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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1932
Page
3
A mixed set of baseball results across leagues with several transcription errors. Highlights include Washington 2 Chicago 3 and Philadelphia 3 Cleveland 1 in the American League, plus New York 9 Boston 7 in the National League, and Birmingham 3 Memphis 1 in the Southern Association.
The notice lists baseball fixtures across leagues with teams including Knoxville at Atlanta Little Rock at Birmingham Mecentis at New Orleans and Nashville at Chattanooga. It also mentions St Louis Chicago New York Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland Boston Brooklyn and Pittsburgh in various pairings.
In Chicago and New York bouts Rosenbloom defended the title with a decision over Larry Johnson and Leonard defeated Andy Saviola. Miller also outpointed Datto, while Scarpati topped McGraw in Detroit.
Birmingham heavyweight Bozo was KO'd in the first round of a scheduled ten rounder by Memphis fighter Joe Jordan formerly of Rochester New York. The knockout occurred 1 minute 40 seconds after the bell as Jordan weighed 198 pounds and Bozo 180.
The Cincinnati bubble bursts as the Reds drop to seventh after seven straight losses. Boston, St Louis, and Chicago win in a day of wide scoring. Gomez and Grove shine in the pitching duel. Ruth Gehrig power Yankees past Detroit. Hartnett, Jurges lift Cubs in 14 innings. Goose Goslin highlights Browns rout of Boston.
The British Open at Sandwich June 6 will feature Tommy Minamoto, a quiet Japanese pro who toured the United States last winter, with a North American debut by Jose Jurado, Argentine star, at Fresh Meadow. The two arrivals are seen as sparking renewed interest in the open championship after 1931’s dull play due to Bobby Jones’s absence.
The Argentinian Jurado, a flamboyant golfer, made a dramatic entrance in a major north of the equator. He led after two rounds at Sandwich with 145 but faded as Sir Walter Hagen won. In Carnoustie last summer Jurado again contended with MacDonald Smith, Armour, and others, finishing a stroke behind Armour.
Caddy reporter notes how Mungo Park, once a British Open winner, journeyed into retirement by moving to Argentina. He brought golf there and started three weekly rounds for himself while introducing the game to locals. Jurado, then a youth, became one of his first cad dies in the effort.
Rain halted a Buds at Cairo game drawing hundreds as lightning and wind sent spectators fleeing. Vann struck out again drawing boos while Cairo and Grady County supporters lingered. The Buds face Moultrie in a three game set as league standings shift amidst rainouts. Ed Bang criticizes AL owners for neglecting Boston Red Sox.
Mrs Bertha Huddleston wife of Alabama Congressman Huddleston was arrested in Washington on charges of driving while intoxicated. She was released on 500 dollar bond after a crash with a parked car in a residential area. Penn was held on intoxication charges. The congressman consulted police before his wife was released.
World welterweight champion Jackie Fields is expected to be released Sunday from a Chicago hospital where he has been treated for an eye ailment.
Chile releases leaders of last September's communist naval revolt from prison. They are sent to live in distant southern villages under police surveillance. The story mentions Jose Jurado and Tommy Minymoto as part of a broader context for an event opening June 23 in Flushing.
Georgia Republicans meet in Chicago to resolve a contest between the regular delegation led by James W Arnold and Josiah T Rose and the Mamie Williams faction backed by the negro national committeewoman. The national committee plans to decide today which Georgia group appears on the temporary roll for the convention set to begin June 14, with possible appeals to the credentials committee.
The summary lists top performers by team in 1930s style stats. Key figures include Klein of the Phillies with 14 home runs and 76 hits, Waner and Klein among leaders in runs and doubles, Betts of the Braves and Gomez of the Yankees posting strong win totals, Foxx and Foxx peers leading in several hitting categories, and notable RBIs and stolen bases across the Athletics, Pirates, Reds, and Browns.
Hopkinsville Kentucky reports a fresh mine outbreak as national guardsmen move in after Deputy Sheriff Wal Myers was shot and killed amid clashes at Empire No. 6 in Christian county. Miners and factions worsen tensions with gunfire and dynamiting as authorities respond.
Le Rock and Nashville battle for early season bragging rights as both clubs recover from slow starts. Nugent’s seven strikeouts pace the Arkansas club past Birmingham 3 to 2. Wash hits drive 11 runs in a big win over Atlanta. Moose Clahaugh leads Nashville with four of five. Memphis remains top in the league, while Chattanooga and Knoxville split a doubleheader.
Abel Kiviat narrates from Madison Square Garden as Melvin Venzke from Minnesota erupts to a 4:11.5 pace and then a 4:12 mile, threatening 4:10. The crowd and reporters witness a historic indoor mile, with comparisons to Nurmi and Sheppard and hopes for Olympic glory in the 1500 meters. Ralph Hill’s Oregon flashback underscores a rising American mile lineage.
Frankie Frisch of the Cardinals returned to the lineup and collected three singles and a double against the Braves. Gabby Hartnett and Bill Jurges helped the Cubs win 7 to 5 in 14 innings over Brooklyn. Charlie Berry drove in bases loaded runs with a month’s tripled performance to top Washington 3 to 2. Lefty Grove earned his tenth straight win for the Athletics in a 3 to 1 victory over Cleveland, and Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig powered the Yankees to a 5 to 4 win over Detroit.
Baltimore Md June 9 An upward swing in southern building and engineering contracts is reported for May by the manufacturers record with a monthly total of 35 million dollars about 35 percent ahead of April. The May figure brought southern awards for the first five months to over 124 million dollars and with smaller contracts could raise the total above 165 million. City county government and state contracts awarded last month totalled more than 10.482 million for the sixteen southern and southwestern states included.
Schedule shows bus departures from Thomasville for Moultrie Tifton and intermediate points at 9 00 am and 6 45 am with additional runs at 10 50 am and 3 00 am. Reading continues with athletics notes on Leo Lermond of the New York Athletic Club and Ray Conger expected to shape a brisk mile or 1500 meters. Venzke’s entry into the Baxter mile is discussed as part of N Y A C. membership.
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