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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1932
Page
8
Ohio battles to a 4 3 defeat by Cincinnati as Bearcats edge Bobcats in Buckeye Conference action. Also notes on Athens Country Club and Hyde Park qualifiers with players named and scores.
Beckley Clothiers opened their season with a 7 to 0 victory over the Rauch Bakery nine. Stacey Rice and Hayes each had two hits as Hayes pitched effectively allowing two hits. Rauch did not advance a runner past second base. Next, Battery E faces the Junior-Senior All Stars in the week’s final game.
In Cincinnati on May 26 the Pirates exploded for five runs in the first inning and added four more as they defeated the Reds 9-4. Owen Carroll struggled early, while Chick Hafey hit a homer and a double in four plate appearances. Red Lucas was slated to start the final game against Bill Harris.
Henry McLemore argues Ruth could become Yankee property again, not Boston, as Ruppert shuns him for managerial roles. The piece notes Ruth's talent, high salary, popularity, and past refusals of Ruth as manager, with speculation on his future in baseball.
Boston visits Philadelphia as Brooklyn plays New York and St. Louis meets Pittsburgh. Cincinnati clashes with Chicago while Cleveland faces St Louis and Chicago encounters Detroit. New York travels to Washington with Toledo hosting Indianapolis. Columbus meets Louisville and Kansas City faces St Paul while Minneapolis hosts Milwaukee.
The report lists teams such as Brooklyn Boston New York Philadelphia St Louis and Minneapolis with tied or lost results and lineups featuring players including Vance Quinn Lopez Brown Spohrer Fitzsimmons Hogan Elliott Grabowski Hansen McCurdy Grimes Hartnett Derringer Carleton Wilson Bayne Phillips Van Atta Fenner Moore Lee Henline Barnhart Angley and more. Each box shows goals by period and final tallies for several cities and clubs.
Boston Braves rise atop the National League thanks to steady offense and solid pitching. Brooklyn’s Dodgers drop to seventh after a 4 2 defeat as Bob Brown shines for the Braves. Pirates up to sixth with a 9 4 win over Cincinnati. Cubs blank Cardinals 8 0 behind Burling Grimes. Giants rally past Phillies 12 8 with Koenecke Klein Hurst homers. In American League rain washes out St Louis at Detroit and Cleveland at Chicago. Indianapolis regains American Association lead by beating Toledo 3 2 while Minneapolis falls to Milwaukee. Central League South Bend edges Youngstown in 10th. Erie tops Fort Wayne 7 6. Dayton Akron game moved to today.
Louisville May 26 The Columbus Red Birds dropped a 5-4 decision to the Colonels in the opener of a series before about 3500 fans. Sheriff Blake and Phil Weinert pitched four scoreless innings before the Birds broke through. The Colonels answered with a four run half inning, a late ninth inning rally featured Layne and Weinert scoring on Mons long fly to Joe Hunt.
United Press reports Benny Bass of Philadelphia beat Harry Dublin 143 to 137 in Philadelphia while Billy Ketch ell of Millville won 156 to 1584 over Tommy Rios in Wilmington. In Seattle Young Jack Thompson former welterweight champion defeated Leonard Bennett and Don Fraser of Spokane beat Paul Negri in six round bouts.
United Press report lists players with notable home runs and runs batted in including Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio style figures among teams like the Yankees Pirates and Athletics. It notes pitchers and outfielders contributing hits and runs across games.
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