Cather Edges Waddell in Athens Ten-Round Bout
Bill Cather, Birmingham printer fighter, defeated Jack Waddell of Nashville in a ten round main event at the Athens fair. Cather used a weight edge, sustained pressure, and a sharp right hand to gain the decision as thousands packed the stands. Prelims slowed. Nabors stopped by hurt arm in the first round. The huge crowd packed the race track and ring area for the boxing card hosted by the American Legion in Limestone County.
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Bill Cather
Birmingham
Jack Waddell
Nashville
Athens
Cather
Waddell
LOOP LEADERS 10 BATTLE SATURDAY AT Malone Park
The Louisville and Nashville shopmen clash with the Junior Chamber of Commerce at Malone Park Saturday at 3 30 pm in a bid to end two years without a win over the Jays. Decatur’s Ellenen lead the Industrial loop as the Jays seek to halt L N’s streak. Also on schedule the Decatur Boxmen travel to Connecticut Mills to face the Millmen for their first victory in four starts. Cooper Wells Hosierymen idle.
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Louisville & Nashville
Chamber of Commerce
Malone Park
Jays
Ellenen
Decatur
Decatur Boxmen
Connecticut Mills
Millmen
Cooper-Wells Hosierymen
Town Creek Juniors Win In Extra Inning Thriller
The Town Creek Junior baseball club edged Courtland 10 to 9 in 11 innings as Joe Agee sparked a late rally with a single, stolen base, and a decisive run. The Cracker attack woke up later, routing Baron pitching 9 to 3 behind strong hitting.
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Town Creek
Courtland
Joe Agee
Agee
R. H. E. Town
Dean and Owens
Donaldson and
Oden
Tom Owens Aims For 1000 Fans At Huntsville Bout
Tom Owens, a prominent fighter backer, predicts at least 1,000 attendees from Decatur for the Baker-Jordan fight in Huntsville on May 23. He spoke from the Athens arena ringside, tapped the gong, and noted tickets are on sale locally through T. M. Jones Jr. and Decatur residents should act fast for prime ringside seats.
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Tom Owens
Huntsville
Decatur
Tom
Athens Arena
T. M. Jones
Decatur Daily job printing efficiency noted
The Decatur Daily reports on daily job printing completing efficiently and neatly with prompt service.
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Decatur Daily
Where They Play Today Nashville at Chattanooga
Nashville visits Chattanooga in a regional matchup while Birmingham plays Atlanta and Little Rock travels to Mobile. Memphis heads to New Orleans for a high stakes cross division clash.
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Nashville
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Atlanta
Little Rock
Mobile
Memphis
New Orleans
Yesterday's Results From Several Baseball Showdowns
Nashville defeated Chattanooga 4 to 0 while Mobile beat Little Rock 3 to 2. New Orleans triumphed over Memphis 6 to 5 and Atlanta defeated Birmingham 9 to 3 in the listed games.
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Nashville
Chattanooga
Mobile
Little Rock
New Orleans
Memphis
Atlanta
Birmingham
New York at Detroit in early season matchups
The schedule lists five key games with rival teams: New York visiting Detroit, Boston hosting St. Louis, Washington traveling to Chicago, and Philadelphia traveling to Cleveland. Each contest sets early-season momentum for East and Midwest rivals.
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New York
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
City basketball pairings set for east coast tour
Cincinnati plays Boston and Chicago faces New York while Pittsburgh meets Philadelphia and St Louis clashes with Brooklyn in slate of intercity games.
Baseball scores from early games show tight finishes
Pittsburgh defeated New York 4 to 3 while Chicago beat Brooklyn 11 to 2 and St. Louis topped Boston 5 to 1. Cincinnati won 7 to 5 over Philadelphia in another set of early results.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
College baseball scores from various campuses
Chestertown Maryland Washington College 6 West Virginia University 5. New York Holy Cross 6 Fordham 0. New Haven Tufts 2 Yale 11. Providence Rhode Island William and Mary 5 Providence College 2. Urbana Illinois Illinois 9 Meiji Japan 3.
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Chestertown
Washington College
West Virginia University
New York
Holy Cross
Fordham
New Haven
Tufts
Yale
Providence, R
Anniston Cadets Meet Junior Chamber at Malone Park
The Anniston Cadets played the Junior Chamber of Commerce ball club this afternoon at Malone Park at 3 30. Sewell was set to pitch for the Cadets while Nelson was expected to take the mound for the Jaceans.
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Anniston
Chamber of Commerce
Malone Park
Sewell
Nelson
Jaceans
Decatur Located on Alabama's Largest Stream
Decatur sits on the state's largest stream, a key geographical feature shaping its history and economy. The city’s position along the waterway has influenced development, trade, and regional connections over generations.
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Decatur
State
Alabama
All Colleges Invite Sewell To Commit To College
Truitt Sewell, the standout from Anniston Military Institute, has received numerous invitations from colleges to enroll. He plans to attend college despite interest from professional baseball clubs and has not yet revealed his choice. Sewell is regarded as the state's best all round prep school prospect in years.
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Truitt Sewell
Truitt
Kep
Sewell
Anniston Military Institute
Old Alex Tosses Cardinal Victory
Grover Cleveland Alexander pitched cleverly guiding the Cardinals to a 5-1 win over Boston. He allowed eight hits as Seibold Douthit and Hafey led a 13-hit Cardinal attack, while Boston’s hitters struggled.
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Alex
Cardinal
Local attendees travel to Athens for Cather-Waddell fight
A group including B. C. Shelton, Frank P. Lide, B. M. Bloodworth, Charles Beckus, Johnson, Dan Ewing, John Sherrill, Davidson, Buddy Jackson, Jumbo Johnson, an Ewing, John Sherrill, and George Jackson motored to Athens last night to witness the Cather-Waddell boxing match.
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B. C. Shelton
Frank P. Lide
B. M. Bloodworth
Charles Beckus
Johnson
Dan Ewing
John Sherrill
Davidson
Buddy Jackson
Jumbo Johnson
An Ewing
George Jackson
Athens
Florio Scrapper Nick Florio Scrapper’s Brain Night at Athens
Fight fans gathered in Athens to see Nick Florio introduced as the man who secured Gene Tunney’s first fight. Florio, Sammy Baker’s manager, whispered for Baker to speak, while he bowed. He has guided Sammy and Jackie Baker through their fifth major conquests in recent years, elevating them in boxing ranks.
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Nick Florio
Sammy Baker
Athens
Nick
Gene Tunney
Sammy
Florio
Jackie Baker
Ten Thousand Anticipated at Big Scrap Battle
Tom Owens formerly of Decatur now in Huntsville handles publicity for the Sammy Baker Tommy Jourdan event on May 23. He says at least 10 000 people are expected with seat sales showing attendance between 7 000 and 15 000.
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Tom Owens
Decatur
Huntsville
Sammy Baker
Tommy Jourdan
Baker Declares Jourdan Is Tough
Sammy Baker vows Jourdan is a hard opponent ahead of the Huntsville bout on May 23. He says Jourdan is among the toughest fighters he has faced and warns fans not to expect an easy scrap.
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Baker
Jourdan
Sammy Baker
Tommy Jourdan
Huntsville
Malone wins again as Cubs blank Dodgers into ninth
Pat Malone, rookie two years past with the Minneapolis Millers, earned his fifth straight win for the Chicago Cubs. He shut out the Brooklyn Dodgers until the ninth inning when two hits produced two runs, extending a long streak of scoreless innings early this season.
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Pat Malone
Minneapolis Millers
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Malone
Masons Meet Decatur Chapter Confers Higher Degrees Tonight
Decatur Chapter No. 38 Royal Arch Masons will meet at 7 30 oclock to confer the past master and most excellent master degrees.
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Masons
Decatur
Royal Arch Masons
DAILY CROSS WORD PUZZLE ACROSS AND DOWN CLUES
Puzzle from 1929 with many spelling errors lists across and down clues about hints epochs and names. It includes hints like ocean and.turning axis plus several foreign language and antiquated terms. The page credits Associated Press and shows unfinished words and garbled sections.
Ollie Finn In Poor Health In Hartselle
Ollie Finn of Hartselle, a World War II hero, is reported seriously ill by the Hartselle Enterprise. Friends in the area will be grieved to learn of his condition as his courageous battle against death continues.
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Ollie Finn
Hartselle
Mr. Finn
Yanks Extend Win Streak Over Browns in 7-3 Victory
The New York Yanks pushed their skidless run to seven after beating the St. Louis Browns 7-3. Tony Lazzeri drove in three runs with a home run, while Ruth added two hits. For St. Louis, Johnson held the Browns to five hits as Detroit beat the Senators 6-3 and the Macks defeated the White Sox 9-2. Goose Goslin homered for the Senators. Jim Foxx hit for the Macks. Jamieson scored the winning run for Cleveland on a sacrifice fly. Fonseca collected three singles and a double in five at bats.
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Robinson
Sturdy
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Campbell
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Chattanooga
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Krueger
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Montague
Pelicans
Memphis
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Alexander
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Hazen Cuyler
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Sox
Jimmy Foxx
Cleveland Indians
J. Sewell
Jamieson
Fonseca
DeMolay Commandery Confers Red Cross Degree
DeMolay Commandery No. 14 Knights Templar held a regular meeting last night and conferred the Red Cross degree on members.
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DeMolay Commandery No. 14
Knights Templar
Red Cross
Sammy Bakers Ambition To Bring Championship To Alabama
Sergeant Sammy Baker, a Tennessee Valley welterweight, telling 4000 Athens race track crowd he will bring the championship to Alabama, aims for Huntsville bout May 23 against Irish Tommy Jourdan while preparing in Huntsville with brother Jackie. He notes pride in Decatur and New Hope roots and predicts future glory in his native state. Jackie Baker to face Big Boy Oscar in prelims. both brothers visit family in Decatur after workouts.
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Sammy Baker
Alabama
Tennessee
Athens
Bill Cather
Jack Waddell
American Legion
Sammy
Dave Evans
Huntsville
Baker
Tommy Jourdan
Ers
America
Jackie Baker
Oscar
Birmingham
Decatur
Jackie
J. A. Baker
New Hope
Tennessee Valley
High School to Battle Cullmanites This Afternoon
Coach Kerby’s team, the high school lads, meet Cullman at City Park this afternoon in a renewal of their diamond warfare. J. Play may withhold his damp fingers long enough to influence play.
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Kerby
Cullman
City Park
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