Marshall College to Oppose Ohio Nine in Inaugural Game
Marshall College will face Ohio University in the opening game of the baseball season on the local field, as Don Peden drills his squad for the season start. Coach Peden evaluates lineup prospects, with Pike at third and Burke in the outfield, while Gilvary leads a pitching staff that includes Wolfe Saunders Parsons and Galabow Wolfe.
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Marshall College
Ohio Nine
Ohio University
Bobcats
Don Peden
Jupe Plavius
Don
Alex Pike
Rex Burke
Burke
Bill Schreiber
Bill
Bill Glacken
Lew Vittorella
Roy Pfleger
Short
Horace Hockenberry
Vic Bartell
Bill Gilvary
Gilvary
Peden
Wolfe
Saunders
Parsons
Galabow
Hack and Crosetti Vie for Young Major League Honors
Mitch's Musings notes Cubs third baseman Stanley Hack as a top rising star, rivaling Crosetti of the Yankees. Both played Pacific Coast League last year with near identical hitting and fielding records, Hack batting .352 for Sacramento and Crosetti .343 for San Francisco. Hack's pace and power draw praise from veteran Chicago writers. The piece also reviews Herbert Manchester's Four Centuries of Sport and traces early football origins from Rutgers and Princeton.
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America
Derrydale
Herbert Manchester
Manchester
New York
Rutgers
Princeton
New York Daily Tribune
Playoffs End in Riot as Bisons Forfeit Title
In Detroit on April 11, the Buffalo Bisons won the International hockey league championship by forfeit after a riot erupted when a goal was disallowed. Fans hurled eggs sticks and bottles as police escorted officials from the arena. Detroit said it would not protest the ruling.
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Detroit
Mich
U.R
Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo
Third contest cancelled amid riot threat in college history
The third contest was not held after college authorities ordered its cancellation when the competition risked a riot. The article notes sports such as golf and football as part of a broader history with many origins.
Evans wins Midwest medal play to lead Walker Cup candidacy
Chick Evans of Chicago amateur golf champion in 1916 and 1920 won the first annual Midwest medal play tournament at French Lick Springs. He totaled 216 strokes for 54 holes, with a second round of 65 to set a new course record. William Heinlein of Indianapolis was runner up with 224, while Jimmy Manion of St. Louis and Johnny Lehman of Chicago tied for third at 226.
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French Lick Springs
Ind
U.P
Chick Evans
Chicago
William Heinlein
Indianapolis
Jimmy Manion
St. Louis
Johnny Lehman
Evans
Exhibition Scores Tie and Shutouts Across League Play
Box scores show Boston and St Louis exhibition results with multiple runs and pitchers listed. Chicago dominates Kansas City with 350 total runs, while Cleveland at Cincinnati and New York teams face rainouts.
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Boston
Russell
Derringer
Wilson
Mancuso
Chicago
Kansas City
Baecht
Warnecke
Hartnett
Thomas
Carson
Gabler
Phillips
Snyder
Cleveland Indians
Cincinnati
New York Giants
Detroit
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Pittaburgeh
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Dayton Team Caps Title at A B C Meet
Jefferson Clothiers of Dayton won the national five man bowling title with a 3.108 score at the American Bowling Congress event held Saturday night. Sunday's action did not dislodge them as doubles and singles were to finish Monday afternoon. Other standings include Verifines Milwaukee and Joe Voss Belters Chicago among top clubs.
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Dayton
American Bowling Congress
T Corken
A. Hein
Chivaro
Eddie Krems
Chicago
Verifines
Milwaukee
Joe Voss Belters
J. Resch Sons Co
Youngstown
Chene-Trombley Recreation
CNG
Buckeye Tennis Faces Six-Match Limit This Spring
Ohio State tennis braces for a four player lineup after a Western Conference ruling. Last year the 1981 Buckeyes went undefeated to win the conference title. veterans Dennison James Hoffer contend for spots with spring practice underway and the first match set for April 29 against Ohio Wesleyan.
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Columbus
Youngstown
Carl Dennison
Willard James
Dennison
Buckeye
James
Joe Hoffer
Hoffer
Earle Buchheit
Ted Barnes
Tampa
Fla
Ohio State
Ohio Wesleyan
Eastman Sets World Mark in 880 at 1 51.2 in Palo Alto
Stanford sprinter U R Blazin Ben Eastman set a world best of 1 51.2 for the 880 yard run in Palo Alto as he also held a recent 440 yard mark. Eastman clocked :24.8 first 220, :53.3 half, :28.7 next 220, and final lap :29.3 as AAU officials prepared to recognize the record.
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Palo Alto
Calif
U.R
Blazin
Ben'’ Eastman
Stanford
Eastman
Otto Peltzer
Germany
Pesek Offered 25000 By Dayton Promoter
Al Haft, manager for heavyweight wrestler John Pesek, said Pesek was approached with a 25000 contract offer by Dayton promoter John Collins and Haft indicated the bid would likely be declined.
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Columbus
U.R
al Haft
John Pesek
John Collins
Dayton
Pesek
Haft
Pfeffer 72 Former White Stockings Star Dies
Nathaniel Frederick Pfeffer, 72, a second baseman for the Chicago White Stockings in the 1880s and 90s, died of heart disease. He also played for the Louisville Eclipse, the Tory Nationals, and New York. He later ran and sold a Chicago Loop saloon in 1920 for $1.50. Funeral services set for Wednesday.
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Chicago
U.P
Nathaniel Frederick Pfeffer
Chicago White Stockings
Louisville Eclipses
Tory Nationals
New York
Chicago Loop
Clark Rejoins Portsmouth Spartans as Coach for Next Season
George Clark of Indianapolis who coached the Portsmouth Spartans to a second place finish last fall has been signed to lead the team again next season. Clark previously played quarterback for the University of Illinois.
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Portsmouth
U.P
George Clark
Indianapolis
Portsmouth Spartans
Spartans
Tody
Clark
University of Illinois
Mastering the crisp low iron shot in golf
The article explains hitting a low iron shot by moving the ball back in the stance and playing it farther behind the right foot. This setup creates a descending blow and allows turf contact just after the ball leaves the club, as shown in Gene Sarazen's illustration.
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Gene Sarasen
Indians Enter 1932 Season With Strong Lineup
Cleveland preps for Detroit opener with a deep, improved roster led by Peckinpaugh and Evans. Earl Averill Vosmik and Joe Vوسعmk headline an outfield praised as best in years, while infield strength grows though second base remains unsettled. Wes Ferrell anchors pitching as the Indians depart for Detroit after a spring showing of 15–2–1.
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Roger Peckinpaugh
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
Indians
Cleveland
Tribe
Indiana
Washington Senators
Dicer Pee
U.P
Earl Averill
Joe Vesmik
Dick Porter
Wes Ferrell
Ferrell
Peckinpaugh
Billy Evans
Eddie Montague
Joe Sewell
Yankees
Eddie Morgan
Bruce Connatser
Double Header Planned As Weather Delays Columbus Baseball
In Columbus Ohio on April 11 the Columbus American Association club faced a weather suspended three game set with Rochester. A double header was planned with a first game pitting Ohio State University against Columbus Rochester reserves and a second game featuring the Columbus and Rochester regulars.
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Columbus
Weather Gods
Columbus American Association
Rochester Red Wings
Ohio State University
Rochester
Athens Merchants Seek First Class Baseball Games
New Athens merchants group formerly the Whitehalls seeks opponents for baseball games in the area. Contact Bazet Murad at 14% W Union St or call 24891 to arrange matches.
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The
Whitehalls
Bazet Murad
W. Union St
Athens
Murad
Weather Man Chief Umpire Opening Day
President Hoover to throw out the first ball at Griffith Stadium in the season opener between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. Rainy forecast tempers plans as other major league games begin tomorrow with NL and AL matchups.
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Jack Cuddy
U.R
Acoe
Addisonso
Presto
Hoover
Senators
Boston Red Box
Washington
Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators
Beston Red Sox
Griffith
Philadelphia
Walter Johnson
United States
Bill Dineen
Alvin Crowder
Boxing finals on slate in nine Ohio districts
Cincinnati April 11. Champions will be decided in nine divisions at the Ohio district boxing tournament finals sponsored by the Ohio AAU. Heavyweights Roy James Wit tenberg College and Lewis Craig University of Cincinnati meet, while Bill Thomas Friar Club fights Deton Van Meter Gold Club. Welters Paul Hummel Ohio State battles Dan Cassidy West End Club, and Dan Melillo L B Harrison Club meets Walter Miller unattached. Hummel reached semis by defeating Allen Staten Newport KY.
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Cincinnati
Ohio A. A. U. Association
Roy James
Wittenberg College
Lewis Craig
University of Cincinnati
Bill Thomas
Friar Club
Deton van Meter
Gold Club
James
Craig
Thomas
van Meter
Paul Hummel
Ohio State University
Dan Cassidy
West End
Dan Melillo
L. B. Harrison
Walter Miller
Hummel
Allen Staten
Newport
Indians Transfer Two Pitchers to Toledo Mud Hens
April 11. Transfer of pitchers Pete Jablonowski and Thornton Lee from the Cleveland Indians to the Toledo Mud Hens was announced by Indians GM Billy Evans. Both players moved under 72 hour recall deals to bolster Toledo’s American Association lineup. Jablonowski, a Michigan graduate, won over 20 games for Columbus three seasons ago before joining Cleveland.
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Toledo
U.P
Pete Jablonowski
Thornton Lee
Cleveland Indians
Toledo Mud Hens
Billy Evans
Jablonowski
University of Michigan
Columbus
Indians
Perry County Strike Sparks Job Requests in New Lexington
In New Lexington Ohio on April 9 1936 the Perry County coal mine closures under a strike order triggered hundreds of job applications at the local state relief committee agency led by Judge John D. Davis. Since the shutdown a month ago about five hundred applications have been received and nearly a thousand since the start of the year as flour aid from the Federal Government arrived for distribution to 13 townships.
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New Lexington
Perry County
State Relief Committee
Cooper
White
John D. Davis
Davis
Mell G. Underwood
American Red Cross
Sheep dog trials draw attention away from skating
Henry McLemore riffs on the shift of sports writers from figure skating to sheep dog trials. He details the complex judging criteria and the spectacle, mocking the sport’s potential to rival baseball and noting the oddity of paying spectators watching dogs shed.
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Henry McLemore
York
Sparta
Mne
England
Roxy's
Pena
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