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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1931

Page

24

Baseball Streaks Highlight Frantic Weekly Scores

Yesterday's baseball notes recount Athletics losing a 17 game win streak to Vern Gomez and other streaks in the circuit. Bud Parmalee failed to extend Columbus Red Birds run, Sad Sam Jones saw his four straight wins snapped by Boston, and Jumbo Jim Elliott beat Brooklyn for his fourth win. Indians split a doubleheader with St Louis Browns as relief, Giants cling to second, Cardinals lead. Boston Braves struck eight teen goose eggs against the Giants. Tarzan Phillips vs Joe Cain boxing showdown in Columbus postponed then rescheduled. Phillips to headline, Eddie Deam stepping in.

Bud Parmale Columbus Red Birds Indianapolis Birds Sam Jones Washington Senators Boston Red Sox Red Sox Senators Beantowners Jumbo Jim Elliott Brooklyn Dodgers Cleveland Indians St. Louis Browns Browns New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals Boston Braves Giants Tarzan Phillips Larry Beck Phillips Joe Cain Columbus Cain Macoci Jenkinson Beck Eddie Deam Tuffy Griffith EW York U.P Wesley Ferrell St. Louis Brown Brown Sam Gray Ferrell Indians New York Washington Philadelphia Tribe Chicago St. Louis Walter Miller Mel Harder Philadelphia Athletics Cardinals Pittsburgh Carl Hubbell Boston Bill Walker Braves Cincinnati Bob Smith Reds Charlie Root Cubs Root Ed Baecht Brooklyn Robins Lefty Gomez New York Yankees Gomez Athletics Babe Ruth Yankees Jack Russell Jones George Uhble Detroit Tigers Detroit Red Faber White Sox Praxton St. Paul Louisville Kansas City Red Birds Hoosier Toledo

Striblings Pick Tom Loughran for September Bout

Pa Stribling names Tom Loughran as challenger to the Schmeling winner and discusses plans for a July title shot. White Stribling trains 40 minutes for the anticipated bout with champion Max, following a court decision linked to the Carnera Sharkey case.

Cleveland U.P Tommy Loughran Pa’ Stribling Stribling Max Carnera-Sharkey Tommy

Cleveland Gladiators Rally Past Browns In Twin Bill

In a mixed night of baseball and boxing notes, Cleveland beat the Browns twice as the Indians routed St Louis 12 to 0 and 8 to 2 in a doubleheader while Wes Ferrell and Mel Harder starred on the mound. Earlier boxing previews from Columbus mixed with the fairgrounds bout between Larry Beck and Tarzan Phil lips dominated local chatter.

Larry Beck Tarzan Phillips Fairgrounds Phillips Beck Columbus Serap Mr. Phillips Larry Azrea Phillip

Score by Innings National League First Game

In the first game Boston and New York split with Boston scoring two runs in the seventh inning to finish 2 to 7. Hubbell and Hogan held the fort for New York as Zachary Cunningham and Spohrer contributed offensively.

Boston New York Zachary Cunningham Spohrer Hubbell Hogan Rocio Cantwell Haid Cronin Walker O’farrell

St Louis and Cleveland Batter For Mixed Wins

Baseball score table shows St Louis defeated Cleveland by 7 to 2 in one game and Cleveland won 9 to 2 in another. Detroit beat Chicago 4 to 2. New York fell to Philadelphia 6 to 2. RPC match shows 4 to 6 and 7 to 4 results with listed pitchers and batters.

American Association Battery Lineup Recap

A fragmented score recap lists teams involving Louisville Milwaukee and City with partial lineups. It mentions players Walsh Williams Hatter Thompson Ryan Devor Caldwell Manion Benton Hargrave Bayne Swift Peters Bream Munns Snyder and teams in a rough batting or pitching context with incomplete innings and totals.

American Association Louisville Walsh Williams Hatter Thompson Ryan Devormer Panes City Paul Bayne Swift and Peters Bream Munns and Snyder

Gorilla Jones Suspended After Poor Showings in Chicago Bout

Gorilla Jones of Akron, a Negro welterweight, was suspended six months by the Illinois State Athletic Commission and fined $1,000 after a Monday night loss to Hucky Lawless of Syracuse in Chicago. Lawless won the decision after Jones was floored for a count of nine in the fifth round. Jones attributed the hand injury to the bout.

Chicago U.P Gorilla Jones Akron Illinois State Athletic Commission Hucky Lawless Syracuse Lawless Jones

Loughran Set to Meet Challenger Mims in Light Heavy Bout

The article previews a Georgia light heavyweight clash as Mims faces the rising contender while Loughran is hailed as the logical title challenger. Stribling also appears in sparring rounds ahead of the event, with household nickname Georgia Peach noted.

Loughran Sharkey Mims Georgia Georgia Peach

Early Baseball Scores Across Cities

National League results show New York 3 8, Boston 0 0, Chicago 7 9 with Cincinnati 2 4 and St. Louis 11 9. American League games list New York 6 Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 12 4, St. Louis 9 2, Boston 6 Washington 4, Detroit 2 Chicago 2.

Baseball matchups across leagues listed

Weekend schedule lists national league games in Boston at New York Pittsburgh at St Louis Chicago at Cincinnati plus American league pairs Detroit at Chicago St Louis at Cleveland New York at Philadelphia Washington at Boston Indianapolis at Columbus Louisville at Toledo Milwaukee at Minneapolis Kansas City at St Paul.

ABI & Paul Aes Oslumbas Louisville Milwaukee Eeree Manaee Ncdeens Minneapolis Eerne Aes Indianapolia Eae Eeenee i Toledo Tos Leuts Wereeere New York Bostor Chicago Sveeenees If Pittsburgh Seeebaneeee Brookly Cincinnati Americ Tub Philadelphia Washington Ices Detroit Eveland St Louis Boston Indianapolis Columbus Kansas City Paul National Leagle Cincinnat St. Louis Brooklyn American Seagle Cleveland Washington St. Paul

Cubs Sweep Reds In Doubleheader Duel

May 27. Rogers Hornsby powered the Chicago Cubs to a doubleheader sweep over the Cincinnati Reds with runs of 7 2 and 8 6. A bench clearing incident followed a ninth inning spike by Ed Roush on Charlie Grimm prompting a brief melee before umpires settled the dispute.

Cincinnati Rogers Hornsby Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Ed Roush Hornsby Charlie Grimm Grimm Umps

Parmelees First Victory Fails to Stop Indians Beatdown

Parmalee allowed four innings of 18 to 8 defeat as Indians pummeled him and fellow pitchers Dean and Gudat. The box score credits Parmalee with a rough night and Smith, Mulrooney, and others sharing the mound duties in a high scoring Columbus game. St. Paul and Louisville also lost, keeping Cincinnati’s rivals unsettled.

Columbus Bud Ma Ees Indianapelis Club Indians Paul Dean Marvin Gudat Red Birds Errars Parmalee Moore Lind Desauteia Rune tin—Purdy Gudat King Delker Montague Koenecke Smith Angley Walker Monahan H. Fitegerald Purdy Mulrooney Vater Crawford Delker Lind Indianapolis Dean Hite

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