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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1927

Page

6

Pels Win Two While Barons Get One in Southern League Play

New Orleans edged Little Rock 7 6 in the opener as Osborn and Hodges shut down the Rock offense. The Pelas won 6 1 behind Dan Gave’s six hit effort and Ramsey was blasted in the first and seventh. Barons slugged past Chattanooga 13 3 and Nooga 13 3 with Washburn collecting a homer, triple and three singles. Atlanta beat the Vols 13 7. Memphis fought back to top Bears 10 9 as Chicks rallied late. In the National League, Cubs narrowed the gap while Pirates fell to the Giants in a pitchers duel. Reds beat Cards 4 3 and 10 inning hustle led by May and Haines. Dykes homered for the A’s but Luque allowed seven hits. Red Sox clubbed Cleveland for 14 hits in the cellar clash.

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Connecticut Mills Fall to Trinity In Eight-Run Setback

Trinity amateurs defeated Connecticut Mills 18 to 4 at Malone Park on Saturday afternoon. A late inning argument followed when a Millman slid into home and the umpire ruled him out for failing to touch the bag on his first circuit, ending the inning.

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Trinity and CourtlandMeet in Season Opener Thursday

Trinity faces Courtland Thursday afternoon at Courtland in the first meeting of the season. The game is seen as a test for both squads with fast play anticipated and questions about form and depth.

Trinity Courtland

Office Cat and Quotations From a Quirky Page

A collage of humorous lines and poems features playful verses about Liberty the dollar girl, a forgetful office worker, and wry musings on poets born not made. Includes garbled captions and jokes about golf and sleepwalking with a satirical newsroom tone.

Four little dealers and a city of lessons

A verse about dwindling dealers and lessons from experience. A series of quips follows on ideas doers safety pins fashion and weather. The piece ends with a jokey remark about a husband’s betting habits and a light note on treating him as a better trait.

Babe Ruth Shines Late But Yankees Lose Exhibition

Babe Ruth pitched the last two innings for the Yankees in an exhibition game against Johnstown, Pa. The Yankees trailed 7 5 as Ruth collected only one hit, a double in the eighth.

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Jays Leave Today On Leighton Trip

The Jays depart this afternoon for the opening game of the Leighton series in Leighton. They will host Leighton at Malone Park in Decatur on Thursday afternoon with Boy Short pitching and Lefty Felton expected to oppose.

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Southern League Results From Yesterday

Atlanta beat Nashville 13 to 7 while Birmingham defeated Chattanooga 38 to 13. New Orleans edged 6 7 by score 7 to 6 and Little Rock won 1s. Mobile overcame Memphis 10 to 9 in a tight contest.

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Baseball Box Scores from Opening Day Card

In the American League Cleveland fell 7 to 10 to Boston while Detroit lost 3 to 6 at Philadelphia after 15 innings. Only two games were scheduled. In the National League Pittsburgh 0 edged New York 1, St Louis beat Cincinnati 2 to 3 and 3 to 4 respectively.

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Local Negro Boxers Scheduled in Florence Event

The American Legion of Florence plans boxing matches Thursday under the new state law. Snyder of Florence will box Bolton of Sheffield in a 10 round bout and Blue Steel of Florence fights Knockout Baugh of Decatur in the preliminary.

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Schedule of Today’s Major League Games

Three games scheduled in the afternoon and evening include Atlanta at Nashville, Birmingham at Chattanooga, and New Orleans at Little Rock. Other matchups feature St. Louis at New York, Cleveland at Boston, Chicago at Washington, Detroit at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Cincinnati, and Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.

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Millers Lose In The Sixth Stanza

Minneapolis and Kansas City met in a baseball game with Kansas City scoring four runs in the sixth inning to win 4 0. Ernie Smith Rawlings Nicholson had two base hits while Emmer Freigau Hauser added three base hits for the Millers and Moon allowed seven hits in five innings.

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Sheffield Battles Courtland in Valley Showdown

Sheffield faces Courtland this afternoon on Courtland's diamond. The Sheffield club, after beating Chattanooga Southern League club recently, is considered perhaps the best team in the valley section.

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Trinity Beats Hartselle 8-3 In Amateur Clash

Trinity built an early lead and topped Hartselle 8-3 after noon last Thursday with Oliver holding the hitters to three hits. Trinity struck hard throughout as they asserted themselves as a top local amateur club.

Trinity Hartselle Oliver

Adding machine rolls for sale at the Daily

Readable notice states adding machine rolls are available at the Daily. The item is described as standard consumables and offered to customers seeking replacement rolls.

Camel advertising claims modern smokers prefer Camel

Camel markets its taste and fragrance as the choice of modern smokers. The ad touts Camel as the most famous cigarette, blended for smoothness and mellowness, inviting readers to prove its quality and become first and favorite with present-day smokers.

Simmons sidelined two to three weeks for groin injury

Al Simmons, star outfielder for the Philadelphia Americans, is out for two to three weeks after injuring his groin sliding into second base in Cleveland. Physicians advised rest as the team awaits his return.

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Black Barons 10 Play On Saturday

Otis Johnson, manager of the Decatur White Sox, plans to train his team after observing the Birmingham Black Barons. He aims to prepare the White Sox to face pro clubs in a Saturday doubleheader at White Sox Park Cedar Lake, with the first game at two oclock. Johnson promises comfort for white fans attending.

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Courtland Edges Russellville In Afternoon Game

Courtland defeated Russellville 10 to 5 yesterday afternoon at Courtland. The hard hitting contest drew a large crowd and adds to Courtland's long string of wins.

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