Ruth played in only 133 games in 1932, but appears in every Yankee box score from 7/31 thru 8/14 during the Olympics. The closest he got to LA was a series of road games in St Louis during that interval.
The Yankees did not play the Angels in 1932 either.
I'm not very good with ears and noses as ENT was not my specialty.
A photograph of Ernie in a bow tie could be helpful.
You may be right.