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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1934
Page
8
A vintage comic style piece reflects on faith and everyday woes. Dialogues in Decatur feature a man revealing his wife’s salary, bank IOUs, store teeth, and a matrimonial agent’s quips. The humor centers on miscommunication and social norms of daily life.
Dothan Boll Weevils beat Montgomery 8 to 3 to take a 2 0 lead in the series. Mitchell allowed three hits with strong support as Dothan bunched eight hits, including late blows in the fifth and seventh frames. Smith drove in two, Mason hit a ninth inning triple for Montgomery.
Detroit manager Mickey Cochrane builds a tough minded team with trust in players like Schoolboy Rowe and Gomez as they fight through injuries and long games. The piece lauds his praise based leadership and the old time baseball ethos fueling the Tigers' push in the American League.
Promoter Chris Jordan stages two main event bouts at Martin's Arena starting 8 30 p m. Badman Al Stecher of Joplin Missouri faces Frank Schroll, ex movie actor from California, in a two falls out of three match. Ken Hollis and Dude Chick also featured on the bill amid strong local interest.
Charlie Grimm retained as Cubs manager for 1935 after earlier talk of his dismissal. The Cubs opened with a 7-1 win over the New York Giants as Len Warneke shut down the league leaders and Grimm collected three hits in three at bats.
The veteran Decatur fighter who shocked the grappling world by beating Hugh Nichols last November returns to action after recent wins over Hollis and a Birmingham setback to LeRoy McGuirk. Lyons must hustle to edge the seasoned veteran in their one hour time limit clash.
Alabama Hosierymen rip through Nitrate Plant No. 2 and Lawrenceburg on the road, aided by timely hitting and sharp pitching. Gurney Martin shut down the Plant with five hits allowed as Flynn and Bronaugh provide late offense, while Thrasher shines for Lawrenceburg. The quintet uses squeeze plays to push across all runs in a 5-0 win, leveling the weekend series.
Decatur opened scoring on McElhannon double and Robertson single. Lawrenceburg answered, then tied on Thrasher and Cook hits. McElhanon walked and scored on a passed ball to give Decatur the win. key stats include Bronaugh and McRight with two base hits and Robertson on double plays.
Pitcher Morton faces umpires Rickells and Ogle in a 1 45 start. Runs batted in include Robertson 2 Thrasher and Black. Lburg and Ala Mills allowed earned runs with Lburg 1 and Ala Mills 2. Left on base totals 9 for Lburg 4 for Ala Mills. Stolen bases by Hudson C Whitehead and McRight. Sacrifice hits by Williams Robertson Keenum and Black. Double play by Clay Whitehead triassisted. Two base hits by McRight McElhannon and Allen. Three base hits by McRight and Thrasher. Walks issued Thrash er 8 Black 2. Strikeouts Thrash er 8 Black 3. Wild pitch by Thrasher. Umpires Cox and Hicks. Time 1 40.
Smoky Joe Wood and Walter Johnson each ran a 16 game win streak in 1912. Lefty Grove later matched the feat in 1931. The brief notes celebrate consecutive victories by famed pitchers across eras.
Alabama football captain Bill Lee, a 6'3" 215 pound senior, fears black cats and crosses streets to avoid them. He believes the team that scores first will win and keeps a lucky peg for his clothes. He also runs through the gate on entering the practice field.
The St. Louis Browns won 3-0 and 9-5 over the Washington Senators, with Ray Pepper used only as a pinch hitter in the second game. The two wins pull the Browns level with Washington for the lead in the second division as another twin bill was scheduled today.
Mr and Mrs Frank P Lide and guests Mr and Mrs Jack Williamson Mrs R T Sheppard E T Sheppard John W Jones and Mr and Mrs George Clem were hosted by friends in Jackson county on Sunday.
Athens tops Goodyear in a game where Kelly pitched five innings to rest his arm. Agee hit a homer for Athens while Mitwede collected two safeties for Goodyear. Tucker and Arm strong led Athens hitters with two hits each. Hargrove added a three base hit.
Knoxville 12 8 lead Birmingham 3 1 and Nashville 7 2 with Chattanooga 5 New Orleans 3 Little Rock 3 Atlanta 0 Memphis 3 1. The standings reflect wins and losses for key teams in the Southern League segment.
New York beat Chicago 9 to 2 and Detroit topped Philadelphia 7 to 6 in ten innings. St Louis fell to 3-9 while Washington won 6-5. Cleveland won 4-2 against Boston who slid to 2-8.
Chicago defeated New York 7 to 1 while Brooklyn stayed strong at 11-2 with a win and St. Louis slipped 7 to 5. Cincinnati lost 2 to 6 and Philadelphia 1 to 5. Boston beat Pittsburgh 8 to 5.
American Association standings show Kansas City 4 4 Columbus 6 1 Milwaukee 14 1 Toledo 8 1 St Paul 4 6 Louisville 2 9 Minneapolis 9 9 Indianapolis 6 1 with varied records.
Albany and Baltimore sit at .500 while Newark leads at seven wins. Syracuse struggles with a 0-1 mark, Toronto 5-4 and Rochester 2-3, Montreal 6-8 and Buffalo at 2-2 in this midseason table.
Rev. W. P. Wilks formerly of Central Baptist in town and now of Opelika filled the local church pulpit on Sunday at both services, delivering a message to the congregation.
Little Rock travels to Atlanta while New Orleans visits Chattanooga and Memphis heads to Nashville. Three games are scheduled with no additional fixtures or results provided.
The schedule lists Chicago at New York, St. Louis at Washington, Detroit at Philadelphia, and Cleveland at Boston as the featured games. Each pairing highlights regional rivalries and city-based matchups across the circuit.
G. P. Bannigza manager of the Princess Theatre departs today for his annual vacation. W. B. Gleaves of the Crescent Amusement Company in Nashville takes his place. Mr and Mrs Bannizza will first stop in Nashville on the trip.
Mrs Howard Garrett rests well after undergoing an operation at Benevolent Society Hospital. Medical staff report stable condition and smooth recovery progress today.
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