Letter Men Called To Join Grid Practice At Central High
Return of Coach Taylor triggers call for letter winners to join rookie grid squad at Central High School. Fuller coaches rookies through limbering up as school opens, with heavy work slated after September. Coaches praise Rockne Warner coaching school and aim to adapt its style to Tennessee Valley team with several passers and a fast deceptive offense.
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Taylor
Central High School
Fuller
Tennessee
Auburn
Contract 8 Awarded for Legion Bowl Construction
The Athens Lumber Company won the contract for building the Legion bowl at the intersection of Davis and Line streets. The project was awarded last night and will proceed at the designated lot.
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Athens Lumber Company
Davis and
Line Streets
Wes Ferrell Extends Victory Streak to 12th Straight Win
Wes Ferrell, Cleveland now leads majors with 23 wins this season after securing his 12th consecutive victory yesterday. The right hander continued his dominant run as a workhorse ace for the team.
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Wes Ferrell
Cleveland
Creekers Split Doubleheader With Haleyville
Town Creek and Haleyville split a doubleheader at Haleyville. Haleyville won 15 to 12 in game one as five Haleyville runs came in the first frame and Town Creek replied with seven in the second. Harris of Town Creek had five hits. In game two Town Creek won 8 to 2 behind Etheridge who allowed four Haleyville singles and benefited from three Haleyville errors.
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Town Creek
Ala
Haleyville
Creekers
Harris
Etheridge
Creckers
Tedder
Hale
Board approves painting fence at Riverside playing field
The board of education and the athletic association have decided to paint the fence around the new Riverside playing field.
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Board of Education
the Athletic Association
Riverside
Will Visit Atlanta and Legion Boxing Card Plans
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Andrews will spend the weekend in Atlanta with relatives. They will be accompanied home by their granddaughter. A bowl project, leased for a period of years by the post, will begin immediately with completion targeted for September 9 for the Legion's next boxing card. Local labor and ex servicemen in need will be prioritized.
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Atlanta
Milton Andrews
Legion
Nats Beat Yankees 6 to 3 in Sixth Inning Rally
The Nationals rallied to defeat the Yankees 6 to 3 as Pipgras faltered in the sixth inning. Crowder pitched well for Washington while Wes Ferrell neared his 23rd win amid other MLB results. Morgan collected four hits including a homer as Boston beat Philadelphia 2 to 1.
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Pipgras
Yankees
Athletics
Crowder
Wes Ferrell
Indians
White Sox
Morgan
Lisenbee
Red Sox
Earnshaw
Browns
Tigers
Blaeholder
Kimsey
Fighters on Edge for Bout Tonight
The Tennessee Valley boxing show in Huntsville features Battling Bozo defending the southern light heavyweight title against Fighting Brady O’Hara at the Legion punch bowl. An 8 o’clock start headlines a card with six rounds, preliminaries, and a capacity 3,500 crowd expected to witness a hard fought main event between two seasoned contenders.
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American Legion
Bozo
Birmingham
Brady O'Hara
Atlanta
Huntsville
Tennessee Valley
Alabama
O’hara
Tommy Baker
K. O. Troglen
Chattanooga
Jack Deane
Bessemer
Ala
Dummy Robinson
Jack Horton
Gadsden
Battling Nelson
Knoxville
Southern and National League Game Schedule for Today
Today’s games feature New Orleans at Nashville Mobile at Chattanooga Little Rock at Atlanta Memphis at Birmingham Boston at Philadelphia Brooklyn at New York Cincinnati at Pittsburgh St Louis at Chicago Chicago at Cleveland Detroit at St Louis. Only games scheduled.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Baseball Results Roundup From City Matchups
National scores show New Orleans topped Nashville 6 to 2 while St. Louis won 8 to 7 over Chicago in 20 innings. Brooklyn beat New York 8 to 7 and Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 16 to 12. Boston swept Philadelphia 13 to 10 and 2 to 1. Washington defeated New York 6 to 3. Cleveland beat Chicago 10 to 5 and St. Louis topped Detroit 9 to 1. Little Rock edged Atlanta 5 to 1 at home and Birmingham fell to Memphis 8 to 2. Chattanooga outscored Mobile 11 to 1.
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Nashville
Little Rock
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Chattanooga
Mobile
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
Cubs and Cards finish 20 inning marathon
In a 20 inning clash the Cardinals edged the Cubs 8 to 7 as Cards win ninth straight and stay in the pennant race. Robins beat Giants 8 to 7, Pirates sweep Reds with 27 total runs, Braves top Phillies 16 to 10 with Berger homering.
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Cards
Bruins
Robins
Giants
Vance
Pirates
Reds
Bucs
Braves
Phillies
Berger
Dempsey To Visit Birmingham Again In September Card
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey will visit Birmingham to appear as the third man in the ring at a September 11 card staged by the Gorgas Legion post promoter Jay Thomas announced.
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Birmingham
Jack Dempsey
Gorgas Legion Post
Jay Thomas
The
Post
Gridiron Season Opens With 100 Pound Fives
The 1930 gridiron season begins Saturday in Charlottes ville Virginia with the 100 pound class team known as The Fives. They are the reigning national champions from last year.
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Charlottesville
Marvin West Best Posted Ball Fan in Decatur
The article profiles Marvin West a longtime baseball enthusiast and equity registrar in Decatur. It highlights his deep knowledge of the sport and forty years as a devoted fan, noting his status as a storehouse of sporting lore and baseball history in the county. Tom Harrison and Clarence Kleffer of the Decatur Ice and Coal company were in Birmingham to attend a game.
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Decatur
Marvin West
Equity
West
Acas
Mr. West
JF Miney
Tom Harrison
Clarence Kleffer
The
Decatur Ice and Coal Company
Birmingham
Hudkins and McVey Suspended by California Commission
Ace Hudkins the Nebraska wild cat and Jack McVey the negro middleweight have been suspended by the California athletic commission after their unsatisfactory bout in Los Angeles Tuesday night. Hudkins had previously fought three famous battles with Sergeant Sammy Baker.
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Ace Hudkins
Nebraska Wildcat
Sammy Baker
Jack McVey
California Athletic Commission
Los Angeles
Depots Closed for Labor Day Observance
Both the Southern and Louisville and Nashville freight depots will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day.
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Southern
Louisville and Nashville
Otto Owens Goes to Birmingham to See Chicks and Barons
Otto Owens traveled to Birmingham to watch the Chicks and Barons in action, reporting on the matchup and performance of the two teams.
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Otto Owens
Birmingham
Chicks
Barons
Attend Fight in Huntsville Between Battling Bozo and O’Hara
Jimmy James will travel to Huntsville this evening to attend the boxing bout featuring Battling Bozo against O’Hara. James plans to arrive in time for the main event and roots for Bozo to prevail.
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Jimmy James
Huntsville
Bozo
O'Hara
Barons Rally to Double Wins Over Leaders
The Barons defeated the Memphis Chicks 2 to 1 in a mound duel as Clay Touchstone limited Beck to five hits. They then overcame a 6 to 1 deficit to win 8 to 7. The Pels beat the Vols 6 to 2 behind Lefty Lee’s six hits allowed. Little Rock won both ends of a doubleheader against Crackers 5-1 and 8-6. Noogans took both games from the Bears 11-1 and 10-8.
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Barons
Clay’ Touchstone
Chicks
Beck
Milans
Pels
Vols
Lefty Lee
Little Rock Pelts
Crackers
Moore
Pebs
Crax
Noogans
Bears
Boxing Officials Headed for Huntsville Legion Show
Captain Iran Thompson, chairman of the state athletic commission, and Arthur Greenwood of Birmingham, were passing through en route to Huntsville for the Legion boxing show tonight.
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Iran Thompson
State Athletic Commission
Arthur Greenwood
Birmingham
Huntsville
Legion
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