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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1935
Page
6
The article outlines Mel Harder Cleveland ace pitching a one hitter against the Red Sox as the Indians win 9 to 4. It also revisits the fluctuating arc of a new champion and reflects on a pack of names and scenes from old baseball days.
The Alabama Hosiery Mill schedule opens with a postponed game against Goodyear Wingfoots due to wet grounds and shifts to a week of tough opponents. Lincoln-Dallas seeks revenge on the Hosierymen after a 5-4 defeat, with Eddie Black possibly on the mound Thursday. Pans of Decatur to meet Southern Rails at Alabama Park Saturday afternoon, while the Hosierymen and Goody go at Alabama Park in a week, marking early-season clashes.
The TVA Reservoir team was shut out 13 to 0 by West Deca Bailey on a day when pitcher Bailey allowed only three hits and struck out 21 TVA batters. J Corum worked three hitless innings for TVA. A total of 28 TVA players appeared in the loss as the box score shows.
Southern League Chattanooga beat Birmingham 13 to 5 and Little Rock routed Knoxville 7 to 3. American League Philadelphia crushed Cleveland 13 to 3 while Washington defeated St. Louis 17 to 9. National League Boston topped Cincinnati 7 to 6 as Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 12 to 4. Dixie Amateur League Abbeville stunned Eufaula 17 to 10. International League Newark edged Rochester 9 to 5. St Paul Minneapolis games postponed by rain.
Tonight shows Birmingham at Chattanooga New Orleans at Nashville Knoxville at Little Rock Philadelphia at Detroit New York at Chicago Washington at St Louis Boston at Cleveland.
Schedule lists Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn St. Louis at New York for upcoming basketball action across cities and venues.
The TVA softball league clash between Business Men and Goodyear at Delano Park teed off at five. Each team stood 4 wins and 2 losses, making the first half title contention a tight affair.
Over one hundred people attended J. G. Mitchell's eighty third birthday gathering this week at his Athens Alabama home. The event featured a picnic dinner on the lawn and music from a string orchestra with six children, seventeen grandchildren, and five great grandchildren among attendees.
New York June 17 AP The star of the month contest ends in a four way tie among Wes Ferrell Tommy Bridges Bill Dickey and Hal Schumacher for performances May 16 to June 15. Ferrell Bridges Dickey and Schumacher each tallied four star feats while other notable players earned fewer honors.
Wally Berger of the Braves piled up five hits including a homer against Cincinnati in a doubleheader. Mel Harder and Earl Averill led Cleveland past Boston as Harder allowed one hit in the opener and Averill hit a homer with two doubles and a single across the two games. Tex Carleton limited the Dodgers to seven hits for his first win in a month. Johnny Stone, Senators, collected eight hits with five extra bases in two games against the Browns. Mickey Haslin drove in four for the Phillies in a win over the Pirates, with a homer and a single. Lynwood Rowe of the Tigers held the Athletics to six hits in a second straight low‑hit victory. Hank Leiber contributed two homers for the Giants.
In Charleston West Virginia two boys were arrested for using nets to catch fish. They claimed they were after crayfish which they said are not fish. Magistrate H G Thayer postponed the trial for a week awaiting the state game warden's opinion.
Johnny Revolta, a recent graduate from the boywonder ranks, won the Western Open at Chain O Lakes course near South Bend. He posted 290 after 72 holes, finishing four strokes ahead of Willie Googin, the Barbary Coast native.
Gus Kallio defeats Joe Gunther in two straight falls to reclaim the world middleweight title in Mobile Friday night. He will fight Freddie Knichel Tuesday at Martin Arena as a preliminary to Joe Dillman and Kid Lott's main event.
In Nashville on June 17, Bryan M. Grant Jr of Atlanta, defending men's singles champ, meets Hal Surface of Kansas City after rain postponed play. Mary Greer Harris of Kansas City won the women's singles title 7 5 6 1 over Catherine Wolf of Elkhart Ind.
Baseball notes cover players Jimmy Foxx and Lou Finney returning to key infield roles with the Athletics, Mark Koenig and Pepper Martin praised for versatility, and Casey Stengel and Bill Terry trading perspectives on the National League. Also referenced are Bud Parmelee, Hal Schumacher, Carl Hubbell, and Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons, plus racing and track mentions including Don Elser and Jesse Owens highlighting cross-sport chatter.
Eddie Briez reports Frank Frisch dismisses outside doubt as the St Louis Cardinals cherish healthy dissension. He cites Medwick and Dizzy Dean as examples of team cohesion fueling late season fights, wins at Boston and against the Braves, and an upbeat mood for a hot pennant chase.
The Alabama Hosiery Mill softball team faces the TVA Exterminators this afternoon on diamond two at Delano Park in the Employees League regular schedule.
Harris struggles with erratic play as Berkel y Bell of New York and J Gilbert Hall of East Orange win the mens doubles, denying Bryan and McDiarmid the silver trophy they had held. Miss Wolf claims mixed doubles title with Lewis D. Carson after her singles defeat, and Elizabeth Buxton of Memphis wins the girls’ singles title.
Daily leaders list shows Vaughan of the Pirates atop batting with .400 and 50 runs, Medwick of the Cardinals leading several Cats with 79 hits and 47 RBIs, Ott and Moore tied for home runs with 12, plus multiple players leading in doubles, triples, steals, and pitching marks across teams including the Giants, Pirates, Cardinals, Tigers, Athletics, and Yankees.
In Hudson cia's Golden Bears face a small field as seven boatloads head to the water at 6 p m for the annual college regatta. Rival teams expect wins though Columbia is optimistic while veterans doubt the outcome.
The district amateur boxing tournament in Martin arena Saturday produced seven winners heading to Birmingham for state finals on June 21. Referees will include Bernarr McFadden and Benny Leonard. Winners: Bowden Sheffield over Pittman Decatur 160. Slayton Sheffield over Hooper Huntsville 80. Keenum Sheffield over Shirley Decatur 112. Roberson Sheffield over Shirley Decatur 126 by knockout. Floyd Huntsville over Christian Decatur 147. Bowden Sheffield over Christian Decatur 175. Knoblett Decatur over Cox Sheffield 135.
Memphis Chicks rebound to take the nightcap 5 1 after a 6 3 win in the opener against Atlanta, with Joe Hutcheson driving in three runs and Duke Homering. Sharkey Eiland notches his ninth win as Nashville beats New Orleans 2 1. Little Rock tops Knoxville 7 3 in series opener. Chattanooga routs Birmingham 13 5 as Miles homers, Griff watching.
Meridian Mississippi June 17 after a gala at Meridian airport Al and Fred Key faced poor flying conditions for their endurance flight. They logged 308 hours in the air at 8 32 am traveling 24640 miles. Sunday heavy clouds forced blind flying and rain was forecast with refueling above the clouds as a major danger due to a very low ceiling.
In a doubleheader opener Mel Harder held Boston to no hits in innings two. Cleveland won 4 0 and then 9 3 behind Willis Hudlin as the Indians increased their lead to a half game over Detroit. Hank Greenberg and Bob Johnson kept pace with 16th home runs.
Berlin reports Germany and Czechoslovakia vie to face the United States in the Davis Cup challenge round. Germany powered past Australia while the Czechs swept South Africa in doubles, setting up a possible U S vs Germany or Czechs tie. Jack Crawford and Adrian Quest won the doubles for Australia, then Von Cramm beat McGrath and defeated Crawford. Praha saw Menzel and Malecek beat Farquharson and Kirby in four sets.
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