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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1950

Page

13

Cullman Wins 3-2 in Eight Over Huntsville Meet

Cullman junior baseball beat Huntsville 3-2 in the eighth inning at Legion Field. Lane's single and Anderton’s run after a sacrifice push home the decisive run as Anderton also hurled the late innings for the winners.

Bobby Lane Brandee Anderton Cullman Junior American Legion Huntsville Legion Field Enem Deen Alatha Wlnerin Baint Lwyu Liu Cullman Moulton Martin Childs Lane Albert Landers Brandon Medlin Nunley Andrews Lynn Beal Byers Miller Byers Hag L. V. Landers Kitty Owent Blalock Owen

Wells Hurls No-Hitter But Loses 1-0 In City Softball

Ed Wells pitched a no hitter for Nursery but dropped a 1-0 decision to VFW. Ray Hess, Slayton, Copeland and Ray Love reached base as VFW edged Nursery. In the nightcap E and W. outscored East End 13-12 with a late rally and a 11-run sixth inning.

VFW Nursery East End Ed Wells Wells W. Sellers Ray Hess Slayton Copeland Ray Love Hess

Stories of Jews in Egypt to be published in Israel

Israel will publish stories of Jewish life in Egypt during Hellenistic and Roman times. The Ministry of Education and Culture allocates $1400 to publish more than 500 papyrological documents.

Jerusalem Egypt Israel Ministry of Education and Culture

This Week's Baseball and Softball Lineup

Thursday schedule lists Jr. American Legion tournament plays 10:00 and 2:00 finals. 4:00 Elks at Gregg VFW at Moose Braves at Fairview Legion vs Reynolds at Legion field. Softball sees Nursery and Guard at 8:30, West Town versus Gregg at 8:00, East End vs East and West 7:30, Wolver ine versus Guard 8:30.

VFW Jr. American Legion American Legion Elks Gregg Moose Braves Fairview Legion Reynolds Legion Field Amarcus White Way West Town East End Wolverine Guard

Major League Results From Associated Press

American League Detroit beats Boston 9 to 5 while New York wins 16 to 4 over St. Louis. Cleveland shuts out Philadelphia 4 to 0. Chicago dashes St Louis 4 to 1 in 10 innings. National League scores include St Louis 18 to 10 over New York 4 to 3 and Philadelphia 3 to 2 over 2 to 4. Chicago 11, Boston 3. Brooklyn-Cincinnati doubleheader postponed by rain.

Associated Press Detroit Boston New York St. Louis Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati American League Washington National League Pittsburgh New of Tion Southern Associatio New Orleans Chattanooga Little Rock Atlanta Memphis Mobile Nashville

Par Buster Brown Leads Junior Golf Round Two

In Denver 16-year-old John Brown of Lexington, Kentucky, shoots 68 to lead the National Junior tournament second round. Rex Baxter and Jack Flatt Jr. suffer defeats as teens from Atlanta Los Angeles and Duluth challenge. Other notables struggle with late-round exits and mounting pressure.

Denver Dixie John Brown Lexington Brown Rex Baxter Amarillo Texas Lester Kelly Atlanta Jack Flatt Jr Duluth Fred Brown Los Angeles Calif Edward Cooney Newton Centre Mass Mason Rudolph Clarksville Tenn Barel Edwardson Jimmy Sykes Philadelphia Bennie Pell Tulsa Okla Tommy Morrow Shreveport Eugene Hay L Up Rudolph Webster Manderson Tuscalosa Ala Tommy Hale Phillips

History Says Crackers Should Win The Pennant

In Southern Association lore the Atlanta Crackers are favored to win the 1950 pennant. Past showings include several Crackers teams and others like Nashville Little Rock and Mobile achieving pennants after facing All-Stars. The pattern favors Atlanta given recent decisive wins and strong leads.

Crackers Atlanta Crackers Memphis Chicks All-Stars Chattanooga Lookouts Nashville Atlanta Ponce de Leon Park Little Rock Mobile

Tomorrow's Schedule for Major League Games

The card lists games with times across multiple venues including Detroit at New York, St. Louis at Boston, wotra at Washington, Chicago at Philadelphia, New York at St. Louis, Boston at Chicago, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.

Detroit New York St. Louis Boston Wotra Washington

Johnny Mize powers double header with five hits

Johnny Mize hammered five hits in a double header against Brown, including a game-winning blast in the eighth inning of the second game. Bobby Orbeller of the Indians earned win No. 201 with a shutout of Philadelphia.

Associated Press Johnny Mize Yankees Brown Ing Bobby Orpeller Indians Phia

Minor Leagues Lose Teams Amid Attendance Decline

Minor league baseball shows rising mortality with several clubs folding or moving amid poor attendance and TV broadcasts. Vandergrift Pa Buckles, Paris and Bryan leave East Texas, Robstown and Donna Weslaco shift in Rio Grande Valley, Lufkin relocates to Leesville. Phillies move Utica and Wilmington farms. Raleigh News notes eight-team Tobacco State League in distress. George M. Trautman cites 1950 attendance down one million from 1949 due to broadcast influence.

New York Middle Atlantic East Texas Vandergrift Philadelphia Phillies Paris Bryan Loop Texas Robstown Donna Weslace Lufkin Tex Leesville North Carolina Virginia Utica N. Y Wilmington Del Raleigh News and Observer Coastal Plains Loop el Centro Calif Anniston Ala Stuart X. Stephenson Lockport

Baseball Standings and Leaders Highlight Tight Races

A mixed ledger lists top players by batting average runs batted in and hits. Kell leads Detroit with 121 hits while Rizzuto and Slaughter post notable totals for New York and St Louis respectively.

Kell Detroit Dropo Boston Stephens DiMaggio Rizzuto New York Zarilla Dillinger Philadelphia Evers Rosen Cleveland Williams Lipon Ynongs York Lemon McDermott

Legionnaires Fall to Cullman in Late Rally

Decatur led 2-1 entering the eighth before Cullman Red Sox rallied to win 8-4 in Cullman. Chick Sparkman hit his 11th homer. Hudson took the loss as Cullman moved one game ahead of Decatur in the standings.

Decatur Legionnaires Cullman Lesana de Vail Legion Reynolds Ramblers Legion Field Red Watts Charlie Goodin Goodin Decatur Ed Brazelton Ray Stockton Hudson Brazelton Lewis Clark White Sonny Todd Bill Freeman Todd Chick Sparkman Sparkman Caudill Stockton Red Keystone Rayburn Johnson Clark Davis Hataway Gorham Gladney Jim Calvert Florence Johnson Red Sox Cullman Red Sox Chick

Cardinals surge past Giants to take NL lead in rout

Stan Musial extended his 23 game hit streak as Enos Slaughter Del Rice paced a 30 hit attack. Max Lanier and Harry Brecheen spun three strong starts to back a 18-4 day game and 10-3 night win over the New York Giants. Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh also had results affecting the standings.

Stan Musial Enos Slaughter St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants Giants Larry Jansen Sheldon Jones Brooklyn al Brazie Max Lanier Harry Brecheen Lanier Brecheen Musial Slaughter del Rice Enos Rice Red Schoendienst Eddie Miller

Pakistan Donates Wheat to Arab Refugee Relief Fund

Pakistan contributes 30000 dollars worth of wheat to the U N International Children's Emergency Fund. The grain will be sent to Beirut for Arab refugees.

Karachi Pakistan U. N. International Children’s Emergenc Fund Beirut

Propaganda Push Reported in Addis Ababa

Russian propaganda activities in Ethiopia are being stepped up with a new free evening school opening and weekly free movie showings in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa Ethiopia

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