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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1934

Page

11

NER Coach Sees Big Six Football On Par With Others

Lewie Hardage notes the Big Six has improved to a level with the Southeastern and is nearly equal to the Big Ten and Pacific Coast. Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and others are using varied formations including modified punt, Notre Dame, wingback systems, with strategic choices based on material.

NER Lewie Hardage University of Oklahoma Okla Nebraska Sauer Cornhuskers Pitt Lincoln Panthers Iowa Purdue Northwestern Wisconsin Oregon State Beavers Oklahoma Vanderbilt Texas Notre Dame University of Missouri Kansas State Kansas Iowa State

Miami Sky Brightens as Miami Opens at Oxford

Oxford Sept 27 The Miami football squad under Coach Wilton shows optimism after early practice. Sophomores impress at back positions with Eddie Logan Mentor and Bob Breitenstein Cincinnati likely to handle halfbacks. Line decisions favor Thompson Erwine. guards Kaiser Broks. center Smokey De Cesare unfit. Savatsky at end unopposed. Jim Cole may miss opener. Miami faces Kentucky Teachers at Oxford Saturday.

Oxford Miami Wilton Eddie Logan Bob Breitenstein Cincinnati Logan Jack Llewellyn Lakewood Stan Lewis Bob Thompson Gallipella Dick Erwine Steubenville Bob Kaiser Elyria Ned Broks Mansfield Jack Mutchler Chillicothe Savatsky Olle Savatsky Cleveland Jim Cole Richmond Ind Bob Matre Hamilton Redskins Miami Oons Kentucky Kentuckians

Bierman Faces Pressure as Gophers Squad Opens Season

Minnesota coach Bernie Bierman recalls his 1934 championship claim as he faces a tougher Big Ten field. North Dakota brings captains Pug Lund and Butch Larson for a test, with Clarkson Rennix and Dollarhide challenging in the backfield. Eddie Jacquin will officiate the Missouri Bradley game in Champaign.

Minneapolis Bernie Bierman Minnesota Gophers Bierman North Dakota Pug Lund Butch” Larson Sterling End Lund Larson Clarkson Rennix Dollarhide

Radcliff Halls Eagles Meet Defeat At Home

Murray City Eagles arrived with a string of wins but were routed by Radcliff 9 to 3. Radcliff scored four runs in the third inning to seal the game as Molihan limited eight hits and fanned eleven. E Potts led Radcliff with three hits, and Benny Radcliff added three singles. Next Sunday the Monarchs, a colored all star team from off the Ohio River, visit Radcliff after a date was cancelled by the Lancaster Coca Colas.

Radcliff Murray City Eagles Eagles Scott Pryor Molihan E. Potts Benny Radcliff Monarchs Ohio River Lancaster Coca Colas Parkersburg Silverbridge Point Pleasant

Batting and pitching leaders from the 1930s baseball season

Gehrig and Gehringer lead in batting while Foxx and Ott top home run and RBI lists. Werber and Waner headline runs and hits in both the American and National Leagues. The piece notes Foxx’s struggle at Yankee Stadium and mentions a drowning toll in England during holidays.

Gehrig Yankees Gehringer Tigers Werber Red Sox Trosky Indians Greenberg Manush Senators Chapman P. Waner Pirates Terry Giants Ott Collins Cardinals Alien Phillies Vaughan Medwick Berger Braves Martin Cuyler Cubs J. Dean Walker New York Jimmy Foxx Lou Gehrig Yankee Stadium Foxx

CAREFUL GUN HANDLING PROMOTION FOR SAFE HUNTING

A safety advocacy urges careful gun handling during hunting season. It stresses never leaving loaded guns around the home, checking barrels for obstructions, never crossing fences with a cocked gun, and using caution when loading in vehicles. It also advises scolding careless peers and envisioning safer, longer hunting enjoyment.

United States

Baseball Roundup Highlights Key Hits Across Teams

Yesterday's Stars highlights Hoyt of the Pirates and Cardinals held to two hits while George Davis of the Phillies had four hits in a defeat of the Giants. George Selkirk of the Yankees homered in a loss to the Athletics. Hank Greenberg of the Tigers totaled six hits and nine RBIs across a doubleheader.

Associated Press Hoyt Pirates Cardinals George Davis Phillies Giants George Selkirk Yankees Athletics Hank Greenberg Tigers

Baseball box score with St. Louis loss and multiple substitutions

The record shows player substitutions and a final score for a St. Louis game. Hoyt Tough and Louis BRHOA lead entry lines with multiple batters substituted in sixth ninth innings. The box score lists players P Dean Hallahan and Crawford among others, with an error credited to Vaughan and DeLancey.

M. Louis Brhoa Brhoa Lwner St. Louis Vaughan DeLancey

Philo Vance Returns in The Dragon Murder Case at Ohio Theater

Warren William stars as Philo Vance in The Dragon Murder Case at the Ohio Theater, the third film adaptation following William Powell and Basil Rathbone. The cast includes Margaret Lindsay Lyle Talbot Robert Barent George Meeker Dorothy Tree and more as the mystery series continues to thrill audiences with Van Dine's famed sleuth.

van Dine Philo Vance Warren William First National Productions Ohio Theater Philo William Powell Kennel Basil Rathbone Margaret Lindsay Lyle Talbot Robert Barent George Meeker Dorothy Tree William Davidson Helen Lowell Eugene Pallette Robert McWade Etienne Girardot Sergeant Heath Markham Doremus Count of Monte Cristo Majestic Theater Paris Alexandre Dumas Harry M. Goetz Edward Small Robert Donat America Reliance Pictures Hollywood Donat Edmond Dantes Chateau d’If Elissa Landi Mercedes Dantes Abbe Faria Monte Cristo Superman

Another Zuppke in Champaign at Illinois

Robert Zuppke mentors the 1934 Illinois football squad while his nephew arrives to begin an education career. A Minneapolis high school graduate who played end, he seeks to prove football potential, and Bob Zuppke jokes about testing him soon.

Bob Zuppke Champaign Robert Zuppke Illinois Zuppke Minneapolis Bob

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