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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1933
Page
6
Ollie Gregory of Arab was arrested by Sheriff Davis on grand larceny charges for allegedly taking $20 from a trunk at Frank Entrekin’s Hartsville residence. Gregory admitted the theft and was jailed in Madison County awaiting a hearing.
Charles Harvey formerly of the Southern Cotton Oil Company has accepted a place with J. E. Wilder on Second avenue. He has many friends here who wish him success in his new field.
A verbose reminiscence questions managerial mystique in baseball. It highlights John McGraw and Connie Mack as keen-eyed custodians, recalls Night Watchman lore tied to Bill Killefer and Leo Durocher, and ends with a humorous revolving door incident involving Jim Levey.
Decatur's baseball squad faces four contests in six days starting this afternoon at home against Dallas mill men. They travel to Athens on Tuesday and return Wednesday for the Athenians rematch, then close Saturday with Dallas in Huntsville. Manager Gordon McDuff pushes tactics to condition the team as the Alabama Tennessee League opens Tuesday. Fans are invited to submit names for the local team and park with season passes awarded to the winner. Judges are J. K. Hughes, John C. White, and Rev. Arthur H. Nabors.
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The American Legion Juniors lost a high scoring game to the Trinity Independents Friday by 14 to 11. Robinson stood in for Lamond and hit for the circuit. Justice pitched well for the losers and Terry for the Independents. Box score notes Sandusky, Eubanks, McCulloch among others. The Ninth Street Methodist church board of stewards will meet Tuesday evening after services.
Curtis Gover notes Decatur folks attended the 59th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, led by patrons like James Coutsas of the Palace cafe. The piece recalls Broker's Tip beating Head Play in a famed finish, and remarks the Derby crowd included many locals, with few if any inebriates observed.
The Mud Hens defeated Priceville 5 to 1 in Priceville on Saturday. Decatur showed a steady all around effort led by Hardy with five hits and 13 strikeouts. A lone Priceville run came on an overthrow to third base as a large crowd looked on.
The personal workers of Ninth Street Methodist church decided Sunday to meet nightly at 7 o clock and report on the day. They also asked Rev Roy Hewlett of Hartselle to preach each evening at 7 30 o clock with Hewlett accepting. He is recognized as a leading evangelist in the conference.
Miss Frances Lile arrives from the University of Virginia on Tuesday to spend the summer months with her parents in Trinity.
Wrestling fans anticipate a strong all star lineup with Joe Dillman returning to face Pat Corrigan from Chicago and Tom Galbos from Philadelphia Galboses. Charley Cure from New Orleans joins the event, while Corrigan and Cure have histories of solid performance and strong records behind them.
Birmingham beat Nashville 4-1. Knoxville and Little Rock drew 2-2. New Orleans defeated Chattanooga 7-3. Memphis won 9-5 against Atlanta.
American League updates show Cleveland at 7-4, New York 6-8, Chicago 4-2, Boston 3-3. Detroit leads at 10-2 while Washington sits at 9-6. Philadelphia and St. Louis games postponed by rain.
National League results show St. Louis 12 to 2 over Brooklyn 5 to 4 while New York trails Cincinnati 1 to 5 to 0 to 0. Chicago defeats Boston 11 to 5 by 2 to 2 in a day with only scheduled games listed.
The board of stewards will meet this evening at 7 30 at the church. All members urged to be present.
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