Beard Eyes Olympic Path From Auburn To Trials
Auburn's Percy Beard targets a spot on the U S Olympic track team through the Metropolitan AAU meet in New York and Eastern and final Olympic tryouts at Harvard Stadium Palo Alto. Beard, holder of world records in 120 yard 100 meter and 70 yard high hurdles, seeks the chance to join the Olympic squad following his college career.
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Miller Heads to ROTC Camp Friday
John Miller, patrol man for the Blue Sox right garden, leaves for ROTC camp Friday after a final business with the Decatur club this afternoon. J W. Walker Jr. will take Miller’s place, a player known for fast baserunning and strong hitting at the plate.
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Fayetteville Club to Visit Decatur Ball Yard
Fayetteville's southern Tennessee ball club plans a trip to Decatur to play next Friday week. Locals know little about the Fayetteville team, but the visiting clubs from the region are said to be hard to defeat, likened to tough office holders.
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Lincoln Mills Club Visits Huntsville for First Battle
The Blue Sox travel to Huntsville for a game against Lincoln Mills. Lincoln Mills will play at home in a later return match.
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Baseball Week Brings Doubleheader in Decatur
Decatur fans can expect two baseball games this week. On Saturday at 3:30 p.m. the Alabama Hosiery Mill Knitters host the Decatur Blue Sox with proceeds supporting park payments. Monday at 3:30 p.m. the Blue Sox welcome the Dallas Mills team for another afternoon game.
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Hartselle Faces Decatur In First Invasion On Bee Line
Hartselle plays Decatur Blue Sox this afternoon at 3 30 at Alabama Mills Park after Decatur won the first game Tuesday. Bob McCarley will start for Decatur and Gordon Battle for Hartselle.
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Watkins Denounces Rumors On Wrestling Bout
In Birmingham, Watkins objects to talk that a heavyweight match was fixed before it began. He recalls witnessed chaos and bones popping while defending the fighters. Fans who saw the Knichel versus Sailor bout call it the best heavyweight show in Alabama, surpassing Birmingham battles.
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Lanier Faces Shoulder Issue After Monday Game
Decatur Blue defender Jess Lanier must monitor a shoulder after a collision with teammate Dallas Mills. The pair executed diving plays to prevent safeties, leaving Lanier’s right shoulder injured and requiring careful rest and rehabilitation.
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On This Day 1773 Anniversary Note
On this day in 1773 an American born individual named Ran was noted in a brief anniversary entry with insufficient context.
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Surfboard Hold Demonstrated In Local Wrestling Show
At Alabama Mills park on Tuesday night the surf-board hold, a grappling move Burns says he created, drew attention in the wrestling event. Burns used the hold to win the second fall against Wildcat Anderson, lifting and arching the opponent and forcing a near paralyzing stretch while the referee signaled victory.
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Caps and Hats: Early Political Parties in the Eighteenth Century
The Caps and Hats were rival political factions in early eighteenth century politics. They represented distinct regional and ideological lines and played a role in parliamentary maneuvers of the era.
Southern and American League schedules feature pairings
Today’s slate lists Nashville at New Orleans, Atlanta at Memphis, Chattanooga at Birmingham, Knoxville at Little Rock in the South. In the American League, St Louis visits Chicago and Cleveland goes to Detroit for two games, with Boston and Philadelphia both hosting.
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Results from top minor leagues with mixed scores
Eastern League games include Springfield 4 Richmond 7 Albany 7 Norfolk 3 Bridgeport 1 Allentown 4 Hartford New Haven night game Cotton States Jackson 3 Baton Rouge 6 El Dorado 8 Port Arthur 15 One night game features.
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Nashville Beats Birmingham in Ten Innings
Nashville defeated Birmingham 3 to 2 in ten innings in the lone scheduled game, yielding a dramatic late win.
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Washington defeats Boston 2 to 1 with rain delays noted
In a weather interrupted schedule, Washington beats Boston 2 to 1. Other scores show Philadelphia 8 New York 7 and Cleveland 16 Chicago? arced due to OCR. Detroit and St Louis game affected by rain.
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Phillies beat Mets 4 2 as rain ends seventh inning
National League scores show Philadelphia leading New York 4 to 2, St. Louis 1, Chicago 0 before play halted by rain after seven. Other leagues list altimare 14 Reading 13 and heavy action across minor circuits with listed games postponed.
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