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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1936
Page
6
The Detroit Tigers face a pennant setback as star Hank Greenberg pitcher Schoolboy Rowe slugger Al Simmons and manager Mickey Cochrane all suffer injuries or illness. Detroit still gains fourth place after an 18-9 win over the A’s, while Senators stumble and other AL leaders win. In the NL, Cardinals drop to 4-3, Giants fall 8-5 to Cubs.
American League leaders include Sullivan Indians batting 406 and DiMaggio Yankees 379 runs Gehrig Yankees 56 and Geh ringer Tigers 46 in runs. Carl Hubbell not listed. National League leaders show Terry Giants batting 424 and Martin Cardinals 409 runs J Martin Cardinals 41 Vaughan Pirates 41. Medwick Cardinals 68 hits Joe Medwick 68. Ott Giants 9 home runs J Moore Phillies 9. Gumbert Giants 11-1 and Dean Cardinals 9-2.
Me Ott.oy Blanton regained some 1936 form by pitching the Pirates to a 7-5 victory over the Boston Bees but could not complete the game. The Reds defeated the Phillies 5-3, worsening Philadelphia's cellar position.
Joe Flynn returns to the local team as catcher boosting offense with Charlie Smith at second and Reese Robertson moving to short. Newt Hardy will pitch against Dallas Millmen, with Fred House or Josh Cole set to start against Russellville, as the lineup features Robertson Smith Br onaugh Johnson Hargrove Gilbreath Graham Flynn and Hardy.
Prince Leilani the Hawaiian light heavyweight vows to defeat Dynamite Joe Dillman in the feature two falls out of three match at the Martin Street arena next Tuesday. Leilani plans leg work to wear Dillman down while promoter Chris Jordan sets the program for the American Legion event. Freddie Knichel faces Otto Ludwig in a second two falls out of three bout with a two hour limit.
The Business Men defeated Southern Bell 10 to 1 in a lopsided softball game. White shut down the Phone Boys with strong pitching and solid defense for the winners.
The No 1 Alabama Hosiery Mills softball team lost a tight contest to Gooper Wells 6 to 5 yesterday afternoon in a well played fast game.
Mickey Cochrane homered with the bases loaded in Detroit's 18 to 9 win over the Athletics. Ernie Lombardi drove in the winning run as Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 5 to 3. Johnny Whitehead limited New York to four hits in Chicago's 11 to 3 victory. Julius Solters hit a homer as Washington fell to Cleveland 6 to 2. Paul Waner made a crucial leaping catch to end an inning in Pittsburgh's 7 to 5 win over Brooklyn. Frenchy Bordagaray contributed a double and two singles in the Dodgers 4 to 3 win over the Cardinals. Len Warneke pitched well to down the Giants 8 to 5. Bill Werber's two base hits sparked Boston's 4 to 3 triumph over Cleveland.
Pulaski defeats the Decatur Rookies 10 to 2 in Decatur. Sisk led the winners with a triple and two doubles in five at bats, while Drake and Tucker led the Rockies with two hits each. McCluskey pitched for the Rookies, charged with the loss, and F Johnson worked six innings for Pulaski.
Ray Mangrum of Dayton Ohio and Victor Ghezzi of Deal New Jersey are tied for first in the United States open golf championship at Baltusrol after Mangrum shot a 71 following a 69, giving a 36 hole total of 140.
News from New York and Napanoch notes Bobby Jones and Lawson Little sidelined while Walter Hagen draws a lively gallery. Bettors favor Horton Smith and Henry Picard. Detroit money backs Hagen. Headlines predict a possible record low score in the Open as boxing and other sports chatter mingle with matchmaker talk and names like Schmeling Louis Braddock and Dempsey shuffle into August plans.
A 17 year old Texas girl Miss Betty Jameson from San Antonio draws notices in the southern women's golf tournament semi finals. She has a three under par record in three matches and credits her luck to a beret rushed by air before the event. Her foe is Mrs Leon Solomon of Memphis while another semi final pairs Mrs Mark McGarry of St Petersburg with Miss Edna Saenger of Shreveport.
Sara Ann Davis, nine, of Johnstown Pennsylvania, shows improvement at Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital after a rare operation yesterday to transfer a nerve to her face to treat facial paralysis. Hospital staff called the procedure rare and noted the ongoing recovery.
Today in sports mirror notes the Aga Khan owned Bahramn winning the 156th English Derby as the 5-4 favorite. It recalls three years ago Jack Crawford beat Henri Cochet in the French championships final and five years ago Tommy Armour captured the British Open with a 296 score.
Walther Hagen the Old Haig posted a 74 to sit five strokes behind leaders after a record first round at Baltusrol. Paul Runyan Ray Mangrum and Clarence Clark led with 69s as 11 others stood one or two under par. Hagen praised his round and noted 15 greens in regulation, while acknowledging a strong early field and his enduring competitive fire.
Southern Association action centered on Atlanta and Nashville with a three game series. Atlanta won 7-2 at Knoxville to widen their lead over the Vols, while Chattanooga crushed Nashville 15-2. Memphis beat Birmingham 21-1 as Willie Duke homered. Ray Moss tailed the Crackers in a nine inning rally, and Paul Richards collected 3-for-3 in the series. Lookouts hammered Grady Bassett 21-? in his first start as Alex McColl won with ten hits allowed.
Baseball results from the Southern League, American Association, International League and Alabama Florida League show Memphis beating Birmingham 2 1 Atlanta defeating Knoxville 7 2 Chattanooga routing Nashville 15 3 New Orleans Little Rock off day Chicago defeating New York 8 5 Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 7 Boston 5 Brooklyn 4 St Louis 3 Boston 4 Cleveland 3 Chicago 16 New York 3 Detroit 18 Philadelphia 9 St Louis 6 Washington 2 Newark 4 Rochester 3 Baltimore 3 Montreal 2 Albany 10 Buffalo 0 Abbeville 11 Troy 3 Andalusia 8 Panama City 7 Ozark 19 Enterprise 14 Dothan 7 Union Springs.
A slate across eight major leagues with games including Little Rock at Birmingham Memphis at New Orleans Knoxville at Chattanooga New York at St. Louis Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago Chicago at Boston Cleveland at New York St. Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington plus Alabama Florida League matchups Union Springs at Panama City Troy at Dothan Ozark at Andalusia Enterprise at Abbeville.
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