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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1935
Page
6
Ted Lyons of the White Sox held the Yankees to seven hits. Tommy Bridges of the Tigers stopped scenes.
New York May 8 The Ivy League seven oldest eastern universities Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Pennsylvania Princeton Yale have banded together in most major sports to stage their own private track meet this week at Palm Beach Princeton. This move avoids the western trophy holder while not undermining the Cambridge championship at month end.
Memphis sonny Chicks edged Knoxville 3 2 and 3 1 in a doubleheader while Atlanta beat Little Rock 5 2 as the chase for league leadership intensified. Nashville routed Milan 11 2, New Orleans toppled Chattanooga 4 2, and Birmingham fell 1 for 0. Eddie Rose, Joe Hutcheson and Nick Etten homered.
Charles H. Miller, AP statistician, lists batting leaders and stats for several clubs. Gaps in names and figures appear from OCR. key entries include Beott and Cox with high AB totals, Shirley and Miles atop hits, Sigafoos, Duke, Clancy among leaders in RBIs, and Boss and Chattanooga/Nashville show notable stolen bases and runs.
Ted Lyons credits the Pittsburgh Pirates with starting Chicago's surge from a poor start to the top of the standings. He praises catcher Luke Sewell, praises manager Jimmy Dykes, and notes Whitehead as a promising young pitcher while expressing hope the team will continue to surprise the league.
The legendary Hambletonian 10, sire of most modern standardbreds, was feted in Chester New York on his 86th birthday. His line produced thousands of runners for the Grand Circuit and Hambletonian Stake, with 1331 foals by 1915, while 33 descendants trained for the upcoming season.
Southern League results include Nashville 11 over Birmingham 2 and Atlanta 5 over Little Rock 2. Memphis tied Knoxville 3 3. New Orleans defeated Chattanooga 4 2. American League saw Chicago 4 over New York 3 and Washington 7 over St. Louis 3. All National League games postponed by rain. Pacific or other leagues report St. Paul 4 Toledo 3 Minneapolis 4 Columbus 2 Louisville 6 Milwaukee 4 with Indianapolis Kansas City rained out.
Chicago in first place after a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees. John Whitehead and Ted Lyons star on mound and at plate while rookie Rip Repante drives early inning offense. Indians close, Yankees and Red Sox in trio for third.
A retrospective note recalls Lew Fonseca being replaced as Chicago White Sox manager by Jimmie Dykes a year ago. It also mentions Jimmie Foxx’s past sluggery and a historic golf match at Sunningdale, plus 1930s league results including the Detroit Tigers beating the Philadelphia Athletics and Washington’s strong showing as rain cancels remaining games.
Lefty Gomez, Yankees southpaw, visits Chicago ahead of a White Sox series and jokes that adding 20 pounds may not help. He recalls advice urging more weight but believes his lighter frame previously served him well.
Hundreds of friends gathered at the federal building in Memphis to witness John D. Martin sworn in as judge of the U S Court for West Tennessee. He was appointed by President Roosevelt to succeed the late Judge Harry B. Anderson with Circuit Judge H W Laughlin administering the oath.
Leading the major leagues yesterday Foxx of the Athletics sits at 421 batting average while Hemsley of the Browns has 386. Bonura of the White Sox leads with 20 runs, Radcliff 16, Johnson 19 RBIs, Foxx 17, Hays 25 hits with Gehringer 25, Washington 7 doubles, Hemsley and Vosmik each six, and Foxx tied with Cronin for three bases on hits.
Chicago clubs endure a rain drenched stretch with no games since May 1. Pitchers Len Warneke Bill Lee and others idle since late April while Batters Vaughan Ott J Moore Camilli lead seasonal metrics across the league.
May 8 194? Major General Paul B Ma lone ninth corps area commander arrived at the historic post for a salute. Soldiers prepared a 13 gun salute but the firing pin on the piece broke after the first round.
The Red Masked Marvel defeated Charley Kuhn in two straight falls at Martin arena in the main event of the weekly program. Crowd enjoyed two lively bouts. In the opener Marshall Carter beat Corter 2 1 after a furious exchange.
Dan R. Hudson superintendent of the Northern Division of Brown Service Funeral Co announces an additional branch in Cullman with R. E. May in charge. Hudson notes the North Alabama division led the state in new business and collections for the first three months, and the Cullman office serves as the prize from the home office.
Jose Castiello Puentes was executed by army firing squad in Santa Clara Cuba after a court convicted him of killing Lieut Juan Alverez during a clash between a bandit gang and Cuban soldiers.
Right fielder reports Atlanta vs Little Rock in a rematch while Knoxville faces Memphis again. Chattanooga visits New Orleans for a tense clash as Nashville and the Barons renew hostilities in Birmingham.
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