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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1932

Page

5

Walker Favored To Challenge Sharkey In First Defense

ICKEY WALKER appears the likeliest challenger to Champion Sharkey in his first heavyweight title defense. Johnny Buckley favors a Walker bout first, noting the Walker-Sharkey match last summer drew and that size differences favored Sharkey.

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World Amateur Athletes Gather for 1932 Olympic Games

Los Angeles hosts the 1932 Olympic trials with a flood of global entrants. The United States leads in track and field selections as Japan Italy and others arrive. The American team debates strength amid upsets and record breaks as preparations continue for Los Angeles.

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Red Birds sweep Kansas City with twin win in Milwaukee

Milwaukee July 18 The Columbus Red Birds won two games in Milwaukee against the Brewers following a weekend sweep of Kansas City. Fred Blake pitched a five hit shutout in the first game and Phil Weinert, recently acquired, worked through trouble in the nightcap as Columbus secured a double victory to boost morale on the road trip.

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Braves Sweep Reds While Pirates Idle as Cardin Brooklyn Split

Braves beat Reds 5 to 3 and 3 to 1 to stay close to the Cubs, who were idle. Cardinals defeated Brooklyn 9 to 2 in the opener, then Brooklyn won the nightcap 8 to 5. Only games scheduled.

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Erie Keeps Central League Hopes Alive With 10th Straight Win

Erie swept Fort Wayne in two games to extend their team run to ten straight and remain hot atop the standings. Fort Wayne split with Dayton, losing 12–8 and 7–4 for an 18–15 record. Erie defeated Canton 13–4 and 8–5, as Youngstown and South Bend split a doubleheader with 13–9 and 4–1 scores.

Dayton U.P Erie Fort Wayne Hoosiers Canton Youngstown South Bend

Reds Lose to Braves Twice

Cincinnati fall to Boston in a twin bill 5-3 and 3-1. The Reds were hampered in the outfield by Wally Roettger’s knee injury, though he pinch hit for a run in the first game before leaving the field.

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National Basketball Pairings Reported for Brooklyn and Neighbors

Brooklyn at St Louis and New York at Chicago lead the slate along with Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and Boston visiting Cincinnati in scheduled matchups indicating a busy national schedule for the circuit.

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Gallipolis Independents Defeat Ashland MCA 7-0

Gallipolis Independents blanked the Ashland Kentucky MCA nine 7-0 at Fairgrounds Diamond. McKain allowed five hits in a six inning duel before Gallipolis broke through in the sixth and added four more in the eighth. Ashland pitcher C Preston held the Independents to two hits through five and a half.

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Final two nights of Fort Miami harness meet canceled

Toledo officials announced the last two nights of Grand Circuit racing at Fort Miami track are called off due to light attendance. The harness meets were to run tonight and tomorrow night, but the remainder of the meeting has been canceled.

Toledo Fort Miami

Kay Don Establishes New Speedboat Mark

Kay Don, famed British speedboat racer, set a world record on Loch Lomond with Miss England at 119.81 mph over two official runs, first breaking Gar Wood's 117.43 mph mark, then eclipsing it again reaching 120 mph on the return. Don also beat the British record of 88.96 mph, clocking times from 44.4 seconds for the first mile to 4.8 seconds for the return mile.

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