Colorful main event winds up drab evening in Athens
In Athens last night at the American Legion show lightweights provided the excitement as Jack Sullivan of Tuscaloosa edged Horace Hooper of Birmingham in a fast ten round main event. Hooper pressed the body while Sullivan targeted the head with sharp counter punches and sustained pressure throughout. The crowd of about a thousand approved the speed with decisive rounds and a hard fought finish for Sullivan.
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Athens
Jack Sullivan
Tuscaloosa
Horace Hooper
Birmingham
American Legion
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Hooper
Joe Hall
Decatur
Dewey Kid Tyson
Huntsville
Kid Lightning
Cowboy Johnson
le Croix
Easter
Jenkins
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Franch
Horace
Jack
Decatur league leads may shift after Saturday games
The Arebs top the standings by a half game with the Jays and Hosierymen close behind and the Connecticut Millmen last. Saturday features Arebs at Connecticut Mills and Cooper-Wells Hosierymen at Malone Park both at 3 30 as four evenly matched teams seek improved league percentages. Eddie Perie likely starts for the Arebs.
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Decatur Industrial
Decatur
Arebs
Jays
Hosierymen
Connecticut Millmen
Ays
Cooper-Wells
Malone Park
Connecticut Mills
Conecticut Mills
Eddie Perie
Hartselle Hosts Cullman in Second Week Clash
Hartselle aims to avenge a 3-2 defeat as Cullman visits Morgan County High Grounds for the second meeting of the week. The game promises a close, well matched showdown this afternoon.
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Hartselle
Cullman
Morgan County High Grounds
Decatur All Stars Defeat Town Creek 6-5 in Slow Tilt
The Decatur All-Stars beat Town Creek 6 to 5 at Malone Park after a error-filled game. Decatur took the lead in the first inning and survived nine Town Creek errors as runners advanced.
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Decatur All-Stars
Malone Park
Decatur
Trinity Loses a Pair of Tassels at Somerville
Trinity dropped two hard fought games at Somerville. Somerville won the opener 7-4 and Rescue edged Trinity 6-5 in the latter. Robinson and Battles excelled in fielding while Kimbrell and L Slaton pitched. Trinity had 11 hits against five for Somerville as large crowds watched.
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Somerville
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Rescue
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Battles
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L. Slaton
Results recap and scores from yesterday's Southern and American leagues
Yesterday's results show Memphis over Nashville 3–0, Atlanta 7–2 over Birmingham, New Orleans 15–8 over Mobile, Chattanooga 3–Little Rock 4, Philadelphia 8–Detroit 4, Boston 2– Chicago 1 in 10 innings, Washington 10– St. Louis 3, with Chicago at Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at New York among NL pairings and American Association games Toledo at Kansas City, Indianapolis at St. Paul, Louisville at Minneapolis, Columbus at Milwaukee. The narrative mentions Kelton's six shutout innings for Town Creek against Decatur, Bronough's three-base hit, Riggsbee leading with three hits, and Chandler pitching in the ninth.
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New Orleans
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Kansas City
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
New York-Cleveland
Kelton
Town Creek Lads
Bailey
Decatur
Agate
Town Creeke
Chandler
Town Creek Boys
Kennedy Doherty Emerges as Decathlon Champion Clocking New American Record
Kenneth Doherty, a 23 year old Detroit athlete, rises to national decathlon supremacy by winning the national championship twice and setting a new American record with 7784.68 points at Denver in 1929. His rise began under coach D L Holmes after a Penn Relays sighting.
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Associated Press
New York
Kenneth Doherty
Detroit
Harold. Osborn
Illinois
Doherty
Osborn
Tony Plansky
Penn
Philadelphia
Amsterdam
Pavoo Urjola
Finland
Denver
College of the City of
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Holmes
Ken
Redskins
Fatt Elkins
America
Elkins
Wilson Charles
Haskell
Charles
Loughran Dominates Braddock For Light Heavy Title
Tommy Loughran defeats Jimmy Braddock in 15 rounds at Yankee Stadium to retain the light heavyweight title in a one sided bout. Loughran suffers cuts but rallies to outbox Braddock, delivering a clear, dominant performance before a sparse crowd and earning a unanimous decision.
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Braddock
Yankee Stadium
New York
New Jersey
Jimmy Braddock
Loughran
Hudson
Eddie Forbes
Tommy
Jimmy
Cuff
Philadelphia
Paddock
Courtland Wins 9-8 In Ninth Inning Rally Over Town Creek
Courtland edged Town Creek 9-8 after a misplayed ball in the ninth allowed Courtland to score six runs to tie it. Brackin had a three base hit with two on, delivering the key moment as Courtland added one more in the tenth to seal the win. Both teams showed weak defense.
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Courtland
Town Creek
Brackin
Tunney Challenges Baker In Athens Bout Display
Young Tunney, Birmingham middleweight, hurled a challenge to Jackie Baker, South champion, from the ring in Athens. Tunney has been making waves around Birmingham and is regarded as able in boxing, presenting a bold threat to the champion.
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Young Tunney
Birmingham
Jackie Baker
South
Tunney
Athens
Mack Streater Remains Sidelined After Injury
Town Creek baseball player Mack Streater is not yet able to get up around the house after suffering a fracture near the ankle while sliding into second base last Saturday. He was with Cooper-Wells at the time.
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Mack Streater
Town Creek
Streater
Cooper-Wells
Pugh Suffers Finger Break, Out For Several Days
Town Creek catcher Pugh will miss multiple games after a bad finger break diagnosed by Dr. J. Y. Hamill. Pete West of Decatur is handling catching duties for the visiting team.
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Town Creek
J. Y. Hamil
Pete West
Decatur Diamond
Prominent Memphis Doctor Visits Tennessee Resorts
Dr. C L Cox a leading Memphis physician visits Signal Mountain and Monteagle Tennessee. He travels with Mrs Cox and three children and stays with Mr and Mrs H B Cagle and Mr and Mrs Frank Borton.
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Memphis
Signal Mountain
Monteagle
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H. B. Cagle
Frank Borton
Estimated 25,000 Attend Tan Arena Event
Official figures were lacking but attendance was about 25 000 with gate receipts near 100 000 dollars.
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Tan Arena
Hall Fights Tyson Drawn In Slow Athens Semi Final
The Decatur crowd watched Joe Hall and Kid Tyson fight to a draw in a slow eight round semi final at the Limestone Legion card. Hall appeared tired and off form while Tyson held the distance with steady defense and nose-targeted punches.
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Athens Fairgrounds
Joe Hall
Tyson
Limestone Legion
Joe
Jack Breeland
Breeland
Hall-Tyson
Hall
Huntsville
Lightning
Kid Lightning
Lawrenceburg
Cowboy Johnson
Birmingham
Johnson
Fighters Galore at Athens Legion Boxing Show
Fighters in street attire argued outside the ring as Jackie Baker, South middleweight champion, was introduced and praised. The ring announced Baker would fight in Decatur soon, with Young Tunney and Tommy Baker also in attendance and Athens officers handling outside disputes.
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American Legion
Athens
Jackie Baker
South
Baker
Decatur
Young Tunney
Birmingham
Tommy Baker
Huntsville
Sheffield Club Among Leaders in Valley Play
Sheffield's Southern shopmen are among the league leaders with praise from Town Creek players after two meetings this year. They make their Decatur debut next Thursday afternoon facing the Decatur All-Stars.
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Sheffield
Southern Shopmen
Town Creek
Sheffield Shopmen
Trinity Issues Challenge to Tillie Walkers All Star Team
Trinity issued a challenge to E. O. Tillie Walker and his all star group of tossers. The Trinity organizers urged arranging a game at an early date by telephone.
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Trinity Today
E. O
Tillie” Walker
Trinity
Athenian Fends Off Huntsville Opponent In Slugfest Draw
In a three round bout Howell pressured the Athenian early and again in the second. White rallied in the third to swing momentum. The fourth round saw renewed exchanges and a draw, with the decision going to Huntsville’s lighter fighter.
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Athens
Howell
Huntsville
Pers
Huntsville Boy
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