Tommy Armour Eyes Open Title Repeat At Winged Foot
U S Open contender Thomas Armour, the Scot known as Tommy, headlines a group of former champions aiming to defend at Winged Foot. Armour, who won Oakmont in 1927 in a playoff with Harry Cooper, stunned with a long clutch putt on the penultimate hole and a bold play at the last to seize the crown. He later excelled at the 1920 French amateur and has strong ties to Congressional C C Washington and Tom O Shanter Club Detroit.
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Associated Press
New York
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Winged Foot
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Oakmont
Harry Cooper
New York State
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Cooper
Golden West
Edinburgh
Detroit
Johnny Farrell
Boxing Exhibition in Athens Highlights Speed and Skill
Jack Waddell headlined the American Legion boxing show in Athens and teamed with Joe Hall of Decatur for a sparring session Monday. They faced Jack Bree land of Birmingham in a July 4 afternoon scrap and kept punches tight with no injuries. Waddell’s decade in the ring showed in precise rights while Hall soaked up ring lore from the veteran.
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Jack Waddell
American Legion
Athens
Joe Hall
Decatur
Jack Breeland
Birmingham
Waddell
Hall
Joe
Decatur Battler
Cather Set to Arrive Wednesday for Limestone boxing show
Buster Cather arrives in Athens Wednesday morning ahead of the American Legion boxing event. He plans rest that day before facing Jack Waddell Thursday night in the main show. Cather has strong Valley Section support and aims for a win.
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Birmingham
Athens
American Legion
Limestone County
Cather
Valley
Jack Waddell
Waddells Faces Buster Cather At Athens Fairgrounds
In the feature bout at the Athens fairgrounds promoter announced a Nashville fighter named Waddells will clash with Buster Cather on Thursday night. The bout followed a card highlighting persistent punching by Joe who kept returning for more until both agreed enough was done for the afternoon.
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Waddells
Buster Cather
Athens Fairgrounds
Nashville
Millers Narrow Gap Behind Blues After Victory
Minneapolis Millers stay three games back of the Kansas City Blues in the American Association after a 4-2 win over Indianapolis. Old Rube Benton pitched six hits and guided Minneapolis to the decision while Kansas City rested.
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Mike Kelley
Minneapolis Millers
Kansas City Blues
Millers
Blues
Rube Benton
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Pelicans Win Lone Battle In Sunland
New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Atlanta Crackers 2-0 as Brown held the Crackers to two hits in nine innings. Keifer surrendered eight hits to the Pelicans while New Orleans scored in the fifth and seventh frames.
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Sunland
New Orleans
Atlanta
Brown
Crackers
Keifer
Tech Star Hitting For Cracker Team Monday
Tech star Bob Parham who once starred for Georgia Tech was the Cracker’s only batter to hit Brown Pet pitcher. Parham collected two hits as the Crackers recorded two hits in the game.
DME Runs Blast Way For Cub Win
Cubs hit multiple homers to beat the Pirates 4-3 as Cuyler Wilson and Hornsby all went deep. Hornsby notches his eleventh and Wilson his eighteenth season. Brame homered for Pittsburgh. Giants lose again, Robins win 5-2, Lindstrom hits homer for Robins. Hubbell Scott and Mays allow 10 Robins hits. Philadelphia and Boston rained out.
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Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Wilson
Hornsby
Ervine Brame
Pirate
Giants
Robins
Clark
Lindstrom
Hubbell
Scott
Mays
Philadelphia
Boston
Today’s American League games on slate in south and east
Nashville visits Little Rock for two games while Birmingham plays Mobile and Atlanta meets New Orleans. Chattanooga travels to Memphis and Boston faces Philadelphia with Chicago at Detroit. Cleveland plays St. Louis and New York meets Washington while Brooklyn visits New York and Philadelphia hosts Boston. In the American Association, St. Paul goes to Louisville, Minneapolis to Indianapolis, Milwaukee to Toledo, and Kansas City to Columbus.
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Birmingham-Mobile
Baseball scores and standings from multiple games
Philadelphia beats Boston 5 to 4 while Detroit defeats Chicago 13 to 4. Cleveland wins 10 to 4 over St. Louis. Brooklyn Verona? Brooklyn 5 New York 2. Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 3. Philadelphia Boston matchup noted as Iain. Milwaukee 12 Toledo 2. Minneapolis 4 Indianapolis 2. St Paul 14 Louisville 6. Only three games scheduled.
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Cleveland
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Toledo
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Indianapolis
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Louisville
Giants Fall to Robins as Ott Struggles at Bat
In a key matchup, the Giants were defeated by the Robins. Ott went 1 for 4 and made no fielding chances, underscoring the visitors dominance and Ott’s quiet night at the plate.
Open Championship round at Roebuck ends with a 300 for Keeler fellow
Frank Ball shoots 78 in the first round of the Southeastern Professorial Golfers Association open at Roebuck Birmingham. He breaks his trusted putter, gifts the splintered shaft to the reporter, and recalls Sandy Herd’s caution about mistrusting clubs. Ball finishes 300 total after 78 76 73 73 and vows to avoid future putter distrust.
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Frank Ball
Roebuck Course
Birmingham
Sandy
Frank
Old Sandy Herd
Appeal Taken In Echols Theft Trial
Floyd Echols found guilty in circuit court this morning for cow theft. He was arraigned for sentence and faces a term of three to five years under Judge Callahan. His counsel Almon and Almon gave notice of appeal with bond set at 2000 dollars.
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Floyd Echols
Callahan
Almon
Curb Market Sets High Figures At Decatur Sale
Curb sales at the Decatur Tuesday market rose to 136 dollars and 66 cents with the first selling day of the week. Vendors reported a record variety and quality of farm products on offer, marking an unusually strong market for the period.
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Decatur
Columbia Captures Varsity Regatta Amid Dramatic Finish
Columbia won the four mile varsity regatta on the Hudson, finishing three lengths ahead of Washington with Pennsylvania third. California, Navy, Syracuse, Cornell, Wisconsin, and MIT failed to finish as boats swamped or sank and all rowers were rescued by police launches.
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Columbia
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Pennsylvania
Navy
Wisconsin
Syracuse
Cornell
Idleness Costs Nashville Volunteers Second Place
The Nashville volunteers dropped from second to third after a six point loss on Monday afternoon as the New Orleans Pets won the day’s only game.
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Nashville
New Orleans Pets
All-Stars Face Hartselle in Key Wednesday Showdown
The Decatur All-Stars travel to Hartselle to clash with the Independents at Morgan County High School Park at four o clock. Officials have not announced the team batteries for the game as both squads arrive at top strength aiming to halt Hartselle’s five game winning streak.
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Hartselle
Hartselle Independents
Morgan County High School
Bobby Jones Struggles With Putting In Practice Round
In Atlanta on June 25 Bobby Jones carded a 69 in practice while observers said he could have shot 65 with improved putting. The veteran golfer continues to show putter issues ahead of upcoming events.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
New Montreal Terminal to Cost 50 Million for Railways
Canadian National Railways plans new terminal facilities in Montreal at a total cost of 50 million dollars. Construction is slated to begin next year, with authorities forecasting improved cargo and passenger service efficiency.
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Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Rommell Shines as Mackmen Rally in 5-4 Win
Eddie Rommell pitched the Mackmen to a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox, breaking a tie with a eighth inning double and surviving a ninth inning double play. Browns fall 10-4 to Indians as Averill Sewell Falk homer. Tigers crush White Sox 13-4 aided by five errors. Yankees idle.
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Macks
Yankees
Athletics
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Red Sox
Philadelphia
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Joe Boley
Crowder
Ogden
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Indians
Earl Averill
Joe Sewell
Bib Falk
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Miller
Tigers
Urban Faber
Detroit
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Emil Yde
Big Six hitters shine as Foxx Waner punch two hits each
Jimmy Foxx and Paul Waner each collected two hits in four at bats while Rogers Hornsby added a single. Foxx improved to a .405 season mark, Waner rose to .335, and Hornsby slipped to .341 as Frank O'Doul was sidelined by rain after three innings.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Foxx
Paul Waner
Rogers Hornsby
Foxx
Waner
Hornsby
Frank O'Doul
Phillies
Army and Navy in Parley for Games
Washington June 25. West Point and Annapolis may meet again next fall as negotiations between Secretary Good and Secretary Adams aim to end the two year suspension of athletic relations over the eligibility rule. Both academies have three year schedules, so a fall game would likely be outside the regular slate. Congress members have urged resumption of service academy contests. Good said he asked the War Department general staff to provide data for talks with Adams.
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West Point
Annapolis
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War Department
Park Denton Area Field Set for Thursday Baseball Game
Park will dry out for Thursday game if no heavy rain. Malone Park diamond should be in good condition for the Thursday afternoon matchup between Decatur Jun Chamber of Commerce and the Wells Hosierymen. Game slated for 3 30 p m. The recent sand surface improves drainage and helps after rain.
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Decatur Jun Chamber of Commerce
per-Wells Hosierymen
Bigelow Goes Hitless in Red Sox Loss
Elliot Bigelow once of the Birmingham Barons did not aid Boston in yesterday's game. He batted three times and failed to connect.
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Elliot Bigelow
Birmingham Barons
Boston Red Sox
Simmons Strikes Out As Athletics Stalled By Red Sox
Al Simmons, a hard hitting Athletics workman, failed to reach the hit column in five at bats against Red Sox pitching yesterday. The afternoon game saw Simmons unable to dent the hurling and the A's offense quieted by strong Boston pitching.
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al Simmons
Athletics
Red Sox
Second Guessing Baseball 5y Brian Bell
A retro look discusses live ball debates and home run changes in the major leagues. It recalls a 1910s fall afternoon when Brooklyn Federals trained and faced the University of South Carolina at Columbia with Artie Hofman and Steve Evans in the broader cast but not the lineup.
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Brooklyn Federals
Artie Hofman
Cubs
Steve Evans
St. Louis
Bill Bradley
Brooklyn
University of South Carolina At Columbia
Hofman
Evans
Decatur Boy Joe Hall Umpires In July 4 Boxing Show
The Decatur battler Joe Hall joined Jack Breeland in a July 4 boxing event, then volunteered as umpire with players using baked and frozen baseballs in a hotel kitchen prank. Nick Altrock and Al Schach later served as exhibition umpires for a Washington Senators game with a minor league club.
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Nick Altrock
Washington Senators
al Schach
Nick
Griffs
Schach
Manufacture Whisky Charge Ends in Conviction and Fine
Comer Brown was convicted in circuit court of attempting to manufacture whisky and was fined $50 plus costs.
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Comer Brown
Rain Cancels Macedonia Concert Engagements
A concert at Macedonia was washed out by rain and high water, cancelling the scheduled Stamps trio and Bonanza quartet performances planned for last night.
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Macedonia
Stamps Trio
Bonanza Quartette
Detroit Tigers Welcome New Shortstop George Wuestling
Portland recruit George Wuestling joins the Detroit Tigers and earns early support from readers and press alike as he settles in. The piece notes his preferred spelling Westling and recalls notable players such as Bill Wambsganss and Jimmy Foxx in print references.
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Portland
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Detroit Tigers
Westling
Bill Wambsganss
Cleveland
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Jimmy Foxx
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