Legion Beats New Hope 18 to 4 on New Hope Home Field
Decatur American Legion men overpower New Hope 18 to 4 as Herb McElroy allows six hits on the mound. Freeman and Crane collect three hits each, with McMurtrie homering and Moore shining at third. Decatur roars back after New Hope takes a brief 2-1 lead, pouring in four in the third and multiple runs thereafter for their second win this season over New Hope.
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Decatur American Legion
New Hope Baseball
Herb McElroy
Bill Freeman
Dan Crane
Wallingford
Claude McMurtrie
Phillips
Crane
Freeman
Gervis Moore
Moore
Decatur
New Hope
New Ope
Ingalls
Legion
Decature
Gene Nt
Usscce
Ear
Ore
Accssssene
Roberts
S.-S
MecMurtrie
Eo Audi
Wright
Todd
McMurtrie
McElroy
Tourney Pick Is Beaten By Jimmy Melton
George Hamer of Columbus loses to Jim Melton of Lake City 1 up after trailing by two at the turn in Glen Arven Invitational first round. Hamer led medal with 71, while several runners up also fell in early matches including Singletary Boyd and Weaver Rambo.
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Thomasville
George Hamer
Columbus
Jim Melton
Lake City
Fifa
Melton
Florida
Hamer
L. H. Singletary
Hudson Boyd
Augusta
Dallas Weaver
Cedartown
Bill Rambo
Mickie Gallagher
Press Thornton
Dothan
Ramsey Pidcock
Moultrie
Sam Graham
Bill Goodloe
Valdosta
Frank Chappell
Amercus
Jack Tonkin, Jr
John Coleman
Bruce Davis, Jr
Tallahassee
Ben Hunley
Pat Poyner
W. S. Hiers
Sam Lippet
Albany
Ed Hopkins
Waycross
Larry Robertson
Jacksonville
Bob White
Savannah
Frank Mul
Decatur boys signed by Boston Braves for 1949 plans
Three Decatur youths from the tennis and baseball scenes headline local sports as the Boston Braves sign three Decatur boys for 1949. Gene Ratliff, Jimmy Johns, and Coy Halbrooks earned spots after standout tryouts, with all three joining other local players in professional baseball next season.
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Boston Braves
Gene Ratliff
Jimmy Johns
Ratliff
Johns
Coy Halbrook
Sam Hobbs
Cullman
Jimmy
Tom Ratliff
Moulton Street
Gene
Ingalls Shipbuilders
Florence State Teachers College
Navy
A. L. Johns
4Th Avenue East
Decatur Blue Devils
Decatur Red Raider
Halbrooks
American Legion
Ingalls
Hal Brooks
R.C. Halbrooks
6Th Avenue East
Decatur Hae
Ed Johnson
Pat Bishop
Gerald Fields
Johnson
Fields
Evangeline League
Alexandria
Thibodaux
Bishop
Cleveland Indians
Cordele
Georgia
Truman Not the President Flies to England Impostor
A Boston air line clerk announced to reporters that Harry Truman was aboard a flight to England. The man turning heads was a British chemical engineer named Harry Truman, prompting a quip that Salt Lake City had 200 people ready to greet him.
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Harry Truman
England
President
Boston
Logan Airport
President Truman
Truman
Salt Lake City
Augusta and Georgia players post late golf wins
Herin of Augusta defeated Harry Goff of Atlanta 1 up in 21 holes. C E Philips of Thomasville beat Fred Ra hain of Jacksonville 3 and 4. Earl Brinson of Cairo beat Joe Flournoy of Columbus 1 up. Dr W D Lundquist of Augusta defeated Dick Martin of Valdosta 4 and 3. Bill Flowers of Thomasville beat Jack Wright of Tifton 2 and 1.
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Augusta
Harry Goff
Atlanta
C. E. Philips
Thomasville
Fred Rahain
Jacksonville
Earl Brinson
Cairo
Joe Flournoy
Columbus
W. D. Lundquist
Dick Martin
Valdosta
Bill Flowers
Jack Wright
Tifton
Bewitch Dominates Modesty Stakes at Arlington Park
Calumet Farm filly Bewitch, champion of 1947, won the Modesty Stakes over 17 rivals at Arlington Park by a length and a quarter. Jockey Headley Woodhouse steered Bewitch to six furlongs in 1 10 1-5, paying 4.80 3.40 3.00. Tre Vit and Bogle followed in the stretch as crowds watched ahead of Citations Stars and Stripes Handicap matchup with favorites and stablemates.
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Chicago
Calumet Farm
Bewitch
Arlington Park
Tre Vit
R. E. Cudahy
Bogle
Hal Price Headley
Lexington
Sweet Woman
Sher
Bull Lea
Headley Woodhouse
Calumet
Citation
Arlington
Eddie Arcaro
Assault
Stars and Stripes
Florida
Hialeah Park
Delegate
Armed
Knockdown
Maine Chance Farm
Johnson Chapel Picnic And Baseball Day South Side
Johnson Chapel hosts an all day picnic and baseball games on Saturday July 10 at Johnson Chapel. Ice cream hot dogs and cold drinks sold to raise funds for the Johnson Chapel baseball team with three games on the schedule Neal versus Long Bottom at 10 am John son Chapel versus Somerville at 1 pm and a music set by McCoy from 3 to 4 pm drawing a large crowd.
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Johnson Chapel
Neal
Long Bottom
Somerville
McCoy
Locals Travel To Reynolds For Loop Tilt Today
The Decatur American Legion opens with two crack games for the Fourth of July celebration. Reynolds visits Decatur for a Tennessee Alabama League contest at Legion Field, then Fairfield travels to Decatur Monday. Tubbs leads Fairfield with Hudson or Graham likely on the mound.
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Decatur American Legion
Legion
Sheffeild
Reynolds
Legion Field
Fairfield
Decatur
Magic City Nine
Julian Tubbs
Tubbs
Birmingham
Claude McMurtrie
Shorty Ogle
Robert Hudson
Graham
McMurtrie
Hudson
Smoky Rhodes
Buck Vernon
Red Kimbrell
Herb McElroy
Avery Roberts
Bill Freeman
Red Caudill
Chick Sparkman
Dan Crane
Florence
Monsanto
Columbia
Scottsboro
Ogle to Lead North All Star Coaching Staff
H L Shorty Ogle longtime Decatur high school football coach will head the four man North squad coaching staff for the All Star game on August 27 in Tuscaloosa. Assistants named are Ed Eubanks Ramsey Tech Birmingham Walton Wright Shefield and Pedro Black Sylacauga. Ogle since 1933 at Decatur has a 104 24 3 record. The game caps the annual coaching clinic at the University of Alabama with practice starting August 19 and high school seniors invited to participate.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
H. L
Shorty) Ogle
Decatur
Frank
Kendall
State Cloches Association
Ogle
Ed Eubanks
Ramsey Tech
Birmingham
Walton Wright
Sheffield
Pedro Black
Sylacauga Ogle
University of Alabama
Family Of Captain And Crew Saved As Fire Ravages Vessel
The Swedish freighter Dagmar Salon burned off the Delaware coast after a pre-dawn engine room fire. All 39 crew members were saved with only one serious injury. Coast Guard cutters and the captain's family escaped in lifeboats, the Gentian taking aboard about half the crew.
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Dagmar Salon
Atlantic Ocean
Delaware
Coast Guard
Sigured Londal
Annette
Sigurd-Claus
Brown and his band plays at Danville pasture event
Four Slipup and Sardis will end the game. The diamond lies north of Danville across from Johnson Chapel church. Crook White and Grady Roberts oversee the picnic.
Cecil Chandler Led Medal Run In Country Club Event
Cecil Chandler earned medalist honors with a 72 at the Decatur Country Club tournament qualifiers. Billy Wyker shot 73 close behind as 20 players advanced to a championship and other flights. The championship matches begin at 1:00 with 36 holes set for Monday for top flight contestants.
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Decatur Country Club
Cecil Chandler
Billy Wyker
Bill Littlefield
C.L. Green
Bill Green
R. Humphrey
D. L. Martin
James Wade
W. D. Shelly
Ben Britnell
W. P. Dozier
John Pannell
John Caddell
Douglas Dodd
Frank Richardson
Joe Baugh
John Maner
C. D. Cottingham
Bob Hunter
Harold Watkins
Buck Livingston
Frank Yaney
W. A. Byrd
Wilmer Hall
W. D. Jackson
Frank Troup
al Jones
George Wallace
Hill Ferguson
Fred Papenburg
Rex Rankin
Federal Workers To Get Pay Increases Signed by President
President Truman signed three major laws, boosting pay for about 1.3 million federal workers including postal and civil service staff. The package also creates a new lower 1950 farm price support and extends the terms of five atomic energy commissioners for two more years. The president called the bills better than nothing. The pay measure raises postal workers by 450 a year and civil service staff by 330.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Atomic Energy Commissioners
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