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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1931

Page

10

Reds extend winning streak as season nears peak

The Cincinnati Reds push a three game run to bring their season total to 17 and eight wins in nine games. Freddie Miller wins a decision at the ballpark, boosting his standing as a featherweight title hopeful while fans speculate on Braves 1914 parallels for the Reds.

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Reds defeat Robins 2 1 in 11 innings at Redland Field

Si Johnson outduels Dazzy Vance in a11 inning pitching duel. Reds win eighth of nine as Brooklyn falls 2 1. O'Doul, Cuccinello deliver late hits for the Reds and Seibold blanks the Cardinals.

Cincinnati I Johnson The Reda Dagny Vance Brooklyn Robins Redland Field Reds Johnson Rhinelanders Vance Jack Quinn Wallace Hebert Athletics Browns Walberg Krausse Goslin Byrne Senators Cleveland Indians Bump Hadley Lloyd Brown Indians Socks Seibold Cardinals Boston Collins Jim Bottomley Bob Smith Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Philly Chuck Klein Hurst Giants Chicago Pittsburgh Terry Jackson O'Farrell Pirates John Berry Hubbell Brooklyn Si Johnson Dazzy Vance Herman O'Doul Cuccinello

Short Sweet Fight Night at Fairgrounds Fails to Impress Fans

Boxing card at the fairgrounds featured 14 rounds with quick endings and a main bout where Mickey Aler of Portsmouth was heavily hurt and stopped in 1 minute 50 seconds of the first round by Cowboy Martin of Gelumbus. Bobby Mason stopped Joe Thomas in two, Hartman and Murphy drew, Featherston beat Green, and Leonard stopped Landis.

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New golf balls show better performance on greens at test

In Pinewald New Jersey amateur George Voigt and pro Whiffy Cox defeated T Philip Perkins and Bill Mehlhorn five and four in a Royal Pines golf ball test. The group used both balls on different halves, with Voigt posting a course record 70 and Mehlhorn the only player to gain distance with the new ball. putting favored the new ball for all four players.

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Brewers Rally To Tie Series In 8-5 Win

Milwaukee Brewers evened the series with the St. Louis Red Birds by winning 8-5 in Columbus. An eighth inning rally produced three runs and doomed the Birds. Bud Parmalee started for the Birds and exited in the eighth after a rough outing with walks and wild pitches.

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Saints Seek to Break Slump in Louisville Series

St Pauls continued its draft with Louisville winning 5 to 2 and 5 to 0 as the Colonels pull ahead of the Saints who once led the American Association. Weiland allowed nine safeties in the Louisville win while Knott toppled Columbus. Milwaukee beat Columbus 8 to 5 as Knott shone. Minneapolis edged Indianapolis 8 to 7. Kansas City fell to Toledo 2 to 1.

Columbus U.P St. Paul Louisville Saints Colonels American Association Weiland Milwaukee Knott Brewer Red Birds Minneapolis Indianapolis Kansas City Toledo

Miller Wins 10-Round Decision in Cincinnati Match

Freddy Miller, the Cincinnati featherweight, defeats Eddie Shea of Chicago in a hard fought 10 round decision before 10,000 at Redland Field. Both fighters weighed 125 pounds and traded bursts of speed after round two with Miller the aggressor in several rounds.

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Cleveland Featherweight Bout Ends Brightly at Equestrium

Mickey Cohen of Cleveland faces Tommy Paul of Buffalo in the eight round featherweight feature tonight. Paul recently defeated Fidel La Barba Bushy Graham Fiddle Shea and Johnny Datto in prior bouts.

Cleveland, CO Mickey Cohen Cleveland Tommy Paul Buffalo Equestrium Paul Fidel la Barba Bushy Graham Fiddle Shea Johnny Datto

Welterweight champ Jack Reynolds weds Alice Dale in Newport

Cincinnati reports that Jack Reynolds the welterweight champion announced his marriage to Mrs Alice Dale of Cincinnati at Newport Kentucky. Reynolds had been granted a divorce from his first wife last Monday.

Cincinnati U.P Jack Reynolds National Wrestling Association Alice Dale Newport Reynolds

Thursday Results in National League Box Scores

Fragmentary report lists games featuring Cincinnati Brooklyn and Philadelphia with unclear scores and teams. Missing data hampers full recap of results and standings from the National League slate.

Baseball score roundup from early American leagues

League standings and results show St Louis and Philadelphia trading runs as Philadelphia edges St Louis 9 to 8 while Washington outpaces Cleveland. Chicago and New York remain tied, Detroit loses to Boston, and Milwaukee and Louisville draw in the American Association with mixed scores.

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National and American League matchups listed

National games feature Boston at St Louis Brooklyn at Cincinnati New York at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Chicago American schedule shows Chicago at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Boston Cleveland at Wysenville Kansas City at Toledo St Paul at Louisville Milwaukee at Columbus Minneapolis at Indianapolis

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American Flea League Batteries and Standings Summary

Fragmented OCR lists batter names and team notes across leagues including Philadelphia Boston Washington and Kansas City with scores and lineups. The text references players such as Benge Elliott Fale Hubbierly O Farrell Meine Spencer Phil Lenstein Davis Smith Hart Brown Hadley and Spencer and teams like Pittsburgh New York and Toledo in scattered result lines.

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Tulsa Engineer Clyde Peterson Wins Lottery Prize

Clyde M. Peterson of Tulsa Oklahoma a civil engineer and father of three wins a lottery totaling 152000 dollars while a 31 ticket on Cameronian is expected to yield 142 dollars. The Peterson family has been living in modest circumstances.

Clyde M. Peterson Tulsa Oklas Cameronian Peterson

Florio Wins Amateur Golf Championship in Lima

John Florio of Columbus, an Ohio State student and former state amateur champion, captured the Central Ohio District amateur title at Shawnee Country Club with a two day total of 200. He led after a 70 in the final morning round, beating Nelson Ruddy of Dayton by two strokes. Bob Kepler of Dayton finished third with 108.

Lima Ohts John Fierie Columbus Ohio State Astate Fierio Shawnee Country Club Nelson Ruddy Dayton Ruddy Filorlo Bob Kepler George Berry Newark Fiorio John Mosgrover Urbana

League to Meet Columbus in Chicago July 11 12

The National Football League will hold its annual meeting in Chicago on July 11 and 12. President Joe Carr announced the event and said a schedule for 1931 will be drafted and membership applications will be considered.

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Stribling And Schmeling Readying For Big Fight

Georgia youth Willie Stribling trains with floodlights on at Conneaut Lake Park preparing for Merv Schmeling on July 3. sparring partners Tan Sam Ward K Kitta and Bunny Jim Williams work two rounds each as Schmeling practices upright stance and punching from the shoulder during a six round workout.

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