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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1930

Page

3

Southern Association Votes Down Split Season

Mobile club home games to be moved to opponents parks due to poor attendance. Knox ville may join next season while mayors of Mobile and Knoxville invited to appoint reps at the next league meeting. Rookie classification rule revised for next season. Bears and others to continue season. Mobile faces travel, transfers, and new compensation terms for Hamilton and staff. Governor Harvey Parnell receives a gold pass.

Memphis Tenn Southern Association Knoxville Mobile Atlanta Bears John D. Martin Hamilton Martin W. D. Smith Birmingham R. G. Allen Little Rock Larry Gilbert New Orleans Harvey Parnell Arkansas Allen

Decatur Industry Payroll Nears Five Million Annually

Decatur reports an annual payroll approaching five million dollars across its industrial sector. The figure highlights robust local employment and economic activity within multiple plants and factories.

Decatur

Bobby Jones Loses Golf Clubs in Farewell Rush

Bobby Jones sailed home on the liner Europa from Southampton amid cheers but left his famed golf clubs behind in a London hotel. A page boy retrieved them but the train pulled away. the clubs were sent on to Southampton and arrived just after the ship departed.

Southampton England Bobby Jones Europa Bobby London

Loosier Plans Short Break Before July Fourth Title Fight

Joe Loosier will taper off the rough training and rest four days before facing Bill Wilder of Memphis in the main event at Tuscumbia next Friday night. The bout starts about eight, Loosier weighs 183 pounds to Wilder's 190, with Wilder holding a weight handicap. Loosier has trained daily at the YMCA with Aaron Allen as sparring partner and is reported in good condition.

Joe Loosier Jack Perdue Loosier Tuscumbia Bill Wilder Memphis Joe Wilder Aaron Allen

Yanks Lose as Tribe Slams Pitching and Defense

The Indians crushed George Pipgras as they routed the New York Yanks with a heavy hitting attack. The doubleheader saw the Browns win 8-2 and the Macks 8-3, while Washington extended its seven game streak by beating the Tigers 6-4. Crowder held Detroit to seven hits.

New York Yanks Indians George Pipgras Macks Browns Washington Tigers Crowder

Athens Visitor Miss Willie Griffis

Athens visitor Miss Willie Griffis arrives to visit her aunt Mrs Odo Smith at Cor nelis s court home.

Willie Griffis Athens Odo Smith Cornelis#s court

Golf Champion to be Known Soon at Oakmont

At Oakmont Pennsylvania the 1930 collegiate golf championship nears its end with two medalists remaining. George T Dunlap Jr Princeton and Lawrence Moller Notre Dame lead after 36 holes and will contest the playoff to decide medal possession. The final session, beginning tomorrow, will determine the champion based on the first 18 holes.

Oakmont George T. Dunlap, Jr Princeton Lawrence Moller Notre Dame Dunlap Winston Fuller California

Southern and National League matchups on schedule

Today’s games feature Nashville at Memphis Birmingham at New Orleans Atlanta at Mobile Chattanooga at Little Rock Boston at Cincinnati Chicago at St Louis New York at St Louis Philadelphia at St Louis American League action with Chicago at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington Cleveland at New York.

Memphis New Orleans Birmingham Nashville Chattanooga Little Rock Atlanta Mobile Philadelphia Washington Sreinieneie New York Cleveland Detroit St. Louis Chicago Boston Ana Pittsburgh Cincinnati Southern League Washington

Southern League baseball results and scores

Nashville 6 12 innings Atlanta 5 Mobile 2 Chattanooga 6 Little Rock 5. Chicago Boston St Louis 8 3 Philadelphia 2 Detroit 4 Washington 6 Cleveland 11 New York 7.

Baseball scores from the day show mixed results

The scores list several games with distinct teams. Boston fell to Cincinnati 6 to 7 while Chicago beat Brooklyn 7 to 5. New York and St. Louis tied 4 to 4 as did Philadelphia and Pittsburgh at 4 and 6 respectively.

Cuyler Delivers Tenth Inning Blast For Cubs Win

Cuyler hit a decisive tenth inning homer giving the Cubs a win over the Dodgers yesterday. Ray Moss relieved Luque and allowed two hits while Babe Herman also hit a homer for the Dodgers.

Kik Cuyler Cubs Dodgers Ray Moss Adolpho Luque Moss Babe Herman

Cubs Rally Comes Up Short in Dodgers Showdown

A crowd of 50,000 watched Guy Bush of the Cubs clash with Cuban Luque of the Dodgers. Moss replaced Luque in the sixth and allowed Cuyler’s homer as the game swung to the Dodgers. The Giants won 9-4 behind 12 hits, while the Pirates beat the Phillies 6-4 and the Reds edged the Braves 7-6 with Meusel and Kelley delivering key hits.

Chicago Cubs RPS Cubs Guy Bush Luque Dodgers Moss Cuyler Fitzsimmons Cardinals New York Giants Giants Pirates Phils O’doul Reds Boston Braves Meusel Kelley Larry Benton

GHIX Defeat VOLS In Sixth Inning

Memphis Giants staged a wild sixth inning to beat the VOLS 6 5. Elliott Bigelow homered for Chattanooga Noogans while Redfern and Koster homered for the Peebles. Mobile lost to Atlanta 5 2 as Langford homered in the fifth.

GHIX VOLS Memphis Mrecort Walker Griffin Chix Chattanooga Elliott Bigelow Noogans Redfern Koster The Peebles Mobile Atlanta Crackers Langford

Frisch homer sparks early lead in Cards Giants clash

Frank Frisch hit a three run homer with two on in the opening inning to give the Cardinals an early advantage, but the Giants rallied to beat St. Louis 9 to 4.

Frank Frisch Giants Cardinals

Community Sing Set For Danville Next Day

Danville hosts an all day community sing drawing singers from the area tomorrow in the school auditorium and promises to be one of the most enjoyable events of its kind in the county.

Danville

Three Treated Prevent Rabies

State laboratory forwarded three anti rabies treatments to Dr. W D Hubbard Lauderdale county health officer. Lab examination of a dog’s head from Florence showed the animal suffered rabies.

W. D. Hubbard Lauderdale County Florence

Hale's corn crop larger than last year says agent

Greensboro Ala June 28 J L Lawson county agent estimates Hale county corn crop ten to twenty percent larger than 1929 with practically all planted Weevil infestation is heavy in cotton with as much as thirty percent Farmers are starting to apply poison and gas treatments to combat pests

Greensboro Ala Hale County J. L. Lawson Lawson

Reports Prepared For June By City Officials

City Clerk E. W. Collier and Chief of Police C. M. Riggsbee are not at work on their reports for June which ends at midnight. The completed reports will be submitted to the board of aldermen at the next regular evening session Thursday.

E. W. Collier C. M. Riggsbee Reri

Taylor’s Friends Campaign In Jefferson County

Friends of Paul L. Taylor a candidate for state treasurer have distributed campaign literature in Jefferson County where Taylor has served many years as assistant treasurer.

Paul L. Taylor Mr. Taylor Jefferson County

Louisville and Nashville Shopmen Face Challenge in Decatur League

The Louisville and Nashville Shopmen trail by a single game as four city league clubs start weekend action. Cadet Mills vs Ellenen at Alabama Mills field at 3 15, while Connecticut Millmen host Alabama Mills in the afternoon.

Louisville and Nashville Decatur Shopmen Connecticut Millmen Cadet Mills Ellenen Alabama Mills

Pitchers Hit Hard as Foxx and Simmons Go Deep

Lefty Grove and Jack Quinn homered for the Athletics as pitchers prove they can swing. Jimmy Foxx also connected for his 20th homer of the season, while Al Simmons added his 16th.

Jimmy Foxx Lefty Grove Old Jack Quinn Athletics al Simmons

Babe Ruth Belts 27th Home Run but Yankees Fall to Indians

Ruth hit his 27th homer yesterday but the New York Yankees were beaten 11 to 7 by the Cleveland Indians. Falk and Averill added circuit drives for Cleveland.

Ruth Yanks Cleveland Indians Falk Averill Tribesmen

Manush Helps Senators Rally with Big Day at Plate

Heine Manush of Tuscumbia drove in four runs for Washington, delivering a home run and a single as the Senators extended their winning streak to seven games.

Heine Manush Tuscumbia Washington Manush

Kick For His Baseball Games

Ty Cobb praised Augusta’s dramatic South Atlantic League game in which Augusta beat Macon to take the lead. He noted the pepper and rough stuff, saying it was the first time he enjoyed a game this much since his prime after seeing the Macon manager kicked out for protests and several near fights among players.

Augusta Ty Cobb Macon

Millmen Lead City League Batting Averages

The Connecticut Millmen top the city league after eight games with a .302 team average. The Ellenen Shopmen sit second at .298, Alabama Mills third at .278, and Cadet Mills last at .265.

Connecticut Millmen Ellenen Shopmen Alabama Mills Cadet Mills

Baron Chances To Move Up The Line

The Birmingham Barons aim to climb in the Southern League standings this week as they travel to Pelville for a crucial series. They sit third, Pelville second, and the Chicks lead. The Barons must win heads up to challenge for second after a rough month.

Birmingham Barons Pelville Barons Pels Chicks

Hartselle man attends circuit court session

O. Tom Payne of Hartselle was in attendance this morning for a circuit court session.

O. Tom Payne Hartselle

Return Match for Schmeling Sharkey Set in Yankee Stadium

Ten days of talks secure a rematch dated September 18 or 25 at Yankee Stadium. Schmeling to receive 37 percent, Sharkey 12 1 2 percent, and 26 percent allocated to Buelow with 6 percent passed to Rose before court settlement.

New York Max Schming Jack Sharkey Arthur Buelow Aneing Frank Bruen Madison Square Garden Yankee Stadium Bruen Buelow Schmeling Sharkey Charles Rose Rose

666 Relieves Pain and Fever in Short Time

The product claims to relieve neuralgia headaches in 30 minutes, reduce a common cold on the first day, and check malaria within three days according to the advertisement.

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