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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1930
Page
3
Valley Country Club opens its annual golf tournament with pairings drawn by the committee. Defending champ W B Markstein faces W W Fussell in the opening round as golfers hurry to keep up with the pace, with several byes and matches listed for the first week of play.
The Vols lost 4 to 2 as Rou Sanders issued two bases on balls with the bases loaded. He escaped one jam but failed in the other, allowing five hits while the offense managed only two runs.
The Decatur Industrial League arbitration board ruled Umpire Harvey’s call that a ball was blocked and that the runner was advanced was final. The protest by Ernest Garrett of Alabama Hosiery Mills against Connecticut Mills was not sustained.
Following the arbitration board decision, the standings show Connecticut Mills leading with eight wins and five losses. Alabama Mills sits at four wins and eight losses, maintaining a 333 percentage.
Memphis auditor W W E Currey visited Decatur today on a business mission. He was among the visitors for official purposes and engaged in local discussions and meetings during the trip.
Decatur police report Bud Willingham of Flint was mingling with friends in Decatur this morning.
Coaches Taylor and Fuller bring football buzz as two champion outfits Sheffield and Ensley visit Central, with Cullman and Morgan County high schools also on the slate. Riverside Field will gain an eight foot fence and seating for hundreds to handle expected record attendance this fall.
The Barons suffered a defeat in their opening night game. They could not secure a win as the game progressed, highlighting a rough start to the season.
Waivers on old Pete Alexander have been asked by the Dallas Steers and no other Texas league entrant has claimed him. Lack of condition was the reason ascribed for turning the veteran out for the second time in less than ten days.
Today’s schedule features Nashville at New Orleans Birmingham at Little Rock Mobile at Chattanooga Atlanta at Memphis in the Southern League. In the National League St Louis visits Brooklyn Chicago plays New York Cincinnati travels to Boston and Pittsburgh meets Philadelphia. The American League lists Washington at St Louis Philadelphia at Detroit Boston at Chicago and New York at Cleveland.
Nashville 2 the New Orleans 4 Birmingham 8 the Little Rock 9 in 10 innings Detroit 7 Philadelphia 6 New York 7 Cleveland 3 Boston 3 Chicago 1 Washington 4 St. Louis 6.
The Chicago Cubs re seized top spot in the National League after a rally against the Giants and Dodgers loss. The Robins edged the Cardinals 9 to 8 in the first game of a double header with Harvey Hendrick delivering a pinch hit homer that sparked the late surge. In the night game the Dodgers added three runs in the ninth.
A Monday game in Little Rock went 10 innings with a back and forth 9 to 8 final. Caldwell and Moon pitched for their teams as the Pebs scored the winning marker in extras. The defense held firm after an erratic stretch.
A dense list of across and down crossword clues with numbers and partial phrase fragments includes various categories such as geography languages animal names and titles. The grid references and answer lengths are not provided but several clues hint at common crossword entries like fruit animal and city names.
Tennis star Bill Tilden is back as the top Davis Cup player after a dispute with authorities over his contract to write a series of articles. He slipped a cap ankle in practice but expects to be ready when play begins. In baseball, Cap Cards beat the Cubs 17 to 10, Giants shut out 6 to 0 behind Pat Malone, and the Phils beat the Pirates 7 to 2 with Sweetland contributing a standout fling.
The New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7 to 3 as Eddie Wells logged his eighth win of the year, narrowing the gap with rivals. Detroit Tigers edged the Philadelphia Athletics 7 to 6 with a ninth inning run, while the Washington Nationals fell to the St Louis Browns 6 to 4.
Canzoneri earns an upset victory in a ten round bout at Philadelphia as Bass, out of form, takes only one round.
Whitey Wolfe, a key performer for Huntsville's Spring ers, is out for perhaps the rest of the season after a badly sprained ankle while sliding to second base in a sixth inning rally. The Red Sox edged the White Sox 3 to 1 as Lisenbee allowed five hits in a five run game.
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