Major Fourth Of July Sports In Tennessee Valley
On July Fourth varied sport events unfold across Decatur Athens Huntsville and Tuscumbia with boxing and baseball leading the day. Decatur hosts morning and afternoon baseball games at Connecticut Mills and Alabama Mills diamonds while no boxing card is shown there. Athens features an American Legion boxing card headlined by Tommie at the fair grounds Friday night. Huntsville presents Joe Hall as the main event at Po Bowl with support from Decatur. In Tuscumbia Joe Loosier headlines against Bill Wild of Memphis.
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Low Rail Rates To Tuscumbia Planned
Southern plans low round trip rail fares to Tuscumbia for fans to travel to Colbert City and watch Joe Loosier in action on Friday. The fare to Tuscumbia and back is noted as unusually low.
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Southern and National League Game Schedule Quick Look
In the Southern League Chattanooga visits Nashville, New Orleans plays Birmingham, Mobile travels to Atlanta, and Little Rock faces Memphis. The National League host Boston at Pittsburgh, while the American League features New York at Philadelphia. Only game scheduled.
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Baseball Scores From Friday Night Action
Nashville defeated Chattanooga 5 to 6 while New Orleans routed Birmingham 9 to 1. Atlanta beat Mobile 3 to 2 with Little Rock Memphis on an off day.
Baseball scores roundup from Chicago to Boston
Chicago 1 15, New York 5 4. St Louis 4 3, Washington 5 5 in 12 innings. Cleveland 4, Boston 5. Detroit 4 2, Philadelphia 3 7. Multiple games reported with varied results across teams and parks.
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Local Scores Prompt Mixed Results Across Major League Games
Chicago 8 New York 9 indicates a high scoring tilt while Brooklyn 6 St Louis 5, Pittsburgh 4 Boston 6 shows narrow margins in a slate of scheduled games. The brief results reflect an active baseball evening with multiple teams posting varied outputs.
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Bailey Peebles Tie For Low Qualifying Score
A. C. Bailey and F. C. Peebles tied for the low qualifying score in the Carpenter cup play at Valley Country Club. The $2.50 gold piece trophy for low qualifying score was not awarded. They will meet in a playoff at a later time.
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Rogersville Dominates with Easy 15-Run Victory
Three-base hits by Sneed Jones and Henke powered Rogersville to a 15 run win. W Fuqua Patterson Cox and McMinn added two-base hits as Daugherty and Johnson split nine and seven strikeouts respectively. Sneed Patterson stole bases while several errors and sacrifices shaped the scoring. Umpires were Rose and Pate.
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Athenians Hold 10 First Place in North Ala Amateur Circuit
Athens remains atop the North Alabama amateur league with a slim margin over Rogersville after a victory over Cullman. Town Creek and Sikmont share a triple tie for third through fifth as standings show Rogersville 6 3 667 and Haleyville 4 5 444.
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Golf Open at Valley Country Club Sees Star Pairings
The Decatur golf contingent prepared for an afternoon opening at Valley Country Club with three flight pairings and the Harry Carpenter cup prize. First Flight matches include Dr W P Baugh vs W B Markstein and F D Peebles vs Bob Banks among others with to be completed by Sunday afternoon.
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Tom Bowles, Jr
Water at Crystal Plunge Pool Deemed Sterile
State laboratory analysis completed Wednesday found the water used in Crystal Plunge swimming pool to be sterile. The result confirms the pool water meets safety standards for public use.
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Phillies Star Klein Packs Power and Steel in Bat
Philadelphia slugger Chuck Klein, 180 pounds, built like a mill worker, honed his power and swing from steel work in Indianapolis and semi pro baseball. In his third major league season he led NL in multiple hitting categories, first to 100 hits, and posted strong averages and homer totals with the Phillies after a 1928 Fort Wayne purchase for 7500.
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Pacific Coast league stars hit big league stages this season
Smead Jolley and Wally Berger, coast league sluggers, moved to major league parks with no drop in power. Jolley slugged for the White Sox, Berger shining with the Braves. They topped 75 home runs together last summer and have passed 30 early this season. The piece notes open competition, amateur stars, and college notes alongside MLB talent raids from the Pacific Coast League.
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Fourth of July Games Batteries Announced Here
Batteries were announced today for the Fourth of July games to be played here. Teams include Connecticut Mills Morin and Tarpley, Alabama Mills Roper and Jervis, L N Nelson Chandler and Bronough, and Cadet Mills Pickens and Nehr.
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Line-up Changes Ahead for Tomorrow's Games
Managers Thomas of Connecticut Mills and Garrett promise alterations as Cadet's management asserts their strongest team yet will play. The Shopmen, league leaders, anticipate no changes for the holiday scrap.
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Fussell Shipper Lead Opening Carpenter Cup Flight
W. W. Fussell and Maurice Shipper tee off first for the Carpenter cup at Valley Country club. The pairing opens the tournament, which runs through Sunday, with both players in the third flight.
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Bronough May Go To Alabama Hosiery Mills
Julian Duby Bronough, the top receiver in the Decatur Industrial League, may wear L N garb for one last time tomorrow. His next appearance on the local diamond likely marks a move to Alabama Hosiery Mills where he plans to work the night shift at the full fashion hosiery plant.
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Ice Cream For The Convicts On Fourth
Decatur Ice Cream and Creamery Co will send a Fourth of July stunt with ice cream to two convict camps. J W Clapton manager announced the plan. Convicts at Camp D Scottsboro Jackson county and Camp O near Hartsel Morgan county about 240 men at each camp will be served.
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Loosier Fights 83rd Pro Bout in Tuscumbia Ring
Joe Loosier, 22, with seven years in boxing since starting at 15, meets Bill Wilder of Memphis in the Legion program finale at Tuscumbia. Weighing 183 pounds, Loosier aims to impress Decatur fans and push toward a shot at Tom Tingle and Battling Bozo.
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Miss Buchanan Claims Three Holes in One in Golf
Marvin West of the Genial Register reports Miss Juanita Buchanan, secretary to the editor, has supposedly achieved three holes in one challenging Bobby Jones. The claim is presented with enthusiasm, though an interview reveals uncertainty about the feat.
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Negroes Plan 10 Dedicate Ground at Decatur Fair Grounds
The Tennessee Valley Fair Association plans a July 4 dedication of a new fair ground on Courtland Pike near Decatur with Independence Day festivities through July 5. Events include bicycle and grease pole contests, horse and baseball games, an automobile parade, speeches, brass band music, and refreshments.
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Holes in One Not All On Same Day in Miniature Course
A fragment notes that several holes in one were not achieved on the same day and suggests the shooting happened on a miniature golf course. The deponent provides no further details.
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