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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
4
Lefty Gomez shines for the American League with a 5-1 win over the Athletics, his best in two years, as the AL tops the NL in the Ryder Cup context and other MLB action features Cubs 9 Cards 4, Giants 7 Phillies 2, Bees 1 Dodgers 0, and more ballgames across the circuit.
British heavyweight Tommy Farr with manager Ted Broadbibb begins negotiations with Nat Fletcher of New York for a world heavyweight title fight in the United States against Joe Louis. If negotiations succeed Farr would cancel a provisional August 9 bout with Max Schmeling.
Last year Alabama collected 112.13 for chauffeurs licenses across 11 counties. Shelby County contributed the largest share at 24,356.
Waunlla Beauty Shop faces Alabama Hosiery Mill and Nehi Bottlers meet Goodyear 6 3 s at Benson Field Friday night. Waunlla leads Tri City with nine wins one loss while Nehi 7 4 for third. last week both beat local clubs 8 7 and 9 7 at Sheffield. Umpire Pat Adams to call play at 8 with caried over games next Wednesday Bell System vs Goodyear Gold Parks Grocery vs Business Men.
The Better Sportsmen's Club will hold a meeting Friday night at City Hall Hartselle announced by publicity chairman James Crow. The session is planned to discuss club affairs and upcoming events.
The piece notes Joe Louis faces insults and lawsuits as champion and cites Gene Tunney's book A Man Must Fight. It recalls Tunney's four lawsuits totaling 2 150 000, his managers Roxborough and Black, and past boos and belts won in Philadelphia and Madison Square Garden.
Gene Tunney in Montreal says if Joe Louis and Max Schmeling fight again there will be a new heavyweight champion. Mentions university of california regatta costs and several sports notes including boxing promoters and managers.
The column reviews past Wimbledon singles finals from one year ago and earlier. It notes Fred Perry and Baron Gottfried Von Cramm reached the finals by defeating Don Budge and Buhny Austin, respectively, and mentions historical results from three and five years ago including Helen Wills Moody’s fifth Wimbledon title.
Trosky and Johnson lead list of notable early season home runs for the Indians and Athletics, with Greenberg and Ott also among hitters for Tigers and Giants. Cubs exhibit strong power with Hartnett and Bartell contributing.
Memphis held firm atop the Southern Association as Birmingham kept pace in third place, Atlanta clung near, and Knoxville suffered a tenth straight loss. Moon and Howell led strong pitching for Atlanta and Birmingham, while Nashville tightened its grip with a dual win as stars like Carson and Klaemner produced key moments.
Yesterday's Stars feature Lefty Gomez pitching a one hitter to beat the Athletics 5-1. Mel Ott powered the Giants to a 7-2 win over the Phillies with a homer and two on. Hal Trosky homered twice and drove in four in the Indians 10-3 victory over the Browns. Gabby Gabler and Guy Bush helped Bees blank the Dodgers in twin bills as Red Sox had nine hits and two RBIs in a 6-4 win. Charley Root pitched 22 innings of hitless relief in Cubs 9-4 triumph over the Cardinals. Tommy Bridges allowed five hits in the Tigers 4-1 win over the White Sox, Cy Blanton shut out the Reds 6-0 in a night game.
America defeats England 8 to 4 in the Ryder Cup on British soil, with Ed Dudley delivering key late nine holes and Gene Sarazen overcoming pressure to win his match. The British gallery tempered their cheers as the U S team clinched decisive points in tense late stages.
Results list shows Southern League games Birmingham 7 Knoxville 6 Atlanta 7 Little Rock 0 Nashville 6-5 New Orleans 2-0 Memphis 5 Chattanooga 1. National League New York 7 Philadelphia 2 Boston 1-7 Brooklyn 0-0 Chicago 9 St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 0. American League New York 5 Philadelphia 1 Detroit 4 Chicago 1 Washington 6 Boston 4 Cleveland 10 St Louis 3.
Birmingham visits Knoxville and Little Rock plays Atlanta. Memphis competes with Chattanooga, New Orleans hosts Nashville, New York travels to Philadelphia, Detroit battles Chicago, St Louis meets Cleveland, Boston hosts Washington, Philadelphia at New York, Chicago plays St Louis, Brooklyn visits Boston.
Official league statistics show Batting leaders Triplett of Memphis with 110 runs and 374 total bases, Mailho of Atlanta and Hofferth of Nash tied in RBIs, Wright of Chattanooga high in hits and runs, Alexander of Nashville and Wright again in home runs, notable stolen bases by Grimes of New Orleans and 16 by Nonnenkamp and Bush. Team aggregates list runs by Atlanta and Little Rock, while Little Rock allows the fewest runs.
Mobile Shippers beat Montgomery 3-2 as Lewis pitched the complete game while Gallivan took the loss for Montgomery. Selma slipped with a 3-5 setback at Meridian, with all Selma runs coming in late innings amid eight hits and four errors.
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