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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1934
Page
7
The piece discusses shifts in baseball management and strategy, comparing Pittsburgh's hire of George Gibson to John McGraw’s era with New York. It notes player acclimation to new leadership, differing fan and press reactions, and uncertainties about season outcomes.
Harold Pie Traynor took over Pirates managerial duties as Pittsburgh lost 5-3 to the Giants. Carl Hubbell relieved Hal Schumacher in the eighth to preserve the win, lifting New York four games ahead of St Louis and five ahead of Chicago.
Standings show Baetos Boston 2 beat Chic i. at IOAN Washington 2 while Cleveland 3 ash ington 0 and Detroit at New York rain delayed. Chicago at Philadelphia rain with only games scheduled. ASSOCIATION Columbus 7 Kansas City.
Radcliff dropped their ninth game 14 to 8 at Vinton field. The hosts broke a 3 0 lead in the sixth with a three bagger by Rees and an all around surge as 10 runs crossed. Diggins stood at short despite a minor eye injury.
Bibber McCoy of Cambridge defeats Boris Demetroff of Greece two falls to one at Three Rivers. In Portland Fred Bruno of New York pins Billy Wallace of Buffalo in 20:36 at 175 pounds.
Glenn Cunningham of Kansas considers challenging the world half mile mark at the National Collegiate meet in Los Angeles if his ankle holds up. Coach Bill Hargis notes prelims Friday will test his leg while Cunningham hopes to follow a 4 06.7 mile with a strong 880 even with a light training plan and modest expectations.
Boxing cards from Buffalo Paris Chicago Fort Worth Houston Los Angeles San Antonio Albuquerque feature Slattery Maminski Grisell Mali bran Day Kieko Henry Haines Delgado Fiores Tramer Fiores Salvatore Paul Miller Cox Ruz Chavez Laredo with wins, draws, and knockouts across cities and venues.
EBC Brandt pitched the Cubs to four hits and seven strikeouts. Jim Bottomley drove in four runs for the Reds with a double and a single. Heinie Manush of the Senators collected five hits in the doubleheader and Mel Harder of the Indians threw a seven hit shutout in the second game.
New York state athletic commission refused approval for a planned light heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden between Maxey Rosenbloom and Enzo Fiermonte. The Garden hoped to stage July 19 at the Long Island Bowl, but officials said Fiermonte lacks regional experience and main bout status. Garden director Jimmy Johnston urged patience, insisting Fiermonte can draw a big gate and will get a chance.
A compact profile traces Jimmy Durante from New York East Side roots and a photo engraving detour to Broadway and Hollywood fame. It also previews It Happened One Night at Ohio Theater starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert and notes the College Coach production move to Sunset Boulevard studios due to Dick Powell.
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