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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1948

Page

8

Legion Will Travel To Falkville For Weekday Baseball

Decatur American Legion heads to Falkville for a Saturday game at 3 p.m. at Falkville field. Manager Shorty Ogle plans Howard Curtis or Robert Hudson as pitcher with McElroy Cau dill Roberts Freeman McMurtrie Sparkman Teal Crow and Hudson or Curtis in the lineup. Reynolds opens Tennessee Alabama League duties Sunday for Decatur.

Decatur American Legion Falkville Shorty Ogle Howard Curtis Robert Hudson Ogle Herb McElroy Red Caudill Avery Roberts Bill Freeman Claude McMurtrie Chick Sparkman Ben Teal

No Hit No Run Game Sets Evangeline League Record

Francis Hecker pitched a no hitter and no runs as LaFayette Bills defeated Abbeville Athletics 4 0. Hecker walked one batter and two reached on errors in the win at New Orleans.

New Orleans Evangeline Francis Hecker LaFayette’ Bills Abbeville Athletics Bulls A’s Hecker

Huntsville Jr. Legion Clinches City Title Over Decatur

Huntsville defeats Decatur 8 to 5 to secure the junior league championship for a second straight year. Charles Voehringer pitched for Decatur with Smith and Bragg supporting Huntsville as they overcame early Decatur rally with a four run first inning and late scoring in the eighth.

Marvin Golden Harry Brewer Golden B. Freeman Gary Gable Roy Freeman Bob Decatur Huntsville Hill Sutton Baker Watson Brewer Boyett Bragg

Baseball schedule and box score notes from today

National League games include Brooklyn at Pittsburgh New York at Chicago Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Cincinnati American League matchups Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston Detroit at Washington St Louis at Philadelphia Southern Association sees Atlanta at Memphis Birmingham at Little Rock Mobile at Nashville New Orleans at Chattanooga In Tip-Top summary Long Brazelton and Motherway scored across multiple innings Stairs hits a fourth inning homer for Home Supply. Box scores show runs, hits and errors for Tip-Top Home Supply Firestone.

Firestone Tip- Top W. F Clarence Hess Vets John Braswell Jimmy Caudill Braswell Bob Sittason Caudill Noel Teague F. W Hess Burleson Buckhanan Sittason God Associated Press National League Brooklyn Pittsburgh New York Chicago Boston St. Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati American League Cleveland New York Detroit Washington Southern Association Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Little Rock Mobile Nashville New Orleans Chattanooga Long Brazelton Motherway Watterson Murphy Shealy Stairs Boston Coaee New York Ek St. Louis Atansevandes Cincinnati Philadelphia F

Baseball scoreboard recap of late games

Major League results from AP show Chicago 6 Brooklyn 3 and New York 6 6, St Louis 3-7. Pittsburgh 5-1 Philadelphia 3-1 tied in second game called after 5th due to rain. Boston at Cincinnati and Boston 3-5 Chicago 0-3. Washington 9 Detroit 8 in 12 innings. New York 6 Cleveland 5 and Philadelphia 8 St Louis 7 in 12 innings.

Bro Associated Press Chicago Brooklyn New York St. Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia Boston Cincinnati Red Sox Yankees Detroit Washington Braves Sheldon Jones Murry Dickson Phillies

Decatur Beats Huntsville In Low-Scoring Baseball Tilt

Decatur 3 Huntsville 8 in a pitcher heavy game. Smith earns win while Voehringer takes loss as Brewer and Smith combine for late outs. Golden Brewer pacing offense with triples and two base hits led by Decatur.

Decatura Huntsville Bros. Hill Boyett Smith Bolding Gable Brewer Taylor B.freeman R. Freeman Hill Baker Watson Golden Freeman Decatur Voehringer Bragg Brewr Brewer Yell Rhoa Hill Ss Church Eichanchaw Sutton B. Freeman Azadle Hoppenians

Pelicans Rally Past Lookouts For Seventh Win In Row

New Orleans shelled Chattanooga 8 to 7 to push toward a first division berth as Lloyd Dietz earned the win and Alex Zukowski took the loss. Bob Williams homered for Chattanooga, while Al Flair connected for a Pelicans homer with a man on in the second. Birmingham beat Little Rock 11 to 3 as George Wilson opened with a two run shot and Skeeter Dickey belted a three run homer in the seventh. Pete Modica allowed six Little Rock hits for his seventh win, Al Piechota took the loss.

Associated Press New Orleans Pelicans Chattanooga Southern Association Lookouts Birmingham Barons Little Rock Travelers Mobile Nashville Atlanta Memphis Lloyd Dietz Alex ‘Zukowski al -Flair Bob Williams Little Rock Birmingham George Wilson Barons Skeeter Dickey Pete Modica al Piechota

Regional Baseball Scores and Delays Across Leagues

New Orleans defeated Chattanooga 8 to 7 while Birmingham edged Little Rock 11 to 3 and other games were postponed. Savannah beat Columbia 5 to 3, with additional results including Macon 6 over Greenville 4 in 10 innings and Jacksonville 7 over Charleston 3. Georgia Florida and Alabama leagues reported multiple tight scores and suspensions.

Associated Press Southern Association New Orleans Chattanooga Birmingham Little Rock Savannah Columbia Macon Greenville Jacksonville Charleston Columbus Augusta

DiMaggio Homer Delivers 6-5 Victory Over Indians

Joe DiMaggio belted a grand slam as the Yankees edged the Indians 6-5 in a key pennant race game at Yankee Stadium. Bobby Feller took his 12th loss while Tom Byrne relieved for the Yankees. The night drew 68,258 fans and highlighted a heated AL pennant chase with two parks shaping the season-long battle.

Indians Yankees Yankee Stadium Cleveland Municipal Stadium Joe DiMaggio Yanks DiMaggio Tommy Byrne Bobby Feller Feller Philadelphia A's St. Louis Hank Majeski al Widmar Lou Brissie Boston Red Sox Vern Stephens Boston Chicago White Sox Denny Galehouse Chicago Ellis Kinder Chisox

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