Decatur Boys Club boxing shows crowded Armory
The Decatur Boys Club of the American Legion staged a boxing night at the Armory, moving bouts from tonight. Twelve bouts featured Teague versus Nelson in a dramatic decision, Harris defeating Gray, and several knockouts including Shirley over Sharpe in under two minutes.
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Decatur Boys’ Club
The
American Legion
Armory
Decatur
O'Neal Harris
Alabama
Teague
Nelson
Secon
Harris
Gray
Henry Picard Still Leader In 1939 Money List
Henry Picard from Hershey Pennsylvania remains the top money winner in professional golf for 1939 with earnings of 10002 dollars through August. He has won six events and banked money in all 16 tournaments since January 1. Other leading money winners include Ralph Guldahl Dick Metz Nelson Snead and more, with amounts ranging from 8223 to 1002.
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Chicago
Henry Picard
Hershey
Fred Corcoran
Professional Golfers Association
Picard
Walter Hagen
Midle- Club
Johnny
Evaston
Ralph Guldahl
Madison
N. J
Dick Metz
Nelson
Reading
Snead
White Sulphur Springs
Baseball Results from National and American Leagues
The Associated Press reports NL results: Chicago 6 Boston 1, Pittsburgh 4 New York 3, Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 6 St. Louis 5. AL scores: New York 11 St. Louis 5, Cleveland 10 17, Philadelphia 2 2, Detroit 8 Washington 1, Chicago 3 Boston 1.
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Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Southern League scores from today
Little Rock defeated Atlanta 7 to 6 in ten innings and Birmingham shut out Memphis 4 to 0. Nashville battered Chattanooga 38 to 6 in a high scoring game.
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Little Rock
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Nashville
Chattanooga
Southeast League Scores and Rain Delays Across Division
Anniston and Jackson opened with a scoreless note while Montgomery defeated Pensacola five to four. Gadsden led Meridian eight to seven before Mobile and Selma faced rain delays interrupting play.
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Anniston & Jackson
Montgomery
Pensacola
Gadsden
Meridian
Mobile-Selma
Today's Games Feature 12 Matchups Across MLB Card
The day’s schedule lists Pittsburgh at New York Chicago at Boston New York at St Louis Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at Cleveland Washington at Detroit Chattanooga at Nashville Birmingham at Memphis Atlanta at Little Rock Jackson at Gadsden Meridian at Anniston Mobile at Montgomery Pensacola at Selma.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Nashville
Wawene
Knoxville
Birmingham
Little Rockeee
New Orleans
Anee
Aseedenneenee
W. L. Pet
Cincinnati
MH. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia
Gadsden O Selma
Anniston
Montgomery
Mobile
Meridian
San Enner
Connie Mack Returns After Ailment To Lead A's
Philadelphia reports Connie Mack, 76, is recovering from a gall bladder illness that sidelined him since June 22. He vows to ease back into work and hopes to attend the September 1 game at Shibe Park against the New York Yankees, though not likely in the dugout.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Connie
Athletics
Boston
Shibe Park
Labor Day
New York Yankees
Town Creek Beats Devils In Baseball Clash
Town Creek defeated the Decatur Blue Devils 7 to 2 at Year Park. John Manahan started for Decatur but was chased in the sixth. Lefty Grizzard held Town Creek at bay the rest of the game. Grimes and Ethridge led offensive for the invaders with key hits while Conner earned the win.
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Pinky” Johnston
Decatur Blue Devils
Tooodyear Park
Conner
Devil
T. Ethridge
Devils
Creckers
Manahan
Berryman
Town Creek
Ethridge
E. Ethridge Ss
Manley
Grimes
Weneee
Pullen
Berrymen ‘If
Weems Rf
Blue Devils
R. Kimbrel
B. Vernon
Briscoe Rf
Vernon
Sheats Ss
Knoblock Sf
Grigzard
Caudille
RHE ‘Town Creek
Blue- Devils
Coach expresses wistful wish to coach from bench
He says it will feel strange to sit with the fans and watch his team play from the grand stand. He would rather be on the bench directing the players and guiding the game.
Yankee and rivals swirl with Major League moves tied to 1940
Bill Hunter reports on owner Ed Barrow resisting selling farm hands. Rogers Hornsby ponders a new job as Rajah eyes 1940 return to Orioles. Lazzeri linked to Maple Leafs with possible club rise. Senators face Clarkson Griffith’s cashless talks. Vitt clashes with the tribe and Grimes’ fate hovers over Montreal Royals as leap year plans unfold.
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Bill Hunter
Ed Barrow
Yanks
Red Sox
Honolulu
Rogers Hornsby
Rajah
Oriole City
Tony Lazzeri
Toronto Maple Leafs
Yankees
Jimmy Vernor
Jimmy Bloodworth
Buddy Meyer
Washington Senators
Fox
Clark Griffith
Oscar Vitt
Bucky Walter
Burleigh
Grimes
Montreal Royals
Left fielder wears helmet wrong for a month in Newark
Buster Mills of the Newark Bears wore his safety helmet backwards for a month before realizing the mistake. Antley Donald stretched a 12 game win streak but needed five mound appearances to reach his thirteenth win, despite two defeats. Eagles owners seek to ease Davey O Brien at home hoping the Eastern All Stars game was an off day.
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Buster Mills
Newark Bear
Antley Donald
Lucky Guy
Philadelphia Eagles
Davey O'Brien
Little Davey
College All Stars Picked for Charity Clash with Giants
Chicago August 25 The college all star board chose a varsity front for next Wednesday's charity game against the New York Giants and eyed reserve strength. The suggested lineup includes Daddie Reiner Bell Ill Kochel Wolf Wyatt Faust Patterson McLeod Weiss with Weiss McLeod Wyatt as starters in last night's drill.
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Chicago
College All Star Board of Strategy
New York Giants
Soldier Field
Bill Daddie
Pittsburgh
Joe Reiner
Notre Dame
Horace Bell
Minnesota
Dan Ill
Duke
Mike Kochel
Fordham
al Wolf
Santa Clara
Bowden Wyatt
Tennessee
George Faust
Billy Patterson
Baylor
Bob McLeod
Dartmouth
Dartmouth, Ih
Howie Weiss
Wisconsin
Weiss
McLeod
Wyatt
Brietz Chats About Sports
The column notes Rog ers Hornsby with Larry MacPhail at Ebbets Field while war clouds loom. Whizzer White could return to the Pittsburgh Pirates lineup. Arthur Donovan faces potential removal as Nova fight referee if Tony Galento presses the issue with the Pennsylvania boxing commission.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Baltimore
Rogers Hornsby
Larry MacPhail
Ebbets Field
Popular Guy Ends Overhead in Card-Dodger Series
Ray Blades asks for a nickel to call a friend while Coach Buzz Wares offers a dime to summon all his friends after the Card-Dodger series.
Thanksgiving? Hail of news from a busy college gridiron week
Coach Josh Cody of Florida faces a lean squad with 40 players two seniors and one two letter man. One senior played only 17 minutes last year. U S L A prepares to challenge Texas Christian in a football opener. Jack Hendricks Jr son of the Cardinal and Red manager asks if seven twin bills in a row is a record. Mickey Cochrane reportedly plans a large investment in a Hollywood club on the coast.
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Josh Cody
Florida
Texas Christian
Jack Hendricks, Jr
Cardinal
Red
Mickey Cochrane
Hollywood
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clue List
A scrambled puzzle listing clues for across and down entries with several misspellings and fragmented words. It includes hints like bounder self cloth measure poem beat contend for imitate curious scraps of literature build swells ruler of Turis half an en destructiy insect to take a child as one's own drag sun god spherical body a race of Mexico sweet substance except fiery frozen water anger single spot card letters three comrade earth down frighten worship spirits famous breach admiral elude contours slightest to make choice correlative of neither malt beverage kind of crayon custom Sky blue speak pointed arch American black snake to raise to crack as skin Peruvian plant and an instruction to provide the answer to the previous puzzle.
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Turis
Mexico
War of nerves grips Southern league baseball action
The Associated Press reports a tense day in the Southern Association. Memphis risked its lead with a sneakout as Birmingham beat Chick Tomahawks 4 to 0. Pebbles and Little Rock topped Atlanta 7 to 6, Nashville defeated Chattanooga 6 to 3, while New Orleans and Knoxville rested.
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Associated Press
Southern Association
Memphis
Birmingham Barons
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Nashville Volunteers
New Orleans Pelicans
Knoxville
Smokies
Local Social News From Morgan County
Mr and Mrs Herman Dunn of Pleasant Valley were Sunday guests of Mrs Freeman Leeth. Vera Nell Vice stayed with Edna Lou Leeth on Saturday night. Betha Smallwood of Decatur visited her parents Mr and Mrs Paul Smallwood. Alva Johnson visited his ill grandmother Mrs Susie Johnson Saturday afternoon. Freeman Leeth visited Mrs Dunn last week. The Peck family attended a reunion at Earl Gurley’s in Somerville with M G Peck Joe and Daisy Quinn. Jack Dunn and Audie Collins hosted guests Saturday night. Edith Peck spent time with Joe Peck on Saturday afternoon. Russell Peck and Joe Peck were in Hartselle Monday.
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Herman Dunn
Pleasant Valley
Freeman Leeth
Vera Nell Vice
Edna Lou Leeth
Betha Smallwood
Decatur
Paul Smallwood
Alva Johnson
Susie Johnson
M. G. Peck
Joe
Daisy Quinn
Earl Gurley
Somerville
Jack Dunn
Audie Collins
Edith Peck
Joe Peck
Russell Peck
Hartselle
Dodgers and Phillies surge, Yankees loom in pennant race
Dodgers win fifth straight beating Cincinnati and St. Louis as Phillies top Cardinals. Yankees pile 29 hits in one day and crush Browns, while Cubs close in on Cardinals. Rigney fans eight as Pirates beat Giants. Indians pound A's in doubleheader. Tigers, Tigers routing.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Dodgers
Philies
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis
Phillies
Rhinelanders
Phils
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Yanks
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Boston Bees
Revival and social visits in Flat Creek area
Rev Silas Lang and Daniel Stanford led a revival at Flat Creek last week. Anthony Looney stayed with his daughter Mrs Sam Clardy of Basham. Miss Louise Anderson visited Mr and Mrs John Demasters and others spent weekends with relatives in town. Leonard Peters of the CCC camp in Mississippi joined local visitors for the week. Mrs Porter and Mrs Anderson were guests of local families Sunday.
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Silas Lang
Daniel Stanford
Anthony Looney
Sam Clardy
Basham
Louise Anderson
John Demasters
Joel Maner
Decatur
Henry
Maner
Robert Murphy
Daniel Murphy
Mrrs. Porter
Madeen Gray
Leonard Peters
CCC
Mississippi
Russell Porter
R. C. Anderson
H. O. Porter
316 Battle Is Booked Big Card At Armory
Promoter Chris Jordan of the American Legion stacks a major card for Tuesday night at the Armory. Pete Tripodes faces Carlos Rodriguez in the semi final with Eddie Pope meeting Charlie Keene. Rodriguez defends the title won from Joe Gunther in Birmingham weeks ago. Decatur touts the matchup as the season’s highlight.
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Chris Jordan
American Legion
Armory
Pete Tripodes
Carlos Rodriguez
Eddie Pope
Charlie Keene
Theormer Red Shadow
Rodriquez
Tripodes
Birmingham
New Orleans
Atlanta
Decatur
Joe Gunther
Social News From Morgan County Cedar Creek Visits
Local families and relatives from Lanston Athens Cullman Hartselle Salem and West Hartselle spent Sundays and weekends visiting kin in the Cedar Creek area. Guests included Imogene Johnson Nancy Crockett Ruth Sherry-Gale-West and others with Mrs F B Chambers R D Foote and J A Allred hosting or hosting guests.
Sheffield to face AHM in fast pitch at Alabama Park
Alabama Hosiery Mills meets Sheffield at Alabama Park Sunday at 2 30 PM in a first meeting between the Colbert county squad and the Hosierymen. Managers will release line ups tomorrow as both teams plan to start pitching aces. The Hosierymen did not schedule Saturday games due to a mill employees picnic.
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Alabama Hosiery Mills
Sheffield
Alabama Park
Colbert County
Flower Hill Revival Ties Local Families
Mrs. Mary E. Payne and her children visited sister Mrs. Jesse Terry on Saturday night. Evelyn Moore suffers wifi chills and malaria at her parents home. Alred siblings Floyd and Magalene stayed with their mother Gurthie Alred. The Flower Hill revival ended Friday with eight uniting with the church. Emma Payne and son Walden returned from Symma visit. Families from Hillsboro hosted and visited neighbors through the weekend including the Moores, Terry, Moore, and Cottingham households.
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Mary E. Payne
Jesse Terry
Evelyn Moore
Floyd
Magalene Alred
Gurthie
Alred
Flower Hill
Emma Payne
Wal‘@en
Symma
James Moore
Hillsboro
Wheeleroo
W. D. Weinman
Revival ends with fifteen join church in Lawrence County
Reverend Eubank of Pensacola and Reverend Haddock wrap a successful revival here with fifteen uniting to the church and twelve baptized. Several visitors and locals are noted, including students returning from Florence State Teachers College and plans for the Sanderson Chapel revival starting Sunday.
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Eubank
Pensacola
Fla
Haddock
Jim Burks
Irwin- Dyar Hospital
Moulton
R. L. Thompson
Austinville
Martha Benter
Flovence
Opal Smith
Sybel Stanley
Old Bethel
E. A. Slanton
C. B. Willis
Ralph Willis
Phil Butler
Visitors to Hartselle Monday
Mrs. W. O. Simmons and Mrs. F. B. Chambers hosted guests with Mrs. R. E. Burgess joining, along with Miss Imogene Johnson and Miss Olie Holmes, who were visitors to Hartselle Monday.
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W. O. Simmons
F. B. Chambers
R. E. Burgess
Imogene Johnson
Olie Holmes
Hartselle
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