Softballers Begin Season in Decatur League Action
Decatur's softball league opens Monday with Kama Hosiery Mills and Cooper Wells facing Parks Grocery. The first half ends July 13 with Parks Grocery vs Decatur Iron and Steel Co. Schedule includes May 23 through July 13 games featuring Goodyear, Alabama, Riverside, Cooper-Wells, Parks Grocery, and Decatur I. & 8.
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Decatur
Kama Hosiery Mills
Cooper Wells
Parks Grocery
Decatur Iron and Steel Co
Goodyear
Alabama
Cooper-Wells
Parks
Riverside
Decatur I
Cooper- Wells
Riversleeve
S&s
S. Good
Canes
Women Golfers Chase Gaut Trophy In Memphis Invitatio
In Memphis at the country club, top women golfers begin competition for the Marguerite Gaut trophy. Defending champion Miss Marion Miley of Lexington KY is favored after a Southern title, facing a field that includes Kathryn Hemphill of Washington DC and other noted players. The event marks the start of match play in the Memphis invitation tournament.
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Memphis
Tenn
Marguerite Gaut
Memphis Country Club
Marion Miley
Lexington
Kathryn Hemphill
Columbia
D.c
Dave Gant
Defense judge dismisses case over amusement tax claim
Three Buffalo businessmen were arraigned for a gambling device case. A defense attorney warned distributors could think such devices legal due to the federal amusement tax. Judge Clifford McLaughlin replied and dismissed the case.
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Buffalo, N. Y
Clifford McLaughlin
Golf by Reasoning and Planning Outweigh Feeling
Alex Morrison argues golf success hinges on disciplined reasoning over emotion. He notes choosing practical shots off the tee and aiming for two-putt greens yields consistent results, while gambles like driver off the tee or risky first putts lead to failures.
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Alex Morrison
Neck hold barred in Nashville bout with Gunther vs O Mahony
Promoter Chris Jordan announces a return match between Bullet Joe Gunther the Nashville neck breaker and Art O Mahony for Tuesday night at the Martin arena. Jordan will referee and disqualify the neck hold. A semi final features Billy McEwen versus Ned Taylor as a large crowd is expected.
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Bullet Joe Gunther
Nashville
Art O'Mahony
Chris Jordan
American Legion
Gunther
O'Man
Jordan
Martin Arena
O'Mahony
Billy McEwen
Ned Taylor
Ohio
Riverside Miniatures Triumph Over Cooper-Wells Mills 5 4
Riverside edged Cooper-Wells hosiery mills 5 4 as Shelby Cole pitched effectively allowing four hits. The decisive seventh inning saw Paul Shafer single and Cole double to drive in the winning run. Whitmire and Campbell each collected two hits. Doc Hurst took the loss for Cooper-Wells.
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Riverside
Cooper-Wells Hosiery Mills
Shelby Cole
Cooper-Wells
Paul Shafer
Shafer
J. B. Whitmire
A. G. Campbell
Doc Hurst
Cooper Wells
Robin lays egg on baby's first birthday in Vancouver
A robin perched on Evangeline Larkworthy’s baby carriage in Vancouver on her first birthday placed a small blue egg as she slept outdoors. The brief nature scene notes the bird’s unexpected gift in the park setting.
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Vancouver
B. C
Evangeline Larkworthy
Brietz Notes On Sports World And Rumors
Eddie Brietz surveys sports chatter from May 19, noting Joe Cronin in Beantown breaks, Dizzy Dean bursitis talk, Minneapolis boxing promoters, Rudy York Detroit St Louis trade rumors, Alabama halfback Paul Spencer All-America tease, and various athletic anecdotes from Chicago to Edenton.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Joe Cronin
Beantown
Mr. Webster
Dauber
Paul Working
Bill Terry
Dizzy Dean
Cubs
Evil Bye Finkel
Bob Zuppke
Tlmois
Chicago
Harry Thomas
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Bob Pastor
Detroit
St. Louis
Rudy York
Edenton
N. C
Paul Spencer
Alabama
Southern League Scores Report
Knoxville topped Birmingham 11 to 10 while Memphis beat Atlanta 5 to 4 Chattanooga lost 4 to 13 and Little Rock fell 2 to New Orleans 10 Nashville posted a 4 to 4 tie or win depending on the box score.
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Knoxville
Birmingham
Memphis
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Baseball scores and rain affect American League games
National League results include Chicago 4 over New York 2 and St. Louis 12 over Brooklyn 4 with rain affecting Cincinnati Philadelphia and Boston 2 over Pittsburgh 1. American League shows Cleveland 7 over Philadelphia 2 and Washington 5 over Detroit 1 with Boston Chicago game played on wet grounds and a New York 11 over St. Louis 7 later.
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Chicago
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Goodman and Oulmet Vie for Troon in Walker Cup
British amateur Francis Oulmet joins the field as Walker Cup team selections Nearing completion at Troon. The squad features standout players with Goodman and other top amateurs contending for national honors as the competition heats up.
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Goodman
Francis Oulmet
Troon
American golfers prepped for British amateur at Troon
The article notes Johnny Goodman as a leading British amateur favorite with Frankie Quimet among a strong American lineup at Troon for the May 23 British amateur. Walker Cup veterans Fischer Yates and Reynolds Smith join many contenders as 241 entries compete, with key pairings like Yates vs Fischer expected in early rounds.
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New York
Johnny Goodman
Goodman
Francis Quimet
Frankie
Johnny
Troon
Johnny Fischer
Charley Yates
Reynolds Smith
Ray Billows
Bud Ward
Fréd Haas
Charley Kosis
Quimet
Fischer
St. Andrews
Portland
Chicago
Tommy Armour
Alex Morison
Ner
Boston
Eas A On
Smith
Wat Es Kocsis
Billows
Haas
Culmet
Reynolds
Mith
Pine Valley
DiMaggio and Medwick Roar Back as Sluggers Lead Leagues
Joe DiMaggio and Ducky Medwick surge after slow starts, leading with .431 and .426 batting marks respectively. DiMaggio belts two homers against Buck Newsom's pitches to fuel a Yankees 11 7 win over the Browns, while Medwick helps the Gas Housers to a 12 4 victory and Brooklyn strengthens its streak in the Dodgers win.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Storm
Joe DiMaggio
Ducky Medwick
Yankees
Gas House
Ducky Wucky
Joe
DiMag
Ducky
St. Louis Browns
DiMaggio
Buck Newsom
Medwick
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Gas Housers
Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia
Boston Bees
Jim Turner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jolly Cholly Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Carl Hubbell
Larry French
Mc Ott
Gabby Hartnett
Hubbell
Cleveland
Bobby Feller
Athletics
Indians
Connie Mack
Wes Ferrell
Senators
Lookouts Sweep Doubleheader From Travelers in Southern Association
Chattanooga Lookouts moved into contention with a doubleheader sweep of the champion Little Rock Travelers. First game ended 4 to 2 and the second 18 to 4 as Dale Alexander homered with two aboard and the Lookouts piled 17 singles in seven innings. Other results: Knoxville beat Birmingham 11–10 in 12 innings, Memphis edged Atlanta 5–4 in 11, and New Orleans topped Nashville 10–4 in nine. Birmingham built an early 10–2 lead, Knoxville rallied with seven in the seventh, then additional runs in the 12th to win.
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Chattanooga Lookouts
Little Rock Travelers
Lookouts
Dale Alexander
Knoxville
Birmingham
Atlanta
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
Pelicans
Sandy McDougal
Smokies
Fliers Win Streak Halted in 5-4 Loss to Selma Leafs
Montgomery and Mobile battled in an 11-4 game as the Skippers beat the Bombers amid seven errors. Pensacola fell to Selma 5-4 after a late ninth inning rally. Horton and Griswold each drove in a run for the Fliers.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wally Dashiell
Pensacola Filers
Selma Leafs
Pensacolans
Gadsden
Meridian
Scrappers
Mobile
Bombers
Barrett
Red Sox Rout Tigers in Rain Delayed Game
A 5-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers highlighted a day when both the Red Sox and White Sox games were washed out in Chicago by rain.
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Tottering Tigers
Red Sox
White Sox
Chicago
LSU Favored In Track Go At SE Conference Meet
Birmingham May 19 LSU is favored to win the Southeastern conference track and field championship by about 15 points based on season dual meet marks. Georgia Auburn Georgia Tech Tulane are contenders with several events seen as threats to records including Aldridge in the two mile and marks in the javelin 100 yard dash and discus.
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Kenneth Gregory Birmingham
Ala
Tigers
Louisiana State
Georgia
Bulldogs
Legion Field
Forrest
Spec) Towns
Bobby Packard
University of Florida
Sewanee
University of Mississippi
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Charles
Chick) Aldridge
Red Salisbury
Oliver Hunnicutt
Vassa Cate
Millard White
Maurice Greene
Charley Belcher
Glenn (Slats
Arnold Bryan
Wayne Downey
Alabama
Don Simple
Major League Leaders. AP roundup from baseball stats
Highlights include Foxx leading in home runs for Boston with eight and 39 RBIs for Foxx. Gehringer and Keltner lead RBIs with 22. Cronin tops doubles with 11 and Cronin tied for triples with Averill Lewis Stone and Alamada. Travis and Lewis share 40 hits. Knickerbocker and Kreevich tied for triples at three.
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Associated Press
New York
Trosky
Cleveland
Hua Tank
Washington
Cramer
Boston
Foxx
Gehringer
Detroit
Keltner
Travis
Lewis
Cronin
Kress
St. Louis
Averill
Stone
Alamada
Baseball Leaders and Stat Leaders Across Teams
Batting Medwick of St. Louis 426 McCormick of Cincinnati 386 runs Ott of New York 27 Her man of Chicago 22 RBIs Osan Chicago Ott New York 26 Hits McCormick Cincinnati 44 Moore New York 39 doubles McCormick Cincinnati 13 Cooke Cincinnati 10 triples Rizzo Pittsburgh 5 Goodman Cincinnati 4 Home runs Ott New York and Goodman Cincinnati 6 Stolen bases Koy Brooklyn and Chiozza New York 3 each Pitching Melton New York 6 0 Warneke St Louis and Dean Russell Chicago 3 0 each
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Medwick
St. Louis
McCormick
Cincinnati
Ott
New York
Herman
Chicago
Osan
Moore
Cooke
Rizzo
Pittsburgh
Goodman
Koy
Brooklyn
Chiozza
Melton
Warneke
Dean and Russell
Man Crushed by Rock Slide in Gadsden Pit
Edward Lackey 34 was killed when rock and dirt slid at a chert pit in Gadsden Alabama. He died before rescuers could reach him. Lackey was the son of a Boaz businessman.
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Gadsden
Ala
Edward Lackey
Lackey
Boaz
Baseball Results From Southern City Matchups
Nashville at Birmingham, Atlanta at Little Rock, Chattanooga at Memphis, Knoxville at New Orleans, Pittsburgh at Boston, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Chicago at New York, St. Louis at Brooklyn.
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St. Louis Philadelphia
Aeeenwnenee
Ww. L
New York
Aeen
Chicago Wetter
Mise
Pittsburgh
Iaell
Cincinnati
New Neers
Ewen Sy
St. Louis
Boston
Pere Eees Snes
Philadelphia
New York at St. Louis Philadelphia at Detroit
The schedule lists New York visiting St. Louis over a road trip while Philadelphia travels to Detroit. Matchups shown include Boston at Chicago and Washington at Cleveland.
Vinson Wins Fourth Mississippi State Open Golf Title
Gene Vinson of Meridian captured his fourth Mississippi State open golf title in Meridian. He reclaimed the crown after two years with a nine hole playoff against Nelson Giddens of Jackson Country Club. Alvin Buckhault of Mobile finished third with 292 strokes. Horace Lacey also placed among top contenders.
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Meridian
Miss
Gene Vinson
Clint Vinson
Nelson Giddens
Jackson Country Club
Alvin Buckhault
Mobile
Ala
Horace Lacey
Auburn Mustangs Booked in 40 41
Auburn announces two future football games with Southern Methodist University for 1940 and 1941. Meagher said the first game will be in Dallas on October 19, 1940, with the second in Birmingham October 18, 1941. Auburn’s 1937 schedule featured top opponents and 1940 prospects remain tough with Tulane Tennessee Mississippi State and others on the slate.
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Auburn
Ala
Southern Methodist University
Jack Meagher
Mustangs
Dallas
Birmingham
Meagher
Rice Institute
Little Rock fourth with 293 and Joe Burch fifth with 297
The report notes standings showing Little Rock placing fourth with a score of 293 and Joe Burch of Memphis finishing fifth with 297 in the event.
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Little Rock
Ark
Joe Burch
Memphis, Tenn
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