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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1932
Page
6
Hargrove pitched and batted Athens to an 8 2 win over Decatur in a tight duel with McCarley. Athens errors were costly but Hargrove’s two way performance, including a late home run, secured the margin.
Gene Morrow reports the Kiwanis beat Rotary 14 to 11 after a high scoring affair with early Rotary runs and a Kiwanis surge in the third inning. Key players include Peterson, Lynne, Fussell, Pride, Lawrence and Watson, with Peterson credited the win over Hagerman.
Baseball recap notes a Dodgers loss despite homers, with Pirates, Cubs, Reds, and Cardinals also in action. Flint Rhem pitched well for the Cubs in a 11 to 2 defeat of the Cubs? The Giants rolled to a 29 to 1 victory as Hallahan suffered, while the Braves dropped to Reds 14 to 8.
A new right handed pitcher from Danville is set to start for Hartselle this afternoon against the Blue Sox as Decatur seeks revenge for two previous defeats.
Robbers entered the Pan Am Storage Station Tuesday night and fled with 28 gallons of gasoline, five gallons of motor oil, and a bucket of grease. Authorities deem the crime the work of amateurs.
The Memphis Chicks split a doubleheader against the Crackers. In the opener Atlanta won 5 to 4 while Walter Beck pitched well in relief at Knoxville the Smokies beat the Pels 11 to 5 to pull into a tie for last in the Southern League.
The Browns erupted for ten runs in one inning to beat the Yankees 17 to 10 with Danny MacFayden the losing pitcher. Lou Gehrig hit his 16th and 17th homers as other AL teams tallied up.
Alabama citizens valued their lives less than property in 1931. The annual report by state superintendent Charles C. Greer to Gov. Miller shows policy-holders paid 27,466,782 in life insurance premiums on policies totaling 925,287,218 and paid 8,751,764 for fire protection on property valued at 997,545,509.
Chattanooga plays Nashville, Birmingham faces Atlanta in two games, Memphis travels to Little Rock, and New Orleans visits Knoxville in this evening slate of Southern League action.
St Louis visits New York Chicago plays Philadelphia Brooklyn meets Boston. In the American Association Milwaukee travels to Indianapolis Kansas City goes to Louisville St Paul visits Toledo and Minneapolis plays Columbus.
Chattanooga 13 to 7 Nashville 6 to 7 second game ended in eighth due to darkness Memphis 4 to 1 Atlanta 5 to 0 New Orleans 5 Knoxville 11.
Detroit defeated Boston 6 to 5 while Chicago edged Cleveland 11 to 9 and St. Louis topped New York 17 to 10. National League games saw New York beat St. Louis 6 to 1 and Cincinnati routed Boston 14 to 3.
Ogle 1S was hammered by Hartselle 9 to 4 yesterday afternoon. Gen Burleson led the Hart selle attack with three hits in five trips, Long added a homer, and Dutch Mitwede made a spectacular one handed catch. Johnson allowed eight hits, two of them by Yarber, in one hour and 50 minutes of play.
Two base hits by Bayer and Burhs complement home runs from Yarber and Long. Sacrifices by McNally Edmondson J Burleson and steals by Ogle Long White Hartselle. Double play Edmondson to Long to J Burleson. Walks Ogle three Johnston one. Ogle struck out two Johnston four. Cullman six Hartselle seven left on base. Umpires Rollo and Thompson. Game lasted one hour and fifty minutes.
Alabama Postmasters Association holds its annual convention in Gadsden on July 18 and 19 with over 200 delegates from all sections expected to attend.
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