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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1934
Page
7
Baseball talk centers on 28 man rosters, Yankees and Red Sox trade chatter, and how pitching gaps drive early seasonal moves. Terry’s Giants face stiff competition as Western clubs show strength while Eastern rivals push for decisive gains in the early weeks.
Major league rosters shrink to 23 players with two veteran stars released. Burleigh Grimes, 40, and Joe Judge, 39, were dropped by the Cardinals and Red Sox. Grimes would consider retirement after a 19-year career across NL clubs. Judge, longtime Senators star, cited the Lary deal as a factor in his release as the Red Sox reshaped their infield plan.
Johnstown earned its first victory of the middle Atlantic league base ball season by defeating Springfield 10 Tuesday to end a four game losing streak. Beckley edged Zanesville 2 to 1 as wet fields postponed Dayton Wheeling and Charleston Huntington games. Albany Braves sent Bill Barrett to Albany and Lew Krausse to Harrisburg while Steve Larkin and Roy Spencer moved between teams.
Chicago report details a manhunt for King Levinsky in Maxwell Street with doctors and Levinsky family members tracking him. Promoter Lou Daro plans suit for $300 advanced on Levinsky's purse as authorities suspend him in California for at least a year.
Johnny Fischer, 22, Walker Cup team member and former national intercollegiate champion, dies in Cincinnati. A caddie son of a mailman, he rose from Cincinnati and Kentucky courses to national prominence, noted for precise drives and a rare hole in one in 1930 Cincinnati city championship.
The Ohio high school sports carnival begins Friday with track baseball tennis and golf titles at stake. About 1,000 boys qualified by district wins to compete this week as elimination events start Friday and finals Saturday. Toledo Scott is favored in track and field. Cleveland East Tech won last year.
A partial box score shows players such as Martin, Rothck, Taylor, Willeon, Boyle, Collins, Davis, Cucelle, Osattic, Lepeste, Dwchers Jorden, Mooney, Dean, Bucher, Crawford, Carroll and Haines. Totals list 386 runs, 12 hits, 27 errors, with batted for line notes and substitutions.
In a lopsided game the Giants powered past Chicago with strong hitting and solid pitching. Key contributors include deckson English Galan and Tinning, while totals show 49 at bats with 10 runs and 15 hits. final score 38 to 10.
AP reports wrestling results from New York New Haven and Albany with several matches decided by two falls to one. Notable bouts include Ed Lewis of Los Angeles beating an unnamed New York opponent in a two fall finish and Jim Bimg of Verona Mo defeating Vv He Devis in Albany with two falls to one.
New York Giants end road trip with a 10 to 3 win over the Chicago Cubs as Carl Hubbell silences trouble in the first inning. Mel Ott adds his seventh homer while Giants rack up 15 hits to snap a dismal western swing and stay near third place. Dodgers beat Cardinals 6 to 5. All other mlb games postponed.
Giants star Mel Ott homered and added a single driving in four runs against the Cubs. Linus Frey of the Dodgers collected three singles drove in three runs and even stole home for the winning tally against the Cardinals.
Joe Jacobs protested a draw for Max Schmeling against Pau Lino Uscudun in Barcelona. Authorities arrested Jacobs at Portbou and he returns under police escort to dispute about 2103 dollars owed to the Spanish government as tax on Schmeling’s purse. Schmeling reportedly earned a 40000 dollar guarantee.
Coach Bill Herbert’s Bobcat track squad travels to Cincinnati for a Saturday dual meet against the Bearcats under floodlights. Key matchups include Newcome vs Broxon in the 100 and 220 dashes, with Newcome leading Broxon in several dual meets this season. The result will influence Ohio’s Buckeye meet plans and Delaware defense.
In Duluth Minnesota Frank Knauer defeated Henry Schaft while Young Lahti beat Marty Teler in six rounds and Jock Moore edged Bobby Re ler in four. Wen Lambert stopped Johnny Malone in the first round. In Memphis Eddie Wolfe beat Harry Dublin Sky and Ally Dukelsky outpointed Bobby Matthews in a Chicago card draw.
Bowling Green defeated Findlay for the second time this season 10 to 6 after outhitting Findlay 10 to 6 in yesterday’s game. The encounter was reported by AP from Findlay.
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