Decatur Scrappers Prepare for Fourth of July Bouts
Decatur fighters Joe Hall and Joe Loosier, both products of Decatur, train for July Fourth scraps. Hall fights in Huntsville while Loosier fights in Tusumbia. Local fans expect travel to watch the bouts as they seek to rise in Alabama boxing ranks. Both are known for powerful right hands.
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Joe Hall
Joe Loosier
Decatur Products
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Tuscumbia
Alabama
Eastern chiefs and west trades shape baseball deadline
West and east club owners clinched trades by June 15 with New York, Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago, and Cincinnati exchanging stars. Highlights include Manush for Goslin and Shires for Tate, plus Grimes for Sherdel. Analysts say New York-Detroit and a few others stood to gain most from the deadline moves.
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Washington
Goose Goslin
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Waite Hoyt
Chicago White Sox
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Emile Barnes
Garland Braxton
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Wee Willie” Sherdel
Fred Frankhouse
Burleigh Grimes
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George Fisher
Middle West
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Jack Taylor to Fight Joe Hall in Huntsville Celebration
Birmingham’s Jack Taylor and Decatur’s Joe Hall, both middleweights, meet next Friday night in Huntsville at eight o’clock for a closing holiday bout at the Punch Bowl. Promoters expect many fans to travel from Decatur to watch the hard hitting clash.
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Birmingham
Joe Hall
Decatur
Huntsville
Joe
Jack
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Hall
Punch Bowl
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River level at 2.2 feet unchanged on Tennessee reads
The official observer reports the Tennessee river holding steady at 2.2 feet today continuing at the same mark as measured by the gauge.
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Schedule highlights for today in baseball leagues
Southern League games feature New Orleans at Birmingham Mobile at Atlanta Memphis at Little Rock. American League slate shows Chicago at New York St Louis at Washington Cleveland at Boston Detroit at Philadelphia.
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Detroit
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National League Matchups Round Out Week
National League games feature Boston at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at St. Louis, New York at Chicago, and Philadelphia at Cincinnati continuing the pennant chase with crucial divisional results expected.
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Pittsburgh
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St. Louis
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Chicago
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Cincinnati
Baseball Results From Early Games Across Teams
Baseball results show Atlanta beat Mobile 7 to 3. Memphis defeated Little Rock 10 to 6. Chicago prevailed over New York 10 to 3. Boston beat Pittsburgh 6 to 5. Philadelphia edged Detroit 3 to 1. New York topped Chicago 15 to 4. Cleveland defeated Boston 8 to 3. Washington beat St. Louis 2 to 1. Brooklyn and St. Louis listed as a game result.
Otts 16th Home Run Beats Giants in Opener
Mel Ott hit his 16th homer of the season as the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs in the series opener. The veteran outfielder provided the only bright spot for the Giants, drawing strong applause from the crowd at the ballpark.
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Giants
Cubs
Bambino Hits 30th Home Run Of Season
Babe Ruth belted his 30th homer this season to notch a record pace, placing him 12 days and 12 games ahead of his 1927 mark. He remains confident he will surpass his prior year’s totals with a stronger campaign.
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Babe Ruth
Landers Delivers Homers in Loss to Cullman
Bill Landers, Town Creek short stop, cracked a home run and collected three hits in five at bats as his team trailed Cullman in the afternoon contest.
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Town Creek
Cullman
Landers
Cullman Defeats Town Creek 10 8 In Slugfest
Cullman overcame Town Creek 10 to 8 in a high scoring game. Cullman had 18 hits to Town Creek’s 11 with key Home runs by Waller and Landers and heavy hitting throughout. Koenigsmark earned the win while Harbin took the loss as both teams used multiple pitchers.
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Scorers Fail To Deliver Box Score For Local Game
Saturday's L. N. Cadet Mills game produced no box score as scorers failed to reach The Daily offices and the post office. The Daily regrets the missing figures due to unavailable records and absent scorers.
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Daily
the Daily
Big Day Fourth At Florence Is Plan
The Fisher-Firemen Club of Memphis Tennessee will travel to Florence Alabama for a double header with Wilson Dam Florence July 4 at North Florence Athletic Field Tillie Meeter Eakes Cantwell and other Fisher-Firemen players are known to fans in that district Officials say Florence and Wilson Dam Florence firemen will entertain the Memphis group and arrange to handle what is expected to be the largest crowd ever at a Florence ball game
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Cubs Take Narrow Lead Over Giants In 10 4 Victory
The Chicago Cubs moved ahead by one and a half games after a 10 to 4 win over the New York Giants. The Dodgers remain in pursuit while the Giants slip and face a challenge to their position.
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New York Giants
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Dodgers
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Circuit Court Minutes Read For Accuracy By Clerk Green
Circuit Court Clerk John H. Green and deputy Miss Mary Gargus are reading proof on court minutes to verify records of proceedings in the county. Their careful checking aims to ensure accuracy and reliability of the official minutes.
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John H. Green
Mary Gargus
Fourth of July Celebration At Dancey Grove Austinville
Austinville plans an all day Fourth of July event at Dancey Grove next Friday. A picnic and barbecue will start at ten in the morning and run through the day with activities for hundreds. Proceeds benefit the local schools. a committee organized the program and invites the public to attend.
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Committee On Arrangement
Tommy Baker Returns as Huntsville Boxing Prospect
The article portrays Tommy Baker regaining form and rising in Huntsville boxing circles. It notes his improved technique and stronger punching power, with growing prospects as he climbs toward top local competition and recognition.
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Tommy” Baker
Huntsville
Baker
Neville Tops City League Hitting At .600 In Evansville
Cecil Goat Neville, former Decatur YMCA player, leads Evansville city industrial league with a .600 average in the first half. In six games he batted 20 times, scored eight runs and had 12 hits while playing third base, continuing his agate slamming trend.
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Neville
Neck of the Woods
Evansville
Ind
Decatur
White at Morgan County Courthouse Tonight
William L. White, candidate for lieutenant governor of Alabama, speaks at the Morgan county courthouse at 8 o’clock tonight. He argues engineers deserve a chance as most rivals are lawyers and promotes campaign issues in a live wire address.
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William L. White
Alabama
Morgan County
White
Bozo and Wilder in Friday night boxing at Tuscumbia
Joe Looster organizers a fight card hoping to topple Bill Wilder in Tuscumbia next Friday. If victorious Looster plans a clash with Tom Tingle in Haleyville and then Battling Bozo of Birmingham, with Looster confident Wilder will face a heavy night of boxing.
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Wilder
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Haleyville
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Birmingham
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Memphis
Sporting Goods
Public Swimming Project Discussed In Athens
A public swimming pool for Athens was discussed as a city project. The plan uses the overflow from the city water springs by damming it to create a pool at little expense. Athens College’s large swimming pool, once open to the public, has been closed to non students for years.
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Aens
Athens College
Cullman defeats Town Creek in game with strong defense
Lindsey and Cullman dominated Town Creek with multiple safeties and three-point plays by a guard, securing a decisive victory. The performance featured efficient plate at bats and solid team defense throughout the contest.
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Town Creek
Deacons Meet at Central Baptist Church
There will be a meeting of the Board of Deacons at the Central Baptist Church on Tuesday evening July 1 at 7 30 oclock.
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Central Baptist Church
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