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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1932
Page
6
Decatur Blue Sox hold a three and a half game edge in the Bee Line League pennant race as this week’s schedule features five games. Cullman and Hartselle visit Decatur while Athens sits out, with the first half flag to be decided July 8.
Max Jacobs, manager, has been suspended by the New York Boxing Commission "for the good of the game." The action follows Jacobs comments that the Sharkey Schmeling bout was not on the level and that Schmeling had been robbed of his title.
Mickey Walker suffered a severe setback in a grueling heavyweight bout in Cleveland as Johnny Risko defeated him. Walker appeared in bad shape as the final bell rang after a tough confrontation with the Cleveland heavyweight.
Fannie Dusek and Pat O'Shocker, former Birmingham foes, clash in the headliner tonight as the old rivalry resumes.
The Chicks moved into first place in the Southern by sweeping the Noogans in a doubleheader. Beck pitched the opener 1 0, Mc Coll the loser. Jacobs won the nightcap 2 0 with Pettit and Mails losing. The Barons split with the Smokiees as Knoxville won 6 5 and the Barons 8 3. Taylors homer powered the Smokies in the nightcap. Red Barrons opened 5 4, Blethen faltered and the Pels won 4 3.
Today’s card includes Nashville at Little Rock Chattanooga at Memphis Birmingham at Knoxville Atlanta at New Orleans St Louis at Cleveland Detroit at Chicago Boston at Philadelphia two games National League American Association Toledo at Louisville Columbus at Indianapolis Minneapolis at Milwaukee Kansas City at St Paul Only games scheduled.
Nashville 1 2, Little Rock 5 3, Knoxville 6 3, Birmingham 5 8, Atlanta 5 3, New Orleans 4 4, Chattanooga 0 0, Memphis 1 2. St. Louis -6, Cleveland 10 5, Philadelphia 2, New York 6, Boston 4, Washington 8, Detroit 5, Chicago 1.
The report lists Natios league results with teams including Philadelphia Boston New York Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis. It also notes the Challenger Expedition a British government scientific sea voyage from 1872 to 1866, highlighting long historical exploration.
Boxing evening features Jackie Ausborne against Tommy Baker in the main 10 round bout at Alabama Mills Field with Morgan County Post 15 American Legion backing. Semi final stars Red Corner vs Sunny Jim Elam. amateurs Peewee Verner vs Kid Thompson and Battling Butler vs Mack Whitlock.
The Pirates beat the Reds 5 0 and 9 5 to gain ground in the National League race. Prench had four hits in game one and the Bucs used 11 hits in the nightcap. Also Braves split with Phillies, 5 4 then 5 1, and Cards and Cubs divided with 4 3 scores in both games.
Reporter Otey Walker describes a Democratic convention scene where businessmen joke about backing him as president. The exchange highlights intra party tensions and the hope for influence through unconventional means amid a chaotic political show.
The Yankees built a lead by exploiting Rube Walberg's wild pitching and beat the Athletics 6 to 2. Ben Chapman had two hits, drove in two, and stole two bases while scoring once. Wes Ferrell earned his 13th win as the Browns defeated the Indians 10 to 5 in the opener of a doubleheader. The Browns edged the Tribe 6 to 5 in the second game, Vic Sorrel limiting the losers to six hits. The Nats took third by beating the Red Sox 4 to 0.
Puzzle clues and fragments show across and down entries with many garbled words and misread letters. The readable hints include leather piece length measures and various common crossword items but the full grid and solutions are unreadable. The fragment ends with a stray letter soup and no coherent solution.
Gene Sarazen adds the national open to his laurels after winning the British title two weeks earlier. He and Burke fell to Bobby Jones and Armour in a charity match weekend, a result that drew modest crowd and no major upset.
Two rare baseball plays headline the Athens and Knitters game. Briscoe produced a triple play, while Briscoe to King to Kimbrel completed a triple in the sixth. Coffman and Scott contributed key hits as Athens built a late lead before darkness halted play.
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