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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1936
Page
6
Across the circuit the Cubs lose lead to Pirates while Cardinals beat Reds twice and Phillies stretch win streak to five with a 7-6 victory over the Bees. Dodgers top Giants 3-1 at the Polo Grounds as Red Ruffing strong for Yankees.
Major League leaders list top performers by category across teams. Highlights include Foxx with 22 homers for the Red Sox and Gehrig with 20 for the Yankees, along with notable totals from Tigers, Yankees, Browns, Cardinals, and Pirates. Pitching leaders include Malone with 82 and a 11-3 mark for Pearson and Grove.
John Carle of Goodman Wisconsin was fatally injured when a fast ball struck him in the head during a Northern League game in Merriman Michigan. The blow caused a fractured skull from pitcher John Constantine of Iron Mountain.
Knoxville defeated Birmingham 4 to 3 and Chattanooga topped Birmingham 6 to 3. Atlanta beat Nashville 3 to 2 while New Orleans fell 2 to 4. Memphis won 2 to 1 over Little Rock with other scores listed.
St Louis beat Cincinnati 8 7 in a tense NL game Brooklyn defeated New York 3 1 Philadelphia edged Boston 7 6 Pittsburgh topped Chicago 4 2 in a day of narrow league results.
The American League standings show Boston at 16 8 Philadelphia 2 2 Cleveland 11 2 Chicago 4 4 Detroit 18 St Louis 9 Washington 9 New York 3.
International League results include Toronto 5 6 Buffalo 6 1 Newark 9 2 Baltimore 3 5 Albany 8 6 Syracuse 4 8 Rochester 7 0 Montreal 6 4 Alabama Florida League Union Springs 10 Abbeyille 5 Troy 5 Enterprise 2 Andalusia 6 Dothan 2 Panama City 9 Ozark 7 American Association Columbus 6 2 Toledo 5 8 Milwaukee 7 3 Kansas City 2 8 Louisville 9 3 Indianapolis 8 11 St Paul 8 Minneapolis 7 Texas League Beaumont 4 San Antonio 3 Houston 7 Galveston 1 Oklahoma City 2 Dallas 0.
No games scheduled today. Panama City at Dothan and Andalusia at Union Springs appear in the listing with Enterprise and Abbeville at Troy noted as matchups.
Baseball leaders list compiled by Charles H. Miller shows top performers in batting pitching home runs runs batted in and stolen bases across teams Nashville Atlanta Chattanooga Knoxville Memphis Little Rock and Birmingham with figures for games played and team scores.
With the softball season entering the second half, teams show improved cohesion and form. Today at Delano Park games on diamond 1 feature The Decatur Daily and Cooper Wells, while diamond 2 hosts the Southern Bell versus Goodyear.
The Decatur Rookies swept a Fourth of July doubleheader at Baileytown, taking the opener 7 to 3 against Baileytown and the nightcap 4 to 2 versus Mt. Hebron. The first game featured a seven run burst in the fourth inning. Parks and Childs delivered decisive hits in the second game to secure the win.
The American League squad fields a powerful batting lineup led by Gehrig DiMaggio and Dickey while the National League counters with Dean or Davis on the mound. McCarthy may start Lefty Grove or Gomez for the AL, as Bridges is sidelined by a cold and Landis Frick Hardinge arrive for the event.
The Southern Association teams paused after a weekend of overtime as Atlanta beat Birmingham 4-3 and 9-3 to tighten the race. Nashville dropped 3-2 to Atlanta while New Orleans edged Lookouts 4-3 after a 6-2 opener. Memphis defeated Poindexter’s Chicks 2-1 as Moon and Leonard starred on the mound. Poindexter continued tough luck in Memphis meetings.
Flint Rhem, the pitcher famed for a self described kidnapping in 1930, is back with the St. Louis Cardinals. The tale recalls Rickey’s clever ploys to acquire the lefty and Rhem’s stint with the Phillies and Braves, with rivalry heating as Sep. 27 looms.
The Alabama-Florida baseball league enters the final first half day with Troy and Ozark separated by four percent points. Ozark lost to Panama City 9 2 while Troy beat Enterprise 5 2, eliminating the Barons from title contention. Today Troy hosts Abbeville at Trojan Field and Ozark travels to Enterprise to contest the first half crown. Andalusia visits Union Springs and Panama City plays Dorton in Class D action.
The rookie failed to control the game issuing seven passes while seven strikeouts matched his line. The decisive eighth inning rally produced the winning run for the Chicks with the bases loaded as Carter outpitched him in late moments.
Newt Hardy pitched a three hit game to beat the Goodyear Wingfoots 5 to 1 before 600 fans. Goodyear starter Shorty Ogle struggled early but settled to strike out seven, while Francis and Smith fielded cleanly for their sides. The Hosierymen jumped on Ogle in the first inning with a squeeze bunt and a series of hits, while Bronaugh and Hargrove provided the key run supports.
Yesterday's scores note Charley Gehringer of the Tigers with a homer and two singles driving in four against the Browns. Jimmy DeShong of the Senators held the Yankees to eight hits in a 9-3 win. Bill Brubaker of the Pirates drove in two of four runs vs the Cubs. George Watkins of the Dodgers had two singles driving in two in a 3-1 win over the Giants. Red Sox hitters powered a doubleheader opener homer and two singles, while the nightcap limited the Athletics to eight hits. Mel Harder of the Indians and John Whitehead of the White Sox worked wins in doubleheader splits. Ernie Sulik of the Phillies had three singles and two RBIs in a 7-6 victory over the Bees. Terry Moore of the Cardinals paced a doubleheader with four doubles and three singles.
A retrospective look recalls Helen Wills Moody defeating Helen Jacobs for the All England tennis title a year ago. It also notes the American League beating the National League 4-2 in the first All Star game three years ago and Bill Burke winning the U S Open by one stroke after a second 36 hole playoff five years ago.
The American Olympic Committee faces a $150,000 deficit ten days before Berlin 1936. Final tryouts in men's track and field and men's and women's swimming loom as key fundraisers with national drive plans and club appeals to cover deficits across boxing pentathlon yachting rowing fencing gymnastics pistol shooting field hockey and more.
The Alabama Host Mill baseball team will be idle this week as players take a break. Flynn and House head to Birmingham, Black and Graham to Huntsville, Harvey attends the Texas Centennial in Dallas, Johnson to Hartselle, Gilbreath to Guntersville, Hargrove to Ardmore, Cole to Athens, with others scattered elsewhere for the week.
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