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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1944
Page
6
In Mobile, a doubleheader sweep carried by Nashville and Atlanta sent a message as Atlanta beat Chattanooga and Nashville routed New Orleans. Cromwell, Dunn, Hicks, and Reggio provided the power while Cronin and Mozort with Chicago style moves paced the mound work.
Ingalls teams swept a doubleheader on Sunday as Ingalls '97 captured the opener with strong pitching by Coffman and Darmer delivering timely hits including a homer and triple. The second game saw Self’s home run and Jamin Franklin’s pace against Good pitchers as the Shifters added another win.
New York report: the National League seeks a strikeout king this season with two crafty lefties and a freshman righty rivaling Johnny Vander Meer of Cincinnati now in the Navy at Sampson New York. Bill Voiselle of the Giants is one contender.
In New York on July 24 Fritz Howell presents a breezy sports roundup with Hugh Fullerton Jr. on vacation in Freedom New Hampshire. He jokes about Dodgers staying in the cellar amid hot weather and teases a quiz on baseball questions featuring Walter Johnson and seasonal pitcher woes.
The article notes Russ Parshall brother of Doc Parshall is now walking in the infantry at Fort Leonard Wood. It also mentions Ohio State football recruiting over 100 top high school players nationwide and includes brief items on Army air force swimming instruction in Merced California and a dental clinic softball team nicknamed the Killer-Drillers at Kessler Field Mississippi.
A baseball scribe mocks Danny Gardella’s center field play with misses and quips. One writer suggests new glasses while another jokes radar would help him. The banter captures a light, behind-the-scenes moment in the press box.
The Syracuse Herald Journal notes the Cincinnati Reds will face Sampson Raval Base with Johnny Vander Meer slated to pitch. Vander Meer is described as the best $54 a month pitcher they will encounter.
Lee Q. Murray also known as Emanuel La Verne Murray faces Elbert Thompson Friday in a Madison Square Garden 10 round match. The article notes Murray’s distinctive sideburns and mentions Art Sampson of the Boston NFL club declaring the team nickname is Yanks not Yankees. The piece begins to reference Secretary-Treasurer William J. Manley’s marriage.
Puzzle clues and a cryptoquote are presented including across and down word hints with reference answers and a quoted aphorism about youth and age credited to King Features Syndicate.
A fragment notes there was only a girl employee in the International League offices twenty four years ago and claims no office girl or secretary has since been employed. Ernie Lanigan calls the loop an area of peaceful, luxurious life while answering trivia on Babe Ruth and Adolph Luque linked to 1922 and 1923.
Miami Florida July 24 Coach Eddie Dunn announced a nine game 1944 football schedule for the University of Miami with two bowl contest opponents Tulsa and Texas A and M. The slate includes South Carolina Jacksonville Navy Wake Forest Florida North Carolina State Presbyterian Auburn Tulsa and Texas A and M with Tulsa meeting Georgia Tech in the Sugar Bowl and Texas A and M losing to LSU in the Orange Bowl.
George Washington bequeathed Mount Vernon to his nephew Judge Bushrod Washington, shaping the estate's lineage and governance.
Ingalls '97' hosts Scottsboro at five o'clock Thursday on the Ingalls field with a long winning streak. Next Sunday Ingalls faces Southern Airways at three o'clock, a strong visiting club expected to push the home team hard.
A B 24 bomber based at Chatham Field crashed ten miles northwest of the base during a training flight to three Georgia and South Carolina cities. Ten Army fliers died in the incident, according to the public relations office.
The record notes that lightning flashes across the globe about 50 times per second, equating to roughly two billion strikes each year.
Bill Nicholson slugged four home runs and drove in seven as the Cubs and Giants split a doubleheader. Nicholson tied the NL lead with 21 homers and 64 RBIs, while collecting six hits and six runs in the doubleheader.
Relatives gathered at A. K. Frost in Eva on July 18 for a family reunion honoring Beamon Frost on furlough after service in Alaska. A noon meal was served with attendees from Huntsville Eva Neel Hartselle and nearby areas. Robert Fulton built early steam warships and submarines.
The Sabinal League shows Chicago defeating New York 7 to 4 in a 12 inning second game, Pittsburgh 7 9 Brooklyn 5 4, Philadelphia 7 1 Cincinnati 6 2, St Louis 3 5 Boston 2 2. American League texts New York 7 6 Chicago 6 10, Philadelphia 13 3 Detroit 3 2, Cleveland 4 9 Washington 3 5, Boston 12 3 St Louis 1 9. Southern Association results Atlanta 9 6 Chattanooga 1 5, Birmingham 8 5 Memphis 1 11, Nashville 5 12 Mobile 1 7, Little Rock 3 1 New Orleans 1 0 second game 10 innings.
Reports describe a rock near Brazil's diamond deposits that bends like wood and is valued for its unusual hardness characteristics. Scientists note its softness contradicts typical expectations for diamond regions.
The notes cover cancellations and local results. The Biltmore Forest Golf Tournament in Asheville scheduled for August 7 is cancelled due to the infantile paralysis outbreak in North Carolina. Winston-Salem Purvis Force wins Carolinas Open and Carolinas PGA with a 292 total. Alabama amateur golf title goes to Scudday Horner after beating Fred Broadway 2 and 1. Tennessee state net tournament opens with 33 entrants led by Pvt Tom Brown of Camp Campbell and other seeds from Nashville and nearby military and college teams.
Harold Jug McSpaden of Philadelphia wins the 1944 Utah Open at Fort Douglas Salt Lake City with 271 total, two under par, aided by a 63 third round and a clutch putter. Byron Nelson finishes second at 273. McSpaden earns 750 dollars, Nelson 450. Geertsen Ott Schneiter place behind. Branca course record noted.
The Chicago Tribune reports nominees for the charity game include Clyde Johnson a 260 pound Kentucky tackle and Bob Graiziger a 201 pound Minnesota guard plus a veteran gopher letter winner. Johnson serves as infantry lieutenant at Fort Benning Georgia and Graiziger is a Marine veteran. The event will feature returning stars and a previous title holder who reached the final after beating tourney favorites.
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