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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1934

Page

9

Pirates suffer fifth straight defeat in NL standings drop

Five straight losses drop the Pittsburgh Pirates to a fourth place tie with Boston as Giants Cubs and Cardinals move in the NL race. Cubs and Giants each win while Dodgers beat Giants 6 2 in ninth inning rally. In AL action Chicago White Sox rout Cleveland 12 5 and Washington defeats New York 9 3. Browns top Tigers 11 3 behind rookie power.

Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Pirates Giants Chicago Boston Cubs St. Louis Cardinals Chuck Klein Guy Bush Brooklyn Dodgers New York Cardinals Reds Buster Mills Paul Derringer Frank Frisch Phillies Chicago White Sox Bean Winegarner Cleveland Zeke Bohura Hal Trosky Washington Yankees Yanks Senators St. Louis Browns Detroit Tigers Ray Pepper Harland Clift al Bejma Philadelphia

Baseball season closes with Schmidt and Bill leading team averages

Mitchs insimgs and Billschreiber miss late season action as the university baseball team finishes with Bill at .350 and four hits in final games. Wills edges Schmidt by one point to top season batting. Bartel hits .314 with 23 hits, Schmidt 23 sits, and Schreiber plus Doc homers.

Bill Bilschmidt Ohio State Marshall Wills Schmidt Woody Yc Bartel Bartel Ill Rabb Bill Schmidt Schreiber Doc

Take It From Me On Jobs And a Phone

A speaker recalls difficulty finding work and keeping a phone line. They describe repeatedly leaving a number, receiving no callbacks, and the lesson learned about avoiding telephone dependence. The vow ends with a claim never to rely on a phone again.

Webb extends streak with 27th straight hit in association play

Earl Webb of Milwaukee expanded his hit streak to 27 games as the Brewers defeated Minneapolis 6 4. Archie McKain tossed a two hit shutout against St Louis while Louisville beat Columbus 5 0 and Kansas City topped St Paul 6 2. Milwaukee moved to 22 19 and third in the standings after a strong week on the road.

Chicago Earl Webb Milwaukee Frank Sigafoos Brewers Archie McKain Red Birds Minneapolis Millers McKain Columbus Louisville Champs Kansas City St. Paul

Browning Defeats McMillan In Washington Wrestling Bout

Jim Browning 235 of Verona Missouri defeated Jim McMillan 220 of Chicago in 5 minutes 30 seconds in a Washington D C wrestling meet reported by the Associated Press.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Jim Browning Verona Jim McMillen Chicago

Carbondale Wins Twice on Decoration Day

Carbondale baseball team defeated Columbus Al Star 7 6 in a loose morning game and won 7 2 in the afternoon. Pitching by K Chesser and Carlin helped, with Haddox delivering a long home run. Next weekend they travel to Chillico then host Columbus Senators on Sunday June 10.

Murray City Murray City Eagles Athens Eagles Graham Johnson Red Graham Athens Nelson Gra Kimble Byron Jonas Sederodananar Pi Riror Carbondale Decoration Day Columbus al Star K. Chesser Carlin Haddox Chillico Mead Athletic Association Columbus Senators

Fight Results at Seattle and Oakland

Ford Smith of Kalispell Montana halted Art Maxwell in Seattle. Danny O Leary of Georgetown Washington outpointed Frankie Clark in a six round match. In Oakland Pietro Georgi of Buffalo New York outpointed Domingo Valin of Hayward California over ten rounds.

Associated Press Seattle Ford Smith Kalispell Mont Art Maxwell Danny O'Leary Georgetown Wash Frankie Clark Butte Oakland Calif Pietro Georgi Buffalo N. Y Domingo Valin Hayward

Nats Edge Yanks in Tight Baseball Tilt

Washington Cowboys? No, Washington beats New York 9 to 7 in a game featuring key hits from Myer Combs Kubel Seaver Manush Ruth Cronin Gehrig Schulte Harris and others. Chicago and Pittsburgh also show in the box with late scoring and errors marking the contest.

Washington New York Bahoa B.R.H.O.A. Myer Combs Kubel Tbh Seaver Manushif Ruthrf Cronin Gehrigsb Schulte Ch'man Harris Galtzgaver Ruth Dickey Rolfe Chicago Pittsburgh B.R Tepes Vaugh Subr Cuyler S Lgetto Camilli Ju Jensen Rges Grace Soo Ferre Smith aThenow Smith

Ohio Trapshoot Opens State Event in Columbus

Ohio’s premier trapshooters begin competition at the Columbus Gun Club for the Grand American Handicap bid. From June 1 to 4, shooters compete in classes A through D at 200 targets with a 16-yard rise, aiming to crown state champions who will represent Ohio in the grand event. The singles championship is set for Sunday as the first year of the Vandalia departure marks a new chapter.

Columbus Ohio Vandalia

Local Standings And Saturday National Matches

Standings show Greege 312 Sincetong 5 Wash New York 3 St. Louis Ty peereit 3 Only games scheduled. Association Louisville 5 Collius 0 Milwaukee 6 Minneapolia 4 Kansas City 6 St. Paul 4 Saturday games list Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia New York Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Boston Washington New York Philadelphia Detroit Chicago Cleveland St. Louis Louisville Columbus Indianapolis Toledo St. Paul Kansas City Minneapolis Milwaukee

Greege Sincetong Wash New York St. Louis Peereit Louisville Collius Milwaukee Minneapolia Kansas City St. Paul National Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Washington Detroit Cleveland Columbus Indianapolis Toledo Minneapolis Pet Bt Luts Cememveniences Ee Fe Ee Crioego Avisanenmetans Culgrine Ushectatecange Indiana High Ae Wee St. Fool Whansensmensan Lowsville Toledo Owen Ns St Louis Brooklyn Pittsbur

Baer Carnera Heavyweight Fight on Then Planned

Reports confirmed the heavyweight title bout between Max Baer and Primo Carnera, with Madison Square Garden stating no postponement. Carnera rested in Pompton Lakes after road work while Baer trained in Asbury Park, critics noting Baer seemed tired and off form.

New York Max Baer Primo Carera Barney Ross Jimmy McLarnin Madison Square Garden Carnera Baer Livermore Pompton Lakes N. J Asbury Park

Carl Dupler Wins Dayton Trophy on Memorial Day

Carl Dupler of Enterprise, star distance man on Ohio University track, wins a three foot trophy for taking first in a two and a half mile race at Dayton on Memorial Day. The trophy is on display in Logan's Book Store window.

Carl Dupler Dayton Enterprise Ohio University Logan's Dupler

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