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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1929
Page
6
A comparison of Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones tracks their 1922—1929 major showings. Hagen edges Jones in some 72 hole matches while Jones dominates overall scoring in big events. The piece notes Boston’s pennant dominance and other major league history through 1918.
Little Rock ran its winning string to seven with an 8-3 victory over the Birmingham Barons. Klinger's grand start with a bases loaded homer sparked the Pebs, Hughes hurled well until two ninth inning runs. Memphis edged Atlanta 2-? as hits and runs mounted early while Nashville beat Mobile 5-2 behind Del Lundgren's steady pitching.
Irish Tommy Jordan faces Sammy Baker in Huntsville for a famed welterweight battle with Decatur pride at stake. The card features Leo Woods versus Tommy Baker in an amateur opener, plus Turner versus Cathers and Jackie Baker against Oscar in semis, with a seven-man free-for-all to close. Local and distant fans descend as rail and road routes offer reduced fares and firm sellout hopes.
The Decatur Independents defeated Trinity 12 to 6 on Trinity field. Key contributions came from Oliver and Doss with strong hitting and defense. home runs were hit by Oliver J Eubanks G Kimbrel and Dunaway. Lineups listed for both teams.
New Haven reports Bruce Caldwell a former Yale standout and former Cleveland prospect batting .400 at first base. The Eastern league player, noted for multi sport prowess at Yale, draws strong gate attendance as he continues to excel this season.
Trinity fielded a strong battery with Tapscott and Brindley supported by Young G Kimbrel Robinson and Landers as the team faced a tough lineup in a decisive game seen in the period report.
H. C. Motes is out of the city today on a business mission.
Nashville defeated Mobile by 5 to 2, Little Rock beat Birmingham 8 to 3, Memphis won over Atlanta 4 to 2, while Chattanooga New Orleans faced rain.
A compact sports brief lists matchups with teams traveling to venues today including New Orleans at Chattanooga Birmingham at Little Rock and Atlanta at Memphis for the day’s games.
Games set with Philadelphia at Boston finishing 5 to 1 and St Louis at Chicago at 6 to 3. Both matchups listed as scheduled with no results yet.
Boston visits Philadelphia while Washington travels to New York. Chicago faces St. Louis and Cleveland plays Detroit in a stacked slate featuring four marquee city showdowns.
Sports brief lists results with Chicago defeating Pittsburgh 6 to 1 and St Louis beating Cincinnati 5 to 1. Brooklyn 5 New York 1 also noted. Philadelphia-Boston heat not suitable for play due to cold conditions.
The bulletin lists a slate of games including Louisville versus Columbus, Milwaukee hosting Minneapolis, Kansas City visiting St Paul, and Indianapolis playing Toledo, outlining a dense schedule across the league.
Associated Press notes a dull afternoon in the Big Six with minimal hitting. Rogers Hornsby and Jim Bottomley each string one single in four trips, dropping batting averages while Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth lead the Yankee pace. Paul Waner also sinks after a brief hitless day against Chicago pitching as standings show continued NL-wide slumps.
A large sign above the entrance of the Decatur Curd Market reads Decatur Card Market. The market is growing in popularity as more producers and consumers join, making locating the market easier for visitors from county and city alike.
Joe Dundee world welterweight champion will be offered a $20,000 guarantee to travel to the Tennessee Valley to face the winner of the Sammy Baker Tommy Jordan fight set for Huntsville next Thursday night. Dundee has also signed to defend his title in Detroit in July. The guarantee hinges on the Baker Jordan financial success, and the bout would mark the valley’s first actual championship fight.
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey sits in a barber chair in New York and declares retirement from boxing remains in effect. He cites a neck injury and says he has no plans to fight again, even amid offers, though he would reconsider for a million dollars. He discusses promotions and his current status as a promoter.
Walter Hagen heads toward his fourth British Open with eyes on the US Open next month. The piece weighs his past form, noting He has won US titles in 1914 and 1919 and predicting a fifth-place finish at Winged Foot, while also discussing larger lighter golf balls anticipated for 1931 and their potential play implications. Baseball crowds grow as season opens stir attendance and ground rules, with fans spilling onto fields and fans criticizing high flies while remaining orderly.
Wesley Fesler, a Youngstown youth and freshman end in football, earned three varsity letters in his first year at Ohio State. The sophomore distinguished himself in football, basketball, and baseball, earning an AP Big Ten end selection last fall and securing a regular outfield role for the baseball team.
Elizabeth court hears more than ten strikers arraigned on contempt charges as Chancellor C. E. Miller schedules further hearings for Wednesday.
W. W. Benson, superintendent of Decatur schools, was in Athens today for the Athens College commencement program.
W. G. Murray, assistant professor of farm management at Iowa State, advocates traveling auditors to visit farmers once a month to support better farm practices and financial oversight.
Bill Clark pitched eight sharp innings allowing only two safeties as the Robins defeated the New York Giants 6-1 in the opener of a three game series. Terry and Jackson hit singles, Kaufman sacrifice to drive Terry home, while Hubbel failed early for the Giants.
Veteran coach W L Bill Driver, a former Missouri football star and 17 year veteran, has been named athletic director at Loyola College in Los Angeles.
Lukie Tenner, former southern featherweight champion, is training in Charlotte for a ring comeback and plans to fight at lightweight.
Nurserymen estimate that 60 percent of Poland fruit trees have perished due to an unusually cold winter, signaling substantial agricultural damage and anticipated market effects.
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