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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1932

Page

6

Hartselle Suffers Loss as Coffman Shuts Down Pruitt Game

Slick Coffman pitched a four hit victory over Tubby Pruitt in the Bee Line game. Hartselle remains two and a half games ahead of the Blue Sox with Athens and Cullman chasing. Little Doc White highlighted defense with a first‑baseman double play while Athens scored two runs off Pruitt.

Coff Slick Coffman Athens Slick Hartselle Coffman Tubby Pruitt Pruitt Blue Sox Cullman Strawberry Doc White Sam White Doc Railbirds Harteelle W. Wilkinson Gentry Beasley McNeill Whitt Long White Edmondson J. Burleson Burleson

Malone Shines as Cubs Top Boston Outing

Pat Malone pitched a flawless game allowing five hits as the Cubs defeated Boston 7 to 2. Hemsley collected a double and three singles in four at bats for the winners.

Foes Next Web Faces Sheffield Rails at Garrett Field

The Sheffield Rails visit Garrett Field on Monday for a showdown with the Blue Sox. Otis Jeffries or McCarley may start for the Sox while Huntsville's Merry Mackmen face the Knitters in a separate friendly. Rails boast a one sided season record after trouncing by a Birmingham team.

Sheffield Rails Garrett Field Alabama Blue Sox Sox Otis Jeffries McCarley Decatur Merry Mackmen Huntsville Merry Macks Hollis Pickens Mackmen Rails Verdi Happy John Birmingha Sheffield Rail

Golf Is No Cinch As Champ Testifies

Files Crenshaw Jr of Montgomery, former Southern Conference champion, says golf has ups and downs. He led the South’s golfers to runner up honors in the Southern Amateur in Birmingham, then returned home and lost the inter club title to a relative unknown. He then went to Pensacola and failed to qualify for the Alabama amateur top 32.

Montgomery Ala Files Crenshaw, Jr Birmingham Files Pensacola Fla

Baseball matchups across leagues listed for today

Southern League games include Nashville at Chattanooga Knoxville at Atlanta Memphis at New Orleans Little Rock at Birmingham New York at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit. National League matchups feature St Louis at Brooklyn Chicago at Boston Cincinnati at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at New York. American Association schedule covers Indianapolis at Columbus Louisville at Toledo Milwaukee at St Paul Minneapolis at Kansas City.

New York Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit St. Louis Chicago Mencesvemnmnsctsel Speaiai National League Club Pittsburgh Ee Emmenee Laowinswona Chicago Boston Bite Louis Senveennenneneinererne Brooklyn Cincinnati A American Ee Club L. Pet xMinneapolis Ee Indianapolis Columbus Milwaukee xKansas City Toledo St. Paul Southern League Nashville Chattanooga Knoxville Atlanta Memphis New Orleans Little Rock Birmingham Boston Cincinnati American Association Louisville Minneapolis Kansas City

Baseball Scores From Nashville to Indianapolis

Results list shows Nashville 9 Chattanooga 5, Little Rock 3 Birmingham 4, Memphis 0 New Orleans 6, Boston 6 Chicago 1, St. Louis 3 Washington 2, Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 10, St. Louis 6 4, Brooklyn 12 5 Chicago 7 Boston 2. Pittsburgh 3 7 New York 7 5 in 10 innings second game. Milwaukee 3 St Paul 14, Indianapolis 4 Columbus 7, Louisville Toledo wet grounds.

Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis Brooklyn Chicago Boston Pittsburgh New York

Two Games In The American Round Weather Rains Out

In the American league only two games were played New York vs Cleveland with Philadelphia and Detroit rained out. St Louis rallied for three runs in the third to beat Washington. Manush of Washington had four hits in four at bats. Boston routed Chicago 6 to 1 behind a 14 hit attack and Welch earned the win.

New York Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit St. Louis Washington Manush Boston Red Sox Chicago Welch

Picnic and Baseball Slated on Saturday

Eddy in the east end of the county will host a community picnic and a day of baseball games next Saturday. Several teams will meet as residents are invited to attend and enjoy the event.

Eddy

Sky Bride Promises Thrills And Heart Tug In Air Adventure

The film stars Richard Arlen and Jack Oakie in Sky Bride, an aerial drama of mid air crashes and daring rescues. It blends intense stunt action with humor and human warmth, aiming to captivate audiences with thrills and character depth.

Sky Bride Richard Arlen Jack Oakie Oakie Arlen Richard Paramount

Junior Legion Lads Aim for Early Start in State Chase

The American Legion junior baseball team here could not enter the state tournament due to a late start and lack of equipment. They will begin earlier next season and are expected to contend when the state championship is set.

American Legion

Government Through Departments Giving Full Time Is Urged

A reform plan urges abolishing separate funds for fisheries and reallocating to a single general budget funded department. It calls for new departments of labor and industry and business regulation, with bureaus for building inspection mine inspection and workers’ safety, and a state building code. The report stresses consolidated oversight and efficiency across agencies.

Ing Bureau of Sea Foods Department of Labor and Industry Department of Business Regulation Bureau of Building Inspection Board of Plumbers Examination Board of Registration of Architects Bureau of Mine Inspection Commissioner of Labor Bureau of Workmen's Compensation Bureau of Employment and Statistics Sioner State Board of Mediation ‘and Arbitration Board of Plumgers Examinat Bureau of Mines Department of Justice Alabama Labor and Industry

EXTRA BARONS IN WIN OVER ROCKS IN SERIES OPENER

Birmingham won the first game of a three game set with Little Rock 4 to 3. Touchstone yielded ten hits yet stayed steady in clutch moments as the Barons scored in the ninth. Berres doubled and Barnes singled to plate the decisive run.

Birmingham Little Rock Touchstone Barons Berres Barnes Chattanooga Nashville Vols Tiny Chaplin Vol Hurler Giants Moore Rauch Chicks Griffin New Orleans

Half Holiday Pays Free for Ladies at Garrett Park Game

The Decatur Blue Sox meet Cullman Lads at Garrett Park in a 3:30 p.m. half holiday feature. This marks the Sox first Bee Line appearance of the week with Hartselle traveling to Athens for the same holiday event and leading the league by two and a half games.

Garrett Park Decatur Blue Sox Cullman Red Lands Sox Hartselle Athens South Morgan

Proposed department of business regulation plan details

The plan outlines a department of business regulation led by a commissioner and subordinate bureaus for Banks, corporations, building and loan, insurance, securities, and real estate. It also redefines secretary of state duties relating to corporations and probate judges handling corporate matters.

Secretary of State Department of Business

Decatur Sees 94 Degree Heat Amid Pleasant Night

The temperature in Decatur rose to 94 degrees breaking no records in the last 24 hours. The night cooled to 73 degrees, making the evening notably pleasant.

Decatur

Rain Wipes Cullman Invasion Of Decatur

Decatur and Cullman were rained out Tuesday in Cullman while planning a double header with the August fifth game. Decatur has visited Cullman five times this year, with two rainouts and two wet-ground games. The fifth meeting was postponed to a later date due to weather.

Decatur Cullman

Coach Thomas Due At Capstone Today

Frank Thomas, head coach of football at the University of Alabama, will arrive at the Capstone today after a brief vacation in Georgia. He does not plan to attend the Olympic games in California and will begin preparations for the upcoming football season at Alabama.

Frank Thomas University of Alabama Georgia Thomas California Alabama

Decatur at Hartselle and Athens at Cullman on Bee Line slate

Today's Bee Line slate features Decatur visiting Hartselle and Athens traveling to Cullman. Both matchups carry significant implications for the league standings.

Decatur Hartselle Athens Cullman

Rain Drops Reported in Decatur After Days

A trace of rainfall was reported in Decatur within the last 24 hours, marking the first rain in several days and signaling a slight change in the dry spell.

Decatur

Cullman Adds Corbin to Its Baseball Lineup

Cullman strengthens its roster by adding Corbin, an outfielder and league hitter, to the B-Line team for the final half. The club plans several other moves with five or six men slated to depart daily to seek extra depth.

Cullman Corbin the Daily

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