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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1930

Page

6

Southern League Magnates Hold Close Mouth Session

Southern League baseball leaders met in Martins, Tenn to discuss future actions. John D. Martin confirmed a league board meeting with decisions expected on proposed changes including a possible split season and night baseball, while officials offered little advance detail.

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Lazzeri Homers In Fourth For Indians

Tony Lazzeri belts a fourth inning home run for Cleveland as the Indians take the lead. Readable text notes a key hit during a tense early game moment.

Tony Lazzeri Cleveland Indians Lazzeri

Yankee's late surge fuels win despite box seven miss

The narrative notes that the Yankees avoided a shutout by securing a win despite a blocked box seven and a key home run count, with seven more homers cited in a split signal across four plate appearances.

Yanks

Foxx Belts 19th Home Run Of Season

Jimmy Foxx hit his 19th homer of the season and added a single in three at bats as the St. Louis box scores note. The standout outburst highlighted Foxx’s power and steady bat in a midseason game.

Jimmy Foxx St. Louis

Barons Rally Past Bears in Extra Innings

Birmingham Barons seize a late rally in the tenth inning to defeat the Mobile Bears, four runs in the final frame, on ten hits apiece and a single error. Nashville also prevailed in thirteen innings over Memphis 6 4, while Chattanooga beat the Pebbles 13 3 and the Crackers edged New Orleans 7 6 with a ninth inning surge.

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Strib Sails July 5 To Fight Phailing

Young Stribling sails on July 5 to England to face Phailing Philip Scott, the foul prone champ. Stribling's recent knockout over Von Porat makes him the overwhelming favorite over the British fighter.

Strib Young Stribling England Philip Scott Pugs von Porat

Six Baron Hits in Loss to Mobile Highlight Weis Pickering

Six of the term Baron hits in the defeat of Mobile Thursday, went to Weis and Pickering. One of Pickering's blows went for a pair of bases.

Baron Mobile Weis Pickering

Nick Carter Leads Nashville With 500 Percent Hitting

Nick Carter achieved 500 percent in yesterday's game for Nashville, collecting three hits in six plate appearances. The performance boosted the team as the leadoff hitter continued his strong hitting stretch.

Nick Carter Nashville

Slugging Yanks Batter Out Win Over Cleveland Tribe

New York Yankees slugged their way to a 13 11 victory over Cleveland on Thursday as both clubs totaled 34 hits. Six Yankee pitchers worked, while Cleveland used multiple hurlers in a high scoring affair.

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Vance Shuts Cubs As Robins Lose Ground In opener

Dazzy Vance pitched Brooklyn to a 7-1 win over the Chicago Cubs as the Robins grabbed early control. The Cubs totaled nine safeties but failed to threaten, while Charley Root took the loss despite ten hits by Brooklyn. Pirates edged Phillies 1-0 then 11-5 in a two game set and the Giants routed the Cardinals 12-4 with twenty hits.

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Gehrig Powers Yankees With Three-Hit Day

Lou Gehrig starred for the New York Yankees with three hits in four at bats. He did not homer but contributed key singles and drives as the Yankees surged in yesterday’s game.

Columbia Lou Gehrig Yanks

Cornell Darsmen Row 10 Victory at Poughkeepsie Regatta

Cornell won the four mile varsity rowing race on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie with Syracuse second. The upset toppled favorites Washington Navy California and Columbia. MIT finished third, with Cornell stroked by sophomore Bob Wilson from Montclair New Jersey.

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Southern and American League Matchups Today

Nashville visits Memphis as Atlanta plays Mobile and Chattanooga meets Little Rock. In the American League Chicago visits Boston while St Louis twins games at Philadelphia. Detroit goes to Washington and Cleveland travels to New York.

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Baseball Rivalries Highlight National League Matchups

National League games feature Boston at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Chicago, New York at St Louis, and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, outlining key city rivalries and early season showdowns across the circuit.

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Baseball Results Weteeaeee Nashville Defeats Memphis In 13

The box score notes Nashville 6 Memphis 4 in 13 innings. Also listed were Atlanta 7 New Orleans 6 Chattanooga 13 Little Rock 3 Birmingham 7 Mobile 3 and Boston 9 Chicago 7 Philadelphia 3 St Louis 3 New York 13 Cleveland vs Washington 12 Detroit 4.

Nashville Memphis Atlanta New Orleans Chattanooga Little Rock Birmingham Mobile

Tennessee's Gym To Cost Near $250000

Plans for an alumni memorial gymnasium at the University of Tennessee costing about 250000 were announced by President H A Morgan. The building will include an auditorium for 5000, a main gymnasium for 4500, and two smaller gyms.

Knoxville, Tenn University of Tenesnes H. A. Morgan

Crackers Third Baseman Lamotte Goes 3 for 5

Bobby Lamotte, Crackers third baseman, collected three hits in five at bats yesterday. He drove in a run and helped the team to a win.

Bobby Lamotte Crackers

Split season topic dominates Southern league talks in Memphis

Southern league leaders gathered in Memphis to discuss a potential split season with directors to state their stance. Rumors suggest action on the Mobile situation to retain Jimmy Hamilton, with proposals affecting travel to Knoxville and Mobile attendance due to low turnout. Birmingham Memphis and New Orleans likely oppose the split, while Atlanta seeks a new start.

Mobile Jimmy Hamilton Knoxville Birmingham Memphis New Orleans Atlanta

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