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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1936

Page

6

Olympic coaches fret over Cunningham after workout soreness

Glenn Cunningham and U S coaches worry about leg soreness ahead of the trials for the metric mile. He cites hard village track after arrival and debates whether more or less running will condition him. The piece also notes other athletes and Olympic committee election chatter.

Rett Case Glenn Cunningham Cunningham Kansas Flier Olympic Village Archie San Romani Gere Venzke New Zealand Jack Lovelock Luigi Becali Italy Herald Backhouse Dimmy Zaitan Helen Stephens

Jacobs and Garden Agree On Schmeling Braddock Title Fight

Mike Jacobs and Madison Square Garden reach a promotional pact for a Schmeling Braddock heavyweight title bout to be staged at the Garden’s Long Island bowl between September 24 and 30. The promoters will share profits with Jacobs in advisory role and no option on the champion after the bout.

New York Mike Jacobs Madison Square Garden Mike Max Schmeling the Garden Jimmy Braddock Schmeling-Braddock Garden Long Island Bowl Jacobs

Family ties loom in Columbus case

Twelve years ago Sam Schill's father married Edith Foreman's mother. Sam and Edith then were step siblings forming a blended family as details emerge in a Columbus, Ohio notice.

Columbus Sam _ Schill Edith Foreman Sam Edith

Southern and National League Games on Tonight Schedule

Southern League features Birmingham at Knoxville New Orleans at Atlanta Little Rock at Nashville Memphis at Chattanooga night games. National League action includes New York at Cincinnati Chicago at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. American League has Philadelphia at Chicago Washington at Cleveland New York at Detroit Boston at St Louis. Alabama Florida League matchups Abbeville at Enterprise Ozark at Andalusia Panama City at Union Springs Troy at Dothan.

Southern League Birmingham Knoxville New Orleans Atlanta Little Rock Nashville Memphis Chattanooga Alabama Abbeville Enterprise Ozark Andalusia Panama City Union Springs Troy Dothan Oes Deetesees Renseesersrese Atlanta Tenses Ashville Oneee Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Wien Cleveland Detroit Washington Panama City Wrereaneeee Dothanll Union ‘Springs Jeneeee

Sports Mirror recalls past baseball and tennis highlights

Today a year ago the Giants blanked the Dodgers twice 6-0 by Hubbell and 1-0 by Castleman. Three years ago England won two Davis Cup singles matches against France with Mangin defeating Shields. Five years ago Lefty Grove relieved Earnshaw in the 8th inning for the Athletics in a streak of 12 straight games.

Associated Press Giants Dodgers Hubbell Castleman England France Gregory Mangin Seebright Frank Shields Lefty Grove George Earnshaw

Sam and Edith Set To Wed After Mock Ceremony

A few years after serving as principals in a mock wedding, Sam and Edith decide to marry. They plan a real wedding to be held next week, marking a formal union following the earlier playful ceremony.

Sam Edith

Atlanta Crackers Open Five-Game Southern Lead

A costly mix of pitching and fielding errors cost Nashville a loss while Atlanta extended its Southern Association lead to five games. The feature show came from Little Rock with Richbourg, Poindexter and Joe Malay leading a 9 to 6 Pebs win amid Vols' mound woes.

Associated Press Nashville Atlanta Southern Association Little Rock Richbourger Alfonso Gaston Vols Jennings Poindexter Hilcher Nashvilles Sarkey Eiland Barne Starr Poindexter Joe Malay Whitey Wistert

Southern Leaders Compiled For The Associated Press

Charles H. Miller presents season leaders in batting pitching and fielding from multiple teams. Dwyer Nash and Sington Chat lead batting averages with high hit totals. Richards Atlanta 351 at bats with 14 home runs. Taitt Nashville 91 RBIs. Marquardt Memphis 21 steals. Nashville and Atlanta lead in runs and double plays. team defenses show Nashville 103 double plays and Atlanta 99.

Associated Press Charles H. Miller ABRA Dwyer Nash Sington Chat Mauldin Knox Steph’son Nashville Atlanta Fieattonaiee

Stars Schoolboy Rowe Leads Tigers Past Yankees

Yesterday's stars include Schoolboy Rowe of the Tigers who held the Yankees to five hits and drove in four runs with a homer and a single. Lou Finney fueled the Athletics with four runs from a triple and four singles in a 25 hit attack against the White Sox. Frankhouse limited the Dodgers to seven hits. Bottomley collected two doubles and a single with two RBIs in a Browns win over the Red Sox.

Associated Press Schoolboy Rowe Tigers Yankees Lou Finney Athletics Chicago White Sox Fred’ Frankhouse Dodgers Pirates Jim Bottomley Browns Red Sox New York Yankees Rowe Detroit Tiger Frankie Crosetti Indians Washington Bottomley Russ van Atta Sox Brooklyn Cubs Phillies Reds Giants Cardinals Bees Mackmen Vernon Kennedy White Sox Kennedy Pale Hose Red Evans Sugar Cain Philadelphia Fred Frankhouse Cy Blanton Ine Waite Hoyt

Baseball Results From The Day’s Schedule

Little Rock defeated Nashville 9 to 6 in the only scheduled game. Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 6 to 3. Several games were rained out including Cincinnati at New York and Chicago at Philadelphia. Philadelphia beat New England 15 to 8. Detroit 9 New York 1. St Louis 5 Boston 1. Washington at Cleveland was rained out. Alabama Florida League games featured Andalusia 6 Abbeville 5 and Union Springs 5 Donothan 4. Other scores include Troy 8 Ozark 7 and Oklahoma City 12 San Antonio 2. International League and American Association games also listed rain or final scores.

Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati New York Chicago Philadelphia Detroit St. Louis Boston Washington Cleveland

Moslem Leader and Wealth in a Puzzle Grid

A dense crossword puzzle fragment features clues across and down about a Moslem leader, wealth, titles, street scenes, architectural details, ages, rhythms, and various objects. The grid includes references to symbols like wind, judges, and dawn, with multiple thematic wordplay hints.

Imported stallion Teddy dies after long stud career

The celebrated American racehorse Teddy died shortly after a long stud career, following a controversial import from France and a costly purchase. His lineage includes Sir Gallahad III and Man o War, with offspring that have earned extensive prize money worldwide. The loss is felt beyond finance as Teddy’s bloodline may yet yield another great sire like Sir Gallahad III.

Plenheim II Teddy Blenheim II Waybill New York S. S. Berengaria West 68Th Street Victor Aga Khan A. B. Hancock Clairborne Paris United States France Jefferson Davis Cohn Kenneth N. Gilpin F. Wallis Armstrong Kentmere Farm Boyce Sir Gallahad III Man o’.War Sir Gallahad II Gallant Fox Gallant Sir Hadagal Omaha Granville Bull Dog Bulldog Coldstream St. Bernard Ajax Flying Fox Orme Ormonde England End Saratoga Sun Teddy Tedall

Dean and Paul Dean Consider Season Break for Cardinals

Jerome Dean and Paul Dean, pitching brothers of the St. Louis Cardinals, faced a possible separation for the NL season after Paul struggled in an exhibition at Randolph. Paul warned he might quit baseball for a year, citing a painful right shoulder that began early in the season. Manager Frankie Frisch planned to send Paul to St. Louis for evaluation by Dr. Robert F. Hyland.

Boston Me and Paul Jerome Herman Dizzy Dean Daffy St. Louis Cardinals Twirling Brothers Randolph Cinc Reds Frankie Frisch St. Louis Robert F. Hyland

Williams pleads innocent after seven year wait in Montgomery

It cost Oole Williams seven years to plead innocent to charges of robbery in Montgomery Circuit Court. Defense counsel arranged a trade with Solicitor Temple Seibels to accept a three year sentence.

Montgomery Ala Oole Williams Montgomery Circuit Court Temple Seibels

Major League Leaders by the Associated Press

National League leaders include Medwick of the Cardinals batting .362 with 137 hits and 90 RBIs, J Martin of the Cardinals 86 runs, and Ott of the Giants 19 home runs. American League leaders list Gehrig of the Yankees 114 runs, Foxx of the Red Sox and Trosky of the Indians 97 RBIs, and Averill of the Indians 140 hits. Stolen bases feature S Martin of the Cardinals 16.

Medwick Cardinals Demaree Cubs J. Martin Suhr Pirates Ott Giants Jensen Herman Camilli Phillies Klein S. Martin French Gumbert Battinge Radcliff White Sox Appling Gehrig Yankees Gehringer Tigers Foxx Red Sox Trosky Indians Averill DiMaggio

Plea Guilty Then Proclaiming Innocence Leads to Ten Year Sentence

On a plea of guilty the defendant, identified as Ocie, asserted innocence and demanded a trial. A jury of twelve good men agreed, returning a ten year sentence.

Ocie True

Tigers crush Yankees as Rowe shines on mound

Detroit overpower the league leaders 9 to 1 behind Schoolboy Rowe who held New York to one run until Frankie Crosetti's eighth inning homer. The win leaves the Yankees with the lead, while Cleveland and Boston split results elsewhere. Brooklyn and Philadelphia added wins. Kennedy exited with eight runs allowed.

Clara Bow hospitalized with severe cold in Hollywood

Clara Bow ex It girl and wife of Rex Bell was treated at Santa Monica hospital for a cold that threatened influenza. Doctors expect her complete recovery in a few days. Bow fell ill at the Nevada ranch of her husband, the actor Rex Bell.

Hollywood Clara Bow Santa Monica Hospital Nevada Rex Bell Screen Cowboy

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