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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1932
Page
9
Ray Smith of Poplar Bluff lost by technical knockout to Vic Giammarino of St Louis, Mississippi Valley A A, senior featherweight champion, after failing to come out for the third round. Joe Huff of St Louis knocked out Pat Shelby of Caruthersville in the first round.
The Jefferson City Church Base ball League begins play at Reed White Way Park with Christians vs Lutherans at 8 o'clock. Umpires from two churches will officiate as teams align to one club each. If rain delays, play shifts to Wednesday night at the same hour.
The Missouri state amateur golf tournament begins at Wood Hill Country Club tomorrow with nearly 250 entries. The first day features an 18 hole qualifying round and 2 and 4 man team competitions.
Major League leaders across leagues are listed with leading batters pitchers and stats for the American and National Leagues. Key figures include P Waner and Klein in batting, Hurs Klein Foxx and Foxx lead hits and home runs with several players tied in runs batted in and steals. Pitching leaders show Betts Gomez and Whitehill with top records.
Burt Shotton’s Philadelphia Phillies, lacking strong pitching, open a stretch against the Pirates with Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Chicago on the horizon. The lineup features power hitters Chuck Klein Pinky Whitney and Don Hurst as the core “wrecking crew.” In 15 recent games they’ve won eight and averaged 11 hits per contest, scoring over seven runs per game.
The Klein Hurst combination produced 10 of the team's 21 hits off three Dodgers pitchers and played a major role in a 15 to 7 win while most other clubs spent the day traveling or in harried exhibitions.
Henri Cochet defeated George De Stefani of Italy 6-0 6-4 4-6 6-3 to take the French hard court singles championship at Auteuil. His masterful play eased fears for France in the Davis Cup defense after a week of easy victories, though he relaxed after clinching the first two sets.
In summary bouts, Midget Wolgast defeated Tony Marino in Pittsburgh, Tony Herrera beat Eddie Wolfe in Memphis, Kid Chocolate outpointed Mike Sarko in Albany, Andy Kellott topped Muggs Kerr in Terre Haute, Joe Rivers defeated Red Hagerty in Sioux City, Battling Dozier edged Augustin Perez in Wichita, with several newspaper decisions noted.
Country Club defeated Hough Park 35 to 25 in a matched play event at the Country Club course on Stumday. Forty Jefferson City players competed, listing scores and points for each participant, including W R Wilson 99 with 3 points and C A Knurct 108 with 2 points.
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