Decatur Edges Hartselle In Key Series Opener
Decatur evened the week long series with Hartselle by a 4-1 score at Fair Ground Park as Bob Chandler pitched well for Decatur and Johnson of Hartselle held the line until Decatur broke through with timely hits. The victory lifts Decatur from last place in the league chase and sets up a two game set with the Athenians next week.
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Bob Chandler
Decatur
Hartselle
Fairground Park
Johnson
Pacers
Stribling Favorite In Tonight's Fray
Odds favor Willie Stribling five to four against Maxie Schmeling in tonight's heavyweight title bout at Cleveland. Schmeling's backers include many supporters from the army air corps as Tunney had Marines in his Dempsey clash in Philadelphia.
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Cleveland
Willie
Ripley style shot at Valley Country Club misfires
Cetin Timberlake faced a sandy mishap at the Valley Country Club when his shot from a bunker on the fifth hole hit the flag, bounced back past the pin and settled in the sand at his feet.
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Cetin Timberlake
Mr. Timberlake
Sheriff Refrains From Picking Stribling Schmeling Contest
Bud Davis known for predicting winners in baseball and football declined to forecast the Cleveland bout between Stribling and Schmeling tonight. He avoided risking his reputation as a top picker by offering no outcome prediction.
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Bud Davis
Cleveland
Bud
Opportunities crowded in Decatur Daily Classifieds
The Decatur Daily Classifieds are packed with opportunities as readers search for work, gigs, and services amid a dense listings page. The section shows high competition and limited gaps for new postings.
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Decatur Daily
Bowles Wins Hard Fought Cup Match In 19 Holes
In the Harry Carpenter cup action on Thursday T A Bowles defeated Dr W P Baugh one up after extra holes in a splendid game. A C Bailey eliminated Billy Wyker in the first flight while Tom Rainey beat J C White in the second flight. No play was held in the third flight and players expected to wrap up cup play tomorrow.
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T. A. Bowles
Dr. W. P. Baugh
A. C. Bailey
Billy Wyker
Wyker
Bailey
Tom Rainey
J. C. White
Mobile Marines Purchase Williams
Roy Williams, second baseman for the Memphis Chicks, has been sold outright to the Mobile Marines. The transaction was announced by Tom Watkins, president of the Memphis Club.
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Roy Williams
Memphis Chicks
Mobile Marines
Tom Watkins
Memphis
Heavyweight Title Fight Promised in Cleveland
Principals Max Schmeling and Young Stribling contest the heavyweight title in Cleveland Ohio with referee George Blake of Los Angeles. NBC radio will air at nine o clock Decatur time and the main event is set for ten to ten fifteen o clock Eastern. Birmingham stations will skip the bout while KTHS Hot Springs WSB Atlanta and WHAS Louisville will carry the program.
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Max Schmeling
Young Stribling
Cleveland
Ohio
George Blake
Los Angeles
Decatur
NBC Chain
Stribling
Birmingham
KTHS
Hot Springs
WSB
Atlanta
WHAS
Louisville
Indians Pound Atheletic Hurlers In Series Finale
The Cleveland Indians routed four Athletic pitchers 12 to 4. Rube Walberg took the loss as Earl Averill hit his thirteenth homer and Jimmy Foxx added his fifteenth. Other games included Boston’s 2 0 shutout over Chicago and Washington’s 13 5 win over St Louis. The Yankees surged with a hitting spree at Detroit.
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Cleveland Indians
Rube Walberg
Jimmy Foxx
Earl
Averill
Indians
Chicago
Tommy Thomas
Boston
Cubs
Big Bob Kline
St. Louis
Brownies
Washington Senators
Burke
Crowder
Nats
Stewart
Stiles
Kimsey
New York Yankees
Detroit
Southern and National League Matchups Tonight
Night baseball features Chattanooga at Nashville New Orleans at Atlanta Little Rock at Memphis Pittsburgh at Brooklyn in the National League St Louis at Philadelphia two games American Association Louisville at Columbus Minneapolis at St Paul Milwaukee at Kansas City Indianapolis at Toledo scheduled for the day.
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Cie Es
St So
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Ae Tence Neeeeee
xAtlanta
Rock
New Orleans
Nashville Sisal
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
American Association Club
St. Paul
Louisville
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Columbus
Indianapolis
Kansas City
National League St. Louis
Philadelpia
American Association
Toledo
Tennis Tourney Set in Anniston Names Officials
Anniston will host the 1932 Gorton States Tennis tournament with Ray Wheeler elected presider Pollard Parsons of Nashville named first vice president Jack Mooney of Atlanta second vice president and Murray Field of Anniston as secretary.
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Anniston
Ray Wheeler
Pollard Parsons
Nashville
Jack Mooney
Atlanta
Murray Field
River Gauge Readings Reported 2.4 Feet
This morning the Tennessee river gauge showed a height of 2.4 feet per the U S government hydrology service. The reading may affect local navigation and flood risk advisories for nearby communities along the Tennessee River.
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U. S
Baseball scores from a varied slate of games
New York defeated St Louis 3 to 2 while Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 4 to 3 and Pittsburgh topped Boston 1 0. Chicago edged Philadelphia 2 to 1 in a 11 inning marathon.
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New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Local League Defeats Tigers 13 to 1 in Lopsided Affair
Big Ed Wells limited the Tigers to eight safe blows while Uhle and Hoyt allowed eighteen singles to the Yankee sluggers. The dominant offense propelled the Local League to a decisive 13 to 1 victory.
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Tigers
Ed Wells
Uhle
Hoyt
Stribling 4s Final Title Now a Puzzle Quiz
Puzzle style page lists names like Mike McTigue Paul Berlenback Primo Carnera and Phil England amid trivia questions. It notes Garfield was shot on this date in 1851 and poses salutation and state population questions with brief horoscope line.
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Mike McTigue
Paul Berlenback
Tommy Loughran
Maxie. Rosenbloom
Primo Carnera
Italy
Phil Scot
England
Garfield
Charles J.guiteau
Washington, D. C
Local Football Scores and Night Games Noted
Birmingham beats Mobile 9 to 7 while Chattanooga defeats Nashville 11 to 2. A night game featured New Orleans at Atlanta and Memphis at Little Rock, both listed for late in the slate.
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Birmingham
Mobile
Chattanooga
Nashville
New Orleans
Atlanta
Memphis-Little Rock
Baseball scores from the American League games
New York defeated Detroit 13 to 1 while Cleveland crushed Philadelphia 12 to 4 and Washington toppled St. Louis 13 to 5 Chicago beat Boston 2 to 0.
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New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Athenian Baseball Team Beats Cullman 11 to 2
The Athenian club in Bee Line league defeated Cullman Strawberry 11 to 2 at Athens. Pitcher Slick Coffman shut down Cullman, allowing only three singles and fanning eight in 48 innings of league play. Whitt and Woodruff led the offense with multiple hits and runs.
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Bee Line
Cullman Strawberry Clan
Athens
Slick Coffman
Cuffman
Woodruff
Strangler Lewis and Savoldi Hit With Indefinite Lay Off
Strangler Lewis and his protégé Joe Savoldi, once linked to Notre Dame, were suspended by the Seattle Athletic Commission for running out of an engagement. The suspension is indefinite.
Family Gathering At Flint On Fourth Weekend
Home coming of Nettie McClelland and relatives in Flint includes J E Howell of Birmingham John McClelland of Monroe La Reece Tapscott and three children of Nashville among those expected for the Fourth weekend gathering
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Flint
Nettie McClelland
J. E. Howell
Birmingham
John McClelland
Monroe
Reece Tapscott
Nashville
Rahm Trophy Golf Tourney Opens at Valley Country Club
The Rahm Trophy for golfers opens tomorrow at Valley Country Club in a one day 18 hole medal event. Jim Howard of Athens currently holds the Rahm Trophy and handicaps will be based on Carpenter Cup rankings still in progress. Three prizes beyond the trophy await entrants depending on turnout.
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Valley
W. Rahm
Jim Howard
Athens
Cardinals Fall to Graw Outfits in Tight Defeats
In a busy day of baseball, New York Giants catcher Francis Hogan hit his fourth homer in the fifth to lift the Giants over the league leading Cardinals three to two. Earlier, Bob Smith edged Ray Lige in Philadelphia eleven innings as the Phillies won two to one. Cuyler drove in the winning run for Chicago in a three to two victory. In Brooklyn, the Robins defeated the Reds four to three as pitchers Johnson and Benton worked for Cincinnati.
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New York Giant
St. Louis Cardinals
Francis Hogan
Giants
Philadelphia
Bob Smith
Ray Iige
Chicago
Phillies
Cuyler
Grimm
Hasty earns thirteenth win as Barons beat Marines 9 to 7
Big Bob Hasty led Birmingham to a 9 7 victory over the Mobile Marines delivering another win in his season tally. Caldwell started for the Barons while Blet hen and Keifer worked for the Crackers as Chattanooga Lookouts defeated Nashville Vols 11 7 behind Ragland’s nine hits allowed.
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Big Bob Hasty
Birmingham
Mobile Marines
Marine Sluggers
Atlanta
Caldwell
Barons
Blethen
Keifer
Crackers
Chattanooga Lookouts
Nashville Vols
Ragland
Vol
Lookouts
Millen 10 Plays Creekers Fourth in Fourth of July Game
The Alabama Hosiery Millmen host Town Creek for a Fourth of July clash at Alabama Mills field in Decatur. Briscoe will pitch for Millen as both teams boast strong Valley lineups with players circulating early baseball experience and noted for speed and fielding.
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Alabama
Briscoe
Decatur
Town Creek
Alabama Mills
Millmen
Creekers
Creek
Moulton
Leighton
Courtland
Lawrence County
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Strib
Max
Max Schmering
Bill Stribling
Page Ripley
the Valley Country Club
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Baugh
Carpenter
the Globe
MR. W. J. Singleton
Globe Tailoring CO
Mr. Singleton
Williams
Senators
Southern League
Little Rock
River Reading
Ww. L. Pet
R. J. Scott
Ambassador
Rhode Island
Anis
Central Pross Association, Inc
Corbin
Armstrong
Abrhe
R. Coffman
Wilkinson
Whitt
W. Wilkinson
Nelson
SS. Coffman
Shelton
Lewis and
Savoldi
Rahm
Cardinals
Wgraw Outfit
Philly
Pirates
Robins
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Outfit
Helps
Heimach
Saente Sears
I Johnson
Reds
Bob Hasty
Trim
Millen
Play Creekers
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