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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1927

Page

6

Dobbsmen Break Losing Streak as Cracker Victory Looms

Dobbsmen end their skid with a 6 5 win over Lookouts in a late afternoon tilt. Yaryan sparked Birmingham with a bases loaded homer and clutch hits driving the rally, while Yam Yaryan contributed key offense. Rock swamped Mobile 16 4 behind 22 hits and multi hitters, and Detroit struggled despite Stoner’s first start.

van Alstyne Ighih Rock Mobiles Eddie Mor Thormahlen Little Rock

Unique Hurler Feldcamp Stars for Missouri Synch Team

West E Ma hurler H Feldcamp stars for Missouri Synch team despite missing a hand. He won four of the first six starts and is not permitted in fielding, with two years stranded to the elbow on his right arm.

H Feldcamp West E Ma Bae Butt Minsoure

Office Cat By Junius Hobson

Dobson jokes about the bungalow and a bungle job while humorous quips on advice and manners fill a light exchange. Fresh and Fresher banter adds to the comic mood as lines touch on cleanliness and sly social tricks.

Hobson Dobson

Maynard Layman Returns To Home

Maynard Layman son of Mr and Mrs Horace M Layman arrives from Maryville college where he has been at a gymnasium for the term He will likely be connected with the YMCA during the summer He is a noted athletic star specializing in baseball

Maynard Layman Horace M. Layman Maryville Lege Layman The

Baseball Tonight Southern and American League Matchups

Major matchups feature Atlanta at Nashville Mobile at Memphis Birmingham at Chattanooga New Orleans at Little Rock Chicago at Boston Detroit at New York St Louis at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at St Louis New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.

Atlanta Nashville Mobile Memphis Birmingham Chattanooga New Orleans Little Rock Boston Chicago Brooklyn St. Louis New York Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh

Yesterday's Results From Baseball and Hockey Matchups

Rain affected Nashville at Atlanta while Birmingham defeated Chattanooga 6 to 5. New Orleans edged Memphis 5 to 5 and Little Rock beat Mobile 15 to 4. New York toppled Detroit 2 to 0 and Philadelphia beat Cleveland 8 to 4 as Washington defeated St. Louis 11 to 2. Chicago won 7 to 2 over Boston. New York 5 Cincinnati 4 with 12 innings. Shatken 7 Philadelphia 3. Only two games on the schedule. In the American Association Indianapolis 4 Toledo 6 and St Paul 8 Milwaukee 6.

New York Cincinnati Shatken Philadelphia

Sports Roundup of Scheduled U.S. Baseball Scores

The day lists games with scores including Syracuse 10 Rochester 6 and Newark 16 Reading 8 among others. Additional entries show Beaumont 1 San Antonio 4 Dallas 18 Wichita Falls 3 Houston 3 Waco 4 Fort Worth 6 Shreveport 8 Portsmouth 16 Richmond 3 Kingston 7 Petersburg 5 and a rain delay for Wilson Norfolk.

Syracuse Rochester Jersey City Baltimore Newark Reading Portsmouth Richmond Kingston Petersburg Wilson Norfolk

Regional Baseball Scores Across Leagues

Florida League games show Tampa Miami Sanford and Orlando tied at 6 with St Petersburg 7. Pacific League sees San Francisco lose 3 to 8 at Portland and Sacramento 53 Hollywood 3. Western League results include Omaha 3 Des Moines 4 and Denver 8 Lincoln 6. Southeastern League lists Jacksonville 3 Columbus 8 and Savannah 10 Montgomery 4.

Tampa Miami Sanford Sata Orlando St. Petersburg San Francisco Portland Sacramento Hollywood Los Angeles Seattle Oakland Missions Omaha Des Moines Wichita Oklahoma City Denver Lincoln Amarillo Tulsa Southeastern Jacksonville Columbus Savannah Montgomery St. Augustine Selma Albany Persacola

Logals Drop First In Ninth Inning

Decatur lost the season opener 9-5 to the Independent club of Huntsville after leading 5-2 into the ninth. Wilkerson pitched well early but faded in the final frame as Huntsville produced a big rally including a three run homer with bases loaded. The Huntsville club visits next Thursday for the first of a series.

Decatur Huntsville Wilkerson Sceals Hunteville Burleson Huntsville Club

Millers Fail to Meet Blues in Rainy Kansas City Yard

The Millers were unable yesterday to seek revenge on the Kansas City Blues after wet ground postponed hostilities in the Kansas City ball yard.

Millers Blues Kansas City Blues Minneapolis Kansas City

Pepper Pepper Wins University Athletic Trophy at Capstone

Raymond Pepper, a local youth and University of Alabama star, earned the best all around athlete honor this year. He played end and backfield on football, guard in basketball, and outfield and utility infielder in baseball, receiving a loving cup trophy.

Raymond Pepper University of Alabama Pepper

Beauty's Cost and a Freckles Prize in Atlantic City

The Montgomery Journal Times notes a girl who just won a freckles prize may have a future in film, but she would be a total loss in an Atlantic City beauty parade.

Atlantic City Montgomery Journal Times

Sammy Baker Readies for June 15 Fight in New York

Sergeant Sammy Baker 147 pound welter fighter and son of Mr and Mrs J A Baker of Decatur has returned to New York City to train for his bout with Ace Hudgins on June 15. Hudgins is praised as a scrappy battler expected to provide strong competition.

Sammy Baker J. A. Baker Decatur New York City Hudgins Baker

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