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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1950
Page
9
The column argues Leo Durocher hounds Jackie Robinson over color, recalls past dugout brawls, and notes tighter umpire control. It also promotes a charity ball game for Amputees and details golf designer Robert T. Jones's 140th course near Westbury with 22 holes.
Local sports slate lists Jr American Legion tournament games in Huntsville Moulton Cullman Courtland Decatur New Hope and Cullman venues plus West Town and White Way sites. Softball Civitan Lions Rotary Kiwanis. Junior Legion schedule includes multiple evening matchups and a West Town doubleheader.
The schedule lists 8:30 games for VFW vs Nursery and 7:30 VFW vs Nursery with multiple Jr American Legion tournament rounds, Braves and Elks games, and softball showdowns including West Town and East End. A weather note warns one third of lightning victims die seeking shelter under a tree.
Detroit fans tout Kell Wertz and Evers as the Terrific Threesome amid midseason battles with Boston. Kell leads batting with a .343 mark and long hitting streaks, while Evers and Wertz pace the Tigers with home runs and key RBIs. The trio fuels Detroit’s charge as Boston’s Ted Williams, Vern Stephens and Walt Dropo provide the heavy Red Sox punch.
Athens Alabama locals prepare for a pair of revamped teams the Athens Semi pro and the Athens Vols meeting at the fair grounds. Josh Cole a left handed starter for the Semi pros and Bill Wood for the Vols are in line to pitch. Wood has not yet pitched this season due to an arm injury but is hitting .500 in 62 at bats. The Vols rely on an outfield of Lumpkin Isbell and Wood with a strong batting outlook. The Semi pros lost 4 3 to Fayetteville while the Vols edged Minor Hill 8 7 aided by a bases loaded triple from Leonard.
Roberts and Sparkman pace the Decatur American Legion baseball team with a .428 batting average through Tuesday's game with Moulton. Sparkman leads in home runs with 10, RBIs 46, plus three triples and five doubles. Caudill follows at .345 with 26 RBIs and 11 doubles. Jimmy Caudill .324 and Ray Stockton .324, Lewis Clark .308, Sonny Todd .303.
The Athens tennis team held its first practice with five of seven members present. Players Bill Yarbrough Jimmy Woodruff Bob Sibley Bouldin McWilliams Ford Caudle attended, coaches Dennis Hale and Lloyd Stone unable to attend. The group plans to schedule matches with nearby teams and invites contact through Bob Sibley at 997-W. The Simone Indians of Bolivia are among the world's most primitive people.
New York reports four of seven top NL pitchers name Stan Musial the toughest hitter in the league. Spahn Newcombe and Meyer back Musial as hard to get out. Raffensberger and Brecheen note few weaknesses. In AL, most voters back Tommy Henrich as the hardest.
Cleveland Indians rookie Al Rosen, after Ken Keltner’s release, aims for AL home run honors. Once a minor idol and big league bust, Rosen credits a choke grip and a light bat for balance and power as he begins the season at third base.
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