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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1940
Page
6
The tennis tournament lists Wednesday fixtures across Men's Singles Second Round with 10:00 a.m. Draper vs Hale and 1:00 p.m. Billions vs Montgomery among others. First day results show Harvey, Terry, Draper, Billions, Hale, Cobb, and several others advancing in singles and doubles.
Johnson on the mound for Goodyear held strong aside from a sixth inning flare when Athens tied 9 all. The Wingfoots exploded for six runs in the third and sealed the win in the ninth as Park’s long fly misplayed allowed three runners to score. Clyde Smith contributed a two rbi homer in center. Score Goodyear 12 Park-Speaker 9.
Cooper-Weills beat Garrison last night using a six-run sixth inning built on six hits. The rally featured three wiki pitches and errors by Garrison, while Newlin Fen and Ro contributed runs. Final score and full line details are incomplete in the report.
Alabama defeats Vaughan 12 to 4 in a game where Alabama bats explode in the fourth inning with seven hits and a wild pitch. Black and Plynn post 2-for-2, Cole goes 1-for-1, and several players contribute multi hit efforts as Vaughan struggles offensively.
Al Lopez sparked the Pittsburgh Pirates with a first Pirates run in the sixth inning and a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Walter’s loss despite nine hits and 8th defeat, while the Indians beat the Tigers 8-5 to take first in the American League behind Bobby Feller’s 20th win.
Denver reports a clash for top money in the baseball tournament between Buford Georgia and Duncan Oklahoma. If Buford wins the title ends tonight at 8:30 MST, otherwise a second game and potential final round will be played tomorrow under the two-defeat rule.
Memphis scene profiles Larry Gilbert of the Nashville Vols who disciplines and reshapes rough major leaguers. Boots Poffenberger leads the pitching with 19 wins in the Southern Association, Greek George shines behind the plate, and Tom Drake shows promise after moves from Atlanta.
A new five room dwelling begins construction in the 600 block on Jackson Street. The house will feature asbestos siding and roof and is valued at about $3,000. E. P. Childs is the contractor.
Hugh Black of Marshall County said 45 dismissed teachers will appeal a circuit court ruling to the state supreme court. The teachers contend dismissals violate the new tenure law, while Black argues the dismissals occurred before the law took effect May 1.
The Decatur Rotary Club announced four trophies for winners in Men’s Singles Boy’s Singles Women’s Singles and Girl’s Singles as the city tennis tournament proceeds. Day one featured close matches including Dick Still’s 35-game win over Jack Hughes and Charles Davis’s upset of Ted Hale. Sam Gamble upset James Rankin in the senior division, and mixed doubles begin Wednesday with top seeds Brock Williams facing Ann Johnson and Lee Billions. Eugene Speer and Clarence “Shady” Terry were praised for calling Monday’s matches amid upbeat crowds and good sportsmanship.
The August bout between Bob Pastor and Billy Conn is predicted to go fifteen rounds to a split decision. Both fighters are fast and smart with light punching power, unlikely to produce a knockout, and expect tense scenes at ringside with managers contesting the verdict. Conn defends a light heavyweight crown and faces Pastor as a serious test en route to dreams of beating Joe Louis.
At 47 Tiny Osborne, former major league pitcher, still excels in the City Tex tile league. He has six wins with no losses for Whittier Mills, twirling two hitters twice, after starting in the old Georgia State league with Griffin. He pitched for Atlanta's Crackers before the Cubs and Dodgers and ended in the Southern with Nashville and New Orleans.
Billy Conn the light heavy champ fought six prelims on cards with Ken Overlin in Pittsburgh. Baltimore remains the glamor spot for the sport’s elite, covering expenses and keeping top names in tournaments. Milestone is tipped to win the Hambletonian on Wednesday.
Louis C Cook notes Mike Jacobs weighs buying the Brooklyn Dodgers. He predicts a major crowd if Dodgers face Joe Louis, in a high profile confrontation drawing wide public attention.
In Pittsburgh rumors swirl that Carnegie Tech may drop football in the coming years while Jimmy Johnston stands near the 20th Century Sporting Club arguing that Pastor Conn will win tonight. An incident involving a water-filled sack near Johnston stirred chatter.
Coach Mose Simms of St. Mary's seeks a starting center. A large San Antonio recruiting drive brought 21 players by freight, bus, and hitchhiking routes. two remain and show promise for the team.
Connie Mack favors Rip Radcliff and Lou Piniella as top AL hitters while Monty Stratton’s artificial leg fails coaching at first base. Down South cabbies railroad workers bartenders and bellhops wonder what happened to the Yankees as we say they can search us.
The Westchester Country Club in Rye New York operates two golf courses the East and West and prohibits women from playing the West course.
Cincinnati promoter James J. Amann is seeking a fast 175 pound football team, including a player coach, either semi pro or professional, to undertake a tour of the Republic of Mexico.
Cletus Boots Poffenberger pitched a 12 to 0 win over Knoxville in Nashville to improve to 19 wins with eight strikeouts and three walks. Nashville pulled six games ahead of idle Atlanta after the victory, while Pete Hader earned his 10th win for New Orleans as Birmingham lost 6 to 5.
In Griffin Georgia on August 13 the Georgia tennis tournament resumes after rain postponement. Fifty three matches are on the schedule with third seed Don Buffington of Atlanta defending his title.
National League games show St Louis at Chicago and Cincinnati at Iain Pittsburgh with Cincinnati 2. American League results list Cleveland 8 Detroit 5 and Chicago 6 St Louis 5. Southern Association scores Nashville 12 Knoxville 0 and New Orleans 6 Birmingham 5.
The schedule lists New York at Boston and Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Cincinnati visits Pittsburgh while St. Louis plays Chicago and Boston hosts New York. Washington at Philadelphia night game, Detroit vs Cleveland, Chicago at St. Louis.
Knoxville visits Nashville and Atlanta travels to Chattanooga while Birmingham hosts New Orleans and Little Rock goes to Memphis for night games. Atlanta and Knoxville lead teams facing division rivals with key regional matchups tonight.
Alabama's 1940 corn yield is estimated at 44,746,000 bushels based on a state crop survey by the agricultural service. Prospective production is about 13 bushels per acre, down from 16 the previous year, despite improved conditions overall from last month, compared with 34,080,000 bushels in 1939.
Governor Frank Dixon announced his brother Max Dixon’s wife and children Frances and Fran ces are in good health and will stay in France after weeks of effort to locate them.
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