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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1930
Page
9
Indian opponents tumble as Josapolis and Harold Knott are knocked out. Packo and Tracy Cox secure wins for Indianapolis amid a close Toledo battle to finish with two victories.
The New York Yankees surged into within one game of the league leaders as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig powered a five-game winning streak. Ruth homered and the club totaled 89 hits and 69 runs in the stretch while Detroit fell to the Yankees. Goose Goslin led the Browns in a 12 to 9 win over the Senators, and Walter Johnson’s club slipped while Boston’s Red Sox beat the White Sox 8 to 5. The Phillies beat the Pirates 5 to 4 in ten innings on ODoul’s clutch single, and the Braves swept a doubleheader from the Reds 6-4 and 10-5 with strong relief from Frank Frankhouse.
The text captures a bustling New York scene with Dumb Dan Morgan betting on Schmeling vs Sharkey, praising Max Baer’s perceived win while others tout talk and grit. Gordon Mackay, Philadelphia sports writer, is noted for colorful prose and wandering reminiscences, with traits that drift into nostalgic digressions.
The second chapter chronicles Max Schmeling in Hamburg as a youth, balancing work in a newspaper ads department with intense athletic ambitions. He quits the desk job after a dramatic elevator confrontation with a janitor, embraces travel, and becomes a man ready for future boxing battles.
Otto Von Porat and William Stribling were set to box Friday night in Chicago Stadium in a scheduled 10 round heavyweight bout. Officials granted a two day postponement after Stribling cited a hand injury and doctors deemed it not serious enough to cancel.
A nostalgic column recalls the Athletics resiliently opposing the Cleveland Indians. It highlights Gordon and Mackay’s fiery tone, notes the Indians’ upset wins and strong pitching with Burleigh Grimes, and predicts the series could be staged in Cleveland's “orchard” with Emile Orsatti returning soon.
St Louis notes hopeful return of three Cardinals injured players Frankie Frisch eye injuries and eye strain Chick Hafey eye fatigue likely to play as series with Phillies opens tomorrow Dr Robert F Hyland club physician announces tentative lineup recovery progress and readiness to rejoin active duties
A defendant asserts confidence in winning the case, citing two witnesses who can place him at home in bed the night in question and two others who testify he was playing bridge at their homes, per Passing Show.
The article lists Major League leaders in batting runs and runs batted in for the National and American Leagues, naming players such as Klein, English, and Ruth with various stat tallies. It also notes London’s postwar taxicab decline, reporting about 8500 cabs remain, down from prewar numbers due to luxury of modern life.
Fight notes from Lansing Chicago Columbus Los Angeles Portland and Indianapolis report various results. Sammy Mane Dali KOed Jazy Kline in Lansing while Bobby O Hara outpointed Frankie Burns in Chicago. Jack Thompson KOed Jede Cordozs in Los Angeles. Ray McQuillan stopped Herman I Ratlaf in Portland. Walter Pickert listed in Indianapolis with incomplete results.
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