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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1935

Page

8

Baseball Standings and Scores From Rivalry Week

Contender streak fades as Tribe drops to fourth place after a rough stretch. Red Sox rally for a 4 to 3 win over Chicago with Lefty Grove on the mound. Tigers seize second with an 8 inning 7 to 6 win over Washington. Senators slip to seventh after a late rally. Athletics split with the Browns, White Sox hammer Foxx in game one, 7 to 3. Pirates fall to Giants 4 to 3 as Parmelee notches his tenth victory.

Tribe Loes Indians Chicago Lefty Grove Zeke Bonura Tigers Washington Pirates Roy Parmelee

Mangrum Tops Field In Brock Hotel Golf Tourney

Ray Mangrum of Pittsburgh leads the second round of a $5,600 72 hole event at Fonthill with a 68 after yesterday’s first round. Clarence Deser and Bobby Burns match for second, while Walter Hagen captains the American Ryder Cup team this year.

Fonphill Ont Ray Mangrum Pittsburgh Mangrum Oakmont Clarence Deser Rochester N. Y Bobby Burns Montreal Walter Hagen

Hosterymen to Start Strong Lineup in Morrow's Tilt

A morning meeting sets a strong field for tomorrow's game with the TVA Clearances rum catchers and Jacks. Pop Johnson or Eddie Black likely to pitch, backed by yesterday's lineup from the prior contest.

TVA Rum Jacks J. Gorum Pop Johnson Eddie Black

All Star Ballot Picks Tie Between Tide and Gophers

The listing for an all star college seniors squad to face Seago Bears at Soldier Field on August 29 shows Minnesota and Alabama dominating balloting at most positions. Lafeon leads tight ends, Bevan tops guards, Shotwell edges Ford for center, and Warburton outs Benyon for quarterback, with Howell noted as a Alabama Rose Bowl hero.

Chicago Seago Bears Soldier Field Minnesota Gopher Stars Crimson Tide Frank Lafeon Don Hutson Bill Lee Ala Minnésota Bin Bevan Les ‘Marr Alabama George Shotwell Pittsburgh Jerry Ford Michigan Irvine Cotton Millard Dixie) Howell

Florence Trio Wins Jug Fishing Rodeo on Tennessee River

Three Florence men James Westmoreland Leo Mooti and John Comer won the jug fishing rodeo on the Tennessee River after ten miles downstream to Buck Island chute producing a 94.5 pound blue channel catfish a 10 pounder and smaller fish. W B Turner earned the hard luck prize after burning out his motor while returning to the judge. Game warden George Walton noted clear water hurt catches and alligator gar were plentiful with plans to expand next year’s event beyond this year’s record.

Florence, Ale Florence Tennessee River James Westmoreland Leo Mooti John Comer Wilton Dam Buck Island W. B. Turner George Walton

Southern Leaders in New Orleans Baseball Standings

Leaders show Duke with 9 runs batted in for Memphis and Gleeson with 62 in New Orleans. Nonnenkamp of Little Rock stole 17 bases, Boss of New Orleans 15. Chattanooga 95 and Nashville 87 double plays. Atlanta 433 runs and Memphis 421. Opponents' runs: Atlanta 320, Little Rock 361.

Orleans Duke Memphis Gleeson New Orleans Nonnenkamp Little Rock Boss Chattanooga Nashville Atlanta

Yesterday's Results Across Baseball Leagues

Scores from the Southern League include Memphis 10 Birmingham 6 and Atlanta 3 Nashville 1. Little Rock 7 New Orleans 1. American League games show Boston 4 Philadelphia 7 or 6 and Chicago 3 Detroit 7. New York 8 Cleveland 7 with Washington 2 in 10 innings. National League results include New York 4 Pittsburgh 2 and Cincinnati 5 Chicago 5. St Louis 5 Philadelphia 4. International League entries appear incomplete.

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Today's Games Across The League

Memphis at Big Atlanta at Nashville. Cha ttanooga at Knoxville. Little Rock at New Orleans. annie LEAGUE Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Detroit at Washington. Cleveland at New York. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Only game scheduled.

Southern League Memphis Big Atlanta Nashville Chattanooga Knoxville Little Rock New Orleans Chicago Boston St. Louis Philadelphia Detroit Washington Cleveland New York National League Philadelphia

Lott Awaits His Chance as Birmingham Pride

Jimmy Hid Lott, a renowned Birmingham light heavyweight, waits for a pivotal opportunity to showcase his talent. The piece highlights his status among local wrestling fans and his place as one of the division's best.

Lott Jimmy Hid) Lott Pride of Birmingham

Hosierymen Edge Birmingham In Sixth Inning Rally

The Hosierymen defeated Birmingham 5 to 4 as Hargrove and Malone sparked a rally in the sixth. Ware pitched seven hits and five runs while House struck out five, with Weeks and Malone contributing hits in their Dallas debut. Box score shows Grove for two, Ware six and two thirds, Clague one and a third, with House the winning pitcher.

Drake Secon Peter Warren Pounder Malone Masierymen Firemen Hargrove Loue Sonoran House Ware Clague Weeks Sheppard Robinson Pireman Hosierymen Hub Myhand Sindals Dallas Ball Park Grove Clasue Wereeean Burleson Whitt Gribbens

Cubs Edge Allies in Second Game on Allen Homer

Johnny Allen homered as the Cubs beat the Allies in the second game. The Yankees limited the Indians to six hits, fanning nine, and drove in the first two runs.

Golan Cubs Homer Johnny Allen Yankees Indians

Schoolboy Rower Sets New Local Record

A local schoolboy rower set a new record in a taped event as part of the sports mirror coverage. The performance highlighted rising talent from the community club in a competition against peers.

State Amateur Golf Round Sees Perry and Vaughn Top Field

In Mobile the 71st Alabama state amateur championship moved to the third round with Sam Perry of Birmingham and Ed Vaughn of Mobile as leading contenders. Perry, a former southern and state amateur champion, won easily in early rounds while Vaughn defeated Mark Lyons Jr. and prepared to face Neville Ne. Other Mobile players like Walter Shearer and H. Culver advanced, with Birmingham’s Hugh Morrow beating Bob Powell to reach the next stage.

Mobile Ala Alabama Sam Perry Birmingham Ed Vaughn Perry Johnny Morris

Memphis Beats Barons 10 6 In Ninth Inning Rally

Evening game recap with Memphis scoring four in the ninth to overcome Benning’s Barons 10 to 6. Pebs led off with three hits including a triple in the opening inning. Lookouts Pred Sington and Smokies pitchers struggled as both sides produced multiple hits.

Memphis Benning Barons Knoxville Eilktoes Chattanooga Sington Smokies Cohen

Montgomery Teens in Golf and Chess Showdowns

Crawford wins after a 21 hole marathon in a one up finish. Welton Doe Jr of Montgomery faces Roy Knight Jr in a match after Knight toppled the 15 year old Guy Oswald Sr who had edged Morris. Oswald was eliminated by Knight one up as the championship battles continue across lower flights.

Crawford Welton Doe, Jr Montgomery

New Baseball Team Organized

A large turnout of fans is expected to witness the games Saturday morning and Tuesday afternoon.

Major League Leaders in Runs and RBIs

The data shows Ott of the Giants with 64 runs batted in and 361 runs scored, followed by Medwick and Moore tied on 62 RBIs. Collins of the Cardinals leads with 70 RBIs.

Messaie Eee Medwick Cardinals Ott Giants Martin Moore J. Collins

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