Monday, Jun. 13, 1932
Who Won
William Woodward's three-year-old race horse Faireno: the Belmont Stakes, at Belmont Park, L. I.; by a length and a half, with Osculator second, Flag Pole third.
Larry Gains, colored heavyweight of Canada, who once defeated Champion Max Schmeling: a ten-round bout against huge Primo Camera, who outweighed him 268 Ib. to 200; before 71,000 spectators, in London.
The New York Yankees: a ball game against the Philadelphia Athletics, at Philadelphia, 20 to 13, in which First Baseman Lou Gehrig of the Yankees tied the major league record by hitting four home runs-- while his team broke the modern major league record (46) by hitting for a total of 50 bases.
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody: the women's tennis singles championship of France; beating Mme Renee Mathieu 7-5, 6-1, in the final, after Mme Mathieu had led 4-1 in the first set; at Auteuil.
Henri Cochet: the French men's singles championship: 6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, in the final against George de Stefani of Italy; at Auteuil.
*Other major league players who have made four home runs in a game: Bobby Lowe of Boston in 1894, Ed Delehanty of Philadelphia in 1896. A minor leaguer, Leftfielder Buzz Arlett of the Baltimore Orioles, hit four home runs last week in a game against the Reading Keys which the Orioles won, 14 to 13.
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