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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1948

Page

6

Scottsboro Defeats Legion 7 5 In Weekend Tilt

Scottsboro Rebels beat Decatur American Legion 7 to 5 in Scottsboro in the Tennessee Alabama League. Scottsboro surged for four runs in the fourth inning and scored two in the eighth to break a 5 5 deadlock. Searcy earned the win as Decatur and Scottsboro split the season series with three wins apiece.

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Ingalls Shipbuilders Defeat Falkville 13 to 5

The Ingalls Shipbuilders defeated Falkville 13 to 5 at Ingalls Field. Junior Wallace pitched well for Ingalls while Falkville used three pitchers Bogue Teague and Jim West. Sparkman Sparkman Grisham Brewer and Fields led Ingalls hitters as they set up a probable game at home against Moulton on Wednesday.

Ingalls Falkville Ingalls Field Junior Wallace Bogue Teague Jim West Harold Sparkman Billy Sparkman Grisham Joe Brewer Gerald Fields Moulton Ingalls Diamond

Rain Delays Doubleheader Between Home Supply and Tip-Top

Rain halted a scheduled doubleheader for the third straight Saturday night after three innings of the first game tied 3 to 3. The tilt is reset for Wednesday night next week.

Seerey Breaks Four Homer Record In One Game

Pat Seerey of the Chicago White Sox hit four home runs in one game, matching a rare major league feat. The outfielder powered a 12-11 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in the first game of a doubleheader, as Cleveland expanded its AL lead and the Braves extended their NL pennant advantage with two wins over Pittsburgh.

Joe Reichler Associated Press James Patrick Seerey Chicago White Sox Lou Gehrig Ed Delahanty Bobby Lowe Chuck Klein Indians Boston Braves Pittsburgh Seerey White Sox Philadelphia Athletics A’s Lowe Delahanty Gehrig Klein Braves Brooklyn Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals Jeff Heath Elmer Riddle Hal Newhouser Detroit Tigers Yankees Tigers Boston Red Sox St. Louis Browns Dodgers Cardinals St. Louis Terry Moore

Regional baseball scores from multiple leagues

Southeast league results show Pensacola 7 Vicksburg 0 and Jackson 3 Meridian 1 with Montgomery 2 Gadsden 0. Georgia Florida League includes Americas 11 Valdosta 7 and Albany 8 1 Tallahassee 2 2 Waycross 11 Moultrie 4. Georgia Alabama League records Opelika 2 Valley 1 and Alexander City 3 2 Newnan 1 1. Georgia State League Sparta 5 Baxley 4 and Eastman 10 Douglas 5.

Valdosta Cordele Thomasville Albany Tallahassee Waycross Moultrie Opelika Valley Alexander City Newnan Carrollton Tallassee Georgia State League Sparta Baxley Eastman Douglas

Dodgers Dominate Cards 13 4 In Second Game

Dodgers crush the Cardinals 13 to 4 in game two. Giants split with Reds in Cincinnati losing 3 0 then winning the nightcap. Phils and Cubs split a twin bill with the Cubs 3 2 in opener and Phils 6 4 in the second.

Dodgers Cards Giants Reds Cincinnati Philadelphia Phils Chicago Cubs Cubs Phils

Southern Teams Split Twin Bills in Classic Doubleheader Action

In the Southern Association, Little Rock beat Mobile 3-0 in game one and 9-6 in game two as Smolko and Weik excelled. Weik pitched a 2-0 win at Atlanta against Brown, while Kennedy hit a two run homer for Lookouts in a 5-3 victory. Nashville split with Birmingham 3-1 and 1-3, and Memphis was rained out of a doubleheader with New Orleans.

Associated Press Southern Association Atlanta Nashville Birmingham Little Rock Mobile Memphis New Orleans Joe Smolko Richard Weik Chattanooga Southern Association Smolko Little Rock Travelers Weik Norman Brown Brown Vfa Pene Atlata Lookouts Bill Kennedy William Toones Vols Birmingham Barons Pete Modica Fred Schmidt New Oreans

Colored Helmets Up To NFL Management

In Philadelphia on July 19 the NFL and club owners discussed a plan allowing teams to use different helmet colors to distinguish eligible and ineligible pass receivers. Clubs could assign bright green helmets to receivers cleared to catch passes and red helmets to linemen penalized for catching passes, though the league declined to specify color schemes.

Philadelphia NFL Loop Bert Bell

S.E. Linescores Gadsden and Vicksburg Football Scores

In a series of linescores two games are listed. Gadsden lost to Montgomery 0 to 40 with oe and Ford among the scorers and McKyles Stevens Pepper Braam 8 McNair noted. Meridian defeated by Jackson 3 to 80 with McKyles Stevens Pepper Braam McNair involved. Vicksburg fell to Pensacola 0 to 7 with Satterfield and Midkiff scoring.

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Louisiana bankers study soil conservation in Alabama

Louisiana soil conservation tour with 175 members arrived in Montgomery by special train to inspect four cattle farms and a mixed dairy beef and fish operation. Principal speaker was Dr. T. S. Buie of Spartanburg South Carolina, regional director of the soil conservation service. The group plans to visit Georgia and the Carolinas after Alabama.

Montgomery Louisiana Alabama Louisiana Soil Conservation Tour Texas Oklahoma Kansas Arkansas Georgia Carolinas Tennessee T. S. Buie Spartanbure S. C Southeastern The Soil Conservation Service

Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching stays tight

American League leaders include Williams Boston batting .388 with 66 runs and 102 hits while Keltner Cleveland leads home runs with 22. DiMaggio New York tops runs and triples, and Boudreau Cleveland leads hits. National League features Musial St Louis batting .392 with 124 hits and Kiner Pittsburgh 26 home runs.

Associated Press Williams Boston Boudreau Cleveland N—Stephens DiMaggio New York Zarilla St. Louis Stewart Washington Keltner Coan Dillinger Feller Newhouser Detroit Fowler Philadelphia Kramer Musial Pafko Chicago Kiner Pittsburgh Ashburn Ennis Robinson Brooklyn Hopp Sauer Cincinnati Torgeson Branca Blackwell Peat Brickford Southern Association

White Sox ace belted four homers to win opener

PAT SEEREY of the Chicago White Sox hit four home runs in the first game of a doubleheader, sparking a decisive victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Kens Ra Pfe nsberger followed with a one hit shutout for the Reds over the Cardinals, and also limited the Giants in the first game of a double feature.

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Lions Face Kiwanis in Loop Tonight Softball Card

In the Civic Softball League Lions meet Kiwanis in the opener at 30. The night concludes with Rotary versus Civitan in the second game.

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Vic Ghezzi Captures Dapper Dan Invitational Title

Vic Ghezzi the Englewood New Jersey golf pro won the Dapper Dan Invitational in Pittsburgh finishing at 17 under par 271. He led Jim Demaret who took second at 277 while Lloyd Mangrum and Ed Furgol tied for third at 281. Demaret shot 70 the final round to move up.

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