HARTSELLE CLUB MAKES LETS RISE IN LEAGUE CHASE
Hartselle of the Bl league moved up a rung as Athens produced the stairway to success. Hartselie pitched well in his first start of the season, while Athens struggled to solve him. Rain threatened but did not stop the game as Hartselle maintained the lead, with the club coming on steadily and expected to surge in the race for the flag.
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Athens
Gordon Battle
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Hartselle
Leads the Tigers With .400 Average
Auburn report highlights Lee Lloyd of Lin Ga with a .400 batting average and 11 singles in 45 at bats along with two doubles and a brace of triples. Lloyd also made 138 chances without an error at first base. Captain Clifford Smith, All America pitcher, ended a ten year mound career with 21 plate appearances, batting two doubles, a home run and seven singles for an average of AT6.
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Alaama Polytechnic Institute
Alee Eee
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Clifford Smith
Ransom Paid After Lindbergh Baby Case Update
On March 12 Morris Rosner of New York an undercover man aiding the Lindberghs claimed knowledge that the baby was alive and would be returned Police halted traveling parents in autos as babies were examined, marking a ransom payment event in the case.
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Freeman Set for Huntsville Bout with Stribling
Johnny Freeman of Dayton Ohio arrives in Huntsville for a ten round heavyweight bout against W L Stribling Monday night. Freeman plans two public workouts before Sunday as 800 arena seats prepare for a large crowd and official welcome by Mayor McAllister.
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Dayton
Ohio
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Stribling
Martin Park
A. W. McAllister
Merrimack Band
Wright in Birmingham on circuit business today
Wade Wright circuit solicitor of this circuit is in Birmingham on business and plans to return this evening.
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Wade Wright
Birmingham
Busness
Pewce Verner Will Fight in Huntsville
Results from baseball action across leagues include Nashville 8 Knoxville 7 and Birmingham 4 Memphis 7 with New Orleans-Little Rock in a night game. In American League it 11-1 Chicago 2-1 with rain ending a second game in the fifth. National League features Brooklyn 3 New York 2 in 12 innings and Philadelphia 17 Boston 13.
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Peewee Verner to Meet Powell in Six Round Wind-Up
Decatur lightweight Clayton Peewee Verner returns to the ring next Monday in Huntsville headlining a card topped by Young Stribling. Verner aims to square accounts with Carl Powell in a six round bout after promising a knockout this time.
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Decatur
Young Stribling
Huntsville
Verner
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Powell
Seven Members Awarded Athletic Numerals at Auburn
Auburn Alabama May 2 Athletic Director Chet Wynne announced that seven members of Auburn s 1932 freshman track on field team and Manager John Overton have been awarded athletic numerals They are Linwood Funchess Mont Buren Henderson Columbus Ga Malcolm Miller Huntsville Carl Pihl Brooklyn N Y Ralph Tolve Atlanta Ga W C Vickery Birmingham and James Woodruff Alexandria
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Ala
Chet Wynne
John Overton
Wedowee
Linwood Funchess
Mont. Buren
W. K
Henderson
Columbus
Malcolm Miller
Huntsville
Carl Pihl
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ralph Tolve
Atlanta
Grapplers Set for Decatur Showdown With Top Middleweights
The Tuesday wrestling card at Fairfield arena in Decatur attracts out of town fans, led by promoter Chris Jordan. Main event features Wildcat versus Doc Burns with Sailor Dunkling and Kinchel in the semi final, as Nashville and Birmingham fans plan their trip.
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Fairfield Arena
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Sailor Dunkling
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Decatur game at Cullman washed out by rain
Decatur led 1-0 with two on base when rain halted Thursday’s game at Cullman. The crowd was small as Decatur’s first Cullman visit yielded a postponement and a double bill will be rescheduled. Fans then stopped in Hartselle to catch Athens vs Hartselle later.
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Cullman
Hartselle
Athens
Answers to Foregoing Questions on Horses and Sheep
Horses eat tree bark due to mineral deficiencies in their diet. Horses have been ridden for about 3,000 years. Idaho and Wyoming are the major range sheep centers, while Ohio leads in farm sheep production in the United States.
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Wyoming
Ohio
United States
Legion Post Memorial Service at Ritz Theatre
The Athens American Legion post will stage a Memorial Day program at the Ritz theatre in Athens Alabama. The show features musical and vaudeville skits dedicated to Civil War veterans with proceeds to fund a bronze tablet listing county World War I dead in the new Athens post office.
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Ritz Theatre
Mississippian Only Out-of-State Chief
Clifford Smith from Tehula Mississippi led Alabama Polytechnic Institute athletes as captain during 1931 32, an All American pitcher guiding the Tiger diamonders to a Dixie League pennant. He earned twice on the all Dixie League team and is deemed among Auburn's greatest hurlers. James Bush Chartie Davidson co captains from Mobile and Montgomery with Jack Stewart.
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Ala
Clifford Smith
Tehula
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Alabama Polytechnic Institute
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Tiger Diamonders
James Bush
Chartie Davidson
Mobile
Ontgomery
Jack Stewart
Four Auburn Track Records Shatter Conference Marks
Auburn, Ala May 27 Four Auburn track and field marks exceed Southern Conference records, with Stewart’s six feet two and three inches high jump tying the conference record. Carson Green sets a conference century record in 10 seconds flat. Other marks include a 40 yard dash in 48.8 seconds and javelin, discus, and 120 yard hurdles records held by notable athletes and coaches. The notes credit Binder Robinson Baskin and Beard with earlier record dates and cite Dixie discus history as the national best.
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Anniston
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Bessemer High School
Sam Robinson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Tigers
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Plainemen Dribblers Reach Southern Conference Semis
The team from Anniston advanced to the Southern Conference tournament semi finals as they secured a key win in the earlier rounds. The quarterfinal victory marks a significant step for the Plainemen in the 1982 postseason run.
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