Briez Chats About Sports
The column notes Ken Kavanaugh of Louisiana State plans to sign with the Bears after the All-Star game. It mentions Tommy Loughran training in Philadelphia and Ace Parker’s doctors predicting his leg will support another football season with the Dodgers. Ted Williams muses on free agency preferring the Dodgers, and the Dodgers pursue a western swing by air adventures.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Ken Kavanaugh
Bears
Tommy Loughran
Philly
Ace Parker
Syracuse
Dodgers
Contests and chatter swirl through Cleveland sports notes
A Cleveland paper promotes a contest with World Series tickets as bait. Frank Thomas predicts Alabama backs will rival 1935 Rose Bowl stars. Dizzy Dean touts Bob Feller’s current stuff. A bootleg bookies drive is launched. The Denver Post notes 25 years with no rain check. Currituck Sound bass tale from North Carolina and Tampa’s Pete Norton relay quick quips. A big fish leaps into L. D. Ennis’s boat.
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Cleveland
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Dixie Howe and Co
Stanford
Texas League Sun
Dizzy Dean
Justin Bealmar
Bob Feller
Diz
Dizzy
Toga
Denver Post
North Carolina
Hastings tournament finalists rise in city contest
Horvath the veteran jockey rode 15 horses over three days at the Northville fairgrounds meet and stayed in the money. Two brothers Al and Wallace Hopp were finalists in Hastings Nebraska city tourney.
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Wallace Hopp
Hastings
Neb Horvath
Northville
Mich
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh
Duluth
Jack Charvat
The
Tulsa Tribune
Italy seizure headline sparks Farrey trip quip
G Albert Mott of Missouri University Sage cites a headline about Italy seizing Yankees and notes Jim Farrey lost out on the trip, implying changes in travel or sports coverage.
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Jim Rasmusen
Ironwood
Mich
Daily Glove
G. Albert Mott
Missouri University Sage
Italy
Yankees
Jim Farrey
Mrs Paul Arrives in Cincinnati After Chicago Call
While the Reds were in Chicago Mrs Gabe Paul wife of the club secretary phoned from Cincinnati asking to drive over for the series Gabe allowed it then she arrived the next morning indicating a family visit during the baseball schedule.
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Reds
Chicago
Gabe Paul
Cincinnati
Gabe
Paul
Turkeys Evict Guinea Hen At Cy Payne Farm
In Danville Illinois on August 20 a group of tom turkeys on the Cy Payne poultry farm have driven a guinea hen from her nest and are taking turns incubating her eggs, according to owner Cy Payne.
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Danville
Ill
Cy Payne
Payne
Baseball Results From The Leagues
National League New York defeated Cincinnati 9 to 2 and Boston beat Pittsburgh 3 to 0 Only games scheduled American League Boston routed Cleveland 16 to 7 while Chicago played Philadelphia and Detroit at New York were rained out Southern Association Memphis beat Birmingham 4 to 1 Knoxville crushed Chattanooga 11 to 0 Nashville edged Atlanta 3 to 2 in 10 innings Only games scheduled
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Associated Press
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Memphis
Birmingham
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Nashville
Atlanta
Faquin Again Wins Georgia State Tennis Crown
In Griffin Georgia Louis Faquin of Memphis defeats top seed Johnny Hyden of Nashville to reclaim the state title he first won two years earlier at the Georgia State tennis championship.
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Griffin
Louis Faquin
Memphis
Johnny Hyden
Nashville
Brooks Now Back Giants
Bills White reports Brooklyn fans cheer for the New York Giants as they beat the Cincinnati Reds 9 to 2. Mel Ott roams third and Johnny McCarthy handles first while Carl Hubbell limits Reds to seven hits and the Giants pile up 14 hits. Brooklyn trails Reds by four games with Leo Durocher back at short.
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Dodgers
Giants
Mel Ott
Johnny McCarthy
Reds
Carl Hubbell
Paul Derringer
Brooklyn
Leo Durocher
College Park duo wins doubles title in tight finals
Hank Crawford and Cortez Sut tles of College Park Georgia defeated Louis Schopfer of New Orleans and Hyde 6 3 3 6 9 7 in a three set doubles final last night.
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Hank Crawford
Cortez Suttles
College Park
Louis Schopfer
New Orleans
Hyde
Today's Games Across Major Leagues and Southern Association
Schedule lists New York at Cincinnati Brooklyn at St Louis Boston at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Chicago Detroit at New York Cleveland at Boston Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Washington Southern Association matchups New Orleans at Birmingham Nashville at Knoxville Chattanooga at Atlanta Memphis at Little Rock All games noted for night play where specified.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago Pittsburgh
Boston Com
Saat
Pet
Nashville Ee
Atlanta
Memphis
Quneesand
Chattanooga
New Orleans Ee
Birmingham
Little Rock
Knoxville
Southern
New Orleans
Nashville
Red Sox Smash Indians as Williams Doerr Foxx and Tabor Lead
In an American League action Boston rallied to a 16 7 victory over Cleveland as Ted Williams Bobby Doerr Jimmy Foxx and Jim Tabor homered. Joe Heving earned his eighth win in a rain affected day with four Boston homers adding to the scoring party.
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Hubbell
Cincinnati Reds
Dick Errickson
Bees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Heweg
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Sox
Ted Williams
Bobby Doerr
Jimmy Foxx
Jim Tabor
Foxx
Tabor
Joe Heving
Roy Weatherly
Hal Trosky
Jeff Heath
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Argue About Naming Czar In Southeastern Conference
Atlanta August 20 apparently divided on policy and candidates a nominating committee argued today whether to recommend appointment of an athletic czar for the Southeastern Conference Conference President G D H mphries of Mississippi State College said the committee was undecided at a late hour last night whether to name an athletic commissioner at this time and if so whom Four candidates named by outsiders Arthur Hutchens Diane Lester Martin Conner and Glenn Schabinger were cited as likely appointees The issue follows last December charges of freshman snatching and other practices leading schools to demand a conference wide commissioner with power to fine or suspend members The 13 school federation includes Alabama Auburn Florida Georgia Tech Kentucky LSU Mississippi Mississippi State Levrance Tennessee Tulane and Vanderbilt
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G. D. Himphries
Mississippi State College
Arthur Hutchens
Lake Wales
Fla
Southern Football Officials’ Association
Diane Lester
G-Man
Batesville
Miss
Martin Conner
Jackson
Glenn Schabinger
Creighton University
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia Tech
Kentucky
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Levrance
Tennessee
Tiwlane
Vanderbilt
Community Ills and Visits Across Limestone County
Local residents in Limestone County and Carey attended revival services at Alabama Forks and visited relatives in Athens Nashville and Nashville area. Notable visits include J F Treece family Owens Cross Roads Coy Elders travel to Birmingham and Huntsville and multiple residents visiting Carey and nearby towns with several dining and social gatherings reported.
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J. F. Treece
Sarah
Owens Cross Roads
Alabama Forks
Coy Elders
John Anderson
Elders
Edna Rogers
Athens
Dudley
Decatur
Carey
Ethel Taylor
Baby
Charlie Muse
Marvin Taylor
Herschel Gipson
van B. Willis
Derrell Glen
Ola Clutts
John Moss
Route 6
Marvin Pitts
Thomas L. Taylor
Pat Abernathy
Elkmont
Lillie Craig
Nellie Birdsong
Birmingham
Charlie Dungg
Locks ‘Cross Roads
Wilson Elders
Geneva Craft
New Market
Ala
Mera
Chel Gipson
Annie Willis
Irene Johnson
Marie Dungy
Annie Ruth
Lucile Willis
O’neal Chambers
Chester Dilworth
Jim Moran
Howard Birdsong
Rainey
Geo. Hill
Nashville
John Hughes
Spring Hill
Tenn
Roscoe Boyd
Mack Craig
L. C
German Prisoners Returned by Nazis
Reports from Chancy Switzerland indicate Nazi agents are rounding up hundreds of German anti Nazis who fled after Hitler rose to power. They are gathering names in France’s unoccupied zone and sending groups of internees to Germany under armed guard.
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Chancy
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
France
Germany
Local Happenings Highlight Morgan County Community
Community notes from Cullman to Falkville record visits from Mrs. W S Watkins and others, revival services led by Rev Murphree and Rev Aldridge, mattress making yields 170 units, students return from Florence and Alabama, several relatives visit, and illness updates with rainfall sought and travel to Memphis noted.
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Myrtle
Altha Bean
Cullman
W. S. Watkins
Watkin
Hugh Mitchell
Birmingham
Church of God
N. Hough
Lacey's Spring
Leon Chunn
Valdermosa
James Lynn
Lynntown
H. L. Aldridge
Lalla Wade
Decatur
W. T. Wade
Robert Murphree
Ashville
Ala
Morgan County Notes on Local Visits and Church Revival
Morgan County residents share weekend visits with relatives in Georgia Maryland and Danville while the Friendship church revival continues with several new members. Local families such as Crow Hogan Holladay Quattebaum and Dutton are mentioned visiting relatives and attending services and a singing event is planned in Corinth.
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Zemon Crow
Nashville
Dora Crow
Troy Hall
Richmond Aol
Georgia
Howell Morris
Florence
W. C. Kirkpatrick
Dewey Hogan
Roman Higdon
Ottis Dutton
D. N. Dutton
Lonnie Smallwood
Bently
Ann Smith
Maryland
Guy Miller
Corinth
Dona Crow
D. J. Stover
Frank Lowery
Burl Holladay
Wayne
Raymond Quattebaum
Phelton Hogan
Royal Holladay
Friendship
Loyal Hogan
Montgomery
J. L. Jarrett
Barbara
L. Jarrett
Rachael Praytor
Hartselle
Robert Landers
Horace Townsend
John Orr
Jim Hunter
Danville
U. S. See Cold Front Across Regions
A broad cold air mass spread over most of the United States east of the Mississippi with readings in the 50s in the deep South. Cities such as Chattanooga Birmingham Nashville Fort Wayne St Louis and Cincinnati posted cool morning lows while Chicago and Minneapolis saw highs near the upper sixties. The cold began to ease as warming trends emerged in parts of the Midwest.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
Chattanooga
Tenn
Birmingham
Nashville
Fort Wayne
Ind
Mercury
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Rocky Mountains
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Chicago
Minneapolis
VOLS INVADE SMOKIES LAIR IN NASHVILLE SERIES
The Vols, leading the league, move into Endox ville for a three game set with the Smokies after taking two of three from Atlanta. A 2-2 night through nine innings ended when Emile Lochbaum balked in the 10th allowing Dick Culler to score. Memphis fell 3-0 to Birmingham after a 4-1 win in the opener. Knoxville snapped a 10 game slide with an 11-0 win over Chattanooga.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Vols
Endoxville
Smokies
Atlanta
Emile Lochbaum
Dick Culler
Memphis
Chattanooga
Paul Gehrman
Birmingham
Barons
Knoxville
Big Bob Carpenter
Little Rock
New Orleans
Revival at Lacey's Spring with W O Pessnell begins Sunday
W O Pessnell will hold a revival at Lacey's Spring beginning Sunday evening August 25. Rev Manderson will conduct baptismal services Sunday morning and continue with Johnson Lake in the afternoon. Crowd from here attends Farley revival this week.
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W. O. Pessnell
Manderson
Johnson Ake
Evie Lee Wright
Huntsville
Clay McCutcheon
Edward Bramlett
Valdermosa
Bell Bray
Hartselle
Bellvin
Fla
Bertha Kay
Robert Moore
Fort McClellan
Farley
Hardwick Kay
Alvin Kay
Oklahoma — City
Katherine Calvin
That City
Roy Moore
Mount Tabor
R. L. Moore
Clyde Prince
Danville
James Lipscomb
Pulaski
Tenn
Chas. Lipscomb
Weather Across Rockies and Far West Sizzles Then Cools
The Rocky Mountain area and the Far West baked as Los Angeles hit 101 and Phoenix 106. Showers moved ahead of a cool wave along the Gulf coast with rain yesterday from Texas to South Alabama and Southern Georgia. New Orleans logged 1.88 inches and Galveston 1.82 inches of rain.
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Rocky Mountain
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Arizona
Gulf
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
New Orleans
Galveston
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