Cooper Disco topples Alabama Hosiery 12–9 in high-scoring rout
Riverside carries a 9 run first three innings to beat Alabama Hosiery 12 to 9 as Moore and Payne combine on the mound. Bud Lee leads Riverside at the plate with two hits including a two bagger. Cotrell and Bryant also produce multiple safeties in a rough 1939 clash.
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Cooper Disco
Alabama
Disco
Lear Tue
Riverside
Moore
Payne
Bud Lee
Joe Cottrell
Bryant
Kimbrell
Sanders
Clyde Smith
Todd
Sims
Cole
Cooper- Wells
Champs
Hillis
al Wilson
Tut Montgomery
Clifton Kimbrell
Cooper-Wells
Campbell
Mitchell
Paul Draper
Montgomery
Nchols
Landers
P. Landers
Culver
Corder
Baseball results and standings in two leagues
National League Chicago 5 Boston 4 with other games postponed. American League Boston 7 St Louis 5. Southern Association Memphis 6 Knoxville 4 Nashville 9 Little Rock 8 New Orleans 9 Chattanooga 3 only games scheduled.
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Southern Association
Memphis
Knoxville
Nashville
Little Rock
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Schedule of Today's Major League Baseball Games
The card lists ten matchups across the league including Chicago at New York and New York at Chicago plus St. Louis at Brooklyn and Boston at St. Louis. Other series feature Cincinnati at Philadelphia Detroit at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington Atlanta at New Orleans and more.
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Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Garrison's Dominates Cullman in Strawberry Festival Game
Garrison's defeated Cullman Chamber of Commerce southballers 18 to 1 in Cullman as part of the strawberry festival program Thursday. McCulloch pitched for Decatur and held Cullman to five hits. R. Smith led Decatur with two extra base hits.
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Garrison’s
Cullman Chamber of Commerce Southballers
Cullman
McCulloch
Decatur
R. Smith
Muscled Moochers Warned Against Brute Strength
Chicago May 17. Felix Johie staff officer of the Cook County forest preserve district cautions that big muscular workers are not always the best. He says the display of brute strength often masks loafing while less brawny men do the real work.
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Chicago
Felix Johie
Cook County
LSU Favored In Track Go At SEC Meet
Birmingham May 17 LSU was favored to win the team trophy at the Southeastern Conference track and field championships opened at Legion Field. Auburn Florida and Alabama challenged for runner-up with about 150 competitors from 12 of 13 schools. Defending champions and rising newcomers shaped a competitive two day meet with trials beginning at 1 30 p m local time.
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Birmingham
Ala
Louisiana State
Bimelech
Bayou Tigers
Auburn
Florida
Alabama
Legion Field
Sewanee
Francis Kearney
Willis Tucker
Tennessee
Maurice France
Mississippi State
Georgia
Vassa Cate
Kearney
France
Bob Dickinson
Billy Brown
Harry Hays
Tulane
Charley Belcher
Georgia Tech
Arky Erwin
S. U
Pleasant Valley social notes from Morgan County
Everyone enjoys fair weather as residents share weekend visits and church attendance. Ruth Hawkins spent Saturday night with Mary Iva Macy, Nell Joe Howard and Fred attended Hulaco singing, and the Howard and Johnston families traveled to Hartselle. Cintha Shelton works in Hartselle while Ruth and Learlene Collins attended Ryan services.
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Ruth Hawkins
Mary Iva Mas
Nell Joe Howard
Fred
Hulaco
Nell Jo Howard
Emmit Howard
Jimmie Johnston
Hartselle
Cintha
Shelton
Bartselle
Ruth
Learlene Collins
Ryan
Paul Smallwood
Jim Small
Alabama Conservation Reports Improve Fishing in Lauderdale Colbert
Fishing conditions improve across the Lauderdale and Colbert district with bass crappie and white bass biting fair to good on live bait and plugs. Waters are clear to high with several creeks and lakes listed as favorable for weekend angling.
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Lauderdale
Colbert
White Lake
Wilson and
Wheeler Dams
Anderson Creek
Big Bear Creek
Buzzard’s
Cane Creek
Little Bear Creek
Second Creek
Cypress Creek
Shoals Creek
First Creek
Rock Creek
Limestone
Beaver Dam Creek
White Spring Creek
Hardeman Lake
Beulah Bay
Elk River
Big Creek
Florence Road
Morgan and Lawrence
Wheeler Lake
Flint Creek
Big Nance Creek
Town Creek
Red Sox Hold Lead In Tight American League Race
The Boston Red Sox won 7-5 over the St. Louis Browns to extend their AL lead to three games over the Cleveland Indians with 18 of 24 spring wins. New York's rain delay kept the Yankees idle as Chicago Cubs defeated the Bees 5-4 and a Reds Dodgers game was halted by rain in the fourth inning.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Boston Red Sox
Red Sockers
Cleveland Indians
Indians
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Red Sox
Yankees
New York
McCarthy
Yanks
Chicago
Boston
Chicago Cubs
Bees
al Lopez
Bill Lee
Cubs
Rip Russell
Jim Gleeson
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bill Werber
Ival Goodman
Reds
Demand for Good Apartments Drives Daily Want Ad Rentals
In bustling markets, good apartments stay in high demand and renters seek quick exposure. landlords leverage Daily Want Ads to reach a broad audience, pairing appealing listings with prompt inquiries and swift occupancy.
Briez chats about sports and rumors in New York
Eddie Briez catalogues sports chatter from May in New York. Carleton earned a $500 bonus for a no hitter. Ambers faced health checks before a big welter title bid. Henrich may replace Powell at first for the Yankees. Durocher and MacPhail clash over Ripple. Phelan eyes retirement. Wake Forest loses Vanden Dries. Galento and Mendel noted for management tensions.
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New York
Tex Carleton
Hugh
Henry Armstrong
Lew Jenkins
Lou Ambers
Tommy Henrich
Yanks
Jake Powell
Carnegie Tech
Eddie Baker
al Hostak
Tony Galento
Harry Mendel
Herman Taylor
Leo Durocher
Larry MacPhail
Jimmy Ripple
Gene Moore
John J. Phelan
N. Y. Boxing Commission
Suffolk
Wake Forest
Vanden Dries
Star End
Larry MacPhail Bets Dodgers Then Roots For You To Win
The blurb notes Larry MacPhail placing bets against the Dodgers before cheering supporters, while a Shelton High School coach mutters about 50 errors in five games. It also mentions a Forbes Field usher urging fans to double up and march out single file, and introduces George Parnassos adding John Hanschen to his boxing stable. In West Texas New Mexico League Class C action eight teams combined for 530 runs, 659 hits and 174 errors over a week.
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Larry MacPhail
Dodgers
Conn
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh
George Parnassos
John Hanschen
Scott
Pirates consider Paul Waner to replace Frank Frise in driver seat
Harold C Burr reports in the New York Post that Pittsburgh Pirates discuss ousting Frank Frise and naming Paul Waner as the new driving force behind the club. The plan signals a shift in leadership as the team weighs a bold lineup change.
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Harold C. Burr
New York Post
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Frank Frise
Paul Waner
Yankees Enjoy Breaks In Rainy Western Invasion
With the first three games rain ed out in succession the Yankees seem to be enjoying a very success ful western invasion.
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Yankees
VOLS BOAST FINE RECORD
The Nashville Vols lead the Southern Association with 22 wins and 5 losses for an .815 mark, six games ahead of Memphis. A 9 8 victory over Little Rock highlighted their latest stretch as Chattanooga falls to New Orleans 9 3 and Memphis split a double header with Knoxville.
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Associated Press
Nashville Vols
Memphis
Little Rock
Chattanooga Lookouts
New Orleans
Knoxville
Chicks
Smokies
Atlanta
Birmingham
Alabama tax assessors elect new leaders at Montgomery convention
Tax Collector WY F Crabtree of Hale county is the new president of the Alabama Association of tax assessors and collectors. He succeeds Roy Johnson of Birmingham. H L Laneby of Monroe county is vice president and Joe Patton of Sumter is secretary treasurer at the association's annual convention.
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Montgomery
Ala
WY. F. Crabtree
Hale County
Alabama Association of Tax Assessors and Collectors
Roy Johnson
Birmingham
H. L. Lazenby
Monroe County
Joe Patton
Sumter
Dollar Pajamas Special Builds Window Bargain Sign
A Lancaster department store featured a prominent show window sign reading Dollar pajamas Special at 1.10. The display highlights a low price promotion from an unidentified retailer in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
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Lancaster
Atlanta flogging case yields second conviction in Fulton
Dan Eddson a 25 year old electrotyper and printing plant employee was found guilty of assault and battery on P S Toney CIO textile union organizer. Toney an organizer among about 50 persons alleged lashed by night riders in suburban Atlanta over the past three years awaits sentence in superior court.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
Dan Eddson
P. S. Toney
Blue Devils beat Athens in 15 to 10 affair at Allen Park
Decatur Blue Devils defeated Athens 15–10 at Allen Park with Hudson striking out 13 for the Devils and Sheats fanning three in the seventh. Athens pitcher Reir struck out seven as Kimbrell led the Imps with four safeties. The teams set to play Hanceville Saturday at Alabama Park starting 3 PM.
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Decatur Blue Devils
Athens
Allen Park
Hudson
Satans
Sheats
Devils
Reir
Kimbrell
Imps
Layman
Blue Devils
Hanceville
Alabama Park
Graham
Brazelton
Mcartrie
C. Grant
Mitchell
Manahan
Briscoe
Smith
P. Hanceville
B. Basenburg
Basenburg
Johnson
Davis
P. Cannon
Glasscock
Granthem
Rf. White
Jones
House votes unlimited leave in recall of duty
In Columbia, D C on May 17 the house approved unlimited leave for lawmakers. The move expands paid time off without a defined cap, drawing immediate questions about impact on legislative work and attendance.
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Columbia, D. C
House
Absence Granted for Representative Rae A Moore
The 73 year old representative was granted leave to recover from the stress of fatherhood after welcoming a baby girl this week.
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Raether A. Moore
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