Hartselle Falls To Decatur In Rain Delayed Clash
In Garrett Park Friday Decatur defeated Hartselle 4 to 3 amid rain and a wet field. Hartselle pitchers Peyton and teammates struggled with seven errors as unearned runs aided the visitors. The Sox led 2 0 after two innings and added two more in the fourth before Hartselle rallied with two runs in the fifth.
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Giants Defeated For Sixth Straight By Pirates
The Pirates edged the New York Giants 4 to 3 to extend their lead in first place on a rally that produced four runs in the eighth inning. Hack Wilson belted a homer as the Dodgers beat the Cards 7 to 4 while Watkins went 4 for 5 for the losing team. Dizzy Dean relieved by the Dodgers in the rally. Holley won the Phillies 5 to 2 over the Reds with Frey ineffective.
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Great wrestling cards offered in Decatur at Garrett Park
Described by Chris Jordan as the best mat show yet in Decatur the American Legion prepares for the biggest crowd of the season Monday night Four stars will clash in Garrett Park Bill Romanoff meets Buck Lawson in the main event Romanoff uses rough tactics Lawson relies on a sharp splits and clean wrestling Romanoff and John Felix recently produced a barnburner at Fairfield with a big crowd A one hour bout Shaver versus Donaghue is billed as a thriller
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American Legion Today
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Decatur Blue Sox Look to Repel Dallas in Huntsville
Decatur plans to depart at noon for a game against Dallas in Huntsville. In the last meeting the Blue Sox crushed Dallas 14 to 3, and Dallas seeks revenge this afternoon.
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Hartselle Narrowly Trails After Late Offense Aborted
Mittwede stole third then Hart selle tripled between right and center scoring Mittwede. Peyton flied out to J Lanier. Hartselle scored when West dropped the throw home. Neither team made a serious threat for the rest of the game.
Hartselle vs Decatur Baseball Summary
Hartselle allowed 9 runs to Decatur while securing 2 earned runs. Mittwede and Bronaugh had two base hits, Hart selle produced three base hits, and J Burleson Waller combined on several key plays. Howell and Mittwede stole bases, and Decatur left four runners on base. West McCarley and H Lanier executed double plays. Pey ton McCarley struck out thrice and twice, respectively, while Sheehan and Graham issued walks. Game lasted 1 hour 58 minutes.
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West
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Sheehan
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Baron Line-up To Have New Faces
The Baronial line-up may change as fans see a different roster after a poor showing this year. Manager Milan considers importing a semi pro team to halt the losing streak and restore competitiveness after last year’s Dixie championship win.
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Baseball doubleheader schedule for today in multiple leagues
The slate lists Southern League matchups Nashville at New Orleans, Atlanta at Little Rock, Chattanooga at Birmingham, Knoxville at Memphis. In the American League Boston visits St. Louis, Washington travels to Chicago, New York at Detroit, Philadelphia at Cleveland. National League features St. Louis at Boston, Chicago at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at New York, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. American Association games include Toledo at Louisville, Columbus at Milwaukee, St Paul at Kansas City.
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Results from National League doubleheaders and scores
Nashville and New Orleans share a Sunday double header with Chattanooga beating Birmingham 3 0. Knoxville and Memphis also slated for a Sunday double header as Atlanta faces Little Rock at night. Chicago edged Boston 4 3 while New York won 3 4 against Cleveland and Washington routed St Louis 10 to 6. Pittsburgh beat New York 4 3 Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 5 Chicago beat Boston in rain St Louis lost to Brooklyn 4 7 Columbus defeated Louisville 6 4 Milwaukee won 8 13 over Minneapolis.
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Bozo Faces Boxing Commission Sanctions Over Detroit Fight
Battling Bozo the Birmingham clown risks action from the National Boxing Association and Alabama Commission after attempting a Detroit bout while Pa Stribling was absent. Jay J. Thomas is slated to use Bozo in Birmingham, with the Michigan Board blocking further appearances until clearance is obtained.
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Garrett Reaches Finals in Second Flight at Decatur Daily Tourney
Ernest Garrett advances to the final of the second flight and faces Henry R. Davis. No play in the first flight. Bob Harris has won the third flight and awaits the second flight winner.
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Westsiders Win In A Walk By Hitting The West
Westsiders beat Riverside 12 to 4 on Friday afternoon led by strong batting and the pitching of E Vinson. Vinson allowed three Riverside blows while his teammates collected several RBIs including Vilson Draper Thomason Vinson Bailey and White. Box score notes Puckett three base hit Buckley Harris Wilson on double play Branum White Vinson in the win. Umpires Simms and others listed.
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Ruth Homers but Yankees Fall to Indians in Narrow Loss
Ruth hit his 29th homer in the ninth but the Yankees still lost 4 to 3 to the Indians. Lefty Gomez took the loss as C Brown held the Yankees to six hits. Earl Averill homered in the seventh for three Tribe runs. The Nats won 10 to 6 behind Thomas. Jones outpitched Andrews as the White Sox edged the Red Sox 4 to 3.
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Merry Macks Arrive to Meet Knitters at Garrett Park
The Merrimack Mills baseball club from Huntsville arrived this afternoon to face the Alabama Mills Knitters. The game is scheduled at Garrett Park at 3:30 this afternoon.
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West May Not Be Back at School
Pete West, a key returner for Birmingham-Southern, may not attend this fall. He starred on the freshman team as a passer and punter, and his absence would hurt the Gold and Black prospects for the upcoming season.
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Pete
Birmingham-Southern
Trinity Defeats Hillsboro In 6 2 Victory
Trinity beat Hillsboro 6 2 as pitcher Sheats allowed five hits and struck out seven. Corum of Hillsboro yielded 13 hits. Battles and Sims starred at short and second while Richard Robinson reached base five times. Paul Terry robbed Trinity of key hits in left field. Each side has one win in season play.
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Cullman Stars Lose Burns and Duke Next Week
The Cullman Strawberry five will see two players depart for teaching duties next week Burns an injury plagued outfielder and Duke a solid third baseman will leave the team.
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New Hurler Will Join Cullman Team
Richards from Spring Hill Mobile joins Cullman in the Blaine league 100M. He once held the Washington Senators to five hits in a recent exhibition game.
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Sheffield Rails to Visit Garrett Park Monday for Big Show
The Sheffield Rails, a college star lineup from Alabama Auburn and Tennessee, come to Garrett Park Monday at 3 30 to face the Decatur Blue Sox. Notables include Beatty Feathers Monk DeBardeleben and Frock Pate with Fred Robertson likely to pitch for the Sox. Robertson is a 6 ft 175 lb right hander who beat Dallas in credit games and held the Rails in relief. Roney West will debut in Sox uniform. The Rails, unbeaten in the Valley, recently defeated the Happy John Bollas team and earlier beat the Sox 3 0.
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Lefty Walker Shuts Down Cullman In Athens Baseball Clash
Lefty Walker pitched a 5 to 1 victory for Athens against Cullman as Beasley and McNeill collected two hits each for the hosts. Johnson, McNeil and Beasley sparked the offense with multi hit days while Wilkinson hit the lone extra base for Athens and Morendé homered for Cullman. Walker fanned 13 in a 1 hour 40 minute game with two runs allowed.
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Frank Morello
Cullman
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Beasley
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Romanoff Hurt As Felix Wins Classic Fairfield Bout
Bill Romanoff, due here Monday night, may have suffered a broken nose after a rough match with John Felix in Fairfield. Felix drove Romanoff from the ring and was accused of kicking him in the face, with about 2500 fans watching, the largest crowd for a middleweight clash in Alabama. Romanoff is under medical care but expected to be ready to challenge Buck Lawson on Monday.
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John Felix
Fairfield
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Felix
Romanoff
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Celebration of Holy Communion at St John’s Church
A celebration of the Holy Communion will be held Sunday at 11 o'clock at St John’s Episcopal Church. Rev. Peter M. Dennis will be the celebrant.
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