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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1934
Page
8
A collage of quips and light verses portray everyday wisdom and social quirks. Exchanges about work, romance, and family humor reflect a playful vibe and social observations from a bygone era. Included are jokes about teachers, clerks, and parents with punchlines on manners and irony.
Camp notes heat and recreation as Northern boys anticipate baseball games A trip to Haleyville ended with a long eight mile walk after a storm blocked the highway The camp team beat a nearby nitrate plant squad in two of three games with several players named in box scores and base runners tracked.
Rain delays Athens game against Alabama Hosierymen. Wet grounds forced postponement to next Thursday in Athens with Limestone visiting later Thursday in the return tilt on the following Thursday.
A. B. Walling visits Decatur on a business mission amid chatter about futuristic art, fashion, and the cold cream boom marked by 1930s remarks. The dialogue touches on perceptions of taste, modest dress, attention seeking, and light humor about domestic life and work.
Berger hit a home run and Lux added a three base hit with Chappie and Kapturowski contributing. Knopa and Smiedala had two base hits, Holbin balked, Jerisko took the loss, Lux and Glennon connected on a double play to Kelly, game time 1 55. Umpires Leach and Wagnon.
Scores show Memphis beat Birmingham 10 zip in the Southern League while St. Louis edged Chicago 5-3 in the American League and Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia in the National League. Other notices include Newark over Albany 14 to 5 in the International League and San Antonio 6 Fort Worth 4 in the Texas League.
Auburn seniors Dupree Richey and Rutland headline a six member Auburn relay table as they head to Los Angeles. Dupree dominates sprint events with a 9.7 100 yard dash mark and 21 second 220. Richey stands out in high jump with 6 ft 6 1/8 in and strong low hurdles. Rutland tops Auburn pole vault at 13 ft 3 1/4 in.
Today's games list includes Birmingham at Memphis Chattanooga at NTA Knoxville at Nashville New Orleans at Little Rock Philadelphia at New York Washington at Boston Chicago at Detroit St. Louis at Cleveland Boston at Brooklyn New York at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Chicago Pittsburgh at St. Louis Troy at Dothan Montgomery at Union Springs Abbeville at Eufaula.
In Pompton Lakes Primo Carnera shows peak form as Corn Griffin impresses by outworking him in a tune up bout. Griffin’s aggressive defense and new uppercut threaten Baer and Carnera, drawing praise from observers and fueling talks of a broader heavyweight orbit for Griffin.
Dallas Mills meets Alabama Hosierymen in Decatur Saturday with Hub Myhand guiding Dallas and Lefty Briscoe on the mound. Play begins at 3 o clock as the Hosierymen line up with Huston Williams McRight Bronaugh Whisonant Robertson Flynn and Keenum in the probable batting order.
The St. Louis Browns tallied three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 5 to 3, aided by Ray Pepper who went two for five with a triple, two RBIs and a run. The article notes the Goodyear team playing in Falkville the next day as the lone afternoon tilt in town.
Freddy Shores, local pharmacist, travels to New York for several days to meet his old friend Ray Pepper of the St. Louis Browns as the team tours the eastern circuit of the American League.
Commissioner Bill Brown of the New York Boxing Commission visited Baer to confirm reports Max Baer was not in condition for a title defense. He urged postponing the bout a month or canceling it if Baer could not improve. A commission meeting was set to decide today.
The Goodyear Wingfoots travel to Falkville for a Saturday game against Winnie Waller's club. Pitching selections were not announced.
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