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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1936
Page
6
Major League Baseball action highlights include the Alabama Hosierymen delivering strong hitting and pitching to win two games by 15-1 and 3-2. The Giants, Cardinals, Tigers, Browns, and Red Sox posted wins amid Sunday crowds at Polo Grounds and various parks as season momentum builds.
Baseball leaders listed by the Associated Press show top batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching records for both the National and American leagues. Notable names include Medwick, Camilli, Moore, Gehringer, Trosky, Foxx, Grove, and Biecholder with marks across batting averages, runs, RBIs, and pitching wins losses.
May 18 Indianapolis eight drivers qualified Saturday and eight more on Sunday leaving seventeen spots open for the May 30 race. Rex Mays held the pole for the second year running with 119.64 mph while a 30,000 crowd watched Ralph Hepburn crash into the wall but escape injury as his car damaged the track wall and was later repaired for possible qualifications.
Dynamite Joe Dillman faces Wyoming’s Johnny Marrs in a two falls out of three match with a two hour limit. Marrs, boasting strong leg holds, vows to send Dillman back to Indianapolis in a beating. Semi final pits Mickey McGuire against Eddie Wayland for the crowd-pulling bill.
Yesterday’s baseball roundup names Vaughan of the Pirates Bartell of the Giants Handley Medwick J Martin Camilli M Kress Ainge Simmons Werber Ferrell Malters Browny and others as noted in the Themes Press summary.
Russellville defeats Goodyear 7 to 3 as Gober blanks Russellville through four innings and errors in the later frames add runs. Jack Prince leads Goodyear with three hits, while Sammie Whitt and Sterling Muzzy add two apiece. Saturday Goodyear hosts St Bernard College at Goodyear Park in a key early season test.
Multiple league results with scores across the Southern League American League and others. Highlights include Birmingham knotted at 4-4 Knoxville 3-1 in two games with 17 innings in the first and six in the second due to darkness, and minor league and international results such as Newark 9-5 Albany 6-6 and Buffalo 10-1 Montreal 1-0.
Statistics list batting and pitching leaders from the Southern teams. Notable names include Triplett and Dwyer of Nash, Henrich N of O, Sington of Chattanooga, and Stolen Bases led by Weatherly, Nonnenkamp. Team stats show Nashville scoring 233 runs and Atlanta 211, with least opponent runs for Atlanta at 123.
The piece notes teams like the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers penalty systems to enforce timely run production, rewarding clean hitting and no double plays with fines. It contrasts with boxing star Freddie Miller and boxer Sarron, then covers golf’s US Open qualifiers and the USGA’s stance on exempting top players.
Twenty five thousand spectators saw the hometown frog Can't Take It win the Calaveras county frog jumping jubilee with a 12 feet 3 inches three hop performance. Second place went to Jack Dalton with 12 feet 2 inches. The event honors Mark Twain and his Dan'l Webster tale.
Today's games feature Atlanta at Birmingham Knoxville at New Orleans Chattanooga at Memphis Nashville at Little Rock plus Alabama Florida League Troy at Andalusia Ozark at Union Springs Panama City at Enterprise Abbeville at Dothan Chicago at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn Washington at Detroit New York at Cleveland Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis.
Birmingham earns a 4-3 17 inning opener and a 4-1 nightcap over Knoxville to climb out of the cellar. Nashville slips past Memphis 6-7 after winning 5-3, while Little Rock defeats Chattanooga 3-1 and 7-1. Clyde Shoun, newly acquired from Chicago, stars in the long game, with Bill Beckman also pitching well for Birmingham.
Yesterday's Stars Joe DiMaggio had two doubles two runs and two hits as the Yankees defeated the Indians. Jim Bottomley drove in three in St Louis' first inning in a Browns win over the Athletics. Bill Werber and Rick Ferrell helped the Red Sox tie and win with a late homer and ninth inning blowout. Al Simmons drove in three for the Tigers with a homer and single against the Senators. Joe Medwick homered and collected two triples and a single in five plate appearances for the Cardinals against Philadelphia. Gus Mancuso sparked the Giants with an 11 hit attack including a double and two singles. Lee Handley hit a two run homer in the Reds 3.2 victory over the Dodgers.
The Alabama Hosierymen pressed two decisive wins over Florence State Teachers 15 1 and Columbia 3 2. Ikey Hargrove and Johnson homered, Eddie Black pitched well, and Robertson, Graham, Swallows and Keenum backed the rally with timely hits. The Silk Sox pushed Decatur to a close 3 2 victory at Pillow Park, with Newt Hardy rocked early and Josh Cole finishing, while Robertson starred on defense and Lindsey fanned 10.
Johnson and Hargrove led a high scoring game with Johnson homer, three base hits by Johnson and McElhannon, and steals by Swallows Winn and Gammon. Pitchers Davis Smoot and Black fared unevenly as Columbia and Hosierymen combined for 15 to 1 final.
The Rookies won three games over the weekend. In Delano Park they scored three ninth inning runs to beat Trinity 9 8. They defeated Riverburg Tennessee 7 1 and Whale City 13 1 on Sunday.
New York sports column notes Al Simmons and Mickey Cochrane amid Detroit chatter. It mentions Augie Galan, Leo Durocher, Dusty Rhodes, Babe Ruth, Canzoneri, Montaner, Ali, and other figures with sharp, humorous observations on teams, managers, and upcoming bouts and events.
A year ago Jesse Owens shattered world records as Ohio State won a four way meet over Wisconsin, Northwestern and Chicago. Lefty Gomez of the Yankees blanked diaws with two hits. Three years ago US Davis cup team swept singles while Johnson pitched one hit for the Reds. Enid Wilson captured the British women's golf title. Five years ago George Voight won early matches in the British amateur golf championship as Athletics posted a tenth straight victory.
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