Braves Top Cubs 9-3 as Hornsby benches self
In a weekend major league slate the Boston Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 9 to 3. Rogers Hornsby sat out part of the tilt amid a batting slump while Bob Smith took the loss for Chicago.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1931
Page
5
Open and Closed Face in Golf Clubs Explained
The text defines open and closed club faces for right handed players and explains a left handed mirror: open means the face turned left, giving less loft, while closed means turned right, increasing loft. It notes the corresponding adjustments for left handed players.
Statistics on past heavyweight champions and Maxie Stribling
June 16. A long, fragmentary piece lists historical heavyweight champions. It notes Max Schmeling and Young Stribling as contenders, with various dates, places, and lineage claims. Includes oddities about birth months, marriages, and a claim that no champion won the title in a certain state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Stribling
Georgia
Max Schmeting
Cleveland Stadium
Maz
Strit
Corbett
Tunney
Scheelsing
Stridting
Jens Wilelard
Rob Figsimmons
Hle
Jack Deampaecy
Cat
Sohmelag
Jack Sharkey
Johnson
Willard
Taney UW
Sins and deals swirl around Weil and Douthit swap
The column questions Mitelli's trades and Sidney Weil's finances citing a supposed release exchange of Taylor Douthit for Walter Roettger and “considerable money.” It mocks Weil’s motives, jams in baseball banter, boxing chatter, and hypothetical matchups as part of the sports talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Janet
British Ryder Cup Team Arrives Ahead of Columbus Matches
The British Ryder Cup squad captained by Charles Whitcombe sails for America and will train in Boston on June 19 before facing Americans at Columbus on June 26. Afterward they tour Detroit and Toledo for the Open, with players including Archie Compston Abe Mitchell Fred Robson Ernest Whitcombe and Syd Easterbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J.R
Columbus
Majestic
Charles A. Whitcombe
Boston
Detroit
England
Captain Whitbe
Archie Compston
W. H. Davies
Abe Mitchell
Fred Robson
Ernest R. Whitcombe
George Duncan
Syd Easterbrook
Bert Hodson
Arthur G. Havers
Herbert C. Jolly
Baseball scores and innings from national and american leagues
A mixed recap shows multiple games with innings by inning tallies. Detroit and New York combined for 8 to 5 with key pitchers Hayworth Ruffing and Sherman. Philadelphia routed Chicago 15 to 4 behind Hudlin Vonohue and Sewell. Louisville blanked an opponent 3 to 0 with solid pitching.
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Plan Mo
Wingard
Ryan
Connolly
Kies Minn Ber
Louisvilles
National League
Crigema
UC Carneminace
Sherde
Cronin
Spohrer
Smith
Blake
Teachout
American League Chicago
Basten Wc
Ov Quo
Frasier
Tate
Kline
Berry
Philadelphia
Hudlin
Vonohue
Sewell
Walberg
Heving
Detroit
New York
Hayworth
Ruffing
Sherid
Weaver
Weinert
Dickey
Lois Ooo
Gray and Ferrell
American
Associatie
Sukee Ihc
Knott
Buckeye
Henry
Hargrave
Hatter, Wilkinson
Paul Ae
Munns
Vanatta
Boston
Escessonn
Hartnett
Cleveland
Whitehill
Uhlo
Washington
Marberry and Spencer
Snyder
Fenner
Horne and
Riddle
Bomb Explosions Reported in Buenos Aires
Police said nine bombs exploded in Buenos Aires over the last 24 hours with unconfirmed reports listing as many as 15 blasts in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Carnera Knocks Out Jack Redmond at Ebbets Field
Primo Carnera overwhelmed Pat Redmond in two minutes and twenty four seconds of a scheduled ten round bout at Ebbets Field Brooklyn. Redmond offered no real offense as Carnera dominated with power and speed, earning a knockout after an infighting exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pat Redmond
Pride and Joy of
All Ireland
Primo Carnera
Primo
Redmond
Pat
Hornsby Drops Self From Cubs Lineup In Slump
Chicago June 16 A.R Rogers Hornsby, Cubs manager, benching himself after a 1 for 7 stretch lowering his team batting. He replaces himself with Clarence Blair saying every player must deliver to win games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rogers Hornsby
Chicago Cubs
Hack Wilson
Hornsby
Wilson
Cubs
Clarence Blair
Carnera Stops Redmond in Brooklyn Bout
Italian heavyweight Primo Carnera knocked out Pat Redmond in Brooklyn last night, improving his record to 275 1 4 and sending Redmond to defeat. Irish American Ernie Schaaf stopped Jack in an earlier Boston bout, delivering another KO for the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Primo Carnera
Italy
Pat Redmond
Ireland
Ernie Schaaf
Boston
Jack
St Paul Leads As Games Split With Indianapolis
In Columbus on June 16 the St Paul team moved one half game ahead of Louisville after beating Indianapolis 6 to 4 in a night game. Louisville fell from first by losing to Minneapolis 3 to 0. St Paul improved to 50–23 while Louisville stood 30–24. Henry of Minneapolis held the Colonels to seven hits. Toledo defeated Milwaukee 7 to 5 in the other game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
R—St Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Henry
Colonels
Toledo
Milwaukee
Boston Golden Gloves Results From Hartford New York and Pittsburgh
Gagnon defeats Renault in Boston. Bat Battalino knocks out Datto in Hartford. Billy Lynch defeats Billy Hines. Phil Zwick knocks out Jimmy Salvin in New York. Dick Evans beats Walter Braun in New York. Sammy Dorsmann defeats Eddie Brannon in Pittsburgh. Mose Butch stops Harry Fierro in Pittsburgh. Joe Walters outpoints Tiger West in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dick Evans
Youngstown
Walter Braun
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Sammy Dorsmann
Eddie Brannon
Mose Butch
Harry Fierro
Chicago
Joe Walters
Springfield
Tiger West
Escapes in Wreck Dean Castle Narrowly Survives Truck Train Crash
Dean Castle a 35 year old railway express worker escaped death at Clyde Ohio several days ago after his truck was struck at a grade crossing and dragged by a locomotive for a city block. He suffered a cut above the nose bruises and body lacerations but was extricated from the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Castle
Clyde
Castle
No How American Association Scores Across Cities
Incomplete league results show Milwaukee beating Minneapolis 7 to 8 with Louisville 0 and Kansas City at Columbus on wet grounds. Other games list St Paul 6 Indianapolis 4 Boston - Chicago Brooklyn at Pittsburgh with wet grounds Detroit vs New York and Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 4 Washington 4 St Louis 3 Reston 5 Chicago 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association Totedo
Milwaukee
Minneapois
Louisville
Kansas City
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Boston
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Detroit
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
J. Washington
St. Louis
Reston
National Scores and Local Family News
National listings show Pittsburgh at American and J Louis in Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia New York at Boston Kansas City at Columbus Minneapolis at Louisville Milwaukee at Toledo St Paul at Indianapolis. A fire destroyed a property and Cline Castie, brother of Dean Castie, was told his condition is favorable. Dean is son of Mrs. Wright Penrod living on R F D No 1 out of Athens. Father was the late Isaac Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cline Castie
Athens RR. FD. No
Dean Castie
Wright Penrod
Athens
Isaac Castle
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