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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1952

Page

9

Atlanta Wins In Extra Inning Thriller Over Memphis 7-6

In a Southern Association showdown Atlanta rallyed from a 4-2 deficit, tied the game in the 11th before Felix Hannebrink and Gene Solt delivered late runs. Solt’s two-run single and Hannebrink’s go ahead hit sealed a 7-6 win for Atlanta. Chattanooga fell to Mobile, New Orleans beat Nashville, and Little Rock edged Birmingham.

Associated Press John Rucker Harry Hannebrink Atlanta Southern Association Memphis Chicks Rucker Memphis Ed McGhee al Kozar Don Nicholas Floyd Fogg Hannebrink Gene Solt Solt

White Way Triumphs 3 2 in Low Scoring Win Over Tanner

White Way beat Tanner 3 2 Tuesday afternoon in a pitching duel as hits were scarce. Billy Whitten pitched all nine innings for White Way, earning his fifth win against no losses and lifting the milk boys to 17 6 on the season. They face Hartselle Junior Legion Thursday at 4 PM at White Way field, a squad White Way has split two games with this season. The rest of the text notes historic birth and wildlife facts unrelated to the game.

White Way Tanner Billy Whitten Milk Boys Whitten White Ways Hartselle Junior Legion Hartselle Looney Wells Gervis Moore Southern Bell Chemstrand Styor Wie McClanahan York Moore

Baseball Scores From Yesterday’s Games

Atlanta defeated Memphis 7 to 6 in 11 innings. Mobile beat Chattanooga 10 to 3. Little Rock won 9 to 8 against Birmingham, and New Orleans triumphed over Nashville 12 to 5.

Atlanta Memphis Mobile Chattanooga Little Rock Birmingham New Orleans Nashville

Today’s Schedule For Southern Football Matches

Memphis at Atlanta Mobile at Chattanooga Birmingham at Little Rock New Orleans at Nashville.

Memphis Atlanta Mobile Chattanooga Birmingham Little Rock New Orleans Nashville

Baseball schedules and rain postponed game notes

Rain postponed games include Washington at New York and Detroit at Cleveland. Completed games saw Philadelphia 4 Boston 3 in 13 innings and St Louis 3 Chicago 2 in 11 innings. Remaining matchups list Chicago at Detroit and St Louis at Cleveland with note (2-N) amid the rain impact.

New York Cleveland Boston Washington Oonene Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis Detroit Washington Consuegra Raschi Shantz

New York at Brooklyn Postponed by Rain

Boston at Philadelphia played with St Louis beating Chicago 1 0. Only games scheduled.

New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago

New York at Brooklyn. Boston at Philadelphia N

Schedule lists five basketball games with New York visiting Brooklyn and Boston visiting Philadelphia labeled N. Other matchups include Cincinnati at Chicago marked 2. No further details or results provided.

Survivors Begin Four Day Jaycee Junior Golf Championship Grind

Eugene Oregon hosts 100 qualifiers for the National Jaycee Junior golf championship after two days of play at the Eugene Country Club. Medalist Tom Jacobs of Montebello California and Don Bisplinghoff of Orlando Florida led with 142 and 143 respectively as 40 players were cut. Florida and California shared top team honors at 610, with Georgia 619 and Minnesota 624 in pursuit.

Eugene Ore Tom Jacobs Montebello Calif Don Bisplinghoff Orlando Fla Eugene Country Club Jacobs Bisplinghoff Jim Raines Augusta Ed Brantley Jr Chattanooga Raines Buddy Manderson Tuscaloosa Ala Scotty Fraser Panama City Florida California Georgia Minnesota Alabama Louisiana Texas

Chemstrand And Hicks Victors In City Play-Offs

Hicks Chevrolet and Chemstrand won opening games of the City Softball league playoffs at Delano Park. Hicks beat Decatur Merchants 14 to 4 as Ed Wells pitched well, and Chemstrand shut out Southern Bell 6 to 0 to take an early series lead.

Chemstrand Hicks Hicks Chevrolet Delano Park Decatur R. Terry Billy Gossett Jim Slaton Willis Lemley David Anderson Wiley Kitchens Glynn Dugger Glynn Hall Jim Johnson McCoy Bogle James Brown

Schedule Preview of Thursday Games and City Championship

Thursday night Chemstrand plays Southern Bell at 7 30 and Hicks meets the Decatur Merchants at 9 o clock. The city championship playoffs use a Shaughnessy type format with first round winners advancing to a best three out of five series for the title.

Chemstrand Southern Bell Hicks Decatur Merchants Shaughnessy

Valley veterans report and sports notes in local column

News for Valley Veterans provides VA answers to four servicemen questions incl. GI Bill classroom switch limits for post-cutoff dates and widows eligibility for GI loans. The column also notes BYU 1868 founding of Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution as the first department store in the country.

Veterans Administration Montgomery Ala Brigham Young Zion’s Co-operative Mercantile Institution

Baseball Leaders Hit and Run Totals Report

National batting leaders list Musial of St. Louis at 330 runs batted in Sauer of Chicago with 96. Schoendienst and Musial tied for hits at 139 for St. Louis. Sauer leads home runs with 30. Pitching leaders Roe of Brooklyn 81 889 and Wilhelm of New York 92 818.

Doby Cleveland Fox Chicago Musial St. Louis Sauer Schoendienst and Musial Roe Brooklyn Wilhelm New York

Elmer Wheeler’s Success Secrets for Publicity and Sales

The piece outlines how publicity boosted Bill Williamson’s New Jersey gas station by turning it into a floral display that drew customers. It cites Wheeler's publicity principles, noting recognition comes from being noticed and told to the world.

Bill Williamson Route 6 New Jersey Bill Sun Valley Wheeler New Jersey Garden Club

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