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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1927
Page
14
Barons hold a slim lead in their pennant chase as Ernie Alten secures his fifth win. Cubs surge to an 8th successive victory, defeating Brooklyn 6 5 in an 11 inning thriller. Reds drop further back after a 9 to 3 loss to St Louis.
A collage of humorous vignettes and stray lines from a small town page includes a absent minded husband visiting a barber and a string tied to his finger, a quip about beauty aids, jokes about chickens and hiding white versus black ones, and light social observations from local life.
A fragmented excerpt presents aphorisms on work attitude money and gender with quoted lines from Gladys Meri and a garbled sign text about an “ive memporium” and a joking note on a back to the farm movement. The odd mix hints at a social column or humor panel from a historical paper.
Bloomington defeats Springfield 8 to 5 in the Three Eye League. In other action, Peoria improves to 11-5, Quincy moves to 4-6, Evansville records a win, and Decatur stands at 9.
The Millers fell to Toledo Mudhens in a weekend series, dropping three games. Minneapolis managed one run while Toledo plated six, with Moon taking the loss after allowing 13 hits in seven innings.
Minneapolis and Toledo clash in a 7 to 0 scoreless entry with bases loaded. Grimes Koehler Ryan contribute two base hits while Kelly and Smith add sacrifices. Benton suffers 9 hits and 7 runs over five innings as Malone works hitter friendly relief.
International News Service reports Bobby Jones won the British Open at St Andrews under favorable conditions. Critics note light winds and a weaker field made the victory easier, despite Jones setting a world record low score. George Trevor argues British players showed stronger form in America and St Andrews wind, suggesting Jones benefited from luck.
Southern League results include Nashville 6 Birmingham 4 and Atlanta 7 Chattanooga 6. New Orleans 0 Little Rock 4. Chicago 6 Brooklyn 5 and St Louis 6 Boston 4. American League shows Washington 12 Cleveland 3 and New York 4 Chicago 3 with Detroit Boston rained out. American Association lists Kansas City 12 6 Louisville 5 9 Milwaukee 7 7 Indianapolis 5 1 St Paul 7 8 Columbus 5 7 second game 11 innings.
Results show International League games with Rochester Newark Syracuse Jersey City Toronto Baltimore and Buffalo Reading. Florida State League contests include Orlando Miami Tampa Sarasota. Western Association reports Joplin Springfield Topeka Muskogee Port Smith Okmulgee.
Ace Middleton, veteran ace, sharp on the mound for Miller Davis team. The report lists players with rough stats and averages from Thursday’s games, highlighting Middleton’s standout role and the squad’s overall pitching effort.
Tonight's slate features Birmingham visiting Nashville with both teams seeking a win. Atlanta faces Chicaro while Pepe travels to New Orleans. Little Rock travels to Mobile for additional action.
National League games include Boston at St. Louis New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Chicago. American League matchups list St. Louis at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington Chicago at New York Detroit at Boston.
E T Sheppard praised Huntsville Country Club in Huntsville for its 18 hole course. He lauded the beautiful course, the splendid housing quarters, and convenient membership arrangements, calling it the best in North Alabama.
Western League results show Denver 10-4 over Tulsa 11-10, Des Moines 0-3 at Wichita 4-6, and Omaha 6-11 vs Amarillo 2-8, detailing team records and latest scores in a compact update.
Courtland visits Thursday for a key baseball clash with local rivals. Hudson Purifoy is listed to pitch against Courtland, with Sewell and Nelson likely handling hurling duties for the locals. Thomas, a left hander, will oppose Courtland in Thursday's finale at four o'clock.
Waner of the Corsairs leads hitters with a .887 average and 386 on base percentage as the Big Eight race tightens. Speaker sits second at .868, Ruth fourth at .364, with Frisch Hornsby Cobb and Roush among the leaders.
The Memphis Chicks led with five wins and one loss in the past week. The Barons and Vels tied for second with five wins in seven games. Atlanta, Pels, and Little Rock each went three and three or better.
The Chicago Cubs went seven for seven in starts this past week to seize an undisputed lead in the National League. The Giants followed with four wins and two losses, the Reds with four wins and three defeats, and the Pirates posted three victories against four defeats reflecting a sub .500 pace.
Sewell pitched a right handed shutout at Malone Park as the Jays defeated the Connecticut Millmen 6 to 0. Charlie Tuck held the offense to nine hits while the Jays broke the game open in the eighth inning when the Mill defense yielded three runs. The Jays depart Tuesday for Madison to begin their weekly schedule amid strong enthusiasm.
Babe Ruth went four at bats without a hit and showed anger after each failed swing against Ted Blankenship. He booted his glove and threw his bat in frustration while fans urged him to stay confident. In 1921 he had 46 homers. that day he trailed by 11 to his own pace and was two behind Gehrig.
San Francisco leads 7-1 with Mission 2-0. Los Angeles 1-3, Oakland 4-2, Portland 1-3, Hollywood 3-5. Seattle 6-6, Sacramento 6-4. First game called ninth due to time limit.
Montgomery defeated Pensacola 7 to 3 and Waycross beat Jacksonville 6 to 5. Only games on schedule.
Readable note states that adding machine rolls can be bought at the Daily in any quantity. No further details about price or availability are provided.
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