with half of production consumed as whole milk or cream for local sale. The market shows volatility as farmers navigate changing demand and pricing in the country trade.
Johnny Fischer from Cincinnati known as the Babe Ruth of Golf teamed with Art Smith to beat Athens pair Mike Heaney and B. T. Grover 4 and 2 at Athens Country Club in a pro am prelim to today’s event. Fischer shot 72, Smith 73, Grover 74, Heaney 75 as visitors led after the first nine and edged the locals late.
A Universal comedy drama at the Ohio Theater stars Chester Morris as a roughneck sailor and Misa Clarke as a society heiress in a tale of thwarted romance. The supporting cast includes Frank Craven, Andy Devine, Irene Ware, John Warburton and Russ Brown. director Kurt Neumann brings a polish to the production.
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