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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1927
Page
6
Mobile Bears beat the Birmingham Chicks 11-8 at Rickwood in a high scoring game marked by 18 hits for Mobile and 14 for Birmingham. Osbourne and teammates battered the Chattanooga attack while Eddie Lewis and others contributed key blows.
In the first inning, a player hit his eighth home run of the year during the Brown-Yank clash. He scored two of the Yank’s four runs in his second appearance of the afternoon. No chances in the field.
A collage of adages and quips from Cincinnati Enquirer and Houston Post Dispatch notes on procrastination, pride, love missteps, youth, and aging. Observations touch on knowledge, cynicism, and the changing times through brief vignettes and one-liners.
Bevo punishes Millers with a hard hitting display as the Mud Hens edge the Millers eight to seven. Mae Millers must hurry from their home lot to salvage an eight game early-season lead with Earl Smith homering twice and a late three run shot by Malone unable to overcome Toledo's offense.
The Decatur Giants toured out of town with 17 players led by Frank Johnson a local promoter and business manager. They swept a three game series against Atlanta White Sox 15 2 with Joe Martin delivering long distance hits. The team plans to return June to start Negro Southern League play and hopes for larger crowds.
The St Bernard College Saints overwhelmed Albany Purple 16 to 4 in Cullman as Saints pitchers Huie and Bishop dominated. Local fans watched a erratic game with strong Saints hitting and steady defense.
Nashville visits Memphis and Chattanooga travels to Little Rock in the Southern League while Boston visits Cleveland and New York plays St Louis in the American League and National League matchups across Pittsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at Brooklyn and St Louis at New York.
Yesterday's games feature wins and losses across the Southern League American Association International League and other circuits. Notable scores include Birmingham 8 Mobile 11 and New Orleans 10 Atlanta 5 with St Louis 1. Other results show New York 10 St Louis 1 and Boston 4 in an eight inning rain shortened tilt.
Western League results include Omaha 8 Amarillo 3 and Lincoln 8 Wichita 6. Denver beats Tulsa 4 in 15 innings. Des Moines edges Oklahoma City 7 to 6 as Macon 9 Sparta nburg 14 and Augusta 14 Greenville 238 appear in the day’s mixed standings.
Springfield 7 Fort Smith 9 Tooeka 4 St. Joseph 7 Okmulgee 3 Muskogee 6.
Meridian beats Monroe 3 to 2, Vicksburg outscores Laurel 4 to 2, Alexandria tops Hattiesburg 8 to 1, Gulfport defeats Jackson 10 to 1. In Florida State League action Tampa loses to Sanford 4 to 6 as St. Petersburg 0 falls to Sarasota 3 and Miami edges Orlando 4 to 3.
Two unkempt youths, aged 14 and 19, faced petit larceny charges for allegedly stealing a fish gifted to them. The Lord Mayor set bail at 18.60 dollars each, with one boy jailed awaiting payment as Officers Nance and Patterson arrested them on the owner’s complaint. The case is noted as the first of its kind in local police records.
Florette hosts Somerville on the baseball field Saturday afternoon as two evenly matched teams face off. A strong crowd is expected as fans take the afternoon off to watch the game.
The high reached 72 degrees and the low dropped to 47 as the local weather bureau released today’s temperature range.
The Tennessee river continued to fall today with a gauge reading of 5-4 noted. Local observers report steady downstream flow and narrowing water levels across nearby shores.
Morgan Hi travels to Malone Park in Albany for a Friday afternoon basketball with Hartselle. Tip is at 3:80 o clock as Albany seeks revenge after a prior meeting where Hartselle won. Coach Alford has not named the starting lineup. The game is the semi wind up of the season with Albany closing the year next Wednesday against the Saints.
Sally League game recap shows Agcheville trailing Charlotte 13 to 4 in early action. Knoxville defeats Columbia 8 to 0 after a late adjustment as Columbia trains.
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