Haefner Wins as Senators Top Sox in Tight Contest
Washington saves a first season victory by Stout-hearted lefty Mickey Haefner over the league-leading Boston Red Sox. Haefner escapes danger in the fifth, a double play helps him, and Pinky Higgins drives in runs while Jim Bagby relieves Harris. Yankee great Joe DiMaggio hits his 17th home run in a 8-5 win for New York over Philadelphia as Detroit topples St. Louis 5-1. Cubs sweep Reds in doubleheader 2-0 and 1-0. Giants outslug Phillies 7-6 at Polo Grounds. Budnick drives in the winner with his first ML homer. Three night games set Chicago at Cleveland, Brooklyn at Boston, Pittsburgh at St. Louis.
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Mickey Harris
Haefner
Pinky Higgins
Partee
Jim Bagby
Harris
Gil Torres
Priddy
Sox
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Paul Dizzy Trout
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Frank Secory
Polo Grounds
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Mike Budnick
Chicago
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Ingalls Faces Cullman After Season Slump Turns Around
Ingalls, at eight wins and nine losses, travels to Cullman to try for a second win this season over Graf Hart's Bearcats. Earlier, Shipbuilders topped Cullman 4-0 on Ingalls' diamond. Morgan Markham limited Cullman to three hits, and Ingalls pitcher has since signed with Thomasville in the Georgia Florida League. Cullman, powered by recent pickups, notably Paul Glasscock who starred for Auburn last season, upset Decatur 9-3 last Sunday.
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Ingalls
Cullman
Graf Hart
Bearcats
Shipbuilders
Diamond
Morgan Markham
Thomasville
Decatur Blue Devils
Callmaria
Paul Glasscock
Auburn Tigers
Glasscock
Blue Devils
Blue Devil
Large Poultry Plant Planned in Baldwin County
Bald win county plans a $126,000 poultry processing plant to become Alabama’s largest of its kind. Jimmy Faulkner, chairman of the regional commission, announced the recommendation today. A special committee investigates implementation, with projections of about two million dollars yearly benefiting county farmers.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Baldwin County
Alabama
Jimmy Faulkner
Faulkner
Standings and Night Matches Across Baseball Leagues
American League standings show New York eight to five over Philadelphia and Boston 0 over Washington four to zero with Detroit five and St Louis one. Chicago visits Cleveland at night. National League led by New York seven to six over Philadelphia with Chicago 2 to 1, Cincinnati 0 0 first game 12 innings. Brooklyn at Boston and Pittsburgh at St Louis scheduled for night. Southern Association reports no games scheduled.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Southern Association
Probable pitchers matchups across the National League
National League probable starters listed for games featuring Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn New York Boston St Louis Detroit Chicago Cleveland including Rowe Raffensberg Kennedy Koslo Vander Meer Rush Hatten Gregg Higbe Lee Sain Chandler Bevens Marchildon Knerr Butland Hughson Hudson Mastersb Zeldak Newhouser Grove Lopat Feller Webber.
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Philadelphia
New York
Rowe
Raffensberg
Mulcahy
Kennedy
Koslo
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Heintzelman
Ostermueller
Pollett
Burkhart
Cincinnati
Chicago
Vander Meer
Rush
Brooklyn
Boston
Hatten
Gregg
Higbe
Lee
Sain
Chandler
Bevens
Marchildon
Knerr
Washington
Butland
Hughson
Hudson
Mastersb
Detroit
Zeldak
Newhouser
Cleveland
Grove
Lopat
Feller
Webber
Blind Bride Weds With Guide Dog Leading the Way
In Chicago on July 6, Samantha Ingham aged 20 and James Riley aged 19 tied the knot at St Andrew's Catholic church with a guide dog guiding the bride and altar boys escorting bridesmaids two of whom are sightless. The couple, sweethearts since high school, plan to live in a three room cottage after their honeymoon. Their mother and sister attended and provided support and narration of the ceremony.
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Chicago
St. Andrew's Catholic Church
Samantha Ingham
James Riley
Edith Ingham
Samantha
Edith
Folsom Expected Back In A Few Days From Florida
Alabama governor Big Jim Folsom is expected to return to Cullman in a few days after telephoning from Florida where he vacationed with friend Bill Lyerly. He has decided against a Cuba trip.
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Alabama
Cullman
Florida
Folsom
Bill Lyerly
Shelbourne
Miami
Cuba
Alabama shippers invited to hear tariff increase plan
Alabama Public Service Commission invites shippers to a July 13 conference in Montgomery to discuss resisting a proposed railroad rate hike before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Commissioner Chairman Gordon Persons said the session will be in the commission's hearing chamber.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gordon Persons
Public Service Commission
Grid Star To Take Office After Public Service Commission Win
Montgomery Alabama July 6 James Franklin Jimmy Hitchcock Union Springs All American halfback Auburn 1932 will join the Public Service Commission next January after winning the Democratic nomination over incumbent James Perdue. He compares commission rules to fair play in sports and jokes about “legal umpiring” after a baseball season with Opelika in the Georgia Alabama League. Despite his team’s slump he remains optimistic about both baseball and his new political role.
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Lynne Brannen
Montgomery
Ala
James Franklin
Jimmy) Hitchcock
Union Springs
Auburn
Alabama
Public Service Commission
Hitchcock
South
James Perdue
Capitol
Opelika
Jimmy
University of Georgia
Tri County Tuberculosis Association Meets in Decatur
Dr William Grosfeld urged attendance at the organization meeting of the Tri City Tuberculosis Association to be held Tuesday night at the county health department building in Decatur. Morgan Madison and Limestone counties have high TB death and active case rates, with nine contacts often leading to new cases. The group plans a $10 000 budget from a national grant and Christmas seal sales to fund next year’s program. about 100 representatives are invited.
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Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Tri- City Tuberculosis Association
County Health Department
Decatur
K. W. Grimley
Alabama TB Association
TB. Association
Morgan
Limestone
Madison
Tennessee Valley Area
Alabama road program may top previous annual figures in 1946
Acting state highway director E N Rodgers disclosed a large road building push for 1946 stating nearly 10 million dollars in road construction and improvement contracts have already been awarded this year. He noted an additional 3 million dollars is set for next Friday, not including those items.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
E. N. Rodgers
Givens Reelected NEA Executive Secretary for Fourth Term
Willard E. Givens of Washington DC was reelected today to his fourth four year term as executive secretary of the National Education Association. Givens, who has led the NEA office for 12 years, was named by the NEA board of trustees at the end of the association's annual convention in Buffalo New York.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Willard E. Givens
Washington, D. C
National Education Association
NEA
Ogle's Raiders Tie Decatur Transit For First Place
Ogle's Raiders and Decatur Transit end tied for first place in a tight Tuesday schedule. Meadow Gold faces Dot's at 7:30, followed by Raiders against Transit at 8:45, shaping a pivotal standings night.
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Raiders
Decatur Transit
Meadow Gold
Dot
Transit
I. GB Raiders Transit Garrison's
Dot's
Eda Sweepans Nanies Shewadebeensienes
Raiders and Transit lead City Softball race after Friday wins
Raiders 11 Namies 4 and Garrison's 6 Dot's 4 tighten the second half title chase in the City Softball League. Raiders improve to 3-0 with two big innings, while Transit idle, setting up a pivotal Tuesday doubleheader at Delano Park to decide first place.
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Raiders
Black
C. Smith
Robertson
E. Smith
Aston Bolding
Gervis Moore
Jones
Teague
Sams
Clark
Sims
Roberts
H. L. “Shorty
Ogle
Namies
Transit
Garrison
Dot's
Delano Park Diamond
July schedule set for Decatur baseball teams
Decatur's two baseball squads total six home appearances through July with Ingalls Shipbuilders hosting Reynolds Lights July 14 and Huntsville Manufacturing July 20 on the Ingalls diamond. The Blue Devils play four home games at Delano Park including Russellville July 6, Warrior July 13, Cullman July 14, and Leighton July 21, with away games listed at Cullman July 13 Huntsville July 13 Reynolds Lights July 21 and a July 27 trip to Leighton. The two teams clash in Decatur on July 14. Ingalls meets Reynolds and the Blue Devils face Cullman.
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Decatur
Herman Evans
Frank Knoblock
Ingalls Shipbuilders
Reynolds Lights
Sheffield
Ingalls
Huntsville Manufacturing Co
Blue Devils
Delano Park
Russellville
Warrior
Cullman
Leighton
Huntsville
Huntsville Manufacturing Company
8 Fivesomes Vie for Title at Decatur Country Club
Eight fivesomes competed in a fourth of July golf tournament at Decatur Country Club with Emmett McClary W P Ford A J Cole man Blackie Ryan and Bob Blanke winning by averaging 75 and four fifths strokes over 18 holes despite rain. Second place went to Fitzpatrick Bowles Baugh Wade and Cook with 78 strokes average and third to Scroggins Carall Bailey Britnell and Cornell with 79 and three fifths. Postwar all rubber golf balls were awarded to all winners with counts per player.
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Emmett McClary
W. P. Ford
A. J. Coleman
Blackie
Ryan
Bob Blanke
Decatur Country Club
Tom Fitzpatrick
Tom Bowles
Joe Baugh
James Wade
Earl Cook
Max Scroggins
Frank Carall
A. C. Bailey
Ben Britnell
Bud Cornell
Auburn Signs St Louis for Oct. 12 Birmingham Game
The Auburn Tigers will host the St Louis Billikens in Birmingham at Legion Field on October 12, the first meeting between the teams. Auburn’s 1946 schedule lists nine games starting September 27 with Mississippi Southern and ending November 30 against Florida.
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St. Louis Unipoor
Billikens
Birmingham
Legion Field
Carl Voyles
Cas
St. Louis
Missouri Valley Conference
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Invaders
Auburn
Duke Duford
Mississippi Southern
Montgomery
Furman
Tulane
New Orleans
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Georgia
Columbus
Clemson
Florida
Gainesville
Keene Brown Form A Team In VFW Wrestling Exhibit
Charlie Keene returns Wednesday night with Bad Boy Brown to form a tag team against Jack Wentworth and Prince Omar in the Veterans of Foreign Wars exhibition. A separate single fall match with a 30 minute limit follows, with bouts starting at 8 30.
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Charlie Keene
Keene
Bad Boy Brown
Kansas
Jack Wentworth
Prince Omar
Wentworth
Omar
Brown
City League Softball Teams Meet Outsiders This Week
Two nights of out of town games are set. On Saturday Decatur Transit, City League champions, will face undefeated Gadsden Army Air Corps at 8:30. A 7:30 prelim pits another City League club against a visiting team. Wednesday brings Huntsville pairings with Decatur Transit versus Redstone Arsenal at 7:30 and Garrison's against a Huntsville team at 8:45.
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Decatur Transit
Gadsden Army Air Corps
Huntsville
Redstone Arsenal
Garrison’s
Blue Devils Win as Ogle Secures First Win of Season
Coach H L Ogle pitched and won his first baseball game of the season for the Blue Devils in 11 innings, 4 0ver Warrior Decatur. Knoblock started the decisive 11th frame with a bases on balls, stole second, and scored on Teague’s base hit before Ogle’s RBI single. Knoblock and Teague contributed in the 11th as the Blue Devils tallied their fourth run. The victory improves to 5-1. the team returns home to face Russellville at Delano Park at 3 this afternoon with Jones or Jackson expected to start for Decatur.
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Raiders
Namies
Joe Jones
Charles Woodruff
Nanies
Coy Halbrooks
Charley Jones
Joe Brewer
Chalmers Riley
Namie
Jones
Gene Ratliff
Carl Boley
Bob Sittason
Riley
Ratliff
Charles Riley
Bob Wilson
Ed Johnson
Mark Long
Lamar
Garganus
Wilson
Dot
Garrison
Tommy Todd
Long
C. Smith
Todd
Joe Flynn
Flynn
H. L
Shorty
Ogle
Warrior
Blue Devils
Decatur
Blue Devil
Henry Knoblock
Knoblock
Noel Teague
Cullman
Frank Knoblock
Russellville
Delano Park
Eva
Bill Jackson
78 year old Parsons bowls 71 at Decatur Bowling Center
R. L. "Daddy Bob" Parsons, 78, resident of 343 East Moulton Street, ignored 80 to 90 degree heat to bowl a 71 game at the Decatur Bowling Center. He said he coulda done better with practice and attributed his performance to the heat.
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R. L
Bob” Parsons
Daddy Bob
East Moulton Street
Decatur
Butts Favors Crimson Tide in SEC Race
Georgia coach Wally Butts said Alabama should repeat as Southeast Conference champion but warned many surprises lie ahead. He named top SEC teams LSU Tennessee Georgia Mississippi State and Georgia Tech as contenders. Alabama faces most of them this season and will also meet Tulsa Kentucky Vanderbilt. Butts spoke during a visit to Alabama coach Frank Thomas, with Alabama and Georgia having two wins each in their series. Thomas ran summer drills for Alabama but halted a scrimmage due to rain.
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Wally Butts
Georgia
Alabama
Butts
SEC
Louisiana State
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Georgia Tech
Tech
Tulane
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Frank Thomas
Thomas
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