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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1935
Page
6
Giants drop 8 4 to Tigers as Cardinals rise to within a half game after a 10 3 and 6 1 sweep of the Dodgers. Sox surge from fifth to third with a 9 2 win over Cleveland while Browns take both ends of a twin bill and Phillies edge Reds 12 10 to hold sixth in the circuit.
Babe Herman leads a slice of Sunday homers with the Reds and Red Sox involvement noted by the Associated Press.
In Minneapolis 88 United and Canadian players begin the 39th national women’s golf championship with Mrs. Glenna Collett Ware, Philadelphia star and five time winner, favored to win as Virginia Van Wie of Chicago relinquishes her title. The field includes a mix of seasoned players and rising stars competing for one of 64 qualifying berths.
The Knoxville Smokies defeated New Orleans 5 to 4 and 3 to 2, breaking Al Milnar’s 18th straight win in the eleventh inning. Birmingham led Atlanta by five games, Nashville swept Little Rock in a twin bill, and Poco Taitt of Nashville earned five hits to top the Southern Association batting list. Memphis and Chattanooga split a twin bill.
Yesterday's stars included Cubs led Giants with two singles and a double scoring one run and driving in two. Charley Gehringer of the Tigers had three hits in a perfect day at bat against the Athletics. Dizzy Dean and Daffy Dean of the Cardinals pitched to a double victory over the Dodgers to reclaim the league lead. Jon Whitehead of the White Sox contributed in a win over Jim Weaver and Piece Rates with Weaver pitching six innings to beat the Braves, an eleventh inning hit sealing the win.
The Wolserymen lost to Cullman 7 to 6 after wild pitching and two home runs. McElhannon starred with a homer and two singles, while Johnson also homered and tripled as the hosts built early leads. Johnson struck out nine in four innings while Black allowed seven runs in relief.
Pitching leader J Dean of the Cardinals at 23 7 and Lee of the Cubs 14 8. Batting leaders Kan Pirates .401 Medwick Cardinals .370 and Gehrig Yankees 99 runs. Triples: Vosmik Indians 18 and others.
The report notes Cooper Admiration facing the Daily Quads on diamond number three as part of a local baseball scene with teams contending for position.
Troy Trojans defeat Dothan Boil Weevils 11 to 5 to clinch the Dixie Amateur crown in Dothan Sunday. The Trojans built early lead and held on as Dothan pressed late. relievers and pinch-hitters saw action in the ninth.
Ted Luther, slender Girard Onto professional, won the third annual Hershey open golf tournament to claim the $1,000 first prize after two one hole playoffs. He shot 75 to Felix Serafin of Scranton Pa who scored 80 in the final round yesterday. In the morning both players returned a strong score.
Barnard Welsh of Wilkington DC defeated William Schammer 6-4 2 6-4 to defend his national singles crown in New Orleans. The lanky Scot trailed 4-2 in the opening set but rallied with hard drives from the baseline to forge a straight set victory and extend his title run to a second time.
Card of 76, three over par. After a Saturday stalemate at 200, two strokes under par, the four rounds of the tournament proper conclude. Serafin missed an eight foot par putt on the home green, his par three tying the score with the Ohio champion.
LEVELAND Connie Mack joins Clark Griffith in pushing might baseball in the American League. The piece notes plans for readiness by next spring and Mack leading the AL with potential expansion after the 1936 season. It cites discussions with Leland of the Reds and mentions Tom Yawkey and Alva Bradley weighing in on daylight baseball and financial aims.
Newt Hardy pitched well for the Wingfoots as Huntsville collected three safeties in the first and four in the sixth. Red Kimbrell led Goodyear with three hits in a 7 run game where Lindalls' offense was held to two extra-base hits by Newton and Green. Gentry and Puckett contributed two hits apiece for the home club.
Southern League saw Atlanta beat Birmingham 8 to 2 and Knoxville 5-3 while New Orleans won 4-0. Nashville 4 5 edged Little Rock 2-3. Chattanooga 2-3 fell to Memphis 0-4. Detroit beat St. Louis 6-3 in the American League. In the National League Pittsburgh 9-6 over Boston while St. Louis 10-6 topped Brooklyn 3-1 Chicago 5 defeated New York 4 Philadelphia 12 beat Cincinnati 10. International League Buffalo 11 over Toronto 8. Syracuse 6-8, Albany 1-0. Montreal 1-3, Rochester 2-1. Newark 6-10, Baltimore 2-6.
In Birmingham Alabama, Bozo defeats the Soldier Battler Bose in a 185 pound match. Bose scored five points while Bozo tallied 192, marking a decisive early win in the cen Minestrone era.
Houlgate places Ohio State first in a top ten list with Stanford second, Princeton third, Tennessee fourth, Temple fifth, Alabama sixth, Minnesota seventh, Washington eighth, Illinois ninth and Fordham tenth. He says Ohio State could go undefeated, with Stanford and Princeton strong contenders. Temple may surprise. His second ten features Rice, Pittsburgh, Columbia, Tulane, LSU, Notre Dame, Santa Clara, Colgate, Nebraska and California.
Due to a broken arm Murdoch cannot wrestle here tonight Promoter Chris Jordan fills with Jack Conway of Hollywood The main event is best two of three falls with a 90 minute limit Murdoch treated in Birmingham hospital doctors say a clean break occurred The semi final features Bullet Joe Gunth ae Nashville versus Flying Gayle Byrd The Byrd duo promises speed and power in a 2 of 3 falls bout with a one hour limit.
Today's games include Washington at St. Louis and St. Louis at Philadelphia as the only matches listed. Other matchups like New York at Chicago, Philadelphia at Detroit, Boston at Cleveland, Pittsburgh at New York, and Cincinnati at Brooklyn appear as possible but not confirmed.
Mary Lou Petty of the Washington Athletic Club helped set three world records at the Pacific Coast AAU meet in Transbay Coronado, California. She swam the 800 meter freestyle in 11 minutes 34.1 seconds, beating Lenore Eight by a wide margin and clocked a 2:34 200 meter leg in the 800 meter relay. The relay team of Mike Petty Clive McKean Doris Buckley and Betty Lea finished in 10 minutes 36 seconds.
Detroit baseball scout Navin Field observer Connie Mack praises the Detroit Tigers as a well balanced club with Greenberg Gehringer and Mickey Cochrane, arguing they resemble the 1915 16 Red Sox and could stay dominant for several years barring upsets or new talent. He contrasts them with the Yankees Cubs and White Sox and notes no single star dominates the lineup.
The AP compiled batting and pitching leaders with players such as Taitt Nashville and Gleeson New Orleans atop several categories. Notable figures include Weatherly New Orleans and Nonnenkamp Little Rock for steals, and top pitchers Milnar Nashville Chaplin Nash Durham Atlanta Lindsey Atlanta Touchstone Memphis.
A recap notes Max Schmeling stopped Walter Neusel in eight rounds in Hamburg a year ago while Stella Walsh ran 100 meters in 11. seconds a world record at that time. Three years back a homegrown golf pro beat foreign born peers 10 8. Five years ago Hack Wilson set a National League home run record with 44.
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