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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1933
Page
6
A nostalgic sketch traces Joe Judge Ruth’s fading major league comeback hopes after a broken kneecap. It recalls his 68 homer season, praise from Connie Mack, and scouts noting the knee and fence factors. The piece laments his absence from the big show and hopes for a team to recognize the talent.
Auburn's Chet Wynne mixed in a brief indoor session as rain disrupted the second week of practice. The Panthers and Tigers prepare for the September 33 Bowl in Montgomery, opening the 1968 season with a center battle between Musgrove Chrietzberg and Black, as Black eyes a regular role.
Candidate announces run for U S House of Representatives from the Eighth District subject to Democratic voters in the second primary on Tuesday October 3 1988. Calls for vote and support from constituents.
The Memphis Chicks hosts the New Orleans Pelicans in the first of a five game series to decide the Southern Association title. Doc Prothro will start Clarence Griffin while Larry Gilbert counters with Andy Messenger in the opening tilt.
American League results include New York 5 Detroit 3 and Cleveland 8 Washington 1 with Louis 4 Boston 1. Chicago Philadelphia and New York Cincinnati games affected by rain. National League shows Chicago 2 Philadelphia 0 and Pittsburgh 1 Brooklyn 2 with New York Cincinnati and rain. International League playoff Newark 6 Rochester 3 and American Association Columbus 6 Minneapolis 2.
Detroit at New York. Cleveland at Washington. St Louis at Boston. Chicago at Philadelphia. Boston at Pittsburgh. New York at Chicago. Brooklyn at St Louis.
Alabama high school sports page reports Auburn coach Chet Wynne drills the Plainsmen at Drake Field as they prepare for the September 22 opener against Birmingham Southern in Montgomery. Gillem’s Birmingham squad and Alabama’s missing varsity spots underscore the tightening race for the season debut. At Montgomery country club Jack Bear, 16, advances to finals in club championship, facing Bob Powell after beating Dr. Blue Harris in semis.
Auburn Alabama Sept 13 Lee Johnson crack center on Auburns 1962 undefeated team will assist coach Ralph Jordan in conditioning first year candidates as All American Jimmie Hitchcock cannot report until Monday Hitchcock delays due to Wheeling West Virginia playoff action with Wheeling in the Middle Atlantic League Hitchcock a Union Springs native and former captain of Auburns 1932 team is under contract with the New York Yankees in football and baseball careers
Hartselle meets Cordova in the third game of Bill Pierre's tournament at Rickwood park Birmingham. Hartselle has defeated Summit and tied Dad's Cookies as expectations rise for a strong showing.
Professor H. E. Williams of Eva High School plans an intensive fall campaign to urge farmers in the community to plant cover crops. Austrian peas and hairy vetch are recommended for this year. A strong start comes from farmers convinced of soil enrichment, with a goal of 1000 acres this season.
Rain measured .03 inches in the 24 hour period ending at seven this morning.
The pictured lady is one of the first stage stars to achieve great success and gives medical care over a span of 152 weeks. The entry ties to a theatrical drama context with references to soft masses and a genus of auks, indicating a puzzle-based feature rather than a straight obituary or biography.
Tom Galbos defeated Walter Miller in two falls while Freddie Knichel battled Blacksmith Pedigo in a dramatic triple bout. The crowd roared as Galbos used shoulder slams and head strikes, Pedigo endured a sequence of flying tackles before Knichel won the final fall. An interlude by Mickey McDonald entertained the audience between bouts.
Canning of produce from the Lacey Springs community garden will begin tomorrow. The work, announced at the child welfare office, will store containers of food for winter use once completed.
Deputies EF. R. Britnell and Aaron Walton of Morgan county departed for Huntsville to transfer six prisoners to the Madison county jail. The move details the custody handoff and reinforces county law enforcement cooperation.
Newt Wilson 19 of Guin Alabama, a freshman football player at Howard College, died after a scrimmage Tuesday afternoon. Coach William Bancroft said the freshmen were advancing to kick off when Wilson collapsed, later dying of brain concussion and artery hemorrhage at Highland Avenue Baptist hospital. Coroner Gip M. Evans and college officials suspended all college activities Wednesday in his honor.
Forty boys from CCC Camp No. 64 arrived in Decatur on a U S truck around 8 30 p m and stayed until 11 p m for a recreational visit.
Mrs. J. S. Arnfield and her daughters Jane Bess and Ann have returned to their Birmingham home after a summer visiting relatives. They were accompanied by Mrs Arnfield’s niece Miss Madelyn McKnight.
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