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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1935
Page
8
Cleveland Indians broke Detroit Tigers long win streak with a late inning assault. Joe Vosmik delivered a key triple driving in the sixth run as Crowder sparked the attack. Willis Mudlin started, but six runs by the sixth made the game safe for Cleveland. Tigers fought back but Thornton Lee fanned Goslin to end the threat.
Results recap including Southern League Chattanooga 5 Memphis 4 in 10 innings and New Orleans 14 Knoxville 2. National League Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis 2. American Association Minneapolis 10 Toledo 7 Columbus 2 St Paul 1. International League Syracuse 5 Buffalo 0 Newark 5 Montreal 3 Baltimore 18 Rochester 2. Abbeville Eufaula game forfeited to Abbeville.
Today’s program lists Knoxville at Birmingham, Atlanta at New Orleans, Little Rock at Chattanooga, Memphis at N American League action Cleveland at St Louis and Detroit, Boston at Washington, New York at Philadelphia, Chicago at Pittsburgh, St Louis at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Boston, Philadelphia at New York twice. Dixie Amateur League features Abbeville at Dothan and Union Springs at Troy in the third of three singles in the seventh.
The card features Chris Zaharias of Waxahachie in a semi final bout against Baltran noted for mimicking Greek Adonis moves. Gunther faces Murdock in a high profile main event likely to draw a large crowd. matches are best two of three with a 90 minute limit and 8:30 p.m. start.
H W Bunny Austin defeats Budge in four sets 6-2 6-4 6-8 7-5 to give Britain its fourth straight Davis Cup win over the United States. Wilmer Allison of Texas meets Fred Perry in the final singles as England’s Hughes and Tucker clinch the series with a five set victory over Allison and Van Ryn.
Sterchi Bros softball team defeated the Alabama Power Company outfit 11 to 4 at Delano Park yesterday afternoon. Sterchi recorded 11 hits while Power Company managed only four.
The TVA Ramblers beat the Business Men 7 to 6 in extra innings. Hardy delivered the deciding run, singling Tucker home from second after a late rally. Final line shows TVA Ramblers with 9 hits and 3 errors and Business Men with 3 hits and 4 errors.
The Alabama Hosierymen defeated Cooper Wells yesterday afternoon to extend their winning streak in the Employes League.
The Capitol Theatre softballers overwhelmed The Daily Quads yesterday afternoon at Delano Park diamond by a 16 to 4 count.
Southern Rails visit Alabama Park Thursday at 4 15 p m to play Alabama Hosiery in Sheffield. The Sheffield club, praised for scrappy ball, has recent wins and losses against Lincoln Dallas in Huntsville and Sheffield home games with Lucky Starns and Hub Myhand on the mound.
Lads guttered the pace with hard shooting while the Quads struggled in defense. The losers tallied all their points in the opening period as mistakes and misplays mounted.
The article notes the rise of Bulldog offspring at Arlington Park with Top Dog and St Bernard setting fast mile times. It highlights The Fighter and Finance as successful 3-year-olds, Coldstream’s Hyde Park win, and the broader impact of Bulldog as a sire from France. It mentions Sir Gallahad III lineage and high stud value, with historical prices and breeding context.
Memphis edges Knoxville 10 innings to extend win streak with 14th win of the season by Alex McColl. Boob Spurlin Red Marion Russ Maxcy drive the tenth inning run and Marion adds a fourth inning homer with two on. New Orleans tops Knoxville 12 2 as Roy Weatherly collects five hits and four steals.
Key leaders across batting pitching and fielding listed with team affiliations. Names include Gehringer Greenberg Medwick Ott and Castleman among others, with figures for averages runs RBIs hits doubles and home runs.
Goodyear and Brothers Stores set a league overtime record as they played 12 innings in Delano Park. Goodyear finally won 5 to 4 in what observers called one of the season’s most thrilling games.
The Delano Park schedule shows a TVA Circuit matchup featuring The Daily in a softball game. Details on opponents and times are limited in the fragment.
Yesterday's game featured Willis Hudlin and Thornton Lee for the Indians. Hudlin collected three hits before giving way to Lee who struck out Goslin and induced a bases loaded pop up from Rogell, preserving a 6 to 5 win in a ninth inning rally.
Key season leaders listed include Browne and Reese from Memphis with high hit totals and batting averages. Pitcher leaders show Milnar, Chaplin, Touchstone, and Kelley with win totals and ERAs. Home runs led by Taitt and Autry. RBIs led by Duke and Gleeson. steals by Weatherley and Nonnenkamp. Double plays top Chattanooga and Knoxville.
Today recalls last year when Lott and Stoefen defeated Hughes and Lee in the Davis Cup challenge round doubles. Three years back an Olympic crowd of 105000 watched Los Angeles open the games, and five years ago Tommy Armour won the Canadian Open after a playoff with Leo Diegel. John DeWitt, famed Princeton football star, died.
Minneapolis meets the American Association All-Star team as Donie Bush and Miller managers expect a tougher test than 1934. The All-Stars gain a boost with Mike Powers of Toledo having played after an earlier wrist injury, seeking to topple the loop leaders.
TVA Ramblers clash with Brothers Stores on diamond No 4 while Alabama Hos iery Mill faces Capitol Theatre on diamond No 2. Mayor James A Nelson Circuit Alabama Yannigans meet Alabama Power Co. on diamond No 3.
Manager McCarthy urged the New York Yankees to improve at the plate as they travel to Philadelphia to chase the Detroit Tigers in September. He noted the lineup’s power lag with only two regulars above .300, while Gomez and Allen struggled on the mound and in health, and he warned of a tight finish with Cleveland.
Nordstrom from Davenport Iowa held a three stroke lead in the national public links championship at the Charles E Coffin course Indianapolis. He fired a 71 highlighted by five birdies and long putts as rivals faltered on the tricky layout.
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