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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1932

Page

9

Wighten Grip Surges to Second with 10 4 Victory

Wighten Grip moved into second place in the Athens Recreation League by trouncing Company L 10 to 4. Three runs in the first inning set the tone as the Baker boys rode Wolfe’s pitching to a decisive win despite fielding errors.

Rands Athens Recreation League Company L Baker Boys Wolfe Baker Lawheads Odd Fellows Gallipolis Middleport Athens West Columbia Rauchs

Giants Over Reds In Key NL Race Setback

Cincinnati falls 7 to 3 as New York Giants win behind a second inning burst that featured Hendrick error, walks, and six hits. Phillies surge with strong hitting, beating St Louis twice to close gap on Cubs. Cubs beat Pirates in extras, boosting pennant pursuit. Rain delays several AL and NL games including Detroit at New York and Chicago at Washington.

Cincinnati Reds New York Giants Hendrick Phillies Chicago Cubs Burt Shotton Roy Hansen Jim Elliott St. Louis Cardinals Philles Brooklyn Pirates Yohe Cubs Braves Riggs Stephenson Boston Red Sox Browns Hal Rhyne Stumpf Detroit Chicago Washington Cleveland Philadelphia Cincinnat Grantham Crabtrée Hoyt Larson Critz Marshall Moore Herman Durocher Ag Hendrick Ogder Luque Lombardi Oden Eny Hoyt Kolp Ogdern Frey Donnelly Reardon Gatater

Mitch's Musings on Ohio college football finances in 1932 season

The piece notes Ohio colleges face tighter budgets as football receipts decline. Many schools will cut athletic expenditures and curb intramurals and lesser sports. Road trips may be shortened, equipment purchases reduced, and ticket prices lowered to offset deficits.

Ohio Colleges and Universities

Ruble stars as Minneapolis beats Toledo 10 to 6

Art Ruble, Minneapolis right fielder, carried the offense with five hits including two home runs and seven RBIs in a 10 to 6 win over Toledo. In the other AA game St Paul defeated Columbus Club 9 to 5 after Columbus built a four run first inning lead.

Columbus U.P Art Ruble Minneapolis Toledo St. Paul Columbus Club

How They Stand How They Stand

Brooklyn at Cincinnati New York at Pittsburgh Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Chicago Leyte at New York Detroit at Boston Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia Toledo at Minneapolis Columbus at St Paul Indianapolis at Kansas City Louisville at Milwaukee

Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh Boston St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago Leyte Detroit Cleveland Washington Toledo Minneapolis Columbus St Paul Indianapolis Kansas City Louisville Milwaukee Snarassanmsavanses Rene Penie Pradelphia Wow Poston American “Association S&s Ait Ss Paul

Boston and St. Louis Baseball Doubleheader Results

In a sequence of games Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia faced St. Louis with mixed scores. Key pitchers included Betts, Leibod, Spohrer, Root, Smith, Bur, Hansen, Todd, and Mancuso as teams listed offense and defense across first and second games with final tallies showing Boston and St. Louis trading wins.

Boston Chicago Betts Leibod Spohrer Root Smith Bur Art Gett Philadelph St. Louis Hansen Todd Dean Derrinse Terwilliger Mancuso

Playoffs May Be Necessary In Local League

In Gallipolis the local recreation league may require one or two playoff games before the post season. The Farmers' Club upset Addison 3 to 1 as American Legion and Business Men race for top in second half. Legion must beat Business Men Monday to force a deciding game with Addison for a shot to meet the half-season winner.

Gallipolis Addison Farmers’ Club Business Men Ameriftan Legion Legion Winnore American Legion Basil Hayes Mills Grover Gibeaut

Record Scores Forecast for Vandalia Open Guns

VandaliaAug 19 U P indications that record scores will be hung up in the Grand American championship and handicap next week were strengthened as trapshooters arrive posting enviable marks. Woodward Houston perfect 100 in prelims. Heistand Hillsboro 99. Henderson Springfield 97. Rooney May lead doubles with Etchen 45. The Vandalia Open at 200 16 yard targets starts tomorrow with Mitchell Milwaukee last year’s winner in shoot off versus Heistard. Inter national Hundred open to amateurs tomorrow.

C. T. Henderson Springfield W. W. Boyer Kings Mills C. W. Young Fret Etchen Wichita Ken John R. Taylor Newark Clyde C. Mitchell Milwaukee Joe Heistard

Babe Didrikson Seen as Texas Wonder in Golf Title Fight

New York Aug 19 Billie Hicks defending champion at Forest Hills predicts Babe Didrikson who has only 12 rounds of golf will face a tough test in the women’s national title at Salem Mass next month. Hicks doubts the Texas miracle can win and warns championship golf tests nerves over hours and days.

New York Babe Didrikson Salem Masa Billie Hicks Forest Hill Helen Jacobs John van Ryn Billie Texas Babe Billa

B B Nine Wins Under Protest In Fast Pomeroy Game

In Pomeroy the B and B team beat the Odd Fellows 1 to 0 after nine innings amid a protest over Carl Moore’s pitching alleged to violate recreation rules. A managers and league officials vote will determine the ruling, potentially affecting first place and a title series with Bethany.

Odd Fellows Carl Moore B. & B. Moundsman Bethany Pomeroy

Big Five Idle as Terry Drives In Run in Twin Bill

Bill Terry had one run scored and two hits in four at bats. Babe Ruth Jimmy Foxx Lou Gehrig and Al Simmons were idle in the action.

United Press Bill Terry Babe Ruth Jimmy Foxx Lou Gehrig AL Kimmons

Boots the Monkey Escapes Into Jungle Adventure

Boots the comic strip heroine finds herself in a tropical jungle scene surrounded by hundreds of shrieking animals. The action promises danger and suspense as she navigates the perilous heat and wild creatures. Daily installments chase her daring escape and survival.

Boots

Canadian amateur champion C Rosas shines in U S gulf trials

Sandy Bemerville from London Ontario, a four time Canadian amateur champion, led the Mayfield C C qualifying tests in Cleveland with rounds of Ti par and posted a 140 four under par. The score marked the nation's lowest in 18 district tests as about 600 amateurs competed.

Baltimore C. Rosas Sandy Bemerville London Ont Mayfield C. c Cleveland Bomerville

Apostles Down Red Birds in 9-5 Inland League Tilt

St Paul gives the Red Birds a 9 5 loss as Phil Weinert struggles on the mound. Bantam lists include Faul Bean Kenny Ash Bob Osbourne and Sheriff Blake for Columbus. St Paul bats led by Todt Hopkins Wanninger and Fenner with a 9 5 final score.

ST. Paul Red Birds Apostles Birds Phil Weinert Faul Bean Kenny Ash Bob Osbhorne Sheriff Blake Columbus Poaangnthon CF Ouicuecanes Iim Hasina Wanninger VanAtta Iain Whitehead Swanson Jaffries Todt Parchal van Atta Fenner Hokins Durat Norman Crawford Healey Cullop Wenner Healey Koster

Olympic stars fail to shine in Chicago meet

At Soldier Field, 4006 spectators watched a post-Olympic AAU meet where four Olympic champions competed. Leo Beaxon won the shot put, Stella Walsh tied the world record in the 109 meters, while Lauri Lehtinen failed to finish the 5000 meters after a tendon issue, and Jan Kusonmakt claimed the victory.

Chicago Soldier Field Leo Bexton New York Stella Walsh Cleveland Poland Lehtinen Ralph Hil Kusgoinski

Baseball Play-by-Play Fragment Before Janesville

Incomplete OCR text records a baseball inning sequence with names VanAtta Dean Aah Osborne Blake and pitches wild and lowing. The fragment mentions outs and runs across multiple innings but lacks clear events or final scores.

Ballea VanAtta W Po Dean Osborne Ms Vyanatta Tmita Weikort Ind Blake Lowing Pitchere- Ag Pep Erwin

Younge Town Narrowly Advances in Central League

Younge town kept its surge in the Central League with a 7 to 6 victory over Dayton, narrowing the gap to second place Erie. Fort Wayne maintained first by beating Erie 7 to 4, boosting its hold on the top spot.

Payton Youngetown Dayton Erie Fort Wayne

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