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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1934
Page
6
The Decatur Greyhounds will play Austinville this afternoon at 3 30 at Delano Park. Paul Puckett will be on the mound for the locals with Tucker behind the plate. The visiting team is described as one of the fastest young squads in the section.
Jimmy Dykes, longtime Connie Mack third baseman and Chicago White Sox alum, will manage the team succeeding Lew Fonseca who failed to deliver a winner for Windy City fans.
A public notice from Horton Missouri announces a candidate for the office of Tax Collector in the Eighth Judicial Circuit. The statement appears in a Daily newspaper with the date June 12 and references political campaign disclosures.
A pasted miscellany from a girl away at school includes quips about dorm life and dating, letters about food and scales, and jokes on makeup, advertising, and missing money. It features exchanges between girl, her father, and suitors with wry lines on life and business.
In 1934 the Walker Cup pits American and British amateurs for the classic test with storied names like Scott Wethered Tolley and Tor rence. The cup, though titled international, has mostly stayed in the United States amid a history of seven Anglo American battles.
Auburn teams travel to Grant Field in Atlanta to face Georgia Tech. The Tigers seek another dual meet win after previous successes against Georgia and Florida with captain Sterling Dupree leading a strong squad including Loyd Richey, Robert Rutland, Carl Pihl, Elmer Kelley, and others.
Decatur lad Raymond Pepper of the St. Louis Browns earned a regular place this season. Pepper and George Puccinelli, both from the Rochester Red Wings, were acquired on option, Pepper proving effective while Puccinelli was sent back. Pepper is praised as a better fielder who has been hitting well enough.
One of the biggest crowds ever to attend a world bout meets "Gentleman Jack" Purdin here. Nichols has made one prior appearance, losing in a sensational affair. Nichols accepts chances and Lyons almost cost him the title in a close affair.
In a baseball game at a local park, Little Rock edged Atlanta 7 to 6 after 10 innings with a late ninth inning rally turning the tide and securing the win for Little Rock.
In the American League Boston beat Detroit 5 4 while St Louis defeated New York 9 8 and Chicago won 8 1 over Washington Philadelphia won 5 4 over Cleveland. In the National League 6 2 Pittsburgh topped, Boston 10 3 Cincinnati, Chicago 10 9 Brooklyn and St Louis 4 New York 0. American Association games featured Columbus 8 St Paul 2 and Kansas City 8 Louisville 4 plus Minneapolis 9 Toledo 8. International League results had Rochester 2 Syracuse 0 and Albany 7 Montreal 7 in a tie.
Houston defeated Fort Worth 3 to 2 while Tulsa routed San Antonio 13 to 8 and Oklahoma City beat Galveston 5 to 4 in Texas League action. The games showcased close pitching and offensive bursts across three matchups.
The schedule lists Boston at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Chicago, New York at St. Louis, and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Teams travel for matchups across major league venues with four games on the slate today.
Alabama closes a historic athletic year with a 5-4 baseball win over Mississippi State on Denny Field. The football team, under Frank Thomas, secured a conference title and added two more titles to give Alabama three straight. Track impressed by wins over Tulane Georgia Tech and Tennessee despite two losses to Ole Miss.
Maynard Layman, circulation manager of The Daily, scans big league box scores with divided interest. Ray Pepper of Decatur is with the St. Louis Browns, John Stone a former Maryville College roommate with the Washington Senators, and Speedy Rubles, another Maryville student, with the Philadelphia Nationals. All are outfielders.
The many friends of Dr Crow who have watched his extended illness will be glad to hear he is somewhat improved and continues to recover.
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