Briez Chats About Sports in New York May 21
Eddie Brietz reports on star athletes and sports moves. Banks M Fadden of Clemson shifts to pro football with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Connie Mack pays an $8000 bonus to Porter Vaughan in a major signing. Seabiscuit trainer Charles S Howard asks 2500 for services. Bill McKechnie features at a Boston club convention. Ford Smith chosen as first stop in Lou Nova's comeback tour on July 3.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Banks M’fadden
Clemson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Connie Mack
Porter Vaughan
Amond University
Charles S. Howard
Seabiscuit
Bill McKechnie
Boston
Ford Smith
Lou Nova
Decatur Boys Club Clinches 3 2 Victory Over Merrimac
At the Civic Center the Decatur Boys Club defeated Merrimac 3 to 2 in a lively boxing card sponsored by the Elk's Lodge. Curley and Billy Gunn drew, Worley scored a first round technical knockout, Roberts won over Brewer after a hard exchange, Slatten edged Daily, Miller lost to Hunts Champion, Moorehead beat Campbell, and Sherman defeated Sharp in the finale.
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Pinky” Johnston
Decatur Boys Club
Merrimac Club
Civic Center
The
Elk's Lodge
Curley
Billy Gunn
Jack Jacksson
Decatur
Gene Worley
Slugger Stovall
Worley
T Stovall
Jackson
Pans
Doyle Roberts
Charles Brewer
Roberts
Brewer
Crimson
Wilson Campbell
Rodem Moorehead
Jack Sherman
Odis Sharp
Sherman Wat
Sharp
Sher
Theatre Planned for Montgomery on Commerce Street
Business circles in Montgomery announce a new theatre to be built this summer on Commerce Street for motion pictures and stage productions. The project signals growth in local entertainment as plans proceed after today’s announcement.
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Montgomery
Ala
Commerce Street
Baseball Scores from The Associated Press
National League results include New York 6 St. Louis 0 and Chicago 6 Brooklyn 4. Boston 13 Cincinnati 4. Philadelphia 7 Pittsburgh 7. American League Cleveland 10 New York 2. Detroit 10 Boston 7. Chicago Washington 4. Philadelphia 8 St. Louis 4. Southern Association had no games scheduled.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Inne
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Sturs
Chicago Ee
Associated Press
Brooklyn
Southern Association
Today's baseball games of major league teams
The schedule lists St Louis at New York, Chicago at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Boston, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, New York at Cleveland, Boston at Detroit, Washington at Chicago, Philadelphia at St Louis, Atlanta at Birmingham, Nashville at Little Rock, Knoxville at Memphis, and Chattanooga at New Orleans.
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W. L. Pet
Nashville
Memphis
Anda
Little Rock
Knoxville
Southern Association
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chatanooga
New Orleans
Missed Census Count Stir in Morgan County
Speculation arises that many residents in Morgan county rural areas were not enumerated in the current census. Mrs. W B Edmundson reports about 75 persons believed to be missing from her plantation.
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Morgan County
W. B. Edmundson
Alabama State Chamber reps survey Morgan County here
Two representatives of the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce Captain Tom Reid field representative and Harold Fisher publicity director are in Decatur gathering information on Morgan County for use in the State Chamber building efforts.
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Morgan County
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Tom Reid
Harold Fisher
Decatur
State Chamber
Disco Tops Alabama in City League Thriller
The Disco softball team climbed from last place, beating Alabama Hosiery 13 to 12 after a seventh inning rally. Vaughn's routed Riverside 11 to 5 as Briscoe and Sandy led Vaughn's hitters and Jervis Moore earned his second win. Three games are scheduled Tuesday night with Disco facing Goodyear at 6:45 p.m.
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Alabama Hosiery
Vaughan
Riverside
Alabama
Steelmen
Disco Boys
Disco
Barnett
Wilson
Corder
Draper
Sutton
Wells
Cole
Dick Lewter
Red Sandusky
Black
Swallows
Simmons
Cottrell
Brannum
Paul Draper
Rhe Peee Eee
Hillis
Jervis Moore
Todd
Self
Markham
Gilliam
Lloyd McAbee
Vaughn
Forrest Sandy
Briscoe
Murphy
Johnson
Sol Johnson
Rhe
Death sentence affirmed for killer in Miami girl murder
Herbert Goddard, also known as Charles Jefferson Thomas Cochran and Thomas Ashwell, condemned to electrocution by Florida Supreme Court. He lured 17 year old Frances Dunn from her home with false movie career promises and killed her in West Palm Beach last fall.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Herbert Goddard
Miami
Supreme Court
Charles Jefferson
Thomas Cochran
Thomas Ashwell
West Palm Beach
Frances Dunn
Crax Chicks Still Gunning For VOLS
Crax and Chicks chase Nashville’s Vols in week six of the league race. Nashville leads with 22 wins and eight losses as Memphis moves into second place two and a half games back. Atlanta trails five and a half games behind, with a seven game road trip starting in Birmingham after an idle day.
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Associated Press
Iece
Secamptae
Atlanta
Cye
Nashville
Vols
Memphis
Crackers
Birmingham
Higgins Hats Three Homers In Tigers Win
Pinky Higgins slugged three home runs in consecutive at bats as the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 10-7. Schoolboy Rowe earned the win after Jimmy Foxx belted a bases loaded homer. Jeff Heath hit two for Cleveland as the Indians beat the Yankees 10-2. Other games saw Frank Hayes two homers for Philadelphia, and Al Lopez with Carrell Rowell homering for the Bees in a 13-4 win over Cincinnati.
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Associated Press
Pinky Higgins
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Schoolboy Rowe
Jimmy Foxx
Tommy Bridges
Lefty _Grove
Jeff Heath
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Frank Hayes
Chubby Dean
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Bees
al Lopez
Carrell Rowell
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Pirates
Mace Brown
Chuck Klein
Brown
Pittsburgh
Dick Lanahan
Cliff Melton
New York
Belle Martell Debuts as World’s Only Licensed Woman Referee
Art Cohn reports from Pasadena that Belle Martell of Los Angeles became the first licensed woman referee to officiate a show there. Gross receipts reached 117 dollars, and Cohn notes a lack of oomph in her performance.
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Art Cohn
Oklahoma ‘Tribune
Palm Beach Fort Lauderdale Game Ends In Tied Inning
In the Florida East Coast league the Palm Beach Fort Lauderdale game finished at midnight with a 12 12 tie after 12 innings and 12 errors were recorded by both sides. Sam Snead earned more last year than Joe DiMaggio at 35 dollars. Seen Kearns negotiates back to the big city for a new uptown arena including Seen. Maj Biff Jones laments Nebraska football with 100 spring players, 21 used in one practice. The Yanks claim Cleveland must be beaten, not Boston.
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Sam Snead
Joe DiMagegio
Seen Kearns
Maj. Biff Jones
Nebraska
Cleveland
Boston
Cardinal lineup rivals murderers row in baseball praise
The Cardinal combination of Slaughter Medwick Mize and Padgett is hailed as a powerful hitting unit, likened to the famous Ruth Gehrig Meusel trio of the 1927-28 Yankees, as analysts seek a stronger comparison.
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Slaughter
Medwick
Mize
Padgett
Ruth-Gehrig-Meusel
Cardinal Philly game sparks benches and old gas house jibe
Coach Honus Lobert berated a St. Louis pitcher as Ray Blades pleaded with umpires to halt the riding. Lobert retorted that the old gas house gang hollering over a minor issue showed their usual swagger.
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Honus Lobert
St. Louis
Ray Blades
Umps
Lobert
Tobacco prospects seen bright in Wiregrass region
W W Howard tobacco demonstrator and County Agent C M Ling report Houston county fields in much better shape than other Georgia areas visited. They express optimism about this season's crop and expect a favorable outcome.
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Ala
W W. Howard
Houston County Tobacco Demonstrator
C. M. Ling
Georgia
The Molar's Return In Nebraska Farm Patch
Emil Evanson regained a missing set of false teeth that were lost twelve years ago when he was stacking straw on his Hartington farm. Mrs. Walter Nielsen, now on Evanson’s farm, found the teeth in her potato patch, giving Evanson a spare pair.
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Hartington, Neb
Emil Evanson
Walter Nielsen
Evanson
Giants blank Cardinals 6-0 on six hits by seasoned southpaw
The Giants' veteran lefty threw six scoreless innings allowing six hits as they shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0. The victory solidifies the Giants' pitching performance and scores kept tight through the early innings.
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Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues
Crossword clues list with across and down entries including quick blow large cat near to bottle ruthenium symbol scraping tool two thousand pounds false half a quart origin untruth seed covering competent a cord artifice lingers behind river in France jolt stringed instrument to buy back to clothe darkness mentally gifted ireland a web exists green oe herbage a door catch aloft guidos low eat note nobleman to shift wagering sun god to drop a tune bulging pot antlered animal
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France
Ireland
Guido
Nobleman
Jack Dempsey and Hannah Williams Separate After Seven Years
New York May 21. After seven years of marriage Jack Dempsey and Hannah Williams have agreed to part. Attorney Moses Polakoff announced the separation for incompatibility. No divorce is mentioned. Williams, once a musical comedy star, plans to return to the stage. The couple have two daughters, Joan and Barbara.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Broadway
Moses Polakoff
Miss Williams
Dempseys
Joan
Barbara
Polakoff
Johnson Chapel Obituary and Social Notes
Morgan County community round up notes visits and social events from Johnson Chapel. Mary Lois Maples returns home from Uptons Chapel while Clem Glasgow visits J M Glasgow family. Sunday School set for next Sunday at 9. Mrs Lou Howell of Birmingham visits Ethel Glasgow. Lavern Maples and son Charles Edgar visit Neel with Mrs J R Watkins and Parks Glasgow. Edwin Roberts family visit Greenbrier. C C Roberts visits relatives in Decatur. Parks McDonald Glasgow families visit Neel, and Belle Ravers attends Basham decoration.
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Mary Lois Maples
Ora Roberts
Uptons Chapel
Clem Glasgow
J. M. Glasgow
Lou Howell
Birmingham
Ethel Glasgow
Lavern Maples
Charles Edgar
Neel
J. R. Watkins
Parks Glasgow
James Wallace
Edwin Roberts
Greenbrier
C. C. Roberts
Decatur
Parks McDonald
Parks Glasgow and Son
Belle Ravers
Basham
Jeffra Defeats Archibald to Reclaim Feather Crown
In Baltimore on May 21 Harry Jeffra from Pimlico defeated Joey Archibald of Providence after 15 rounds to reclaim the world featherweight title. The bout, recognized by Maryland and New York boxing commissions but not sanctioned by the NBA, followed a controversial prior decision Archibald earned in Washington last fall.
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Baltimore
Harry
Jeffra
Pimlico Way
Joey Archibald
Providence
R. I
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Maryland
New—York
National Boxing Association
Petey Scalzo
Pittsburgh
Morgan County Fish Rodeo Sees Quick Registration Surge
Registrations for the third annual Morgan County Fish Rodeo are arriving rapidly ahead of the opening day Saturday May 25. Nashville fishermen joined early entrants with a $13 check covering four registrations three trip licenses and one yearly license. Chairman C Bert Childs notes the event boosts local business with an estimated extra thirty dollars spent by the Nashville group and prizes have been increased with three more donations prompting a prize list rearrangement. Registration is urged at Morgan county tackle dealers ahead of the May 29 conclusion.
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Morgan County
Nashville
C. Bert Childs
Morgan County Conservation Club
Childs
Bantams for booze case ends in divorce
Mrs. Frank W O Rourke testified before Judge A Marshall Thompson that her husband took chickens to a saloon to obtain drinks for them, leading to a divorce after 26 years of separation.
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Pittsburgh
Frank W O'Rourke
A. Marshall Thompson
Time favors Allies says Moscow trade union paper
The Russian union daily Trad declares that a prolonged European war benefits the Allies due to their vast resources raw materials and the economic backing of the United States.
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Moscow
United States
Trad
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