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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1936
Page
8
New Orleans Pelicans chase a 19th straight win moving into Birmingham to challenge the unofficial minor league record set by the Barons in 1927. Birmingham beat Nashville 6 2 as George Darrow won his 18th game, while Chattanooga topped New Orleans 2 1 in a 7 hit performance.
A compact listing of season leaders by category. American leaders include Averill and Gehrig for batting and runs with Gehrig also leading in RBIs. other top American marks by Gehringer Werber and Hadley. National leaders show Medwick in batting RBIs and hits, Ott in home runs, J Martin in runs and stolen bases, Camilli in triples, and pitching led by Lucas and Hubbell.
The Grand American Trapshoot features a 200 target 16 yard race for class championships with six class winners to be decided and a five man per state team race for the national title. Mrs Lela Hall leads the news with a 196 of 200 from the 16 yard line in defense of her feminine title, while Marie Kautzy Grant shot 195 to lead the feminine field.
The Sports Mirror recalls past tennis results noting Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn as former U S doubles champions by beating Gene Mako and Don Budge in a five set final a year ago. Also mentions Helen Wills Moody and historical Saratoga Cup references from earlier eras.
Birmingham defeated Nashville 6 to 2 as Atlanta beat Knoxville 3 to 2. New Orleans won 7 to 2 against Chattanooga while Little Rock edged Memphis 6 to 5.
In the National League Boston beat St. Louis 205 to 3.4 and New York edged Cincinnati 6 to 5 as Brooklyn topped Pittsburgh 4 to 1 with the game ended in the 8th due to rain. Philadelphia and Chicago were rained out. In the American League New York won 13 to 1 over St. Louis while Detroit beat Boston 5 to 0 and Philadelphia defeated Chicago 11 to 138 with Washington 5 and Cleveland 3 also reported.
In Alabama and Florida League action Enterprise tied Ozark after 13 innings due to darkness. Andalusia beat Panama City and Troy defeated Union Springs. International League results have Newark 6 Albany 5 with other games washed out by rain. American Association games included Minneapolis 5 St Paul 2, Louisville 6 Indianapolis 3, and Toledo Columbus with Milwaukee 6 Kansas City 6 in rain.
New Orleans visits Birmingham in a night game while Knoxville travels to Atlanta. Little Rock plays Memphis and Chattanooga goes to Nashville for key matchups Saturday night action.
Philadelphia plays Chicago while Boston meets St Louis and New York faces Cincinnati. Brooklyn hosts Pittsburgh and Detroit travels to Boston. A 81 scoreline appears Louis New York. Chicago visits Philadelphia. Alabama Florida League fixtures list Dothan at Ozark Panama City at Union Springs Troy at Enterprise.
The Morgan County Better Sportsmen's Association begins releasing a first consignment of young fish into local streams with plans for more to follow. They aim to protect wild life and fish, urging public support to ensure future abundance for tomorrow.
Ganeey Finty McEwen defeated Johnny LaRue in under 23 minutes to claim the first fall with a perfect kangaroo kick. LaRue fought back against McEwen and then Joe Gunther beat Charley Keene after two fast falls, with Gunther securing the final fall and Keene unable to continue due to back injury. Referee Joe Bauer officiated the event at Martin arena.
In a bold move Joe Cronin dismisses Wesley Ferrell amid mutinous player attitudes at Yankee Stadium. The piece argues strong managers set boundaries, citing McGraw Frisch and Mack as examples and noting Cronin unsigned five year pact after moving from Washington to Boston in 1925.
Budge and Mako, Davis Cup teammates, overcome the fast serving duo Dave Jones and John Law in a quarter final of the men's national doubles tennis championships at Brookline. They expect a rematch with defending champions Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn.
Yesterday's stars included Joe DiMaggio leading the Yankees with a homer a double and three singles against the Browns. Schoolboy Rowe pitched two hit ball to beat the Red Sox 5-0 for the Tigers. Baxter Jordan and Gene Moore had five hits each for the Bees in a twin bill opener with the Cardinals. Jordan singled in the winning run in the nightcap. Hank Leiber delivered a seventh inning double driving in the Giants' three winning runs in a 6-5 victory over the Reds. Buck Newsom held the Indians to six hits for the Senators. Dusty Rhodes singled in the winning runs for the Athletics in a 13-11 win over the White Sox. Max Butcher hurled a three hit performance to win 4-1 for the Dodgers against the Giants.
News collage ties Sambo Leslie promise to Sam Terry bench, Giants plans for World Series, Stripp laments lack of action, Derive updates on pitchers, golf, boxing, and league schedules. Includes Dodgers NL celebration invites and AL schedule talk.
Lamar Moye is Alabama's lone letterman returning at center for the coming season. He, a senior from Decatur, competes with a redshirt and two others as possible starters, aiming to fill the shoes of Okay Francis who starred at center for three years.
The Alabama Hosiery Mill softball team crushed Hartselle at Delano Park Diamond No 1 with a 24 to 0 victory. Every Hosiery Mill batter reached base twice or more and several hits cleared the fences as the rout extended.
Johnny Fischer leads a field near 1,000 contestants as 160 advance after par and course records fall nationwide. Strafaci and Peacock headline district leaders with 137s and 140s while sixteen Walker Cup hopefuls secure spots and notable names miss out.
A.P. compilation by official league statistician Charles H. Miller lists leading Southern Conference players. The report highlights top scorers, rebounders, and assist leaders across member institutions, reflecting the league's early season performance.
Miamiola resident Mrs. E L McGarry, six foot tall and 600 pounds, created seating chaos at a Sarnia restaurant breakfast. Chairs and booths failed to accommodate her, leading staff to improvise with a wooden crate at the counter to seat her.
New York Aug 26 report notes Iron Age weekly review that despite a new yearly peak at 73 percent capacity, steel ingot production still fails to meet strong demand for finished steel. The piece underscores persistent strain on supply from buyers and producers’ pace.
A New Orleans source notes optimism that the Yankees will clinch the pennant and arrange an exhibition game in the coming spring, reflecting high confidence in their season outlook.
Pitchers with 10 or more wins include Leonard of Atlanta 19 12 2 and Williams of Atlanta 30 16 5. Darrow of Birmingham 30 18 6 Speece of Nashville 37 20 7 Drake of New Orleans 45 11. Home runs Webb Knoxville 16 Richards Atlanta 14 Duke Memphis 14 Taitt Nashville 14. Runs batted in Taitt Nashville 109 Sington Chattanooga 104. Stolen bases Marquardt Memphis 25 Nonnenkamp Little Rock 19. Runs Nashville 778 Atlanta 673 New Orleans 673. Least opponent runs Atlanta 556 New Orleans 614.
Bill Terry's Giants slip to 7 10 odds after a 7 to 10 shot failure despite a 11 2 lead, as the Gas House Gang fall to 7 5 and the Cubs rise to 21 2. Frankie Frisch's squad endures injuries and Paul Dean retirement while the Reds split a double bill with Cincinnati and Boston. In the AL the Yankees pound St Louis Browns 13 to 1 as Gomez earns his first win since July 4. Schoolboy Rowe blanks the Red Sox and Detroit wins 5 0, while the A’s top the White Sox 13 11.
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