Sox and Athens Knot Second Place Decide Today
Errors galore as Cullman and Decatur traded runs in a tense nine innings at Garrett Park. Jeffries earned his seventh win while the Sox built a late lead before Decatur pulled out a 5 4 ninth inning victory. Pete West led offensively with three hits including a triple.
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Garrett Park
Cullman
Decatur
Sox
Happy Jeffries
McAfee
Bronaugh
West
Morello
McNalley
Karter
Peg
Kimbrel
Jeffries
Pirate
Tidwell
McGonagie
H. Lanier
Muller
Kimbrell
Graham
Sanders
McNeiley
McGonagle
Evans
Howell
Barter
Tingle
Pete West
Records Cracked as Uncle's Boys Sweep Olympic Events
Eddie Tolan, George Simpson, and Ralph Metcalfe led the United States to multiple wins at the Los Angeles Olympics, with Tolan setting an Olympic record in the 200 meters. American sprinters dominated finals including the 100 meters and 200 meters, while Mildred Didrikson barnstormed with a world record in the 80 meter hurdles. Anderson and Miller starred in the discus and pole vault, totaling a day of record-breaking performances and U.S. supremacy.
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Olympic Stadium
Los Angeles
Eddie
Tolan
George Simpson
Ralph Metcalfe
Metcalfe
Simpson
United Sates
Texas
Mildred
Babe” Didrikson
George Saling
Iowa
John Anderson
Cornell
Bill Miller
Shuhei Nishida
United States
Stanford
Bill Graber
Graber
Palo Alto
Miller
Nishida
Lee Barnes
Sabin Carr
Yale
California
George Jefferson
Anderson
Bud Houser
Henri la Borde
Paul Jessup
Seattle
Saling
Percy Beard
Beard
Friday Wind-up In Bee Line Circuit
The Bee Line league wraps up with the Blue Sox seeking a decision over Cullman in Cullman. Harteselle faces a tough assignment against Athens in Athens in the closing game of the week.
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Cullman
Harteselle
Athens
Green Gables Barbecue Team Defeats Hillsboro 11 5
Green Gables beat Hillsboro 11 to 5 at Riverside field with Hardy and Neher batting for the barbecue team. Hillsboro pitchers Terry and Terry recorded the losses. The teams meet again next Saturday the 13th at Riverside field, then Green Gables travels to New Center for a single game.
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Green Gables
Hillsboro
Terry
Hardy
Neher
Riverside Field
New Center
One Tie In Southern League After Rain Interruption
In the sole Southern League game yesterday the Noogans and Pels tied 1 1 after ten innings before rain halted play. Barfoot and Moore pitched well with the Noogan hurler limiting the Pels to three hits.
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Noogans
Pels
Barfoot
Moore
Noogan
Turner called to Pine Bluff Arkansas
B Turner is called to Pine Bluff Arkansas due to the illness of his father E H Turner.
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Pine Bluff
B. Turner
Ark
E. H. Turner
Dunnaway Holds Athens in Palm in Low-Scoring Clash
Dunnaway limited Athens to two runs while Hartselle rode a three-run fourth inning to a 3-0 win. Curren worked 8 innings for Athens allowing three hits, Dunnaway tossed nine with no earned runs, and Allen supplied a pair of extra-base hits for Hartselle as the defense backed the pitchers.
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Dunnaway
Athens
van Curren
Hartselle
Allen
Hartselle Shortsmith
John Burleson
Johnson
Collins
McNeil
Armstrong
Curren
Mittwede
Long
J. Burleson
Py Dunnaway
B. Wilkinson
Beasley
Easter and
Sheehan
New Players In Their Debut Here
Cullman introduced three new performers to local fans yesterday including McGonagle a catcher Tidwell an infielder and Karter a first baseman Karter had been with the club last year but missed this season due to injuries
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Cullman
McGonagle
Tidwell
Karter
Southern and American League Matchups on Today's Card
Nashville has an off day while Birmingham visits Knoxville and Little Rock plays Chattanooga. New Orleans goes to Atlanta. In the American League Philadelphia visits St. Louis and New York travels to Chicago. Washington meets Detroit and Boston visits Cleveland. In the National League Pittsburgh plays Brooklyn, St. Louis faces New York, Chicago at Philadelphia, and Cincinnati at Boston. American Association games include Milwaukee at Louisville, Kansas City at Indianapolis, St. Paul at Columbus, and Minneapolis at Toledo.
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Memphis
Chattanooga
Nashville
Little Rock
New Orleans
Birmingham
Knoxville
Atlanta
V. L. Pet
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Tagreons
St. Louis
Boston
Ww. L. Pet
Pittsburgh
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St. Paul
Southern
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Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
National League
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
American Association
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Columbus
Minneapolis
Toledo
Rainy southern league results and postponed games
Results show Nashville beating Birmingham and Knoxville vs Little Rock in a Tuesday doubleheader. Chattanooga tied New Orleans 1–1 with a rain delay ending in the tenth. American League games include New York 2 Chicago 3 in ten innings and Washington 1 Detroit 2 with all other games postponed due to rain.
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Nashville-Birmingham
Knoxville-Little Rock
Chattanooga
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Pruitt Pitches Hartselle To 10 A Win
In a Bee Line league game Hartselle’s Tubby Pruitt out pitched Cullman 10 to 4. White’s seven putouts in left and Burleson’s left field double spurred the visitors while Tidwell labored with 4 runs allowed in 8 innings and Pruitt 2 runs in 9.
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Tubby Pruitt
Hartselle
Cullman
Pruitt
White
John Burleson
John
A_E Edmondson
Burleson
J. Burleson
Abdrh Poae Aldridge
Muller
Morillo
McNalley
Karter
Cooper
McGonagle
Tidwell
Athenians Race Decatur For League Second Place
The Decatur and Athens clubs are tied for second in the league as they meet this afternoon at Garrett Park at 3 30. Hartselle travels to Chrisman for another today.
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Decatur
Athens
Garrett Park
Hartselle
Chrisman
White Sox Take First Off Yanks Series Opener
The White Sox defeated the Yankees 3 to 2 as Ted Lyons out-pitched Charley Ruffing. Lyons allowed six hits while Ruffing was touched for eight. Ruth went hitless in two trips. In the other game, Sorrell won his duel against Thomas as the Tigers beat the Nationals 2 to 1. Tigers earned five safeties, strung two across in the fourth and sixth, and limited the Nationals to six hits.
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White Sox
Yanks
Ted Lyons
Charley Ruffing
Lyons
Sox
Ruth
Sorrell
Thomas
Tigers
Nats
Thomas Seeks Status Clarified On Bozo Matches
Jay J. Thomas a noted match maker now promoting boxing and pageants in Atlanta wrote the Alabama Athletic Commission asking that his status in the Battling Bozo matter be clarified. Thomas was designated by Bozo’s manager Pa Stribling to arrange bouts while Stribling is in Australia. Bozo has begun staging his own bouts and appears to pursue independent arrangements.
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Jay J. Thomas
Atlanta
Alabama Athletic Commission
Bozo
Thomas
Pa Stribling
Stribling
Australia
New Managers Take Lead at Cullman Club in Bline League
The Cullman club in the Bline league appoints two managers C Muller and Amil Yeager to replace Shorty Ogle who led the team in the first half of the year.
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Cullman Club
C. Muller
Amil Yeager
Shorty Ogle
National Games All Rained Out
A weather disrupted National Games event with rain canceling competition. Officials state schedule changes and potential rescheduling details as athletes await updated plans.
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Marquette University
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Bonanga Quartet
Athens Terre Decatur
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First Ave
Goodrich Silvertown, Inc
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Speare, Warren & Ratliff Turner Coal & Grain CO
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