Decatur Blue Sox clinch Bee Line title in six game series
The Decatur Blue Sox defeated Hartselle 8-3 to finish four wins in six and claim the Bee Line league title. Winn ie Waller starred with four hits in six games, while Forrest Burleson led Hartselle with a .571 average. Bob McCarley earned the deciding win over Ab Dunaway.
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Decatur Blue Sox
Sox
Hartsidle
Bob McCarley
Ab Dunaway
Decatur
Dunaway
Buzz Peytom
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Winnie Waller
Waller
Hartselle
Forrest Burleson
Bob Chandler
Otis Jeffries
Fred Robinson
Claimant To Wrestle Here In Decatur Card
Decatur fans will see Blacksmith Pedigo defend his middleweight crown against Ray Banks in the main bout. Joe Dillman meets Scroggy Wiggins in the preliminary. Dynamite Joe may face Scoggy after a recent bout ended in boos and referee controversy. The card starts at 8 15 in Garrett Park and is expected to draw the season’s largest crowd.
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Decatur
Blacksmith Pedigo
Ray Banks
Joe Dillman
Scroggy Wiggins
Dillman
Fred Lassiter
Scoggy
Dynamite Joe
Garrett Park
Wynne Shifts Talley to Halfback at Auburn Grid Camp
Auburn coach Chet Wynne moves Marion Talley from fullback to halfback to add weight at the position. Talley, Decatur Ga., weighs 180 pounds and joins a crowded halfback field alongside Hitchcock Ward Wright Morris and McMahan as Auburn fields 54 players in 1932 practice. The opener vs Birmingham Southern in Montgomery on Sept. 23 remains in doubt with many players competing for the start.
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Auburn
Ala
Chet Wynne
Marion
Talley
Decatur
Wynne
Tom Brown
Sterling Dupree
Harry Whitten
Clarence Vickery
Brown
Dupree
Whitten
Vickery
Jimmie Hitchcock
Firpo Ward Wright
Papa Morris
Warren McMahan
Plainsmen
Birmingham Southern
Montgomery
Decatur Beats Hartselle 7-3 in Fourteen Innings
In a late matchup Decatur tallies seven runs on eight hits while Hartselle musters three. Landers Jeffries and McCarley lead hits. McCarley earns win over Dunnaway as Dunaway allows eight Decatur baserunners over seven innings. Pitchers Peyton and McCarley combine for the four inning save.
Frosh Turnout Called By Burnum At Alabama
University of Alabama coach Paul Burnum will call out the freshman football players on Wednesday afternoon. A large turnout is anticipated after last season’s 125 plebes tried out. Burnum plans to post charges through count exercises and light workouts until ready for heavy work.
Mrs Milton Andrews Visit to Atlanta Relative
Mrs and Mrs Milton Andrews returned from a weekend visit to relatives in Atlanta Georgia and were guests during the trip.
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Milton Andrews
Atlanta
Nelsons to Lead Athens Bees in 1933 Campaign
Owen Hot Nelson will manage the Athens baseball club in 1933 with an advisory council including R. H. Richardson Jr Bruce Nelson and Sam Bowen to decide if Athens enters the Bee Line league. Athens cites strong performance claiming 500 percent ball with most clubs and holds second place first half and second half champions on the field. The team also defeated Cullman four games to one in a five game series.
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Owen
Hot” Nelson
Athens
R. H. Richardson, Jr
Bruce Nelson
Sam Bowen
Cullman
Final Double Plays End Hartselle Decatur Series
After five and a half games, Hartselle and Decatur Bline squads fought through a ground ball to Johnson who hit to Waller at second, then Sanders for the first double play of the series on the final ground ball.
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Hartselle
Decatur
Johnson
Waller
Sanders
Gorgas Presents Its Opening Wrestling Show
Gorgas post announces opening wrestling night at the city auditorium Monday evening. Speedball Wolfe meets Rough House Hogan, Chief Buffalo faces Ken Hollis, and the third bout’s participants will be named later. Hugh Nichols the light heavy champion is expected to appear in Birmingham soon.
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General Gorgas Post
City Auditorium
Speedball Wolfe
Rough House Hogan
Chief Buffalo
Ken Hollis
Hugh Nichols
Birmingham
Indians Take Pair From the Browns
The Indians defeated the Browns in a doubleheader with scores of 4 to 3 and 6 to 0. Good pitching by Russell and Connally led the Tribes to victory in the American League games.
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Indians
Browns
Russell
Connally
Tribe
Five Teams Run Signals for Tide
Five Alabama squads line up for the initial signal practice with Dick Dobbins among the sophomores of Team No. 5. The lineup lists centers, guards, tackles, ends, quarterbacks and halfbacks across teams, highlighting Dobbins as a standout rookie in North Alabama football.
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Alabama
Dick Dobbins
Decatur
Tide
Dobbins
Hewes
Huppke
Frey
Barker
Laslie
Leach
Swaim
Holley
Chappelle
Walker
Cain
Rohrdanz
Howell
Houston
Morrow
Moseley
Buck Hughes
Joe Dilby
Francis
Boswell
Kelogg
Kauffman
Sanders
McGahee
Hutson
Bellini
Stapp
McDaniel
Riley Smith
W. W. Carter
Hearn
Davenport
Carter
Taylor
James Walker
Lee Rogers
Fred Brown
Neal Palmer
Sewall
Blue Sox Eye Next Season In Bline League
Decatur Blue Sox plan for next season as Manager McDuff seeks positions for current players. Winnie Waller to join Southern Cotton Oil Company while Pete West and Pred. Robinson move to Alabama Hosiery Mills.
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Decatur Blue Sox
McDuff
Winnie Waller
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Pete West
Pred. Robinson
Alabama, Hosiery Mills
Dunnaway Relieved as Hartselle Debuts New Starter
Peyton replaced Dunaway on the mound in the sixth game of the series marking the first time a starting pitcher was relieved since play began. The series featured exceptionally good hurling with strong pitching throughout.
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Peyton
Dunaway
Hartselle
Henry Cullom to Return From Tennessee Vacation
Good year Service head Henry Cullom is expected to return Saturday from a vacation trip to his old home in Tennessee.
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Henry Cullom
Goodyear Service
Tennessee
Flag Race Of Bee Line Inning By Inning Baseball Summary
Summary of Decatur and Hartselle baseball game with multiple innings described. Key moments include West and Mittwede producing RBI hits for Decatur in early innings, Hartselle answering with runs via F Burleson and Mittwede, and notable plays such as Waller triple, McCarley two-base hit, and late game double play.
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Hartselle
West
Mittwede
Landers
Dunnaway
Jeffries
Pruitt
Waller
McCarley
H. Lanier
Kimbrel
F. Burleson
J. Lanier
Decatur
Dunaway
Peyton
Doubie
J Lanier
Sheehan
Hatchett
J. Burleson
White
Bronaugh
Edmondson
Short
Long
Burleson
Hartseller F. Burleson
Sanders
Lanier
J. Bukeson
Battles
Johnston
Chattanooga Rout Atlanta as Southern League Results
Chattanooga 9 Atlanta 1 in a Southern League game. New Orleans plays Little Rock tonight while Knoxville hosts Nashville. American League Cleveland 4 6, St Louis 3 0. National League has no games scheduled. Open date noted with Birmingham Memphis doubleheader previously played. St Louis at Philadelphia and others listed.
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St. Louis
New York
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Chattanooga
Atlanta
New Orleans
Little Rock
Knoxville
Nashville
Cleveland
Birmingham - Memphis
National League
Cincinnati
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
Blue Sox rest before Dallas series opener at Garrett Park
The Blue Sox rest ahead of the opening game Thursday of a seven game series with the Athenians in Garrett Park. Manager McDuff will announce pitching for the Thursday clash as the schedule sets two games here then two in Athens with potential extra games. The Dallas challenge to a post season series is accepted if Decatur wins the Athens Decatur playoff, and if Athens loses Dallas will meet the winner. The exact Dallas start date depends on Athens Decatur results. The team looks forward to eight games with Alabama Mills after Dallas, date pending. The Blue Sox, victorious over Hartselle, rest to recover before facing a rested Athens after their playoff win over Cullman.
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Blue Sox
Hartselle
Athens
Garrett P ‘Ark
Garrett Park
McDuff
Dallas
Alabama Mills
Cullman
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Tub Pruitt
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Ed Whitten
Bing Miller
Buron Henderson
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