Jaysees defeat Town Creek 7-2 in five innings
Decatur Industrial Jaysees beat Town Creek 7 to 2 Tuesday afternoon at Town Creek. Eddie Perie held Town Creek to one run through six innings as Decatur batted around in the fifth, scoring five unearned runs. Lanier relieved and held the Creek boys to one run as the Jays pulled away early with a two run lead. Base on balls favored Perry and McCullough, while Lanier and McCullough combined for 9 strikeouts. Umpires were Pickens and Landers. game time one hour forty minutes.
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Fancy Football Togs To Set Off Duke Club
Duke University football plans for 1929 feature white helmets white jerseys with dark blue vertical stripes and blue pants. Coach Jimmy DeHart orders new uniforms to debut at the opening of Duke Stadium in a game against the University of Pittsburgh.
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Alabama Seeks 1931 Alabama Army Football Game
The University of Alabama Alumni Council aims to arrange a 1931 football game between Alabama and the Army, likely in New York. Birmingham attorney Borden Burr says negotiations have continued, citing strong recent records and a test of teams from the east and south. Yale will play Georgia at Athens.
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Eyster Visitor From Atlanta Guests In Decatur
Decatur resident hosts visiting relative Eyster of Atlanta Georgia for a brief stay.
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Big Ben Spivey Faces Battling Kelly in 10-Round Card
The fighting twin from Miami climbs into the arena tomorrow afternoon as a feature bout on the American Legion card at Malone Park. Spivey meets Battling Kelly of Birmingham in a carefully arranged program expected to draw railbirds with strong interest.
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Joe Hall Faces Semi Final Bout In Decatur Ring
Joe Hall makes his first Decatur appearance Thursday afternoon entering the arena for a semi final bout weighing 160 pounds against Jack Breeland of Birmingham. Hall has prior boxing experience in other parts of the country before arriving in Decatur.
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Virginia Lacks Professional Baseball Presence
Virginia remains one of the few states without professional baseball teams, reflecting a sparse landscape for national level franchises and minor league development within the state.
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Where They Play Today Southern League Schedule
Chattanooga faces Nashville while New Orleans plays Birmingham and Mobile meets Atlanta. Little Rock travels to Memphis in a slate of minor league games.
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Baseball Interleague Matchups Across Big League Cities
American League schedule notes Chicago at Cleveland Boston at New York Washington at Philadelphia and Detroit at St Louis highlighting key city pairings and venues for upcoming games.
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Baseball scores and matchups from league play
National League schedule lists New York at Boston Cincinnati at Chicago St. Louis at Pittsburgh three games. American Association games Indianapolis at Columbus Kansas City at Minneapolis Milwaukee at St Paul Louisville at Toledo. Yesterday results Chattanooga 7 Nashville 4 Little Rock 3 Memphis 2 Birmingham 10 New Orleans 1 Atlanta 3 Mobile 2.
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Three Games on Schedule After Day of Scores
Chicago beats Cincinnati 6 to 4 while Pittsburgh defeats St. Louis 6 to 3 and New York ties Boston 3 to 3. Only three games on the docket remain for the period.
Sports standings snippet from early season results
Philadelphia leads at 7-4 while Washington is 4-1 New York stands at 4-? Boston 3 Detroit 10 St Louis 4 Cleveland 4-5 Chicago 3-4.
Sparkman Joins Morgan County Motor Company
Tennis S Sparkman has accepted a position with Morgan County Motor Company local distributors. He serves as an attache of the sales forces.
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Mr. Sparkman
Spivey Draws Attention Ahead of July 4 Bout
Big Ben Spivey gains favor as he prepares for a July 4 fight with Battling Kelly at Malone Park in Miami. Kelly’s popularity fades after Spivey’s recent ten round KO loss to KO Johnny Roberts in Huntington West Virginia, a bout seen as even and shaping the upcoming showdown. Both fighters travel to Miami this afternoon for the 10 round feature on the American Legion boxing card.
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Malone Park
American Legion
Valley Country to Hold Fourth of July Golf Tourney
Thirty members will compete in the annual Fourth of July tournament at Valley Country Club with the Rahm trophy to the winner. M. F. Shipper holds the trophy after defeating the field last year. The 18 hole medal event starts at nine o clock Thursday with a single day completion planned.
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George Curtis
Athens Legion Presents Listen Day Musical Comedy
Athens Alabama July 3 Special After three prize fights here in as many months the Athens Post of the American Legion stages Listen Day a musical comedy Friday night Miss Lynda Gunnells directs the production.
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Six Base Hit Not Counted In Industrial League
Aberdeen Washington report notes H Estes of the American Door team hit for the cycle style line drive with a six base scamper, but four bases were recorded as no hit.
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Hartselle Hosts Birmingham Amateurs in Twin Games
Hartselle Independents rely on Gibson and Perie to stop Birmingham amateurs arriving for a morning and an afternoon twin bill at Morgan County High School diamond. The visitors, among Magic City’s best, test Hartselle’s squad before the Decatur Legion card at Malone Park.
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Hail Sparks Queer Pranks Across Cullman County
Cullman County residents report odd damage from two hail storms along the highway area. A mile and a half wide section was hit, then a second storm from the same spot continued destruction for another mile and a half.
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Blind Foursome to Win Pay in Fourth of July Tourney
At Valley Country Club the blind fore four will be selected by drawing names with total scores. The four with the lowest combined score will win a prize of golf balls to be divided among the group. George Curtis endorses the plan as a novelty tied to cigarette popularity tests.
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Base Runner Retried After Missed First Touch
A baseball runner failed to touch first base on his initial circuit and was ruled out before resuming to second base on a subsequent circuit. The play halted as officials enforced the rule during the game.
Final Bout At Malone Park Promises Welterweight Clash
Veteran welterweight Battling Kelly of Birmingham faces Ben Spivey of Miami in a 10 round main event at Malone Park on Thursday afternoon. Kelly, hailed as a top welter, headlines a strong American Legion boxing card in Decatur. First bout starts at four o'clock.
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Foxx Leads Athletics to Doubleheader Victory at Shibe Park
In a daily routine against the Senators at Shibe Park, Jimmy Foxx hit .500 yesterday raising his season average to .417 the league’s top in the Big Six after a home run in the second game. Rogers Hornsby also gained a point with two hits against the Reds while Lou Gehrig moved to fifth with two hits off Ed Morris of the Red Sox.
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River Forest police stage a county beauty contest
Police in River Forest Illinois are running a beauty contest to judge courtesy spruceness and carriage. An anonymous donor will award prizes in September. Officers aim to project a helpful image to residents and offenders alike.
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River Forest
Sandlotter Irving Plummer Tops New England League
Boston reports a Medford native Irving Plummer in his first year of organized baseball leading the New England league in home runs and runs batted in. Plummer, previously amateur only, did not play high school or semi pro ball before this season.
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Umpire Scourage Returns to Southern Baseball
Frank Brazill, a notorious left handed hitter with a stormy major and coast career, returns to Memphis after leaving Atlanta in 1920. Once suspended 65 days following a clash with umpire Mal Eason, Brazill earned a reputation as a fighting athlete. His career includes stints with Atlanta, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, and a standout 1925 season with 280 hits in 708 at bats for a .390 average.
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Casey Brings Home Two Homers in One Inning
San Antonio's Leo Casey, an Indian outfielder, homered twice in a single inning against Waco marking the first time this feat has been achieved in the Texas league. The league notes a prior 54 to 0 game from 1903. Casey joined San Antonio from the Eastern league. A well hit golf ball travels about 80 miles an hour.
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