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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1934
Page
10
Knight weighs in on the Baer title bout praising Baer as a puncher with color but deeming him not as great as past champions. He notes the bout's natural media frenzy and doubts Baer’s supremacy compared with Tunney and other former champions.
A correspondent recounts betting on Carnera to win and being wrong, noting the boxer's limited punching power and postfight alibis. The writer admits sympathy for the Jewish contender while criticizing Carnera and his handlers, concluding with mixed praise and disappointment.
Cohn of Beckley advances to the state final to meet Eddie Blickle of Huntington for the 1934 men's singles crown. Buckle defeats Bennett to reach doubles final with Field. Mary Lewis Dickinson claims the women's singles title with a 6 2 victory over Martha Norvell.
Lochgelly defeated Minden in the Fayette County baseball league for their first win of the season. The Lochgelly lineup powered by Dixon Hauser Smith Patem and West totaled 32 hits as four miscues by the visitors aided the victory. Final score line shows Lochgelly over Minden with strong offensive output.
The revived Cubs or Bruins? The report notes a 5 to 4 win over the Giants in the final game of the series after leading early and trading runs. The nine-inning comeback secured the victory and left the league leaders with a slim margin over Chicago.
The Charleston Gim club hosted a large turnout in Kanawha City for a weekly competitive gun shoot as a precursor to the West Virginia State shoot opening Tuesday. E H Wolfe led by winning the 16 yard singles and the 22 yard handicap tar pets, while Omer Given took the doubles with Wolfe close behind. The state event expects about 125 competitors and features visiting marksmen from Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania competing for special prizes.
Paul LeFevere hit the year’s second hole in one at Meadowbrook on the blind fifteenth 245 yard par four last week using a brassie. Earlier in the season Willard Pool scored a hole in one on the adjacent seventeenth par three. The fifteenth features a steep hill and a level stretch to the green.
Company officials in Toledo Chico discuss forming an employees recreation and welfare program at Owens-Ilinois Glass. Ed Truban will direct athletics and social activities at the Kana wha City plant with eight horseshoe courts and multiple sports facilities. The program aims to boost interest in sport and inter plant competition among staff.
Koppers beat Summerlee 2 to 1 in a Fayette County league contest. Lett Carver worked the mound for the winners allowing two hits. The scorers credited Carver and Bryant with the hits and Brown and Jorita with contributed plays for Summerlee.
Dick Lever meets Nanjo Singh in the Legion weekly wrestling card main event. Singh seeks comeback after a setback last week when Dutch Heffner pinned him. Semi final features Lea Sexton versus George McCloud. opener brings two new wrestlers to Charleston.
The Gulf League roller shows United Fuel Greyhound and Carbide tied at 4 1 after week of June 1 with three teams tied for fourth Sport Mart and C and P each 3 2. Owens Bottle sits winless. First half ends July 25 with second half to follow. Next week schedule lists United Fuel vs Gas C and P Majors. Post Office vs Sport Mart. Greyhound and Chemists. C and C.
Portchester N Y June 23 Ed Thorp renowned eastern football official died in Portchester Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered two weeks earlier He had a prior stroke and was preparing to play golf Funeral services set for Tuesday at the Church of the Holy Spirit in University Avenue Bronx He is survived by his widow
The mass method of teaching swimming by George H Corsan at the local YMCA produced strong results. 14 boys learned to swim in the week with 20 completing two pool lengths and 14 one length on final tests.
Yale's golf team defeated Princeton in a dominant performance to clinch the Eastern Collegiate League golf championship held in Cleveland. Bob Grove of the Red Sox runs a bowling alley in Lonaconing Maryland during the off season with his brother-in-law as partner.
Detroit Tigers topple the Washington Senators in both ends of a city doubleheader to strengthen their American League lead. The nightcap featured two Washington home runs by Johnny Stone while Joe Kuhel left the game with a damaged left ankle. Details show a 9-6 win in the opener and an 8-6 victory in the nightcap as Detroit's bats and pitching combined for the sweep.
In New York on June 23 the Yankees routed Cleveland 10 to 3 in the decisive fifth game of the series. A fast first inning capped by four runs against Oral Hildebrand set the tone as Johnny Murphy pitched effectively. Ruth went hitless in three at bats extending his 20 at bats drought, while the Indians matched their double play record with their eleventh of the series.
Blizzard, reigning county and Ga zette city golf champion, tied Meadowbrook Golf Club's course record with 66 a five under par. He opened 35 and closed 31 with seven birdies seven, three on the first nine and four on the back.
London reports Sidney B. Wood Jr a stylish New Yorker and Wimbledon 1931 champion won consecutive matches at the Queen’s Club over Frank X. Shields and Lester Stoefen to emerge as the chief American hope to win back the Davis Cup. British experts praised his form as Perry affirmed the task for the English defense.
Gene Sarazen, among the finest field contenders, shot an impressive morning round at Royal St George's to solidify favor in the British open. Abe Mitchell praised Sarazen as the likely champion as the event opens with qualifying rounds and favorable winds loom over the seaside course.
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