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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1927

Page

6

Barons and Pels Keep Pace in South. Braves Rally in Opener

In Southern baseball action the Barons and Pels stay tied for first as Nashville tops Little Rock 5 4 and Atlanta edges Boston in the opener. Cunningham wavered late as Mobile slimmed past Birmingham 7 5. Schulte breaks wrist guarding a fly ball. Detroit and Philadelphia win as pitching shines. Simmons and Dykes homer for the Mackmen.

Detroit Tigers Nevers Fred Schulte Schulte Ders

Huntsville Independents Sweep Two Games

The Huntsville Independents won their eighth and ninth straight games, beating New Market 13 to 3 and Courtland 4 to 3. The second game featured a heated exchange between Hauger and Graham ending in a tirade.

Huntsville Independents New Market Courtland Hauger Graham

Joppa Wins Ninth Straight Over Hartselle

Joppa defeated Hartselle 6 3 at Joppa to win their ninth straight game. Preston allowed only three scattered hits. A return game with Hartselle is scheduled for an early date.

Joppa Hartselle Preston

Fragmented Readable Fragments From a Noisy Page

A collage of dialogue and prose snippets touches on romance past and present. Bits mention Eskimos, a college son, a doctor’s hospital tomorrow, and a Southern writer's speech. The tone is playful and reflective with multiple voices and themes.

Courtland Plays Jays On Tuesday

The Decatur Jays visit Courtland Tuesday for the first meeting of the year on the diamond. Courtland plans a return game next week. Corbitt is set to start against Athens Thursday, Brown likely to face Lawrence County Tuesday as he has not yet lost a game he started.

Decatur Jays Lawrence County Courtland Corbitt Athens Brown Lawrence Countians

Huntsville Defeats Hartselle In Baseball String

Huntsville won another game against Hartselle on the diamond yesterday with a nine to one score. Dunaway pitched well for Hartselle but weak support allowed most of Huntsville's runs.

Huntsville Hartselle Dunaway Evers

Athens Juniors Meet Jays in Malone Park Clash

The Athens Junior Chamber team hosts the Decatur Jays at Malone Park this afternoon in the second meeting of the season after Athens upset Decatur 7 to 3 three weeks ago.

Athens Decatur Jays Malone Park Oo Sg Tera

Sheffield Team Caps Off Nooga In Ball Game

Sheffield defeated Chattanooga Southern league club Nooga 4-1 on a Wednesday afternoon. Lefty Smith allowed four hits as Sheffield stopped the organized club, with Lamb and Green of Sheffield collecting three of four blows.

Lefty Smith Chattanooga Sheffield Noogans Povey and Jones Lamb and Green

Yesterday's Baseball Scores From The Southern and American Leagues

Results from yesterday show Nashville 6 Little Rock 4, New Orleans 3 Atlanta 1, Mobile 5 Birmingham 7 in the Southern League. In the American League Philadelphia 5 7 Boston 1 6 Detroit 9 St Louis 8 with two games scheduled. American Association Louisville 2 5 Minneapolis 9 6 Indianapolis 6 5 St Paul 9 10 Columbus 6 Milwaukee 15 Toledo 3 Kansas City 10.

Ubs Birmingham New Orleans Nashville Atlanta Memphis Mobile Little Rock Chattanooga New York Araedene Ace Freee Philadelphia Cleveland Rey St. Louis Boston Serseseget Pittsburgh Chicago Ls New York Brooklyn Cincinnati American Association Toledo Kansas City ABC Milwaukee Apa Minneapolis St. Paul Accroews Indianapolis Columbus Louisville Detroit Milwaukee

Regional Baseball Scores and Standings Summary

Virginia League results show Portsmouth 11-4 and Norfolk 5-8 with Petersburgh 1 and Richmond 6. South Atlantic Association scoreline includes Creepville 4 at Columbia 2 and Asheville 0 at Greensboro? Noted. Southeast League lists Selma 4 at Jacksonville 1 and Albany 14 at Columbus 4 with Montgomery 4 at Savannah 2 in 11 innings.

Virginia League Portsmouth Norfolk Wilson Kinstor Petersburgh Richmond South Atlantic Als Creepville Columbia Asheville Spartanburg Charlotte Augusta Knoxville Selma Jacksonville Montgomery Savannah Albany Columbus

International League Doubleheader Delays And Postponements

Jersey City 10 Syracuse 7. Reading at Toronto postponed due to rain. Newark at Rochester to be played as part of tomorrow’s doubleheader. Baltimore at Buffalo to be rescheduled for a later date.

Jersey City Syrasuce Reading Toronto Newark Rochester Baltimore Buffalo

Western League scores and Leighton Fourth of July wins

Tulsa 4 Oklahoma City 5. Omaha 10 Des Moines 11. Lincoln 3 4 Denver 11 11. Amarillo 2 Wichita 10. Leighton won twice on the Fourth of July defeating Cherokee 9 2 and 4 3 on the Cherokee diamond with a thriller in the second game and a steady win in the first.

Tulsa Oklahoma City Omaha Des Moines Lincoln Denver Amarillo Wichita Leighton Cherokee

Millers Sweep Doubleheader Over Louisville Colonels

The Millers won both games of a doubleheader against the Louisville Colonels at Nico ett Parn. Old Man Rube Benton allowed nine hits and two runs in the first game, while Leo Moon shut down a late threat in the eighth of the second after the Millers erased a five-run lead. Sammy Bohne was ejected in the first game for disputing a third strike.

Millers Louisville Colonels Bill Sisyed Nico Ett Parn Rube Benton Colonels Leo Moon Sammy Bohne

Troop 16 Meets Tonight At Westminster Church

Boy Scout troop No 16 meets at 7 o clock tonight at Westminister Presbyterian church to finalize camp plans for next week at the KIY site near Vinemont and Jasta. Rev E N Hart urges all members present to complete arrangements.

Westminster Presbyterian Church Kiy Vinemont Jasta E. N. Hart

Qualify to Vote at Courthouse by July 14

Citizens must verify eligibility at the courthouse before July 14 to ensure they may vote. The notice urges residents to confirm qualifications to participate in local government elections.

Baseball game summary Louisville vs Minneapolis nine inning doubleheader

Louisville won the first game 2 to 9 while Minneapolis captured the second 6 to 5. Loftus and Tucker led Louisville with home runs in the first game. Emmer and Cross homered for Minneapolis in the nightcap. Multiple players contributed two base and three base hits, with numerous base on balls and stolen bases noted across both contests. Umpires were Powell and Deer. games lasted one hour and fifty minutes each.

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Dempsey Eyes Early Knockout Against Sharkey

William Harrison Dempsey, former world heavyweight champion, is urged by Alan Gould of Associated Sports to strike fast against Jack Sharkey on July 21. Gould argues Dempsey’s slugging power, the key punch, could break Sharkey’s defense, especially if used early. Dempsey, weighing 204 pounds in workouts, has scored sparring knockouts and technical decisions as he prepares to battle Sharkey.

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YMCA Camp to Close on May 31

Secretary J Randolph announced the YMC A boys camp will close on July 31. The season was very successful overall though attendance this week was lighter than expected with only seven boys registered.

J. Randolph

Nashville at Little Rock and other midweek games

The schedule lists Nashville visiting Little Rock New Orleans playing Birmingham Mobile hosting Atlanta and Chattanooga traveling to Memphis as part of today’s basketball card.

National League matchups listed for open date

National League games scheduled include St Louis at Boston Cincinnati at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at New York with no results or further details given.

St. Louis Boston Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Brooklyn New York

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