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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
9
Washington Senators powered by strong hitting swept a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox 11 to 3 and 13 to 11, boosting their American League lead in hits. New York Giants and other pennant contenders pushed standings with key early season results as Lefty Gomez and Lou Gehrig highlighted the day with notable performances.
Chicago notes attendance woes as Col onels beat Toledo 7 to 1 under lights. St Paul wallops Milwaukee 16 to 1 with Phelps homering. Minneapolis beat Kansas City 6 to 3 in eleven innings with three Millers homer, Tauscher earning his second straight win. Columbus and Indianapolis finish 2 to 2.
Baseball schedule shows NL matchups Boston at St Louis, Philadelphia at Chicago, New York at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, St Louis at New York, Cleveland at Philadelphia, Chicago at Washington, Detroit at Boston. Standings show New York, St Louis, Chicago leading various tables with mixed records and rough OCR artifacts.
Buck Newsom, a Pacific Coast League recruit, taunts Dizzy Dean and markets his pitching and talk in a boastful feature. He says his windup is deceptive and cites practice with Harp Walters as he describes mound mannerisms and a flashy delivery. Newsom portrayed as a hustling, self-assured hurler with 20 wins and 36 games in Los Angeles last year.
Pat Caraway once with the White Sox attempts a tryout as a six foot four inch southpaw weighing 160 pounds. He appears to tie himself in nets, but the scene ends with the boys sheltering him from the premises. Addie Joss and Fred Glade are recalled in distant memories as the piece reflects on past era pitching.
Dee Leasue recalls trick deliveries used by pitchers in the South, noting Harp Walters influenced his approach. He cites pitchers like Earl Whitehill, King Kong Kline, Futpo Marberry, and Davzy Vance, who varied mechanics to disrupt hitters, but stresses that control and raw stuff determine success.
In Chicago a 51 year old Anthony Anicich shot to end a night game by smashing a street lamp with an iron poker. The resulting electrical shock killed him as youths below continued to play. Separately at wrestling events Everett Marshall defeated George Hagen in Reading and Swede Hanson beat Mike London in Clemens Michigan.
Lefty Gomez limited the Browns to six hits for his 10th win. Ethan Allen hit a homer with men aboard to beat the Cubs. Fred Frankhouse shut out the Cardinals for his ninth win in 11 starts. Harry Danning delivered a timely pinch double fueling a four run Giants rally against the Reds. Joe Cronin contributed a homer and a double in a Senators win over the White Sox. Pinky Higgins drove in three runs as the Athletics defeated the Indians. Gil Suhr collected four singles driving in six runs for the Pirates. Bill Werber provided six RBIs on three hits for the Red Sox.
Fights last night featured Midget Wal gast of Philadelphia outpointing Saimng Seaman of California in Alexandria. In Oakland Johnny Romero of San Diego stopped Frankie Hughes of Terre Haute after 3 rounds, while Jimmy MacFarland of Terre Haute stopped Tiger Floyd of Oakland.
New York June 14. Primo Carnera and Axel Baer prepare for a historic heavyweight title bout in Madison Square Garden. Promoters eye about 60 000 attendees and a near 400000 gate as odds tilt between Carnera and Baer amid bets and political questions about readiness and pacing.
Do You Remember Me recounts Princeton and Harvard reaching the final round of the intercollegiate polo championship at Rye New York. Five Years Ago Today notes Eddie Farrell traded from the Braves to the Giants for outfielder Jimmy Welsh. Ten Years Ago Today records Jackson Sholtz setting world 200 meter dash mark Time 21 seconds.
AP dispatch reports sharp split among critics and regional writers on who will win the heavyweight title between Max Baer and Primo Carnera. California polls favor Baer, with notable exceptions. Midwest and South vary, while New York voices split. Former champions back Carnera. May indicate a close bout result.
Bill Hammond faces Alley Oop Wallace in a marquee bantamweight bout at Whiteway Park tomorrow night. The Jefferson City Police Relief Association event features Parmelee versus Bennett, Rolla Taylor versus Koenning, Roy Lee versus Merman, and Johnny Sowers versus Spyder Colum bia, with fights starting at 8:30 p.m.
The Farm Administration announced a milk marketing hearing for the St Joseph milk sales area in St Joseph Missouri on June 18. The draft agreement will be refined from hearing evidence and covers lease and surplus plans with an equalization pool and distributor adjustments. A separate note mentions a steamer rescuing three German canoeists ashore on Andaman Islands before their boat was found adrift in the Bay of Bengal.
Political notices list Henry G. LePage for Recorder of Deeds Sylvester A. Duller for County Court judge first district Henry Heidbreder for County Court and District judge Harry L. Buchanan for Prosecuting Attorney Scott Peters for Probate Court judge and Joan Dunford for County Clerk in this party slate.
Baseball leaders spotlight with Tigers and Senators dominating runs and hits. Gehrig, Ruth, and Manush top lists. Pitching figures feature Gomez and Prankhouse among American and National Leagues standouts.
Chicago bishops announce a Methodist led pledge of decency for films after conferences. They will adapt the Catholic pledge for reprinting in church bulletins with signatures to send to Hollywood. The effort targets more honest depictions of life and excludes mixed feature and comedy bookings.
C N Nunn Democratic candidate for state agriculture presidency died in a Muskogee hospital from wounds after two unidentified gunmen seized him, bound him to a tree, and drove him across eastern Oklahoma to a brush overlook near Porter and Brushy Mountain where Floyd associates used as a hideout. Police seek two gunmen. Nunn gave limited details before collapse.
Mrs. Adolph Zukor reports to Chicago police that she was robbed of 86075 in money and jewelry while a guest at the Blackstone Hotel. She says a necklace valued at 75000 with 79 pearls and platinum clasp, a cluster diamond ring valued at 8000, a diamond brooch, other minor pieces, and 509 in cash were taken from her suite during the night.
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