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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1948

Page

8

Ramsey Selma Meet in Alabama High School Baseball Finals

Ramsey Ramsay will face Parrish in the Alabama high school baseball finals after Parrish beat Lincoln Huntsville 7-6 and Ramsay defeated Talladega 11-1 in the semifinals. Bernie Thompson of Talladega and Joe Miller of Parrish starred on the mound.

Birmingham Ish Selma Say Parrish Lincoln Huntsville Ramsay Talladega Bernie Thompson

Legion Plays Two Games With Huntsville Mfg Co

The Decatur American Legion opens a busy week with two games against Huntsville Mfg Co at Legion field. Caudill to manage during Ogle’s nose operation in Birmingham with Red Kimbrell, Gervis Moore, and Avery Roberts in key roles. Thursday doubleheader features Howard Curtis and Ben Teal on the mound with Likely starters listed for both games.

Decatur American Legion Huntsville Mfg. Co Huntsville Legion Shorty Ogle Ogle Birmingham Red. Caudill Legion Field Huntsville Nine Howard Curtis Ben Teal Caudill Ingalls Ingalls Diamond Bernice Clark Coy Halbrooks Red Kimprell Gervis Moore Avery Roberts Chick Sparkman Claude McMurtrie Bill Freeman Bud’ Lee Curtis Or Teal Kimbrell Moore Roberts Sparkman McMurtrie Dan Crane Freeman Robert Hudson Gece

Schedule Highlights From Tonight's Major Leagues

The Associated Press lists games across the National League American League and Southern Association. Brooklyn visits Pittsburgh Philadelphia travels to Cincinnati Boston plays St Louis New York faces Chicago St Louis at Washington Detroit at Philadelphia Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston New Orleans at Chattanooga Birmingham at Little Rock Atlanta at Memphis Mobile at Nashville All night games on tap.

Associated Press Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati Boston St. Louis New York Chicago Washington Detroit Cleveland Southern Association New Orleans Chattanooga Birmingham Little Rock Atlanta Memphis Mobile Nashville The EL Pet

Baseball Scores From Multiple Leagues

Summary of several regional league games with final tallies including American Association results for Kansas City Toledo Milwaukee Indianapolis St Paul Louisville Columbus Minneapolis Nashville Mobile New Orleans Chattanooga Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Little Rock postponement Vicksburg Selma Meridian Anniston Pensacola Gadsden Jackson Montgomery Valdosta Tallahassee Waycross Thomasville Albany Moultrie Cordele Americus Valley Tallassee Opelika Alexander City LaGrange Newnan Griffin Carrollton plus extra innings noted.

Associated Press American Association Kansas City Toledo Milwaukee Indianapolis St. Paul Louisville Columbus Minneapolis Nashville Mobile New Orleans Chattanooga Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Little Rock Vicksburg Selma Meridian Anniston Pensacola Gadsden Jackson Montgomery Valdosta Tallahassee Waycross

Vols Triumph Over Mobile 12-2 to Extend Lead

Nashville Vols overpower Mobile 12-2 as Charlie Workman belts two three run homers and Ben Wade notches his seventh win. Atlanta Crackers rally to beat Chattanooga 9-5, while New Orleans shuts out Chattanooga 12-0. Birmingham’s rainout leaves Memphis in third.

Associated Press Southern Association Birmingham Little Rock Memphis Chicks Atlanta Crackers Crackers Chattanooga Lookouts New Orleans Pels Lee Howard Larry Drake Howard Charlie Workman Nashville Vols Mobile Ben Wade Bob Katz Atlanta Grover Bowers Bears Workman Vols

U. S. Open Set To Start on Riviera Course

The 1948 U. S. Open begins at the Riviera course in Los Angeles with a grueling 72-hole test. Eight former champions, including Gene Sarazen, Tommy Armour, Olin Dutra, Tony Manero, Ralph Guldahl, Lawson Little, Craig Wood, and Lloyd Mangrum, are among the entrants.

Los Angeles Riviera America Gene Sarazen Tommy Armour Olin Dutra Tony Manero Stamford, Conn Ralph Guldahl Lawson Little Craig Wood Lloyd Mangrum

Baseball scores and rain delay sweep across leagues

Boston defeated Chicago 11 to 1 while Brooklyn edged Cincinnati 6 to 5 and St Louis beat Philadelphia 7 to 5. New York was set to play Pittsburgh but the game was postponed due to rain.

V. F. W. and Darleen Victors in Twin Baseball Tilt

Local league action saw V. F. W. beat John White 12 9 in a slugfest and Darleen topple Firestone 8 2 as Sandy Clark homered for Darleen while Kim Brell and Callahan paced V. F. W. with key hits. Firestone and John White split, with Caudill tw o hitting for Firestone and Evans driving in runs for John White.

Baseball Season Leaders From MAJOR League Statistics

The list highlights top performers across batting, pitching and fielding. Players such as Williams of Boston and Musial of St. Louis lead in hits and runs batted in with notable totals, while Raschi and Wehmeier head pitching categories.

Zale and Graziano Prepare for Rubber Match in New Jersey

Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale meet tonight at Ruppert Stadium in Newark for their third bout over the world middleweight title. Graziano, 26, seeks to reclaim the crown from Zale, 34, with a probable 14 round scheduled and 22,000 expected attendance. The purse splits favor the champion with $120,000 and the challenger $60,000 from a $350,000 gate.

Newark N. J Rocky Graziano Tony Zale Ruppert Stadium Rocky Zale Chicago New York Yankee Stadium Graziano Andy Niederreiter

S E Linescores From Regional Trials

Vicksburg and Selma faced off with Vicksburg scoring 108 against Selma 5. Meridian and Anniston split 9 to 5 with nine to three errors. Pensacola defeated Gadsden 7 to 5 while Jackson fell to Montgomery 9 to 4 with late scoring runs. Midkiff Isert Scherzer and Cash listed for Vicksburg Selma.

Associated Press Vicksburg Selma Midkiff Isert Scherzer Cash

Yankees Beat White Sox In Extra Inning Finish

Bobby Brown delivered a clutch two out single in the bottom of the 12th, scoring Larry Berra from second to lift the Yankees to a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Gene Bearden scattered five Boston hits to notch a 2-0 Indians victory.

Associated Press Bobby Brown Yankees Larry Berra Chicago White Sox Gene Bearden Indians Boston Cleveland

Bearden Wins Sixth Time as Indians Top Red Sox

Gene Bearden pitched a six hit shutout to beat Boston 2 0 in Fenway securing Cleveland’s third and a half game lead over the Athletics and Yankees. Lou Boudreau hit his sixth homer of the season with one aboard in the fourth. The pennant race moves on as other scores shift places.

John White N.F.W Darleen Firestone Robert Evans Bill Freeman Frank Gardner Evans McMurtrire Sandy Bernice Clark Bill Joe Terry Prentiss Crow Terry Buddy Loveless Earl Payne V. F.W Sanders Sonny Todd Gardner Freeman Morris Graham Travis Callahan Vets Kimbrell McMurtrie Callahan Red Caudill Gervis More Bill Thompson Gerald Fields Phil Sandusky Thompson Avery Roberts Gerald Field Liza Smith Chick Sparkman Bobby Golden Chalmers Riley Riley Golden Gene Ratliff Caudill Loveless West Payne Crow Associated Press Gene Bearden Cleveland Indians Indians Red Sox Boston Athletics Yankees Mel Parnell Lou Boudreau Chicago White Sox Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers A’s Philadelphia Hal Newhouser Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Harry Cat

Notice of Suit to Quiet Title in Morgan County Alabama

Complainant H F Sherrod files in equity to quiet title on Lots 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Block 84 Addition No 4 Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Co. property in Decatur Alabama. Defendants include Gertrude Hardeman and others. Proceedings seek decree establishing fee simple ownership. sixty day response period. Notice also covers probate matter for Lelia Seton Edmundson will and codicils. hearing set July 2 1948.

H. F. Sherrod Gertrude Hardeman Circuit Court OF Morgan County Alabama Circuit Court Decatur Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bryan McAfee

Petition to Probate Will in Morgan County Alabama

Notice to interested parties in Morgan County Alabama that Charles C J Carpenter and Chas H Eyster petition the Probate Court to probate the last will and testament of Lelia Seton Edmundson and codicils. The notice names recipients and potential heirs including Mrs Cteo Bowman Reno Nevada Roy Seton Randolph Seton Mansfield Ohio Henry A Wallace South Salem New York Jack Wallace Des Moines Iowa and Jimmy Barker Kansas City Missouri with further details to follow.

Lelia Seton Edmundson Charles C. J. Carpenter Chas. H. Eyster Cteo Bowman Riverside Reno Nevada Roy Seton Randolph Seton Mansfield Ohio Henry A. Wallace South Salem New York Jack Wallace Des Moines Iowa Jimmy Barker Kansas City Mis

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