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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1932
Page
6
Athens hammered Decatur with fifteen hits and nine runs while Sox pitcher McCarley struggled. Johnson tripled, Collins and Whitt drove in runs, and Athens built leads from the first inning, adding two more in the third and two in the eighth before clinching 9 to 2. Waller returned to the lineup with solid defense.
The Dallas star Babe Didrikson wins the 80 meter hurdles in 11.7 seconds setting a new world mark at the Olympic Games. She also adds a gold medal in javelin as Finland and Japan dominate field events. Beccali clocks 3 51.2 in the 1500m to lead Italy. Nambu sets a hop, step and jump world record for Japan.
Valley Country club tournament committee plans to announce the Carpent er Cup pairings likely this Saturday. The current holder is F. C. Shine Peebles, winner in 1931, as 30 to 40 golfers are expected to compete for the honor this year.
A brief item notes standings with emphasis on the latest performance, listing teams or players in capital form. It summarizes current positions and possible changes, reflecting the competitive context and recent results.
Runs batted in include Collins 2 McNeil Armstrong Beasley Whitt Gentry B Wilkinson P West Bronaugh. Two base hits Whitt Gentry Kimbrell. Three base hits Johnson P West. Sacrifice hits Wilkinson Wilkinson. Earned runs Athens 7 Decatur 2. Left on base 6 each. Stolen bases Collins. Walks off Gentry 1. Strikeouts Gentry 6 McCarley 4. HBP Gentry La nier McCarley Beasley. Umpires Easter Graham. Time 1 45.
Final games of the week in the Bee Line schedule begin this afternoon with Hartseller traveling to Athens. The Blue Sox play in Cullman this afternoon aiming to improve their standings for the week’s play.
Trinity has a game scheduled for Wednesday August 18 against Brookville. Brookville pitching will be Slaten and Muzzey while Trinity relies on Gann and Roberson.
Baseball scores and schedules show Southern League games Memphis at Nashville Birmingham at Knoxville Little Rock at Chattanooga New Orleans at Atlanta and more. American League features Philadelphia at St Louis New York at Chicago Washington at Detroit Boston at Cleveland. National League has St Louis at New York Cincinnati at Boston Chicago at Philadelphia. American Association lists Milwaukee at Louisville Kansas City at Indianapolis St Louis at Columbus Minneapolis at Toledo.
Nashville Memphis off day while New Orleans Atlanta played at night. Birmingham tied 3 3 Knoxville 1 2 Little Rock 2 Chattanooga 7. Boston 2 7 Cleveland 8 8 Philadelphia 6 St Louis 2 Washington 14 Detroit 11 New York 15 Chicago 3. Brooklyn 7 6 Pittsburgh 4 5 Chicago 12 Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 2 Boston 3 St Louis 1 New York 4
There is still no play in the Decatur Daily golf tournament due to illness among headliners in the first flight. Sam Stephenson is recovering from an illness and A C Bailey has an infected foot, keeping him off the course. Play is anticipated to resume next week.
The Pirates dropped a sixth straight as the Dodgers beat them 7 to 4 in the opener and 6 to 5 in ten innings in game two. The Cubs defeated the Phillies 12 to 1 under Charley Grimm, while the Braves beat the Reds 3 to 2 on Betts pitching and Berger’s two run homer. The Giants downed the Cardinals 4 to 1 behind Hubble.
Decatur leads with a 6 1 record in a tight scramble as teams vie for top positions. Hartsee trails with 5 losses, while Pot contrasts with a 3 1 mark in the latest standings update.
Old favorites among heavyweights are set for a double wind up card at the Birmingham auditorium Monday evening. The first bout matches Pat OShocker versus Blue Sun Jennings, the second teams John Paul Jones against Frank Bronowicz. Bronowicz returns to Birmingham after a long absence and is known for the flying headlock move.
The Barons won twice, 3 to 1 and 3 to 2, as Jimmy Walkup and Bill Hughes pitched well and the offense clicked. Billy Bayne allowed seven hits in the Pebs loss, while Gill hit his 15th homer of the season. Noogans gained half a game on idle Chicks with Chattanooga routing Little Rock 7 to 2.
A weather note reports no measurable rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at seven o'clock this morning, noting dry conditions across the area for weather records.
The Tennessee River today remained stationary with a gauge reading of 2.8 feet indicating stable water levels across the river.
The Alabama Hosiery Mill Knitters schedule two Saturday baseball games. They meet Moulton at two o clock, then face Athens Bline in the second game. Manager Garrett will select pitching from Kelton Briscoe or Pickens. A bargain attraction aims to draw a large afternoon crowd.
Bill Dickey returned from a month’s illness to lead the New York Yankees to a 15 to 3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Dickey had four hits including a bases loaded homer. Gomez shaded the Sox as the Indians beat the Red Sox 8 to 7 in 13 innings. Earnshaw won for the Athletics 6 to 2 over the Browns. The Nationals defeated the Tigers 14 to 11 with five runs in the 10th.
Alabama deaths from automobile accidents in 1931 totaled 472, up 13 from 1930. The national toll reached 29,547, rising from 26,950 in 1930. Birmingham saw 11 more deaths, giving a rate of 30.1 per 100,000 population.
Athens Alabama farmer Lee Williams 37 slipped while boarding his truck this week and was run over by the rear wheel. He is at Powers Hospital Athens with grave fears for recovery. brother-in-law Joe Brown was driving. Williams is a father of four.
Six Mile baseball defeats Rescue 4-3 in a close third meeting after a pair of wins and Rescue’s 9-8 ten inning victory. Slaten again pitches as Thomas preserves the win with a sensational one handed grab on Walter’s drive in right.
Trinity capped a hitting spree to beat Brookville 13 to 12. Sheats kept Brookville in check until the ninth when a late burst narrowed the gap amid miscues. B Slaten led Brookville with three hits in four at bats.
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