Blue Devils Triumph In High-Scoring Victory Over Hosiery Mill
Decatur Blue Devils defeated Alabama Hosiery Mill 13 to 4 in front of a large crowd at Bama Park. Lefty Briscoe dominated with strong pitching while heavy hitting from Garth Kimbrell and R. Kimbrell fueled the attack. Ed Brazelton made standout catches in center field as miscues aided the Devils’ big stretch.
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Decatur
Decatur Blue Devils
Alabama Hosiery Mill
Bama Park
Briscoe
Payne
Alabama Mill
Hudson
Devils
Alabama
Robinson
Graham
Flynn
McMurtrie
AHM
Garth Kimbrell
R. Kimbrell
Mills
Ed Brazelton
Hargrove
Kimbrell
Ion
91-Year-Old Driver Moves Car Backward at Go Light
In Miami a 91 year old motorist insisted he could drive safely and moved his car promptly when a traffic light blinked go. An observing policeman halted him as the car was backed up.
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Miami
Fla
Little Rock Aids Crackers Challenge Goliath Memphis
Little Rock hopes to aid the Crackers by trimming Memphis in a key game series. Memphis swept Knoxville with a double victory as Memphis closes in on the Southern Association pennant race.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Southern Association
Goliath
Memphis
Atlanta Crackers
Knoxville
Little Rocks
New Orleans Pelicans
Rocks
Chattanooga
Nashville
Birmingham
TVA Contract Being Worked Out In Tennessee Purchase
In Nashville on July 17 minor obstacles arose as TVA and groups negotiate terms to buy Electric Power Company assets for 78.6 million dollars. Conversations seek to finalize a May negotiated contract, aided by new federal legislation allowing TVA to issue bonds totaling 61.5 million dollars with 46 million designated for its stake.
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Nashville Tonn
Tennessee Valley Authority
East
Middle Tennessee
TVA
Electric Power Company
Congress
Federal
Ihs
Beeman Child Hits Fire Alarm Saving Sister From Blaze
In Augustin Minnesota four year old Charles Beeman started a blaze with matches while his mother was away. He also rescued his 212 year old sister Adalia, carrying her to safety as most of the family home burned and furniture was lost.
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Augustin, Minn
Charles Beeman
Adalia
Prison inmates go fishing ends in escape attempt
Larry O'Neil and Luther Campbell two trusties at Kansas prison farm planned a fishing trip. Friends doubted the tale but hours later they were convinced. Warden Amrine wishes they had revealed the fishing spot location.
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Lansing
Kas
Larry
Betty O'Neal
Luther Campbell
O'Neil
Campbell
Kansas Prison Farm
M. F. Amrine
Baseball Results From The National And American Leagues
Associated Press summary shows Pittsburgh defeating Philadelphia 2 to 1, Boston 3 to 4, Cincinnati 0 to 3, Chicago 9 to 0 over Brooklyn 2 to 4, St. Louis 3, New York 1. In the American League Boston 9 to 3 over Detroit 2 to 0, Chicago 8 to 6, Washington 2 to 3, New York 5 to 8, Cleveland 2 to 3. St. Louis 18 to 5, Philadelphia 7 to 5 in a tied 12 inning second game.
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Associated Press
Memphis Pete
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Washington Eon
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
New York
Cleveland
National League
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Southern League scores show tight early season results
Atlanta defeats Knoxville 54 to 42. Memphis 3-5 loses to Birmingham 0-9. Chattanooga 8-2 tops Nashville 6-3. New Orleans 8-4 beats Little Rock 4-2.
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Atlanta
Knoxville
Memphis
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Nashville
New Orleans
Little Rock
Southeastern League Scores Report Telling Events
Pensacola and Mobile split a doubleheader with first game seven innings and second game ended early by Sunday law. Jackson led Meridian in a two game set as Meridian faltered in both contests. Anniston defeated Gadsden in a two game series with varying inning lengths. Selma and Montgomery split, with Montgomery shutting out Selma in the second game.
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Pensacola
Mobile
Jackson
Meridian
Anniston
Gadsden
Selma
Montgomery
Weekend Pro Basketball Matchups Across Major Cities
New York faces Cleveland in a key showdown while Philadelphia visits St. Louis. Boston travels to Detroit and Washington games Chicago in a dense early season schedule featuring four cities and the expected fan turnout.
TCI Beats Hosiery Mills 10 to 7 in Birmingham
The TCI team of Birmingham defeated Alabama Hosiery Mills 10 to 7 at Alabama Park. TCI jumped to a two run lead, Hosiery Mills tied it, then TCI pulled ahead again and never trailed after the seventh inning. Swallows homered for the Hosierymen, while Driscill and Clark homered for TCI.
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T.C. I
Birmingham
Alabama Hosiery Mills
Alabama Park
TCT
TCL
Grant
Hathcax
Rice
Swallows
McMurtrie
Graham
Gilbreath
Hargrove
Gallahar
Weatherly
Black
Wwe
Paytié
Tota
Boston Clubs On Rampage In Early Baseball Action
Boston teams dominate the slate with two doubleheaders. The Bees sweep Cincinnati 3-0 and 4-3, amid Eddie Miller's likely season-ending ankle injury. The Red Sox win 9-2 and 3-0 at Detroit, with Lefty Grove and Jimmy Foxx keying the offense as the Bronx- or Chicago results ripple through the league.
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Beei White
Associated Press
Boston
Bees
Cincinnati Reds
Eddie Miller
al Simmons
Bostonians
Reds
Red Sox
Yankees
Detroit
Ramparts
Joe Medwick
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Cubs
Chicago
Red Evans
Hugh Mulcahy
Phils
Bucs
Cleveland
Indians
Lefty Gomez
Marius Russo
Tribe
White Sox
Senators
Ted Lyons
Thornton Lee
Mike Kreevich
Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Major Leaders By The Associated Press Baseball Stats
The AP lists 1929 major leaders including Arnovich Philadelphia with 378 batting average and 105 hits, Hassett Boston 346 and Frey Cincinnati 63 runs, McCormick Cincinnati 69 RBI, Bonura New York 59 RBI, Slaughter St. Louis 26 doubles, Mize St. Louis 18 homers, Herman Chicago 12 triples with Goodman and Garms 8, Handley Pittsburgh 18 stolen bases, Wyatt Brooklyn 8 1 and Dean Chicago 4 1 wins.
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Arnovich
Philadelphia
Hassett
Boston
Werber
Cincinnati
Frey
McCormick
Bonura
New York
Brown
St. Louis
Slaughter
Mize
Herman
Chicago
Goodman
Garms
Handley
Pittsburgh
Hack
Wyatt
Brooklyn
Dean
Baseball Leaders and Standings From the Season Summary
Batting leaders include DiMaggio of New York with 406, Foxx of Boston 355, and Williams of Boston 71 RBIs. Greenberg of Detroit leads with 28 doubles while Rolfe of New York has 27. Wright of Washington reaches 9 triples and Greenberg also tops home runs with 17. Case of Washington swipes 30 bases, while Donald of New York records 10-0 and Sundra of New York 5-0 in pitching.
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DiMaggio
New York
Foxx
Red Sox
Cramer
Boston
Williams
Greenberg
Detroit
Dickey
New Ze York
Johnson
Philadela
Rolfe
McQuinn
St. Louis
Wright
Washington
Keltner
Cleveland
Kubel
Chicago
McCosky
Travis
Lewis
Washton
Case
Chapman
Donald
Sundra
Five Die In Warsaw Train Collision
Five persons were killed and 150 injured when two excursion trains collided head on near Warsaw last night. The engines exploded and fire hampered rescue efforts in the wreckage.
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Warsaw
Gorrie Resigns as Chief Clerk of State Forestry
Bob Gorrie of Montgomery resigns after 15 years as chief clerk of the state forestry department to take a position with the Montgomery post office.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bob) Gorrie
State Forestry Department
Bagby-Little Rock Pitcher Shines At Bat As Red Sox Linked
Bagby, newly acquired by Little Rock from the Boston Red Sox, dominates with pitching wins and a .1000 batting pace in two games. Speculation grows he would excel more in the outfield for Boston than on the mound. Also noted are a 11 hour 50 minute softball marathon in Lafayette and Ken Welty's 380 yard hole in one.
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Bagby
Little Rock
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Ken Welty
Bloomington
Ind
Safety device trial on Alabama highway sparks curiosity
Motorists on the Montgomery Troy highway last night noticed a streak of fire as they approached a curve. The streak was created by the state highway department as part of an experiment evaluating tiny glass balls glued to the pavement with yellow paint to test a new safety device.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery-Troy
State Highway Department
Vander Meer chucking studied by slow motion film
Reds use slow motion film to diagnose Johnny Vander Meer's pitching faults. Earle Neale notes a lack of finishing power among ends and backs at New Haven. Bob Pastor begins training for Louis at Saratoga on August 22 before moving to a Detroit area site near Mount Clemens.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Reds
Johnny Vander Meer
Earle
Greasy
Neale
New Haven
Bob Pastor
Louis
Saratoga
Detroit
Mount Clemens
Weerk’s Best Crack Prompting Baseball Gaffes
Jimmy Dykes quips about the White Sox leaving men on base. The piece mentions Tom Sadana’s management and recognitions for 1940. It also references training, visiting teams, a Bahra eli unit, and a Byron Nelson hole tied to PGA final shots. Coach Bill Alexander tours Georgia Tech alumni clubs amid Wreck football prospects for next season.
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Weerk
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Tom Sadana
Neapolis
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Bill Alexander
Georgia Tech
O.K
Walters Rivalry Sparked By Feller Trade Talk
Garry Schumacher of the New York Journal American suggests Cincinnati ace Buck Walters may be the NL’s top pitcher, but only until Cleveland ships Bob Feller to the Dodgers, a proposed trade likely shaping the pennant race.
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Garry Schumacher
N. Y. Journal-American
Cincinnati
Bucky Walters
Cleveland Indians
Bobby Feller
Dodgers
One Minute Interview with Johnny Mize on Feller and Hack
Johnny Mize hails Bob Feller as having a quick delivery and notes he has not yet seen Feller’s fastballs. Mize also comments on Stan Hack striking out three times and remarks on a strong pitching season.
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Johnny Mize
Bobby Feller
Stan Hack
Pal
Shan
Glenn Gardner Wins Singles and Doubles Titles
Decatur native Glenn Gardner now living in New Orleans won the boys singles championship of Pennsylvania at Cynryd then teamed with Mortstein of Philadelphia to win the boys doubles title. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Warren Gardner formerly of Decatur.
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Glenn Gardner
Decatur
New Orleans
Pennsylvania
Mortstein
Philadelphia
Young Gardner
Warren Gardner
Dizzy Dean Reprimanded After Arm Injury For Cubs
Chicago July 17 1930 Jerome Dizzy Dean Cubs pitcher 185000 left arm cut below elbow rolled to Chicago from New York with sling after injury. Manager Gabby Hartnett ordered him home for training rule violation. Dean reportedly injured in a hotel room by 12:30 am distress reports vary.
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Chicago
Jerome
Dizzy” Dean
Chicago Cubs
New York
Dean
Gabby Hartnett
Cubs
Hartnett
Cub
Brooklyn
Pate
Chi
Softball League Second Half Opens at Benson Field
The second half of the softball loop starts tonight at Benson Field at 7 30. Goodyear faces Alabama Hosiery Mill in the opener and Cooper Wells meets Vaughan's in the nightcap. If Cooper Wells loses the half the city crown playoff will be set.
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Benson Field
Goodyear
Alabama Hosiery Mill
Cooper Wells
Vaughan’s
Cooper-Wells
Giant Team Gets Tough
New York Giants amid a string of on field dustups and suspensions display renewed fighting spirit. Bill Terry’s 1939 lineup, despite off field business reputations, shows grit in clashes with Reds and umpire Ballanfant. Jurges and Magerkurth fined. Frick imposes suspensions. Danning and Terry fined for actions.
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Hugh
Fullerton, Jr
New York
National League
Coogan
New York Giants
John McGraw
Giants
Bill Terry
Terry
Bill
Bill Jurges
George Magerkourth
Cincinnati Reds
Lee Ballanfant
Ford Frick
Jurges
Mager Kurth
Harry Danning
Ballanfant
Zeke Bonura
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn
Girl Scouts Leave On Week's Camp
Lone Pine troop No 2 of the American Girl Scouts of Decatur heads to Seneca Springs for a week of camping led by Mrs Clifford Vaughan Captain and Miss Virginia Brock. They will pursue tests and merit badges in nature study fire building trail making cooking swimming and other activities. Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, attendees include Martha Paul Cain Annie Reeves Dillard Fay Dobbs Martha Evelyn Callahan Betty Davis Dot Hing Dorothy Pryor Virginia Lewis Jean Marie Nazarelian Frances Milton West Sara Frances Rivers ae Blankenship Alice Shropshire Ru Palmer and Aileen Jones.
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Lone Pine
American Girl Scouts of
Decatur
Seneca Springs
Clifford Vaughan
Virginia Brock
American Legion Auxiliary
Martha Paul Cain
Annie Reeves Dillard
Fay Dobbs
Martha Evelyn Callahan
Betty Davis
Dot Hing
Dorothy Pryor
Virginia Lewis
Jean Marie Nazarelian
Frances Milton West
Sara Frances Rivers
Ae Blankenship
Alice Shropshire
Ru Palmer
Aileen Jones
Strike Planned by CIO Workers in Chicago
Chiefs of the CIO packinghouse workers organizing committee authorized to call strikes against the big meat packing firms to obtain contracts. Delegates at the national policy convention voted to empower officers and national bargaining committees to order walk outs if firms refuse to confer on working agreements.
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Chicago
CIO
Packing House Workers
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Looney
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Patterson
Crax
Jekyll and Hyde
Armory Auspices American Legion
Joe Gunther
Billy Fox
Pete Tripodes
Sid Markus
TCI
Hosierymen
Clark
Driscill
Mittwede
The
North Alabama
H. Machine Works
Bill Hunter
Jim Bagby Jr
Ripley
Lafayette
Platt
Texaco Oilers
Y. M. C. A. Apaches
Tennessee
Coffman
Neyland
Conn
Billy Conn
Melio Bettina
Bettina
Jimmy Grippo
Grippo
Prescription
Dillehay Drug Store
Pete
Tripodes
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the Armory
Markus
Fox
Brietz
Decatur Cab Service
FORD
Mercury
Jack Smallwood
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