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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1946
Page
6
Tonight's City Softball League doubleheader features Dot's versus the Raiders at 7:30 and Meadow Gold against Transit at 8:45. The games resume rained out July 4 with Raiders needing a win to stay in the second half title hunt as two games remain.
Two women wrestlers, Nell Stewart of Los Angeles and Mattie Bell of Nashville, headline the weekly Veterans of Foreign Wars exhibition at Benson Field. The two out of three falls match marks the first women on the mat this season. Olaf Erickson meets Sailor Watkins in the supporting bout. action starts at 8:30 p.m.
Garrison's will face the Raiders on Thursday and Meadow Gold on Friday as the drive for the second half crown tightens. Transit, the first half champions, meets Meadow Gold tonight and Dot's Friday night to snare the title.
Yesterday's stars include Pete Reiser who hit a three run inside the park homer to pace Brooklyn to a 7-3 win over Cincinnati. Buddy Lewis homered in the tenth to lift Washington to a 2-1 win over Cleveland in the first game of a doubleheader. Earl Caldwell pitched and drove in the winning run in a 4-3 White Sox victory over the Yankees in 12 innings. Mort Cooper pitched the Braves to a 2-1 win over the Cardinals in six hits.
Ex-Cardinals in Brooklyn lineup fuel Dodgers win and tie for NL lead as Durocher taps Melton against Pollet in a brisk East Coast clash. Reiser drives in runs for Dodgers while Cooper and Gillenwater star for Braves in other NL action. Yankees stumble to White Sox. Senators split with Indians.
Eager fans in New York queue four abreast around a midtown building ahead of the Aug. 9 Yankees Red Sox series opener. The league leaders, Boston, and runner-up New York, have averaged over 59,000 per game in five tilts, with a Friday night, Saturday day, and Sunday doubleheader on tap. The Yankees aim to near 2,000,000 in home attendance as the set ends.
Tournament results show teams advancing through rounds with scores. Notable games include Bemiston, Sylacauga, and Gadsden posting dominant wins, while others like Andalusia and Decatur claim key upsets. The final rounds list Gadsden prevailing over Andalusia and Decatur edging Holt.
In New York the week’s results left Vernon Mickey of the Washington Senators atop the American League batting race with a .357, after nine hits in 26 at bats. Johnny Hopp of the Boston Braves kept the National League lead at .381 with seven singles in 16 at bats across four games. Ted Williams fell to .355, two points behind Vernon.
National League leaders include Hopp batting .376 and Musial 74 runs. Slaughter leads RBI with 78 while Mize hits 22 homers. Brooklyn’s Walker counts 1235 hits and 76 RBIs, Stolten bases listed, Pollett 12 wins. American League highlights Vernon hitting .356 and Williams 99 runs, Pesky 130 hits, Williams 93 RBIs. Ferriss adds 16 saves?
United Nations headquarters commission announced 15 possible sites for the permanent home of the United Nations in the Westchester Fairfield area of New York and Connecticut.
New York July 30 Baseball moguls weigh player demands for a $5,500 minimum wage a pension fund and contract reforms in two sessions. National League officials propose a five point platform including severance pay while American League members seek strict contract adherence and a permanent grievance committee. Representatives named Dix ie Walker Marty Marion and Bill Herman for the NL and Johnny Murphy Joe Kuhel and Mel Harder for the AL. A joint meeting with Presidents Frick and Harridge to follow before Labor Day. The talks show players preferring direct negotiation over unionization and pension plans spanning major and minor leagues within service eligibility.
Yesterday's results show multiple major and minor league games with notable scores. Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 7-3, Boston 2-1 over St. Louis, Chicago 5-4 past New York in 11, Detroit 4-1 over Philadelphia, and Washington routed Cleveland 8-1. Southern Association highlights Chicago 4-3 over New York in 12 innings.
In New York on July 30 the sports page surveys baseball labor tensions between executives and players, mentions Red Trautman and the Briggses with the Detroit Tigers, possible talks with Bucky Harris, LSU freshman Jeff Adams rumored for big things, and notes about Dixie Walker and Bucky Walters after NL meeting.
Four runs on four hits gave the Atlanta Crackers an early lead and a 6 0 whitewash of the Little Rock Travelers. Chattanooga stayed within reach with a 5 4 win over Mobile as Harrell Toones closed strong. Birmingham rode 13 hits to an 8 5 victory over Memphis. Nashville pounded New Orleans 12 4. Tonight’s games: Little Rock at Atlanta Memphis at Birmingham.
Eddie Dyer will dispatch southpaws against the Dodgers in a three game set with St. Louis leading the National League. Jack Coombs tops the week’s news for his baseball book Base Ball and for receiving an honorary master’s from Colby College, his alma mater.
In west coast fishing, the Chinook or King salmon tops the five species. The famed king's average weight runs about 20 to 25 pounds.
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