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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1928
Page
7
The Cincinnati Reds have emerged as a surprise sensation in the early NL pennant race. Veteran scribe Tom Swope explains the factors behind their strong on road performance and growing position in the standings.
Cincinnati Reds, led by Jack Hendricks and bolstered by Marty Callaghan, stretch their margin atop the league. They rallied to beat the Giants 7 5 at the Polo Grounds and continued series wins on a 24 day road trip, moving past the Pirates and Cubs to stay in front.
Leonard Schmutte the Lima young pro led the Ohio district open qualifier at Beechmont by shooting 74 and 72 for 146 to top a field of 109. Densmore Shute was second at 151 with 76 75, while Tom Raklets 77 75 152 and Lloyd Gullickson 76 78 154 also qualified along with Cleveland and Columbus players.
Chicago event sees Arch ie Bell and Filipino nationalista Fi lipin o finish training for a 10 round bantamweight bout. English light welterweight Jack Berg set to face Freddy Mueller of Buffalo in another 10 round fight on the same card.
Kyle A Herson captain and second baseman of the Chicago University baseball team has signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and will report for duty June 20.
Summary of Monday games shows Columbus 11 over Minneapolis 3 and Indianapolis 4 over Milwaukee 3 in the American Association. In the National League St Louis 8 beat Boston 1 and Cincinnati 7 over New York 5, with Chicago 3 over Brooklyn 1 and Philadelphia 6 defeating Pittsburgh 4.
In the American League Chicago beat New York 6 to 1 Philadelphia topped Detroit 4 to 2 in 10 innings Washington won 7 to 6 against Cleveland St Louis defeated Boston 2 to 1.
Minneapolis hosts Columbus as Milwaukee visits Indianapolis and Kansas City plays Louisville. St Paul battles Toledo while Pittsburgh faces Philadelphia and Cincinnati meets New York. Chicago visits Brooklyn and St Louis travels to Boston.
Washington plays Cleveland and Philadelphia faces Detroit while New York meets Chicago and Boston challenges St. Louis in the schedule slate compiled for the upcoming games.
Rogers Hornsby and Harry Heilmann collected two singles in four at bats but their teams lost. Ty Cobb had a single in three at bats and was hit by a pitch. Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Paul Waner Kiki Cuyler went hitless. Tris Speaker stayed on the bench as the games unfolded.
Cincinnati catcher Picinich drove in four runs including the deciding two in the ninth and homered twice as the Reds defeated the Giants 7 to 5. Several other major games highlighted the day with strong performances across the league.
About 2,200 students joined Texas A and M intramural sports this year setting a new participation record announced recently.
Cecil Beck former Florida captain and top athlete scholar has decided to join the Boston Braves after two years at the University of Florida. He led the Florida team this season and will join the Braves in the near future.
Outfielder Priess of the University of Chicago chose to play football next fall, turning down a potential chance to join the Brooklyn club this summer.
Cincinnati overturns a 5th inning tie with a nine inning surge, led by Picinich two home runs and four RBIs. Kolp starts strong before Rixey finishes, while New York builds a late threat on O’Farrell and Terry. The Reds improve to seven runs on 14 hits as Chaplin takes the loss.
Pop Warner, Stanford coach, declares he has more good material on this squad than any in his 33 years of coaching while noting seven 1917 lettermen have departed. He expects a large varsity and strong reserves. The piece also reviews former players and other boxing references from the era.
Although major league scouts courted them, pitcher Hamazaki and outfielder Miyitake of Keio refused all bids and announced they would return to Japan to pursue baseball there.
In Cleveland the boxing world is shaken as manager Dave Hawkins shoots his own shoulder following his protégé Wilson Yarbo's public snub. A note warns readers not to publicize the act, a stark parallel to faded boxing legends and cautionary showdowns in the sport.
Minnesota football and baseball star Marvin Nydahl has joined the Indianapolis club of the American Association. The move marks a crossover to professional play for the versatile athlete this season.
A fragmented sports column mentions a physical specimen who is a West Pointer in St Louis and notes Jack Ryder from Boston predicts Hahn will win the 800 and 1500 in Amsterdam. It references the Yankees pursuing the Cubs’ 116 game win streak and other boxing and rowing notes.
Alexander leads the game as St. Louis beats Boston 8 to 1 in the opening of the series. Douthit Holm Wilson and Alexander drive runs with two RBIs each. Holm and Stol en homer. Errors by Bell and Farrell contribute to the scoring as douthit richbourg sisler and frisch add two-base hits.
Baseball notes list players like Ruth Gehrig Hauser Hornsby Picinich and Frisch with various team associations and defensive plays. It also reports boxing results from Milwaukee Chicago and Kansas City with multiple bouts including Sanger Azzarella Von Porat and others over ten round schedules.
The Philadelphia Phillies beat Pittsburgh 6 to 4 to secure their third win since returning home. Don Hurst homered with one on in the seventh as the Pirates made five errors. Five innings detail shows tail-enders piling hits and a four run seventh.
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