Briez Chats About Sports
Eddie Brieitz discusses boxing plans with Melio in New York and potential signings for Billy Conn in Pittsburgh. He notes National League bids and Brooks's rise while Réno charges $5.50 for Galents. Gabby Hartnett benches Herman Leiber and Marty amid questions of effort. A Chicago writer hopes the Cubs drop to the second division.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Melio Ina
New York State
Rn Lewis
London
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Brooks
Réno
Whpps
Gabby Hartnett
Bitty Herman
Hank Leiber
Joe Marty
Chicago
Cubs
Golfing Genius and Baseball Bets Dominate Chicago Clinic
Dr. Robert Dyer lauds Sammy as the Paderewsk of golf praising his athlete's brain muscle speed and rhythm. Julius Solters may rename his front handle to Joe or Mike. Dodgers considerism and Hank Borowy contract talks surface with a $10 000 bonus discussed. Ted Williams is mocked in pop culture notes and Joe Chamaco is invited to Havana to showcase three cushion billiards. Tom Beater runs for alderman with 657 votes out of 785. Claude Passeur noted as Philly pitcher.
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M. Ignace Snead
Robert Dyer
Chicago
Sammy
Paderewsk
Julius Solters
Indians
Joe
Mike
New York
Notre Dame
Johnny Attel
Mike Jacobs
St Blood
Yanks
Hank Borowy
Fordham
Ted Williams
Ring Lardner
Joe Chamaco
Havana
Bob Madry
North Carlina U.s
Tom Beater
Tiy Alderman
Claude Passeau
Philly
Local visitors and family news in Morgan County
Mr and Mrs Cecil Cobb and family of Indiana visit Morgan County friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs D C Patterson land family of Lacon and Mr and Mrs Norman Patterson of Decatur spent Sunday with Mrs Lillian Patterson. Boyd Puryear of Moulton Heights visited their parents last week. Luke King and Miss Oda Sellers of Gullman attended decorations. Irene Patterson home for summer vacation. Aften Cobb in the army spent the past week with his mother, Mrs Rube Holmes.
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Cecil Cobb
Indiana
D. C. Patterson
Land
Lacon
Norman Patterson
Decatur
Lillian Patterson
Boyd Puryear
Moulton Heights
Luke King
Oda Sellers
Gullman
Irene Patterson
Aften Cobb
Rube Holmes
Rufus Norwood Predicts Cool Day Ahead
Weather prophet Rufus Norwood forecasts a cool day and notes a pattern of cool snaps. He warned last winter of a cool spell returning May 18 19 and again on May 7 7, with prior successes including a winter without rain and a cool spell on May 23.
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Rufus Norwood
Mr. Norwood
Shirt Fire Demonstration in Westinghouse Test
In Sharon Pennsylvania on May 9 a demonstration showed a fire producing lightning splitting logs and destroying a shirt. Engineers flipped a switch and a starch free shirt caught fire while a starched shirt remained intact, highlighting the effect of moisture and starch on fabric ignition.
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Sharon
Westinghouse
Knoxville Birmingham Rain Postpones Southern League Games
Southern League schedule shows Knoxville and Birmingham games postponed due to rain with no completed contests.
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Knoxville-Birmingham
Mud is Hope of Challedon in Preakness Preview
Trainer Lou Schaefer predicts a muddy Pimlico track could boost Challedon in the Preakness against Johnstown. He recalls Johnstown’s Derby win and notes Challedon’s chance if rain makes the surface sloppy and favorable.
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Challedon
Mason Brunson
Baltimore
Johnstown
Lou Schaefer
Lou
Pimlico
W. L. Brann
Schaefer
Dr. Freeland
Dauber
Rockford Begins Crime Prevention Week With Car Thefts
Police report a troubled start to crime prevention week in Rockford Illinois with more than a dozen cars stolen in the first two days the largest tally in years.
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Rockford, Ill
Major League Leaders by the Associated Press
The AP lists American League leaders with Mazzera of St. Louis batting .475 and Kubel of Chicago at .431. Wright and Walker lead RBIs with 18. McCosky and Greenberg top hits with nine. Greenberg and Geh Ring tie for home runs at four. Ruffing leads in pitching with 4 0.
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Associated Press
Mazzera
St. Louis
Kubel
Chicago
McCosky
Gehringer
Greenberg
Detroit
Wright
Washington
Walker
Travis
Keltner
Cleveland
McQuinn
Henrich
Keller
New York
National League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary
May leaders include Ott New York with 16 runs and 3 players tied for 3 Home Runs. Frey Cincinnati hits leader at 382 with Ott and Mize among top run producers. Goodman Cincinnati and Camilli Brooklyn tie with 3 triples. Lavagetto Brooklyn leads with 5 stolen bases. Gumbert Wyatt Derringer share top pitching with 3 0 record.
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Philadelphia
Frey
Cincinnati
Ott
New York
Bonura
Garms
Boston
Goodman
McCormick
Bastell
Chicago
Rizzo
Pittsburgh
Mueller
Camilli
Brooklyn
Mize
St. Louis
Lazzeri
Lavagetto
Miller
Kay
Rosen
Gumbert
Wyatt
Derringer
Baseball Scores From Night Contests
Chicago defeated New York 4 to 2 while Philadelphia led Cincinnati 8 to 7 and Pittsburgh edged Boston 3 to 2 as St. Louis posted 1 and Brooklyn 0 in the roundups of results from city games.
Southeastern League Scores and Standings Snapshot
Boston and St Louis postponed game. Chicago defeated New York five to three. Philadelphia beat Detroit six to five. Cleveland won six to two against Washington. In the Southeastern League Pensacola toppled Anniston five to one. Selma outscored Meridian eight to five. Jackson won ten to two over Montgomery.
Old Hoss Wins With Steal In Singular Run
Pepper Martin stole home for the only run as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 1 0. The Gas-House Gang regain a tie for second while Cubs beat Giants 4 2 and A's top Tigers 6 5. Yankees lose to White Sox 5 3 as Red Sox move up in standings.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Wild Hoas
Osage
St. Louis Cardinals
Old Hoas
Pepper Martin
Pepper
Howl
Russ Evans
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York
Cubs
Giants
Big Bill Lee
Phil Cavaretta
Phil
Bob Johnson
Athletics
Bob
A's
Detroit Tigers
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Boston
Red Sox
St. Louis
Jim Tobin
Pittsburgh
Boston Bees
Cleveland
Indians
Washington
Senators
Rice Leads Irish in National Collegiate Two Mile Title Bid
Notre Dame star Greg Rice is tabbed the outstanding favorite for the national two mile championship after running 9 10 at the Drake Relays to set a new American collegiate record.
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Greg Rice
Notre Dame
Night basketball schedule across cities
Today games feature Birmingham at Nashville Atlanta at Memphis New Orleans at Knoxville Chattanooga at Little Rock Pittsburgh at Boston St Louis at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Philadelphia Chicago at New York Boston at St Louis New York at Chicago Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Gadsden at Mobile Anniston at Pensacola Montgomery at Jackson Selma at Meridian.
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Associated Press
Southern
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Atlanta Sohenere
New Orleans
Birmingham Aware
Nash
Little K
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Weres
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Oretes
Pittsburgh
Boston
Aell
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Southeastern A Pet
Jackson
Pensacola
Selma
Anniston
Montgomery
Gadsden
Meridian
Nena Teen
Southern League
Birmingham
Nashville
Atlanta
Memphis
Little Rock
Pro Football League Planned in Deep South
A southern pro football circuit with eight clubs is planned in Birmingham led by National Professional Football Association representative S. A. Godman. Cities include Chattanooga New Orleans and two more, with Montgomery Jackson and Fort Worth Dallas as potential picks. Play to start this fall on a 22 game schedule with eleven home games.
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Birmingham
Ala
Deep South
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Louisiana
Texas
S. A. Godman
National Professional Football Association
Southern Association
Ed Norton
Tom Watkins
Memphis
Larry Gilbert
Nashville
Fay Murray
Earl Mann
Atlanta
Godman
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Montgomery
Jackson
Miss
Fort Worth
Dallas
Knoxville
Little Rock
Southern Baseball Association
Pace Tightens in Southern Association Pennant Chase
Southern Association teams enter final week of their first month of play with Knoxville leading, Atlanta Crackers shifting lineup after a slow start, and Birmingham rained out from Knoxville as the schedule tightens. Smokies hold 11 wins to 7 losses while Atlanta has 12 wins amid a tight pack of contenders.
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Associated Press
Southern Association
Knoxville
Crackers
Atlanta
Smokies
Birmingham
32 Women Square Off For Crown
In Ponte Vedra Beach Florida May 9 32 players open the 28th annual Dixie women’s southern golf tournament top bracket features defending champion Marion Miley of Lexington Kentucky and former winners Mrs Mark McGarry of St Petersburg and Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta along with Estelle Lawson Page of Greensboro N C a former national titlist Page led qualifying with a 79 three over par while Miss Cothran Greenville S C was two strokes behind with an 81
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Ponte Vedra Beach
Fifa
Dixie
Marion Miley
Lexington
Mark McGarry
St. Petersburg
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Estelle Lawson Page
Greensboro
N. C
Jane Cothran
Greenville
S. C
Dan Chandler
Dallas
Tex
Want Ads Guideline For Buy Sell Or Swap Usage
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Morgan County Rodeo Attracts Wide Support In Alabama
The Morgan County Conservation Club sponsors a rodeo planned for May 23 24 25 at Wheeler and Wilson Lake with prizes valued over 350 dollars. Local tackle dealers donated 90 prizes including an outboard motor worth 57.50 and items like rods reels lines tackle boxes and lures drawing attention in their shop windows.
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Morgan County
Bert Childs
Morgan County Conservation Club
Alabama
Wheeler
Wilson Lake
Double Dose For Mat Fans At Armory Showdown
The American Legion hosts a boxing style wrestling card at the Armory headlined by Joe Gunther defending the Southern junior heavyweight title against Sid Markus of Boston. A secondary bout pairs Black Dragon against Bill Collins from Atlanta. Officials expect a sell out and fans are urged to arrive early.
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American Legion
the Armory
Joe Gunther
Sid Markus
Boston
Markus
Gunther
Black Dragon
Bill Collins
Atlanta
Bill
Dragon
Am Post
Congress in Session Tracks Farm Bill and Wagner Act Talks
Senate debates farm appropriation bill at noon and Wagner act amendments hearings at 10 a.m. Monopolies probe of the Beeryllium industry opens at 10 a.m. House schedules miscellaneous speeches at noon and WPA inquiry resuming at 10 a.m. Wagner act revision hearings at 10 a.m. Ways and Means finishes draft social security amendments by 2 p.m.
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Associated Press
Senate
Labor Committee
Monopoly Committee
House
Appropriations Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Softball League Opens in Decatur With Mayor Pitched Ball
The Decatur Softball League begins its third season Monday night May 15 at 7 30 at Benson Field. Mayor R N Harris will throw the first ball to S E Alverson city schools superintendent as six teams from Goodyear Decatur Mills Alabama Hosiery Cooper Wells Hosiery Decatur Iron and Steel Riverside High School and Vaughns Grocery compete for a 25 game schedule and city championship trophy.
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Decatur
Benson Field
R. N. Harris
S. E. Alverson
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Alabama Hosiery
Cooper-Wells Hosiery
Decatur Iron & Steel
Riverside High School
Vaughns Grocery
House Advances Large Naval and Farm Aid Totals
The House passed a 773 million dollar naval appropriation bill. The Senate approved 225 million dollars for farm parity payments and 113 million dollars for surplus crop disposal.
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House
Senate
Red Sox Acquire Alabama Native Louis Finney
Boston General Manager Eddie Collins announced the purchase of Louis Finney, 28, an outfielder from Philadelphia. Finney, a Buffalo, Alabama native living in La Fayette, Alabama, played with the Athletics last season and will report immediately.
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Boston
Eddie Collins
Boston Red Sox
Louis Finney
Philadelphia
Collins
Finney
Buffalo
Ala
LaFayette
Athletics
Bangor Cave Blaze Destroys Noted Blount Night Spot
Bangor Cave in Blount County was destroyed by fire. Expensive fixtures valued at about 32000 dollars were burned. Officials consider two theories the blaze may have started from a nearby forest fire or was incendiary.
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Bangor
Blount County
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