Yankees Rally Past Indians as DiMaggio Hits 26th Homer
The Yankees crush the first-place Indians 15-2, surge into third place eight games off the pace, and extend their streak to 12 wins in 15. DiMaggio belts a grand slam in the chaotic second inning, while Milnar is hit hard and the Yanks pile up 12 hits.
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Bill White
Cleveland Indians
Joe DiMaggio
al Milnar
Yanks
Yankee
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Fred Hutchinson
Indians
Tigers
Hutchinson
Sox
Buck Newsom
Dutch Meyers
Johnny Berardino
St. Louis
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mort Cooper
Phils
Johnny Mize
Giants
Pirates
Mickey Whitek
Mel Ott
Bucs
Bill Werber
Cincinnati
Boston Bees
Bucky Walters
Brooklyn
Cubs
Reds
Vern Olsen
Brooks
Invaders
Ducky Medwick
Joe Vosmik
Durocher
Big Scores Spark First Games In Softball Doubleheader
In the opening games, Anderson overwhelmed Sardis 19 to 2 before darkness halted the second contest after seven innings. Box scores note multiple hits including three-base and two-base efforts, with detailed pitching and on-base data for Case Betterton White and others. Umpires were Burle.
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Sardis
Kim
Landers
J. White
Case
Betterton
BE. White
J. Burleson
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Ridgeway
Richardson
P. Johnson
B. Johnson
Smith
White
Cole
Away
F. Luker
R. Butler
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Today’s Games Include Carbon Hill and Johnson Chapel Matches
Local schedule lists Carbon Hill versus Simoo and Johnson Chapel facing Anderson. Matches likely proceed after practice sessions with teams pursuing early season wins.
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Carbon Hill
Simoo
Johnson Chapel
Anderson
VOLS Break Own Double Play Mark
Nashville's Vols set a Southern Association double play record of 185 after defeating Knoxville 84. They led the league all season and widened their lead to seven games over second-place Atlanta as New Orleans edged Birmingham.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Vols
Southern Association
Knoxville
Atlanta
Battiig
New Orleans Pelicans
Birmingham
Vaughan Whiteswash Capshaw In Double Victory
Vaughan's beat Hill's 7 2 in first game after a 3 run first inning. Halbrooks, L Halbrooks led Vaughan's with multi hit efforts while Narrmore top scored for Hill's. In second game Capshaw led early scoring. Vaughan's rallied with three big innings to seal a 9 6 win.
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Vaughan
Hill
Capshaw
Narrmore
Halbrooks
L. Halbrooks
Hampton
Rhe Heescacee
Vaughans
Preston
A. Briscoe
T. Halbrooks
Beaton Capshaw
H. Collier
Jones
Vernon
Mitchell
Rhe Capshaws
Fenny
Abernathy
Truett Sewell Shuts Out Pirates for Giants Win
Truett Sewell of Decatur pitched a 4 to 0 shutout over the Pittsburgh Pirates to pace the New York Giants in a doubleheader. He improved to 11-3 on the season while the Giants managed only five hits and left three men on base in the nightcap.
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Truett Sewell
Decatur
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Giants
Mickey Whitek
Mel Ott
Sewell
Fall Guy Houston Learns Lesson From a Yellow Jacket
K R Andrews a telephone lineman in Houston recounts a dangerous encounter with a yellow jacket at the tip of his thirty foot pole. The insect attacked repeatedly as it circled then another dive, sending Andrews to the ground in a surprising fall.
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Houston
Texas
K. R. Andrews
Andrews
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League results include New York 5 Pittsburgh 0 and St Louis 9 Philadelphia 0 as Cincinnati shutout Boston 3 in a 3 2 final. American League scores note Detroit 9 Boston 9 in ten innings and New York 16 Cleveland 2. Chicago at Washington postponed by rain in the league slate. Southern Association sees Nashville 8 Knoxville 4 and New Orleans 6 Birmingham 5 in the day’s only games.
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Associated Press
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National League
Early NBA matchups listed for conference play
Schedule shows games across major cities including New York versus Pittsburgh and Boston facing Cincinnati with multiple teams visiting venues such as Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia and Detroit. Some games note rematch or multiple occurrences in parentheses.
Andrews Recovers from Ankle Injuries After Incident
A hospital report states Andrews sustained two broken ankles and is receiving treatment after an incident.
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Andrews
Umps Night at Oklahoma City baseball game promotes kindness
Fans at the Oklahoma City Texas league game to honor umpires with Be Kind To Umpires night. Sponsors offered 100 free tickets for poems about umpires, drawing entries with verses about Dusty Boggess and other officials amid playful jibes.
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Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Rolund
Dusty Boggess
Boggess
Dusty
Delightful Morgan County chicken fry draws many locals
Mrs. R. B. Owens hosts a Saturday night chicken fry at West Point attracting a large gathering. Guests include the Owens family and friends from Breckenridge Kentucky Birmingham Madison Cullman Hartselle and other areas plus visiting relatives and neighbors.
Public Service Commission Extends Montgomery Bus Route
PA R Ingram authorized to extend Montgomery Tallahassee line to serve Electric to Alexander City. Commission notes new 1939 motor carrier law effective Oct 3 requires filings by Aug 29 to inaugurate service under 1931 act.
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Montgomery
Ala
R. Ingram
Public Service Commission
Tallahassee
Eelectic
Alexander City
Picnic and Visits Reported in Local Community
Mon and Mary Davis Russell enjoyed a spring picnic here Sunday later visiting Talucah to call on Otis Williams and his daughter Mrs Walter Brooks and son Mrs Avis Murphy. Viola Owens were Saturday guests of Mrs James Brooks and family. Mack Thomas of Rome Ga visited S B Behols last week. Annie Grady visited Paul Grady last week. Marie Atkinson was Monday night guest of Mary Nell Edmonson. Birdie Rice and Irene Clemons were Tuesday guests of Ruth Brooks and Bell Grantland. Josephine Hardage was Tuesday guest of Fay Oldham.
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R. B. Owens
West Point
Moine Thomas
Lethice Fincher
Breckenridge
Texas
Lester Owens
Lonnie
Bobby
Patsy Gail Owens
Paul Grady
Bell Grantland
Opal Grantland
Fay Oldham
R. B. Grantland
Mary Nell
Edmonson
Ina
Ruth McMullin
Leo Cooper
Vera Blankenship
Birdie Rice
Irene Clemons
Bud Ongens
Bud Murphy
Limus Murphy
Ralph Greer
Richard Grantland
Kentucky
Harrie Rolf
Howard Fowler
Buster Owens
L. L. Kennedy
Birmingham
E. K. Chunn
Frank Murphy
Grady .Murphy
Dock Murphy
Vivian Murphy
Madison
Roy
Jeff Williams
Cullman
P. W. Williams
Hartselle
Irene Cle
Mons
Mary Davis Russell
Here
Talucah
Otis Williams
Walter.Brooks
Avis Murphy
Viola Owens
James Brooks
Mack Thomas
Rome
S. B. Behols
Annie Grady
Fishing Report Highlights Across Lauderdale and Adjacent Districts
In Lauderdale and Colbert counties fishing is slow in most areas, with crappie, white lake bass, drum and catfish biting live bait below Wilson and Wheeler Dams. Several creeks show fair to good bites for bass, crappie, bream and other game fish using live bait, plugs, and flies. Signature spots include Wheeler Lake, Spring Creek, Flint Creek, and the Warrior River with varying conditions of clarity and water level.
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Lauderdale
Morgan and Lawrence
Wheeler Lake
Spring Creek
Flint Creek
Cotaco
Foxey Creek
Cherokee
DeKalb
Little River
Billeys Ford
Lake Lahoosage
Big Shoal Creek
Sisters Reunited After 18 Years Living 24 Miles Apart
Lancaster, Aug 23. Mrs John Wagner and her sister Norma Heffly, separated 18 years ago by adoption, were reunited by a mutual friend. They learned they lived only 24 miles apart, a surprising close wrap of fate.
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Lancaster
John Wagner
Norma Heffly
Trapshoot Grand Handicap Draws 900 Marksmen at Vandalia
August reports show about 900 shooters competing for $10,090 in the grand American handicap held at Vandalia. Roy W. Miller, 45, Grove City Minn, won the preliminary handicap and hit 100 straight from the 20 yard line in a field of 749, edging Bill Brennan Utica by one target. The event highlights handicap strategy and diverse competitors from youths to seniors.
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Roy W. Miller
Grove City
Minn
Miller
Bill Brennan
Utica
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Briez Chats About Sports
Eddie Briez reports from New York on sports topics including trotting meet profitability at Roosevelt raceways needing $50 000 nightly, Judge Landis pressing Southern association magnates to end bleacher betting, potential football backfield additions like Nile Kinnick and Bonnie Banks M Fadden, and Billy Loose demanding a title shot against Ken Overlin after beating Tony Zale.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Matuels
Roosevelt
Judge Landis
Southern Association
Football Dodgers
Nile Kinnick
Harvard Law School
Bonnie Banks
M’fadden
Clemson
Billy Loose
Tony Zale
Ken Overlin
Vegetable buyer charged with issuing worthless checks
Warrants were delivered to the sheriff charging a vegetable buyer with being a bad check artist but an artist. The warrants allege he passed $317 in worthless checks to farmers for produce, ranging from 30 cents to $200.
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Orangeburg
8. C
Hearing Set on Rail Carrier Wages by Fleming Panel
Col. Philip B. Fleming wage hour administrator announced a hearing for September 23 to consider the railroad carrier industry committee recommendations for minimum wages. The event aims to set wage standards for rail workers and will address industry pay guidelines.
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Washington
Philip B. Fleming
Railroad Carrier Industry Committee
Minnesota amateur league dog house stumble ends in victory
A long hit rolled into a crowded dog house where a dog caused a standoff. While the dog snapped, the fielder froze. The batter dashed home and scored the winning run for his team.
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Minnesota
Prosperity note and college grid sales rise
Big ten ticket sales up ten percent. Illinois places a record single order of 367 for the Notre Dame game. Billy Southworth has the Cardinals with a .642 winning percentage since his tenure began. Dick Chapman and amateurs publish Golf As I Play It. Frank Kimbrough of Hardin-Simmons predicts Texas A&M to repeat as southwest champs, despite two younger brothers on the Aggies. Detroit offered Washington 20 grand for Buddy Meyer as insurance, but Cleveland blocked the deal.
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Illinois
Notre Dame
Billy Southworth
Cardinals
Dick Chapman
Frank Kimbrough
Hardin-Simmons
Texas Aggies
Jarrin
John
Jack
Aggies
Detroit
Washington
Buddy Meyer
Gehringer Insurance
Cleveland
National League Home Run Race Tag
James E. Doyle notes the NL home run race centers on Mize and his chasers as they pursue the leader in a crowded season chase. The Cleveland Plain Dealer frames the competition as a shared quest to catch the top homerun producer.
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James E. Doyle
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Notable sports figures and events teased in brief notes
Jimmy Johnston’s secretary Margie Regan is ordered to Saranac Lake for a rest and awaits greetings from friends in the sports fraternity at the Will Rogers foundation. Doc Southerland’s pals plan a big feed when he takes the Dodgers to Pittsburgh on September 29 as a near sell-out. Jack Dempsey is seen handing out Roosevelt buttons. Bob Smith the horse trainer, ill at Saratoga, expected discharge soon. Patty Berg lectures at a Denver golf clinic this week.
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Jimmy Johnston
Margie Regan
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Will Rovers Foundation
Doc Southerland
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Jack Dempsey
Roosevelt
Buttons
Bob Smith
Saratoga
Patty Berg
Denver
Buddy Knox Returns to Hollywood in 13th Race of Year
Irish heavyweight Buddy Knox races in Hollywood on Friday in his 13th start of the year September 13. He faces the same opponent pair for the second time in his career.
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Buddy Knox
Hollywood
Buddy
Eagles Executive Bets Big in Trader Bert Bell
Bert Bell of the Philadelphia Eagles, famed for shrewd trades, completed his biggest deal by selling Dave Smukler to Detroit for cash and players. Smukler then joined the army.
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Bert Bell
Philadelphia Eagles
Dave Smukler
Detroit
Smukler
Pay Increase Proposal to Benefit Over 60,000 Workers
The measure would raise wages for more than 60,000 workers by roughly 7.18 million dollars annually. The plan targets broad pay relief and aims to boost purchasing power across multiple sectors.
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