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CRAWS DIVIDEPITTSBURGH, Pa.—(WPS)—The New {York Yankees defeated Pittsburgh Crawfords1 2 to 0 here. Saturday afternoon in [ the opening g'amej of a j twin bill and then dropped a 4 t^ 3 contest to the Pittsburghers. ( ;•The first game was a close pitching duel between Satchell Paige pf the Crawfords and Bill Holland of the New York Club, with the bats of the New Yorkers deciding the contest la^e in the ninth Inning. Besldjes air-tight, twirling- by both moundsraen, the hard, playing cf both (teams and the brilliant llclding of Fats Jenkins were features.Th£ second contest saw Roy Williams! twirling for the Crawfords, with [Luther Farrell and later Jess Hubbard working on the m:und for t tho [Yanks. The New Yorkers . pushed across two runs in the.sec-’ ond inning and one. in tho fourth' and then in the sixth' innings which netted two runs in| each stanza. With the score at 4 to 3 at pie end of the eighth, an attempt Was made to finish the ninth, 'but the game was called; on account of darkness.George Scales received a cash prize of fifty dollars for kntckinj a home run over' the lsft center field* fence'. !. . Spilt with DavidsPlaying the Hodse [of David nine, here,. the Crawfords split even, drppplng the first game, 5-1. bu: copping the second,. 6-0.RadQjifle hurled for the loca* in the second tilt and allowed but four-scattered hits.* !i
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sat, May 21, 1932
Page 15
Full Page
Clipped by
Michael W.
NA, 01 Feb 2024
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