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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1937
Page
6
Dizzy Dean silenced jeers at the Polo Grounds by pitching three hits and one unearned run in the opener of a doubleheader, while Hubbell struggled with 18 hits allowed. The Giants split after a 3-2 nightcap loss, as Horace Stoneham’s club extended its lead.
American League leaders include Greenberg of Detroit in batting runs and RBIs with 387, 46, and 56 respectively while Bell of Cleveland and Walker of Detroit top several categories. In the National League Medwick of St Louis leads batting and RBIs with 413 and 47, with Jordan of Cincinnati and Demaree of Chicago among leaders in runs and RBIs.
Instructional guidance on learning the flutter kick and crawl stroke. It covers body position for the dead man’s float, leg movement eight inch arcs, breath control, arm windmill technique, pushoffs, and keeping the fingers together for maximum pull.
Eddie Briez reports from the Braddock camp at Lakewood and Chicago’s Comiskey Park. Joe Louis sparring eight partners this year after exhausting 82 last year for Schmeling. Wilbur Hood warns Louis not to underestimate Braddock. Baseball chatter mentions Cubs, Red Sox, Gas House Gang, and New England gossip about Yale and Dartmouth captains. Eleanor Holm Jarrett to earn 30000 at Great Lakes show. Les Mueller drawing major league interest. Charlie Dressen blamed for Reds’ spring talk. Redskins to play at Griffith Stadium. Tex Sullivan fractures an arm in Braddock camp incident.
Amateur sports notes from Davis Cup coverage detail tensions between Gene Mako and Bitsy Grant, Mako’s Budapest origin, Budge’s birthday on tour, and various figures from baseball, boxing, and track. The column weaves anecdotes of sinus relief, golf beginnings, and pre Olympic prep with brief career facts and light humor.
The summary lists player and team abbreviations with runs batted in and stolen bases across Nashville Chattanooga Atlanta Little Rock and Memphis. Notable figures include Wright and Alexander with high RBI counts and Bush leading in stolen bases, while Chattanooga and Atlanta post strong double plays totals and Atlanta leads in runs.
Today a year ago Van Mungo quits the Brooklyn team over poor support. Eric Pedley scores nine goals in a U S intercase net cup polo win over Britain. Three years ago Italy beat Czecho Slovakia for the world soccer championship. Five years ago Gene Sarazen wins the British Open with a record 283 total.
Joe Louis, training in Wisconsin ahead of his June 22 bout with James J. Braddock, will be examined by the Illinois athletic commission in Kenosha. A car collision involving Louis raised concerns, but officials expect the challenger to show progress in conditioning for the Gomiskey Park title defense.
Bloodworth of the Lookouts drove in three runs with three singles in the first game and added a triple in the nightcap. Chattanooga beat Knoxville 11-2 and 5-4, moving out of the cellar.
Dizzy Dean pitched a three hitter to lead the St Louis Cardinals to an 8 to 1 victory in the twin bill opener. Harry Danning hit a pinch homer to win the nightcap for the Giants with a 3 to 2 score. Jim Turner and Lou Fette each spun six hitters as the Bees swept the Reds 5 to 2 and 5 to 0 in the doubleheader. Hal Trosky and Earl Averill provided additional Cubs context in the recap.
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