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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1934
Page
7
Report notes Baer and Carnera preparations amid public talk of delays. Commission deemed fighters fit after medicals as advance sale rises and gate hopes climb to around $400,000.
In a burst toward the NL lead, the New York Giants hammer the Phillies for 20 hits and an 18 to 7 victory. Mel Ott belts his fifth homer in four days, while Carl Hubbell leaves early with a hand injury as Giants reclaim momentum while Cardinals win 3-2 over Pittsburgh.
Warner Baxter headlines his first starring picture Such Women Are Dangerous at the Ohio Theater. The film pairs him with Rosemary Ames Rochelle Hudson and Mona Barrie in a stylish romantic drama with a murder trial twist. Strong supporting cast and D. Howard Higgin direction enhance the sophisticated mood.
Review extols Frank Buck's Wild Cargo as a sensational jungle adventure filmed in Ceylon Sumatra India and Malaya. Buck captures live specimens delivering them to a zoo with vivid scenes of a panther vs python and a man-eating tiger as excitement builds and more than 100000 feet of film were shot.
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New York June 11 AP Primo Carnera Baer title defense drawing strong box office. Early advance sale near 200000 with gate projections 400000 plus by fight night. Analysts note Baer sharper lately while Carnera may be overtrained and peaked too soon. Baer supporters cite his diligent road work and steady form.
European zone semi finals reach as France Italy Australia and Czechoslovakia survive. Pairings place Australia versus France and Italy against the Czechs with interzone finals at Wimbledon July 21 23 24. France beat Germany to clinch series led by Merlin. Von Cramm beat Boussus in final match. Australia beat Japan, Czechoslovakia beat New Zealand, Italy swept Switzerland.
William F. Sturm, American representative of Sir Malcolm Campbell, says it will cost about 125000 dollars to run the Bluebird on the salt flats near Salt Lake City to attempt a 300 mile an hour speed record. Trials are scheduled for July 4.
Chicago Cubs manager Charley Grimm a bank pitcher and singer Lonnie Warneke the ace hurler strums a guitar while rookie outfielder George Stainback plays piano and guitar in a vaudeville bit.
Standings show Chicago leading with 7 to Cincinnati 4 and other mixed results across American and National leagues. Notable lines list Cleveland over St Louis and Boston over Washington, with several matchups including New York against Cincinnati and Philadelphia against Chicago. Tuesday schedule includes Boston at St Louis and Philadelphia at Chicago among others.
Chester defeated Millfield 7 to 6 in ten innings on the local diamond Sunday. Chester trailed 6-0 after two innings, tied it with a ninth inning run, and won when C Knight doubled and Shack Young drove him home in the tenth. Kytta and Quillen each struck out five, with Kytta allowing 14 hits and Quillen 12. Home runs by C Knight and Kytta highlighted the game. a return contest will be arranged.
Ek H Hodgins captured first place at Athena Country Club in a Medal Play Handicap tournament on Sunday with a net 67. He posted rounds of 41 and 42 plus a 16 stroke handicap. Cottingham took second with 68, Grover third with 69 and low gross 72, followed by Covert, Lantz, Roach, and Whipple tied for fifth.
An X-ray machine is installed at a New Bedford golf ball factory to inspect centers of polieta cores. Balls with imperfectly centered cores are discarded to prevent hooks or slices in play.
A fast moving detective drama The Line Up opened at Court Theater with an expert cast headed by William Gargan as the young sleuth who solves robberies by brains. Marion Nixon is the acquitted suspect and romance adds tension, while John Miljan and Noel Francisco deliver strong support in a suspenseful courtroom precinct atmosphere.
Bruce Caldwell once dazzled Yale with sensational baseball and football exploits. Now he works as a lunchroom cook near the scene of his past AWHILE iuivlig deals, in New Haven, Connecticut.
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