Cubs Gain On Pirates At Top Of National League Standings
The Chicago Cubs pulled ahead by five games in the NL pennant race after splitting two games with Boston while the Pirates were swept by Philadelphia. Pat Malone earned his 15th win as the Cubs beat Boston 6 3 after an earlier 7 1 loss. The Phillies topped the Pirates 6 2 with homers by Don Hurst and Chuck Klein.
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Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston
Phillies
Seibold
Charlie Root
Hal Carlson
Pat Malone
Brooklyn
Yankees face shakeup as Huggins plans changes
Manager Huggins signals possible departures of stars like Meusel Koenig Hoyt Grabowski Bengough Pennock Dugan Collins Gazella and maybe Combs as Yankees seek a rebound from a slump. The champions sit second with Pennant hopes fading while other clubs eye a steady .620 season pace.
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Huggins
Meusel
Koenig
Hoyt
Grabowski
Bengough
Pennock
Joe Dugan
Pat Collins
Mike Gazella
Earl Combs
Jake Ruppert
Yankees
Hug
Hartselle Defeats All-Stars 10-1 in Local Game
Hartselle beat the Decatur All-Stars 10-1 in a Wednesday afternoon contest at home, started strong against Bob Chandler and Kelton. The rematch is set for Malone Park at 3 45 this afternoon with Eddie Perie on the hill for the All-Stars and Gipson for Hartselle.
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Decatur All-Stars
Bob Chandler
Kelton
Malone Park
Eddie Perie
Gipson
Road surfaces improved on Decatur Athens highway
The highway between Decatur and Athens has been scraped and is reported in good condition. Maintenance crews are currently working on the Decatur Huntsville roadway, which is also in good condition.
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Athens
Decatur-Huntsville
Minor Leagues Worry Over Deficit and Salaries
Atlanta reports from a lodge of sorrow of three minor leagues lamenting high baseball salaries and a lively ball. Warned that recruitment is harder and clubs must develop own material. Cap Neal and R J Spiller urge league action as winter meetings loom.
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John Q
al Gardner
Wichita Falls
Texas League
William Neal
Louisville
American Association
R. J. Spiller
Southern Association
Spiller
Lodge
Cap” Neal
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Cat rabies test from Hartselle negative at TVA lab
A cat sent from Hartselle to the Tennessee Valley laboratory for rabies examination proved negative today, officials announced.
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Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Town Creek defeats Rogersville 7-2 in rain short game
Town Creek built a 7-2 win over Rogersville in seven innings as W. Sanderson pitched splendidly. Patterson hit a home run, Horton and Sanders added three-base hits, and Daugherty struck out four while Sanderson fanned five. The game ended early due to rain with Rogersville left on two and Town Creek five.
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Horton
Sanders
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Cook
Today’s Southern and National League matchups
Southern League games include Chattanooga at Nashville, Mobile at Birmingham, New Orleans at Atlanta, Memphis at Little Rock, Detroit at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Washington, Chicago at New York, and Cleveland at Boston. National League fixtures feature Boston at Chicago, New York at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn at St. Louis. American Association slate covers Indianapolis at Kansas City, Toledo at St. Paul, and Louisville at Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Quick Scores From Last Night Baseball Action
Nashville defeated Chattanooga 5 to 1 while Philadelphia beat Detroit 10 to 1 and New York routed Chicago 16 to 2. Birmingham blanked Mobile 8 to 1 and St Louis beat Washington 5 to 1. Boston won 4 2 in Cleveland 0 6 with rain affecting Atlanta New Orleans and Little Rock Memphis games.
Baseball Scores Across The Circuit
A rundown of recent MLB results shows Chicago 1 over 6 Boston 7 and Boston 3. St Louis 5 beat Brooklyn 2 while Cincinnati 2 edged New York 1. Philadelphia 6 defeated Pittsburgh 2.
Gehrig Leads Yankees In Home Run Chase
Lou Gehrig belted his 26th homer of the season and added a double and single as the Yankees pressed the White Sox. Gehrig pulled further ahead of Babe Ruth in the home run race, while Ruth had one hit in three at bats.
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Yanks
White Sox
Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Happy Jeffries Injured, Eyes Fall Football at Sewanee
Otis Happy Jeffries, a promising Decatur youth athlete, sustains a foot injury from Saturday’s baseball game at Connecticut Mills. He receives careful treatment and aims to recover in time for Sewanee’s fall football campaign where he’s expected to be a varsity backfield star this season.
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Happy) Jeffries
Decatur
Connecticut Mills
Happy
Sewanee
Injury Will Keep Jervis From Game
An injury to Jervis's thumb sustained Wednesday afternoon in the game against Hartselle will sideline him for several days. Jervis has been a steady performer for years in local baseball circles.
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Hartselle
Jervis
Somerville Faces Guntersville in Strongest Test Yet
Somerville travels to Guntersville for a Friday clash as the host club aims to meet its toughest foe of the season. The battle pits the Somerville ball club against Guntersville’s seasoned lineup in a key late week showdown.
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Guntersville
Merrimack Mills Meets Town Creek In One Day Baseball Stand
Merrimack Mills of Huntsville faced Town Creek from Lawrence County in Madison County for a single day baseball game. Batteries were unannounced this morning.
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Town Creek
Lawrence County
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Mathews Heads to National Human Relations Conference
Co. W. Mathews master mechanic of the Louisville and Nashville shops has gone to Blue Ridge North Carolina to attend a national human relations conference. C. J. Randolph secretary of the local Y M C A is already in Blue Ridge for the meeting.
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Louisville and Nashville
Blue Ridge
N. C
C. J. Randolph
Rowland laughs off Chicago managerial speculation
Clarence Pants Rowland of the Nashville Vols dismisses rumors he will replace Lena Blackburne as White Sox pilot. He calls it just another rumor as the Southern association sensation laughs it off.
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Pants) Rowland
Nashville Vols
Southern Association
Lena Blackburne
White Sox
Rowland
Errors Defeat Town Creek as Rogersville Wins 13 8
Ten errors by Town Creek and Town Creek pitcher McCullough helped Rogersville to a 13 to 8 victory. Bill Landers misplayed six times, Rogersville also committed five errors. Pullen hit a three base hit and Sanders a home run. Umpires Cook and Houston. Time two hours.
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Horton
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Summers
el Kai
Klein Homers For 33rd Of The Year For Phils
Chuck Klein hit his 33rd home run of the year for the Phillies with the bases empty. He was credited with two at bats and scored a safety in each appearance.
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Phils
Klein
Heine Manush Makes Play for AL Hitting Lead
Tuscumbia native Heine Manush, aiming for the American League batting leader, collected two hits in three at bats yesterday.
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Tuscumbia
Tuscaloosa Fighter Faces Birmingham Boy in Athens Final Tonight
Jack Sullivan of Tuscaloosa meets Ebon Lee of Birmingham in a 10 round final at the Athens fairgrounds in a Limestone county American Legion show. The undercard includes Tommy Baker of Huntsville versus Ellis Chism of Birmingham and other local fights. Roads to Athens are good and the ring card starts about 7 30.
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Birmingham
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Athens Fairgrounds
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American Legion
Sullivan
Dick Clark
Memphis
Clark
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Baker
Tommy
Alabama
Brick Williams
Athens
Gene Turner
Decatur
Millmen to Meet Somerville at Mills Park
Connecticut Millmen host Somerville Saturday at 3 30 p m at Connecticut Mills Park replacing the weekend industrial league game. Manager Rowe said Romeo Morin or Hollis Pickens will start on the mound against Somerville. Somerville battery not announced. Millmen boast a strong lineup for the matchup.
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Somerville Ball Club
Connecticut Mills Park
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Millmen
Romeo Morin
Hollis Pickens
Somerville
Somerville Battery
Somerville Folks
State sanitation official visits for business in Tur
AR. E. Lewis of the state sanitation department paid a business visit in Tur yesterday.
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State Sanitation Depart
Tur
Hasty Leads Barons To 8-1 Victory Over Bears
Bob Hasty pitched well as the Barons defeated the Bears 8-1 on 11 hits. Benny Frey shut down Those Noogans for Those Vols, earning his 15th win. Carter homered in the sixth to seal the win.
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Bears
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Barons
Hasty
Benny Frey
Noogans
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Frey
Beck
Carter
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