Bee Line Standing and Hitting Leaders
Bee Line batting standings show Almon with 666 hits Richards 444 McGonagle 361 Jeffries 364 West 345. West scored 32 runs Waller 2 base hits 7 for West McNalley 7 Morello 7. Tingle 8 three-base hits Bronaugh 3 West 3 Stolen bases H Ogle 10 Waller 9.
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Almon
Richards
McGonagle
Jeffries
West
Waller
McNalley
Morello
Tingle
H. Ogle
Little Rock
New Orleans
Atlanta
New York Almon
Decatur
Philadelphia
Cullman
Washington
Detroit
Louis
Chicago
Allison
Karter
McCarley
Saidtiibostlaccees
Pittsburgh
Muller
Kimbrel
Boston
J. Lanier
St. Louis
Evel
New York
Landers
Robinson
American Association
Bronaugh
Aldridge, Cullman
Evans
Milwaukee
H. Lanier
St. Paul
Itis Pela Aihesticivatio Medigicanist
Hartselle
Athens
United States Tops Olympic Games Closing Rounds
The United States won eight of sixteen major Olympic events, with standout feats in track, swimming, and rowing. California crews secured the rowing title under coach Ky Ebright, while stars like Didrikson and Bausch set world marks. Attendance topped one million, gate receipts near two million, as Japan and Italy posted strong showings.
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Los Angeles
United States
Japan
America
California
Olympic Lagoon
Long Beach
Italy
Canada
Great Britain
Ken Myers
Garrett Gillmore
Juan Carlos Zabala
Argentina
Bill Carr
Jim” Bausch
Kansas
Eddie Tolan
Babe Didrikson
Helen Madison
Cans
Eddie Flynn
New Orleans
Carmen Barth
Cleveland
South Africa
Webb
Gladiators
Luigi Becali
Amsterdam
Germany
France
Sweden
Miss Didrikson
Olympic Stadium
Schedule Highlights From Tonight's National and American Leagues
New Orleans visits Nashville at night as Birmingham plays Chattanooga and Memphis meets Atlanta in the Southern League. Washington travels to Philadelphia for the lone American League game, while Brooklyn visits Pittsburgh in the National League.
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New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Memphis
Atlanta
American League
Washington
Philadelphia
National League Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Pedigo to Meet Gunther in Decatur Wrestling Tonight
Blacksmith Pedigo the junior middleweight champion faces Joe Gunther in the Legion card opener, with The Masked Marvel in the earlier bout. Pedigo's no-pass demand signals a full arena and potential turnout near 2,000 after a Fairfield attendance record.
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Decatur Daily
Joe Gunther
Blacksmith Pedigo
Decatur
Nashville
the Legion
Marvel
Villianous Hollenbeck
Pedigo
Alabama
Gunther
Legion
Mobile
Hollenbeck
Fairfield
John Felix
Legion Post
Knitters Defeat Sox 8 to 1 In Baseball Tilt
The Alabama Knitters outplayed the Blue Sox 8 to 1 as Kelton limited eight Sox hits through seven innings. Knitters built early leads with multiple runs in the second and fourth, while Denton and Ratcliff starred with key hits. Jeffries relieved for the Sox, but Alabama maintained the advantage and Kelton earned the win.
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Blue Sox
Kelton
Knitters
Sox
Champs
Bill Myers
New Sox
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Ratclift
Smith
Robinson
Chandler
H. Lanier
Kimbrel
Denton
Pickens
Howell
Lanier
Bronaugh
West
Waller
Abahpore Blue Sox
If Bronaugh
C Waller
McDuff
McCarley
J. Lanier
Jeffries
AE Kimbrel
Bryant
Cf Denton
If Ratcliff
C Smith
xRan
Davis Wins Second Flight as Cup Chase Nears End
In the Daily Cup chase, Davis, winner of the second flight, defeated Bob Harris, the third flight winner, and awaits the first flight winner. Sam Stephenson reaches the finals of the first flight after beating Billy Wyker and will face the Bailey–Dozier winner once weather allows. Henry Davis will meet the first flight winner for the newspaper trophy.
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Sam Stephenson
T. A. Bowles
Fred Wilcox
Joe Dune
J. B. Bradford
H. O. Go
D. L. Martin
W. P. Dozier
W. P. Baugh
Billy Wyker
Lester Corbitt
A. C. Bailey
van Gilbert
Woolsey Finnell
J. C. White
J. E. Bowers
George Moeller
E. W. McLeod
Fred Bloodworth, Jr
James’ Rankin
Sam Rogers
Jimmy Dobbs
V. Country Club Links
Decatur Daily
Davis
Bob Harris
Mr. Davis
Stephenson
Bailey
Dozier
Henry Davis
Dallas Here Again For Tilt With Sox
The Dallas Millmen meet the Decatur Blue Sox in a 3:30 p.m. game expected to be one of the year’s best diamond battles. Both teams have kept a steady pace throughout the season.
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Dallas
Dallas Millmen
Decatur Blue Sox
Sox
Here on Visit Verdon Lowery Visits Anteville Relatives
Verdon Lowery of Anteville is in town for a brief visit to relatives, staying with local family and sightseeing.
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Verdon Lowery
Anteville
Milwaukee at Columbus and other college matchups
American Association schedule lists Milwaukee at Columbus, Kansas City at Toledo, St. Paul at Louisville, and Minneapolis at Indianapolis with four cross league games on the card.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
St. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Baseball Scores From Monday’s Southern League Meeting
Birmingham defeated by Nashville with an 4 to 8 score. Chattanooga posted 7 to 4 over its opponent. New Orleans won 4 to 2. Memphis topped 5 to 4. Atlanta lost 1 to 2. Little Rock fell 3 to 6. Knoxville recorded 1 to 2.
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Birmingham
Nashville
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Memphis
Atlanta
Little Rock
Knoxville
Baseball scores from a multi game slate
The recap lists multiple city teams with results including Philadelphia six to nothing and Boston one to two. St. Louis five to nine and Chicago zero to five. Detroit three and Cleveland zero. New York three and Washington four. Brooklyn two to four. New York one to eight. Cincinnati three to nine. Boston one to three. St. Louis two to two. Chicago zero to one. The second game lasted ten innings.
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Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Washington
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Clabaugh Leads the Vols to 10-4 Victory Over Barons
Moose Clabaugh returns as a Vol regular and drives Nashville to a 8 to 4 win over Birmingham with three hits including two doubles. Pearce pitched solidly for the Vols as Birmingham fell. The Chicks swept the Crackers 5-1 and 4-2, Beck earning a win in game one. Noogans took two from the Pels 7-4 and 4-2, while Pebs beat Smokies 3-1 and 6-2.
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Moose Clabaugh
Vol
Nashville
Birmingham
Clabaugh
Pearce
Barons
Chicks
Crackers
Beck
Bob Hasty
Crax
Noogans
Smokies
Hartselle Opens Bee Line Battle in Decatur
Hartselle visits Decatur to kick off the week in the Bee Line flag fight as Cullman travels to Athens to stay atop the standings. Athens leads the Blue Sox by a half game.
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Hartselle
Decatur
Cullman
Athens
Blue Sox
East Decatur Independents Open With Big Win Over Rocks
The new East Decatur Independent baseball team defeated Rock House nine 16 to 1 at Mooresville on Saturday. They previously beat Fairview 17 to 11 and plan to face Rock House again August 20 at Mooresville.
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Decatur
Primo Carnera Versus Poreda Set For Newark Bout
Primo Carnera the giant Italian meets Stanley Poreda in a 10 round feature boxing bout at Newark New Jersey this week. Carnera is billed as the standout heavyweight opponent for Poreda in the card.
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Primo Carnera
Stanley Poreda
Newark
N. J
Cubs Stung by Double Defeats in Tight Card Battles
The Cubs were handed two close losses by St Louis as Carleton shut them out 2 0 and Dean edged Bush 2 1. Despite the defeats the Cubs remained atop the standings with the Pirates idle. Braves lost 3 1 to Cincinnati as Lucas silenced Boston, while Dodgers and Giants split with a 2 1 Dodgers win followed by an 8 4 Giants loss. Terry led the Terrymen with 4 for 4.
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Carleton
Dean
Bush
Pirates
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Reds
Lucas
Bostonians
Dodgers
Giants
Walker
Terrymen
Terry
Ruth Homs Yankees Win as Ruth Hits Another Homer
Babe Ruth homered again as the New York Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 5 to 4. He added a single and a double in five plate appearances. Tommy Bridges earned a shutout against the Cleveland Indians, 3 to 0. The Athletics and Red Sox split a doubleheader with Walberg winning the opener 6 to 1. Welch blanked the A's 2 to 0. Hadley led the Browns to a 5 to 0 win over the White Sox in the opener. the Browns later totaled 16 hits in a 9 to 5 second game.
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Babe Ruth
Yankees
Nats
Babe
Tommy Bridges
Detroit
Cleveland Indians
Hildebrand
Tigers
A’s
Red Sox
Athletics
Walberg
Welch
Hadley
Browns
White Sox
Cedar Lake Sox Triumph Over Birmingham Red Sox 5-2
The Cedar Lake White Sox Negro club defeated the Birmingham Red Sox 5-2 on Saturday in front of a good crowd. William Coddington was noted as a founder and the first governor of the Colony of Rhode Island.
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Cedar Lake Sox
Cedar Lake White Sox
Birmingham Red Sox
William Coddington
Colony of
Rhode Island
Moguls Decide Aid for Hartselle as Guard Leaves Camp
The Bee Line Moguls meet tonight to decide aid for Hartselle after the team lost strength when its National Guard unit departed for camp at Ft. Oglethorpe. Rumor says Blue Sox regulars may play in Hartselle during the two weeks of encampment.
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Bee Line League
Hartselle
National Guard
Ft. Oglethorpe
Blue Sox
Record attendance soars past six hundred thousand in games
Attendance numbers for the period of competition reached about 600 000, more than doubling the previous records for such events and indicating a surge in interest and participation.
Wanted to Rent Four Room Apartment Near City
Four room unfurnished apartment sought at low cost and close in. Submit offers to Box J, care of Daily.
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