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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1932

Page

6

Senators Take Lead In American By Defeating Yanks

The Washington Senators moved into first place in the American League with a 4 to 0 win over the Yankees. Lloyd Brown silenced the Yank bats as Manush and Myer delivered two timely triples to spark the victory. Irvin Hadley debuted for St. Louis with 11 strikeouts in a 4 to 3 win over Detroit. Gehringer and Rogell homered for Detroit as Cleveland continued its strong start by drilling the White Sox 11 to 1 with 13 hits led by Averill’s four.

Senators Yanks Ps Id Lema Seeteperence Etcenemenne Bisos North Alabama REAL Washington Senators Yankees Lloyd Brown Big Fred Manush Myer Irvin Hadley Browns St. Louis Detroit Gehringer Rogell Tribe Averill

Trinity Team Triumphs In Lopsided Victory

Trinity defeated Four Square 13 to 2 as Sheats led the Trinity pitching with strong support from his defense. Qwen pitched well for Four Square but lacked Trinity’s backing. Plant hit a homer for Trinity. Errors by Buck Lee Tucker and others hurt Four Square.

Four Square Trinity Trinity Boys Sheats Qwen Four Square Club Plant Buck Lee Tucker Young Grantland Burdishaw

Vols Fall Short in Doubleheader Hurling Help Urgent

The Volunteers struggled on the mound as they yielded 28 hits and 2 runs in the doubleheader, unable to secure a win in either game. The Pelicans piled up 23 hits and 19 runs, overpowering the Vols.

Vols Pels

Hallahan Holds Cubs 1 0 3 Blows In Cardinal Win

Wild Bill Hallahan walked ten but allowed only three Cubs hits as St. Louis beat Chicago 7 to 1. Raymond Pepper drove in three Cardinal runs and George Watkins homered, doubled, and singled to highlight the attack. The Reds rallied to defeat the Pirates 7 to 5 after trailing early.

Bill Hallahan Cubs Cards Raymond Pepper George Watkins Cardinal Reds Pirates Bucs Harris French

Red Lucas Starts Strong With Third Win of Year

Red Lucas, once brilliant but limited by the Reds recent form, capped his third win of the season yesterday and appears headed for the acclaim his talent deserves.

Red Lucas Cincinnatti Reds

Raymond Pepper Shines for Decatur Cardinal Club

Raymond Pepper of Decatur starred for the Cardinal club yesterday. He went four times at bat, collected two hits, drove in three runs, stole a base, and made two put outs with one assist. Pepper and George Watkins formed the offensive highlight for St. Louis.

Raymond Pepper Decatur Star Cardinal George Watkins St. Louis

Near Future At Merrimack Juniors May 14 Encounter

The article hints at a forthcoming event with a diamond appearance and preparations for the Merrimack Juniors set to arrive on May 14, indicating sports or community activities linked to the team and venue.

Merrimack

Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down

Readable clues list many entries with numbers and scattered fragments. The page shows a crossword grid of across and down hints including biblical, geographic, and musical terms with varying lengths and several garbled pieces and stray letters.

Southern and American League matchups announced

Today’s slate features Nashville at New Orleans, Atlanta at Memphis, Chattanooga at Birmingham, Knoxville at Little Rock, St Louis at Cleveland, Detroit at Chicago, Philadelphia at Boston, New York at Washington, Cincinnati at St Louis, Chicago at Pittsburgh, Boston at Philadelphia, and Brooklyn at New York.

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

Baseball scores from scattered 1910s league games

Results from multiple baseball matches across leagues with team pairs and final tallies. Notable outings include Nashville 10 over New Orleans 5, Knoxville 1 over Little Rock 9, Birmingham 3 over Chattanooga 7, Chicago 1 over St Louis 4, and Philadelphia Boston and Boston New York rain affected. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION shows Columbus 7 over St Paul 3 and Minneapolis 10 over Toledo 2. SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE lists Macon 3 Mobile 5 and Columbus 2 Montgomery 1.

American Association Columbus St. Paul Indianapolis Kansas City Louisville Milwaukee Toledo Minneapolis Macon Mobile Montgomery

Gooch Back With Vols Hits Hard In Southern Circuit

Johnny Gooch, former Baron catcher now with the Vols in the Southern league, continued his hard hitting yesterday, going three for six at the plate.

Johnny Gooch Barons Vols

Ferrell Opens Season With Fifth Victory

Wes Ferrell notches his fifth win early in the season as pitchers pace for a record setting start. The veteran right hander dominated yesterday, continuing a hot stretch three weeks into the campaign.

Wes Ferrell

Arvidson Returns After Indiana Business Mission

E. Arvidson has returned from Indiana where he was called on a business mission involving assignments and meetings with associates. He arrived yesterday and plans to resume duties at his Philadelphia office.

Arvidson E. Arvidson Indiana

Loyds Visit Relatives in Delrose Tenn

Mr and Mrs Elmer Loyd motored to Delrose Tennessee spending Sunday with relatives and returning home.

Elmer Loyd Delrose, Tenn

Wicked opens at Princess Theatre with Elissa Landi in Margot Rande

Wicked stars Elissa Landi as Margot Rande a young wife who helps her bank clerk husband a robber wrongfully dies and lands her in prison. She bears a child during a hospital visit then faces adoption and release as the drama unfolds with the English actress delivering a superb performance.

Elissa Landi Princess Theatre Margot Rande Miss Landi

Averill Leading MLB In Runs Batted In

Wes Ferrell has started in right field and Averill leads the majors with 21 RBIs. Ruth of the Yankees and Geringer of the Tigers are tied for second with 20 each.

Wes Ferrell Averill Ruth Yankees Geringer Tigers

Pels Hand Two Defeats Ten Vols In Doubleheader

The Pels swept two games from the Vols with scores of 12 to 10 and 7 to 5 as Nashville pitchers faltered. Duster Mails, formerly of Cleveland, beat the Barons 7 to 3 for Chattanooga, driving in a third inning homer. Johnny Morrison guided the Crackers past the Chicks 4 to 3, limiting Memphis to six hits. The Travellers defeated the Smokies 9 to 1 behind Hughes’s solid pitching.

Pels Vols Nashvillians Nashville Duster Mails Cleveland Barons Chattanooga Mails Johnny Morrison Crackers Chicks Memphis Travellers Smokies Hughes

Attendance improves in majors despite opening day woes

Colonel Rupert owner of the Yankees says attendance in the major leagues is higher in April than in the past two years, viewing the uptick as evidence that the mood is improving and the low spirits are ending despite bad weather and disappointing opening day crowds.

Rupert Yankees

Barons Rouse to Size Up Lineup After Setback

Crippled Barons regain form as Prevost returns Sunday Hord filled in at bat Kane moved to third Caldwell unlikely to pitch for several days Matchup details remain unclear but team shows resilience.

Barons Prevost Art Hord Kane Ray Caldwell

Bee Line League Sets Player Limits for Summer Baseball

A Sunday meeting at Hartselle City Hall outlined the Bee Line League summer baseball plan with two games weekly for May to June then four games weekly afterward. Umpires A L McCauley and Cy Graham were chosen with each team supplying an in-town official for each game to alternate duties.

Bee Line League Decatur Athens Hartselle Cullman A. L. McCauley Cy Graham McCauley Graham

Auburn Sweeps The Track Meet

Auburn wins the Southeastern A A U track meet held in Tuscaloosa on Saturday under coach Wilbur Hutsell. The Tigers dominate rivals as season expectations rise and teams prepare to trim rosters to 15 players by June first with managers filing rosters three days before league opening.

Auburn Tuscaloosa Wilbur Hutsell Tiger Beco

Cleveland Indians Keep American League Pace With Six-Game Roll

The Cleveland Indians continued to set the pace in the American League last week with a six game win streak. They led the league in runs with 59 on 72 hits and topped home runs with six.

Cleveland Indians

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