Gadsden Beats Ingalls 2-1 to Stave Off Title Bid
Gadsden Goodyear defeated Ingalls Shipbuilders 2-1 in a pitcher's duel to knock Ingalls from the 1946 state baseball race. Ramsey of Decatur allowed six hits while Nix of Gadsden held Ingalls to five. Ingalls ends with three wins two losses. Gadsden advances with a 4-1 mark and faces Bemiston for the title.
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Ingalls
Goodyear of
Gadsden
Herman Evans
Carlos
Buck” Ramsey
Decatur
Semmie Nix
Ramsey
Bemiston Tourney
Goodyear
Nix
Avery Roberts
Emory
Red” Caudill
Hudson Sheats
Lee Watson
Bud Lee
Sheats
Prentice Crow
Lee
Opp
Roberts
Gervis Moore
Tom Ligon
James “Chick
Sparkman
Moore
H. Johnson
Chicago White Sox
Mulkin
Crowder
Manderson
Mulkins
Tommy Ligon
Anniston
Birmingham
Baron
Crow
Bemiston
Beniston
Blue Devils Rout Athens In Eight to One Win
Decatur Blue Devils beat Athens 8 to 1 as H L Ogle pitched six hitless innings. Coggins allowed two hits in relief, while Athens managed one run in the seventh. Kimbrell had a first inning single, and Callahan, Briscoe, and Jackson provided timely hits for Decatur.
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H. L
Shorty
Ogle
Athens
Decatur Blue Devils
Floyd Briscoe
Coggins
Garth Kim
Carter
Kimbrell
Decatur
Stone
Elmore
Rice
Jones
Insurance
Blue Devils
Joe Flynn
Aston Bolding
Avery Roberts
Bolding
Presnell
Bill Jackson
Travis Callahan
Callahan
Briscoe
Joe Jones
Roberts
Flynn
Jackson
Tournament results show wide margins in early rounds
Sylacauga edged by Beniston earlier. Bemiston record 16 to 0 over Sylacauga. Gadsden defeated multiple foes including Andalusia and Citronele with decisive scores. Final rounds show Gadsden beating Decatur 2 1 and 10 6 over Andalusia. The note ends with a historical aside about the president’s wife being called Your ct until 1815.
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Sylacauga
Jacksonville
Gadsden
Ft. McClellan
Beniston
Columbiana
Mignon
Oxford
Opp
Bevelle
Decatur
Andalusia
Holt
Scottsboro
Citroele
Pell City
Bemiston
Citronele
Sylcauga
Migon
U. S
Morgan County Tennis Tournament Entries Open At Decatur Daily
Entry blanks for the first annual Morgan county tennis tournament are available at the Decatur Daily office or from Coach H. L. Ogle in Delano Park. The event splits men into two age groups and starts August 12 at Delano Park courts, with Rex Rankin directing and Rotary Club sponsorship. No entry fee, open to Morgan county residents, matches begin about 7 pm, no mixed doubles.
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Morgan County
Decatur Daily
H. L. “Shorty” Ogle
Delano Park
Decatur Rotary Club
Rex Rankin
Georgia Tech
Two Baseball Games Set for Decatur Fans Today
Decatur hosts two noon games this afternoon. Ingalls faces Cullman at Shipbuilder diamond with Dennison Rice pitching. Blue Devils meet Leighton at Delano Park as Reid sets the lineup aiming for their eighth win.
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Decatur
Ingalls
Cullman
Shipbuilder
Blue Devils
Leighton
Delano Park
Beniston
Dennison Rice
Reid
Frank Knoclock
Bombs Destroyed on Horn Island After Shipment
More than 100 defective German mustard gas bombs from the freight ship Francis Lee were destroyed by chemical warfare officers on Horn Island near Mobile Alabama. The operation cleared a hazardous cargo portion deemed troublesome and dangerous.
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Mobile
Ala
Francis Lee
Chemical Warfare Service
Horn Island
Dodgers Beat Bucs 4-3 to Birthday Rally
Brooklyn gains two 4-3 wins over Pittsburgh as Leo Durocher marks his 40th birthday. Eddie Stanky stars with a multi hit display and two walks while Miksis scores the deciding run in the opener. Stanky adds another RBI in game two.
Standings and Night Games Across Leagues
American League leaders include New York ten over Chicago four and Detroit four to two. Washington three to two with Boston at St Louis scheduled for night games. National League shows New York five elevens, Cincinnati three to one, Brooklyn four four, Pittsburgh three three, Philadelphia eight undefeated vs Chicago zero nine, St Louis at Boston scheduled for night.
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Brooklyn
Frankie Frisch
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Bucs
Eddie Stanky
Eddie Miksis
Miksis
Ferrell Anderson
Stanky
Bruce Edwards
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Phil Pitehers
Cubs
Bill Nicholson
Will Marshall
Jack Graham
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Marshall
Graham
George Kell
Jimmy
St. Louis
Boston
National League
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia Pittsburgh
Baseball Matchups Across the League Today
American League games feature Bonham and Gumpert for the Yankees at Chicago. Washington sends Newsom and Leonard to Cleveland to face Feller and Reynolds. Philadelphia meets Detroit with Marchildon and Flores opposing Trout and Overmire. Boston visits St Louis with Hughson facing Kramer and Shirley. Cincinnati travels to New York with Beggs and Gumbert against Keslo and Abernathy. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn pits Strincevich and Barney or Melton against Melton and others. Chicago hosts Philadelphia with Wyse and Chipman against Rowe and Mulcahy. St Louis plays Boston with Barrett and Wright.
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New York
Chicago
Bonham
Gumpert
Rigney
Hamner
Washington
Cleveland
Newsom
Leonard
Feller
Reynolds
Philadelphia
Detroit
Marchildon
Flores
Trout
Overmire
Boston
St. Louis
Hughson
R?y
Harris
Zuber
Kramer
Shirley
Cincinnati
Beggs
Gumbert
Keslo
Abernathy
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Strincevich
Barney
Melton
Wyse
Chipman
Rowe
Mulcahy
St.Louis
Barrett
Wright
Raiders Win 5 1 Over Transit. Garrison's 7 4 Over Namies
In Friday night City Softball League action the Raiders defeated Transit 5 1 as Coy Halbrooks pitched a one hitter with Noel Teague scoring Transit’s lone run. Garrison's beat Namies 7 4 after trailing 3 2, with Garrison's rallying in the fourth and fifth innings to pull ahead. Dot's leads the pack with two games left. Raiders and Garrison's eye second half title hopes, upcoming clashes with Dot's and each other.
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Raiders
Garrison
Decatur Transit
Nanies
Dot
Delano Park
Raider
Charley Jones
Bob Sittason
Joe Brewer
Chalmers Riley
Gene Ratliff
Jones
Sittason
Brewer
Riley
Bobby Golden
Carl Boley
Namies
Tommy Todd
Pat Thornton
Harvey
Draper
R. Smith
Bob Wilson
T. Todd
Mark Long
Sonny Todd
Robert Hudson
Norman Junior College Football Adds Seven Game Schedule
Coach Autrey Hayes outlines a seven game slate for Norman Junior College with two dates open for fill. Oct. 11 game vs Georgia Military College moved from Moultrie to Milledgeville, and a strong opponent is sought for Moultrie on Oct. 5 or 26. November at Moultrie features Gordon Military and Middle Georgia College.
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Norman
Consierfati
St. Bernard College
St. Bernard
Autrey J
Happy) Hayes
Norman-Georgia Military College
Moultrie
Milledgeville
Hayes
Gordon Military
Middle Georgia
Tigers End Drill Work Auburn Football Camp
Auburn coach Carl Voyles praised 17 sub sessions and new prospects after a summer drill session. He moved Howard Calhoun to blocking back and welcomed Jim Pharr back at center. Names and positions for backs guards tackles ends listed include Tidwell Cochran Rusell Christian Kovacic Langner Pyburn Adcock Mitchell Harper Williams Waddell Sisco Weaver.
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Auburn
Carl Voyles
Anoraay
Voyles
Tigers
Howard Calhoun
Jim Pharr
John Adcock
Alabama City
Holly Mitchell
Charlie Harper
Tallahassee
Ray Williams
Birmingham
Bill Waddall
Phenix
Carl Sisco
McKeesport
Bobby Weaver
Talladega
Romans Used Asbestos Cloth in Cremation Practices
Historical notes describe the use of asbestos in Roman cremation rites as a cloth or shroud. The material’s flame resistance influenced early burial customs and funeral rituals across ancient Italy.
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Shorty” Ogle
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X-St. Louis
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Teague and Black
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McClanahan
Wilson
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Td Raiders
Aese Garrison
Transit Namies
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Travis Tidwell
Bull Cochran
Don Russell
Ensley
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Bessemer
McCoy Hewlett
al Kovacic
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Ralph Pyburn
Tom McKinney
Jimmy Rose
Florence
Phillip Poundstone
Montgomery
Floyd Fulmer
Tennessee Valley
Frank W. Boykin
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Congress
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