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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1935
Page
6
Dizzy Dean earns his 18th victory as Boston Red Sox rally with a late homer and solid pitching. The see-saw game features St Louis and Cincinnati with key errors and tactical moves affecting the outcome. Giants and Cubs suffer miscues while Dodgers close gap in the standings as the season grinds on.
In Limestone County Alabama the municipal court saves the county thousands yearly yet Judge J E Clem is many months behind on his salary. The pay comes from fines collected, but heavy delinquency in payments has left him unpaid for many months.
The TVA Ramblers beat The Daily 4 to 3 in a brisk softball game yesterday. Wilson and Lowery pitched for TVA with Johnson and Stokes catching, as The Daily's leading hitter was kept in check. Scoring: TVA 101 000 001 and The Daily 100 100 001 across nine innings.
Daniel O Connell of Seattle bedridden for three years due to paralysis and asthma nurtures a tomato plant at Marine hospital. He says he planted seed from a salad and fed it nitro silver. the plant has reached nine feet and continues to grow as he passes the time.
Crossword style clues list with across and down entries including hints for a 19th century writer and various word definitions across themes. clues cover multiple lengths from 10 to 61 across and 1 to 55 down, forming a themed two-dimensional puzzle grid.
In Wheeling West Virginia Joseph Lavack faced a docketed case after a fight that left the victim with 18 stitches. Lavack, the thirteenth defendant, received a sentence of 13 months in county prison.
Coach Thomas won the coaches poll for the all star game with 2 492 total votes. St Marys will be invited to join as assistants as the all star squad draws votes from 44 participants nationwide. Fred Berries receives permission to play with the all stars and will travel from the navy to participate.
Baseball results from multiple leagues include Knoxville over Memphis 4 1 Chattanooga over New Orleans 3 2 Little Rock 10 Atlanta 5 Nashville 9 Birmingham 3 Washington 11 Philadelphia 2 Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 1 St Louis 6 Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 3 New York 1 Boston 4 Philadelphia 0 Union Springs 7 Dothan 0 Newark 10 Rochester 2 Montreal 8 Albany 0 Minneapolis 10 8 Me 2 1 Columbus 3 Kansas City 2 St Paul 7 Indianapolis 0 Others rainouts noted in Dixie and International leagues.
Today’s games in Chattanooga include Little Rock at Knoxville Mem at Atlanta New at Nashville and eeese League Pittsburgh at Chicago Cincinnati at St Louis Boston at Philadelphia Also Chicago at Cleveland and Philadelphia at Washi New York at Boston Dothan at Un at Union Springs listed as scheduled games.
The column lists events from five years to one year ago including Dizzy Dean’s 2-0 win over the Reds for his 20th victory, U S track title victory with 218 points, Frank Shields Up defeating Tilden in a Meadow Club tennis quarterfinal, and Kid Chocolate’s 163 win streak ending with Jack Berg’s decision over ten rounds.
Louis, calm and confident, vows knockout within five rounds in a 10 round fight at Chicago. Levinsky, calling Louis a pushover, promises to prove his power and deliver a decisive blow to the rival in tonight’s heavyweight clash.
Paul Murdock defeats Zaharias in one fall while Zaharias wins the second fall with a kangaroo kick. The final round is rapid and brutal as both men exchange holds, with referee involvement and crowd reaction shaping the spectacle in Decatur.
In New York at the Westchester Country Club the eastern grass court tennis championship quarterfinals begin with three top seeds out in both women's and men's draws. Pasadena’s Eilea nor Jane Sharp and Mrs. Penelope McBride are eliminated, while J Gil bert Hall faces Frankie Parker after Parker defeated Sidney Day.
The passage notes that tornadoes vary by regions with thunder showers common in some areas. It states the United States sees them mainly in the Mississippi valley and southern states. It then asks whether all first magnitude stars are visible from the United States.
Westwood Country Club in Cleveland hosts the second round of the women’s western golf championship as 16 hopefuls tee off. Among the field are two 17 year olds Eva Shorb Massillon and Ellamae Williams Chicago facing each other, Williams tied medalist honors with 81 alongside Mrs Mary K Browne Cleveland after days play.
The Alabama Hosiery Mill of the Em League defeated Cooper We 15 to 1 yesterday afternoon for their twenty fourth straight win.
Eva Morrison trains under Captain Harry Pearson and Billie Kellingley for a potential channel crossing. She already holds a 17 mile water endurance record and once stayed afloat 17 hours in 44 degree water, aiming to beat the England France crossing time of 15 hours 55 seconds set last year.
The Hosierymen delivered a heavy hitting performance collecting four home runs in the game. The lineup combined power from multiple batters to secure the victory.
By Harry Grayson, the piece highlights Kenneth O'Dea as a standout catcher prospect for 1935, with Cubs backing him amid injuries to Gabby Hartnett. It notes parallel rises of Bill DeLancey with the Cardinals and Harry Danning with the Giants, plus other new catchers like Gilly Campbell and Hank Erickson, underscoring scouts finding talent across teams.
Tiny Chaplin drives in four runs as the Volunteers beat Birmingham 9 3 to reclaim runner-up, marking Chaplin’s 19th win of the season. Chattanooga takes 3 2 win over New Orleans to salvage one of four. Ken Chitwood hurls three hitter for Knoxville in a 4 1 victory over Memphis.
A statistical rundown features batting leaders and team figures from the Southern region. Notable names include Browne and Reese with high totals in at bats and hits, Taitt leading home runs and runs, and Gleeson and Duke among RBIs and runs.
Yesterday's games featured Dizzy Dean and the Cardinals delivering relief pitching in a win over the Reds after four innings. Bob Smith and Wally Berger led the Braves to a 2 to 1 win over the Pirates with three hits and Berger's 23rd homer. Tom Zachary's Dodgers rallied to best the Giants 7 to 5 as Hadley was tagged. The Senators topped the Athletics 11 to 2 as teammates supported the rally.
Raymond Wright Bob Ellston and Bill Hamilton on their first trip to Mexico tried to reach a bull fight in Bilbao. Language barriers and roaming the city led them to ask shopkeepers for help. They made hand signals and sketches and were served a beef sandwich at a cafe.
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