Monday, Aug. 29, 1932
Who Won
P: Frederick H. Prince's America's Cup contender Weetamoe, sailed by Harold Stirling ("Mike") Vanderbilt: the King's Cup. at Newport, closing race of the New York Yacht Club's annual cruise; against Gerard Barnes Lambert's Vanitie, the only other big racing sloop in commission this year.
P: The Chicago Cubs: the longest baseball game of the current National League season (19 innings). 3 to 2 from the Boston Braves; at Chicago. Pitcher Guy Bush, who replaced Pitcher Bud Tinning for Chicago in the 18th inning, pitched one inning, received credit for the victory. Next day the Cubs beat the Braves 4 to 3 in 15 innings. Pitcher Bush replaced Pitcher Bob Smith in the 15th, received credit for another victory. In a National League pennant race even closer than last year's, the Brooklyn Dodgers last week overtook the Pittsburgh Pirates in second place, whittled Chicago's first place lead to three games.
P:Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr.: two final matches in the Newport invitation tournament; 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in the singles against his Davis Cup teammate Wilmer Allison; 6-8, 13-11, 8-6, 6-2 in the doubles, paired with Keith Gledhill, against Allison and John Van Ryn, U. S. champions. P: Fred Tomlin, professional trapshooter of Glassboro. N. J.: the Open Championship in the Grand American trapshooting tournament; with a perfect score of 200 targets at a 16-yd. rise; at Vandalia. Ohio. Frank Troeh of Portland, Ore. won the shoot-off for second place against three other shooters who had tied with 199.
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