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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1939

Page

6

JINX STOPS STREAKS ROCK MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

A roundup shows 13 jinxes breaking in the season with the Yankees beaten while Reds and Cardinals ride six and seven game runs. Dizzy Trout earns 12 straight wins as Detroit tops New York 6 1. Derringer and Davis pace shutouts and Pirates reach .500 with a 6 3 win over the Dodgers.

Judson Bailey Associated Press New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Phillies Dodgers Boston Red Sox Pittsburgh Pirates Detroit Tigers Paul Dizzy) Trout New York Frank McCormick New York Giants Big Paul Derringer Boston Bees Curt Davis Pirates Claude Passenau Chicago Cubs Phils French Bruins Cleveland Indians Red Sox Yankees Boston Willis Hudlin Hudlin Cere Philadelphia Athletics

Daily Crossword Puzzle Across 5-25 Answer Key

Crossword clues list across and down entries with answers fitting standard puzzle fill. Includes hints like Son Energetic Paradise Within and other partial prompts, plus dates and hints for the solution grid. The page ends with a note indicating the answer to the previous puzzle.

Pennsylvania

Change in Mat Show At Armory Tuesday Night

Morgan County Post No 15 American Legion officials announce a radical mat show change for Tuesday with a main event pairing Jack Steele and Buddy Knox versus Billy Fox and Billy Collins. The semi final features two 3 round amateur boxing bouts and four top amateurs are being arranged. The show aims to boost audience turnout and add variety to the card.

Armory Morgan County Post No. 15 American Legion Jack Steele Buddy Knox Billy Fox Billy Collins Legion

Classified Ads Appeal to Housewives as Advertising Medium

Classified ads are promoted as the housewife's advertising medium with a simple phone call to 46 to reach the Ad Taker. The notice emphasizes convenience and reach for home sellers and local merchants.

Southern victory tightens NAL pennant race

Atlanta Crackers top the standings after a 5-2 ten inning win over Birmingham while Chattanooga lost 14 to 1 to New Orleans. Memphis won 2-1 at Knoxville and Little Rock remains seven games back. rain halted a doubleheader. Baron's wobbly extra inning pitching aided by Mauldin, George, Carson and Oetting produced the decisive runs.

Associated Press Southern Association Atlanta Chattanooga Birmingham Littl Rock New Orleans Pelicans Memphis Knoxville Little Rock Nashville Baron Crackers Marshall Mauldin Charlie George George Kit Carson Fritz Oetting

Max Baer Faces Declining Speed Ahead of Nova Bout

Ferndale, May 25. A firsthand look at Max Baer at his training camp shows a fall in speed and stamina from five years ago. Though he trains hard, sparring partners note still easy to hit as Baer nears a 210 1 2 pound fighting weight for the upcoming clash with Lou Nova at Yankee Stadium.

Ferndale Max Baer Max Lou Nova Yankee Stadium Baer Hoffman Elza Thompson Harry Wills Larry White Fred Apostoli

Morgan County Social Roundup From Weekend Visits

Mrs. Jack West and children visited Mrs. Birdie Moon on Sunday. Woodville residents Mr. and Mrs. Alex Helms and children spent the weekend with relatives. Ed Thomas and son were guests of Winford Pettit Sunday night. Beatrice Parker and child ren and Graden Criscoe were hosted by Harvey Curry family. Wilburn Whisenant spent Sunday night with Leo Tyler. Marshall Pettit visited Gradie Criscoe Thursday and weekend. Ruth Compton visited Opal Curry Friday. Amos Fletcher called on Ed Thomas Sunday. Eugene Turner visited Elbert Thomas. Marshall Pettit spent the weekend with Alvin Light. Ruby Mae, Ralph and Rayburn Edwards of Clouds Cove visited their grandparents Jim Edwards and relatives.

Jack West Birdie Moon Alex Helms Woodville Ed Thomas Winford Pettit Beatrice Parker Graden Criscoe Harvey Curry Wilburn Whisenant Leo Tyler Marshall Pettit Gradie Criscoe Ruth Compton Opal Curry Amos Fletcher Eugene Turner Elbert Thomas Alvin Light Ruby Mae Ralph Rayburn Edwards Clouds Cove Jim Edwards

Major League Leaders Cold Stats错误

Major Leagues leaders by league include batting leaders Arnovich and McQuinn with high averages, runs leaders Ott Dickey Wright and Foxx, RBI chiefs Goodman Wright Greenberg, and pitching stars Wyatt Ruffing. The list mixes players from Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago Boston Detroit New York Washington St. Louis and Brooklyn.

Arnovich Philadelphia Galan Chicago Ott New York Frey Cincinnati Garrs Boston Goodman McCormick Barrell Rizzo Pittsburgh Herman Camilli Brooklyn Handley Wyatt McGee St. Louis McQuinn Foxx Dickey McCosky Detroit Wright Washington Hoag Greenberg McCocky Johnson Walker Louis Gehringer Case Welas Ruffing Pearson

Blue Devils Hit the Road for Weekend Baseball

The Blue Devils travel Saturday to Cullman for a return game against St Bernard nine then return to Goodyear Park Sunday at 2 30 p m for a duel with Hillsboro and Willie Pete Landers. Briscoe or Manahan will start on the mound while Mills may sit with an injured left hand and Johnson will mask if needed.

Blue Devils St. Bernard Cullman Goodyear Park Willie Pete” Landers Mills Johnson

Lineup for Saturday Game To Be Announced

Managers said lineups would be announced tomorrow for a Saturday afternoon game at Alabama Park. The game starts at 3 o clock and is the first meeting this year. Merrimack Mills holds a perfect record while Alabama Hosiery Mills has one loss. The contest is viewed as the locals’ toughest test of the season and a key test for the visitors.

Alabama Hosiery Mills Merrimack Mills Alabama Park Merrimack

Loop Games See Big Crowd as Hosiery Mill Tops Vaughan's 11 4

Alabama Hosiery Mill softball team defeated Vaughan's 11 to 4 after a ten run fourth inning. Sonny Todd pitched well allowing four singles. Buck Robinson led Riverside with four hits and 1,000 night earnings, Thornhill doubled twice, and James Johnson hit a homer for Alabama. Vaughan's had a late threat in the seventh. Crowson added a double and a single. Umpires were Harvey and Smith.

Webster McLeod Alabama Hosiery Mill Vaughan Riverside Scholars Goodyear Sonny Todd Alabama Buck Robinson Platter Thornhill Robinson Vaughn Murphy Crowson Halbrooks Hosieryman James Johnson Burgess Cole Johnson Briscoe

Riverside Rally Defeats Goodyear 18-3 in Lopsided Ink

Riverside overcame a shaky start as Todd dominated later innings. Robinson drove in two, Motherway added three including a triple, and Gillespie plated two on his first hit of the year. Riverside piled up 18 runs in the game with every player reaching the plate in the fourth.

Sim Fabric Makers Todd Riverside Robinson Motherway Markham Clyde Smith Ed Johnson Billy Gillespie Sanders Sims H. F. Brazelton Goodyear Higdon Rivers

Girl Softballers Meet Huntsville in Seven Inning Clash

The local girls softball team hosts Huntsville Dr Pepper in a seven inning game at Benson Field at 7 30. Virginia Brock is expected to pitch with Dolly Walters catching. A consolation game features a local boys team against Madison County, Riverside likely facing Huntsville slanters next.

Femme's Dr. Pepper Huntsville Benson Field Madison County Virginia Brock Dolly Walters Riverside Decatur

American golfers into fifth round at British amateur

Dick Chapman of Greenwich Connecticut and Bill Holt of Syracuse last American survivors in the British amateur championship reach the fifth round. Chapman beat A G Thompson of England at the nineteenth hole after Holt eliminated Jack Jones of England one up by taking the eighteenth.

Hoylake Eng Dick Chapman Greenwich Conn Bill Holt Syracuse Chapman G. Thompson England Holt Jack Jones

City Protests Tax on Power Proposal

Athens Alabama protests a state bill to tax TVA electric power. The city argues the tax would replace lost power distribution taxes and notes TVA power has reduced bonded debt and saved consumers thousands of dollars.

Athens Ala Alabama TVA

Bloodhound rescue ends eerie search in Idaho

Idaho guards lost a blood hound at state prison. A guard suggested bringing in another bloodhound, and the plan succeeded. The incident occurred on May 25 with the original dog missing and the replacement locating him.

Dog Crouch Idaho

Baseball scores from major leagues today

National League results include Cincinnati 6 New York 0 and Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 3 with Chicago 3 Philadelphia 2 St Louis 7 Boston 0. American League games saw Detroit 6 New York 1 Cleveland 6 Boston 2 Washington 16 St Louis 6 Chicago 4 Philadelphia 1.

Associated Frees Southern League Atlanta Chattanooga Birmingham Anniston Gagnon Montgomery New York Boston Chicago Cleveland L. Pet St. Louis Cincinnati Wee Pittsburgh Brooklyn Philadelphia Detroit Washington

Southern League results with varied game outcomes

Atlanta defeated Birmingham 5 to 2 in ten innings while Memphis edged Knoxville 2 to 1 and New Orleans routed Chattanooga 14 to 1. Other games were postponed due to rain.

Atlanta Birmingham Memphis Knoxville New Orleans Chattanooga

Southeastern League scores and weather notes

Montgomery defeated Mobile Pensacola 12 to 6 while Anniston beat Meridian 4 to 1. Selma won 2 to 0. Gadsden Jackson game was rained out.

Montgomery Mobile Pensacola Selma Anniston Meridian Gadsden-Jackson Jackson Gadsden

Briez Chats About Sports

Eddie Brietz notes baseball attendance down 25 percent and reports from editors and fans. The item mentions boxing czar candidate George Blake as top referee and various sports gossip including Harry Martin's base running, Porter Vaughan scouting, and Max Baer's sobriety claim.

New York Tittle-tattle California George Blake Louis

Sioux City Cowboys Strike a New Economy Note

Sioux City cowboys shift business mindset as local riders embrace lean costs and efficiency. Dan Desmond reports on how ranchers and suppliers in Sioux City adapt to market pressures.

Dan Desmond Sioux City

Today's Games From the Baseball Card Schedule

The schedule lists matchups including New York at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, Boston at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Chicago, Detroit at New York, Cleveland at Boston and St. Louis at Washington. No results provided.

Scheduled Southern Football Triplets

Atlanta plays Birmingham Knoxville visits Memphis Montgomery hosts Jackson Gadsden visits Mobile Anniston travels to Pensacola Selma visitors Meridian seeonscheduled games in the listing.

Ardmore Seeks PWA Loan for Waterworks System

Ardmore, a northern county town, applies to the PWA for a loan to build a town waterworks system serving customers on both the Alabama and Tennessee sides. The town has recently installed TWA electrical power and levied its first property tax in its burgh.

Athens Ala Ardmore PWA Alabama Tennessee TWA

Infield Drills Halted As Batting Practice Ends

The report notes a limited setup with a few old balls for infield practice and a single new ball for pitcher warmups, with batting practice discontinued.

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