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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1952
Page
5
The Decatur Indians beat Pulaski 5 2 at Legion Field to stay unbeaten at home this season The Indians tied the game in the sixth and Breeding homered in the seventh The win followed a 5 2 victory over Pulaski Tuesday and sets up a 8 00 Thursday visit by the Russellville Travelers
Decatur standout Marv Breeding will represent Decatur on the East team in the East West Boys Baseball game in Birmingham Friday night. Coach Shorty Ogle announced Breeding’s selection as Decatur’s 1950s Raiders legacy returns with a high school batting around .500. Breeding will train Thursday morning and plans to enter the University of Alabama this fall. The Lions Clubs sponsor the game to benefit the Alabama Light Conservation Fund.
Gadsden and Coffee duel for the North Alabama high school baseball title with a two out of three format to determine a state final berth. Gadsden edged Arab 9-8 to reach the North Alabama final while Coffee defeated Montevallo 8-4 to advance. The Montgomey area finals pit Sidney Lanier against Valley for the South Alabama berth with state finals to be scheduled after finalists are decided.
New York defeated Chicago 4 to 3 in 13 innings while Cleveland blanked Boston 6 to 0 and Philadelphia beat Detroit 3 to 1 with St. Louis 3 to 2 over Washington in 17 innings.
Evening slate features Chicago visiting New York with other pairings Cleveland at Boston Detroit at Philadelphia and St Louis at Washington plus additional games on the schedule.
New York defeated Chicago 17 to 4. Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 6 to 4. Cincinnati edged Philadelphia 2 to 1. Boston won over St Louis 3 to 2.
The schedule lists New York at Chicago Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Boston at St Louis and Philadelphia at Cincinnati reflecting a series of matchups among major teams. Each pairing indicates planned games amid a busy season slate.
Indians shut out the revamped Red Sox 6 0 as Hoot Evers Lipon go rare in Boston uniforms. Sale trades leave Cleveland back atop the A L while Boston slips a game behind.
The Chattanooga Lookouts beat the Atlanta Crackers 5 to 2 to drop Atlanta to third place in the Southern Association while Birmingham topped Nashville 6 to 5 and Little Rock defeated Memphis 4 to 2. Al Sima earned his ninth win with 13 hits allowed. Bob DiPietro hit a grand slam for Birmingham. The Nashville game was played under protest by the Vols due to umpire Bill Brock’s ruling.
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Augusta stays mired in defeat, dropping to 19 straight losses with a 7 1 setback to Macon after a 1 0 doubleheader loss to Columbia. The Reds widened their lead to six and a half games by sweeping Savannah 1 0 and 12 1. Columbus beat Montgomery 11 5 as Charleston edged Jacksonville 5 4. Gene Tarabilda flirted with a no hitter for five innings before Augusta’s late hits broke through. Ken Polivka tossed a three hitter for Savannah in the opener.
Boston and Detroit clash over a major nine player trade. Kell Evers Lipon Trout join Red Sox while Dropo Lenhardt Hatfield Pesky move to Tigers. Fans split on pennant impact. analysts differ on long term effect.
Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Ron Necciai struck out 14 in six innings to lead Burlington Graham past Winston-Salem 5-1 in a Class B Carolina League start. He now has 130 strikeouts in 57 innings this season after earlier no hitter fame with Bristol and brief Pittsburgh look.
A Thursday lineup lists 7 30 Chemstrand versus Wolverine and 9 00 Southern Nat versus Southern Bell. The two games fill the evening with local teams scheduled for the court.
Hicks Chevrolet edged Southern Bell 2-1 Tuesday in City Softball League action as Ed Wells pitched a two hitter for Hicks. Jun ior Wallace opened the first inning with a walk and score, while Wayne Ridgeway stole second and scored Southern Bell’s lone run in the seventh. The Decatur Merchants defeated Southern Nut 17-7 to climb to fourth, with 12 runs in the third and 3 in the second.
Rochester defeated Baltimore 7 to 2 in the first game and 6 to 1 in eleven innings. Syracuse won 9 to 2 over Ottawa. Montreal beat Buffalo 10 to 1. Springfield at Toronto was postponed.
Betsy Rawls, 24, of Austin Texas, wins the Transcontinental Championship adding to her National Open title. She clips 11 strokes from the tournament record with a 590 144-hole total to top Marilynn Smith and Louise Suggs as the leading money winner this season. Southern Arabia has almost no human inhabitants.
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