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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1936

Page

6

Nifty Pitching Spurs Volf in Chase of Crackers

Nifty pitching steadies the Vols as they push to overtake the Crackers. Terry and Hornsby star as Cardinals and Yankees hurlers turn in fine efforts. Little Rock explodes for six ninth inning runs to topple Chattanooga 9-2. Nashville’s Sharkey Feiland collects four hits, Outlaw errs twice but adds two doubles to fuel the Vols. Whitey Hilcher debuts with an 8-0 shutout for Birmingham. The crowd in Knoxville watches a flood of 15 hits per side as several hurlers toil in vain.

Little Rock Chattanooga Kville New Orleans Sharkey Feiland Nashville Peo Ad ‘Outlaw Vols Whitey Hilcher Birmingham Speece Barons Starr Memphis Benton Lindsey Deal Knoxville

Major League Leaders from The Associated Press

National leaders include Medwick leading batting and hits for the Cardinals with 370 and 134 respectively while Ott of the Giants tops runs batted in with 81 and a 67 run total. American leaders feature Appling batting .380 for the White Sox and Gehrig edging Gehringer for runs with 110 to 96.

Associated Press Joe Medwick Cardinals Paul Waner Pirates J. Martin Ott Giants Medwick Jensen Eters Herman Cubs Camilli Phillies J. — Cardinals, 1 — Oun 19; Isin French Lucas Appling White Sox Radcliff Gehrig Yankees Gehringer Tigers Goslin Reees A Byrd Reds Kampouris Sen Tiege Demaree Mancuso Leiber DiMaggio Bottomley Browns Weatherly Indians Averill Foxx Red Sox Trosky Dickey

Southern Leaders for The Associated Press Batting Leaderboard

The data lists top hitters and team stats with players such as Sington Yo ado 00 and L Thomas of Atlanta plus Duke of Memphis. It shows runs batted in for Wright Chatta nooga and Taitt Nashville and stolen bases by Marquardt Memphis and Nonnenkamp Little Rock. Team totals include Nashville 584 runs and Atlanta 534 with no runs for Atlanta 420.

Associated Press Sington Browne Nashville Atta Atlanta Chattanooga

Southern and Alabama Florida League Daily Schedule

The games list today includes Southern League matchups Birmingham at Atlanta and Little Rock at Chattanooga in the afternoon with Memphis at Nashville and New Orleans at Knoxville. In the National League Chicago visits St Louis and New York while Philadelphia plays in both cities Cincinnati hosts Boston. American League Philadelphia travels to Detroit and New York at St Louis. Boston meets Cleveland and Washington plays Chicago. In the Alabama Florida League Panama City faces Ozark with Abbeville against Union Springs and Andalusia takes on Troy while Dothan visits Enterprise.

Atlanta Nashville Arenes Birmingham Stecertocerenss Chattanooga Oreee Senene New Orleans Little Rock Memphis Knoxville St. Louis New York Cincinnati Pittsburgh Troy Eanenenomregeses Ozark Union Springs T A Chattanooga Philadelphia Detroit Boston Cleveland Washington Chicago Alabama Panama City Abbeville Andalusia Troy Dothan Enterprise A Little Rock

Trial of Dentist Postponed in Montgomery

Montgomery July 23 The trial of Dr Leo Meller Atlanta dentist on arson charges will not be tried in Montgomery circuit court until the fall term. Judge Eugene Carter granted the postponement at defense request over the objection of Solicitor Temple Seibels. Dr Meller, free on $500 bond, is charged with setting fire to a Montgomery dwelling. Defense claims an alleged confession was obtained by third degree methods after his arrest in Atlanta.

Montgomery Ala Leo Meller Atlanta Temple Seibels Eugene Carter Meller Thomas E. Martin Dr. Meller Alabama

Local Public Links title hopes ride on Beth Page field

Farmingdale N Y July 23 The National Public Links golf championship saw a diverse field reach the quarter finals as former champions fell. Claude Rippy co medalist and Pat Abbott top contenders faced early tests while George Studinger a Burlingame cab driver stunned Frankie Stracci of Brooklyn to claim the defending title.

Farmingdale N. Y Natonal Public Links Hawaii Beth Page Park Honolulu Kammy Lau Abbott Donald Soccoli New Britain Conn George Studinger Burlingame Cal George Frankie Strafaci Brooklyn

Baseball Results From Various Cities Across Leagues

Summary of multiple scores from leagues and teams including Nashville 9 Memphis 3 and New Orleans 14 Knoxville 14 with games across St Louis Chicago Philadelphia and more. Includes International League Rochester 11 Albany 2 and American League matchups among others with rain delays noted.

Owens Complicates U S Olympic Coaching Roles

Route to Berlin dispatch reports Jesse Owens to receive coaching from Larry Snyder despite Snyder's limited Olympic status. The article notes friction with Robert Robertson and Brundage’s clarification of conduct aboard ships. A beauty contest surprise follows an athletics poll event.

Owens Dave Albritton Snyder Robertson Avery Brundage Brundage Eleanor Helm Jarrett Joanna de Tuscan Detroit

Go Barefoot Toughen Dogs For August Drill

Detroit Lions coach George Patsy Clark orders players to go barefoot to toughen their feet ahead of August 10 drills for the all star game. He also wants them able to run a mile in 100 degree heat when they report. Lions have summer duties in auto plants around Detroit Flint and Pontiac.

Eddie Brietz Associated Press New York George Patsy) Clark Detroit Football Lions Clark Lions Detroit Flint Pontiac

Eye witnesses recount Spanish Civil War battles with photos

First eye witnesses describe bold pictorials smuggled from near Barcelona to Paris and London then broadcast to the United States. Images show bareheaded youths with pistols and rifles, civilians on a bus, Moorish guards, and families fleeing as the strife engulfs Spain.

London Spain Barcelona Paris Associated Press United States Gibraltar

Painter's Death Under Investigation In Bessemer

Deputies investigate the slaying of Robert H. Allen a 40 year old painter found beaten to death in a freight car in Bessemer Alabama. Coroner says he was beaten with a heavy instrument and died about twelve hours before being found by negro boys at noon.

Bessemer Ala Robert H. Allen J. T. McCollum

Selma Skeet Club Wins Tri-City Shoot in Selma

The Selma skeet club captured the tri-city shoot with 665 of 750 targets hit. The Tuscaloosa club, defending champion, finished second and Marion placed third in the event ending yesterday.

Selma Ala Tri-City Tuscaloosa Marion

Boy Asks for Signatures During Albany Charter Day Parade

A 9 year old boy rushed Gov Herbert H Lehman and Mayor John Boyd Thacher in Albany during a Charter day parade asking them to sign his pants. They signed after the boy said he would stop wearing his white suit.

Albany N. Y Herbert H. Lehman John Boyd Thacher

Louis Sharkey bout at Yankee Stadium draws criticism

Critics decry the Joe Louis Jack Sharkey matchup slated for Aug 18 at Yankee Stadium as a backward pairing favoring Hearst promotion. They argue Louis should face rising contenders Ettore, Haynes, Lenglet, or Lewis, not a fading Sharkey.

New New York Joe Louis Jack Sharkey Yankee Stadium Mike Jacobs Hearst Newspapers Sharkey Louis al Et Leroy Haynes Andre Lenglet John Henry Lewis Primo Carnera Lous Smoky Joe Max Schmeling Max Baer Jacobs Hearst Ettore Haynes Lenglet Lewis Dark Angel Schmeling Douis

Sarron Wins by Decision in Featherweight Bout

Aging Petey Sarron, a bygone star, defended his national featherweight title with a decisive 15 round unanimous decision over left handed Cuban challenger Baby Manuel in Dallas. Sarron survived an early knockdown and dominated the later rounds with aggressive pressure to retain the title before 4500 fans.

Dallas Tex Petey Sarron National Boxing Association Baby Manuel Birmingham Texas Freddie Miller Washington, D. C Manuel Sarron

All American pick selections from 1924 to 1935 list

The Daily's tentative All American selections include players such as Oosterbamn Michigan end Husson Alabama Widseth Minnesota tackle Munn Minnesota tackle Cannon Notre Dame guard Montgomery Pittsburgh guard Ticknor Harvard center Carideo Notre Dame quarterback Riley Smith Alabama halfback Berwanger Chicago halfback Nevers Stanford fullback listed by position and school.

Daily Oosterbamn Michigan Husson Alabama Widseth Minnesota Munn Cannon Notre Dame Montgomery Pittsburgh Ticknor Harvard Carideo Riley Smith Berwanger Chicago Nevers Stanford

Death of Wifes Sparks Newsroom Alert in New York

A one paragraph item reading that August Stern of the New York Journal learned his wife had died after accidentally inhaling gas fumes in their apartment interrupted a copy editor's work when a phone rang. Stern was en route to verify details.

New York August L. Stern New York Journal Coy Reader Stern Fle Ausfust Eee

Yesterday's Stars show standout power and clutch hits

Jim Bottomley led the Browns with a homer a double and a single to beat the Yankees. Johnny Moore slugged three homers for the Phillies against the Pirates. Johnny Whitehead and Mike Kreevich held the Senators in check twelve innings with Kreevich driving in the winning run. Larry French pitched eight innings with a two run double to defeat the Dodgers. Gus Mancuso and Hank Leiber each homered and drove in three for the Giants against the Cardinals.

Associated Press Jim Bottomley Browns Yankees Johnny Moore Phillies Pirates Johnny Whitehead Mike Kreevich White Sox Senators Kreevich Larry French Cubs Dodgers Gus Mancuso Hank Leiber Giants Cardinals New Yorkers Ivy Andrews Cleveland Indians Red Sox Earl Averill Chicago White Sox Earl Whitehill Tigers Herman Fink Athletics

Davis Cup Doubles Thrills For U S In Five Set Win

A year ago Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn nearly faced defeat five times but classic teamwork carried the United States to a dramatic Davis Cup doubles victory over Germany’s Gottfried Von and Karl Lund. The match stretched to 8-6 in the final set.

Associated Press Wilmer Allison John van Ryn U. S Gottfried von Karl Lund Germany Hans Sievert Bat Battalino Sosing Freddie Milr

Firemen Save Cotton Linters Blaze Near Augusta

In Augusta Georgia on July 23 a freight car loaded with 56 bales of cotton linters burned beyond the city limits taunting the water supply. A Yrailroad switch engine crew shifted the flaming car within hose range and the firemen extinguished the blaze quickly.

Augusta Augusta Fire Department Augusta Belt Yrailroad

McGraw Boys Shine as Giants Clash With Cardinals

Bill Terry and Rogers Hornsby lead rival clubs as Giants, Browns and Cubs push for pennant. Hubbell and Ott hot for New York as Giants win two straight over St. Louis, while Pirates fall behind after a slugfest loss to Philadelphia. Reds move to fourth as Cubs extend league lead.

Associated Press Bill Terry Rogers Hornsby McGraw St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees Terry New York Giants Cardinals Horngby St. Louis Browns Browns Carl Hubbell Mel Ott Giants Bucs Cincinnati Reds Boston Bees Cubs Chicago Dodgers

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