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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1936
Page
8
The Gas House Gang sinks from NL lead to third as Cards falter with weak pitching. Cotton Pippen earns a shaky debut as Phillies hammer the first game 8-0, while Giants and Cubs win to extend their streaks. Yankees sweep Tigers 14-5 and 19-4 as Gehrig and Maggio homer in both games.
The AP lists 1930s era leaders: American batting averages Averill Gehrig and Gehringer top with 384 and 381. Runs batted in Trosky and Gehrig tie at 126. Hits Averill 190. Doubles Gehringer 45 Walker 44. Triples Rolfe DiMaggio and Averill 14. Home runs Gehrig 42 Trosky 36. Stolen bases Lary 28 Powell and Werber - pitching Hadley 11-3 Kennedy 186. National batting Medwick 366. Runs J Martin 102. RBIs Medwick 123 Ott 1. Hites Medwick and Herman 187 Demaree Cubs 1. Doubles Medwick 49 Herman 49 Camilli 12.
Jack Dempsey grins with joy as his second daughter is born to Mrs. Jack Dempsey, former Broadway performer Hamish Williams. The announcement comes from New York on August 29.
Southern League New Orleans beat Birmingham 11 to 3. Atlanta and Memphis rain suspended. Nashville defeated Chattanooga 11 to 4. Little Rock won 5-4 over Knoxville 4-6. National League New York lost to Pittsburgh 1 to 2 in 14 innings. Chicago routed Boston 18-3, Philadelphia beat St Louis 7-0, Brooklyn triumphed 8-4 over Cincinnati 6-1. American League New York 14-19 and Detroit 5-4. Chicago 6-5 Washington. St Louis 8-1. Boston 1-2. Alabama Florida League Dothan 4 Enterprise 0. Troy 13 Ozark 4. Andalusia 13 Union Springs 4. International League Albany 16 Syracuse 5. All others rained out. American Association St Paul 6 Milwaukee 1. Louisville Toledo on wet grounds. Kansas City 8 Minneapolis 4.
In Vandalia Ohio B F Cheek a 59 year old garage owner and auto mechanic won the grand American handicap shooting 98 of 100 from the 16 yard line in a record longest shoot-off. He tied with E L Buchwalter and Herbert Bush after 100 targets, then Cheek led through the final 100 and beat them.
A schedule lists basketball games including New Orleans vs Birmingham Memphis vs Atlanta Little Rock vs Knoxville Chattanooga vs Nashville Chicago vs Brooklyn New York vs Pittsburgh Philadelphia vs St Louis St Louis vs Boston Detroit vs New York Cleveland at Philadelphia Chicago vs Washington Troy at Andalusia Union Springs vs Ozark Panama City vs Dothan.
The T C 1 baseball team from the Magic City heads to Decatur for a Sunday game against Alabama Hosierymen at Alabama Park at 2 PM. They aim to rebound from last Sunday's loss to Star Market, with Fred House or Newt Hardy likely pitching in a close contest.
American Olympic athletes began returning home from New York amid bickering over celebrations as Mayor LaGuardia’s committee offered a public Welcome. Some stayed to join the Manhattan parade with new arrivals, while critics urged NCAA control of future teams after the 1940 Tokyo Games.
Horizontal clues list animals and terms with varied wordplay. Vertical section provides cross references for grading and solving the puzzle. Answers span animals genetics botany and language hints across multiple themed rows.
Sailor Al Olsen, briefly known as Tuffy Olsen after a string of incidents, returns to headline the weekly wrestling program at Martin arena. Promoter Jordan has Olsen facing Billy McEwan in the feature match while Otto Ludwig and Sammy McClaren meet in the semi final, both best two falls out of three with two hour and one hour time limits.
Athens High School, recently consolidated with the State secondary agricultural school, will begin football practice on September 1 under coach Melvin L. Vines. The city Board of Education operates the combined school and aims for one of North Alabama’s strongest teams this season.
A year ago Chicago Bears beat a college All-Star team 5-0, Wally Moses of Athletics named outstanding baseball rookie. Three years ago Lott and Stoefen won U S doubles final against Quist and Turnbull 6-4 3-6 7-5 2-6 11-9. Five years ago Sun Beau won Lincoln handicap boosting earnings to 355 044.
Chicago report notes the New York Giants, once counted out, surge to the National League pennant race. Post July 15 they boast strong pitching led by Cy Blanton and solid batting from Mel Ott, Hank Leiber, and Jim Ripple, with Terry back in action boosting the lineup.
The Rockies close their season Sunday afternoon with a twin bill against Wales Tennessee at Delano Park. Sponsor Day honors firms that donated uniforms. The Rockies, 24 wins and 11 losses, aim for 26 wins with their best lineup led by Manager Herman Bailey and Hudson. Vernon Tucker to catch.
Dr. I. V. Legg, a prominent landowner, purchased a fine Arabian horse, the second of its kind in the county. The horse is sired by Nuri Pasha with grandsire Dureddin, while D. Urton Nunn, the local veterinarian, owns the county's only other Arabian, Bazleyd.
Arthur Schoreder recounts Hazel Darsche, 36, widow, deter a would be thief who poked a pistol through a car window. She urged him to shoot himself if he cannot earn money honestly, spoke rapidly, and the attacker yielded and walked away.
Ivy Lee Jolly aged 19 died a few hours after being bitten by a rattlesnake while sawing logs on a farm near Hawkinsville Georgia. The accident occurred on August 29 as Jolly worked on the farm.
Summarizes top winning pitchers with records from Atlanta Leonard 19 12 2 under .857 Williams 30 16 5 .762 Darrow 36 18 6 .750 Speece 38 20 7 w741 Drake 46 114 .733. home runs Webb Knoxville Duke Memphis 16. RBI Taitt Nashville 115 Sington Chattanooga 106. steals Marquardt Memphis 26 Nonnenkamp Little Rock 0. double plays Birmingham 133 Chattanooga 124. runs Nashville 814 New Orleans 691. least opponent runs Atlanta 563 New Orleans 627.
Athens Ala August 29 The new West Limestone high school at Salem has organized a tennis club with twenty four initial members Kline Christopher elected president Evan Jackson vice president Evan Willa Johnson secretary treasurer and Mary Madry sponsor.
C W Toms president of Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co died early today at a New York hotel after a brief illness. The longtime tobacco leader had been ill only a short time.
The Pelos routed the Barons and moved closer to the league leaders with a 5-4 and 4-6 split. New Orleans powered to a 3-11 win over Nashville, while Knoxville hammered Poindexter for four first-inning runs as Porter held the Smokies in check. McCormick excelled for the Pels with four hits, two RBIs, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Defending champions Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn reached their sixth national doubles final since 1930 at Longwood facing last year’s runners up Don Budge and Gene Mako. The California team has beaten Budge and Mako ten times since their Davis Cup clash, including a Rye match where Allison Van Ryn led 5-1 in the fifth before Budge Mako rallied.
Bill Terry supplies a key pinch single driving in two as the Giants edge the Pirates. Lou Gehrig and Johnny Murphy power the Yankees with two homers and a combined eight hits and five RBIs in a doubleheader. Frankhouse Kampouris busy in two games as Dodgers and Reds split twin bill. Ostermueller holds Red Sox to five hits in nightcap after solid six-hit opener. Demaree fuels Cubs with homer triple and three singles driving in nine. Appling delivers two hits and an RBI in White Sox 6-5 win over the Senators.
Mrs. Maisie Lester sues neighbor L. A. Rochez for 10000 dollars claiming Rochez s monkey attacked her four year old son Carl on July 9 tearing and biting him requiring 90 stitches. The suit seeks damages for injuries from the animal incident reported in Atlanta.
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