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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1932
Page
6
Blue Sox remain atop the league with a 5 3 extra inning victory over Hartselle. Peyton struggled in the tenth after a tied ninth, while Jeffries earned his eighth win despite eight hits allowed. Bronaugh led with a triple and two RBIs, and Lanier stole twice as the Sox secured late runs.
Al Waller ticket seller at Decatur park sustained a crushed nose after a thrown ball struck him during batting practice for the Blue Sox yesterday. He turned to ward the plate and was taken to Dr. Kimbrough for medical attention.
Lindley Hatfield, a standout athlete at Auburn and Alabama Polytechnical Institute, was appointed coach of all athletic programs at Cherokee County High School Center. A Montgomery native, he will join the faculty and begin duties this month, bringing strong high school and college playing credentials.
The Cubs beat the Braves 4 to 3 in 15 innings as Riggs Stephenson’s single after two on in the 15th delivered the winning run. Huck Betts pitched 14 innings for Atlanta before a pinch hitter ended his day. Giants rout Reds 7 2 and Phillies sweep Cardinals 10 4 and 9 4 with strong hitting.
Cullman baseball club appears this afternoon at Garrett Park in the final for the week in Bee Line and the final for the season. Cullman has moved in fast over the past two weeks and will likely trouble the Decatur folks this afternoon.
Trinity routed Brookville 5-0 as pitcher Gann fanned twelve over a five hit shutout. Red Kimbrel led Trinity with a 3-for-4 effort featuring a double and a triple as Brookville struggled to mount offense.
The Decatur Blue Sox travel to Huntsville to face Dallas on Saturday. Manager McDuff has not announced the pitching rotation but McCarley and Chandler are ready for action.
Today’s games include Little Rock at Atlanta Memphis at Knoxville New Orleans at Birmingham Chicago at Washington Detroit at New York Cleveland at Philadelphia Philadelphia at St Louis Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at Cincinnati New York at Pittsburgh American Association Toledo at Minneapolis Columbus at St Paul Indianapolis at Kansas City Louisville at Milwaukee Philadelphia at St Louis and other matchups listed as scheduled.
Treasury data show more than 49 million dollars in cuts across 12 major executive departments and independent establishments for July, the start of the new fiscal year. Total administrative costs fell to 197.2 million, though three departments posted increases: Veterans Affairs nearly 2.9 million, Interior over 1.1 million, and State about 53,600.
Winton, the team that defeated the Alabama Mills at the Cain barbecue, will meet the mills again here on Saturday afternoon. The local team hopes to avenge the earlier defeat.
Results from games including Boston 7 St. Louis 6 in fifteen innings, Philadelphia 10 9 over St. Louis 4 4, Chicago 4 Boston 3 in 15 innings, New York 7 Cincinnati 3, Toledo 6 Minneapolis 10 Columbus 5 St Paul 8, and multiple rainouts in New Orleans Nashville Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit New York Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburgh.
The quartet will sing at Shackleford Sunday and then travel to Merrimack for services at 7 30 oclock. The event details emphasize live musical performances by the quartet across two locations.
Pete West of Decatur leads the league in batting with a .348 average through yesterday's games. The husky back stop has remained near the top all season, maintaining his position atop the standings.
Jackie Baker is unable to fight due to illness. He was scheduled to meet Earl Segrave in Huntsville this evening but was ordered to bed by his physician after a malarial attack. Charley Spurlock from Merrimack has been signed to take Baker's place.
Morgan county representative Tidwell opposed the income tax plan in committee the measure passed and will go to a second reading in the House Friday.
The Decatur Independents lost to Hillsboro 18 to 4 after a rough day of errors. Key players included G Teague E Teague and F Terry with multiple RBIs and stolen bases, while Hillsboro benefited from six walks and three wild pitches.
The Decatur Blue Sox travel to Cullman for a Sunday game against the Strawberry lads, a rainout makeup from July 26. The change aims to complete the schedule with the same teams and venue.
Marvin Gentry, a pitcher, is back with the Athenians and is expected to aid materially in their final pennant drive.
Happy Jeffries leads Bline’s pitching with eight victories and one loss in the season. His only defeat came at Athens by a 1 0 score.
The Bline league leaders aim to meet this week or Sunday to map plans for the playoff series. Decatur currently leads by one game after a stronger second half, topping the standings.
Dunaway, the Bee Line league’s lone no hitter this season, will likely mound for Hartselle in the final game at Athens. He has lost only once this year to the Athens club.
Two-base hits were by White and Howell drove in a run for Athens. Lowe pitched eight innings allowing four hits and one run while Dunnaway pitched nine innings with no hits and no runs. Four walks issued by Dunnaway and four by Lowe. Lowe struck out four. Dunnaway six. Rung drove in Howell. B Wilkinson had a sacrifice hit and W Wilkinson stole a base. Athens left four on base and Hartselle left five. Umpires were Sheehan and Grisham. Time 1 25.
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Browns 7 to 6 in a 15 inning game. Stumpf hit a triple, drew two walks, and Rhyne drove in the winning run with a fly out.
Dixie Walker, veteran of many Southern league battles, signs with Hartselle to boost their pennant push. He is unlikely to pitch today against Athens as Dunaway is being prepared for the crucial game.
Hartselle first baseman John Burleson added 12 putouts yesterday, raising his total to 45 over three games. He has made 204 chances since July 20 without an error.
Peyton has been effective against Decature this year for Hartselle, though the Blue Sox have beaten him three times. Each loss came despite his solid earned runs support, which has undone him in all three defeats.
The Idle Noogans built a big lead on the league leaders with two Smokies wins 2 0 and 2 1 over the Memphans. Lefty Larsen and Smith pitched well for the Smokies while Brillheart and Kyles were stifled for four extra base hits. A Nashville night game saw the Pels nip the Vols 9 to 6 after a ninth inning rally fell short.
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