Decatur Minor baseball edge Town Creek in close tilt
Town Creek beats Decatur 6 to 5 after trailing early as McCullough worked seven strong innings and fanned fifteen. Harvey pitched well for Decatur Red and Black, while Comberford’s foul line call sparked protests. Eubanks Dean McCullough each had two base hits in a contested Central High matchup.
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Negroes to Play Charity Game on High School Campus
A benefit game for charity is set for Thursday at 3 30 PM on the high school campus on West Cherry street. Teams will represent the local unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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To Elect Officers Thursday At 3 30
The D A R will meet Thursday afternoon at three o clock at the home of Mrs F S Hunt for the election of officers All members were urged to be present.
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Hopper One Of Night Game Umpires In Des Moines
Hopper, who umpired the Miller games last year and was tied to Blinky contract, worked as one of two umpires at the Friday night game in Des Moines. He is calling Western League games this season.
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Southern and American League matchups listed for today
Today's games feature Chattanooga at Nashville and Little Rock at New Orleans in the South. Atlanta visits Birmingham and Memphis travels to Mobile. In the American League St Louis plays Philadelphia and Chicago faces Boston. Cleveland meets New York and Decatur goes to Washington. The National League schedule includes Boston at Cincinnati New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Chicago and Philadelphia at St Louis.
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Baseball Scores Report For Nashville To Philadelphia
Baseball results show Nashville 10 Chattanooga 11 and Atlanta 1 Birmingham 7. Memphis 7 2 Mobile 3 4, St Louis 1 Philadelphia 4 and Chicago 4 Boston 3. Cleveland 7 New York 6, Detroit 4 Washington 5, Cincinnati 3 Boston 4. Brooklyn 1 Chicago 3 and New York 11 Pittsburgh 9. Philadelphia St Louis rain.
Baseball scores amid rain washout weather
American Association games in rain shortened or halted with Louisville tied St Paul at 1 to 7 ending after 6th. Toledo defeated Milwaukee 12 to 3. Indianapolis beat Minneapolis 7 to 2. Columbus Kansas City game postponed due to rain.
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Bulldogs Set for Two-Game Series at Malone Park
The Anniston Bulldogs are due to arrive this afternoon for a two game sequence with Central. Today's matchup starts at 3 15 p m at Malone park and Thursday's game opens at 3 00 p m, continuing the series.
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Rookies Shine In Big Top Openers Of 1930 Season
Opening day brought 16 debutantes to major league lineups led by Gus Suhr and Tom Oliver. New faces include Tony Cuccinello, Ben Chapman, Smead Jolley, Ted Gullic, Elias Funk, Eddie Marshall, Randolph Moore, Walter Berger, Charles Engle, Jonah Goldman, John Riddle, Ernie Smith, and others. Fisher and Suhr showed early power as Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates battled in early games.
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Jonah) Goldman
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Barons Even Series With Grax
The Barons defeated Climax Blethen 7 to 1 as Dick Ludolph pitched steadily for Birmingham, with five runs in the fourth. Nashville fell 11 to 10 to Chattanooga. Mobile Bears split a doubleheader with Memphis, winning 7 3 then losing 4 2. New Orleans blanked Little Rock 3 0 behind strong defense.
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Wilsons Homer Halts Dodgers and Cubs Win
Hack Wilson hit a first inning homer off Dazzy Vance with one on base to lift the Cubs 3 to 1, ending the Dodgers seven game winning streak. Sheriff Blake blanked the Robins after allowing Bob Herman’s first inning homer. Giants beat Pirates 11 to 9 with Andy Reese adding a round tripper. Braves edged Reds 4 to 3 as Donohue’s early runs and Seibold’s win support.
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County Sanitary Inspector Improves After Illness
C. L. Parham, sanitary inspector for the county, has been ill with an ear abscess for several days but is reported to be improving slowly.
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Jones Odds To Win Open And Amateur Championships
Alan Gould assesses Bobby Jones's chances in the British Open and Amateur, noting odds of about 3 to 1 against in the Open and 4 to 1 against in the Amateur. He cites Jones's consistency, rivals Leo Diegel Horton Smith Mac Smith, and Walker Cup implications. The piece also covers Yale pole vaulting, highlighting Bill Cone and Northwestern’s Tommy Warne as rising stars.
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Legion and Auxiliary Plan Joint Evening Meeting
A joint meeting of the American Legion and the Woman's Auxiliary is set for 7 o'clock Thursday evening. An interesting program is planned with several short speeches and a dinner to be served. Ex-service men and their wives are invited.
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A's extend winning streak to six with 4 2 victory
The champion A's kept their run alive with a 4 to 2 win over the Browns. It marked Rube Walberg's fourth victory of the year and featured Wally Schang debuting behind the bat while Coch rane was sidelined with a leg injury.
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Durst swapped for Sox hurler in Yankee deal
The Yankees traded Cedric Durst an outfielder to the Boston Red Sox for Charley Ruffing a pitcher. Decatur fans who saw him years ago recall the praise from observers as an up and coming hurler and wonder if the Yankees won the deal.
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Sewell Abandons Record Chase After 1102 Games
New York May 7 Joseph Wheeler Sewell of the Cleveland Indians is sidelined by illness after 1102 consecutive major league games dating from 1922. He fell 205 games short of Everett Scott's record and said records matter less than helping Cleveland win, as he rested three days in Boston before a series with the Yankees.
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Miss Clara Kelly Visits Birmingham For Welfare Mission
Miss Clara Kelly superintendent of Child Welfare work arrived in Birmingham today on a welfare mission.
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Indians Beat Yankees In High Scoring Tilt
The Indians topped the Yankees 7 to 6 after a five run fifth inning lifted the Tribe. Three homers by Combs Morgan and Leeds highlighted the comeback. The White Sox defeated Boston 4 to 3 as Ed Morris was battered in the fifth. The Senators won 5 to 4 as Sorrell pitched fairly after an early three run lead by the Tigers.
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Schmeling to Fight Sharkey in Yankee Stadium
Max Schmeling will be licensed to challenge Jack Sharkey for the heavyweight title at Yankee Stadium on June 12 after a New York athletic commission hold up. Schmeling, just back from a year abroad, agreed to avoid new entangling alliances before October 15, 1930 if he wins the title.
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Corinth Hands Sardis a High-Scoring Loss
Corinth defeated Sardis 18 to 12 at Sardis grounds on Saturday afternoon in a game highlighted by three consecutive home runs by Rooks Jennings and Braswell. The prior meeting ended 18 to 2 in Corinth’s favor.
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Hard Times Talk Hurts Most the Person Doing the Talking
A brief opinion piece argues that conversations about hardship burden the speaker more than listeners. It emphasizes the toll of sharing distress and the relief some feel when silence is kept.
International Paper and Power Company Dividend Notice
The board declares a regular dividend payable May to stockholders of record as of May 1 1950. Checks will be mailed and transfer books will not close. R G Lapp assistant treasurer Boston Massachusetts April 2 1959.
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