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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1934
Page
6
A jumbled mixed panel dialogue mocks manners and social habits with jokes about track mud, daughters vs sons, dining cars, divorces, needle eye tricks, washing at home, hats causing hair trouble, and clever schemes to dodge school. Local humor bits feature a Pullman dining joke and a boy faking illness.
CavAlcade owned by Mrs Isabel Dodge Sloane won the sixtieth Kentucky Derby in decisive fashion. Trained by Bob Smith and ridden by Garner, the English bred colt did not need a late surge, finishing strong on a fast track. Cavalcade may target the American Derby in Chicago next.
A jumbled mix of casual remarks and quips about travel beauty contests crowded places and manners. It includes snippets about spunk learning in school and a comic line about a book on rheumatism and brief social flirtations.
The Alabama Hosiery Mill nicknamed the Soxmen beat Town Creek 7 1/2 inning game with Lefty Briscoe allowing three hits over 1 2 8 innings. Ben Johnson led the offense with a triple double and single and Pepper Johnson Harvey and Best contributed RBI hits as Alabama built an early lead and held on for the win.
The Millmen defeated CCC F-17 9 to 6 in the season opener. Al Harvey allowed four hits and struck out 15 as the Hosiery Mill offense piled up six runs on Kelly and Walker. De Freese led Forresters with a double and triple, while Odom and Cushen contributed two hits each for the Millmen. The game featured multiple lead changes with key offensive bursts in the first, second, sixth, and eighth innings.
Atlanta beat Birmingham 8 to 0 while Chattanooga moved to 7-3 and New Orleans won 4 to 1. Little Rock improved to 8-5 as Knoxville fell to 4-9. Memphis Nashville game postponed by rain.
In the American League Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 4 to 3, New York beat St Louis 6 to 5, Boston routed Detroit 14 to 4, and Washington blanked Chicago 5 to 0. In the National League Pittsburgh toppled Brooklyn 8 to 5, New York edged Cincinnati 5 to 3, Chicago beat Philadelphia 11 to 5, and Boston defeated St Louis 3 to 2.
Buffalo defeats Baltimore 4-0 and Newark beats Toronto 4-1. Rochester dominates Syracuse 16-2. Albany posts a 5-3 win against Montreal as the league race tightens.
A partial box score shows team records including Tulsa 6-6 Galveston 2-4 City 2-1 San Antonio 11-4 Beaumont 6-2 Dallas 6-2 Houston 3-1 with games listed side by side reflecting season standings and recent results.
Louisville defeats St. Paul 3 to 2 while Toledo loses 7 to 6 to Milwaukee. Minneapolis posts a 8 to 1 win over Indianapolis as Columbus empties Kansas City 12 to 6.
Knoxville faces Birmingham while Atlanta visits Little Rock. Chicago plays Washington and St. Louis hosts New York. Detroit at Boston and Cleveland at Philadelphia pair with Philadelphia at Chicago. New York travels to Cincinnati as Brooklyn visits Pittsburgh and Boston hosts St. Louis.
Goodyear ball tossers defeated Falkville 13 to 1 on the Goodyear lot last Saturday. Duby Bronaugh led at bat with a triple and homer, Whitt added three singles and a triple, and Hargrove, Taylor, and Mitwede sparked the offense. Bronaugh, Whitt, and Rudd shone in the field as Goodyear cruised to the win and a plan for a Dallas Mills game next Saturday at Huntsville. Umpire McCauley officiated.
Mr and Mrs A G Klein and their baby have left Decatur where they visited Mr and Mrs Roy Poff and other friends before returning to their former home in Nevada.
The summary lists plays including a wild pitch and passed ball. Harvey earned the win while Kelly took the loss. Burleson and Hatchett are noted as later players. Time of game noted as 1 hour 52 minutes.
The Decatur mat card features Cyclone Burns returning Tuesday to face Freddie Knichel in a speed driven bout after Burns drew Leo Donoghue last week. Andy O’Neil faces Joe Hollander, Belgian wrestler with years of lows. Burns rose to fame with the Indian leg lock and a Derby star draw with Reynolds.
Go es to the Veterans Hospital at Tuscaloosa for treatment after being removed Saturday afternoon. It is not known how long he will remain.
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