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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1935
Page
8
A chaotic bout ends amid confusion as Zaharias fights through and Thunderbolt 5 dominates with multiple falls. The encounter spans a lengthy one hour period before a decisive finish settles who advances.
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to a husband connected with the Louis Browns and a pedal item linked to Atherms for St. Louis. The readable portion mentions Dick Coff in relation to a spouse and a sports context tied to a baseball team.
Daily schedules list four loops on two diamonds. Circuit Alabama Hosiery Cooper Wells plays on diamond No 1 while diamond No 2 hosts Alabama Power Co versus Cooper Wells Ironclads under Mayor James A Nelson.
MEMPHIS Aug 6 Bill Lee captain of Alabama 1985 team leaves for Chicago after being selected in a nationwide poll to play with a college all stars against the Chicago Bears Aug 29 He plans to join the Brooklyn Dodgers as a professional pitcher in September then pursue wrestling after the season.
Yesterday's Stars highlight Cleveland's win over Chicago, holding them to one run on eight hits. Ralph Winegarner and Earl Averill were ill but Winegarner still shut out Chicago with a double and two singles. Orville Jorgens starred for the Phillies, while Red Ruffing and the Yankees shut down the Red Sox to finish the four games.
Associated Press notes Wilter Johnson in Newark poised to manage the team. It recalls prior stints including a 1932 ouster and Cleveland tenure, with references to Pacific Coast play and a $385,000 cash figure. Mentions several ex-Yankees and ex-Athletics players and a roundup of early season results across the American and National Leagues.
The record lists top baseball leaders by league and team figures. Key names include Mel Ott of the Giants with 24 home runs and 144 runs, Stan Musial of the Cardinals with 85 runs, and Ted Williams or Joe Vosmik hitting .352 in American League batting. Other leaders show Medwick, Greenberg, and Berger among top hitters and Ott among home run leaders.
In Chantville New Jersey a carrier was bitten by a dog on one route. The dog’s brother had bitten him on a different route a year earlier, prompting concern over recurring canine attacks on letter carriers.
In San Jose California on a recent notice the police identification expert devised a special fingerprint card after Gabriel Santana aged 40 was arrested for intoxication. Santana possesses an extra perfectly formed thumb on each hand.
Louis Levinsky, 21, and Kingfish promoted to draw a big gate in Detroit tomorrow night. Promoter Foley predicts $60,000 for Levinsky, $110,000 box office, and $100,000 more rolling in. Levinsky to receive 30 percent of receipts, Kingfish 20. Levinsky rests at a manager’s summer home near St Joseph, Mich, while Kingfish plans a secret final workout at Round Lake, Ill.
Summary of yesterday's scores across leagues. Southern League saw Nashville 4 Birmingham 2, Little Rock 4 Atlanta 3, Chattanooga 4 Knoxville 3, Memphis 2 New Orleans not listed. American League Cleveland 4 Chicago 2, Washington 10 Philadelphia, New York 10 Boston 2. National League and International League also listed with Buffalo 9 Baltimore 1 and Toronto 7-7 Syracuse 4-1. No Dixie Amateur League games scheduled.
The schedule lists night games featuring Birmingham Aten at Little Rock. Memphis visits Knoxville while New Orleans plays Chattanooga. In the league, Cincinnati travels to St Louis and Brooklyn visits New York. Boston hosts Philadelphia as American League action includes Chicago at Cleveland Philadelphia at Washington and New York at Boston. Union Springs meets Dothan and Ozark faces Troy.
Poteet's Alabama H man softball team defeated Hardy's Ala bam team yesterday at Ice Park in a twin bill, 12 to 3. The rivalry has persisted all season among the two mill squads, with regulars and Yannigans noted in the close contests.
ASHEVILLE N C Aug 6 AP Four seeded players faced second round in the North Carolina open men's singles as Arthur Hendrix No 1 Hudson Hamm No 6 Robert Little No 7 and H N Ashby No 9 advanced. Bayon beat Reese 6 2 6 1 Henderson beat McKenzie 6 3 6 1 Boulware defeated Thorn 6 4 6 2 Covington beat Blitch 8 6 3
Alabama Hosierymen travel to Huntsville Thursday afternoon to meet Hub Mp in Lincoln Dallas Redcaps in another series between the clubs. The local club faces Goodyear Saturday at Alabama Park at 3 30 o clock, part of the Wingfoots schedule.
The Wells Admiration softball team defeated Capitol Theatre yesterday afternoon. Harold Fields starred for the Admirations with a home run and a triple, guiding the victory and providing key offensive punch.
Stirring play in grass court tennis featured matches with uneven scores. J Gilbert Hall of South Orange drawn to face Hal Surface of Kansas City, while Bitsy Grant of Atlanta prepared to volley Wilbur Hess of Fort Worth. Frankie Parker seeded No. 2 defeated Sidney Berkeley in a three set battle 0-6 6-4 6-4.
The Business Men edged the Brothers Stores softball team 5 to 3 at Delano Park. Knox McMasters starred with a dramatic diving catch and a tumbling run to grab a looping fly, preserving the win for his club.
In Charlotte North Carolina on August 6 the doubles final of the Mid-Atlantic tournament concluded with Bob Little of Tuscaloosa Alabama and his partner defeating an opposing Miami duo 6-4 10-8 0-6 0-4 8-6, ending the tournament.
A rundown at Navin Field in Detroit produced a wild sequence with seven Browns assists as Lyn Lary and JoJo White featured in baserunning chaos. Separately, rumors place Dolph Camilli joining the Giants next spring as clubs explore Curt Davis and Al Todd trades. Night baseball in Cincinnati sparked riot-like excitement as 30,000 packed Crosley Field and fans invaded the diamond while a blond in red led off a late inning at bat.
The Pels and Vols won as Atlanta beat New Orleans 7 to 4 behind hits in the fifth and eighth innings. Held hit a home run for the Pels. Nashville beat Birmingham 4 to 2 as Sharkey Etland won his sixteenth. Little Rock beat Crackers 4 to 3. Knoxville defeated Memphis 3 to 2 as Ray Moss homered in the ninth. Andy Reese homered for Memphis.
At Westwood Country Club Aug 6 Practically all class A feminine golfers from coast to coast gathered for the opening round of match play that will select 32 qualifiers for the women's western championship. Former winner Mrs. L D Cheney of San Gabriel is absent due to illness. Notables include Miss Dorothy Traung of the San Francisco Olympic club Miss Mark K Browne former American tennis champion and Cleveland’s Shirley Ann Johnson 17 a four time golf champion Eva Shorb 17 from Massillon Ohio and a host of veterans.
Batting and pitching leaders from a Southern league summary show Browne and Reese among top hitters, Taitt leading home runs with 16 for Nashville, Autry and Gleeson tied at 11. pitching leader Milnar blanked 8 games with Memphis.
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