Mitch's Musings on Reds Championship Hope
The Reds face a test of legitimacy as the Giants Cubs and Cardinals tighten the race. Slumping hitting undermines the lead with outfield punch lacking and left field spots weak. A return to form is needed to prove they deserve the top rung.
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Odds Stand At 6 1 On Heavyweight Bout
Yussel the Muscle Jacobs warns reporters to avoid aiding Joe Louis in the ring. Louis favored 6 to 1 to win as Galento faces the Brown Bomber at Yankee Stadium with police gearing for up to 40 000 fans and a possible $350 000 gate.
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Question and Answers from The Athens Messenger Sports Service
A reader’s sports trivia prompts answers about Jeffries fights with Fitzsimmons and Corbett, Ruth earnings, and a poker raise rule. It notes the bouts at Coney Island and San Francisco with dates and outcomes, plus a call for readers to send their questions to the Sports Service Bureau in Washington D C.
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Nelson Leads Massachusetts Open at Worcester
National Open champion Byron Nelson of Reading Pa. holds a three stroke edge as third round opens at Worcester Country Club. He shot a 70 in the morning and a 71 yesterday for a 141 halfway total, seeming to secure the lead.
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Athens Men's Tennis Tournament Entry Details
Entry blanks must be delivered to Recreation Director Harry Lackey at Rufus Putnam Playground or 14 Poplar Street by 8 p m Friday June 30. Doubles option indicated.
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Countdown to Louis Galento Bout From Yankee Stadium
A reporter in Yankee Stadium 36 hours before the Louis Galento heavyweight title fight warns about delays costing views, predicts Galento’s quick downfall, and vows precise timing to track the bout as carpenters erect the ring. He considers a near six second finish and notes early travel and crowd risks.
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Yankees Lose Night Game To A’s 3 2 In Philly
The Athletics beat the world champions 3-2 in the first Yankee night game before 33 074 fans. Henry Pippen earned his first AL win after five defeats as Selkirk and Tipton drove in runs for the A’s. De troit climbed to third with an 11 2 win over Cleveland while the Red Sox blanked the Senators 3 0 behind Mose Grove. No NL games on the slate.
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Gulf and Bobs Are Winners In Junior League Day
A deadlock for first place persisted as Stewart beat Athens and The Plains lost to Buchtel in extra innings. The Plains then defeated Buchtel in the nightcap 5-2 behind Bob Nelson guiding The Plains to an even split. Managers meet Thursday at 8 at Eagles Hall in Nelsonville to discuss league matters and ball distribution.
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Tigers 11 Indians 2 and Carbondale splits in twin bill
Tigers beat Indians 11 to 2 behind strong hitting and pitching. Carbondale splits a doubleheader with Jacksonville at Frisky Field, taking the nightcap 6 to 1 as R Brooks and B Brooks star. In London, the first natural sun picture, a 100 year old photographic artifact, is shown at a Royal Society of Arts centenary exhibit.
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Three Lead Tied In Intercollegiate Golf Championship
In Des Moines Iowa 175 players started the second half of the qualifying round of the 42nd national intercollegiate golf tournament Three players Rus Vigquain Iowa State College Lewis Oehmig University of Virginia and Vincent D Antoni Tulane all shot par 72 to lead the field after the first day
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Gamble and Berger To Be Used In Effort To End Reds Slump
Cincinnati manager Bill McKechnie shuffles in Wally Berger and Lee Gamble to spark a four game losing streak as the Reds face the Pittsburgh Pirates at Crosley Field. Lefty Lee Grissom to start, with Chicago ahead on the following road trip and possible shifts in the standings.
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London Sea Captain Killed by Car in Suburban Street
John Bell Findlay an 84 year old sea captain who survived four wars a shipwreck killing 100 men and famine in Russia was struck and killed by a motor car in a London suburb street.
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Circus Comes to Camptonville with Electric Merry Go Round
Camptonville history records a second civic ride as a town circus brings an electric merry go round. The first such ride in the city used a donkey and delighted local children, marking a rare entertainment milestone.
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