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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1933

Page

6

New Kicker Will Be Card Feature At Martin Arena

Frank Buersch brother of Stanley and a noted kangaroo kicker faces Gus Tappos in Martin arena this evening. Previous bouts feature Henry Kollo defending the world middleweight title against Vic Webber. Chris Jordan says the card is the best in weeks with strong action promised for local fans.

Martin Arena Frank Buersch Stanley Gus Tappos Columbus Ohio Frank Henry Kollo House of David Vic Webber Kansas City Chris Jordan Post

Pulaski Sluggers Invade Decatur For Afternoon Game

The Pulaski Sluggers visit Decatur this afternoon to face the local Trojans at Alabama Park at 3:30. The Tennessee squad is known for heavy hitting and attracts strong spectator interest.

Pulaski Decatur Trojans Alabama Park Tennessee Aggregation

Southern and American League Games Scheduled Tonight

Birmingham plays Little Rock in a two night set while Atlanta visits Nashville and Knoxville travels to Chattanooga. New Orleans visits Memphis as Detroit heads to Philadelphia and Chicago to New York with Cleveland at Boston and St Louis at Washington. Brooklyn meets Pittsburgh and New York visits Cincinnati in the National League schedule.

Birmingham Little Berk Atlanta Nashville Knoxville Chattanooga New Orleans Memphis Detroit Philadelphia Chicago New York Cleveland Boston St. Louis Washington National League Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati

Pitchers Battle In Hartselle G0

Pulaski defeated Hartselle 2 to 1 in 16 innings in a well played game at Hartselle. Coffman pitched against Dunaway with Bronaugh homering for Morgan County and Doc White tracking fly balls.

Hartselle Pulaski Dunaway Coffman Decatur Doc White Gardner A Pulaski Jolly Scott

Yesterday's results across leagues with scattered scores

Summary of last night results across American Association International and Texas Leagues. Notable games include Memphis 6 New Orleans 6 Knoxville 6 Chattanooga 3 Pittsburgh 14 Brooklyn 2 Detroit 0 Philadelphia rain Toledo 12 Milwaukee 6 Indianapolis 10 Minneapolis 5 St Paul 6 Louisville 0 Rochester 6 Jersey City 5 Newark 3 Toronto 1 Albany 2 Montreal 1 Oklahoma City 3 Beaumont 1. Others had night games.

American Association Toledo Milwaukee Indianapolis Minneapolis St. Paul Louisville Columbus-Kansas City Rochester Jersey City Newark Toronto Albany Montreal Baltimore-Buffalo Oklahoma City Beaumont

Fairfield club cannot fill Thursday engagement in Birmingham

Manager Gordon McDuff received a wire from Fairfield Birmingham management stating the club cannot play Thursday here. McDuff seeks another strong club to replace the Magic City aggregation for Thursday afternoon.

Gordon McDuff Fairfield Birmingham McDuff Magic City

Weather summary with 39 to 67 degree range

The weather bureau reports a maximum temperature of 39 and a minimum of 67 degrees for the 24 hour period ending at 7 o'clock.

the Weather Bureau Today

Johnston Seen Nearend as MSG Matchmaker Amid Profit Slump

Talk grows that Jimmy Johnston will exit as Madison Square Garden matchmaker when his contract ends in October. The Carnera Sharkey fight failing to net $150,000, plus the Mara Dempsey efforts around Schmeling Baer, weigh on directors, though Johnston has steered Garden through a period of profit with a May 31 1933 income of $2,657,202 and a net $18,372. Assets total $4,622,142 with capital stock $3,175,517 and mortgages $1,200,000.

Jimmy Johnston Madison Square Garden Carnera-Sharkey Garden Schmeling-Baer James Johnston Boston Garden New York Garden

Return of Pal Gharrity to Major Leagues with Cleve land

The article recalls Pal Gharrity resurfacing in the major leagues with Cleveland alongside his former chief. Eddie recalls a home run off Walter Johnson, sent to left field bleachers, as Frank Ellerbe on first and Gharrity at the plate chased around the bases before a call ruled Eddie out.

Pal Gharrity Walter Johnson Walter Cleveland Eddie Sweeney Frank Ellerbe Gharrity Ellerbe Charrity

Girl in the picture joins the ranks of modern greats

Puzzle clues describe the first name and surname of the girl, plant parts, metals and animals, and terms for writing, nouns, and foods. The theme remains the girl in the picture achieving a notable swim, inspiring reverence and long-distance achievement.

Saale Saxe Etrol Enus Rana

Reed On Vacation Attache Reed Enjoys Annual Break

A. EB Reed, popular Lyons attache, is taking his annual vacation visiting friends and relatives in Sheffield and Memphis Tennessee.

Reed A. EB. Reed The Lyons Sheffield Memphis, Tenn

Quick Wit and Daily Chuckles Parade in Dialogue

A collage of jokes and quips touches on marriage divorce organ playing and diaries. It lampoons modern life with lines about wife insurance mortgage jokes and social mishaps. The snippets mix humor from doctors nurses lovers and neighbors.

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Pulaski Sluggers Russell Home Bakery Williams NEA Service Bronaugh Princess Pri Western Union Ole Ay Sperchi Bros Stores Wwe Sterchi’s Sterchi IAR Enice Restlin Gus. Tappos Vic. Webber Sfa.90 MR. Murray King
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