Decatur Wins Big Over Sheffield Tigers on Benson Field
Decatur crushed Sheffield 20 to 4 on Benson Field behind Albert Harvey's dominant pitching. Harvey limited Sheffield to one run in six innings as Decatur used a second inning burst and multi inning rallies to pull away. Banks Lanier Thornhill and Machtolff led a 14 run second and continued scoring through the eighth.
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Sheffield High
Benson Field
Sheffield
Albert Harvey
Harvey
Hefner
Morin
Doss
Stonecipher
Machtolff
Tipler
H. Sutton
Wild
Button
Jones
Hule
Hemner
Pickins
Thornhill
Hardy
Haile
Stoney
Laywell
Banks
Lanier
Bobby
Johnston
Huie
Bush Singles 10 Score a Victory
Bush doubled in the ninth to drive in Stephenson and lift the Cubs 3 to 2 over the Braves. Dodgers win 5 to 3 on a triple play against the Reds. Cards edge Phils 8 to 7 in a tight affair as late scoring influences the outcome. Sheffield loses to Decatur in a stinging setback amid North Alabama title talks.
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Stephenson
Cubs
Braves
Zachary
Dodgers
Reds
Vance
Todd
Gonzales
Pop
Cards
Phils
Pepper
Athens Bees Line exhibition strong ahead of season opener
Athens Bee Line league team won their fifth of six exhibition games, beating Dallas Mills of Huntsville 3 to 2 in a tight contest. Sam Whitt and Lefty Scott helped amass eleven hits while Slick Coffman shut down Dallas with five hits allowed. Fisk led Dallas with multiple safeties as Athens posted impressive form on the tour with three wins over Florence Normal and Merrimack taking the lone loss.
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Athens
Dallas Mills
Huntsville
Sam Whitt
Lefty Scott
Slick Coffman
Dallas
Fisk
Coffman
Florence
Merrmack
Merrimack
Athenians Travel to Final Bee Line Showdown
The Athenians of the Bee Line league head to Decatur next Tuesday for the exhibition season finale. Athens enters the clash in high form and eyeing another league flag.
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Decatur
Athens
Southern and American League Matchups Listed for Today
Today's schedule features Nashville at Chattanooga, Knoxville at Atlanta, Memphis at New Orleans, Little Rock at Birmingham, St. Louis at Philadelphia, Chicago at New York, Detroit at Washington, Cleveland at Boston, plus Philadelphia at St. Louis, Boston at Chicago, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, and New York at Pittsburgh.
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Southern League
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Little Rock
Scores From Weekend Games Across Cities
Nashville 3 Chattanooga 4. Knoxville 2 Atlanta 8. Memphis 10 New Orleans 8. Little Rock 5 Birmingham 25.
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Memphis
New Orleans
Little Rock
Birmingham
Weather and scores mix across cities with rain and ties
Reports show Chicago to New York with rain and Cleveland to Boston rain. St Louis beats Philadelphia 4 to 9, Detroit loses to Washington 0 to 7, Brooklyn over Cincinnati 5 to 3. New York and Pittsburgh endure cold. Boston and Chicago tie 3 to 3, St Louis wins 8 to 7 in ten innings.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York-Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Saywell Beats Sutton in 6 Run Game
Harvey earned the win with five walks allowed by Sutton in two innings while Burns and Henigan surrendered the rest. Saywell walked five, and Sheffield and Decatur reached base multiple times as Pickins and others turned double plays. Umpires Surleson and Eubanks. Time 2 16.
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Harvey
H. Sutton
Burns
Henigan
Pickins
Jones
Machtolff
Huie
Thornhill
Hefner
Sheffield
Decatur
Surleson
Eubanks
Final Hi Battle Florence 15th Halts Baseball at Central High
Decatur High enters a key matchup with Coffee High at Florence next Friday as baseball activities pause for the year. Decatur holds seven wins and five losses after routing Sheffield Tigers earlier, a performance that stung Sheffield. Future games are possible but none are listed on the schedule to date.
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Florence
Yellow Jackets
Coffee High
Decatur
Sheffield Tigers
Tiger
Sheffield Clan
Pageant Planned At First Methodist Church
A pageant titled The Good Shepherd will be presented Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the First Methodist church. The public is invited and Sunday school members and their parents are urged to attend.
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First Methodist Church
Millmen Open Season May 21 With Haleyville Clash
The Alabama Hosiery Millmen, a top Valley baseball club, will start the season May 21 with a single engagement against Haleyville. They plan practice rounds with Decatur Bee Line and expect a stronger lineup than last year with several additions. Haleyville is renowned for solid ball teams and is anticipated to be a tough opener.
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Alabama Hosiery Millmen
Haleyville
Decatur Bee Line Club
Alabama Millmen
John Miller Likely To Join the Locals
Auburn product John Miller of Somerville may join the Decatur team in the amateur circuit this summer as an outfielder. He recently recovered from a broken leg and should bring strong batting power to the club.
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John Miller
Auburn
Somerville
Decatur
Miller
Decatur Bee Line Team Heads to Huntsville for Practice
Decatur's Bee Line leaguers were set to depart for Huntsville this morning to play a final practice game before the season opener. Bob Chandler was slated to start this afternoon but may be replaced early. Manager Mc Duff will test several player combinations to find the best lineup.
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Decatur
Huntsville
Bob Chandler
McDuff
First Triple In Majors This Year Dodgers Pulse
The Dodgers turned the first triple play of the major league season yesterday. In the third inning a hit batsman and single put two Red runners on. Ashjornson on first and Kolp on second were nabbed off the bags by a throw from the Brooklyn shortstop to Cuccinello and then to first for the out at first.
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Harvey
Burns
Banks
Huie Thornhill
Hardy
Huie
Thornhill
Hefner
Morin
Jones
Ees Hardy
Doss
Dodgers
Ashjornson
Kolp
Douthit
Wright
Brooklyn
Cuccinello
Asby
Nab Holp
Crowder Shuts Out Tigers as Nats Win 7 0
General Crowder pitched a two hit shutout against Detroit and helped his team with a single and a triple. Washington totaled 11 hits with Wyatt and Herring contributing. In other action, Earnshaw allowed six hits as the Athletics beat the Browns 9 to 4 with 17 hits.
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Detroit Tigers
Nats
Wyatt
Herring
Athletics
Browns
Earnshaw
St. Louis
Admission prices cut by Class AA to boost attendance
Class AA baseball game prices are reduced to attract more fans. Bleacher seats costing two bits each will be installed by the American Association and likely also by the Pacific Coast League.
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American Association
Pacific Coast League
River Falling As Gauge Shows 6.8 Feet
The Tennessee river is dropping with a reading of 6.8 feet at seven o'clock, indicating a continuing fall in water level across the river.
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Tennessee
Barons Roll to Easy Win in High-Scoring Victory
The Barons crushed Little Rock 25 to 5 at Rickwood with 22 hits including four doubles six triples and two home runs. Abé White pitched for the Barons while French hit a homer. Gill homered for Noogans in a 4 to 8 win over the Vols. Red Barron Led Crackers past Smokies 8 to 2 Hearn the winner. Chicks beat Pets 10 to 8 with 14 hits and seven runs in the third.
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Rickwood
Little Rock
Abé White
Pelos
French
Gill
Noogans
Vols
Nashville
Red Barron
Smokies
Barron
Hearn
Pets
Chicks
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