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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1929

Page

6

Gene Sarazen Reflects On Open Championship And Gallery Impact

Gene Sarazen, bronze and genial, recalls rigorous preparation for the Open and blames fate not diet for stroke gaps. He notes Bobby Jones’s recent dominance and Hagen’s abroad success tied to gallery support, while stressing the effect of crowds on players and the sport’s excitement.

Gene Sarazen Bobby Jones Gene Sarazen Bassman Chicago Hagen Jon England Scotland Duncan Mit Haig

Six-Year High School Football Eligibility Idea

High school authorities discuss a proposed rule to allow six years of football competition for a player. Three years in junior high followed by three in senior high could better develop talent and ease transition to college play, though no vote has occurred yet.

Jim Thorpe Red Grange

Cubs and Pirates Lose as Braves and Robins Win on Tuesday

The Cubs fell 4-3 to Boston in ten innings while Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 4-2. Ben Cantwell limited Chicago to six hits as Pat Malone Art Nehf and Guy Bush yielded 13. Johnny Frederick homered as Brooklyn won in the tenth. The Cardinals beat the Phillies 7-5 and the Reds topped the Giants 5-2 as Lindstrom and Roush returned to the Giants lineup but produced little.

Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Bucs Guy Bush Boston Brooklyn Pirates Ben Cantwell Cubs Braves Pat Malone Art Nehf Bush Nehf Wilson Stephenson Johnny Frederick Gilbert Robins Brame Pettey Hill Phils Jess Haines O’doul Pete Donohue Reds Giants Larry Benton Lindstrom Roush Giant

Barons Maintain Pace With 9 7 win Over Mobile

The Barons beat Mobile 9 7 to stay atop the standings after a seven run third inning by the Bears. Bob Hasty earned his 18th decision of the year despite relief risk as the Barons built a 9 2 lead with five runs in the first two frames. Meanwhile Those Vols rolled past the Chicks 11 7 aided by a late eighth inning rally and homers from Poole Leslie and Brazil. Blethen limited New Orleans to seven hits as the Pels fell 9 0 to Atlanta.

Barons Mobile Bears Bob Hasty Vols Chicks Kit May Poole Leslie Brazil Lunderen Pels Atlanta Blethen New Orleans

Where They Play Today In The Southern League

Memphis visits Nashville for two games while Little Rock meets Chattanooga and New Orleans plays Atlanta. Mobile travels to Birmingham in this Southern League schedule preview.

Southern League Memphis Nashville Little Rock Chattanooga New Orleans Atlanta Mobile Birmingham

Ciuci leads Ciuci sextet at Winged Foot nationals

Henry Ciuci the Mill River professional finishes seventh at the national open at Winged Foot with rounds of 78 74 72 75 to end one stroke under 300. Five Ciuci brothers attend to cheer him on and Henry corrects a scorer at the twelfth hole of the third round.

O. B. Keeler Henry Ciuci Mill River Winged Foot Henry Gene Sarazen Fresh Meadow Harry Joe Floyd Crnci

Trinity Edges Somerville In Tight 12-11 Victory

Trinity built a five run lead in the first inning and held on for a 12 to 11 win over Somerville at Somerville. Somerville rallied with seven runs in the eighth but could not overtake Trinity. Lanier started for Trinity and left after the eighth. Kimbrell finished. For Somerville, C Miller and Dunaway pitched.

Trinity Somerville Lanier Kimbrell C. Miller Dunaway E. Eubanks Horton Corum Landers Biideshaw Battles Brindley J. Eubanks Eubanks Robinson West C-Cf Laeconnonoiansos AB Singleton Covey Wade H. Miller Slaton Draper Cf Dunn Crte Mnet SD Hamilton Sendy Inni R E BFS Restress Bomerville

Rich Reward For Golfers In Mexico

Golf star Leo Diegel at Agua Caliente Mexico announces a $10 000 first prize and $5 000 for runner up for a January 14 16 event at his club. The prize money is pitched as the biggest golf purse of the era drawing many contenders from the professional ranks. The article also notes related large holes and Canadian amateurs heading west to Alberta and California for championships with several U S players expected to compete.

Mexico Leo Diegel Agua Caliente Club Leo Diegel Santa Barbara Cal California St. Louis Greenfield Park Milwaukee County United States Don Carrick Toronto Ross Somerville London Jasper Park Alberta del Monte Pebble Beach Somerville Carrick Gordon Taylor, Jr Arthur Ducky) Yates New York Clarke Corkran Philadelphia Eddie Held Philip Armour Chicago W. K. Lanman, Jr Columbus Ohio

Phillips Still Going Great Guns

Jack Phillips continues strong form as pitcher for Lincoln Mills Huntsville striking out 13 against Fayetteville and hitting .750 for the day. He has appeared on a Decatur mound on several occasions.

Jack Phillips Phillips Lincoln Mills Huntsville Fayetteville Decatur

Yesterday's Scores In Baseball League Standings

Yesterday results show Nashville defeated Memphis 11 to 7 and Birmingham beat Mobile 9 to 7 while Atlanta routed New Orleans 9 to 0. Chattanooga edged Little Rock 4 to 3 in a tight contest.

Nashville Memphis Birmingham Mobile Atlanta New Orleans Chattanooga Little Rock

National League scores include late Brooklyn win

Dodgers lose to Boston 4 3 while Brooklyn tops Pittsburgh 4 2 in 10 innings. Reds beat Mets 5 2 and Cardinals defeat Phillies 7 5. Reds and Cubs and Giants not mentioned.

Baseball scores from the American League games

Cleveland beat New York 11 to 7 while Philadelphia defeated Detroit 6 to 0. Boston won 3 to 0 over Chicago and Washington edged St. Louis 3 to 2.

Cleveland New York Philadelphia Detroit Boston Chicago Washington St. Louis

Noogans Rally. Crackers Fall as Chattanooga Triumphs

In a high scoring seventh inning eight runs were plated keyed by two singles from Bob Parham a former Georgia Tech star. Fuhr kept the Crackers in check until that seventh frame. Chattanooga edged Little Rock 4 3 as Vick made a sensational ninth inning running catch and a key put-out off McDaniel. Howard settled after a rough start for the Noogans.

Bob Parham Georgia Tech Fuhr Chattanooga Little Rock Vick McDaniel Howard Noogans

Poole Nears Southern League Home Run Record

Jim Poole of Nashville belted his 28th homer this season, drawing within two of the Southern League mark of 30 set by Nick Cullop of Atlanta. Poole remains the Volunteers' leading power source as the chase tightens.

Jim Poole Nashville Vols Poole Nick Cullop Atlanta

Columbia Cubs To Be Here Thursday

The Columbia Cubs will arrive Thursday to play the Decatur Monarchs at Malone Park. The twin bill starts with game one at 2:30. A large crowd is expected as the teams, described as evenly matched, clash in two games.

Columbia Cubs Decatur Monarchs Malone Park

Golfers set for Pebble Beach national amateur

At least 200 golfers will tee off in the national amateur at Pebble Beach on September 2. The item mentions other sports notes including Otto Von Porat and Tom Heeney in boxing and Chicago baseball events, with multiple terse updates on college and professional teams.

Pebble Beach Tom Heeney Otto von Porat Otto Tom Chicago

Try This For A Thrill Anew In Diamond Antics

Monday afternoon the Yanks threatened the Indians and Manager Peck sent in Red Shoffner to pitch. He struck out Lazzeri Ruth and Meusel, a remarkable start that would dwarf any world series tale.

Yanks Indians Peck Red Shoffner Shoffner Lazzeri Bambino Babe Ruth Meusel

Babe Ruth Keeps Cracking Homers for Circuit

Babe Ruth, clearly in full swing, hit his 31st home run of the season yesterday. He closed to within two shots of Chuck Klein's inter-league record, and looks to push past 40 for the year as he continues to pace the circuit.

Babe Ruth Babe Chuck Klein Phillies al Simmons

Tinker Returns to Baseball Sees Cubs as Contenders

Joe Tinker, last of the famed Tinker to Evers to Chance infield, returns to the diamond after eight years. The 49 year old ex Cub criticizes past era pace but praises today’s players while predicting the Cubs have a strong chance at the pennant and questioning if they could beat the Athletics in the World Series. He recalls 1905 07 Cub teams and notes changes in double plays and defense.

Paul Mickelson Associated Press Chicago Joe Tinker Spark Plug Cub Joe Tinker Florida Cubs Athletics A’s Johnny Evers Boston Braves Frank Chance Chance Cincinnati

Mackmen Gain as Yankees Stopped in Slugfest Losses

Philadelphia widened its lead over New York with a 6-0 win over Detroit as Cleveland beat the Yankees 11-7. Rube Walberg starred for the A’s while Averill Sewell and Fonseca led Cleveland with multiple hits. Braxton shaded St Louis 3-2 with nine Cincinnati-style ninth-inning opportunities. Boston edged Chicago 3-0 behind MacFayden as the White Sox struggled.

Philadelphia Yankees Detroit Yanks Cleveland Indians Rube Walberg A’s Uhle Tiger Cleveland Averill Luke Sewell Fonseca Boston White Sox MacFayden

Ellenen Battling Sheffield Shops In Decatur Diamond Clash

The Louisville and Nashville Shop men face Sheffield Southern Shopmen Thursday at 4 PM at Connecticut Mills diamond. Local players likely include Eddie Perie on the mound and Charlie Ed Howell catching, with Manager McCauley to announce the lineup Wednesday. Sheffield brings a strong Valley team to the contest.

Louisville & Nashville Shopmen Sheffield Southern Shopmen Connecticut Mills Eddie Perie Charlie Ed Howell McCauley Sheffield Decatur

White Hose Shut Out by MacFayden

MacFayden pitched past eight innings to a 3-0 victory as Ted Lyons allowed four hits but walked men and stayed competitive despite the shutout.

MacFayden Ted Lyons

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