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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1934

Page

9

Cubs Struggling As Pirates And Cardinals Tally Early Wins

Cubs slip in National League play with losses to the Pirates and Giants as pitching and left-handed hitters shape the season. Cards' Frisch and crew have started firing, while Grimes Haines and Reem bolster the rotation. Medwick Pepper Martin and others spark a late rally.

Weliie Cardinals Frisch Grimes Jess Haines Reem Joe Med- Pepper Martin Virgil Davis Frinch Rothrock Buster Mills Collins

Yesterday's Heroes in Baseball Card Headlines

Sparse OCR notes mention Medwick of the Cardinals driving in bases loaded runs, Braves being blanked, and Vis Jackson of the Giants counting four runs with a homer and single as a key offense.

Medwick Cardinals Braves Vis Jackson Giants

Ohio Relays Debut At Ohio Stadium With 400 Scholastic Stars

Ohio University hosts its first relay carnival at Ohio Stadium featuring 12 team events and eight individual finals. Favorites Toledo DeVilbiss and Terrace Park lead Class A and B fields following records at the Wesleyan Relays.

Louisville Athens Ohio Stadium Toledo DeVilbiss Terrace Park Cincinnati Wesleyan Delaware Cincinnati Terrace Park Ohio University

Neusel Favored To Beat Loughran At Madison Square Garden

Walter Neusel the blond German heavyweight is a 5 to 1 favorite to defeat Tommy Loughran in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Neusel, 26, outweighs Loughran by 13 pounds and is praised for youth reach and power, while Loughran is 32 and lighter.

New York Walter Neusel Tommy Loughran Madison Square Garden Philadelphia Primo Carnera Neuse Loughran

Bobcats Visit Marietta for Second Straight Week

Ohio University baseball team led by Don Peden travels to Marietta College seeking a fifth straight win after a 10-2 victory earlier in the week. Sam Galabow is considered likely to start if ready after a week’s rest, with Bill Schmidt as an emergency option and Vern Wolfe ready as alternate.

Don Peden Ohio University Baseballers Marietta Pioneers Marietta College Bobcats Peden Sam Galabow Portsider Sam Miami Galabon Vern Wolfe Bill Schmidt Schmidt Don

Flyers Triumph Over Ducks In Dayton Shutout

On May 4 Dayton University pitchers Jim McCarthy and Stan Corbett held the Dayton Ducks to six hits as the Flyers defeated the Ducks 5 to 0. The Collegians matched the Ducks in hits off Bartholomew Burger and Davis but pushed across more runs.

Dayton Jim McCarthy Stan Corbett University of Dayton Dayton Ducks Collegians Bartholomew Burger Davis

Michigan State Easily Defeats Oberlin In Tennis Match

Michigan State University's tennis team beat Oberlin College on Thursday in Oberlin. The singles result was 6 0 while the doubles finished 2 1 in favor of State.

Oberlin U.P Michigan State Oberlin College

French veteran retains world middleweight title with win

Paris May 4. A French veteran named Marcel defended his world middleweight crown by defeating Al Roth of Belgium in a 15 round decision after a tight bout.

Paris U.P Marcel Hig al Roth Belgium Herdight

Batting Leaders and Run Batted In From Patchy Box Line

The snippet lists top batting averages with Reynolds of the Red Sox and Vosmik of the Indians followed by Gehringer of the Tigers and Medwick of the Cardinals. It also shows leading runs batted in with Reynolds and Vaughan and highlights home runs by Reynolds and Moore and Werber with scattered team associations.

Pet Reynolds Red Sox Vosmik Indians Aaiacien Gehringer Tigers Po OS Re EE Ee Canenan Nneoee Medwick Cardinals Reynolds Vaughan Pirates Moore Giants Werber

Ohio Racing Commission guests head to Kentucky Derby

Members of the Ohio Racing Commission travel to Louisville to be guests of the Kentucky Racing Commission and Churchill Downs Management for the Kentucky Derby. The party includes commissioners George Blecker R H Anderson I J Collins J A Shelvin and secretary George Gates.

Columbus Ohio Racing Commission Louisville Kentucky Racing Commission Churchil Downs Ohio George Blecker Charmer R. H. Anderson I. J. Collins J. A. Shelvin George Gates

Derby Eve At Churchill Downs Promises Wide Open Race

Kentucky Derby eve stalls a near record crowd forecast over 75 000 with unsettled weather adding to the Derby day uncertainty Cavalcade and Time Clock are Brookmeade entrants Mata Hari leads as favorite in mud friendly conditions Sgt Byrne a strong mudder among contenders Col Bradley withdraws Blue Again leaving Bazaar as top hope 13 likely starters if others fail to start with five still doubtful entries including Bender First Quasimodo Prince Pompey Thomasville and Howard

Louisville U.P Churchill Downs Cavalcade Robert A. Smith Brookmeade &Tabie Mata Hari Oval Sgt. Byrne Winooka Belmont Park James L. Kendall Bradley John F. Curry Tammany Joe Wiedner Col. E. R. Bradley Paul Whiteman James Farley Hugh Johnson N.R.A Hal Reec C. J. Pettijohn New York Kentucky Colonels Bazaar Bender Quasimodo Prince Pompey Thomasville Howard Price Cavalcade M. Garner D. Belliasi J. Gilbert D. Meade W. D. Wright Agrarian C. Kurtainger Discovery J. Bejshak Speedmore F. Horn Spy Hill Coucci Sir Thomas A. Pascuma Renick Wee Ee Mol Singing Wood R. Jones Riskulus L. Humphries

Eastern Clubs In Flying Start Against West

Eastern National League clubs opened with three wins in four tests as rain and fog limited American League play. Giants Dodgers and Braves beat Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Chicago while St Louis topped Philadelphia. Medwick homered for St Louis and Jackson led the Giants with a homer triple and single in a 8 5 win.

Giants Dodgers Braves Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cubs St. Louis Phillies Travis Jackson

Vince Dundee Retains Crown in 18-Round Title Fight

Vince Dundee of Belleville New Jersey retained his middleweight title with an 18 round decision over Al Diamond of Paterson before 8000 fans. Dundee, recognized champion by the New York State Commission and the NABA, won 10 rounds to Diamond's one with the rest even. Dundee weighed 157 pounds, Diamond 161 1-2. Manager Max Waxman said a bout with Teddy Yaross of Monaco Pennsylvania may follow, as Yaross beat Dundee twice last year before he won the title from Lou Brouillard.

Vince Dundee Belleville al Diamond Paterson Diamond Dundee New York State Commission National Boxing Association United Press Mth Max Waxman Teddy Yaross Monaco Vince Lou Brouillard

Millers Still Going Strong Victory for Millers in Columbus

Minneapolis Millers beat Louisville 6 to 1 as Starr held the Colonels to eight hits. Indianapolis defeated St Paul 5 to 3 in opening game. Logan limited Saints to one hit per inning for six frames. Columbus topped Milwaukee 4 to 1 behind Stiles four runs in the third.

Columbus U.R Minneapolis Millers Louisville Starr Colonels Indianapolis St. Paul Logan Indians Kansas City Blues Toledo George Hockett Alamada Mockett Stumpf Rolland Stiles Milwaukee

Ohio State Golf Opens Home Schedule Against Kenyon

Columbus May 4 Ohio State will open its home golf schedule Saturday versus Kenyon College. OSU recently beat Kenyon 14 to 8 at Gambier. Remaining matches include Michigan May 21 Cincinnati May 12 Big Ten meet May 21-22 Evanston Illinois June 1 Cincinnati.

Columbus U.P Ohio State Kenyon College Kenyon Gambier Michigan Cincinnati Big Ten Evanston Ill

Softball Meeting Set in Columbus and Charter Deadline Noted

Ohio Amateur Softball Association schedules a meeting in Columbus on May 19 open to managers players and executives. The deadline for charter applications in the state group is July 16.

Columbus Ohio Amateur Softball Association

Wooster Beats Muskingum 14 to 2 in Rough Game

Wooster notches a decisive 14 to 2 victory over Muskingum while University of Dayton defeats Dayton in a Mid-Atlantic region game by 6 to 4. The brief scoreline highlights dominant offense for Wooster.

Bobcat Track Athletes Rally in Dual Meet at Ohio Stadium

Bobcat track stars led by Coleman and Broxon posted improvements against a rival team in a dual meet at Ohio Stadium. Coleman’s 50.6 in the quarter and Newcome’s unofficial 22 feet 2.5 inches in the broad jump highlighted a day of strong showings across 40, 100, 220, high jump and broad jump events.

Bill Herbert Merchants of Track and Speed Ohio Stadium Marshall West Virginia Herbert Bobcats Miami Ohio Wesleyan Coleman Hopkins Broxon Newcome Bernie Newcome Himsself Weetervelt Armbrust

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