Decatur Hosts First Wrestling Show Of The Season
Decatur presents its first wrestling show of the season at Alabama Mills baseball park at 8 15 tonight. Chris Jordan of Fairfield brings four top wrestlers for the Morgan County American Legion event with a local band and eager crowd expected for an exciting three hours of action.
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Decatur
Morgan County
American Legion
Alabama Mills Basebal Park
Chris Jordan
Fairfield
Ed Strangler Lewis
Masonic Theatre
Butler Hine
Alabama
Neal Wells
Parachute Saves Non Stop Browne in Bay Crash
Nat C Browne and Frank Brooks survived a Fokker monoplane crash in Seattle Bay during refueling for a nonstop Tokyo flight. Browne injured with a dislocated shoulder and exposure while Brooks, a veteran parachutist, was uninjured. The pair were rescued by a pleasure-seeker on a sea sled and taken to Ballard Emergency hospital.
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Seattle
Wash
Nat C. Browne
Tokio
New York
Frank Brooks
Browne
Brooks
Ballard
Waller Arrives to Do Diamond Duties
J W Waller Jr arrives to fill infield and outfield duties with no pitching or catching. He will likely be stationed in the outfield at Hart selle and could see game action today.
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Waller
J W Waller, Jr
Hartselle
Ladies Day Set For Thursday At Alabama Mills Park
Decatur's Blue Sox and Hart selle club in Bee Line league play Thursday at 3 30 at Alabama Mills park with free admission for ladies whether or not accompanied by a paid spectator. Manager Gordon McDuff says the plan may expand to other days if successful and that the team plays baseball ladies enjoy.
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Decatur
Blue Sox
Hartselle
Bee Line
Alabama Mills Park
Gordon McDuff
Mr. McDuff
Eleven Letters for the Tigers at Alabama Polytech
Alabama Polytechnic Institute votes to award varsity letters to the 1932 Dixie College League champion Tigers. Manager Joe Jenkins also wins the major athletic award. Seniors Captain Clifford Smith and Al ternate-Captain Harry Lloyd lead a list of players from Tchula Lindale Dothan and Union Springs with multiple positions.
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Ala
Sam McAllister
Alabama Polytechnic Institute Athletic Council
Tigers
Joe Jenkins
LaFayette
Plainsmen
Clifford Smith
Tchula
Miss
Harry Lloyd
Lindale
Duck Riley
Birmingham
Slick Kaley
Warrior
the Lewis
Chapman
Young Stribling Edges Freeman In Ten Round Bout
In Huntsville the Madison County post American Legion card drew about 3000 fans. Willie Stribling won via newspaper decision over Johnnie Freeman after a defensive clash, with Freeman pressing most rounds. Earlier bouts featured Tut Easter, Kid Moorehead, Carl Powell, Dummy Robinson, and Petey Sarron refereeing.
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Willie
Stribling
Johnnie Freeman
Strib
Freeman
Huntsville
Madison County Post
American Legion
Tut Easter
Athens
Bullet
Frame wins 500 mile race in Miller-Hartz car at speedway
Fred Frame in a Miller-Hartz Special led the 500 mile Indianapolis race with an average speed of 104.144 mph to break the DePaolo mark. Howard Wilcox, Cliff Bergere, Bob Carey and Russell Snowberger followed. Billy Arnold and Shaw incidents shaped a dramatic chase with multiple lead changes.
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Fred Frame
Indiana
Frame
Howard Wilcox
Lion Head
Cliff Bergere
Studebaker
Bob Carey
Meyer
Russell Snowberger
Hupp
DePaolo’s. Snowberger
Snowberger
Lou’ Moore
Boyle Valve
Billy Arnold
Arnold
Billy
Ernie Triplett
Triplett
Duesenberg
Ira Hall
Wilbur-Shaw
Miller-Hartz
Shaw
Prame
Wilcox
Howard
Howdy
Miller- Hartz
For Rent Five Room Apartment on East Vine Street
Five room apartment at 618 East Vine St. For further information call 1535 M.
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East Vine St
Bee Line league trims four clubs to fifteen players
The Bee Line league enforces a ten to fifteen player cap across four clubs starting Wednesday. After today’s games managers must submit eligible player lists. additions require releases. In Decatur, pitching staff faces cuts of three as managers weigh who stays on tomorrow morning's roster filing.
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Decatur
McDuff
Mac
Traditional Meet At Florala Set For June 24 Event
Florala Alabama announces the 60 year old Florala celebration on June 24 featuring sports water games and dancing. Plans for the Mardi Gras style event will be announced soon.
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Florala
Ala
New Orleans
Southern League Scores Three Uneven Results
Nashville beat Birmingham 10 to 6 Memphis defeated Knoxville 9 to 3 Chattanooga edged New Orleans 6 to 5 and Atlanta at Little Rock played a night game.
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Memphis
Birmingham
Nashville
Little Rock
Knoxville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Atlanta Little Rock
Baseball Standings Snapshot From Early Season Scores
In the American League New York leads with 7-13 and Boston 5-3 while Philadelphia 13-8 and Washington 2-6 show uneven starts. Detroit dominates 17-4 and St. Louis 9-0, with Cleveland 12-12 and Chicago 6-11. National League lists New York 6-4 and Brooklyn 13-5, St. Louis 6-2, Philadelphia 4-3, Cincinnati 4-2, Pittsburgh 2-5. American Association reports St. Paul 2-19 and Minneapolis 1-9, Milwaukee 6 and Toledo 8-5.
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Pittsburgh
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Boston
Washington
Brooklyn
American Association
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Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Toledo
Columbus
Three Decatur Pitchers Set to Start Versus Hartselle
Indications are that at least three Decatur hurlers will see service this afternoon against Hartselle. Manager McDuff is trying out Otis Jeffries from Denton and Jesse Lanier for the first time, with another pitcher likely to start.
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Hartselle
McDuff
Otis Jeffries
Denton
Jesse Lanier
Myrand offers trio of blows to Huntsville in 3-0 win
Huntsville's Dallas Mills team from Huntsville defeated the Decatur Blue Sox 3-0 at Alabama Mills Park. Myhand pitched seven strong innings allowing three hits with five strikeouts, while Pinion and Green fueled Huntsville's offense with timely hits and a pair of runs in the first and eighth.
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Bob Chandler
Decatur Blue Sox
Alabama Mills Park
Dallas Mills
Huntsville
Blue Sox
Myhand
Baldwin County Fishing Rodeo Dates Set by Walton League
The Baldwin County Izaak Walton League schedules July 11 and 12 for its annual fishing rodeo at Burkhardt's Landing near Bear Point Perdido Bay. Prizes include tarpon and various game fish, with Graves Higdon cash prizes and a $3 entry fee covering two dinners. Special committees, boat access, and canal completion improvements are noted.
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David Holt Foley
Ala
Frank Walton
Burkhardts
Bear Point
Perdido Bay
Baldwin County
Max Lawrenz
Foley
Graves-Higdon
Col
E. L. Higdon
Bibb Graves
Sibley Holmes
Walton League
Gulf
Pensacola Ba
West Florida
Mobile Bay
Burkhardt
Izaak Walton League
America
Baseball Game Summary Highlights
Green hit two base hits and Fitch added a three base hit. Bronough and Landers performed sacrifice hits while Fitch and My hand stole bases. Landers completed a double play sequence H Lanier Evans and H Lanier. Chand Cauley and Graham struck out. Game duration one hour thirty five minutes.
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Huntsville
Pinion
Miller
Green
Fitch
Blount
H. Lanier
Fisk
Kimbrell
Burkette
J. Lanier
Wallace
Evans
Bronough
Landers
Chand- Cauley
Graham
More Games Booked With Dallas Outfit
Gordon McDuff manager of the Blue Sox said more games are booked with the Dallas Mills of Huntsville this season. He noted two losses to Dallas only spur the team to aim higher and topple the county’s best ball club, praising their pitcher Sayhand.
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Dallas
Gordon McDuff
Blue Sox
Dallas Mills
Huntsville
Sayhand
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