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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1935

Page

6

Southeastern Coaches Report Marks Start Of Season Drive

Pirates winning streak ends as Roy Henshaw of Cubs continues. June sessions begin with two daily drills as grid teams prepare for opening games Sept. 21 and Sept. 28. Alabama, Tennessee, Tulane each field around 85 candidates under Major Sase. Vanderbilt lists 55. Auburn 46. Kentucky 50 with Chet Wynne and Ray Morrison coaching staffs returning. Florida and Georgia set 56 and 4 candidates respectively to report.

Icidates Southeastern Pirates Roy Henshaw CUBS Alabama L. 8 S. A Tennessee Tulane Sase Bny Vanderbilt Ray Morrison Gugin Jack Te Auburn Chet Wynne Kentucky Florida Georgia

Independents Split Twin Bill At Delano Park Field

Decatur Independents divided a San a Saturday twin bill at Delano Park field. In the second game Thomas Jed paced the visitors with two hits in three at bats. The crowd enjoyed one of the season’s best games as both clubs split four meetings.

Decatur San A C Park Thomas Jed Delano Park R. H. E. Ene Sandlin Caudill Parker Bowen

Perry Paces Parker in Founders' Tennis Championship

Forest Hills, N Y Sept 2. Fred Perry meets Frankie Parker in the fourth round of the Founders' men's national singles championship. If Parker avoids a relapse he should deliver his best against the defending champion as both players contest the amateur title.

Forest Hilia N. Y Ounless Frankie Parker Hag Rey Saan Pont Grant

Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues

Results show Philadelphia defeating New York 6 to 1 in the National League, Toronto 12 to 4 over Rochester, Montreal 16 to 5, and Buffalo 6 to 0 in the International League. American Association games include Toledo 8 to 2 over Columbus, St Paul 11 to 7, and Milwaukee 5 to 6 against Kansas City.

Toronto Rochester Baltimore Albany Newark Syracuse Montreal Buffalo American Association Toledo Columbus Indianapolis Kansas City Milwaukee St. Paul Minneapolis

Two League Games Ignite Tonight's Matchups

Birmingham faces New Orleans in Birmingham while Atlanta visits Nashville. Chattanooga travels to Knoxville as Memphis hosts Little Rock. Chicago plays Detroit and St. Louis meets Washington in American League action with Philadelphia at New York and Philadelphia at New York on the schedule.

Little Rock Ata Birmingham Aoverveasis St. Louis Eames Cere Ww. L. Pet New Atlanta Nashville Knoxville Kenna Little Rock Memphis New Orleans Chattanooga Chicago Detroit

Outlook Is Bright at Clemson Now

Clemson College coach Jess Neely surveyed 17 lettermen on Riggs Field and predicted a stronger team for the season. He praised a faster backfield and a powerful line, with Line Coach Frank Howard echoing the optimism for better times ahead.

Clemson S. C Jess Neely Riggs Field Ately South Carolina Vanderbilt Frank Howard Tigers Rs Neely Howard

Hosierymen Cop Contests In One Sided Victory

The Hosierymen rolled to an 11 run rout on Saturday, defeating the Wingfoots 23 to 3 as Hardy struggled before being relieved by Cole. Ross Graham led the Hosierymen with three hits while Pop Johnson fanned eight for the Wingfoots, and miscues helped the visitors pull away.

Wings Hardy Hosiersmen Cole Wingfoots Hosierymen Ross Graham Pop Johnson Goodyear Smith Hoch Drake Eubank Teague Puckett Robertson McEl McRight Bronaugh Eubanks Mittwede McElhannon Bryant Johnson Hosiery Mill Boys Graham Hargrove Harvey

Southern Leaders Shine In Pitching and Power Totals

Baseball season stats show Milnar and Chaplin leading wins and games, with Durham and Lindsey top for teams Atlanta and Nashville. Home run leaders include Taitt 16 and Gleeson 13, Browne 13 driving in 96 RBIs for Little Rock and 95 for Gleeson of New Orleans. Weatherly 33 and Nonnenkamp 14 steal leaders, while Chattanooga and Knoxville top in double plays and runs allowed.

G. W. L. Pet Milnar N. O Durham Atlanta Chaplin Nashville Lindsey Touchstone Meni Taitt Gleeson New Orleans Browne Little Rock

Pine Bluff Clinches East Dixie Flag With Four straight

Pine Bluff won the East Dixie loop pennant by sweeping four games from the Jackson Senators. A 4 to 2 victory in the finale sent Pine Bluff to a seven game series against the West Dixie League pennant winner. Sams and Dacus combined on a three hit performance. Score by innings shows Pine Bluff 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 and Jackson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.

Jackson Miss Pine Bluff Jackson Senators Sams Dacus Larry Sueme Jones O'Neill

Local Bell Team Wins Two Contests

The Decatur Southern Bell softball team traveled to Chattanooga Saturday and defeated the Bell team 6 to 0 and 6 to 5. Johnson pitched both games allowing four hits in the opener. Wright caught both games and Goree hit a homer in the second game.

Decatur Southern Bell Chattanooga Bell Johnson Wright Goree

Combs Sidelined by Shoulder Injury and Yankees Outlook

Earle Combs, veteran Yankees outfielder and former leadoff star, faces serious right shoulder injury risks after a recent collision. Doctors expect repair, yet Combs fears ending his career and hints at a possible return to Kentucky. The piece traces the Yankees’ aging core, noting Gehrig Lazzeri and Koenig, and reflects on past pennants and current injury woes.

New York Earle Bryan Combs New York Yankees Manhattan Combs Combe Mbs Babe Ruth

Southpaw Dominates Pirates as Cards and Giants Falter

Henshaw pitched a strong eight hitter to win his sixth of the season and 11th overall, lifting the Pirates to an 8 to 2 victory but leaving them six games back. Cincinnati edged St Louis 4 to 3, while Philadelphia beat New York 6 to 1. Washington toppled Boston in 14 innings, and Brooklyn defeated Boston 8 to 4 behind Van Mungo's complete game.

Chicago Pirates Henshaw Pittsburgh Cy Blanton Bucs Cards Giants St. Louis New York Paul Derringer Cincinnati Reds Curt Davis Phillies Travis Jackson Derringer Don Lame Washington Senators Red Sox Buck Newsom Lefty Grove Johnson Foxx Yanks Detroit Indians al Simmons Sox Brooklyn Braves Dodgers Ben Cantwell van Mungo Mungo Wally Berger

Major League Leaders By The Associated Press

A condensed list of league leaders from yesterday's games shows Vaughan leading batting for the Pirates at 400, Medwick of the Cardinals leading in runs with 108, Berger and Medwick top RBIs, Medwick also leads in hits, with Herman the Cubs ahead in doubles. Ott and Greenberg pace home runs and RBIs respectively, with Greenberg also among top hitters for the Tigers.

Associated Press Giants Ber- Tigers Greenberg Tigers Gehrig Yankees Cramer Athletics Vosmik Indians Greenberg Tigers Ody Pen Can Sennen Creenber Alzada

Baseball stars pace recent action across leagues

Yesterday's standout performers include Henshaw pacing with eight hits to end a ten game streak. Rolfe contributed two hits two runs and two RBIs for the Yankees in a win over the Athletics. Bottomley sparked the Reds' attack with a double and a single against the Cardinals. Simmons drove in four with three hits for the White Sox against Cleveland. Linus Frey of the Dodgers slugged a homer with two on against the Braves.

Henshaw Red Rolfe Yankees Athletics Jim Bottomley Reds Cardinals al Simmons White Sox Cleveland Linus, Frey Dodgers Braves

Parke er Beats Lott In Title Match On Grass

The report recalls last year’s eastern grass court tennis final where Frankie Parke er defeated George Lott in four sets to claim the title. It also notes three years past when the United States Walker Cup team beat Great Britain 8 to 1, with three matches halved, to hold the Harmsworth speedboat trophy.

Associated Press Frankie Parker George Lott United States Great Britain

Blues Pitcher Tosses No Hit Yet Team Loses One Nothing

In Santa Cruz on Sept 2 Torres of the Burlingame Blues allowed no hits through seven innings but Santa Cruz Padres pushed across a single run in the eighth to win 1 to 0. The Padres had a clean defensive game and capitalized on the lone scoring opportunity.

Santa Cruz Calif Torres Burlingame Blues Joe Santa Cruz Padres Padres

PEBBLES TROUNGE MEMPHIS IN BATTING RURY

New Orleans took the second contest eight to one, five runs on five hits off Ken Weafer in the first inning. Helf hit a two on homer for the Pels. Birmingham’s Woodward connected for a circuit shot. Atlanta beat Nashville five to four as Almon Williams held the Vols eight innings before a late rally. Knoxville Smokies beat Chattanooga four to three to tie the series at one. Joe Lan ning notched thirteenth victory for Smokies.

Gedaleell New Orleans Ken Weafer Helf Pels Woodward Birmingham Atlanta Nashville Almon Williams Vols Harry Kelley Knoxville Smokies Chattanooga Joe Lanning Knoxville

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