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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1932

Page

6

Decatur Blue Sox Open Second Half With Hartselle Battle

The Decatur Blue Sox start the Bee Line second half Tuesday afternoon facing Hartselle. Burns leads first-half batting with 382 while Pete West sits at 381. White of Hartselle tops base steals with nine, and Athens holds the league lead in home runs with eight.

Blue Sox Legion Donoghue BYRD Decatur Blue Sox Hartselle Decatur Blue Box Sox Burns Cullman Pete West West Pete Shorty Long Bill Landers Bob McCarley White Doc” White Doc Leonard Barteelle Athens Circuit Howell Todd Aldridge Long McCarley King Ogle Johnson Armstrong Tingle Jeffries Battles Beasley Curren Lanier Landers Yarber Whitt Morrow Chandler Pruitt W. Wilkinson Waller J. Birleson Collins Morrillo, Cullman Edmondson Henderson McNeill Musgrove Nelson McNally White, Hartselle Baier Burke, Cullman F. Burleson H. Ogle Bronaugh Mittewede Cooper Dunn Jones Kimbrell Hargrove Peyton Dunaway H.lanier Sit Evans Cameron B. Wilkinson Il Scott Denton Eee Corbett Briscoe Nee Woods Coggins Woodruff Decatur Soeeneenneie TS Athens Creees

Season's Best Wrestling Card Headline Decatur Show

Morgan County Post No 18 presents a top season wrestling card at Alabama Mills arena with main bout Leo Donoghue versus Gayle Byrd at 8 15 pm. Chicago's John Felix meets Buck Lawson in the undercard as both debut locally this year.

Ballyhooed Leo Donoghue Gayle Byrd Alabama Mills Morgan County Post No American Legion John Felix Chicago Buck Laween Knoxville Donoghue Felix

Jimmy Foxx Socks A Trio of Homers

Jimmy Foxx, first baseman of the Philadelphia Athletics, entered the hall of fame Sunday afternoon blasting three home runs in an 18 inning game between the Macks and the Cleveland Indians. The Macks won 18 to 11 after 58 base hits in the marathon. Foxx now has 33 homers to Ruth’s 24.

Jimmy Foxx Philadelphia Athletics Hall of Fame Macks Cleveland Indians Foxx Babe Ruth

B Line Leaguers Open Second Half Tuesday Games

The Bee Line league resumes with Hartselle visiting Decatur and Athens traveling to Cullman. Tip off is Tuesday at 3 30 in the afternoon.

Hartselle Decatur Athens Cullman

Barbecue Team I¢ Here With Record

The Happy John Bollas barbecue team from Birmingham arrives in Decatur with a 19 game winning streak. They face the Blue Sox at Alabama Mills Field at 3 30 this afternoon with a return game planned at the Magic City soon.

Happy John Bollas Birmingham Decatur Blue Sox Alabama Mills Field Sox Magic City

Tri-City Teams to Play the Blue Sox in August

Fast teams from the Tri-Cities showdown with the Blue Sox in early August. The Tri-City clubs are touted as the best in North Alabama with many college stars drawn to Florence and Sheffield for the summer.

Tri-City Blue Sox Tri-Cities North Alabama Florence Sheffield

Danville Return Games Highlight Trinity Baseball Swing

Trinity plans two road games at Danville on July 25 and at Corinth on July 26. Sheats and Robinson will work the opener with Danville and Corinth, Hardy and Doss the second game. Pitching records for the first half are incomplete as Dullnar and Athens scorekeeping lags. The Daily seeks full moundmen data for the Bee Line.

Trinity Danville Corinth Sheats and Robinson Hardy Doss

Chris Jordan to Visit Here, Says Ray Bird

A local note announces that matchmaker Chris Jordan will visit the area, with Ray Bird listed as a source. Details are incomplete in the fragment.

Chris Jordan Ray Bird Chris Jordon

Merry Macks Win Over Decatur in Red Line League Clash

The Merry Macks of Huntsville beat the Decatur Blue Sox 3 to 2 after Chandler muffed a grounder in the ninth, letting Fritz Lott score the decisive run. Key hits came from Bronaugh and Crabtree for Decatur, while Lott and Spots pounded for Merrimack, with Collins and Styles delivering two-hit nights.

Merry Macks Huntsville Decatur Blue Sox Big Bob Chandler Duby Bronaugh Sox Huntsville Times Philadelphia Athletics Crabtree Fritz Lott Merrimack Decatur Macks Chandler Bronaugh Lanier Lena Styles Talley Pete West Blue Sox Waller West Lott Seeereecore Collins Mack Styles Abrahe H. Lanier Evans Landers Jetirien Williams NINE Oocnicns Cossetinonie Nehmannk Anne Comins Collett Ifee Spurlock Buford Ieee

Bronaugh Injured Ankle Tests Soxm Center Field

Bronaugh suffers an ankle wrench in the Huntsville game and may miss several days after going 4 for 4. Bingham plans a wrestling card in Decatur with Jordan sending top grapplers including Knichel and Gunther to draw a Valley crowd tonight.

Duby Bronaugh Huntsville Bronaugh Bingham Jordon Decatur Rasslers Jordan Knichel Gunther

Southern League Scores Snapshot

Little Rock won 7 to 0 while Nashville was 4 and New Orleans 3 to 4. Atlanta lost 3 to 4 against Knoxville while Memphis posted 6 and Chattanooga 10.

Little Rock Nashville New Orleans Atlanta Knoxville Memphis Chattanooga

Burleson to Lead Hartselle Baseball in Second Half

The Hartselle club, despite poor finish in the first half, reelected Gen Burleson to manage after a 9-member meeting described as wildly enthusiastic. Burleson had offered to step down but the team urged him to continue guiding the club.

Hartselle Burleson

Baseball scores and standings from the American and National Leagues

Boxed results show Philadelphia 18 Cleveland 17 and St Louis 10 8 while New York 9 7 Detroit 7 2 Boston 5 13 and Washington 13 Chicago 3 lead the AL. Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 1 and Chicago 4 Boston 0 pace the NL. 61 Louis 7 3 Philadelphia 5 1 Cincinnati 6 4 New York 4 2.

Memphis Chattanooga Little Rock Nashville Birmingham New Orleans Knoxville Ale Atlanta New York Philadelphia Detroit Cleveland Washington St. Louis Boston Pittsburgh Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati Louis Philadiphia

Knitters Fall to Fayetteville 8 3 in Ten Inning Tilt

Fayetteville defeated the Alabama Knitters 8 to 3 after a long extra frame. Little Bit Briscoe started for the Knitters but support faded in the tenth as Fayetteville pulled away with five runs. Bryant, Best, and Milstead sparked early scoring while Henderson and C Milstead contributed key plays in the late innings.

Alabama Fayetteville Briscoe Knitters Bryant R. Berry Best Scond Robinson McClure Bowen Kimbrell

Fayetteville NC State game recap with late Alabama comeback

Two base hits by Best and R Perry and three base hits by Kelton highlight a 5 to 1 Alabama victory over Fayetteville. Briscoe worked 9.0 innings, Bricoe struck out five, Spurlock three. Alabama left six on base, Fayetteville six. Briscoe and Spur lock issued two and one walks respectively. Second baseman pairings included Briscoe to Lowery to Odom and Odom to Lowery to Briscoe. Time of game two hours seventeen minutes.

Payetteville L. Milstead R. Berry Henderson Fayetteville Robinson C. Milstead Lowery Hall Milstead Bryant Knitters Howell Kelton Sanders R. Perry Kimbrell Bowen Perry Henderon Dye Odom B. Perry Best Alabama Briscoe Bricoe Spurlock Hatchet and Sullivan

Danville Edges Trinity In Pitching Duel 1 0

Danville won a hard fought 1 0 game against Trinity, scoring on mis cues while Pettus bested Pettus and Sheats in a low scoring duel. Terry and Grantland led Trinity batters, with Ratliff Hardwick and Keenum among Trinity hitters.

Danville Trinity Ball Club Pettus Sheats Trinity Terry Grantland Ratliff Hardwick Keenum

Brooksville Tops Six Mile In Rural Match

Brooksville defeated Six Mile on Saturday in a rural contest, pulling ahead with a steady pace and securing a clear victory. The clash highlighted Brooksville’s offense and defense as the hosts claimed the win.

Brooksville Six Mile Club

Brooksville Beats Six Mile In League Game At Hartselle

Brooksville's offense was led by B Slaten with two singles and two doubles as 13 runs were scored against Six Mile at Hartselle. Brooksville batteries were Tapscott and Stidge. Brooksville pitchers were L Slaten and Muzzey.

Hartselle B. Slaten Brooksville Tapscott Stidge L. Slaten Muzzey

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