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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1932
Page
6
Shorty Ogle pitched ten strikeouts and allowed eight hits as Cullman beat Hartselle 7 to 5 in the season opener. Leonard Hartsele doubled twice for the losers while Cullman noted aggressive hitting with a first-inning flurry including a home run.
Two base hits by Cooper Pruitt and Hartselle players. Burns hits a home run. Tingle hits two triples. Ogle allows eight runs in nine innings Johnston thirteen in nine. White Burleson and Johnston steal bases. Double plays involved Merrello Cooper Yarber and Pruitt Long Burleson. Left on base Cullman four Hartselle three. Ogle ten strikeouts Johnson four. Ogle wild pitch two. Ogle hit by pitch Long credited.
Vols debuts a new rule after Southern league magnates ban Carr lively ball. Short right field fence prompts many home runs and high scoring games. Yesterday the Vols won 11 to 8 in Sulphur Dell where pitchers dread twirling due to the hitter friendly park.
Interest is rising for the American Legion exhibition at the state convention in Gadsden late in July. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce plans an exhibit of Morgan county agricultural and industrial products.
Presiding Elder R. T. Tyler of the Decatur district will be heard here twice Sunday as he fills two pulpits, delivering sermons at local churches. The reading notes his visit as a key event for area congregations.
President Martin of the Southern league endorses a move to deaden the pellets of the baseball used in parks. The plan aims to curb the high velocity hitting trend this season as teams report many players surpassing .300 and some over .400. Clubs will switch to a less lively ball as current supplies run out.
Rev Roy Price returned from China and billed as a top mission speaker will deliver addresses across North Alabama next week. He speaks May 25 at Town Creek, May 26 at 11:00 in Athens district laymen and pastors conference, 7:30 in Tanner, May 27 at 10:00 First Methodist, 3:00 Moulton, 1:30 Ninth Street Methodist.
The 11 o'clock service will feature a sermon at First Methodist Church and a 7:30 p.m. service at Central Methodist Church led by the visiting preacher.
Red Sox prevail 13 to 10 at home in their last game of the year as Brute Pickering drives in four runs on 18 hits. Browns beat Nationals 11 to 7 with Stewart and Coffman on the mound. Babe Ruth homers in the 10th as Yankees edge Indians 3 to 2 behind Johnson. Athletics defeat Detroit 8 to 2 behind Lefty Grove in his fifth straight win.
Decatur club in Bee Line league eyes a second straight win at Athens after their first victory. Bob McCarley aims to start the year strong against Athens hitters, while Van Buren Curren, Athens ace, starts on the mound for the home club in today’s 3 p.m. game pending weather.
Trinity baseball club drilled Town Creek 13 to 1 on a Wednesday, as pitcher Young allowed three hits and fanned eleven. Bedingfield led Trinity with three hits including two homers, while King also homered. Horton and Layman hit Town Creek triples but produced no runs.
Mr and Mrs J E Hampton of Moulton route two stop in Decatur en route to Ocala Florida for a ten day vacation with Mr and Mrs R G Estes. Hampton estimates the drive at thirty hours covering about 765 miles between Decatur and Ocala.
The Barons and Noogans battled to a 4 4 tie after 12 innings as Henry Shoaf pitched well for the Barons. The Crackers lost to the Memphis Chicks 10 6 in the opener while Morrison limited the Chicks to three hits in a 3 1 win for Red Barron's club. Travelers suffered a pair of near misses as Pebs edged them 7 6 and 6 5 in tight games.
The Kentucky Hill Billy radio artist will be heard this evening at the community sing in the Delia Theatre. The program begins at 7:30 and the public is invited to attend.
Old Tom Zachary scattered five hits as the Braves beat the Cardinals 5 to 3. Haines left after six for a pinch hitter, while Guy Bush allowed seven hits as the Cubs beat the Phillies 6 to 4 paced by Charley Grimm’s 3 for 4. The Dodgers topped the Pirates 4 to 2 and the Giants routed the Reds 9 to 3 with Bill Terry hitting his ninth homer.
The second Hartselle Cullman game in the Bline circuit will be played Friday at Cullman starting at three. Cullman management aims to draw a big crowd by giving away a bale of cotton to boost interest.
Auburn will send 15 athletes under coach Wilbur Hutsell to Grant Field in Atlanta for the Southern Conference track and field carnival after a string of dual meet wins. Team members include Capt. Jeff Beard and Ham O Har a with fields in discus shot put and 440 relay.
The Four Square baseball club will play Trinity on next Saturday afternoon at the Connecticut Mills diamond. The 4-Square outfit appreciates Trinity strength and expects a stiff test, one of the hardest of the year.
The Southeastern league ends its season after a wobbly start with Wednesday’s games the last in the circuit. Poor attendance in several cities cited as reason for the decision amid ongoing losses and financial strain.
Alabama high schools plan shorter football schedules to cut costs. Long trips will be avoided to save money. More teams ended the last season in the red than usual.
A called meeting of the Benevolent hospital board is set for Friday at three o'clock in the Morgan County National Bank directors room. All members are urged to attend.
Legion officials study proposals to introduce wrestling and possibly boxing programs this summer. Negotiations continue for using the new Alabama Mills park for the planned activities.
Today’s slate features Birmingham at Nashville Memphis at Knoxville Little Rock at Atlanta New Orleans at Chattanooga Washington at New York two games Boston at Philadelphia National League Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
Results show New Orleans 8 Nashville 11 Birmingham 4 Chattanooga 4 called end of 12th due to darkness Little Rock 7 6 Knoxville 6 4 second game 10 innings Memphis 10 Atlanta 6 3.
In ten innings Philadelphia defeated Detroit 8 to 2 while New York 3 Cleveland 2. Washington lost to St Louis 7 to 11 and Boston defeated Chicago 13 to 10.
Raymond Pepper was back in the Cardinal lineup yesterday after several days away. He went 2 at bats with one run scored and one hit a double. He had no fielding chances.
The Barons new outfielder Klumpp impressed in Chattanooga yesterday. He went 2-for-6 with a walk, scored a run, and handled two chances without error.
The Central high baseball season crowned Boyce Huie as top hitter and top pitcher, with Ed Hefner and Chink Thornhill among the few 300 club players. Billy Chilis hit .1000 in three games, as Decatur posted seven wins in thirteen starts. Ed Harvey led with three wins and 33 strikeouts. Newt Hardy fanned 52 in seven starts. Romeo Morin failed to record a decision in two starts.
Romeo Morin Ed Hefner Newt Hardy and J W Lanier joined the D club, the high school athletics group, during initiation at the Bee Line opener. The ceremony occurred Tuesday as thousands watched the game and a paddling ritual took place.
The many friends of Mrs. John Bryant who is ill at her home on Sixth avenue will be gratified to learn that she is somewhat improved today.
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