Decatur Boys Club to Host Jasper Boxers in Friday Card
The Decatur Boys Club hosts the Jasper team Friday night at the Armory in a warm up for the Jackson squad arriving Monday. Notable bout features Tommie Trussell 114 of Jackson vs Eugene Worley 112 of Decatur, with a full seven bout card including Milton Baker and Jack Hubbart among others. Each match is three two minute rounds with one minute rests as officials expect a large crowd.
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Decatur Boys Club
Taste
Armory
Jackson
Mississippi
Tommie Trussell
Eugene Worrey
Decatur
Milton Baker
Jasper
Eli Peebles
Bruce Posey
J. E. Thrasher
Jack Hubbart
Eugene Worley
Walter Quick
Carl Statton
Rayford Davis
Malcolm Patterson
Preston Humphries
J. B. Shirley
Eugene Patrick
Emil Kotcher
Wilson Campbell
Herbert Burton
Lem Thomas Cavner
Lighter tennis ball debated at Seabright tournament
In Seabright New Jersey the heavier ball used in the current tournament drew complaints from Adrian Quist Jack Crawford and Walter Pate among others. Pate suggested consulting with Australian officials and a possible change before the Davis Cup challenge round in Philadelphia.
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N. J
Adrian Quist
Jack Crawford
Australia
Walter Pate
Philadelphia
Pate
United States
Bobby Riggs
Elwood Cooke
Bryan Grant
Crawford
Riggs
Frank Guernsey
Rice Institute
Gilbert Hunt
Washington, D. C
Hunt
Sidney B. Wood, Jr
Orlando
Grant
Jack Kramer
Montebello
Calif
Cooke
Jooo Doeg
Don McNeill
Gardnar Mulloy
Frankie Parker
Prank Shields
Wayne Sabin
Ladislav Hecht
Grudge Wrestle Battle Set At Armory Tuesday Night
Promoter Chris Jordan of the American Legion promotes a weekly Armory card headlined by Pete Tripodes against Billy Box in a two falls out of three grudge match. Fox and Tripodes have a heated feud after an earlier injury incident with Fox as a fan favorite and former football star. Semi final features Dynamite Joe Dillman vs Joe Parelli of Genoa Italy in a bad man’s battle all set with time limits of ninety minutes main event.
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Chris Jordan
American Legion
Armory
Pete Tripodes
Billy Box
Pete
Fox
Tripodes
South
Indianapolis
Joe Dillman
Joe Parelli
Genoa
Italy
Parelli
Dillman
Baseball Tonight Across Leagues with Multiple Matchups
Major league action features St Louis at New York Chicago at Boston Cleveland at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington New York at St Louis Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati plus two Southern and Southeastern league games. Atlanta at Little Rock Birmingham at Nashville Knoxville at New Orleans Chattanooga at Memphis Meridian at Gadsden Jackson at Anniston Pensacola at Montgomery Mobile at Selma.
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Atlanta
Chattanooga
Cleveland
Detroit
Oem
Washington
Philadelphia
Bt. Louis Pres
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Chicago
Brooklyn
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National League
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Meridian
Gadsden
Jackson
Anniston
Pensacola
Montgomery
Mobile
Selma
Riverside routs Goodyear as Alabama Hosiery Mills win
In wet conditions Riverside crushed Goodyear 16 to 3 as Sonny Todd led with a homer triple and single, while Jimmy Smith and Doc Moses led Goodyear with two for three. Alabama Hosiery Mills topped Disco 10 to 4 with Jack Smith and Robert Wilson contributing two singles each and key early scoring.
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Goodyear
Alabama Hosiery Mill
Riverside Boys
Olen Drake
Charley Higdon
Sonny” Todd
Goodyear Club
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Jimmy Smith
Doc" Moses
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Francis
Humpy” Campbell
Willow
Sonny Todd
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Johnson
Motherway
Ex Majors In Tough Spots In Southern Association Play
Southern Association hitters hurt former major leaguers with Poindexter of Atlanta and Humphries of New Orleans among the victims. Poindexter, once with Philadelphia, gave up six walks and two wild pitches, while Little Rock beat Atlanta 5 to 3. Humphries saw brief action as Knoxville beat New Orleans 10 to 8 in 11 innings. Memphis beat Chattanooga 6 to 5, and Nashville defeated Birmingham 12 to 7 in a rain-shortened opener. Poteet and Johnson led Alabama with three hits between them. Alabama’s rugged play hints at a strong second half for the AHM club. Discos vs Alabama box scores noted. Tonight Riverside faces Cooper-Wells. Vaughn meets Goodyear.
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Southern Association
Jennings Poindexter
Atlanta
Philly
Johnny Humphries
New Orleans
Cleveland
Rocks
Humphries
Roy Poteet
Jimmy Johnson
Alabama
Roy
Jimmy
Sandusky
Bryant
Cottrell
Sheats
Hurler
Poteet
AHM
Briez Chats On Sports Highlights and Rumors
New York sport column notes Los Angeles seeking a major league baseball franchise. Ringside seats for Galento vs Nova priced ten dollars. Joe Batiste confirms he will compete for Michigan next year. Giants begin training at the World’s Fair with Sid Luckman rumored to sign with the Bears. Mike Welch heads to Alabama while Alabama secures Bill Abare as a troublesome hurler for Batiste.
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New York
Los Angeles
Europe
Joe Batiste
Arizona
Michigan
New York Football Giants
Sid Luckman
Chicago Bears
Sid
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Big Ten
Mike Welch
St. James
Minn
Alabama
Bill Abare
Palm Beach
Fla
Batiste
Dodgers Manager Hire Stirs Talk and Looms in Chicago Times
Chicago Times reports Leo Durocher secured the Dodgers managerial job after Larry MacPhail initially failed to see his value. The piece notes MacPhail remains convinced by Durocher while Lippy is unable to defend his own position.
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Hoffman
Chicago Times
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Larry MacPhail
Lippy
MacPhail
Umpire Louis Shaw Cites 25 Years Perfect Record
In Seabright tennis, umpire Louis Shaw ruled twice for Dorothy Sutton against Hope Knowles. Shaw apologized calling it his first mistake in 25 years of umpiring, likening himself to Bill Kline of tennis.
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Louis Shaw
Bill Kline
Seabright
Dorothy Sutton
Hope Knowles
Teacher Is Sorry Over Grade For Whitehead Shakespeare Memorizer
At the University of North Carolina Burgess Whitehead of the Giants proved the best Shakespeare memorizer among Prof G C Taylor's 13 years of tutoring. The professor regrets not giving an A instead of the C in the course.
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Burgess Whitehead
The
Giants
G. C. Taylor
Whitehead
Veterans Dominate National Public Links Rounds
In Baltimore on July 27 54 year old George Bradley of Philadelphia faced Louis Cyr of Vancouver Washington in a feature round of sixteen. Bradley a sentimental favorite seeks a championship on his ninth try as veterans vie for spots in the 36 hole semi finals with contenders like Andy Szwedka and Jim Molinari also advancing.
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Bill Boni
Baltimore
George Bradley
Philadelphia
Louis Cyr
Vancouver
Wash
Mount Pleasant Park
Bradley
Cyr
al Seath
Cleveland
Andy Szwedka
Pittsburgh
Jim Molinari
San Francisco
Szwedko
Carl Dezern
Durham
N. Cy
Pirates surge to second in NL standings after wins
By BILL WHITE Associated Press Sports Writer the Pittsburgh Pirates rose from sixth to second in the National League with a 3-1 and 5-3 double victory over the Phillies. They have 18 wins in 26 starts and sit nine games behind the idle Reds as they press the season toward a strong bid.
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Associated Press
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Bucs
Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Reds
Young Tom Sunkel Threatens No Hitter Against Giants
Tom Sunkel, in Cardinal uniform, nearly pitched a no hitter before Tom Hafey’s eighth inning single and Billy Jurges’ ninth inning tally spoiled the bid as the Giants lost 10 to 0. Dizzy Dean dominated Brooklyn Dodgers with a 10-2 victory. Yankees tie scoring record in 14-1 win over Browns while Bill Dickey hits three homers. Foxx leads Red Sox past White Sox in second game 6-5 after 8-1 opener. Milnar wins sixth for Indians in 9-3 win over Athletics and Newsom nets 11th with 3-1 six-hitter vs Senators.
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Giants
Tom Hafey
Billy Jurges
Ole Dizzy Dean
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Browns
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Cooperstown
Hall of Fame
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Lou Gehrig
Boston Red Sox
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White Sox
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Foxx
Hobsters
al Milnar
Cleveland Indians
Athletics
Buck Newsom
Detroit
Washington Senators
Orioles Battle Blue Devils at Goodyear Park
The Birmingham Orioles visit Decatur to face the Blue Devils at Goodyear Park at 4:00 p.m. Father Raffet leads a fast club aiming to halt Decatur’s home momentum. Manager Knoblock with likely starters Manahan and Mills on the mound and Bryant in left field for the Orioles.
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Birmingham Orioles
Goodyear Park
Father Raffet
Devils
Orioles
Knoblock
John Manahan
Mills
Floyd Bryant
Blue Devils and AHM Play In Sunday Decatur Tilt
The third game of the series between the Alabama Hosiery Mill and the Decatur Blue Devils will be played Sunday afternoon at Alabama Park. First toss is at 2:30 from the rifle pit. Both teams have made changes in their lineups since their last tussle.
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Decatur Blue Devils
Alabama Park
Baseball Results From The Day In The Major Leagues
St. Louis routed New York 10 to 0 while Chicago defeated Brooklyn 10 to 2. Pittsburgh dropped Philadelphia 5 to 3 in the setback.
Baseball Scores From Recent Games
New York defeated St Louis 14 to 1 while Chicago beat Cleveland 9 to 1. Philadelphia toppled Boston 6 to 1 and Detroit won 3 to 1 over Washington. Cleveland edged Philadelphia 9 to 3?
Little Rock Five Defeat Atlanta Three in Rain Shortened Game
In a baseball summary, Little Rock Five beat Atlanta by three runs. Nashville topped Birmingham by five runs in a first-game shortened by rain. Knoxville led New Orleans by two, while Memphis overcame Chattanooga by one.
Pensacola Beats Anniston 11 to 3
Scoreline shows Pensacola defeated Anniston 11 to 3. Weather affected multiple games with rain noted for Mobile-Gadsden and Jackson-Montgomery as well as Meridian-Selma.
Devils brace for key third game as crowd to attend
Managers Voehringer and Kno have not announced their lineups for the decisive set up but expect their strongest team yet. The Devils may be slipping after a 6 4 loss to Hillsboro last Saturday. Alabama Hosiery Mill beat Merrimac 5 1 in a makeup, as the largest crowd of the year is anticipated for Sunday.
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Knoblock
Devils
Hillsboro
Alabama Hosiery Mill
Winnin
Merrimac
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