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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1932
Page
5
The Athens Messenger features a playful mock column by Joe Tickertape lamenting Mitch Mitchells absence and riffing on sports talk with spoof market terms. The piece teases reader letters from fans about gridiron wrestling and campus sports lore.
New York reports the Yankees beat the White Sox 3 2 in ten innings as Bill Dickey returns from a 30 day ban for injuring Carl Reynolds. Lefty Gomez, the Castilian beanpole, was to greet him from the mound, with Dickey’s return boosting the Yankees' hopes.
Boston Braves first baseman Art Whataman Shires will retire for the rest of the season and plans to enter St Elizabeth's Hospital for knee surgery to correct an injury that has hampered his play most of the year.
Bil Lee pitched seven safeties allowed and kept runners from scoring as the Red Birds defeated the St Paul Apostles 7 to 1 in Columbus. Otto Blhuege and Ewar Swanson led the offense with key hits while Swanson and Hopkins contributed strong defensive plays.
Pomeroy Aug 4. With Traffic Officer Dana Ray Roush on the mound the Firemen defeated the Pomeroy Recreation League champions Bethany Church 4-3 in a Wednesday game. Roush pitched his first game for the Firemen drawing steady applause.
Philadelphia vs St Louis New York vs Chicago Washington vs Detroit Boston vs Cleveland St Paul vs Columbus Minneapolis vs Toledo Kansas City vs Indianapolis Milwaukee at Louisville
In Columbus Aug 4 Joe Hauser hit a three run homer with a man on base in the third inning to lift the Minneapolis Millers to an 8 to 3 win over Toledo. Rube Benton pitched for Minneapolis allowing seven Toledo hits. Indianapolis beat Kansas City 4 to 3 for their eleventh win in seventeen meetings. Milwaukee and Louisville split a doubleheader with Milwaukee winning the first game 7 to 4 and losing the nightcap 7 to 3.
Beckley nine kept perfect in the second half with a tight 20 to ? win over Carpenter pine last night. Pitcher Hayes limited Beckleys to four hits and two runs as Carpenter’s hurler held the Clathiers at bay. Beckleys scored on Hayes and Rice in the third and on Rice’s double, steal, and a score in the eighth as Van Dyke dropped Littler’s long fly.
Cleveland hosts Boston in a four game series as Clint Brown and Oral Hildebrand prepare to start the first twin bill in the Indians new ballpark. The Red Sox are expected to start Bob Kline and Ivy Andrews.
Describes a backswing for the brasale or apron era, detailing left band and wrist motion to bring the clubhead back. Notes left knee inward movement, heel lift, torso pivot at the waist, and head position to minimize sway. Indicates the club returns toward parallel with play and emphasizes left arm, cocked wrists, and an open clubface.
Reporter notes increase in chatter as James faces Jimmy in New York with strong betting interest. Observers like Matthie Broutiard and Johnny Buckley predict a close fight and discuss training camp work and potential rounds.
Dayton dispatch notes all Central League games postponed yesterday causing changes to today’s lineup. Fort Wayne visits Erie and Dayton hosts Youngstown with rescheduled matchups on the slate.
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