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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1927

Page

6

Baronial Leaders Regain Edge With Double Win

Baron clubs swept Little Rock 7 to 4 and 9 to 6 as Lookouts toppled Pelicans 6 to 2 and 4 to 3. Nashville, Atlanta and Memphis kept pace. Yankees beat Detroit 6 to 2 while Senators shut down Browns 5 to 1 then 11 to 2. Red Sox edged by 2 to 1 and Cubs beat Boston as Root earned win. Giants beat Reds 4 to 1 and Dodgers routed Cards 2 to 0 in a busy majors day.

Baronial Fame Fuilant Little Rock Ye Ha Lookouts Larry Gilbert Pelicans New Orleans Coffman Athens Rock

Weather Halts Thursday Deca Day Independents Game

The Deca Day Independents scheduled game in Courtland was postponed yesterday due to a second heavy rainstorm making play impossible.

Courtland

Baseball Matchups Across Leagues Today

In the Southern League Nashville plays Atlanta in a doubleheader while Chattanooga visits Birmingham, Little Rock faces New Orleans and Memphis meets Mobile. In the American League St. Louis visits Washington Cleveland plays Philadelphia Detroit travels to New York and Chicago goes to Boston.

Birmingham New Orleans Nashville Chicago Cleveland St. Louis Boston Pittsburgh New York Dircee Cincinnati A Brooklyn Philadelphia American Association Toledo HS Milwaukee Paul Minneapolis Kansas City Indianapolis Louisville Columbus

When Pa is sick and Ma keeps house in Kansas humor

A collage of humorous vignettes and poems about domestic life in a Kansas town. It contrasts how Pa’s sick theatrics stir the household with Ma’s calm, busy routine and hints at job ads, jokes, and sayings about money, family roles, and everyday life.

Corbitt Out With Ankle Injury For North Alabama Jays

Dell Corbitt the Babe Ruth of North Alabama baseball and a key Jays outfielder and pitcher is out of the game for a day or two with an ankle injury from the Courtland contest. He traveled to Elkmont Thursday but did not figure in the lineup, his big bat missed by the team.

Dell Corbitt Babe Ruth North Alabama Baseballdam Jays Courtland Corbitt Elkmont

Purification and Health Claims for Calotabs

An advertisement endorses Purification as Nature's foundation of health and promotes Calotabs as the greatest system purifier. It urges a course once or twice weekly for several weeks and offers a family package with directions for 6 cents at any drug store.

Floyd Elkins Named Interim Traffic Officer

Floyd Elkins of the Johnston Street station fire department will fill Traffic Officer Moore's duties during Moore's absence due to injuries. The city council arranged the temporary assignment last night and Elkins took over this morning while remaining affiliated with the fire department.

Floyd Elkins Johnston Street Moore Mr. Elkins Fire Department

Pilot A W Williams Hopes For Rapid Recovery

Fragmented report notes AL Williams aiming for a swift return after a crash at Port Washington. Witnesses describe the aircraft as a seaplane or pontoon craft undergoing repairs, with recovery efforts focused on air record attempts and a prior event at Trent.

AL Williams Dalt Port Washmie x Vairets

Yesterday's Results Nashville Atlanta Rain Delays

Baseball scores show Birmingham 7 6, Little Rock 4 1, New Orleans 0 2, Chattanooga 2 4, Memphis 8, Mobile 38 in the listed games. Rain affected results noted for Nashville and Atlanta.

Nashville Atlanta Birmingham Little Rock Orleans Chattanooga Memphis Mobile

Baseball Scores From The League Standings

The listing shows team results with scores for St. Louis Washington Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit New York Chicago and Boston. The matches indicate varied outcomes across the season with several teams posting wins and losses.

Brooklyn Defeats St Louis and More Scores

Baseball scoreboard shows Brooklyn 4 St Louis 2 New York 4 Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 5 3 Pittsburgh 8 7 Boston 4 Chicago 5 with brief results across games.

Brooklyn St. Louis New York Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston Chicago Phiadelphia

Springfield Florida Scores Report

A compact sports score roundup lists the daily tallies for Springfield Florida Danville Evansville Bloomington Quincy Decatur and Terre Haute with results ranging from one to ten in a busy scoreboard snapshot.

Tulsa and Wichita Football Scores From Weekend Meet

Tulsa 11 4 Denver 5 6 Wichita 7 4 Lincoln 38 0 Oklahoma City 13 Omaha 7 Ameraillo 4 Des Moines 7.

Tulsa Denver Wichita Lincoln Oklahoma City Omaha Ameraillo Des Moines

Scoreboard Highlights From Texas Games

Shreveport defeated Beaumont 9 to 0 while Fort Worth beat San Antonio 5 to 3. Wichita Falls edged Houston 4 to 5 in another Texas league match.

Western Association Scores From Topeka and Nearby Teams

Western Association results show Topeka winning 4-9, Springfield 2-6, Joplin 2, and Muskogee 12 in a set of listed games reflecting regional standings.

Topeka Springfield Joplin Muskogee

South Atlantic League Scores Report

Greenville 1 Augusta 5 in seven innings rain delay. Charlotte 3 Asheville 7. Columbia Knoxville and Spartanburg Macon rain affected.

Greenville Augusta Charlotte Ashville Columbia-Knoxville Spartanburg-Macon

Local Schedule Of Hockey Scores Only

A concise update lists games scheduled with Rochester 0 Toronto 5, Newark 5 Reading 0, Buffalo 2 Syracuse 6. No further results or standings provided.

Rochester Toronto Newark Reading Buffalo Syracuse

Selma and Montgomery duel ends with mixed scores

In a set of Piedmont League results, Selma defeats Montgomery 2-0 while Montgomery falls 3-4. Savannah edges Waycross 2-3 with Jacksonville winning 6-?. Winston-Salem crushes Raleigh 10-0 as Durham and Salisbury split 0-2. High Point loses 4-7 to Rock Mount.

Selma Montgomery Savannah Waycross Pensacola Columbus Albany Jacksonville Winston-Salem Raleigh Durham Salisbury High Point Rock Mount

Local baseball scores from Virginia and Florida leagues

In Virginia action Portsmouth Norfolk games were rained out. Petersburgh defeated Richmond 3 to 2. Wilson beat Kingston 3 to 2. In Florida Orlando defeated Miami 6 to 3. St Petersburg shut out Sarasota 3–0. Sanford defeated Tampa 7 to 3.

Portsmouth Norfolk Petersburgh Richmond Wilson Kingston Orlando Miami Sarasota St. Petersburg Sanford Tampa

Cotton States League scores and rain delays

Baseball results from the Cotton States League include Monroe defeating Hattiesburg 13 to 9, Laurel topping Alexandria 4 to 3, Gulfport beating Jackson 3 to 0, and Meridian routing Vicksburg 5 to 0. The games were called in the seventh inning due to rain as the Daily prepares a serialized feature.

Monroe Hattiesburg Laurel Alexandria Gulfport Jackson Meridian Vicksburg

Elkmont Tops Decatur Jays In Tight Pitching Duel

In a rain softened Elkmont field game the Elkmont nine defeated the Decatur Jays 2 to 0. Harry Morris of Elkmont tossed a complete game allowing three hits with one walk and one hit batsman, while Bobby Wilkinson held the Jays to three hits in a tenched duel.

Land Buckeye Athletics Cleveland P Phia Lefty Grove Joe Sewell Lemonts Decatur Jays Elkmont Elkmont Field Jays Bobby Wilkinson Harry Morris Morris Wilkinson Tette Bingles Minond Sa

Mills And Jays Play Saturday

C W Knight announces the Decatur Jays and the Connecticut Mills team will meet Saturday at four in Malone Park. The Jays have previously defeated the Mills squad.

C. W. Knight Decatur Jays Jays Connecticut Mills Company Malone Park Mills

Council Sets Penalty Date for Street Taxes

The city council decided last night that August 20 is the last day to pay street taxes without penalties. After this date delinquents face fines from 10 to 25 dollars as provided by city ordinances.

Austinville Enters Valley Baseball Race with New Team

Austinville, a Decatur suburb, has organized a fastball team and begun scheduling games with neighboring clubs as it vies for Valley baseball honors.

Austinville Decatur

Home merchants offer visible goods with guaranteed value

Local merchants advertise trustworthy buying with a guarantee and no guesswork. Buyers are urged to purchase what they can see from familiar sellers and people they know.

Senators battered as Kellys routs Columbus 10 to 1

Minneapolis hammered Columbus 10 to 1 as Illers collected 18 hits off Biemiller and Morris. Emmer led with four of five at the plate including a double and a triple, while McAuley added a four-for-five day with a double.

Columbus Senators Illers Biemiller Morris McAuley Emmer Bohne Hubbell Columbus Leibold Nicolai Dana Sullivan, If McCann, Oe Hdesstcicbiodidia Ee Troud Geygan IF Sai Icli Cs Congeen Oi Sdeesses Baskahoos Minneapolis Smith McCann

English swimmer Temme completes Channel crossing

English swimmer E. H. Temme completed a single attempt to swim the English Channel. He started from Cape Grisnez on the French coast last night and landed near Dover this morning marking the season’s first successful crossing.

Dover England E. H. Temme English Channel Cape Grisnez Temme

Giants Idle as Rain Delays Decatur Game with Fayettville

The Decatur Giants, a negro team, were idle yesterday due to rain preventing their scheduled game with Fayettville.

Giants Decatur Giants Fayettville

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