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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1931
Page
4
Applications for tickets to the Olympic games in Los Angeles from July 30 to August 14, 1932, were issued today by the organizing committee. The stadium reserved seat pass, admitting to 27 programs and intended as a souvenir, will sell for $22 to adults with children's tickets at $11 when purchased with an accompanying adult.
Eldorado Canyon area gold prospects show a 100 to 200 foot level strike with a vein over 100 feet wide and 600 feet long. Assays near $13.39 per ton on surface and over $20 per ton at 100 feet, with potential for $5.00 to $10.00 per ton earnings per share. Company plans immediate production and talks of power survey for Parker Dam site.
Brooklyn Robins rout St Louis 16 to 5 as Hollis Thurston quieted the Cardinals after a rough first inning. Johnny Frederick and Lefty O'Doul powered the attack with four hits and two homers among them, while Burleigh Grimes was tagged for eight early runs. The win tightens Brooklyn's grip on the league elite as St Louis slips further from pace. Other NL results show New York edging Cincinnati 2–0 on Bill Walker's four-hit effort, and Philadelphia battering Pittsburgh 13–2 behind 18 hits. In the American League, Boston and Chicago split, Philadelphia hammered Pittsburgh, and Washington fell to Chicago 4–3, widening Philadelphia's lead.
Mickey Wallace defeated Clyde Hendricks by decision in a hard fought boxing card at the local Legion stadium. Wallace weighed 164 pounds to Hendricks 153, and won at least seven of ten rounds with crisp rights jabs and hooks. Also noted were semi finals and other bouts including Perry vs Swartz by foul and a return from Utah by Mr and Mrs Hinrichsen.
Three members of America's 1931 Davis Cup squad Frank Shields Sidney B Wood and Johnny Van Ryn qualified for the Wimbledon men's singles quarter finals. Van Ryn scored the day’s notable upset defeating Christian Boussus 6 2 1 6 3 6 1. Borotra remains the sole French contender.
GRID COACH IN ROCHESTER Minnesota June 26 Notre Dame football mentor Heartly Hunk Anderson is in a serious but not critical condition Mayo Clinic neurologist Dr J B Doyle said. A fuller report is expected tomorrow around noon.
United Press tally of leading current season batting averages includes Ruth of the Yankees Morgan of the Indians Simmons of the Athletics Davis of the Phillies Hendrick of the Reds and Cochrane of the Athletics with games played and slugging up to June 26. Ruth leads home runs with sixteen, Gehrig and Ruth tied in top marks.
A June 29 to July 4 coaching assembly under Henry Schulte at the University of Nebraska will gather more than thirty top track mentors from across the country. Notables include Dean Cromwell, Brutus Hamilton, and Avery Brundage, aiming to improve athletes for the Olympic games during the National AAU meet in Lincoln.
U P Pres Hickey announced the game ordered forfeited last Sunday to Minneapolis at Columbus stood forfeited. Manager Liebold of Columbus was fined $300 in connection with the forfeiture. Also final workouts for Jim Londos and Ray Steele ahead of their world wrestling title bout at Yankee StadiumMonday night.
A legal measure aims to stop by law the transport of diseased feltous nursery stock into the Texas citrus area. Springfield residents reportedly receive about one letter daily based on a five day check up.
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