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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1936
Page
6
Cubs win a fifth straight at home by routing the Phillies 3 to 0 as French shines with eight hits allowed and six strikeouts. Giants beat Reds 7 to 3 while Cards and Bees have an off day. Yankees extend lead with 12 to 3 over Browns, Red Sox win 6 to 3 behind Grove, Athletics beat White Sox 5 to 4 in ten as Gehrig and DiMaggio pace a 16-hit Yankee attack.
Goodyear defeated Alabama Mills No. 2 by 5 to 4 in a tight afternoon clash. Moses led the winner at bat with a perfect 3 for 3, while Herman Golden doubled with two on in the seventh to seal the victory after Johnston’s earlier triple and Williams’ RBI hit. Alabama Mills had Bill Landers fielding standout plays.
Memphis defeated Birmingham 8 to 2 and Nashville beat Knoxville 10 to 5 in Southern League action. In the National League, Chicago topped Philadelphia 3 to 0, Cincinnati won 7 to 3 against New York, and Pittsburgh prevailed 2 to 1 over Brooklyn.
Detroit defeated Boston 7 to 6 with 12-3 line for New York over St. Louis. Chicago beat Cleveland 4 to 3 in ten innings. Weather delays in Washington and rain affected schedule in Cleveland.
Alabama Florida League Troy beat Panama City 4 to 3 while other games were rained out. Texas League Oklahoma City won 11 to 3 over Beaumont and Tulsa defeated San Antonio 3 to 2. American Association Milwaukee 12 beat Indianapolis 2 while Minneapolis 8 over Columbus 4 and St. Paul 6 over Toledo 3. International League Newark 3 beat Montreal 1 and Buffalo 7 over Syracuse 2. Toronto 6 defeated Albany 4 with Rochester Baltimore rain delays.
Tonight Memphis visits Birmingham as Chattanooga plays Atlanta and Knoxville travels to Nashville. Other matchups include Little Rock at New Orleans Philadelphia at Chicago New York at Cincinnati Boston at St Louis Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Detroit at Boston St Louis at New York Chicago at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington Abbeville at Dothan Andalusia at Union Springs Enterprise at Panama City Ozark at Troy.
Joe DiMaggio drove in five runs for the Yankees with a homer, triple and single against the Browns. Alex Kampouris had a triple and two singles for three Reds runs in a win over the Giants. Blanton held the Dodgers to seven hits for the Pirates in a first this season. Larry French blanked the Phillies for the Cubs with eight hits. Pinky Higgins singled home the run in the tenth to beat the White Sox 5 to 4 for the Athletics. Joe Cronin and Bill Rogell drove in three Sox runs in the first and second innings respectively.
A column of sports notes lists a $40 000 price tag on Freddie Sington and notes boxing and boxing related bets. It mentions Mike Jacobs selling seats for the Schmeling Braddock fight and other sports tidbits involving Notre Dame Pitt and various managers and players.
The Alabama Hosierymen open their Thursday schedule meeting Acme of Bessemer led by Jimmy Vines. Acme Lunch, tied for the league lead with Malpeli, lost 4 to 1 to Acme in a Sunday clash at Roosevelt Field before 1,500 fans. The game starts at 4 after the first shift ends at 3:10, with a large crowd anticipated in Birmingham's amateur circuit.
Tony Manero, tired after his weekend American open win, faltered in Shawnee Open action as 53 top players head into final 36 holes at Shawnee Country Club. Orville White extended his lead with 71 69 140, two strokes ahead of Clarence Dozer, with Byron Nelson close behind.
Jack Dempsey, chair of the West Side Hospital Development Committee, will be honored at a June 17 dinner in New York. Patrons include Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Belmont and other notable couples. the profile praises Dempsey’s rise from rough beginnings to boxing legend and his steady charity work.
The Morgan County Better Sportsmen's Association funds five stews at Lacey's Spring Danville Somerville Cold Spring and Dell Springs from July 9 to August 27 to boost membership especially farmers. Ed Timpleton and Game Warden Brown will organize preparations with local merchants selling cold drinks. The effort gains backing from state and federal wildlife protection aims and invites regional newspapers to attend each stew.
A summary of leaders across batting, runs, runs batted in, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases and pitching. Notable names include Terry Giants Medwick Ott Martin Gehrig Foxx Foxx, with figures like 395 for batting average and 11 home runs by Ott.
Webb Stanley president of the ma Press Association said to accommodate 325 reservations for the association's summer tour to Havana Cuba the Blonds were substituted for the S S Cuba. June 14 20 Fort Worth for sixth place each with 146 fixed.
Alabama Hosierymen regulars pace the season with five players over the 300 mark and one just shy. Pop Johnson, ex pitcher, stars at 432 batting with 11 RBIs, 3 home runs, 2 triples. Lefty Briscoe leads pitchers with four wins and hits .555 in five games as the team posts .309 average across 11 games.
A compilation by Charles H. Miller highlights batting and pitching leaders in the league. Nash and Chatta show strong hitting with Triplett and Sington among top averages, while pitching leaders include Speece and Schmidt. Team tallies note Nashville and Atlanta strong on runs and defense against Chattanooga and others.
The Cracker win came 2 1 as Alex McColl’s strong pitching for Atlanta was supported by timely hits. Bud Thomas allowed four runs on 11 hits with no walks as Chattanooga showed late pressure but could not overtake the lead.
Arthur Hendrix of Lakeland Florida, top seed, won the Tennessee Valley tournament in Chattanooga with a 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-3 victory over Robert Lake. He heads to Memphis to begin Southern Amateur play seeded second behind Charlie Harris. Hendrix also won the doubles crown with Vernon Marcum.
A nostalgic reel notes events from years ago including Dizzy Dean greeted by lemons at the park, Johnny Goodman shooting 66 to lead the national open, Walter Johnson aiming to manage the Indians, George Earnshaw beating the Tigers, and Nashville’s All-Americans facing Michigan with Herk’s team’s strong offense led by Wasdell and Swyer.
Prince Leilani Manali the Hawaiian speed ace comes to Decatur tonight to face Dynamite Joe Dillman in a best two of three falls main event at Martin arena. Manali vows defeat to Dillman amid crowd support and a one hour thirty minute limit. Freddy Knichel faces Otto Ludwig in the semi final, also best two of three falls with a one hour limit.
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