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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1940

Page

6

Briez Chats About Sports On Weekend Ramblings

Sports notes mix baseball and boxing chatter with Tony truster and North Carolina stars. Dodgers air travel headline and Lefty Gomez shoulder questions. Joe Engel snubs Appalachian league games. Marshall Goldberg first big league at bat. ring promoters eyed by Louis and Johnston.

Lefty Gomez Joe DiMaggio Johns Hopkins Joe Engel Chattanooga Marshall Goldberg Wrigley Field Louis Jimmy Johnston Broadway

Bierman Pits City Slickers Against Hillbillies In Spring Drills

Minnesota coach Bernie Bierman directs spring drills while Tarzan Taylor of Marquette fields blonde forwards against brunette players. He will choose his preference after evaluations.

Bernie Bierman Minnesota Tarzan Taylor Marquette P. S

One Minute Interview with Tony Galento

Tony Galento says that with Joe Jacobs in his corner he did not get headaches from thinking. He reflects on strategy and confidence during their boxing era and credits Jacobs for calm guidance.

Tony Galento Joe Jacobs

Daily Crossword 29 30 31 33 34 36 38 40 41 43 46 47 50 52 54 55 6 7 8 2 13 16 18 19 0 21 22 Bails Decree Tears June bug Hearing organ Project LAISO Exist English resort Medley Slay Funeral pile Son of Jacob Low Island Grown Old Permit

Crossword clues appear in a scrambled, partial list with mixed language hints and stray words. This fragment shows entries for Finnish seaport plunder clamor and more, plus stray words like Hearing organ and Slay, with odd numbers and city names embedded.

LAISO Jacob Low Island

American and National League pennant races heat up across leagues

The American League leaders are a tie between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox with Detroit a game back as suspense builds for a season long battle. In the National League the Brooklyn Dodgers lead with eightieth wins while the Yankees and Senators also contend. Yesterday Feller struggled with control as the Indians lost to Detroit 4-3. Boston shelled Philadelphia 11-3. the Yankees beat Washington 5-4. Cincinnati edged Pittsburgh 3-2 while St Louis beat Chicago 6-5 in ten innings. The eastern swing begins today as the circuit shifts west to east.

Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yankees Indians Bobby Feller Detroit Feller Yankees Washington Senators Spud Chandler Buddy Roser Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates Max Butcher Paul Derringer Eeac St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Cubs Pepper Martin

Track marks expected at cotton carnival May 11

Memphis forecast of a strong field for the cotton carnival track meet on May 11 with 8 to 10 new carnival marks likely. Southeastern A A U chair Guy Stollenwerck predicts several records may fall in quarter and half mile events. Alabama leads entries with 26 competitors as 100 plus cindermen enter and more may follow before the deadline.

Memphis Tenn Guy Stollenwerck Southeastern A. A. U Met Stollenwerck Charlie Belcher Georgia Tech Roy Cochran Indiana Charlie Betham Ohio State Flash Wayne Rideout University of Alabama

Barons Blast PEBs 27 to 3 in Southern Assn. showdown

Birmingham throttled the Little Rock Travelers 27 to 3 as Dutch Mele set a Southern Association RBI mark with eight driven in including a four run homer in the fifth. Atlanta nipped Knoxville 7-6 in a late rally to climb from last, while Nashville beat Memphis due to cold, wet field conditions delaying New Orleans games.

Tan Ana Sang Birmingham Little Rock Travelers Dutch Mele Southern Association Mickey Roco Nashville Atlanta Knoxville Vthe Chattanooga New Orleans

National League Scores Cincinnati Tops Pittsburgh 3 2

Cincinnati edged Pittsburgh 3 to 2 in a tense nine inning contest. St Louis defeated Chicago 6 to 5 in ten innings as the only scheduled games.

Associated Press Cincinnati Pittsburgh St. Louis Chicago

American League Scores Quiet Schedule

The day features only scheduled games with results listed for Boston versus Philadelphia 11 32 New York 5 Washington 4 Detroit 4 Cleveland 3. No additional events or standings provided.

Boston Philadelphia New York Washington Detroit Cleveland

Southern Association Scores and Postponements

Atlanta defeated Knoxville 7 to 6 and Birmingham beat Little Rock 27 to 3. Nashville versus Chattanooga was postponed due to cold, and Memphis at New Orleans postponed because of wet grounds.

Southern Association Atlanta Knoxville Birmingham Little Rock Nashville Chattanooga Memphis New Orleans

Boy hides in dog house with family dog

Wecky Wolfe, five, vanished from home in Charleston South Carolina. After hours of searching his parents considered calling police, the boy reappeared from the dog house saying he crawled in with the family dog Buddy to rest.

Charleston S. C Wecky Wolfe Wecky Buddy

Local Want Ad Promises Wider Ae Coverage

A brief notice states that the Want Ad Ae will be distributed to more than 7000 homes in the area and provides a telephone contact 46 for inquiries.

Exposition Train to Feature Exotic Acts in Decatur

Custandi Selim Jarjoura a claimed descendant of Galilee shepherds leads the Mammoth Exposition Train with live cargo of unusual humans and exotic animals. The show begins after two days on the tracks at Moulton street in Decatur.

Custandi Selim Jarjoura Galilee Holy Land Decatur Moulton Street

Decatur Boys Club Cards Match With Florence Card

The Decatur Boys Club, sponsored by the Elks Lodge, meets Florence on Thursday at eight. Featured bouts include Bevis and Worley, Tucker and Mullins, Ashley and Plemmoons, Kiphart and Worley, Taylor and Doyle Roberts, White and Worley Alexander, Poole and Campbell. Jack Jackson and Dewey Clayton are expected next week.

Decatur Boy's Club The Elks Lodge Florence Acard Jack Bevis Marion Worley Decatur Elmer Tucker Moon Mullins Howard Ashley J. R. Plemmoons Aaron Kiphart Eugene Worley Ralph Taylor Doyle Roberts Doyle White Worley Alexander Walter Poole Wilson Campbell Jack Jackson Dewey Clayton

Baseball Tonight Matches Across Cities

Philadelphia plays Pittsburgh and Brooklyn visits Cincinnati while Boston faces Chicago and New York meets St Louis in a full slate. American League games include St Louis at New York Chicago at Boston and Cleveland at Philadelphia along with Detroit at Washington Knoxville at Atlanta Little Rock at Birmingham and Nashville at Chattanooga Memphis at New Orleans all scheduled for the night.

Southern Nashville Little Rock Memphis Wwe Birmingham New Orleans Atlanta Hasan Nene Knoxville Ewes Chattanooga Cleveland Boston Detroit Washington St. Louis New York Philadelphia Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cee National League

Steel production shows increase in capacity use

New York April 30 America's steel mills will operate at 61.8 percent of capacity this week up from 60 percent the prior week. The rise marks the largest weekly gain since January and ties to price stability after the cancellation of a $4 per ton rolled steel price cut. Compared with a month ago at 61.7 percent, and a year earlier at 47.8 percent.

New York America American Iron & Steel Institute

Trinity High School to Graduate Fifteen Students

The graduation exercise at Trinity High School is set for Wednesday night May 8 with I J Quinn as speaker. Diplomas will be awarded to Christine Fagan Gladys Sievers Irene Whitlow Robert Lamon Mildred Rodgers Hilleur Standridge Blanche Terry Elliott Basden James Farrow Pipkins Margie Dixon Alice Ray Parker Willard Bowling Thedora Russell with Irene Whitlow as valedictorian and Gladys Sievers as salutatorian. Class officers are President Irene Whitlow, Vice President Robert Lamon, Secretary and Treasurer Mildred Rodgers.

Trinity High School I. J. Quinn Christine Fagan Trinity Gladys Sievers Irene Whitlow Robert Lamon Decatur Mildred Rodgers Hilleur Standridge Blanche Terry Elliott Basden James Farrow Pipkins Margie Dixon Alice Ray Parker Willard Bowling Thedora Russell

Junior Band Scores on First Public Appearance

The Decatur junior school band made its first public marching appearance in a 4-H parade. They drew praise for performances of Swanee River My Old Kentucky Home and Yankee Doodle and are expected to fill gaps in the senior band when graduates depart.

Decatur Junior School

Hugh Russell Reenlists in Marines and Records Medal Honors

Hugh Russell son of John H Russell reenlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the Birmingham Recruiting Office and was assigned to the Naval Air Station Pensacola for duty. He previously earned the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal upon discharge, and also holds the Expeditionary Medal for Shanghai service and the Sharpshooters Medal.

Marine Corps Expeditionary Shanghai China Marine Corps

Bimelech Derby Hero Faces Tough Derby Field

Sid Feder analyzes the Kentucky Derby field as Bimelech trains on for the big race. A crowded Lexington scene eyes 80 000 spectators with 18 derby eligibles from AF stables in the backstretch. only four are considered for second money, led by Royal Man Dit Pictor Glamour Bay Midand.

Sid Feder Hardboots Cleaners Lexington Bradley Ace Maryland W. L. Brann South Royal Man Harold Clark Miami Beach Arnold Hanger Wood Memorial California Bimmie Col E. R. Bradley

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