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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
3
Joe Jinks teams with Mick Lutze in a described wrestling bout as Lou Daro raises heck with Joe while Pete goes after Willie. The note mentions short prep and a local sports scene with names and a dated press item.
Clyde Hendricks and Mickey Wallace prepare for a ten round main event set for tomorrow night. Wallace edged Hendricks in one prior meeting while Hendricks stopped Wallace in another. Williams favored to beat Swartz. Hunting and Santa Cruz ready for four round bout. Thompson and Bradley meet in a four round prelim. Gregory faces Hickathorne in the opener.
Gene Tunney believes William Stribling will defeat Max Schmeling to win the world heavyweight title. He plans to attend the July 3 bout, calling it a great match with Stribling favored by Tunney. He praises Stribling’s swift left hook and speed, and Schmeling’s powerful straight right.
Ruffing hurled the New York Yankees to their third straight victory over the Chicago White Sox. Babe Ruth hit his 15th home run, and timely singles by Chapman Sewell and Lazzeri sparked a multi inning rally.
In Boston on June 24, the Cincinnati Reds won the first game 8 to 5 over the Braves and dropped the nightcap 11 to 6. The doubleheader ended with the Reds and Braves evenly split.
Brown Hadley and Spencer pitched for Detroit as Whitehill and Hayworth allowed runs in a high scoring game. The 800 000 04x sequence hints at a baseball box score with errors and runs.
Robins advance in the National League race as Brooklyn's pitchers hold off rivals and push above the .500 mark for the first time this season. The Wimbledon report notes a Davis Cup setback with George Lott losing in the third round to a British champion, while St Louis Cardinals split a doubleheader with the Phillies behind George Watkins' three homers. A carved stone slab said to be an ancient printing machine travels from China to England.
Baseball results from a multi game slate with St Louis Philadelphia San Francisco Pittsburgh Hollywood Brooklyn Los Angeles and Washington teams. The box scores show run totals hits and pitcher batteries across games with several doubleheaders and late inning outcomes. Individual pitchers and catchers are listed for each contest in a typical early 20th century box score format.
United Press compiled season leaders list with Ruth of the Yankees leading in home runs and other players such as Morgan of the Indians and Simmons of the Athletics near the top in various batting and fielding categories. A rain postponement at Sacramento Beattle is noted. An invention for small boats automates rope grip on an anchor to hold at a chosen height when released.
Joe Savoldi, 200 pounds, defeated Abie Coleman, 202 pounds, two falls to one in a three fall wrestling match at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Savoldi won the first fall in 16 minutes 32 seconds with a head scissors and arm lock, Coleman tied with a 14 minute 37 second head scissors, and Savoldi clinched the bout in 6 minutes 45 seconds with a flying tackle.
Columbus June 24. Densmore Shute of Hudson Ohio earned the tenth and final place on the American Ryder Cup team as the field for the matches between Great Britain and the United States was set.
The New York Giants and Chicago Cubs divided a double header at Polo Grounds. The Giants won the opener 2 0 but lost the nightcap 14 10 in New York.
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