Decatur Beelines Becomes Night Of Big Wrestling Card
Morg an county post No 15 American Legion hosts a Tuesday wrestling show at Alabama Hosiery Mills Field featuring top middleweights led by Burns the Terre Haute chiropractor and Pete the Oregon Wildcat. Also billed are Wildfire Sailor, Freddie Kinchel, Dunkle, Joe Hollander and others with promotor Hine courting pastors and inviting a large female audience. The Bee Line circuit also previews Hartselle and Athens matchups as baseball season nears.
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Alabama
Pete
Burns
Sailor
Freddie Kinchel
Texas
Sailor Dunkle
Chris Jordan
Seale Alaienie-cocy
Faeeous
Joe Hollander
Hine
Decatur Club Set To Meet Dallas Mills Baseball
Decatur club of the Bee Line faces Dallas Mills from Huntsville on Monday at 3 30 in a bid to avenge a preseason loss. The Dallas team is the only club to defeat Decatur this season as the two clubs clash here.
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Decatur
Dallas
Dallas Mills
Huntsville
Dallas Lads
Millmen Play Doubleheader With Leoma Ball Club
The Alabama Mills Hosierymen face Leoma Tennessee this afternoon at 3 30 against the strong club. A return game is set for tomorrow in Leoma Hollis Pickens and Little Bit Briscoe were slated to pitch this afternoon.
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Alabama Mills
Leoma, Tenn
Leoma
Hollis Pickens
Little Bit Briscoe
Baseball schedules in Southern and American leagues
Southern League matchups list Nashville at Knoxville and two others Birmingham at Memphis Chattanooga at Atlanta New Orleans at Little Rock. American League games Cleveland at St Louis Chicago at Detroit New York at Washington Philadelphia at Boston. National League Boston at Philadelphia Brooklyn at New York St Louis at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at Chicago. American Association Toledo at Indianapolis Columbus at Louisville Milwaukee at Kansas City St Paul at Minneapolis.
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New Orleans
New York
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Southern League
Knoxville
Birmingham
Memphis
Little Rock
National League
American Association
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Indianapolis
Milwai
St. Paul
New York-Washington
Iain
Cleveland
Four Square Team Wins Twice Despite Muddy Field
The Four Square Club beat West Town 9 to 3 at Mills Field with Owen and Tucker driving the win as Vinson and Garnett pitched for West Town. Later the Four Squares edged South Town 2 to 1 in nine innings, Teague and Lee joining E Teague in a pitching duel on a rain soaked diamond.
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West Town
Connecticut Mills
Vinson
Garnett
Owen
Tucker
South Town
Montgomery
Elam
E. Teague
Lee
Tommy Paul Captures Featherweight Crown in Detroit
Tommy Paul of Buffalo N Y earned the National Boxing Association featherweight title by decisioning New Yorker Johnny Pena over 15 rounds in Detroit last night. The referee gave Paul every round except the seventh. Paul plans to defend the title in September against Fidel La Barba.
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Little Warrior
Buffalo
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Bat Battalino
Slim McClelland
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Fidel la Barba
Pena
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Joe Hert Snags Water Moccasin While Fishing
In Birmingham Alabama on May 28 a fisherman Joe Hert spotted what looked like a perch near the lake bank and struck with his hand. He retrieved a water moccasin and promptly released the reptile.
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Birmingham
Joe Hert
Joe
Scores Report From Southern Cities Night Round
Results show Nashville eight Knoxville eleven Chattanooga four Atlanta zero. Memphis nine Birmingham four. New Orleans Little Rock on schedule for night action across the region.
Baseball scores and weather across early schedule
The standings show New York and Washington, Iain and Cleveland 6 to 3, St. Louis 3. Chicago 5, Detroit 7. Brooklyn 5, New York 2, St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 8. Boston 5, Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati 4, Chicago 6.5, Milwaukee 0, Columbus 4, Louisville 5. Kansas City St Paul rain. Indianapolis Toledo night game.
Piedmont League matchup result Charlotte blank High Pont
Charlotte defeated High Pont 3 to 0 in a Piedmont League game. Durham Asheville showed rain conditions affecting play.
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High Pont
Durham-Asheville
International League Scores Update
Rochester 4 Buffalo 5. Baltimore 5 Jersey City 9. Newark Reading game postponed by rain. Toronto Montreal game postponed by rain.
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International League
Rochester
Buffalo
Baltimore
Jersey City
Newark-Reading
Toronto-Montreal
Cotton States game ends Baton Rouge tops Vicksburg 6 to 5
In a tight Cotton States matchup Baton Rouge defeats Vicksburg 6 to 5. The Texas League results show Galveston 0 Beaumont 3 and Fort Worth 3 Longview 9 with Dallas 4 Tyler 7.
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Cotton States Baton Rouge
Vicksburg
Galveston
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Longview
Dallas
Tyler
Pacific Coast League Scores Narrowly Split
Missions defeated San Francisco 8 to 3 while Sacramento tied 3 to 3 against Portland in a baseball league update.
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Pacific Coast League Missions
San Francisco
Sacramento
Portland
Stribling Headlines Huntsville Card In May 30 Show
W L Young Stribling battles Johnny Freeman in Huntsville on Monday night May 30 as he edges toward a title shot and then tours Australia. The card features several Alabama fighters before a large crowd expected from the mul titudes with local arrival by plane Sunday afternoon.
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Stribling
Huntsville
Bowles Wins Convention Golf Championship Cup
Thomas A. Bowles president of Alabama Hosiery Mills won the 1932 Chattanooga championship golf tournament at the Chattanooga Golf and Country Club. He shot four 46s for 36 holes to take the cup for one year with permanent possession after three victories and received two vegetable trays as prizes. Sixty players entered as hosiery and yarn manufacturers met for the twice yearly convention to discuss industry developments.
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Thomas A. Bowles
Alabama Hosiery Mills
Chattanooga Golf
Bowles
South
East
Auburn Secures Dixie League Title With Strong 1932 Diamond Run
Auburn finished the 1932 season with a Dixie League record of 10 wins, one tie and three losses and a season mark of 12–5–1. Six Plainsmen made all Dixie League, led by Captain Clifford Smith and six players named to the all star team. The Tigers swept four games from Oglethorpe, split with Florida, went 2–2 with Georgia, and dropped to Georgia Tech, Minnesota, and Columbus in other matchups.
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Ala
Tigers
Sam McAllister
Diamondeers
Oglethorpe
Florida
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Minneapolis Millers
Columbus Foxes
Plainsmen
Allstar
Clifford Smith
Harry Lloyd
Ripper Williams
Slick Kaley
Jimmie Hitchcock
Sam Mason
Minneapolis
Lanett
Columbus
Clif Smith shines on mound for Auburn Tigers
Clifford Smith Tehula Mississippi starred for Auburn in the Dixie Conference era. He posted 17 wins against 5 losses as a pitcher over three varsity seasons. His batting averages reached .369 .371 and .476 while earning All American honors and captaincy of the Plainsmen.
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Ala
Clifford Smith
Tehula
Miss
Smith
Plainsmen Baseballers
Huntsville Fight Facts Card for Memorial Day Show
At Martin Park on Memorial Day May 30, eight fifteen p m top bout features W L Young Stribling of Macon Ga facing Johnny Freeman of Dayton Ohio in a ten rounder. Also Johnny Flynn of Chattanooga meets Dummy Robinson of Huntsville in eight, Carl Powell of Huntsville squares with Pee Wee Verner of Decatur in six, plus two four roundters Battling Bullet of Huntsville vs Tut Estup of Athens and Frank Harris of Cullman against Cecil Lightslinger of Huntsville.
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Martin Park
W. L. “Young
Stribling
Macon
Johnny Freeman
Dayton
Ohio
Johnny Flynn
Chattanooga
Dummy Robinson
Huntsville
Carl Powell
Pee Wee Verner
Decatur
Battling Bullet
Tut Estup
Athens
Frank Harris
Cullman
Cecil Lightslinger
Varsity Track Letters Awarded at Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Fourteen members of the Tyers 1932 team and Manager James Patrick O Rourke of Selma receive varsity letters at Auburn Alabama Polytechnic Institute on coach Wilbur Hutsell's recommendation. Captain Jeff Beard set a Southern record in discus 147 feet seven and one eighth inches as the Plainsmen place third in the Southern Conference meet and win the Southeastern AAU title for the sixth time since 1925. The letter earners include seven seniors, two juniors and five sophomores with noted performances in sprints, relays, and field events.
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Ala. Polytechnic Institute
Tyers
James Patrick O’rourke
Selma
Plainsmen
Wilbur Hutsell
Athletic Council
Hutsell
Jeff Beard
Tulane
Georgia Tech
Georgia
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Greensboro
Ham O'Hara
Hartsboro
Felix Creighton
Montgomery
Jack Stewart
Anniston
Jo Plant
Birmingham
Emmett
Ross McQueen
Tallassee
Lloyd Richey
Sterling Dupree
Sylvester
Casey
Kimbrell
Thomasville
Clarence Kil
Taxpayers Push for Property Assessment Reduction in Jefferson County
Twelve thousand delinquent taxpayers oppose current assessments and protest to the Jefferson County board of review. The last protests are due May 30, with public hearings set to begin in June. Over 10,000 people owe about $2,000,000 in delinquent 1931 taxes.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County Board of Review
Seybourne Lynne to Speak at First Methodist Church
Seybourne Lynne, a well known young attorney, will address the men's Bible loss at the First Methodist church on Sunday morning at 9:45 o'clock.
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Seybourne Lynne
First Methodist Church
Track Leaders Named for 1933 Auburn Team
Cordele Georgia high and low hurdles and discus star Le Brew led the list with Rutland of Auburn in pole vault. Richey is captain and Dupree alternate captain of the 1933 squad.
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