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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1944
Page
6
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Evanston Aug 29 1942 50 000 fans pack Northwestern Universitys Dyche Stadium for the all star football game. War depleted pros led by Sid Luckman of the Merchant Marine and the Chicago Bears face Lynn Waldorf s college stars with Lou Saban Dobbs Trippi and Pete Layden in the backfield while Johnny Long directs the Bears offense.
Decatur Independents and Courtland Army air field won key City Softball League games. The Independents routed Goodyear 14 to 1 in a high hitting and error filled contest, with batteries Sandusky Field Rogers McElroy and Muzzey. Courtland Army air base defeated the Maintenance boys 9 to 3.
World Series talk centered on adding starting pitchers as the St. Louis Browns Boston Red Sox New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers shuffle minor league options. Each club tested arms from Rex Cecil and Clem Dreisewerd to Melriqueen Willis Hudlin and Dizzy Trout while hoping for decisive late-season gains. News noted Bob Muncrief’s arm injury and Red Sox heavy walking as teams chase crucial wins ahead of opening playoff dates.
Nashville Vols pitcher Boyd Tepler dominated Little Rock with 15 strikeouts in a 3 to 2 win lifting Nashville a game and a half ahead of Atlanta in the Southern Association. Tepler extended his season record to 12 wins against 1 loss and 133 strikeouts in 109 innings as New Orleans blanked Atlanta 4 to 0.
In Minneapolis the National American Legion baseball tournament moves into the semi final round with four teams remaining. Tucson bowed out after a 4-1 loss to Brockton, while Albermacle handed Southwestern a 5-2 defeat. Cincinnati faces Albermarle at 1 pm with Brockton awaiting the day’s loser at 3 pm.
Miss Ramona Turner hosted a dinner Sunday at her Austinville home in honor of visitor Miss Wynell Jenkins of Tuscumbia on her fifteenth birthday. Guests included Mrs. M. L. Turner and several Misses Faye King Lola Weston Jean Ann Landers Barbara and Marjorie Turner.
In 1805 Robert Fulton demonstrated a method to destroy ships by detonating gunpowder beneath the hulls underwater, illustrating a new approach to naval warfare.
Four of the Southern Conference teams begin 1944 with new coaches: South Carolina under Doc Newton, N C State with Beattie Feathers, North Carolina led by Gene McEver, and William and Mary guided by Rube McCary. Others retain Eddie Cameron Duke Frank Howard Clemson Pooley Hubert V M L Peahead Walker Wake Forest Mac Pitt Richmond and Doc Spears Maryland. Opening Sept 23 features Duke vs Richmond and North Carolina vs Wake Forest as Navy trainees bolster Duke, Carolina, and Richmond while Wake Forest aims for the crown amid veteran lineups and postwar adjustments.
Capt. Gene Myers former Kentucky grid star and freshman coach is named co coach of the Fort Benning 4th Infantry football team alongside Capt. Bob Ratliff, ex Idaho assistant. Myers helped develop Lt. Clyde Johnson 1942 All American tackle who plays in the All Star game at Evanston. Johnson is stationed at Fort Benning.
Historic records note that among ancient Greek medical practitioners there were women physicians. This fragment highlights the presence of female doctors in classical society.
In a New York round up a sports writer critiques match play as a true test of golf ability. He argues medal tournaments reward steady scoring and questions the value of match play credit when a player can lose a few holes and still win.
Blake Harper of Sportsman's Park warns of popcorn scarcity for the World Series while worrying about an overabundance of pop flies. Georgie Kochan, recently discharged from the Coast Guard, has many offers to fight every ten days all winter. Ed Bush, Navy trainee and Penn State football hopeful, will play third alma mater this fall after leading Minnesota freshmen in 1942 and playing Northwestern last year. Ralph Ellsworth, Texas U regular, not with the first two backfields due to Navy grid squad strength.
George S. May hired researchers to study 20 years of weather records and chose mid July dates for his golf tournaments. This year he deviated to an unspecified August date and encountered a rain storm on the tournament day.
A Navy regulation shift pools future pilots at the pre-flight stage rather than primary stations after coursework. Sgt. Dave Rowe followed the Kearns Field Utah Eagles to Wichita Kansas for the National semi pro baseball tournament, noting many big league players among service teams who fielded about 100 players with major league experience.
Goodyear faces Lentzville here Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock inDel Ano Park. Probable Goodyear lineup includes Drake center field Odom first base Fields catcher Muzzy left field McElroy third base Bowling pitcher Slaten right field Rogers shortstop Lee second base.
Byron Nelson, the famous Texan golfer, won $13,462.50 in war bonds at the All American Open. He heads to Nashville for the $10,000 Invitational Open on Sept. 14. Nelson finished with a 280 total, three under par, ahead of Ed Dudley and Buck White. He has earned $25,700 in 1944, a new record, with more events planned including Dallas and a West coast exhibition tour.
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