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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1932

Page

9

Heir Victory Boosts Nhuela's Star in Quockeye Race

Nhuela's Star gains momentum with an Heir victory over Ohio Wes leyan boosting hopes for a top finish in the Quockeye baseball standings. Don Peden's Bobcats plan three road trips to East Lansing Hillsdale and Toledo with Shade Saunders Sam Galabow and Lefty Parsons to pitch. Contenders for boxing titles include Tony Canzoneri with return bouts in Chicago and New York featuring Petrolle Batbalino Berg and Fuller as main draw prospects.

Ohio Wesleyan Don Peden Bobcats East Lansing Mich Michigan State Hillsdale Hillsdale College Toledo Shade Saunders Sam Galabow Lefty Parsons Wolfe Gillary Cincinnati Tony Canzoneri Chicago New York Billy Petrolle Bat Battalino Bat Jackie Rich) Berg Sammy Fuller Whitechapel Fuller Petrelle Canzoneri Petrolle O. K

Gilvary Halts Foe After Mates Garner Six Runs Off Vease

Gilvary limited the Indianapolis Hoosiers as Wesleyan beat them 6-4 in a game where Pike and Schreiber drove in three runs each for the Bobcats. Vezie pitched well for Wesleyan, striking out six while allowing eight hits.

Gilvary Vezse Jim Vezie Bishops Bobcats Vezie Burke Bartel Pfleger Bill Schreiber Pike Vittorella Glacken Munson Westfall Pfieger Schreiber Worcester Wesleyan Elkins Ohio Abrhpoa Gee Barrel Senreiver Viscotona Knight Jackerson Wolfe Givary Reilly

Petrolle’s rise and rivalries in boxing’s east scene

The boxer crowned in a division title regained form after earlier defeats. He beat Pete Menya in Kansas City, then disposed of Billy Townsend in seven rounds, and Eddie Ran in six rounds. The Battalino affair and later clashes kept his career in the spotlight.

Justo Suarez King Tut Spug Meyers Jackie Moore Jackie Berg Jimmy McLarnin Pete Menya Kansas City Billy Townsend Petrolle Eddie Ran

Baseball scores and innings from multiple games

National pro rumors show scores for games featuring Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia Louisville St Paul Kansas City Milwaukee and Minneapolis. Key pitchers and lineups listed include Brandt Spohrer Halaban Mancuso Phelps Heimach Lopez Grace Holley Nichols Hansen Davis Root DeBerry Jonnard Shea Bean Winegarner Henline Munns Strelecki Adkins Fenner Bayne Smith Carson Collins Stiely Nelson Wiltse Kessenich Day Hensick Heart Petty Ryan Griffin.

Proruoo Bs Wanes Ai BS Brandt Spohrer Halaban Ana Mancuso Brooklyn Pittsburgh Phelps Heimach Lopez Harris and Grace Philadelphia Phiceno Giscock Aia Holley Nichols Hansen Davis Root Inning Martnetr Hemsley Louisville DeBerry Jonnard Shea Bean Winegarner Henline St. Paul Kansas City Munns Strelecki Adkins Fenner Bayne Smith, Carson and Collins Milwaukee Minneapolis Stiely Nelson Wiltse Kessenich Stiles Young Day Hensick Ilheart Petty Ryan Griffin

Redlegs Edge Clacuta in Ten Innings 2-1

In Cincinnati May 18 the Reds beat the Giants 2-1 in 10 innings. Grantham opened the 10th with a single, went around on a walk and a bunt error to score the deciding run as Benny Frey earned the win after Kolp left with a no-decision.

Reds Ray Kolp Bill Walker Cincinnati Kolp Benny Frey Giants Grantham Walker Herman Manion Terry Abrhpoa Douthit Asbjornson Hafey Heilmann Gilbert Urocher Ss BI Lombardi Iene aRan New York Durocher Grantharm Frey Abbas Wil Stack Donnelly Klem

STARS and the Slice: Swing Faults and Causes

The note explains how a slice results from hands behind the clubhead, open stance, and early body involvement. It cites grip issues when left hand is under the shaft, elbow movement, and overanxious pressing as common contributors to a rightward curve.

Baseball Leaders List From May 17 United Press

United Press presents a compact listing of top performers for May 17 across MLB, naming players and clubs including Foxx and Dickey with runs batted in figures, Hafey, Klein, Cochrane, and others. The tally highlights hitters from Athletics, Yankees, Reds, Giants, Phillies, Indians, and Tigers along with noted hits by Whitey and Gehringer.

Foxx Athletics Dickey Yankees Hafey Reds Terry Giants Whitney Phillies Averill Indians Gehringer Tigers Foxx

How They Stand How They Stand American

Washington plays New York and Boston faces Philadelphia as Louisville meets Columbus St Paul faces Kansas City Milwaukee meets Minneapolis and Indianapolis clashes with Toledo in the standings roundup.

American Washington New York Boston Philadelphia Association Louisville Columbus St. Paul Kansas City Milwaukee Minneapolis Indianapolis Toledo

Fewer Errors Committed by Junior Loop

American League teams showed fewer errors than National League squads in the early season. Yankees and Athletics posted shutouts as Cleveland halted New York's streak. Cubs and Cardinals won tight games while the Red Sox and Senators slumped.

New York U.P Cleveland Indians Yanks Indians George Earnshaw Willow Wyatt Philadelphia Athletics Detroit Harnshaw Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Chicago Washington Senators St. Louis Browns Cincinnati New York Giants Walker Pittsburgh Pirates Brooklyn Robins Lloyd Waner Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals Boston Braves Worthington

Nine-nine hits drive high scoring American Association games

Milwaukee and Minneapolis led a day of offense as nine nine hits and 72 runs came despite 17 errors. Minneapolis beat St. Paul 16 to 14. Columbus defeated Indianapolis 11 to 4, and Louisville rose from last with an 8 to 4 win over Toledo. Kansas City edged St. Paul 8 to 7 in 11 innings.

Columbus Red Birds Indianapolis Hoosiers Indians Birds Sheriff Blake Indianapolis ABRH Goldman Rigriuga Cnisenmagen O Fitzgerald CIBC Lebourveau Whitehead Bing Hall Angley Hale Clarke Barnhart Wingard Blake Cooney U.P American Association Milwaukee Minneapolis Kansas City St. Paul Louisville Colonels Toledo

Big Five Babe Ruth Slumps. Gehrig Key Spark in Showdown

In a standout batting display, Lou Gehrig doubled and walked twice, driving in two scores as AL Simmons and Hack Wilson went hitless. Bill Terry powered the offense with his eighth homer and two doubles in four at bats, while Babe Ruth went 0-for-3.

United Press Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Simmons Hack Wilson Bill Terry

Preston and Teaney Win Pro Amateur Circleville Tourney

Mike Heaney of Athena Country Club and Jack Preston, Circleville club champion, outlasted 22 teams in a best ball pro am event at Circleville on Monday. After an 18 hole tie, they prevailed in a seven hole playoff and posted the only par breaking round, while Sheridan and Hambrick and other entrants tied at the end of regulation. Heaney and Preston will team again in Columbus Sunday to face Joe Kirkwood and Ciem Weichman, with Kirkwood giving trick shot demonstrations post match.

Mike Heaney Athena Country Club Jack Preston Circleville Mike Jack Athens Asfarsa Hambrick Sheridan Aanesville Herb Christopher Columbus Casey Rector Athens Preaton Manesville Heaney Preston Jos Thomas Arlington Club Joe Kirkwood Ciem Weichman Portamouth Jackson Kirkwood

Rifle Club Opens May 30 Free Shoot on Memorial Day

Margarets Creek Rifle Club announces a free rifle shoot to start the 50 yard range season on Memorial Day Monday May 30. Activities run from about 9 30 am with prizes totaling 150 dollars. The range lies on Route 56 west of Athens about two miles from town center.

Margaret's Creek Rifle Club KE. H. Young Clarence Wyckoff E. Young Ken Young Mr. Jenkinson Route 56 Athens Town

Miami tops Cincinnati in first meeting since 1924

Miami University baseball rallied from a three run deficit to beat Xavier University 7 to 5 in Cincinnati on May 16. This marked the first athletic contest between the schools since 1924.

Cincinnati U.P Miami University Mavier University

Advice on Baseball Slugging and the Ball Game

Henry McLemore argues that fans should temper their desire for shutouts as club owners push low scoring games to raise gate receipts. He mocks proposed “new balls” from watermelon to Civil War cannon and notes Red Sox manager Shane Collins pushing for no ball at all, urging a middle ground.

Babe Ruth Shane Collins Red Sox Shane

One more for Albie Booth in Olympic exhibition

Albie Booth of Yale, famed for many Yale football wins, was injured last fall but is selected to join a Yale Harvard and Princeton squad facing a Pacific coast eleven in an exhibition at the Olympic games. Booth will kick off and then retire from the game.

Albie Booth Yale Harvard Princeton Booth

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