Four Stars on Tuesdays Card at Martin Arena
The weekly American Legion wrestling show at Martin Arena Tuesday night features a four-star double wind-up with two top bouts. Tickets and chairs are increased for a likely record crowd, surpassing the 844 paid admissions on August 1. Fans discuss Freddie Knichel Mike London and Walter Miller Honey Boy Hackney with anticipation as a main event develops.
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American Legion
Martin Arena
Freddie
Knichel
Mike London
Walter Miller
Hackney
Miller-Hackney
Alabama Athletic Commission
Legion
Move's Beauty Parlor Special Continues With Giveaways
Our special continues with Croq wignole waves priced at $6.00 and items from $3 to $10. Free permanent offered Saturday September 30 at 4 p.m. Tickets available by request. Move's Beauty Parlor.
Recruit candidates loom for Decatur grid squad
Decatur prepared for the season with practice at Riverside High School as injuries ease. With four days until Friday’s home opener against Lawrence County High, new recruits like Alley Oop Martin compete with limited players. Guards Gingrich and Thomason look set. Otte, Move, and Eubanks vie for backfield and line spots.
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Decatur
Riverside High
Joe Otte
Eubanks
al Harvey
Glen Turney
Gingrich
Thomason
Rope Weighs Heavy in Ringling Shows Golden Jubilee
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey theater celebrates its Golden Jubilee with a special Ringling circus program in Decatur on Wednesday October 4. Performances at 2 and 8 p.m. include aerialist Luiita Seers and hundreds of performers whose lives depend on rope. The empire of rope spans Texas if single stranded and would coil to the Empire State Building if laid end to end. The show buys rope by the carload with 200 wagons carrying reserve supplies.
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Great
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey
Circus
Empire State Building
Texas
Luiita
Decatur
Auburn Sessions Really Closed for Practice at Drake Field
Auburn plans all future practices to be closed to spectators after two weeks of breaches. Coach Chet Wynne will station guards at Drake Field to enforce the rule as Auburn prepares to face Howard at Legion Field in Birmingham. Captain Ripper Williams and the line focus on blocking and tackling drills following a weak first half against Birmingham Southern.
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Auburn
Ala
Birmingham Southern
the Plains
Chet Wynne
Drake Field
Tigers
Bengals
Howard Bulldogs
Legion Field
Birmingham
Wynne
Ripper Williams
Birmingham Southern Panthers
Sterling Dupree
Boots Chambless
Dupree
Howard
Drake
Jack Smith Returns to Vanderbilt as Senior from Mooresville
Jack Smith of Mooresville is back at Vanderbilt this academic year as a senior, continuing his study and involvement with the university community.
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Jack Smith
Mooresville
Vanderbilt
Yesterday's Pro Baseball Scores Across Leagues
Scores from the American League show Detroit 2 to 5, Chicago 8 to 6, Cleveland 7 to 12, Philadelphia 11 to 4, Boston 10 to 8, and New York 8 to 10. National League results include Chicago 7 to 0, Brooklyn 12 to 5, St. Louis 5 to 4, New York 6 to 2, and Boston 5 to 5. Rickwood Tournament Wright's Dairy 3 Buck Creek 1 Acipco 3 Indian Head 2. Buffalo leads Columbus 7 to 6 in the Little World Series.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Rickwood
Wright’s Dairy
Gadsden
Buck Creek
Acipco
Indian Head
W. L. Pet
Toledo
Kansas City
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Pelicans Tie Dixie Series With 5 2 Victory Over Missions
In New Orleans, the Pelicans defeated the San Antonio Missions 5 to 2 to even the Dixie Series at 2 2. Eddie Rose led the attack with two home runs and a single in four at bats, while Denny Gatehouse relieved in the eighth to stabilize the win. Kowalik pitched for the Missions, with Berger and Rose providing heavy offense for the Pelicans as 7,000 fans braved rain delays at home.
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New Orleans Pelicans
San Antonio Missions
Pels
Fabian Kowalik
Twirler
Missions
Denny Gatehouse
Fred Johnson
Bettencourt
Clift
Bejma
Stebbins
Rose
Eddie Morgan
Severeid
Sens Kowalki
Eddie Rose
Engle
Mission
Texas
Berger
Harrington
Pets
Orlans
Autry
Knothe
Belma
San Antonio
Hank Severeid
St. Louis Browns
Kowalik
Purdy
Crossley
Pelicans
Orchestra Leader HORIZONTAL land 5 and 12 Maker of diats
Puzzling grid references a titled orchestra leader and a string of clues for a themed word puzzle. Across clues hint at stage roles and musical terms while down clues cross many common words and person names.
Ruth to pitch final world series game at Yankee Stadium
The article recalls Babe Ruth ready to pitch one more time at Yankee Stadium on October 1 as ghosts of former rivals gather. It covers his 1918 World Series outings against Brooklyn and Chicago, noting his last appearance as a world series pitcher and a string of matchups with players like Daubert, Myers, Cutshaw, Olson, Flack, Hollacher and Vaughn.
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Ruth
Yankee Stadium
Babe Ruth
Red Sox
Kian
Brooklyn
Robins
Johnston
Daubert
Myers
Wheat
Cutshaw
Mowrey
Olson
Miller
Sherrod Smith
Hooper
Walker
Walsh
Lewis
Big Dick Hoblitzer
Janvrin
Deacon Scott
Larry Gardner
Thomas
Sherry
Boston
Cubs
Flack
Hollacher
Mann
Paskett
Merkle
Pick
Deal
Bill Killifer
Big Jim
Hippo
Vaughn
Babe
Move Stars With Alabama Freshmen
The Alabama fresh team, deemed very strong, held the varsity Tide to 26 to 0 in a Saturday practice affair after a scoreless first quarter. Decatur’s Lamar Moye emerged as a defensive standout, starting as frosh center and disrupting many varsity runs.
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Alabama Fresh
Tide
Lamar Moye
Decatur
Frosh
Northwestern Coach Yells For Replacement After Rentner Shake Up
Northwestern football coach Dick Hanley benches star back Pug Rentner after a series of costly errors. He directs Luke Fes sier to enter the game but Fes sier quips asking which fathead is meant, revealing team tension as fans learn of the benching.
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Pug Rentner
Northwestern
Corker
Wildcats
Dick Hanley
Pug
Rentner
Luke Fessier
Fathead
Luke
Hanley
Coach
Baseball Summary of Fourth Game Highlight
In the fourth game of the series George Herman hit a triple off a pitch by George Tyler, driving in two runs as Boston secured the win. The pitcher Derrick Peethel and fielder stayed in left field through the seventh inning before the decisive hit occurred.
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Derrick
Peetthel
George Tyler
George Herman
Boston
Athens Sunday Visitors Include Misses Gargas and Gray
Miss Eva Gargas and Miss Irene Gray spent Sunday in Athens as over day visitors, returning to their usual duties after a brief social call.
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Eva Gargas
Irene Gray
Athens
Britnell Family Visit Appears In Hartselle
E R Britnell and daughter Grace Britnell visited friends and relatives in Hartselle Sunday, sharing time with local acquaintances and relatives during a weekend stop.
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E. R. Britnell
Miss Grace Britnell
Hartselle
Blue Eagles Fall 41 to 100 in Riverside Football
Riverside defeated the Blue Eagles 100 to 41 on Saturday. Notable scorers for Riverside were Anderson and Brazelton. Eubanks and Adcock delivered solid tackling for the Blue Eagles as both lineups are listed with player positions including Drake and Adcock for Blue Eagles and Childs Ervin Trimble Shaeffer and White for Riverside.
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Blue Eagle
Riverside
Anderson
Brazelton
Eubanks
Adcock
Ray Childs
Phil Ervin
Fred Trimble
Presco Ballas
Paul Shaeffer
Sam Shaeffer
John White
Bobby Anderson
Harwell Tyler
Tom King
Ed Brazelton
Blue Eagles
Marvin Eubanks
Clifford Smith
Charlie Sears
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