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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1937
Page
6
Betting commissioner reduces odds on the Pirates and Tigers as Sunday defeats alter the standings. The Pirates beat the Reds 7 2 with Bowmen debuting for Pittsburgh, while the Cubs and Dodgers win improve NL positions and the Senators rally to beat the Athletics 10 7.
Brilliant pitching by Charles Barrett and Jim Mooney led Mobile to a perfect day in the Southeastern League doubleheader Sunday with a 7 0 win over Montgomery and a 6 0 victory. Pensacola and Jackson split a twin bill in Mississippi with Floridians taking the first 3 1 and losing the second 0 4. Meridian beat Selma 9 8. A second game was canceled by a 6 p m closing rule.
Melodist of Wheatley stable defeated six Derby eligibles and Damion to win the Wood Memorial over a mile and 70 yards at Jamaica. Case Ace won at Churchill Downs, with Grey Count and Pompoon among the also rans in the Wood Memorial field. Clark handicap at ill saw Chigre win for H C legate, while Maccloud led a Jamaica class handicap victory by Sandy Boot.
Georgia. Tech hinges on Towns and a strong field showing as the Bulldogs seek to dethrone LSU in the May 14-15 Birmingham meet. Towns shines in hurdles and distance while teammates post top marks in several events as Alabama, Kentucky and Tulane pick up wins elsewhere.
Today’s card lists matchups across the Southern and American Leagues plus two Alabama Florida League games. Notable early shows include Chattanooga at Birmingham and Chicago at Detroit with several regional pairings.
George Klare read of a bottle carried by ocean currents and blew up a loon balloon wrapped in wax paper. He watched it sail eastward, a journey begun January 16. A recent letter from Louis H. Langman says he recovered the balloon highline in the Catskills near Ox-ord.
Gerald Holmes Walker, dubbed the Mississippi Rebel, rises as a new Detroit Tiger star at Navin Field after learning from Mickey Cochrane. He shortens his swing, studies pitchers, and credits The Mouthpiece for guiding his improved hitting and fielding. Cochrane cracks down when Walker erred in St Louis in 1934, but players vote to keep him, showing loyalty amid a promising comeback.
Mississippi State moved to six straight wins to stay the lone undefeated team in the Southeastern Conference. Alabama, Auburn, LSU and others echo the chase as two-game series and midweek matchups unfold. The standings show State 8-0 in conference play with multiple teams hot on its heels.
E. T. Wilson says at least eight teams have joined a local softball league and a meeting will be held at 7 30 PM at Johnston Street City Hall. Interested players are urged to attend. if enough teams join, two leagues will be formed.
A steer escaped from a pen at the Chicago stockyards and ran through the south side, twice crossing the Chicago River as police and cowboys pursued it. The exhausted animal was found resting on a front lawn after being captured.
The article praises Gerald Walker for a standout season, detailing 353 hits and 93 RBIs in 134 games, plus a .600 batting average. It notes his early power against Mel Harder, his place batting fifth among top hitters, and his reputation as the toughest out and threat to score once on base.
In Sarasota Florida veteran Dayton pro Alex Campbell fell ill with appendicitis during a Florida visit. While undergoing anesthesia he said Forty two and died unconscious, a remark attributed to a medical moment and later related in a Daytona News sports column.
A veterinary notice explains distemper in dogs can lead to fatal sequelae such as chorea pleurisy pneumonia and heart failure. It notes no certain cure or preventive exists and contrasts mongrel dogs with purebreds noting higher recovery in crossbreeds. It urges constant care and plenty of hope for affected pets.
A brief roundup lists homerun standouts from yesterday including Lou Gehrig and Joe Selkirk of the Yankees, Walker of the Tigers, Ott of the Giants, Mize of the Cardinals, Manush of the Dodgers, and Whitehead of the Giants. Ott leads with multiple marks, Johnson of the Athletics mentioned among leaders.
Washington Senators trade catcher Shanty Hogan to Indianapolis for Johnny Riddle. Pirates beat Reds 7 2 to go top NL. Tigers take AL lead 6 5 over White Sox. United States defeats Japan 5 0 to reach Davis Cup finals. Australia earns spot to face U S in Zone final after 5 0 OT win over Mexico. Elwood Cooke wins Hot Springs singles 6 4 2 6 6 3. Leboutillier and partners win mixed doubles 6 3 6 4. Melodist wins Wood Memorial at Jamaica. Aneroid sets six furlongs record 1 11 45 at Pimlico. Ostend wins Virginia Gold Cup. Mucho Gusto defeats Zoic at Narragansett. Get Along wins Inaugural Handicap at Aurora. Sobriety wins Bay Meadows fashion mile. Dolly Stark named NL lineup umpire. Yale wins Blackwell Cup. Navy tops in regatta. Sunderland defeats Preston North End 3 1 in Cup final. Le Page and Audy win six day bike race. Bob Peoples sets interscholastic javelin mark 214.3 feet.
Walker leads batting with 588 runs and 20 hits for the Tigers and 3 home runs. Ferrell and Travis appear among leaders for the Red Sox and Senators with 0 RBIs or notable marks. Lary of the Indians shows 10 runs and 14 hits. Bell and Cronin top doubles with 5. Selkirk, Rosenthal, and Stone each have 2 triples, while Johnson and Walker pace home runs with 4 and 3 respectively. Lawson leads pitching 3-0 with Williams, Caster, Marcum, Stratton at 2-0.
A compact summary lists top hitters and pitchers from the season among teams such as the Dodgers Cubs Cardinals Giants Pirates Reds and Phillies. Demaree Brack Mize Medwick S Martin Ott Ma nush and others are highlighted with runs batted in home runs hits and pitching records.
Today highlights three notable moments: Joe DiMaggio’s triple and three hits in his Yankees debut. The Giants’ third straight win over the Dodgers to reclaim the NL lead. C V Whitney’s top horse withdrawn from the Kentucky Derby after the Wood Memorial performance.
Fiorito of Knoxville led a Knoxville team with a .439 average. Oana and 4 home runs each for Knoxville and Grace, Hutcheson, Richards, and Miles across cities including Memphis Atlanta and Chattanooga. Taitt of Memphis had 14 RBIs, Triplett tied Memphis Wright Chattanooga Oana for 13. Bush Miles and Grimes Nonnenkamp led stolen bases with 4/9. Chattanooga topped double plays 22. Memphis scored 83 runs, Nashville and Little Rock conceded fewest.
Memphis and Little Rock tie for first as Atlanta Crackers win two against Doc Prothro’s club 3-2 and 6-3. Lookouts beat Memphis 4-0. Birmingham takes two from Knoxville 2-0 and 6-2. Nashville and New Orleans split, Nashville 9-2 and New Orleans 3-0. Roy Joiner earns another shutout for Birmingham.
Baseball results across leagues include Birmingham 2 6, Knoxville 0 2, Nashville 9 0, New Orleans 2 3, Atlanta 3 6, Little Rock 2 3, Chattanooga 4 0, Pensacola 3 0, Jackson 1 4, Mobile 7 6, Meridian 9 0 0, Selma 8, Dothan 21 4, Ozark 4, Union Springs 3 1, Panama City 5 1, New York 3 1, Boston 1 4, Chicago 4 1, St Louis 1, Brooklyn 5 1, Philadelphia 1 7, Pittsburgh 7 2, Cincinnati 2 5, New York 4 6, Detroit 6 5, Washington 10 7, Cleveland St Louis rain, Toronto 23 3 Newark 1 2 Syracuse 4 6, Montreal 1 4 Buffalo 8 3 Jersey City 7 5, Milwaukee Kansas City rain, Louisville 9 0 Indianapolis 6 6 Minneapolis 4 St Paul 0 Toledo 3 2 Columbus 0.
Beaumont Oklahoma games stretched to 10 innings as Og 2 2. Galveston defeated Dallas 10 3 and Houston beat Fort Worth 2 0 in the Texas League standings.
Van Mungo allowed three hits and fanned nine as the Dodgers beat the Phillies 5 to 1. Gerald Walker homered in the seventh for the Tigers in a 6 5 win over the White Sox. Cliff Melton pitched nine innings of four hit ball as the Giants beat the Bees 3 1. Jimmy Foxx tripled and Bobby Doerr doubled driving in four as the Red Sox defeated the Yankees 58 to 4. Lee Handley logged a double and triple with two RBIs in the Pirates 7 2 win over the Reds. Sid Cohen came in with bases loaded in the ninth to protect a 10 7 edge over the Athletics. Bill Lee held the Cubs to four hits and three RBIs for a 4 1 win over the Cardinals.
Tom Drake of the Pelicans tossed a 3-0 shutout over Nashville allowing two hits and four reached first, his third of the season. Emil Leonard of the Crackers limited the Travelers to six hits and started a two run rally in the fifth. Wasdell of the Lookouts completed an unassisted double play to stop a Chick threat. Roy Joiner of the Barons blanked the Knoxville Smokies in the Sunday opener for his second straight shutout.
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