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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1934
Page
8
A garbled dialogue sketches jokes about bigamy, married life, and old fashioned habits. It riffs on spouses, truth telling, and humorous misunderstandings, with asides about appetite, vitamins, and long lifespans alongside a plan to open a movie theater and a quip about base stealing.
Aug 1 Capstone notes practice nears with 52 players invited by Coach Frank Thomas for Labor Day. The squad includes two backs, six quarterbacks, five left and seven right halfbacks, four fullbacks, nine tackles, eight guards, eight ends and five centers. All are in good shape and ready for the new season.
The piece recalls famous hole in one moments and previews a North Mills Country Club event in Pennsylvania inviting entrants from nearby cities. It notes the improbability of aces, quotes players and fans, and celebrates golf’s unpredictable thrills amid long odds.
Ray Pepper went three for four with a single and two RBIs as the Detroit Tigers offense overwhelmed the Cleveland Browns. Pepper matched yesterday’s two for five start and contributed to two Brownies runs, while the Browns struggled to contain Detroit’s high powered attack.
The body of Uncle Wilbert Robinson Atlanta baseball magnate known as grand old man of the game will be interred in Baltimore scene of his earliest triumphs. Robinson rose to fame as a catcher with the old Baltimore Orioles and died after a fall in his hotel room, from which he never recovered.
Howard Chappell, a 1983 Alabama football fleet halfback, has accepted a coaching job at Tuscumbia for the coming year. He played well when in harness after an injury plagued season and is to receive his physical education degree at summer school’s end. His home is Sylacauga.
University report says coach Frank Thomas plans to shift Millard Dixie Howell to right half with two sophomores Roy White and Mickey Riley competing for left half. Stapp returns at left half and can punt and pass. Howell known for sensational ball carrying and outstanding punting last season.
Mr and Mrs A L Moye and their son George will leave August 109 for the county fair and beauty show.
Sensational report notes Stanley Hackney known as Honeyboy clashes with Ken Hollis in a rough arena showdown. Joe is ejected after grabbing a chair, swings as the opponent charges, and accidentally steps on a youngster’s foot while apologizing to the child.
Results list several scheduled games across leagues with scores and forfeit notes. Notable: Atlanta Birm postponed. Chattanooga 4 Memphis 2. New Orleans 5-2 Nashville 0-0. American League Detroit 18 St. Louis 2. Boston 15 Philadelphia 3. New York Washington rain. National League New York 16 Brooklyn 5. Chicago Pittsburgh rain. Dixie Amateur Troy 9 Abbeville 0 forfeit. Dothan 5 Union Springs 3. Montgomery 4 Ozark 2. American Association Louisville 11 Minneapolis 8. International Baltimore 6 Syracuse 4 Montreal 3.
Schedule listings show Atlanta at Birmingham Memphis at Nooga Little Rock at Nashville at New Orleans New York at Boston Philadelphia at Washington St Louis at Chicago Cleveland at Detroit Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Chicago at St Louis Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia in the Southern League and amateur Dixie circuits Montgomery at Dothan Ozark at Eufaula Union Springs at Abbeville with multiple city pairings across the regions.
The party will travel to Chicago to attend the world’s fair and beauty show and expect to be away for about a week.
Melon Wills Moody, once the world’s leading tennis star before injury cut her season, arrives home after following Wimbledon. The veteran champion, famed for a poker face on court, says she feels strong and ready to bat the bell around again.
Hack Wilson, once famed for 56 home runs for the Cubs in 1960 and earning 30000, has fallen on hard times and shown little sign of returning to form. The Brooklyn Dodgers released him outright amid reports his weight contributed to his decline.
A year after a storied 1933 season the Washington Senators’ pitching staff has collapsed. Alvin Crowder and Matt Whitehill falter with few wins, Wally Stewart struggles, Jack Russell and Monte Weaver are the few holdovers, and the once-dominant unit now shows a stark decline.
The former Iron Man Crowder, after nine years in top baseball, has dropped to four wins in four months, a dramatic fall from 16 straight in 1982 and past feats against Ty Cobb and the Yankees, leaving fans astonished at his morale and form.
Alabama freshman football star Lamar Moye will leave Saturday night for Chicago to attend the World's Fair before returning to college to start practice for the new season. He has kept in condition this summer by working for the state highway department.
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