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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1932
Page
6
Bob Chandler and Coffman duel as Athens gains 2-1 victory over the Sox. Errors cost the Sox both runs and Chandler suffers another one-run loss despite ten strikeouts and seven hits allowed.
The Browns beat the Red Sox 6 to 4 to secure a third straight win. Blueholder pitched steadily and blanked Boston for six innings. The Nationals defeated the White Sox 4 to 1 as Crowder allowed six hits to win.
Cullman faces the Blues at Garrett Park in a 3 30 start. At the same hour Athens challenges Hartselle at Hart selle as fans pack local park action.
Nashville plays Chattanooga and New Orleans in a two game set. Knoxville visits Little Rock as the only other scheduled game on the slate.
The docket shows American League games with Philadelphia at St Louis New York at Chicago Washington at Detroit and Boston at Cleveland. National League games include St Louis at New York Chicago at Philadelphia and andieven at Boston with Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
The American Association card lists Milwaukee visiting Louisville, Kansas City at Indianapolis, St. Paul at Columbus, and Minneapolis at Toledo as scheduled matchups.
Nashville defeated Birmingham 4 to 2 while Little Rock routed Knoxville 10 to 2. Chattanooga edged New Orleans 3 to 4 in ten innings, second game postponed by rain. Washington beat Chicago 4 to 1. Boston lost to St. Louis 4 to 6. New York vs Detroit washed out. St. Louis 3, Boston 4. Cincinnati 2, New York 3. Chicago 2, Brooklyn 4. Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 11.
The game stretched eighteen innings with no justice for a pitcher of this quality as the summary notes runs batted in by Wilkinson and hits by Chandler Collins and Scott. Backfire hits by Scott H. Lanier and Wilkinson. Decatur and Athens each left on base six. Bronaugh to H. Lanier turned a double play. Chandler and Coffman struck out ten times each. Coffman issued two walks and Chandler one. Umpires Hatchett and Grisham. Game lasted 1 hour 49 minutes.
The Blue Sox top fielding percentage through Friday July 30 with three error free players and one regular with a single error. Cullman remains last with 98 errors over the period.
Thursday afternoon features a half holiday baseball bill with Athens visiting Decatur at 3 30. Hartselle travels to Cullman to entertain the Strawberry fans with their game as part of the day’s lineup.
The Bessemer junior Legion team will face Mobile juniors in the playoff for the state crown after Montgomery forfeited eligibility due to alleged use of two overage players. Montgomery had won the title at Gadsden last week.
Rajah Hornsby was released as Cubs manager by president William L. Veek with Charley Grimm named to take charge. Hornsby had replaced Joe McCarthy late in the 1930 season and the reasons remain undisclosed amid speculation about the club’s direction.
The Phillies cut the Pirates lead with an 11 to 6 victory as long distance hitting carried the game. J Elliott, Rhem and Hansen pitched for the Phillies with Elliott earning the win despite leaving the mound in the eighth.
H. D. Burnum division engineer of the state highway department with headquarters here was a business visitor in Montgomery Tuesday.
Mike Fargo of Rome will headline an American Legion card in Huntsville Friday night, a 10 round main event against Dum my Robinson. Fargo holds 25 wins with 15 knockouts, while Robinson is a Huntsville contender. Powell, Morehead, Baker, and others meet in prelims. two comedies and band music accompany the show at the Legion punch bowl starting 8 p.m.
Fred Robinson has been summoned as a juror in federal court in Andiston and is instructed to report Monday morning for duty next week.
Five Chattanooga Noogan players are sued for ten thousand dollars by a curb market employee who claims insult and disorderly conduct after a celebration incident. The complaint alleges the team members acted improperly and incurred heavy fines from management.
A two bout 10 round boxing card is planned by the local American Legion for Thursday night August 11 at Garrett Park. Danny Dundee of Chattanooga faces either Carl Powell of Huntsville or Ernest Chambliss of Birmingham in one bout while Sunny Jim Elam of Decatur meets either Dummy Robinson of Huntsville Mike Fargo of Atlanta or Sammy Nero of Birmingham in the other. Chambliss is a noted former Southern amateur champion and Powell has been making a comeback. Training sessions will be held at Schimmel Furniture building in the Princess theatre block on Second Avenue daily from four to five o'clock with free admission.
The annual golf tournament for the Harry Carpenter cup starts at the Valley Country Club. Play will likely not begin until next week as the committee has yet to finalize pairings despite earlier notice of a start this week.
No further matches were played this week in the golf tournament as the Decatur Daily reports the first flight reaching the semi finals and the second and third flights completed with further play expected on Thursday.
The Noogans brace for a last push to overtake the league leading Chicks and claim the Southern league title. George Grant, a pitcher with Buffalo last year, has signed to bolster the Noogan staff.
Veterans pitcher Wiley Moore returns to the New York Yankees in a swap that sent Gordon Rhodes to Boston. Moore, once with the Yankees, rejoins the club and is poised to share in potential World Series money.
Joe Burt formerly of the Baron lineup signs with Florence Wilson Dam to play in left field and replace Monk DeBardeleben. Hunt and Powers, outfielders, are released as the deal concludes.
On August 3 at the Los Angeles Olympic Stadium the third day of track and field saw world records fall in both men and women events. Long Tom Hampson of Great Britain lowered the 800 meters record to 1:49.8, beating Alex Notre Dame and others in a dramatic stretch run. George Salling tied the 110 meter hurdles record with 14.4 seconds as Stella Walsh and Lillian Copeland sparked record feats in the women’s events. The U S team dominated, with Edward Gordon leaping 25 feet 3 4 inches in the broad jump and Jack Keller setting an Olympic record in the 110 meter hurdles semi finals.
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