Briez Chats About Sports Quick Notes and Jabs
New York sports column covers Lou Gehrig gaining seven pounds and Northwestern Wildcats stacked three deep for fall. Syracuse holdovers shine at Ossie Salem's first string, Joe Gooch mentors John Gee, Red Sox edge Bob Feller, and Detroit fans learn Rachunok pronunciation.
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New York
Lou Gehrig
Ilyin Waldorf
Northwestern Wildcats
Saratoga
Joe Medwick
Doghouse
St. Louis
Detroit
Rachunok
Cincinnati
Gene Tunney
Boy Scouts Federation of
Greater New York
Syracuse
Ossie Salem
Joe Gooch
Pittsburgh
Johnny Vander Meer
Durham
N. C
John Gee
Red Sox
Bob Feller
Alabama tabbed No 1 in South by Neyland
Frank Thomas recalls Major Neyland naming Alabama as the best team in the South this fall and notes that many others share the view. The column weaves in boxing and golf mentions, including Lou Nova vs Tony Galento, a Hall of Fame photo, and other sports snippets from Knoxville to New Orleans.
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Frank Thomas
Major Neyland
Tennessee
Alabama
South
Frank
Jack Blackburn
Lou Nova
Tony Galento
Maines
Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
Marion Turpie
O’naughton
New York
New Orleans
Horton Smith
Tommy Wright
Knoxville
Tenn
Wright
Volunteers Move Back to Solo Second in SAU Standings
The Nashville Volunteers surged back into second place in the Southern Association after routing Atlanta last night. Memphis Chicks trailed, and Nashville reclaimed the spot they held earlier in the season, pulling ahead with a strong win.
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Nashville
Southern Association
Saul
Memphis Chicks
Vols
Atlanta
Spring Hurt By Blimp High Catch At Sea
Joe Spring of the San Francisco Seals suffered a compound jaw fracture and heavy facial injuries after attempting a 800 foot catch during a baseball day celebration near Treasure Island. Eight teeth were lost and lips were torn as a glove was struck by a bat. He will be out of baseball for weeks while undergoing extensive mouth and jaw restoration. The ball was estimated to travel 150 miles per hour.
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San Francisco
Joe Spring
San Francisco Seals
Treasure Island
Spring
Terminal Tower
Cleveland
Baseball doubleheader results and rainouts report
The ble team beat Little Rock 7 to 5 and 3 to 2, with the second game halted after six innings by a midnight curfew. Atlanta's Crackers idle with Birmingham. Memphis and Knoxville were rained out while the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 5 to 3.
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Little Rock
Atlanta
Crackers
Birmingham
Memphis
Knoxville
New Orleans Pelicans
Chattanooga Lookouts
Grudge Bout Promises Ultra Rough Wrestling Night
Decatur fans anticipate a pivotal grudge match Tuesday night at the Armory featuring Pete Tripedes a notorious Greek grappler against Billy Fox of Cleveland a former football player. The feud began when Tripedes slammed Fox after a previous bout leaving Fox with a shoulder injury and a disputed decision last week. Joe Gunther meets Bob Corby in the semi final in a show boasting sharp wrestling skill.
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Decatur
Armory
Pete Tripedes
Billy Fox
Cleveland
Pete
Fox
Peté
Tripodes
Joe Gunther
Bob Corby
Fishing report shows improving conditions across North Alabama district
The Lauderdale and Colbert areas report better fishing with Wheeler Lake bass taking artificial bait and bream and crappie taking live minnows. Many creeks run clear or dingy with bass and bream activity varying from fair to slow, while Upper Paint Rock and South Sauty Creek note clear water and bream feeding on red worms.
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North Alabama
Lauderdale
Colbert
Wil- Pon
Wheeler Uams
Second Creek
West Lauderdale
White Lake
Bluff Creek
Cypress Creek
Shoals Creek
Anderson Creek
Cane Creek
Little Bear Creek
Spring Creek
Lawrence and
Morgan
Wheeler Lake
Big Nance Creek
Mallard Creek
Flint Creek
Marshall—Town Creek
Tennessee River
Short Creek
Paint Rock
Sportsmen meet on Friday night at courthouse
The Morgan County Conservation Club schedules a meeting at the courthouse on Friday August 4th at 8 p m. W E Siviey Jr secretary urges members to attend and participate in club business and plans.
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Morgan County Conservation Club
Court House
W. E. Siviey, Jr
Secre
Yankees Rally Past Tigers in 12 3 Victory
The New York Yankees stretch a skid with a 12 3 win over Detroit as Joe DiMaggio multiplies hits including two homers and a single driving five runs. Bill Dickey Red Rolfe and Babe Dahlgren also homer and the Yankees reach 95 homers in 95 games.
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Judson Bailey
New York Yankees
Detroit
Tigers
Joe DiMaggio
Bill Dickey
Red Rolfe
Babe Dahlgren
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Slaughter
Mort Cooper
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Bill Lee
Three Softball Games Tonight for Riverside Fund
Three softball games are scheduled to raise funds for Riverside to enter the State tournament in Birmingham. The opener features Athens vs Madison County movers as Huntsville could not travel. Florence Shell vs Cooper Wells follows, with Decatur girls meeting Cullman All-Stars in the nightcap.
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Riverside
Birmingham
Huntsville
Madison County “Ballers
Athens
Shell
Florence
Alabama Hosiery Mill
Cooper Wells
Decatur Girls
Cullman
Boxing Night Promises Top Local Bout Card
Decatur officials plan a strong boxing program at the Armory on Monday night with Muscle Shoals sending a favored team. Memphis featherweight champ Jack Revolta, now lightweight, fights Bill Cornelius of Muscle Shoals, and state heavyweight champ O'Neal Harris meets Camp Davenport. Other Muscle Shoals boxers include Bond vs Shirley and Vinson vs Thomas among several lightweights and middleweights.
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Decatur Boys
Armory
Muscle Shoals Athletic Club
Jack Revolta
Memphis
Decatur Club
Bill Cornelius
Muscle Sh
O’neal Harris
Decatur
Camp Davenport
Muscle Shoals Club
Mutt Bond
J. BE. Shirley
Clyde Vinson
Slim Thomas
Walter Peden
Blondie Miller
Othal Prestage
Harold Self
R. C. Goss
Eugene Worley
Howard Atchley
Rube Sherman
Freckles Brown
Billy’ Walters
National League Games on Tap Tonight
New York faces Pittsburgh while Brooklyn visits Cincinnati and Boston plays Chicago Philadelphia meets St. Louis in a trio of NL matchups set for the day.
Notable NBA Matchups on Tonight's Schedule
Cleveland visits New York in a marquee game while St Louis travels to Philadelphia and Chicago heads to Washington. Only games listed.
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Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Southern and Southeastern League games slated at Benson Field
The schedule lists New Orleans at Atlanta Birmingham at Chattanooga Memphis at Nashville Little Rock at Knoxville in the Southern League and Gadsden at Pensacola Anniston at Mobile Montgomery at Meridian and Selma at Jackson in the Southeastern League. The game of the evening is at Benson Field at 7 30 with one of the year’s largest crowds expected.
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Pet
Nashville Continene
Atlanta — A
Cahttanooga
Knoxville
Birmingham Nena
Little Rock
New Orleans
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville
Gadsden
Pensacola
Anniston
Mobile
Montgomery
Meridian
Selma
Jackson
Benson Field
Stockham Sunday Foe Set For Birmingham League Clash
Decatur fans await a Sunday game when Stockham faces Alabama Hosiery Mill at Alabama Park at 2 30, after a rainout earlier. Stockham is among the Birmingham Magic City loop’s top teams. lineups to be announced tomorrow. Hosierymen meet Dallas Mills in Huntsville Saturday at 3 30.
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Decatur
Stockham
Alabama Hosiery Mill
Alabama Park
Bugs
Magic City
Hosierymen
Dallas Mills
Huntsville
Pastor Camp Not Drawing
The Bobby Pastor training camp near Saratoga Springs draws little public interest with only 21 fans paying to watch. Camp organizer Sam McQuade says gate receipts matter less than preparing Pastor for the September 20 bout with Joe Louis, while Pastor exudes confidence and predicts a knockout.
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Robert C. McCormick
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Bob Pastor
Saratoga
Joe Louis
Detroit
Robert Work
Bob
Sam McQuade
McQuade
Luther’s
Saratoga Lake
Pastor
Louis
Galento
Riverside edges Cisco 1 to 0 in tight softball tilt
Riverside defeats Cisco 1 to 0 as the winning run comes in the last inning on two errors. Weinberg pitched for Riverside, striking out three as Cooper-Wells rout Vaughan's 15 to 3. Batting highlights include Bra zelton and Smith for Riverside and Murphrey tripling for Vaughan's.
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Pinky
Johnston
Riverside
Cisco
Cooper-Wells
Vaughan
Frank Hillis
J. Brazelton
Motherway
Smith
Campbell
Markham
Jack Smith
Johnson
Ed Bragzelton
Kimbrell
Clyde Smith
Thornhill
Steelmen
Brazelton
Hillis
Nolan Sanders
H. Brazelton
Harvey and
Weinberg
Murphrey
Thomas Parks
Wells
Willow
Lee
Culver
Mitchell
Moore
Vernon Brothers
R. H
Burgess Cooper-Wells Weinberg to Culver Umpires
Umpire assignments list Burgess Cooper-Wells Weinberg to Culver as officials Smith and Harvey.
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Burgess
Cooper-Wells
Weinberg
Culver
Smith and Harvey
Blue Devils Face Athens and Cullman in Weekend Series
The Decatur Blue Devils travel to Athens for a Tennessee Valley League game Saturday. Pitchers include Mills and Elmore for the Vols. Goodyear Park hosts Cullman Sunday at 3 00. Briscoe starts for Decatur with Mills in mask as Jones faces Basenburge for Cullman. The Devils won the City title by sweeping Alabama Hosiery Mill in a three out of five series, ending 9 to 4 Sunday.
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Decatur Blue Devils
Athens
Mills
Elmore
Vols
Cullman
Satans
Goodyear Park
Briscoe
Blue Devils
Biggy
Cullman County
Morgan Gets More Quail Planted Across Morgan County
The state Department of Conservation donated 100 pairs of quail to the Morgan County Conservation Club. Quail were placed in three areas as part of a wildlife restoration effort. Landowners must post land for two years and permit hunting with written consent. plots require at least 50 acres, possibly from multiple adjacent farms. Birds are banded and any kill should be reported to the state department.
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Morgan County Conservation Club
State Department of Conservation
Game Committee
State Department
Baseball Results Wrap from The Associated Press
Results from major leagues include Brooklyn defeating Pittsburgh 4 to 1 and Chicago beating Philadelphia 9 to 6. St Louis won 5 to 4 over Boston as rain affected several fixtures. New York routed Detroit 12 to 3 in the American League while Boston topped Cleveland 17 to 6. Chicago beat Philadelphia 9 to 7 and Washington defeated St. Louis 9 to 5 amid weather delays. Nashville outscored Little Rock 7 to 3 in a late second game of the doubleheader. New Orleans topped Chattanooga 5 to 3, with Memphis and Knoxville postponing a game due to rain.
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Ww. L. Pet
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Associated Press
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
Rain Delays Hit Alabama Games Across Cities
Montgomery beat Meridian 7 to 4 while Jackson triumphed over Selma 7 to 3 as rain swept the Pensacola area. Anniston and Mobile also reported rain disrupting play.
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