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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1946
Page
8
In a city softball playoff tied at one game each Dot's defeated Decatur Transit 10 to 8, scoring a big second inning with six hits and four Transit errors. Jimmy Osborne pitched and also made outs in the inning as Dot's surged past Transit after an early 2-0 lead.
Manager A B Markham of Dot's softball team withdrew his protest from the playoff for the city softball championship before it went to the League's Executive Board Tuesday night. He said he dropped the protest after finding the rule cited by umpire C E Howell governing the questioned play.
In a tense plate rally Ray Love singles with the bases loaded and no outs to ignite a surge. Bill Jackson and Hooper drive in three while Osborne records the first out as Park and McMurtrie reach safely and Thorn hill and Callahan contribute as Transit pushes across ten runs. Eddie Black doubles with Aston Bolding aboard to score Transit’s first run and Black later scores on a ball. Teague singles and Osborne walks repeatedly as the sequence continues.
Transit scores nine runs on eight hits, backed by multiple innings scoring. Dot's collected nine hits off Moore and Tran sit pitcher. Osborne walked 11 Transit batters, while Transit pitchers allowed eight hits in a see-saw game.
Jersey Joe Walcott opens as a 5 to 13 favorite against Tammy Gomez in a ten rounder at Madison Square Garden. Nat Rogers of the 20th Century Sporting Club predicts at least 10 000 fans will attend, hoping for a title shot with Joe Louis next spring. Gomez trains at Hartford with Lou Viscusi’s gym and sparring partners. Walcott plans final workouts and weighs about 190 pounds for the bout.
If you are furnishing a temporary or spare room with discarded furniture, it can be vastly improved by scrubbing with soap and water and then waxing it.
Georgia Tech faces mounting protests over home game seating. President Col Blake Van Leer says demands must be orderly but will not tolerate threats. A mass meeting proposed picket lines to deter outsiders unless seating changes occur. The 5000 undergrads are slated for seats between the 40 yard line and the end zone with temporary bleachers behind the posts. Charles Griffin cites heavy enrollment as the reason for the plan.
New York sports round up clumps rumors about Mickey Owen rejoining the Dodgers, Bob Feller receiving a big offer, Cecil Travis signing in Mexico, Eddie Stanky walking the bases on balls, and promotional stunts with Joe Louis. Mentions include Ted Williams, the Pasquals, George Magerkurth, and college coach Skip Stahley.
The text notes that Generals Eiseiower and Brad ley lived across the hall from each other while attending West Point.
Dave Ferriss, once dismissed as a wartime flier, becomes the first pitcher since Wes Ferrell in 1930 to win 20 games in each of his first two full seasons. He added a 7-3 Boston win over Philadelphia as Teddy Williams and Johnny Pesky fueled the attack. Feller’s bid for 22 was halted by Dizzy Trout in Detroit. Chicago swept St Louis to stay in sixth, while Schmitz blanked the Cardinals 1-0 for Chicago. Dodgers were rained out. Washington-New York and Phillies-Boston games also washed away.
Detailed line scores from multiple baseball games across the American and National Leagues plus a note that the Alabama Clerks And Registrars Association will hold its semi annual meeting in Mobile with over 25 circuit court clerks and chancery registers attending.
In Cleveland August 14, veteran Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs Georgia meets Dorothy Germain under the Richmond Indiana banner as one of the tournament’s top favorites in the second round of the Women's Western Amateur. Germain, home in Philadelphia, won in 1943 and 1944 and reached the semis last year. Suggs advanced with a 4 and 3 win over Mary Agnes Wall. Germain eliminated Ann Bruno 4 and 3. Babe Zaharias, Denver, won 6-5 over Betty Jane Haemerle but faces stiffer test against Margaret Gunther who beat Peggy Kirk 3 and 1. Other second-round matches include Eileen Stulb vs Dorothy Ellis.
The Memphis Chicks moved within one game of second-place Chattanooga Lookouts by defeating Mobile 3 to 0 as the Lookouts split a doubleheader with the Atlanta Crackers. In Chattanooga, the Crackers won the opener 5 to 3, then the Lookouts rallied for a 13 to 8 win in the nightcap.
Key batting leaders include Musial of St Louis hitting .374 and Mize of New York with 22 home runs. Slaughter leads RBIs for St Louis at 88 while Walker of Brooklyn has 83. Pitching leaders show Dickson 11-3 for St Louis and Ferriss 20-4 for Boston. American League features Vernon .351 and Williams with 111 runs.
Yesterday's games featured Johnny Schmitz leading the Cubs to a 1-0 win over the Cardinals, Dave Ferriss becoming the first pitcher since 1930 to win 20 games in two full seasons with a 7-5 victory over the Athletics, and Dizzy Trout defeating Bob Feller in a 1-0 Tigers win over Cleveland before 65 765 fans.
In 1860 farmer Liddle of Galena Illinois declares in a newspaper that he used parts green against potato beetles with some success, founding a new line in the fight against pests.
The National Baseball Congress announced first round pairings for the 12th annual NBC Semi Pro Tournament. Teams from Missouri Wisconsin Oklahoma and New York join 34 visiting clubs as Beniston Cats of Benniston Iowa face the Enid Amodairs defending champs while other matchups include Burnett meat of Kansas City against Nevada Milwaukee and Norman to meet Chanute Field per NBC president Ray Dumont.
National League results show Chicago 1 St Louis 0 and Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 2. New York at Brooklyn postponed due to rain. Boston 7 Philadelphia 5. Other scores list Chicago 3 2 St Louis 2 1 Detroit 1 Cleveland 0. Southern standings include Georgia Florida games with multiple city results and a note on Frankfurters for casseroles.
The Anniston Rams stay in second place as they rally for a 10 to 3 win over the Jackson Senators. Vicksburg defeats Gadsden 7 to 2 to stay four and a half games back. Pensacola drops a 9 to 5 decision at Montgomery as the Rebels rally late. Selma Clover Leafs beat Meridian 2 to 1 with a two run ninth inning surge.
The Decatur Blue Devils with 11 wins and three losses plan three games this weekend. Manager Frank Knoblock states only one game in Decatur, a 3 PM clash with Courtland at Delano Park, plus trips to Courtland on Thursday and Scottsboro on Sunday to face Scottsboro.
Greenville News reports South Atlantic League president E M Wilder may resign effective January 1 due to ill health. Wilder has led the Sally League since 1935 and informed league directors of his decision. he resides in Augusta Georgia.
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