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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1927
Page
6
A busy day features Vols halted by Pelicans and Barons closing on Nashville as Lookouts and Bears win. Robins, Cubs, Reds, Cardinals, and Phillies post wins in varied fashion. Johnson suffers a concussion. White Sox and Athletics extend series wins.
Paul Brisby, a prominent local outfielder, announced he will leave Nashville to play with the Old Hickory club in the city league. Former catcher ull a now manages Old Hickory, which climbs the standings, and Dee Cook, with Tennessee Valley experience, also joins the squad. Brisby reports on Sunday.
A brief note extols Deca tur for returning dividends and encourages reading The Daily for home news. The message emphasizes positive talk about the benefit of the product and staying informed through the newspaper.
Mobile faces Chattanooga, Birmingham visits Little Rock, New Orleans plays Nashville, and Atlanta travels to Memphis in a slate of league games today.
In the American League Detroit plays Boston and Chicago visits New York while St. Louis travels to Philadelphia and Cleveland faces Washington. The National League features Boston at St. Louis Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati and New York at Pittsburgh. American Association matchups include St. Paul at Louisville Kansas City at Toledo Milwaukee at Columbus and Minneapolis at Indianapolis.
Chattanooga blanked, Mobile routed, Birmingham surged, Little Rock split in a set of games. Chattanooga defeated opponents 2-0 while Mobile topped 6-0 and Birmingham won 9-4 with Little Rock 2-3 in the day’s results.
A sequence of results includes Memphis 4 versus Atlanta 3. Philadelphia 9 over St. Louis 3, Detroit 6 over Boston 4, Cleveland 7 over Washington 1, New York 8 over Chicago 3, Philadelphia 6 over Cincinnati 5, Chicago 4 over Brooklyn 3, and St. Louis 6 over Boston 1 while New York defeats Pittsburgh 12 to 1.
Huntsville club wins decisively as Malone Fr.k. and Tupton lead the visitors with strong hitting. Jones struggled on the mound for the locals, backed by poor plate defense from McAnn and shaky defense elsewhere. Edmondson and Sullivan spark the home side despite several double plays.
A gallery after Bobby Jones's golf exhibition in Memphis yesterday featured Marvin Rankin praising the Atlantan's play. Rankin declared he never saw such wizardry with a golf club and that Jones surpassed all prior expectations.
A player went 2 for 2 with a triple and a steal of home. He also handled two chances in the field. He did not break his home run record.
A collection of quips and witticisms about vacation timing faith and hair, a police clerk joke a kitchen mishap with a safety razor, a barber line, a banker quip, and a couple’s kiss before a hurried departure. The humor plays on misheard roles and everyday absurdities in small town life.
Michal Kelley shuffled the Millers lineup with Bohne and Ellison moving to third and the change paying off. The Millers defeated the Hoosiers 9 to 2 as Ezzell and Tucker led with three hits each. Tucker has energized the American Association since joining the Miller lineup. Wilson also contributed with solid work for the Millers.
Drs. Hughes and McAdory along with J W Waller of Cullman spent Thursday afternoon fishing at Swan Lake and returned to Cullman last night. The item notes readers should keep up with home events in The Daily.
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