Andersons Lead Hosiery Millmen To Close Decatur Bout
Advance ticket sales for the Baker Jimmy Muse boxing card at Decatur’s park next Tuesday night indicate a record crowd. Promoters report heavy advance sales in Decatur Huntsville and Athens with many notable sports writers invited ringside. Tom Baker trains at Merrimack near Huntsville in top form as he prepares for a likely slugging war.
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Baker
Jimmy Muse
Rt Park
Decatur
Huntsville
Athens
Zipp Newman
Jerry Bryan
Birmingham News
John Putman
The
Birmingham Post
Blinky Horn
Nashville Tennessean
Ralph Perry
Nashville Banner
Tom Owen Jr
Huntsville Daily Times
Joe Tennessee Valley News
Bill Clift
Chatta Times
Walker and Rawls
C. A. Grant
Malone
Tommy Baker
Merrimack
Callrope
Slaten Knocked Out by Visitors in Alabama Hosiery Mills Loss
Anderson jumped to a early lead and romped to a 9 to 7 victory over Alabama Hosiery Mills. Bristoe relieved Slaten in the fourth, with Williams and Jones powering the visiting battery. Slaten allowed the decisive runs as the locals rallied but fell short.
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Anderson
Alabama
Robinson
Halbrooks
Waller
Roper
Caine
Hing
Briscoe
P-Rf
Abrhpore Williams
Dorcs
Secesnenvasen
Phiten Cha
Bullard
Byrtim
Stanford
Tucker
King
Williams
Burks
Jones
Winening
Ginners Beat Sand Springs 13 to 5 in One Sided Game
The Ginners defeated Sand Springs by thirteen to five in a decisive matchup. The win shows the Ginners improving as the season progresses.
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Holland Gin Baseball Aggregation
Sand Springs Baseball Club
Ginners
Malone Pitches Cubs To 5 1 Victory Over Robins
Pat Malone started for the Chicago Cubs and beat the Robins 5 to 1 as eight hits were scattered off him. The win widened the Cubs lead in the National pennant race. In the other game, Old Tom Zachary hurled the Braves to a 3 to 2 nightcap victory after a 4 to 3 loss in the opener versus the Cards.
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Pat Malone
Millers
Chicago Cubs
Robins
Cubs
Braves
Tom Zachary
Bailey Bowles Final Pending Golf Trophy Match
A. C. Bailey and Thomas A. Bowles Sr. have not yet played their Decatur Daily golf tournament final for the handsome trophy. Weather conditions are delaying the match and it may not be played until next week.
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A. C. Bailey
Thomas A. Bowles, Sr
McCoy Homers Twice to Lift Ne Smith Past West Point
McCoy, Ne Smith third baseman, hit two home runs to power a 13-11 win over West Point. His timely hits and the third baseman’s defense helped secure the victory.
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McCoy
Ne- Smith
NeSmith
West Point
First Bale Valley Cotton Bought at Leighton
The first bale of Valley cotton from the new crop was bought at Leighton yesterday by Sykes and Banks, a well known local firm. This same firm bought the first bale last year on July 21.
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Leighton
Sykes and Banks
Chinese figs exported in strings of 100 figs each
The report notes Chinese figs are shipped as strings, each containing 100 fruits. It details the packaging method and the standard unit for export.
Corinth Defeats West Point Club 7-5 Victory
Corinth traveled to West Point this week and won 7-5 in a close game. R. Buckalew hit a home run for the winners and Rigby, the Corinth third baseman, added a triple to spark the rally.
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Corinth
West Point
R. Buckalew
Rigby
Southern League Games Schedule Noted
Little Rock faces Nashville, Mobile at Atlanta, New Orleans at Birmingham, Memphis at Chattanooga in today’s set of league matchups.
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Nashville
Little Rock
Birmingham
New Orleans
Atlanta
Mobile
Memphis
Chattanooga
Baseball Roundup of Intercity Matches Across League Standings
Brooklyn faces Chicago while New York battles Cincinnati and Philadelphia meets Pittsburgh in two games. Boston visits St Louis as Chicago plays Philadelphia and St Louis hosts Boston in the American League. Detroit goes to New York and Cleveland visits Washington.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Boston
St. Louis
Baseball Scores From Nashville to Chattanooga
Nashville defeated by Little Rock 3 to 5 while Birmingham beat New Orleans 4 to 3 and Atlanta won 8 to 7 over Mobile. Memphis 5 2 over unknown opponent and Chattanooga 1 4 result incomplete in report.
Baseball scores from National League standings
National League results show Chicago 5 Brooklyn 4. St Louis 4 Cincinnati 2 and 3 3. Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh rain. Cleveland routed Philadelphia 15 to 0 while Detroit beat New York 5 to 1 and Washington won 5 to 4 over Chicago. Boston 3 St Louis 0.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Bill Terry A Giants Hero and Batting Mastermind
One of the few remarks Bill Terry ever made was I can hit. The Giants first baseman leads the league in hitting with a brilliant defense and quick mind. Trained by John McGraw, Terry rose from Shreveport and Toledo to help the 1924 team, excelling in the World Series season and sparking the infield alongside Lindstrom and Jackson.
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Bill Terry
New York Giants
Hal Chase
Giants
John McGraw
Memphis
Bill
Klein
O’doul
Phillie
Terry
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
McGraw
George Kelly
Cincinnati
Atlanta Club
Southern Association
Shreveport
Little Rock
Toledo
Kelly
Senators
Lindstrom
Jackson
Corinth Teams Compete In Close Winston County Baseball Day
Several teams gathered in Corinth for a day of baseball action. NeSmith beat West Point 13 to 11 while Corinth defeated Sardis 8 to 7 in a tight, start to finish contest that kept Winston County teams on edge.
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Corinth
NeSmith
West Point
Sardis
Winston County
Rainfall Aids Golf at Valley Country Club
Heavy rainfall over 24 hours benefited farmers and golfers. Valley Country Club greens, previously parched, received needed moisture, aiding course conditions after weeks of water shortages.
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The
Valley Country Club
No Plans Made To Play Big Game Between Clubs
No plans exist to reschedule the postponed charity baseball game between the Decatur Kiwanis and Decatur Rotary clubs. The Thursday meeting was called off due to heavy rainfall and both teams show little enthusiasm for the engagement.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur Rotary Club
Barons defeat Pels 4 3 in opening series game
The Barons launched a four run first inning and edged the Pels 4 to 3 to start the series as Andrews beat Fuhr in a tight mound duel. Lookouts beat Chicks 2 after dropping the first game 5 to 1. Noogans won 4 to 2 after a 5 1 deficit. Moon retired the side after two runs in the ninth. Crax rallied for an 8 7 win over the Bears in a ninth inning flurry.
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Andrews
Fuhr
Barons
Pels
Stake
Lookouts
Chicks
Memphis
Chattanooga
Noogans
Vols
Little Rock
Moon
Crax
Bears
Whitehill Grabs Another Victory in Tigers Win
Earl Whitehill extended his consecutive win streak with a 5 1 Tigers victory over the Yankees as Wes Ferrell notched his 20th win in Cleveland’s 15 0 rout of the A’s. Eddie Durham shone for the Red Sox in a 3 0 win over the Browns. The Senators swept the White Sox 5 4, closing the gap atop the pennant race.
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Earl Whitehill
Baron Southpaw
Tigers
Yanks
Wes Ferrell
Cleveland
Mackinen
Eddie Durham
Red Sox
Browns
Sox
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