Briez Chats About Sports and Rumors Across Leagues
Sports column notes Harvard coach Dick Harlow may step down after next season amid tiffs with captain elect Torbert McDonald. Frank Lane eyed by a big league club as Reds farm boss. Bobby Dodd linked with recruiting from Tennessee. Tommy OBrien favors Tennessee climate. Public notice warns column not published on Father’s Day. Comments on Boxing fraud and Sam Snead’s rough 18th hole. Luke Sewell’s move questioned. Braddock Farr date off. Neyland piece in works.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Dick Harlow
Harvard
Torbert McDonald
Frank Lane
Reds
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Maj Bob Neyland
Jimmy Braddock
London
Tommy Farr
Pete Reister
Dodger
Elmira
Freddie Russell
Nashville
Maj
Bob Neyland
Indians
Luke Sewell
Fishing Report From North Alabama Rivers and Lakes
Tempo varies by location with Wheeler Lake clearing near Spring Creek while tributaries stay muddy. Anglers report bass and bream activity, crappie and white bass strong in main lakes, and several creeks showing clear water and good bite conditions despite ongoing rains.
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North Alabama
Morgan & Lawrence
Wheeler Lake
Spring Creek
Elk River
Lucy Branch
Swan Creek
Beulah Bay
White Springs
Franklin
Big Bear
Little Bear
Sloss Lake
Cedar Creek
Vinson Lake
Cherokee & DeKalb
White Oak Creek
Finley’s Creek
Jefferson, Shelby & Tuscaloosa
Warrior River
Lake Purdy
Cahaba River
Little Shoals Creek
Big Shoals Creek
Yellow Creek
Theatres Barred to Children in Augusta Health Study
Health officials restrain children under 12 in four Augusta theatres as they study the citys thirteenth case of infantile paralysis. Theater operator Frank J. Miller Jr cites health department counsel for the action.
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Augusta
Health Department
Frank J. Miller, Jr
Louis Nearing Perfect Trim Ahead of Galento Fight
Joe Louis, twelve days from facing Tony Galento in Pompton Lakes, trains to 200 pounds. He boxed six rounds and shows sharp, fast, confident form with little respect for Galento as a fighter. Louis and co-manager Julian Black view talk of a gimmick with Schmeling as a joke.
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New York
Tony Galento
Joe Louis
Pompton Lakes
Joe
Galento
Gatento
Paulino
Max Schmeling
Julian Black
Memphis Chickasaws Rampage at Nooga Gate
The Memphis Chickasaws, within one game of the Southern Association lead held by the Chattanooga Lookouts, prepared for another clash tonight after a 7 to 6 comeback win. The victory kept their title hopes alive as they sought a tie atop the standings.
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Associated Press
Memphis Chickasaws
Chattanooga Lookouts
The
Lookouts
Major League Leaders From The Associated Press
American League leaders include Greenberg Detroit with 40 runs and 50 RBIs, McQuinn and Hoag lead with 359 batting average, Case Washington 24 steals. National League leads feature Arnovich Philadelphia 404 hits and McCormick Cincinnati 44 RBIs. Pitching highlights show Wyatt Brooklyn 5 0 and Derringer Cincinnati 8 1.
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Associated Press
McQuinn
Hoag
St Louis
Greenberg
Detroit
Cramer
Boston
Williams
MecQuinn
St. Louis
Case
Washington
Chapman
Cleveland
Rolfe
New York
Wright
Travis
Foxx
Welas
Donald and Hadley
Arnovich
Philadelphia
McCormick
Cincinnati
Werber
Frey
Goodman
Martin
Brown
Slaughter
Herman
Chicago
Lombardi
Camilli
Brooklyn
Handley
Pittsburgh
J. Martin
Hack
Koy
Wyatt
Derringer
Lookouts Take Series Lead With Extra Innings Win
Little Rock lost its fifth straight game and its third consecutive extra inning affair to Atlanta, 6 to 4. New Orleans beat Nashville 2 to 0 but dropped the nightcap 3 to 1. Birmingham rebounded with two wins over Knoxville, 8 to 4 and 3 to 2.
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The
Lookouts
Little Rock
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Knoxville
Trades Met Deadline Across Major Leagues
Major league clubs completed the midnight deadline for trades. The Boston Bees sent Elbie Fletcher and cash to Pittsburgh for Billy Schuster. St. Louis Browns sold Mel Almada to Brooklyn. Philadelphia bought Wyman Kerksieck from Boston. Detroit traded Harry Eisenstat and cash to Newark after adding Joe Gallagher and sending Roy Hughes to New York. Browns also sold Mel Mazzera to Toronto. Cincinnati bought Art Jacobs from Buffalo. Philadelphia Athletics sold Leroy Parmelee to Louisville.
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New York
Boston Bees
Elbie Fletcher
Pittsburg Pirates
Billy Schuster
Toronto
St. Louis Browns
Mel Almada
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Wyman Kerksieck
Boston Red Sox
Louisville
Detroit Tigers
Harry Eisenstat
Cash
Rupert Thompson
Newark
Joe Gallagher
Roy Hughes
New York Yankees
Browns
Mel Mazzera
Cincinnati Reds
Art Jacobs
Buffalo
Philadelphia Athletics
Leroy Parmelee
Limestone's Fair Catalogue Ready
Limestone County Fair leaders plan October events after the premium catalog released. R C Martin, fair manager, calls farm leaders to emphasize livestock mules colts and 4 H exhibits at the chamber of commerce sponsored event.
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County
R. C. Martin
Chamber of Commerce
Detroit Tigers Prove Stronger With Eight-Game Win Streak
Detroit, riding an eight game win streak after the trade deadline, moved into a stronger position in the pennant race. Pete Fox hit a first inning homer as Tommy Bridges pitched six strong innings in a 6-3 victory, with Pinky Higgins and Buck Newsom boosting the lineup.
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Tigers
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Pete Fox
Tommy Bridges
Pinky Higgins
Boston
Barney MccCosky
Buck Newsom
Fart Averill
Yankees
Lefty Gomez
Mel Harder
Yankee
John Knott
Thornton Lee
Chicago White Sox
Washington
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Cincinnati
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cardinals
St. Louis
Dodger
New York Giants
Chicago
Boston Bees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Dr Pepper beats Decatur femmes 23 to 6 in softball clash
Huntsville Dr Pepper team pounded Decatur femmes for a 23 to 6 victory as Littrell hit a fifth inning home run and Brockway, McGinness lead with four for five. Vaughan's moves into first by edging Goodyear 8 to 6 as Vann shines on defense.
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McLeod
Dr. Pepper
Huntsville
Decatur Femmes
Vaughan
Goodyear
Lassies
Littrell
Vann
Decatur Crusts
Decatur
Brock
Barnett
Brockway
Aday
Johnson
Vaughan Goodyear Tilt Ends In Vaughan Victory
Vaughan defeats Goodyear 8 to 6 in a six inning game, built on a sixth inning four run surge. T Halbrooks starred for Vaughan with two singles and a walk, while E Halbrooks Johnston and Vaughan added two for three days. Golden pitched for Goodyear, allowing six runs on eight hits. Briscoe earned the win for Vaughan, with Burges catching.
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Golden
Goodyear
Drake
Fabric Makers
Briscoe
Vaughan’s
Mills
Vaughan's
Burgess
Riverside and Vaughan's Clash Opens Tonight
Tonight two games headline the slate as Riverside faces Vaughan's in the opener and Goodyear meets Disco in the second game. Problems include limited details on venues or results but the doubleheader highlights local teams competing this evening.
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Riverside
Vaughan’s
Goodyear
Disco
Quick Hold Up at Paton’s Tavern Fizzles After Hen-Wise Refusal
A man entered Everett L. Paton’s tavern in St. Louis on June 16 and demanded the cash register. After drinking three beers, he announced a holdup but Paton refused and the robber, with gun in hand, left meekly.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Everett L. Paton
Paton
Blue Devils Win Forfeit Tie Top Tennessee Valley Standings
Decatur Blue Devils win 9 to 0 by forfeit as Huntsville Cubs fail to appear. Club leads Tennessee Valley League with two wins and no losses. A Sunday game at 2 30 with Hub Myhand's Dallas Mills is slated. Briscoe to start on the mound against Mills. Briscoe reported in good form and expected to rack up strikeouts.
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Decatur Blue Devils
Huntsville Cubs
Madison County
Blue Devils
Hub Myhand
Dallas Mills
Dallas
Huntsville
Briscoe
Mills
Treasury estimates savings from paper money curtailment
Ten years after trimming paper money by one third, officials estimate $18,000,000 saved. Since reforms began, 9,339,917,177 bills have been printed in $1 to $100,000 denominations. The $100,000 notes are museum pieces and no note higher than $10,000 circulates.
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Washington
Treasury
Miss Burke Seeks Defense in Armory Title Bout
Champion Miss Burke defends her mat crown Tuesday night at the Armory against Miss Robbie Parker in the first local feminine wrestling appearance in months. Promoter Chris Jordan also schedules Tsutoo Higami and Art O’Mahony for another clash next week after their prior bout drew the ire of fans and referee Al Olsen ruled in the third fall.
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Miss Burke
the Armory
Robbie Parker
Chris Jordan
Tsutoo Higami
Art O’mahony
al Olsen
O'Mahony
Baseball results from Southern and Southeastern leagues
In the Southern League New Orleans defeated Nashville 2 to 1 Birmingham beat Knoxville 8 to 4 Memphis won 7 to 6 over Chattanooga and Atlanta 6 to 4 over Little Rock in 10 innings New York 7 Chicago 4 Boston 6 Pittsburgh 5 in 11 Brooklyn 8 St Louis 3 Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 1 New York 1 Cleveland 0 Detroit 6 Boston 3 Chicago 5 Washington 1 In the Southeastern League Pensacola 3 Jackson 2 Meridian 5 Mobile 4 Anniston 11 Montgomery 5 Gadsden 12 Selma 11
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Associated Press
L. Pet Chattanooga
Memphis Een Eee
Atlanta Ee
Brooklyn
New York Eee
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Ween
Ewes
Boston Eee
Philadelphia Ee
New
Boston
W York Ees
Cleveland
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Knoxville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Little Rock
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Local Games Schedule Across Cities
Today's slate features Atlanta at Little Rock Chattanooga at Memphis Knoxville at Birmingham Nashville at New Orleans in the NBA style regional matchups. In the National League Boston plays Pittsburgh Brooklyn visits St Louis New York at Chicago Chicago at Washington Detroit hosts Boston Cleveland meets New York St Louis tours Philadelphia. Pensacola visits Jackson Gadsden plays Selma Anniston at Montgomery Mobile travels to Meridian.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Memphian Harris Dominates Southern Amateur Quarterfinals
Chasteen Harris of Memphis overwhelms Dan Yates of Atlanta and Crawford Rainwater of Pensacola to reach the quarterfinals in the Southern amateur tournament at Belle Meade. The 35-year-old former champion, praised by fellow Memphians, posted five under par through match play under a blistering sun.
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Harry P. Snyder
Ashville
Tenn
Chasteen Harris
Memphis
Vincent D'Antoni
New Orleans
Dan Yates
Atlanta
Crawford Rainwater
Pensacola
Fla
Harris
Southern
Chattanooga
California Rates Heavy Favorite In Four-Mile Tug
California and Washington loom as front runners at Hudson three-mile races. California aims to claim its tenth win in seven annual varsity races since 1921, while Washington, rebuilt after a six-length loss to the Bears, is set to challenge for second.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hudson
California
Washington
The
Bears
Farmers Lagging Behind In Rain Hit Lawrence County
The Lawrence County community notes heavy rain delaying farm work while a large crowd enjoys the End of the Pike singing. Social visits include J T Bolan and Aldridge Grove relatives, and several locals travel to a Danville show and Hartsville event.
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J. T. Bolan
Aldridge Grove
J. W. Looney
Bill Humphry
Birmingham
Johnnie McDaniel
Willie McDaniel
Nashville
Tenn
Felix Aldridge
Clifford Aldridge
O. W. McKay
Oakville
Danville
Phelton Looney and
Baby
Penn Community
L. P. Hill
Lucille
Ruby McDaniel
Decatur
Rube McDaniel
Joyce
Hartselle
Annie McLemore
Hancel McLemore
Moulton
J. C. Copes
Amanda Aldridge
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Brietz
Tommy O'Brien
Anniston
Sam Snead
Philly
Collum
B. R. Hughes
Pagle
Gus Fan
John Q
Baseball Hall of Fame
Joo R
Alabama Dept. OF Conservation
Cooperstown
Abner Doubleday
Eddie Collins
Babe Ruth
Connie Mack
Cy Young
Honus Wagner
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Tris Speaker
Napoleon LaJoie
George Sisler
Walter Johnson
Nooga's Gate
Jack Lords
Moore
Vander Meer
Mnglad
Lloyp
Gill Mekecaniel
Limestone’'S Fair
Judson Bailey
Vince
Dimacero
Kansas City
American Association
Blue Devills
Mildred Burke
Jackson
Meridian
Mobile
Montgomery
Gadsden
Selma
Southern League
Southeastern League
Loyd
Memphian
Katris
Belle Meade
Weldon Doe
Morton Bright
Ponte Vedra
Flas
Sam Perry
Perry
Ken Rogers
Maxwell Field
Billy Davidson
Jack Harkins
Johnny Cummings
Mack Brothers
Nashvillian
Freddie Haas
Charlie Danials, Jr
Cummings
Frank Stiedle
Arkansas
John Oliver
Valdosta
Ben Goodes
Burlington
N. C
W. D. Stark
Gus Shea
Tom Walsh
Greenville
Mass
Bobby Dunkleberger
High Point
Richard Hale
Stewart
Alexander
D'Antoni
Ralph Owen
Billy Goodloe
Carl Dann, Jr
Orlando
Fila
Lawrence County
Ellisville
Decatur Cab Service
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