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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1935

Page

8

Giants Size Up Overhaul Of Flying Giants And Hookie Hurlers

Macctated Press reports a chaotic baseball scene with Giants, Cardinals and Dodgers in a tight schedule. Hal Schumacher forged eight straight wins and gave the Giants a strong record, Mel Ott hit his fourteenth homer, while Pirates, Dodgers and Cubs battled in split results and a 5-2 final in Chicago.

Fask Flying Giants Knoxville Smokies Pelicans Hugh Fullerton, JR Cardinals Giants Chicago Cubs Hal Schumacher Mel Ott Pirates Bowling Glee Dodgers St. Louis Pittsburgh Guy Bush Bill Swift Wally Berger

Former Resident Weds Grid Star

Glenn B. Lautzenhiser formerly with the Georgians and Tulane rivals Mary Tisdale Long wed June 10 at South Carrollton Avenue Presbyterian Church with Rev. Ray D. Fortna officiating. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs W P Lautzenhiser of Atlanta, is a University of Georgia graduate and Goodyear salesman in New Orleans.

New Orleans Times-Picayune Glenn B. Lautzenhiser Tulane Mary Tisdale Long South Carrollton Avenue Presbyterian Church Ray D. Fortna E.L. Perryman Lautgenhiser W. P. Lautgenhiser Atlanta Georgia University of Georgia Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of New Orleans

Baseball Opener Recap: Dodgers Rally Past Cardinals in 10th

Dodgers build 4-1 lead, nearly squander it on Bordagaray error, then win in 10th on Jimmy Bucher's homer with two on. Phillies thump Reds 12 5 as Watkins and Camilli power offense. Rain halts Detroit Chicago opener in lone AL game.

Bucs Ben Cantwell Pep Young Cardinals George Earnshaw Jim Collins Dodgers Frenchy Bordagaray Jimmy Bucher Phillies

Braddock Tops in Spotlight as Louis Baer Talks Pace

The article centers on James J. Braddock as the focal point of heavyweight chatter while Louis and Baer loom. Talks of a Baer Louis title bout in New York aim to smash gate records, potentially drawing around 759000 dollars at Yankee Stadium or the Polo Grounds, with Schmeling讨论 a September U.S. return and possible matchups.

Alan Gould New York James J. Braddock Max Baer Louis Baer-Louis Yankee Stadium Polo Grounds Baer Carnera Braddock Joe Jacobs Max Schmeling Mike Jacobs 20Th Century Club Schmeling United States Mike Joe Dickey Yankees Joe McCarthy New York Yankees Bill Dickey Joe Sullivan Detroit Tigers Jack Hurley Billy Petrolle Frank Sagilio Cicero Ford C. Frick National League Wildcats Bronxville Field Club Westchester County Wildcat Walter Neuse Ridgewood Grove Arena Brooklyn Jim Braddock

Borotra to Play Wimbledon Despite Paris Duel

Jean Borotra of France says he will not miss Wimbledon despite a planned duel with Didier Poulain in Paris. He notes honor requires fighting but he must first honor his Wimbledon commitment. Friends discuss a possible air shot compromise between seconds if the duel goes ahead.

London Jean Borotra France Paris Borotra Didier Poulain

Four U S Davis Cup Men Still In Running

London June 27 Four members of the United States Davis Cup team remained active in the title race while Johnny Van Ryn pursued a win over World No 1 Fred Perry to stay in contention. Earlier Van Ryn defeated F Smith of Norway 6 3 0 6 2 with steady play.

London United States Johnny van Ryn Fred Perry van Ryn Es F. Smith Norway Donald Budge Oakland Calif Adrianquist Gene

Grayson Eying End of Traynor Era Amid Slumps and Shifts

The piece notes managerial worries hastening Pie Traynor's career decline as Arky Vaughan's injury prompts Tommy Thevenow to switch to shortstop. It also mentions Chelso Tamagno's basketball captaincy, Bill Brown joking over Braddock's dethronement talk, Yale beating Harvard, and Derby purses with Edward Rish Bradley.

Pie Traynor Traynor Arky Vaughan Tommy Thevenow Pittsburgh Pirates Chelso Tamagno Chicago Michigan Wolverines Tamagno Struckon Bill Brown New York Jim Braddock Max Baer Brown Baer Primo Carnera Carnera Yale Harvard Thames Crimson

Yesterday's Baseball Scores Across Leagues

Results from yesterday include Southern League Atlanta 8 Birmingham 2 and Memphis 9 Nashville 5. National League Philadelphia 12 Cincinnati 5 and New York 5 Chicago 2. American League Detroit Chicago tied. International League Rochester 3 Toronto 1 and Newark 4 Albany 2. Dixie Amateur League Troy 7 Eufaula 2 Abbeville 8 Ozark 4.

Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia Cincinnati St. Louis New York Chicago Rochester Toronto Baltimore Syracuse Montreal Buffalo Newark Albany Troy Eufaula Abbeville Ozark

Football schedule fragments across the South region

Readable lines show matchups including Birmingham Knoxville Chattanooga Memphis Nashville Little Rock New Orleans Atlanta Washington New York Boston Philadelphia. The list combines several city pairings suggesting a multi games schedule with regional teams and venues.

Birmingham Knoxville Chattanooga Memphis Nashville Little Rock New Orleans Atlanta Washington New York Boston Philadelphia Joe Boward Vols Sally Carter Andy Reese

Moriarty Quits Baseball to Enter Seminary

Ex-Braves prospect Exidie Moriarty, Holy Cross captain, left the Boston club after a week's trial and announced he would pursue priesthood at a Montreal seminary. He said he quit because he did not enjoy professional baseball and returned the signing bonus.

Holyoke Mass Exidie Moriarty Boston Braves Holy Cross Braves Montreal Moriarty

Goodyear Winners Edge Business Men In Extra Innings

The Goodyear 63s beat the Business Men 7 to 6 in an extra inning softball clash. Rankins tripled and Brothers homered for the Business Men while Wolfe and Rowe supplied key hits for Goodyear in a dramatic seventh inning rally.

Goodyear 63 Rankins Homer Goodyear Wolfe Rowe White Prophet

Local Teams Meet Saturday at Goodyear Park

Decatur prepares for a baseball doubleheader as Goodyear Wingfoots clash with Alabama Hosierymen at 3 30 p m at Goodyear Park. Managers Whitt and McRight will publish lineups Friday.

Decatur Goodyear Park Goodyear Wingfoots Alabama Hosierymen Alabama Park Whitt Goodyear McRight the Hosierymen

Ramblers Triumph In Soft Ball Victory

The TVA Ramblers defeated the Southern Bell team 9 to 8 at Delano Park. Smith led the losers with two hits in four at bats while Thompkins and Johnson each went two for three for TVA. Johnson and Bell homered as TVA posted a 9 run effort to Southern Bell's 8.

TVA Ramblers TVA Ramblers Southern Bell Delano Park Smith Thompkins Johnson Bell Hauser Purtfoy

Exterminators Forfeit Poorly Attended Softball Game

The Alabama Host Mills Hosierymen claimed a forfeit win after the TVA Exterminators failed to appear for a scheduled Employes League game yesterday afternoon. Manager Roy Poteet cited the no show and secured the victory.

Alabama Mill TVA Exterminators Exterminators Roy Poteet Hosierymen

Braves, Dodgers players tie for home run honors

Ott, Berger, Young, Goodman and Bucher lead with one home run each as the standings highlight rare parallel outputs and multiple teams share the feat in a compact summary.

Ott Berger, Braves Cccceepesnsessesnerne Young, Piates Goodman, Poms Ee Bucher, Dodgers

British Open leads with Cotton 67 and past golf feats

A look back at anniversaries in sports. Henry Cotton shot 67 to lead the first round of the British Open. Other milestones include Matti Jarvinen’s javelin record 242 feet 10 inches, Babe Ruth’s 27th homer, and more.

Associated Press Henry Cotton Matti Jarvinen Babe Ruth

Goodyear and Business Men Split Narrow Ball Thriller

Goodyear trailed 2 0 before a late two run blast tied the game and two out hit in the ninth gave the Business Men a 6 4 win. Rankin went 3 for 4 and Wyker 2 for 3 with both adding triples. Wolf led Goodyear with two hits in the loss.

Rankin Wyker Wolf Goodyear Pace Ho Snes R.h.le Business Golden Mills White

Frenchman Ties With Sweeney In Open Round

Robert Sweeney and Aubrey Boomer shared early lead in round two of the British Open at Muirfield. Sweeney, a New York amateur now in London, posted a 73 for 146 total 1 over par after a 72 first round. Boomer, a former Ryder Cup player from France, shot 6 under par in the second round after a 76 yesterday.

Robert Sweeney New York London Aubrey Boomer France Sweeney Muirfield Boomer

Smokies tie with New Orleans in doubleheader split

Lanning and Scott pitched tightly as the Smokies split the two games with New Orleans. In game one Weatherly scored in the ninth on a wild pitch to give New Orleans a 2 1 victory. in the nightcap the Smokies won 5 0 behind Lanning and limited the Pelicans to two hits.

Smokies New Orleans Scott Weatherly Andy Messenger Pelicans Lanning Knoxville Drake

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