Upsets Rule Tourney Play In North Alabama Tournament
Anderson loses to Town Creek 10 8 as Hillsboro downs Decatur Blue Devils 6 2 in the opening rounds at Alabama Park. Creeker pitchers hold off Anderson late, with strong hitting from Hillsboro and Glasgow’s defense guiding the outings. Darkness ends the Anderson game after seven. Merrimack Mills’ withdrawal cancels today’s slate. doubleheaders resume on the next scheduled day.
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Alabama Park
Anderson
Town Creek
Decatur Blue Devils
Hillsboro
Creckers
Creekers
Hay
Blue Devils
Manahan and Hudson
Land
J. Williams
Ridgeway
Cnccane
Johnson
Smith
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L. Williams
Richardson Lf
Ramsey
Warren
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Teleford Ib
Grimes
Berryman If
Pullen Cf
S. Ethridge
Hollenbeck Rf
Weems of
Sanderson P
Belew P
xConner P
Belew
Rhe ‘Anderson
Carbon Hill Madness
Johnson Chapel
Weeden Heights
Sardis
Victory by Moulton in Wet Ground Championship Clash
Moulton evened the A League series by defeating Courtland 11 to 6 on wet grounds at Town Creek. Courtland used many errors and a bare-handed catch by Paul Age to delay, but Berrill’s relief pitching helped Moulton pull away. The teams set to meet again in Moulton and then Courtland for the remaining games.
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Courtland
Moulton
Town Creek
Paul Age
Berrill
Two Man Duels Start PGA Championship Match Play
In Hershey Pennsylvania on August 20 the 1940 PGA Championship began its match play with two man duels after a rain and mud affected qualifying. Dick Metz led with 69 71 140, a stroke clear of Harold McSpaden, as top seeds advanced. Defending champ Henry Picard and Ben Hogan followed, while Metz seeks his first major title despite a strong run in tough conditions.
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Tom Reedy
Hershey
Dick Metz
Oak Park
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Metz
Henry G. Picard
McSpaden
Ben Hogan
Ed Dudley
Vic Ghezzi
Johnny Kinder
Walter Hagen
Olin Dutra
Alabama Drugists Convene in Birmingham in 1941
Alabama Retail Druggists Association selects Birmingham over Auburn for the 1941 convention. The meeting will occur in June with exact dates to be announced later.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Retail Druggists Association
Birmingham
Auburn
Garrison's Softball Team Tops Cullman Jaycees
Decatur based Garrison’s softball team defeated Cullman Jaycees 11 to 6 Tuesday night extending their winning streak against Cullman. Smith led Decatur with a 3 for 3 showing, Parks 3 for 4, Storey 2 for 3, while Copeland and Al each had 2 for 3 for Cullman. A post game supper and bowling party followed. A second doubleheader is set for Friday in Cullman, with Garrison's and Alabama Mills facing Cullman’s Jaycees starting at 7.
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Decatur
Cullman Jaycees I
Cullman
Strawberry Capital
Riverside
Alabama Mills
Goodyear
Smith
Parks
Storey
Copeland
Jaycees
Garrison's
Briez Chats About Sports Overview
New York reports note NFL operating costs exceed one million dollars for next season. The NBA may strip Henry Armstrong if he does not sign to fight a leading welter by September. Yankees credit Ted for a shutout last Sunday. Hagen’s 3.4.3.3.3 finish in PGA first round noted.
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New York
National Football League
Henry Armstrong
Yankees
Ted “Iene
Hagen
Judge Landis backs pay for umpires amid Grimes clash
The article notes Judge Landis ordered full salaries for umpires following the Burleigh Grimes dispute and fined the league that dismissed him. It also references public sentiment toward umpire treatment and includes bets and college football transfer rumors.
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Lynn C. Doyle
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Landis
Umps
Burleigh Grimes
Oklahoma City
Saratoga
Fred Keats
Daily Mirror
Goffe
Dartmouth
Red Blaik
Fats Ellinger
Dick Kertzting
Oxford
Ohio
Miami U
Dick King
California
Back in Action at Last Chubby Dean Stirring News
Connie Mack hails Chubby Dean returning to the scene and Ellsworth Vines vows to win the National Amateur Golf title within two years. Stagg Field football not abolished. universities plan high school schedules to replace Maroons. Leo Durocher earns cheers for taking the rap over Medwick slump and Mishap. Homer Norton visits. Southwest Conference celebrates one point wins.
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Ellsworth Vines
Stagg Field
Chicago
Maroons
New York
Leo Durocher
Medwick
Leo
Joe
Homer Norton
Texas A
Calum Recaptured after escape car crash
Two escaping convicts and two stolen cars led to crashes and one recapture near Montgomery. Ja cobs a 26 year old from Cullman was captured after a wreck. Hix an 32 year old from Montgomery remained at large with no trace found.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bonner
Jack
Hix
Montgomery County
Peg” Jacobs
Cullman
Jacobs
Tom Carlisle
Woonsocket Beats Worcester at Wichita Semi Pro Tourney
Woonsocket Combines from Rhode Island defeated Worcester Norton from Massachusetts 4 to 3 at the National Semi Pro tournament in Wichita Kansas, ending the long rivalry and distance between the teams.
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Woonsocket
R. I
Worcester
Mass
Nortons
Wichita
Kansas
Wes Ferrell Remains Favorite Despite Major Leave
Wes Ferrell is no longer in the majors but remains popular with admirers. Readers from Washington, Cleveland, Detroit, and Medford express disappointment after news of his impending marriage.
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Wes Ferrell
Wes
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Medford
Mass
Alumni survey prompts blunt answer at ENMC
Eastern New Mexico College questioned alumni about post college activities. A former co-ed replied simply that she is "Having kids" in response to what they have been doing since leaving the school.
Cactus Fall Hurts Omaha Boy Despairing Nurses Remove Spines
Four year old Dickie Houghton fell from a porch into a six foot cactus in Omaha Nebraska. Four nurses and a doctor spent three hours removing the spines from his body.
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Omaha
Neb
Dickie Houghton
Dickie
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