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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1932
Page
7
Ruth hits his 20th homer as the Yankees edge the Indians 8 to 7 in Cleveland. Bill Dickey drives in three and scores three as New York survives late Indians threats with sharp defense from Ben Chapman Lyn Lary and Tony Lazzeri. Ruth provides the decisive long ball in the fifth and Dickey adds two doubles and a single.
Major League Leaders with Eddie Durham and batted out a 7 to 6 victory over Boston. The Sox nicked Durham for two in the sixth, and batted him out of the box in the seventh during a five run uprising. Wilcy Moore was roughed up during the rally. Details show Chicago's offense surging past Boston, with key RBIs by McManus and Pickering and late scoring miscues shaping the verdict. Umpires were Dinneen and Ormsby. Time 03.
Detroit June 13 Robert Moses Grove of the Philadelphia Athletics won his ninth consecutive game today beating Detroit 8 to 1. He allowed four scattered hits while Miadore Goldstein pitched seven innings for Detroit. Max Bishop drove in two runs with a double in the third and fifth. The A’s scored four unearned runs in the eighth due to Goldstein wildness and Tiger errors. Foxx hit a long homer in the ninth and Grove finished with 12 strikeouts.
Chicago White Sox hang with the rival after five scoreless innings, then surge to pull even. Team battles through June action in a tight early game.
Orangeburg Minnesota June 13 Jack Sharkey boxed five rounds in a training session while facing sparring partners. He showed slowness early against Jos Sekura then countered a left handed flurry. Sharkey fought at top speed later, scoring at close quarters and defeating Charley Anderson with a one round meeting.
In Cleveland, the Lakewood Country Club reports profits of 1682 in 1931 and over 10000 in 1940, credited to living within income and serving members who value privacy over social excess, with officials noting steady operation for those focused on peace.
Yale considers a campus reform tying ten residential colleges to stimulate student initiative and recreation while protecting athletic heritage. Alumni split, faculty support mixed as three varsity players and Coach Stevens warn of risking lost games and eroding long held traditions. Umpire moves across leagues also noted with chatter on baseball's popularity and team standings nationwide.
UPI reports Prentice will captain the United States Davis Cup team for European play, reporting to Paris July 8. Ellsworth Vines, Frank X. Shields, Wilmer Allison, and John Van Ryn named. singles and doubles entries set, with Moody and Spence in mixed doubles. The European zone finalis at Auteuil July 22 23 24 decides the challenger to France. Pete McClanahan quits Texas league and paneball after second broken leg in three years.
Rain halted yesterday's scheduled Twilight league game between Fox Ry Cleaners and Fisk Tires. The contest will be rescheduled. Marcett and Central Sales meet tonight in the first game of the week at 8 o'clock, announced by the league secretary.
The piece recalls an old athlete who loved the game, earned little salary, and faced living costs. It notes the A I U inquiry that reformed Thorpe prizes, apologizing to Sweden and the Olympic association. Thorpe then played professional baseball with New York and Boston before dreaming of earlier days by the Pacific.
Kayford Bears defeated Carbon Fuel 8 to 6 on their home diamond. Pitcher Petty earned the win with a clutch two RBI hit in the eighth inning, breaking a one run deficit and securing the lead that held. Kayford seeks more out of town games, contact Roy Kelter or Eastbank 129-2.
BURTINGTOR June 13. John Roberts of Huntington and Franklin Ryan of Charleston fought to a draw over ten rounds in the scheduled main event tonight.
California boats rowed through their first time trial on the Hudson in a downpour as observers timed the four mile course in about 22 minutes. Coach Enright planned no public announcement while freshman crews also trained against the clock.
New York report: The International Baseball League voted to add the federal tax to the general price of admission, making fans pay the tax as part of ticket prices.
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