Enthusiasm High as North Alabama Amateur Loop Plans Summer Baseball
Seven cities discussed forming a summer league at the Y M C A with Cullman Hartselle Athens Elkmont Town Creek Rogersville Haleyville represented. Decatur may join via Maynard Layman. division of territory and local player eligibility were debated as veteran organizers predicted a fast Valley season.
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North Alabama
Cullman
Hartselle
Athens
Elkmont
Town Creek
Rogersville
Haleyville
Lester Corbitt
Decatur
Maynard Layman
Courtland
Leighton
Lawrence County
VOLS AND BARONS SPLIT HOLIDAY GAMES
The Vols and Barons split their holiday series with the Barons taking the first by 10 to 5 after erasing a five run lead and the Vols taking the second 6 to 2. George Milstead won the second game against the Barons. The Pelos edged the Pelicans 12 to 11 in the second after New Orleans won 7 to 4 in the opener. The final game featured 30 hits. Noogans defeated the Crackers in both games. Bayne outpitched Messinger and Knight in the first duel 6 to 1. The Battling Bears of Mobile pressured the Chicks to a split, winning 6 to 3 then losing 4 to 3.
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Vols
Barons
George Milstead
Pelos
Pelicans
New Orleans
Noogans
Bayne
Messinger
Knight
Bears
Mobile
New Alabama Coach Visits Decatur
Paul Burnum named new member of University of Alabama coaching staff visits Decatur as district highway engineer. He resigns as head coach of the Tuscaloosa Bears to join the Alabama mentor group.
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Paul] Burnum
University of Alabama
Decatur
Burnum
Tuscaloosa
Battling Cubs Earn Two Wins In Holiday Doubleheader
The Cubs, despite injuries and death threats, defeated the Cards 2 0 in the opener with Charley Root pitching well, then won the second game 9 8 in 10 innings. The Robins swept the Phils 11 1 and 11 9 to retain the NL lead after Cubs series. Dodgers beat Giants in ninth inning rallies. Sisler lifts Red Sox in late frame as doubles seal win. Reds take morning 9 1, drop afternoon 7 6 to Bucs.
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Cubs
Charley Root
Robins
Phils
Dudley
Dodgers
Braves
Giants
George Sisler
Boston
Bucs
Reds
Al Clements Named Coach of the Bears
Al Clements former University of Alabama star end takes over coaching duties at Tuscaloosa succeeding Paul Bar num next fall. Clements led Alabama as an all-Southern performer and team captain for two years before moving from Jacksonville State Normal where he built a strong record and reputation.
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al Clements
University of Alabama
Paul Barnum
Tuscaloosa
Clements
Jacksonville State Normal
Waner Edges Herman By One Point In batting race
May 31 New York Paul Waner of Pittsburgh and Babe Herman of Brooklyn continue a tight battle for the National League batting title with Waner at .405 after last Wednesday's games. Frank Hogan sits third at .395, with O'Doul .388 and Terry .381 rounding out the top ten. Brooklyn leads in team batting though St Louis tops the league with 3261. Frederick has 62 hits, Holmes ties for second in scoring with 37 runs, and Kiki Cuyler and Woody English pace triples with ten steals each. H afman and Klein lead home runs with 13, while Luque and Haines tie for pitching wins with four. Lindsey holds a .1000 average with two wins as Hallahan extends his strikeout lead with 53.
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New York
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh
Babe Herman
Brooklyn
Waner
Frank Hogan
New York Giants
O’doul
Phillies
Terry
Flowers
Klein
Philadelphia
Frederick
Douthit
St. Louis
Meyer
Heilmann
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Terry
Adam Comorosky
Frank Frisch
Kiki Cuyler
Cubs
Woody English
Hack Wilson
Chuck Klein
Walter Berfger
Boston
Adolfo Luque
Jess Haines
Jim Lindsey
Bill Hallahan
Kiwanis Rotarians Interclub Contest Plans Move Forward
Plans for the Kiwanis Rotarians interclub contest next month proceed with entertainment beyond a short ball game. Pete Peterson of Kiwanis and Ned Shackelford of Rotarians head likely pitching for their teams as committees draft tentative lineups. Entertainers will be recruited to boost the day’s activities.
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Kiwanis
Rotarians
Kiwanians
Pete Peterson
Ned Shackelford
Local Track Interest Grows With Seybourn Lynne Return
Seybourn Lynne returning to the area after earning a law degree at the University of Alabama and serving as assistant track coach there. He hopes to assemble a team to represent the local school for a meet at the University of Meade next spring, signaling rising local track enthusiasm.
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Seybourn Lynne
Univrsity of Alabama
Auburn
Lynne
University of Meaee
Not Guilty Verdict In Alabama Prohibition Case
A jury in County Court at Hartselle returned a not guilty verdict in the State of Alabama versus Pat Cobb on a prohibition charge. The defendant was dismissed without day or date.
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State of Alabama
Pat Cobb
Hartselle
Preacher Wallace to Speak Sunday at Lacon
Rev J D Wallace of the First Presbyterian church will preach Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock at Lacon. The public is invited to attend.
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Lacon
J. D. Wallace
First Presbyterian Church
Greats of Baseball Infield Leaders and Track Vaulting Echoes
Alan Gould surveys baseball infield greats led by McGraw era names and compares it with Athletics legends McInnis Collins Barry Baker. He notes Hamm and Carr as top jumpers, mentions Frank Wykoff as a sprint star, and cites Stiles reporting on speed records with Wykoff and Hables in discussion of future promising athletes.
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Kelly
Frisch
Fletcher
Groh
McGraw
McInnis
Collins
Barry
Baker
Tigers And Yanks Swap Five Players
The Tigers and Yanks yesterday swapped five players. The Yankees sent Waite Hoyt and Mark Koeing to Detroit for Owen Carroll Harry Rice and George Iling.
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Tigers
Yanks
Yankees
Waite Hoyt
Mark Koeing
Detroit
Owen Carroll
Harry Rice
George Iling
Epworth League Assembly Set for Mentone June 7 14
Members of the Epworth League of the North Alabama conference will hold the third assembly at Mentone Alabama during the week June 7 to 14. It is expected that several league workers from Decatur will attend the assembly.
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Epworth Hl League
Mentone
Ala
Decatur
Hornsby Slated to Miss Up To Two Months
Cubs second baseman Rogers Hornsby will be sidelined for six weeks to two months after fracturing his left ankle sliding into third base yesterday. The injury occurred when his leg struck pitcher Sylvester Johnson covering the bag and the bone snapped.
Joe Klugman Out For Weeks With Fractured Leg
Vols ace Joe Klugman who helped the Barons win the Dixie series is out for several weeks after fracturing his leg in the first game of a double header. He will miss upcoming games and is expected to be unavailable during the recovery period.
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Joe Klugman
Vol
Barons
Champs Triumph Twice Over Nats In Memorial Day Double Bill
The Athletics won 7 to 6 in 13 innings and 15 to 11 in a slugging second game. Simmons delivered a pivotal homer with two on in the ninth and later scored the winning run after a thirteenth inning double. He also hit a bases loaded homer as a pinch hitter in the fourth of the finale. The Tigers split two with the Indians and the Browns split with the White Sox in Memorial Day action. Ruth homered for the Yankees as Boston fell to 13 straight losses.
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Nats
Simmons
Big Bat
Champs
Tigers
Indians
Wes Ferrell
Browns
White Sox
Sox
Rip Collins
Ted Lyons
Yankees
Red Sox
New Yorkers
Boston
Ruth
Southern and American leagues baseball schedule
Today’s games feature Nashville visiting Birmingham, Mobile at Memphis, New Orleans at Little Rock, Chattanooga at Atlanta. In the American League Chicago plays St. Louis, Detroit visits Cleveland, Washington travels to Philadelphia, Boston meets New York. In the National League New York at Boston, Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, St. Louis at Chicago.
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Mobile
Memphis
New Orleans
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Chattanooga
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pean
Tom Oe
Baseball Scores From The Southeast Circuits
Nashville fell 5 to 6 to Birmingham while New Orleans lost 7 to 11 against Little Rock. Memphis dropped 3 to 4 to Mobile as Atlanta was blanked 0 to 4 by Chattanooga 1 to 7.
Standings Snapshot From Early Season Baseball Scores
The report lists team records showing Chicago 7-3, St. Louis 4-4, Detroit 5-9, Cleveland 2-6, Washington 6-11, Philadelphia 1-15, with New York 6-7 and Boston 5-3. It presents a compact glance at early season performance and win totals for multiple franchises.
Puzzle-like Standings With Odd City Pairs
A fragmented table lists teams and records with mismatched city pairs. New York and Boston show 5-5 and 6-6 respectively, while Philadelphia and Pittsburgh display odd 1-9 and 1-7 records. Chicago and St Louis are noted with 2-9 and 9-6 in unclear alignment.
Board elects two teachers as principals at local schools
The county board of education met at Hartselle on Friday and selected Boyd Puryear as principal of Lacey Springs school. Puryear previously led Florette school in the same role. E. G. Hamilton was chosen principal of Priceville school and is regarded as a skilled educator, seen as a fortunate acquisition for the district.
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Hartselle
County Board of Education
Boyd Puryear
Lacey Springs
Puryear
Florette
E. G. Hamilton
Priceville
Hamilton
Singing Class Draws East Southside and Fairview Churches
A singing class recently edited by members of East Southside and Fairview Baptist churches will meet Sunday afternoon at two o clock. Visitors are invited and all members should attend.
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East Southside
Fairview
No Successor To Wade Is Appointed
Speculation runs as Alabama awaits a new head coach for the Crimson Tide with Bully VandeGraff and Lewie Hardage named most often in campus chatter.
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Wade
Wallace Wade
Jones Set To Face Wethered For British Amateur Title
Bobby Jones and Roger Wethered reach the British Amateur final at St Andrews after seven gruelling matches. Jones, the American legend, meets the Englishman in a 36 hole final while previous rounds saw Jones beat George Voight and Wethered defeat Lister Hartley.
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King
Associated Press
ST. Andrews
Scotland
Bobby Jones
Roger Wethered
Sandwich
Jones
George Voight
Rice Again Leads Junior League Batting Race
Chicago May 31 Sam Rice Washington outfielder leads American League batting race for the sixth week running with an average up to .411 and a 31 point edge over runner up Al Simmons. Senators gain top team hitting while Cleveland slips to second. Ruth Hodapp Digsell Judge and others among leaders in batting and fielding as Grove and Jones top pitchers.
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Chicago
Sam Rice
Washington
al Simmons
Rice
Senators
Cleveland Indians
Simmons
Philadelphia
Ruth
New York
Hodap
Cleveland
McManus
Detroit
Digsell
Judge
Burnett
Cochrane
Oliver
Boston
Ten Cases Tried In County Court
Disposing of ten cases on Friday at Hart selle the County Court completed its work and adjourned with Judge W T Lowe presiding over the sessions.
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Hartselle
W. T. Lowe
Case Transferred To Circuit Court In Hartselme
The State of Alabama purse Theodore Schuler faced desertion and non support charges. The case moved from Probate court to Circuit court when called for trial in HartselMe county on Friday.
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State of Alabama
Theodore Schuler
HartselMe
Rev A H Manley to Fill Pulpit at Westside Church
The Rev. A H Manley will occupy the pulpit of Westside Presbyterian on Sunday in the pastor Rev S P Pryor’s absence. Pryor is in Kentucky to conduct a meeting.
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A.H. Manley
A. H. Manley
Westside
S. P. Pryor
Kentucky
Mrs Pony Smith Carried by Ambulance to Benevolent Hospital
Mrs Pony Smith was taken from her Austinville home in a Priest's ambulance to Benevolent hospital this morning for medical treatment.
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Priest’s Ambulance
Austinville
The
Benevolent Hospital
Decatur Population Climbs 225 Percent in Ten Years
Decatur records show a ten year population gain of 225 percent. Officials cite rapid growth and urban expansion as the main drivers of the surge.
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Decatur
Billy Arnold Wins Speedway Crown at Indianapolis
Billy Arnold of Chicago driving the Miller Hartz Special won the 18th international auto speed classic in Indianapolis on Memorial Day. More than 165000 spectators watched as he completed 500 miles in 4 hours 58 minutes 39 seconds for an average speed of 100.488 mph, surpassing Peter DePaolo’s 1925 mark.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Billy Arnol
Chicago
United States
Peter de
Jake Powell Acquitted in Madison County Circuit Court
A jury in Madison County Circuit Court delivered a not guilty verdict for Jake Powell on charges tied to events in See Roads section during last winter. Powell was dismissed and allowed to leave the courtroom with no further legal action.
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Madison County
Jake See
Allen Quinn
See Roads
Powell
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