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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1930

Page

2

Final Intersectional Games Decide National Pennant Race

The final intersectional series could decide the National League pennant as Cubs lead by four games face Reds and Pirates next, with strong pitching from Charley Root helping Chicago. Giants crush Phillies 18 to 5 as Hartnett hits 29th homer. Robins shut out by Braves 6 to 0.

Hugh S. Fullerton, Jr Associated Press Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Boston New York Giants Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds Redland Field Reds Chicago Root Charley Root Cincinnati Cuccinello Taylor Gabby Hartnett Philadelphia Phillies Giants Hogan Terry Phils Brooklyn Robins Ed Brandt Braves St. Louis

Charles Revives Indian Fame Claim at Haskell Meet

Lawrence Kans. Charles Wilson a 22 year old Oneida at Haskell Institute wins the 1500 meter decathlon event at the AAU championships in Pittsburgh defeating USC athlete Jim Stewart by 250 yards. Wilson totals 7 313 343 points surpassing his Denver 1926 third place. Standing 6 feet 2 and 180 pounds he runs 100m in 11 4s and 400m in 54 1 10s. He is the first Indian to show major athletic mastery since Jim Thorpe and is son of another Wilson Charles.

Denver Charles Haskell Institute Pittsburgh John Levi Haskell Thorpe New York Professional Giants Wilson Buster” Charles

Hodapp, Terry, Root spark late, big day for hits

By The Associated Press Johnny Hodapp of the Indians collected three hits and drove in the winning run with a single in the 11th inning against the Browns. Bill Terry of the Giants drove in seven runs with a home run, a double and two singles against the Phillies. Charley Root of the Cubs held the Reds to three hits and beat them 8-2. Ed Brandt of the Braves stoppedRobins with four singles and won 6-0.

Associated Press Johnny Hodapp Indians Browns Bill Terry Giants Phillies Charley Root Cubs Hed Reds Ed Brandt Braves Robins

Byrd Begins Nineteenth Maryland Gridiron Season

H C Curley Byrd starts his 19th season as Maryland coach amid a tough 1930 schedule that includes six conference games a Yale intersectional tilt and a Navy game. The long serving athletics director and English professor at the Maryland agriculture college is celebrated for building the campus and surrounding community while earning a 20 000 seat stadium named in his honor.

Dillon Graham Associated Press College Park Mike Donohue Auburn Dan McGugin Vanderbilt John Heisman Georgia Tech Maryland Agriculture College H. C. (Curley) Byrd Maryland Heisman Donahue Byrd South Nashville Dixie Yale Navy The Agriculture College Washington University

Rickey pursues Klein as Bottomley trade option

Branch Rickey, owner of the St Louis Cardinals, seeks Chuck Klein as a potential target. He has a Bottomley trade idea in mind as part of the pursuit.

Rickey Klein ST. Louis Branch Rickey Cardinals Chuck Klein

Prize Fights Amuse Diners at Atlantic Beach Club

Prize fights entertained diners at the Atlantic Beach club on Long Island during a dinner event.

New York Atlantic Beach Club Long Island

Cleveland Defeats St Louis in Eleven Innings

Cleveland earned a 4-3 win over St Louis in eleven innings with Blue hitting a home run and Johnny Hodapp delivering a run scoring single to bring Porter home. The victory marked Cleveland’s fourth win against St Louis in the series.

Nals Cleveland St. Louis Blue Johnny Hodapp Porter

Southern and National League Games on Schedule Tonight

Tonight features seven matchups across the leagues including Nashville at Little Rock and Atlanta at New Orleans in the South, New York at Boston in the National League, Chicago at Pittsburgh, Washington at New York, and Boston at Philadelphia in the American League.

National League New York Boston Chicago Pittsburgh American League Washington Philadelphia

Baseball Results Across Multiple Games

Nashville edged Little Rock 10 to 8 in a late game. Chattanooga fell to Memphis 8 to 6 while Atlanta beat New Orleans 1 to 0. Birmingham and Mobile played 14 innings with Mobile winning 2 to 1. Chicago defeated Cincinnati 8 to 2. Boston routed Brooklyn 6 to 0 as New York took a 18 to 5 win over Philadelphia. Cleveland beat St. Louis 4 to 3 in 11 innings.

Memphis New Orleans Birmingham Atlanta Little Rock Chattanooga Nashville Mobile Chicago New York B St. Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia Washington New York Cleveland Detroit Brooklyn

Connie Mack Eyes McGraw as NL Pennant Challenger

The piece argues Connie Mack would prefer John McGraw to lead the National League in the World Series if the A's repeat and the NL winner faces them. It recalls Mack's famed duels with McGraw in 1905 1911 and 1913 and notes McGraw's experience and fighting outfit could restore NL prestige, with Mathewson cited as a dominant pitcher.

Connie Mack John McGraw Mack Pirates Cardinals Cubs Yankees Athletics Brooklyn Giants National League Men As A Whole, In Addition To Mr. Mack N. L McGraw Bush McKechnie McCarthy Connie Christy Mathewson A’s New Yorkers Mathewson Matty

Giants Backstop Frank Hogan Hits .300 For Giants

Burly catcher Frank Hogan of the New York Giants continues to hit well over .300 as the team battles for the National League pennant.

Frank Hogan New York Giants

Georgia Power seeks approval to sell property in Alabama

The Georgia Power Company filed with the Alabama Public Service Commission to sell properties in Girard and Phenix City to Alabama Power Company. The action aims to transfer assets as part of a regional realignment of service ownership.

Montgomery Ala Upy Georgia Power Company Alabama Public Service Commission Girard Phenix City Alabama Power Company

Longtime Randalla Mason George Brown Turns 87

George Brown of Randalla Iowa marks 62 years as a member of the Masonic lodge at age 87. He has dedicated decades to fraternal service and community involvement.

George Brown Randalla Iowa Masonic Lodge

Vanderbilt Opposes Radio Broadcasts of Football Games

The Vanderbilt athletic board has formally opposed broadcasting games in which Vandy players participate this fall. Action will be taken later, and broadcasts could be stopped.

Vanderbilt Vandy

Tennessee Player Ray Saunders Injured at Practice

Tennessee tackle Ray Saunders suffered a knee injury during a half-speed drill. He will miss a few days of practice as the squad continues training camp.

Tennessee Ray Saunders

Bailey's Name To Be Placed On Cup

The Daily reports the golf cup winner A. C. Bailey will have his name engraved on the cup won at Valley Country club. Last year’s winner was W. B. Markstein. To gain permanent possession the cup must be won three times.

Bailey Daily A. C. Bailey W. B. Markstein

No Hit Game By Mayo In Piedmont League

Bob Mayo of High Point pitched a no hit no run game against Winston-Salem last night in the Piedmont league.

Bob Mayo High Point Winston-Salem

Duluth Airport Records One Landing Field For US

The Duluth municipal airport reported a total of one landing field allocated to the United States. This marks a small but official aviation asset for national aviation needs.

Duluth United States

Major Leaders From Sept 2 Games Highlight Cubs Giants Yankees

Key statistics show Cuyler of the Cubs with 1.0.135 runs and 32 stolen bases. Wilson of the Cubs led with 46 home runs and 155 RBIs. Gehrig of the Yankees tops batting at .393 with 150 RBIs and 198 hits, Hodapp of the Indians adds 198 hits and 42 doubles, Combs of the Yankees 17 triples, Ruth of the Yankees 44 homers, and McManus of the Tigers 19 steals.

Cuyler Cubs Wilson Terry Giants Klein Phillies Comorosky Pirates Gehrig Yankees Ruth Hodapp Indians Combs McManus Tigers

Barons Praised for Extra Inning Comeback Humor

The Barons have played many extra inning games, drawing good natured ribbing from sports writers. Henry Vance proposed that teams needing more than nine innings to beat the Bears deserve the extra work after yesterday's 14 inning loss to Mobile.

Barons Henry Vance Mobile Bears

Boxing Fights Result From AP Dated Cards

Fights last night report several bouts with winners names and locations. Ray Tramblie of Rockford Illinois stopped Max Kramer of Germany. Bert Quinn from Honolulu stopped Chester Bush of New Orleans. Sammy Jackson of Santa Monica stopped Bucky Lawless of Syracuse.

Chicago Ray Tramblie Rockford Ill Max Kramer Germany Bert Quinn Honolulu Chester Bush New Orleans Los Angeles Sammy Jackson Santa Monica Bucky Lawless Syracuse N. Y

Mobile Bears edge Birmingham in tight southern game

The Mobile Bears, having lost 102 games this season, edged the Birmingham Barons 2 to 1 in 14 innings in a pitchers battle. Bradley and Plue pitched all 14 frames with strong support from their defenses as Atlanta and New Orleans results shifted standings behind Memphis Chicks and Chattanooga. Oldham led the Crackers to an 8 to 1 win over the Pelicans while Brazil and Hutcheson homered for the Chicks in the fifth. Little Rock beat Nashville 10 to 8. Selma edged Tampa 6 to 5. Jacksonville and Montgomery rested.

Atlanta Mobile Bears Southern Association Birmingham Bradley Plue Barons New Orleans Pelicans Memphis Chicks Chattanooga Oldham Crackers Pets Memphis Brazil Hutcheson Chicks Little Rock Nashville Mackey Pettit Tampa Smokers Selma Leafs Leafs Tampa Columbus Foxes Pensacola Jacksonville Montgomery

Goodman's Putter Strays From Home

Johnny Goodman of Omaha reports his putter "Sizzling Susie" is missing from home. He warns that without the worn club his confidence may slip as he contemplates the National amateur golf tourney and a chance to repeat last year's victory over Bobby Jones.

Omaha, Neb Susie Johnny Goodman Omaha Johnny Goodman Bobby Jones

Central High Gridiron Practice Opens with Sleds and Signals

Central high school football drills begin with the charging sled and tackling dummy to be ready by Thursday. A tempor ary varsity ran signals yesterday with players McMasters Eubanks Eubanks Johnson Moye Williams Wells Reeder Dunaway Comerford Smith among others. Coaches anticipate frequent lineup changes as they evaluate 27 eager students and plan two daily workouts with morning play discussions.

Central High School McMasters Joe Eubanks Johnson Moye Williams Wells Reeder Tenter Dunaway Eddie Eubanks Comerford Charlie Smith Husky

No Injuries Yet In Local Camp

Local grid squad reports no injuries after first workouts. Coaches express optimism as players show soreness but no serious illnesses or injuries so far.

McMasters Returns to Form for Season

Knox McMasters, veteran performer, returns after foot trouble last year and shows good form this season. He may earn an end berth where his height aids pass reception.

Knox McMasters

Harry Dobbins Sidelined With Tonsillitis In Varsity Race

Harry Dobbins, listed to contend for an end berth on Central's varsity, has missed practice due to tonsillitis. Minnesota hospitals report 800 insane inmates, up 256 from two years ago.

Harry Dobbins Central Varsity Minnesota

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