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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1952

Page

5

Yochim's bunt miscue wins for New Orleans Pelicans

Lenny Yochim used a bunt misplay to score the winning run in the 10th inning as the New Orleans Pelicans beat Nashville. President Hurth nullified a Chattanooga defeat, putting the Pels at first place a half game ahead of Mobile. Memphis Chicks beat Birmingham 7 3 and moved to seventh as Atlanta crushed Little Rock 13 3. Dixie Upright went 4 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs.

Associated Press Lenny Yochim New Orleans Lenny Nashville Joe Miccichie Miccichie Yochim Vol Hugh Poland Ochim Charlie Hurth Chattanooga Pels Mobile Memphis Chicks Birmingham Atlanta Little Rock Chicks Dixie Upright Memphis

Yesterday's Results in Southern Football Conference

Atlanta defeated Little Rock 13 to 3 and Memphis beat Birmingham 7 to 3 while New Orleans topped Nashville 10 to 9 in a trio of games. All contests completed in normal play with no extra innings reported.

Atlanta Little Rock Memphis Birmingham New Orleans Nashville

Today’s Schedule Includes Two NFL Matchups

Atlanta visits Mobile while Nashville travels to New Orleans in a pair of scheduled games.

Atlanta Mobile Nashville New Orleans

Baseball scores and upcoming games listed

The record shows results Boston 4 New York 3 Washington 6 Philadelphia 2 Chicago 7 Detroit 2. It lists upcoming matchups Boston at New York Chicago at Detroit Washington at Philadelphia St. Louis at Cleveland with a note (n).

New York Boston Ooo Chicago Awe Washington Wwe Eee Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Wee Detroit Boston Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis Cleveland

Baseball Scores From Last Night Briefs

Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn 4 to 0 while New York led Boston 8 to 4. Chicago beat Pittsburgh 5 to 4 and St Louis won 7 to 3 over Cincinnati with final outcomes listed.

Sports Grid Shows City Matchups and Early Education Note

Philadelphia at Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at Chicago highlight a busy sports slate. New York hosts Boston while Cincinnati faces St Louis as an early education milestone recalls the first kindergarten founded in 1837.

Four-Run Fourth Sparks Baron Bats in Exhibition

Baron shortstop Milt Bolling homered as four runs came in the fourth on two walks three singles and two doubles. Outfielder Jim Piersall was ejected after protesting a called third strike. Atlanta relief catcher Jack Parks hit two homers and drove in five. Chattanooga and Mobile were idle.

Baron Milt Bolling Jim Piersall Birmingham Diamond Club Jack Parks Atlanta Chattanooga Mobile

Indians Battle Raiders in Fair Park Tilt Tonight

Decatur Indians visit Fair Park for a key clash with Florence Raiders a series favorite with five wins in six games this year. Also in city softball Wolverine meets Decatur Merchants 730 pm Hicks Chevrolet faces Southern Bell 900 pm. Pro wrestling at Decatur Armory features Omar vs Davis at 830 pm Carter versus Skull with unmasking potential if Skull loses.

Decatur Indians Fair Park Florence Wolverine Decatur Merchants Hicks Chevrolet Southern Bell Prince Omar Elmer Davis Decatur Armory Nick Carter the Skull Skull Carter

Shantz Likely To Start All Star Tilt In Philadelphia

A L all star lineup led by Casey Stengel will face the National Leaguers at Shibe Park. Pitcher Bobby Shantz is favored to start the July 8 game with Vic Raschi Allie Reynolds Mike Garcia and Satchel Paige also on hand. Eight batters project .300 or better with Eddie Robinson Al Rosen Dale Mitchell Dom DiMaggio Jackie Jensen Micky Mantle and Yogi Berra among the top hitters.

Charles Chamberlain Chicago Casey Stengel Stengel Vic Raschi Allie Reynolds New York Yankees Mike Garcia Bob Lemon Cleveland Satchel Paige St. Louis Peerless Bobby Shantz Philadelphia Shantz Shibe Park Eddie Robinson al Rosen A. L Ferris Fain George Ke Bobby Avila Phil Rizzuto New York Hank Bauer Yankees Yogi Berra Boston Vern Stephens

Indians Send Easter to Indianapolis for Pope Bat Loss Mixed

Luke Easter leaves the Cleveland Indians for the farm club in Indianapolis on a 24 hour recall. Dave Pope, a 27 year old Negro outfielder from Indianapolis, is obtained in exchange. Easter hopes to regain form and his major league place as his batting average sits at .208. Gene Harlow named line coach at Tulane after Oregon tenure.

Cleveland Luke Easter Cleveland Indians Indianapolis Tribe Easter Dave Pope Luke New Orleans Gene Harlow University of Oregon Tulane Florence Ala Harlow Vander

Japanese War Bride Becomes Billiard World Contender

Masako Katsura, a Japanese war bride, tops men in billiards with coast to coast exhibitions after finishing sixth in the world championships in San Francisco. Welker Cochran and Jay Bobeman laud her skill predicting future world titles. Masako, wife of USAF Sgt Vernon I. Greenleaf, learned billiards in Japan and began competing against men at 14.

Masako Katsura San Francisco Masako Jay Bobeman Miss Katsura Welker Cochran Vernon _I. Greenleaf USAF Tokyo Greenleaf Mather Field Sacramento Calif Japan Emporium

Giants Sweep Doubleheader as Maglie Leads Giants Past Braves

Sal Maglie earned his 11th win as the Giants swept both ends of a doubleheader from Boston 8-7 and 4-0. Gerry Staley moved closer to 20 victories with the Cardinals’ 7-4 win over Cincinnati. Dick Brodowski’s 4-hit relief helped Boston beat the Yankees 4-3. Joe Dobson and Drews won for the White Sox and Phils respectively as Pittsburgh and Detroit dropped further in the standings.

Bob Friend Murry Dickson Pittsburgh Art Houtteman Detroit Friend Houtteman Dickson Sal Maglie New York Giants Gerry Staley St. Louis Cardinals Maglie Giants Boston Braves Staley Cardinals Cincinnati Dick Brodowski Boston Red Sox Yankees New York Karl. Drews Phia Phils Dodgers Brooklyn White Sox Joe Dobson Tigers Washington Athletics Frank Shea Chicago Cubs Pirates Roy Smalley Cleveland St. Louis Browns Indians Browns Brodowski Red Sox Yankee Stadium Drews Richie Ashburn Philadelphia Carl Erskine Smoky Burgess

College grid star Harlow pivots to coaching in West

Former football player Harlow, 33, who played at Bilt as a sophomore and guard under Red Sanders, served in the Air Corps 1942 45, coached at Alabama in 1946, Idaho in 1947 48, then moved to Oregon. He is married with one child. In Boston Tommy Collins scored a six round technical knockout over a former featherweight champ during a scheduled 10 rounder, weighing 130 pounds against Pep at 126.

Bilt Ray Morrison Red Sanders Air Corps Alabama University of Idaho Oregon Harlow Boston Tommy Collins Willie Pep Collins Pep

Baseball Standings and Player Leaders Amid Season Push

National leaders include Musial of St Louis with 336 runs batted in 86 hits and 20 home runs Sauer of Chicago with 62 runs batted in. Rosen of Cleveland leads American batting at .332 with 47 RBIs Fox of Chicago leads hits while Rizzuto of New York has 12 steals. Shantz of Philadelphia posts 13 2 with an .867 ERA.

Musial St. Lewis Sauer-Checago Thomson New York St. Louis Sauer Chicago Reese Brooklyn Roe Rosen Cleveland Fox Chicadgnk -Rie Rens Berra Rizzuto Shantz Philadelphia

Stan Musial Leads National League Batting Race Again

Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals tops the NL hit parade for the second straight week with a .336 average and 86 hits in 256 at bats, holding a nine point edge over Jackie Robinson. In the American League, Rosen of Cleveland leads with a .332, followed by Ferris Fain at .323 and George Kell at .320. Hank Bauer and Mickey Mantle are among the top AL hitters as the season progresses.

New York Stan Musial Rosen Cleveland Indians Musial St. Louis Cardinals Brooklyn Jackie Robinson Ferris Fain Boston George Kell Fain Jackie Jensen Washington Billy Goodman Enos Slaughter St. Louis Hank Sauer Chicago Duke Snider Bobby Shantz Philadelphia Preacher Roe

Flam Makes Last Stand In English Tennis Tourney

In Wimbledon England Doris Hart leads the American women into the quarter finals as Flam the Beverly Hills star is the sole U S man to advance in the men s singles. Flam faces Jaroslav Drobny in the semifinal with top seed Sedgman awaiting the winner.

Flam Wimbledon England Doris Hart Corat~Gabres Herbie Flam Beverly Hills Calif Dick Savitt Orange N. J Vic Seixas Philadelphia U. S Jaroslav Drobny Egypt Frank Sedgman Mervin Rose Savitl Rose

Seixas Outmaneuvers 64 34 63 75 Survivor of 16 U.S. Starters

The match notes that Seixas at age 64 outmaneuvered a rival by 75 to secure a remarkable win, leaving him the sole survivor among 16 U.S. starters.

Seixas U. S

Azores Climate Ranges From 45 to 86 Degrees

The Azores enjoy an near ideal climate with temperatures swinging from 45 degrees at the low end to 86 degrees at the high end. The balance provides mild winters and warm summers across the archipelago.

The Azores

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