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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1931
Page
6
Athenians hammer four Decatur pitchers to secure a second straight win in the Bee Line league. Mack Streater belts a circuit clout and another runner scores on a fast-paced Decatur defense misplays. Errors cost Decatur as Athens climbs to the top of the standings while Decatur sits in last place.
The column asks about origins of Prussia. It notes Antonin Dvorak from Muelhausen Bohemia trained as a butcher before pursuing music and asks whether a famous composer was trained as a butcher. It mentions Borussi Lithan tribe origin of Prussia’s name.
The Cleveland Indians, after a 12 game slide, have won their fifth straight to climb out of the second division into better standing in the American League.
Huntsville high school may curtail athletics after board of education reduced expenditures. Coach Jess Keene will serve mainly as a teacher rather than training athletes or producing teams.
Nashville visits Birmingham, Chattanooga at Atlanta for a night game, New Orleans plays Memphis, and Mobile at Little Rock with a night contest.
National League games listed include Cincinnati at St Louis Chicago at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at New York and Boston at Philadelphia with Cleveland at Detroit and St Louis at Chicago as the only interleague clashes.
Chattanooga defeats Nashville 4 to 3 in a tight matchup. New Orleans blanks Memphis 5 to 2. Birmingham faces Atlanta in a night game while Mobile visits Little Rock for a night contest.
Washington defeated Boston 4 to 3 while Philadelphia beat New York 5 to 4. Cleveland edged St Louis 5 to 4 and Chicago won 3 to 2 over Detroit. Cincinnati outscored Chicago 3 to 1. Boston beat New York 7 to 6 and Pittsburgh toppled St Louis 11 to 8, with the latter game called in the seventh to let the Pirates catch a train. Only games scheduled.
Birmingham boxing scene focuses on Battling Bozo who weighs 184 pounds after beating Jack Webb. John Putman notes Bozo’s potential to add ten pounds and challenge Babe Hunt or Pa Stribling. A Cleveland card July 3 with Schmeling and Stribling is mentioned as a possible next step.
Decatur travels to Cullman next Tuesday afternoon for the first meeting of the season in the Bee Line League. The Strawberry club visits Decatur on Thursday afternoon for its first road trip of the year to Decatur’s home lot.
Blethen shut down the Barons as the Crax beat them 21 to 0 in Atlanta last night. Jimmy Walkup pitched well but the Crax collected late-inning hits to plate one run in each of the fourth and fifth frames. Cortazzo had three safeties for the Barons while Belve Bean and Tauscher led the Vels in a 4 to 3 win over Chattanooga. The Travellers swept a doubleheader with the Pels by scores of 9 to 8 and 3 to 0.
A detailed account describes the decline of the silk industry after a harsh winter killed mulberry trees and rising labor costs. It explains silkworm life stages from egg to moth, feeding behavior on mulberry leaves, and the cocoon spinning process including cocoon selection, washing, and reeling.
Grove drives in the winning run with a double and Simmons adds a long fly as the Athletics rally to defeat the Yankees 5 to 4. It is Grove's seventh win of the year.
Ed Brandt earned his eighth win of the season with a 7 6 victory over the Giants in New York. Allen Cruz and Lindstrom homered to keep the Giants close as the Braves notched their first win in the city this year.
Lum Whitt, Athens first baseman and former Decatur star, is hitting over .400 this season. Local fans expect a big year as Whitt drives the ball for his team, who regret only that he is with another club.
Del Corbett, in centerfield for the homelings, breaks in with a brisk start and a 333 average after three hits in nine at bats. He collected two hits in the first game and one in the second, including two triples in the initial contest.
"Dutch" Mittwede, longtime Valley baseball player, is back in Hartselle after three months in a Memphis hospital. He underwent four operations and is believed to be on the road to recovery with friends hopeful he will soon again play baseball.
The passage details spinning silk into skeins and forming a book of thirty skeins, then bundling 29 into a bale weighing about 150 pounds for export. Silk arrives in New York and Seattle and is transported across the continent by guarded trains, with about 12 bales used weekly at the mill.
Memphis report states John Dobbs, manager of the Atlanta club, received a 30 day suspension for Monday night incident on the Atlanta ball field with umpire Goes. League president John D. Martin cited Dobbs long career and stress of the moment but warned the ruling is not a precedent. He noted Dobbs’ ill health and family strain as factors in the decision.
Hartselle hosts Cullman to start the season with the Bee Line league matchup. Cullman seeks revenge after Hartselle edged them in the opener on Tuesday, hoping to flip the result today.
The autos for sale column serves as a daily guide to reasonable asking prices for used cars, offering readers a practical benchmark based on current market trends and typical listings. It helps buyers and sellers gauge value and negotiate confidently.
Local fans express general satisfaction that President Martin of the Southern league has extended leniency to Johnny Dobbs and given him the minimum sentence for striking an umpire. Dobbs is a popular figure among Decatur residents and North Alabama fans.
Birmingham's Bozo the clown defeated Cracker Jack Webb Monday night and will face Pete Latza former welterweight champion in Atlanta on June 9 according to Pa Stribling Latza new manager of the battler announced the match plans.
Classified listings in the Decatur Daily teem with opportunity as numerous ads crowd the page. Readers scan sections for jobs, services, and notices amid dense listings.
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