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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1946

Page

6

Waycross Bears Dominate Moultrie For 6-1 Win

Lefty Gunn Cronig hurled a strong six hit game as Waycross beat Moultrie 6-1 to remain within four games of first in the Georgia A League. Lee Holloman suffered his first loss after four straight wins. Americas Phillies and Cordele White Sox split a doubleheader.

Associated Press Lefty Gunn Cronig Waycross Bears Moultrie first_Americas Cronig Moultrie Packers Lee Holloman Americas Phillies Cordele White Sox Asmer Leary Cordele Nicolai Albany Cardinals Tallahassee Pirates Lyle Garrison Valdosta Dodgers Thomasville Leo Leschke Tigers

Baseball doubleheader highlights and hitting stars

Yesterday's Stars ED STEVENS drove in both runs in an 11 inning 2 1 win over Cincinnati. PHIL MASI powered the Braves with a three run homer to beat the Cubs 6 3. MAR VIN RICKERT drove in five as Cubs won 8 2 in the nightcap. ELL, Pirsies and DEL ENNIS led the Phillies in a 5 1 victory and Ennis added three RBIs in a 10 3 win. HAL NEWHOUSER struck out 13 to clinch a 10 2 Tigers win over the Senators.

ED Stevens Dodgers Stevens Cincinnati Phil Masi Braves Marvin Rickert Cubs Masi Rickert Ell Pirsies del Ennis Phillies Sewell Phils Ennis Hal Newhouser Tigers Senators

Standings Flash Across Leagues With Numerous Scores

National League results show Brooklyn 2-1 Cincinnati 1-0 in an 11 inning opener. New York 1-7 St Louis 0-6 in 11 innings. Boston 6-2 Chicago 3-8. Pittsburgh 5-3 Philadelphia 1-10. Southern Association Atlanta 5-3 Birmingham 4-6 Nashville 17-7 Chattanooga 4-7. second game tie 8th darkness. Little Rock 11-7 Memphis 2-0. Mobile 10-4 New Orleans 6-1. South Atlantic Charleston 2 Jacksonville 1. Augusta 6-1 Savannah 1-6 Columbia 6-10 Columbus 5-8. Macon at Greenville postponed blue law. Georgia Alabama LaGrange 5 Opelika 3. Tallassee 2 Carrollton 1. Only games scheduled. Georgia Florida Americas 5-2 Cordele 2-7. Valdosta 9 Thomasville 3 Albany 12 Tallahassee 4 second game postponed rain. Waycross 6 Moultrie 1.

Brooklyn Cincinnati New_York St.Louis Boston Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia Southern Association Atlanta Birmingham Nashville Chattanooga Little Rock Memphis Mobile New Orleans South Atlantic Charleston Jacksonville Augusta Savannah Columbia Columbus Macon Greenville Blue Law Georgia-Florida Americas Cordele Valdosta Thomasville Albany Tallahassee Waycross Moultrie New York Washington Detroit St. Louis Cleveland

Sewell Shines as Pirates Beat Phillies 5 1

Rip Sewell returned from illness to star for the Pittsburgh Pirates against Philadelphia. He pitched four hits allowed, fanned three, and walked two in a 5 1 victory over the Phils.

Rip Sewell Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phils Sewell

Ingalls Splits Doubleheader With Cullman 4-0 Win in Finale

Morgan Markham pitched a no‑hit bid until the sixth and struck out ten as Ingalls beat Cullman 4-0 to salvage a game in the Sunday doubleheader. Brighton topped Ingalls 7-5 in the opener. Ingalls stands 5–3. next games are vs Scottsboro and Dixie Supply in Alabama.

Morgan ‘Markham Ingalls Cullman Brighton Herman Evans Scottsboro Dixie Supply Company Florence Markham Calvert

Columbus suffers double defeat in South Atlantic League

Columbia dropped to third in the SAL after two losses 6-5 and 10-8 to Columbus with the first game going 11 innings. Augusta Tigers split with Savannah Indians, moving Savannah to second. Charleston beat Jacksonville 2-1 as Rene Cortez held the visitors to four hits. Sunday amusements remained allowed in Columbia and Charleston as no AG ruling was sought.

Associated Press Columbia Columbus Red Birds Augusta Tigers Savannah Indians Tigers Len Kelly Charleston Jacksonville Rebels Rene Cortez Greenville Macon Peaches

VOLS CLIMB INTO THIRD IN SA SECONDOFF ROUND

Nashville moved into the first division by sweeping Chattanooga to 7-4 in game one and settling for a 7-7 draw in game two as darkness halted eight innings. Little Rock defeated Memphis 11-2 and 9-0 while Mobile beat New Orleans 10-6 and 4-1. Atlanta and Birmingham split with Atlanta winning 5-4 in the opener.

Associated Press Nashville Southern Association Vols Chattanooga Little Rock Memphis Chicks Mobile New Orleans Atlanta Birmingham Movile Memphis

LSU golfers seek National Open places across three cities

Three LSU golfers chase qualifying spots for the National Open at Birmingham New Orleans and Cincinnati. Captain Jimmy Wittenberg, Luca Barbato and Alfred Timbrook compete as LSU faces strong foes including Oklahoma Notre Dame and Iowa.

New York Louisiana State University Heard Jimmy Wittenberg Ben Hogan Birmingham Ala Luca Barbato New Orleans Alfred Timbrook Cincinnati LSU Tigers Oklahoma Andy Anderson Charlie Coe John Jacobs Notre Dame George Stuhr Anderson Red Cross Johnny Jacobs Iowa Michigan

Major League Leaders Summary From Baseball Standings

National League leaders include Walker batting .374 and Reiser tying for runs with 30. Musial leads hits with 53 while Walker adds 49. Double leaders Musial 13 and Holmes 12. Mize and Kiner top home runs with 10 and 7. Beggs 5 0 wins and Herring 40 losses. American League leaders show Vernon batting .385 and Williams .345. Pesky 41 runs and Williams 2 RBIs lead, with Doerr at 57 RBIs.

Musial St. Louis Walker Brooklyn Holmes Boston Mize York Kiner Pittsburgh Beggs Cincinnati Herring Vernon Washington Williams Pesky Vam Doerr Wekaen

Cardinals Struggle at Home Dampens Preseason Hopes

The St Louis Cardinals fail to win at Sportsman's Park posting a 6 of 15 home record while Brooklyn gains two games, as New York Giants and Detroit Tigers win series shaping the early season standings. Walker Cooper and Bobby Blattner deliver key blows for the Giants. Les Webber Art Herring and Hugh Casey check Brooklyn wins. Hal Newhouser posts another dominant performance for Detroit as Claude Passeau wins for the Cubs. Pirates split with the Phillies as Rip Sewell shines in the opener.

Associated Press St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants Brooklyn Redbirds Sportsman's Park Dodgers Brooks Bobby Blattner Walker Cooper Cardinals Blattner Giants New Yorkers Les Webber Art Herring Hugh Casey Cincinnati Reds Webber Vic Lombardi Ed Heusser Herring Dall Fra Zallie Sitnia Lasey Detroit Tigers Washington Senators Hal Newhouser Senator Patter Chicago Cubs Boston Braves Reds Cubs Claude Passeau Pittsburgh Philadelphia Phillies Pirates Rip Sewell Phils

Hogan Adding To Winnings Ahead Of Open

Ben Hogan leads money list as he nears $2,000 more in the $10,000 Goudall round robin at Winged Foot. He heads toward the U S Open at Cleveland Canterbury with strong chances while others compete for sectional spots amid a field of 1,100 at 25 courses nationwide. Hogan is exempt from sectional eliminations after tying for third in 1941.

New York Ben Hogan Byron Nelson Winged Foot Cleveland Canterbury Jimmy Demaret Bob Hamilton Hogan Goodall Dick Chapman Ellsworth Vines Jimmy Thomson Porky Oliver Cary Middlecott Thei Fort Worth

Washington Powers Past Opponents in Five High Scoring Games

The summary lists top players with doubles by Pesky Spence and Vernon of Washington and Keller Edwards of New York and Cleveland for triples. Dimaggio of New York and Greenberg of Detroit hit 11 home runs. Ferris of Boston earned an 8-0 win and Leonard of Washington a 5-0 shutout.

Pesky Boston Spence Vernon Washington Keller New York Edwards Cleveland Dimaggio Greenberg Detroit

Line Scores and Postponed Doubleheaders in Baseball Mix

Detroit and Washington game ended 10 to 2 in favor of Detroit with late runs. Rain postponed the St. Louis at New York and Chicago at Boston doubleheaders. Cincinnati split two games with Brooklyn. New York and St. Louis played to a win for New York. Multiple pitchers listed for each game, with efforts by Webber Anderson Lom bardi and others.

Memphis Little Rock Softball Doubleheader Results

Scores show Memphis and Little Rock split games with differing innings and key players Lambert Hardee Chozen Stagg Gill Bremer Ferguson Chozen Hudlin Laski. Nashville Chattanooga and Mobile New Orleans games reflect draws and decisive wins with multiple pitchers and batters named in each box.

Memphis Little Rock Lambert Hardee Chozen Stagg Gill Bremer Ferguson Hudlin Laski Nashville Chattanooga Twardy Gillespie Aloma Oritz Brunke Radakovich Chattanoga McCall Toner Pawelek Toenes Callan Brunkel

Gadsden Wins a Double Bill in Southern League Action

Gadsden swept Anniston 17-7 in the opener and 5-1 in the nightcap as Greer limited the Rams to four hits. Jackson defeated Vicksburg 9-2, while Pensacola beat Meridian 5-1 and Montgomery topped Selma 7-4. Anniston drop moved Rams to second division behind Jackson.

Southeastern LEAGU Vicksburg Sneer Gadsden Jackson Oowee Anniston Selma Vevew Montgomery Meridian Associated Press Pensacola Vicksburg Jackson Greer Allowig Rams Vicksburgers Bickford

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