Mitch's Musings on Baseball Truths and Tricks
A column recounts anecdotes about players and personalities from baseball and golf. It notes a shoe salesman claiming a Lombardi disappearing act, Bordagaray hiding gloves, Camilli's 100 RBIs and 24 homers, Dazzy Vance's praise of practice, DiMaggio widening his stance, Harris's scaling of performance with weight, and Snead's spring training driving impressions from Cronin.
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Bill McKethnie
Ernie Lombardi
Redleg Pit
Chy Bordagaray
Cardinals
Pepper Martin
Dolph Camilli
Dodgers
Dazzy Vance
Dazzler
Joe DiMaggio
Bucky Harris
Sammy Snead
Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Yanks Rally Without Stars Deliver 22-2 Smash Over Tigers
With Joe DiMaggio hospitalized and Lou Gehrig benched, the Yankees explode for 22 runs on 17 hits against five Detroit pitchers. Charlie Keller drives in six with a bases loaded triple and a two run homer. Babe Dahlgren and others also homer as New York regains AL lead. Red Ruffing wins his third straight despite elbow worry.
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New York
Yanks
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Gehrig
DiMaggio
Gehrig
Joe McCarthy
Geai
Detroit Tigers
Charlie Keller
Babe Dahlgren
Detroit
Keller
Dehlgren
Henrich
Selkirk
Red Ruffing
Tigers
Washington
Browns
Philadelphia
Ted Lyons
White Sox
Athletics
Bob Bowman
Danny MacFayden
Cardinals
Bees
Boston
Gutteridge
Briggs Stadium
McCarthy
Lou
Yankees
Dahlgren
Grand Rapids
Wally Pipp
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Sports Quiz Answers From The Athens Messenger Column
The piece recalls Tiger Flowers dying after eye surgery in 1927, compares Gehringer and Lajoie lifetime averages, and notes Mike Blazek threw a 300 perfect game in the 1986 American Bowling Congress tournament. It invites readers to submit questions to the Sports Service Bureau in Washington, D. C.
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Tiger Flowers
Charlie Gehringer
Napoleon Lajoie
A. Gehringer
Lajoie
Mike Blazek
Conneaut
Ohio
Sports Service Bureau
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Washington, D. C
Sports gossip and inked futures swirl in early baseball and football notes
The column threads together baseball figures from Sammy and Kipke to Lombardi and Williams, with mentions of Grissom Dressen and Rivers of Red entries. It notes New Orleans natives in pro baseball, Klute Rockne film plans, and coaches like Meyer and Foster, plus minor league ties, Yale links, and Crhe.
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Sammy
Harry Kipke
Michigan Board of Regents
George Rensa
Mike Kreevich
Rip Radcliff
White Sox
Lee Grissom
Charley Dressen
Lee
Dressen
Reds
New Orleans
Dutch Meyer
Texas Christian
Wisconsin
Kelly Petillo
University of Tennessee
Johnny Mayer
Miami
Bill Meyer
Kansas City Blues
Ted Williams
Babe Ruth
Cincinnati Reds
Ernie Lombardi
Warner Brothers
Knute Rockne
Buddy Lewis
Washington
Bruce Smith
Minnesota
Bud Foster
Boston Red Sox
Rocky Mount
Piedmont “Mount
Am Yawkey
Joe Cronin
Andimmy Foxx
Eddie Collins, Jr
Yale
Timber
Vander Meer To Oppose Giants In NY Tilt
Reds 7 Giants 8 as Vander Meer attempts to lock in a major role for Cincinnati in 1939. Derringer exited early. Thompson relieved and allowed a three-run Ott homer in the ninth that sealed the Giants win. Lonnie Frey collected three singles for the Reds in 11 hits.
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New York
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati
Reds
Bill McKechnie
Johnny
New York Giants
Giants
Hal Schumacher
Vandy
Vander Meer
Paul Derringer
Gene Thompson
Derringer
Gene
Mel Ott
Harry Gumbert
Lonnie Frey
Standings and upcoming games in 1930s league notes
Standings show New York 22, Detroit 2. Chicago 4, Philadelphia 1. Washington 9, St. Louis 7. Columbus 6, Milwaukee 2. Toledo 6, Kansas City 3. St. Paul 7, Indianapolis 3. Louisville 8, Minneapolis 7. Thursday games list Chicago at Brey Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Boston St. Louis at New York American New York at Cleveland Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis Boston at Detroit Columbus at Milwaukee Toledo at Kansas City Indianapolis at St. Paul Louisville at Minneapolis. A note adds a battery to supply 15 miles of barbed wire fence.
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Real New York
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Boston-Cleveland
Association
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Kansas City
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Louisville
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
New York
American New York
Cleveland
Associa
National Club
Anon
Brooklyn
Chauncey Teams Schedule Busy This Week
Chauncey Blue Devils prep for Racine with a Friday baseball game. Eighth grade Chauncey boys face East Millfield Thursday at 2 15 pm, while sixth and seventh graders host West Millfield Thursday at 2 15 pm. In Detroit Lou Gehrig contemplates returning to the Yankees lineup after ending his 2130 game streak.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover Blue Devils
Racine
East Millfield
Millfield
West Millfield
Bobcat Trackmen Prepare For Three-Cornered Meet
Ohio University coach W H Herbert drills his track squad for a triangular meet with Dayton and Cincinnati in Athens. He concentrates on the long sprints and relays, seeks a stronger second and third in mid distance events, and previews a likely lineup of Krumbiegel White Anderson Cunningham in the four by one and related races.
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W. H. Herbert
Ohio University
Dayton
Cincinnati
Athens
Bobcat
Minn Sant Sanenn
Iu Lilanhanélis
Sac Acai Avasvil
Avi Satl
Ohio
Bearcat
Miami University
Charlie Mileham
West Virginia
Herbert
Bobcats
Ken Cunningham
Alex Mekedis
Ab Stern
Harry Krumbiegel
Bob White
White
Bob Anderson
Earl Hicks
Lloyd Powell
Jerry Rodgers
Wally Powell
Hick
Hicks
Krumbiegel
Anderson
Cunningham
Indians and Red Sox Set for Season Opener
Cleveland and Boston planned to start the season with a game today after Tuesday’s postponement. Willis Hudlin and Eldon Auker were listed as the expected starting pitchers for Cleveland and Detroit respectively in the report.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Willis Hudlin
Eldon Auker
Detroit
Kels and Colonels Break 11th Inning Standoff in Twin City Gridiron?
In a tense 11 inning clash Minneapolis Tigers edged Louisville 8 to 7 as a walk, sacrifice, and a wild throw produced the deciding run in the 11th. St Paul Saints topped Indianapolis 7 to 3 behind Merritt Cain's solid relief and Leroy Anton homered for the Saints. Toledo defeated Kansas City 6 to 3 on Ladies Day as Nate Andrews limited the opposition, and Columbus halted Milwaukee's seven game streak 6 to 2.
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Mineapolis
Minneapolis
Colonel
St. Paul Saints
Indianapolis Indians
Saints
Merritt Cain
Leroy Anton
Toledo Mud Hens
Kansas City Blues
Columbus
Nate Andrews
Milwaukee
Brewers
Ohio Bobcats face Muskingum after Delaware win
Ohio University baseball traveled to Delaware for a Buckeye Conference game at Ohio Wesleyan, then return home Thursday to host Muskingum. Jack Haynes led a nine strikeout performance with only two walks, holding the Pioneers to minimal hits as Bobcats jumped to an early lead with four consecutive hits.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan
Buckeye
Marc Ietta College
Pioneer City
Bobcats
Muskingum
Tekinskh Lotttii
Jack Haynes
Pioneers
Haynes
Bobcat
Fisher
Frankie Baumholtz
Coen
Kish
Baumholtz
Farroni
Ernie Havrilin
Page
Peer
Chuck Coen
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