Disco and Dot's in neck and neck softball race
Decatur's City Softball League heads into the final week with Disco and Dot's tied for first by percentage. Monday night schedule features Disco vs Brothers, Liberators vs Disco, and Austinville vs Flyers as Raiders face Dot's in a key Tuesday clash.
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Dot's
Brothers
Liberators
Disco
Austinville
Flyers
Decatur
Dot
Tyers
Raiders
Raider
Cisco
Courtland
His Fighting Spirit Helped To Make Him A Threat
Horace Dryden one of the smallest players on the 1942 Red Raider squad stood five eight and 135 pounds. An expert passer and fair runner his fighting spirit made him dangerous in the lineup. Dryden graduated from Decatur high in 1943 as an honor student and joined the Naval Air Corps in July 1943. He trained at Sewanee Clalas Texas St. Marys Pre Flight San Francisco Glenview Naval Air Station Chicago and Corpus Christi as he prepared to receive his wings.
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Shorty” Ogre
Red Raider
Dryden
Raiders
Decatur High School
Naval Air Corps
Corpus Christi
Texas
Sewanee
Clalas
St. Marys
San Francisco
Glenview Naval Air Station
Chicago
Liberators and Partners Named in Disputed Case
Fragmentary OCR lists parties Herschberg and Robertson with Payne and Wilson linked to the Liberators case docket number 11010148-7 and Discos 220-061 x-11-5-7, suggesting a civil matter involving multiple names and file identifiers.
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Liberators
Herschberg
Robertson
Payne and Wilson
English Derby Triumph By 7-2 Shot Dante
Dante, a colt once unsold at two, won the English Derby at Newmarket by two lengths over Midas. Lord Rosebery's Court Martial ran well as 8 to 2 bettors' favorite misjudged the result amid a record crowd and about 40 million dollars wagered.
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Newmarket
England
Dante
Eric Ohlesen
Little
Isle
Lord Rosebery
Midas
Ge Astor
Epso Downs
Braves blank Giants as Logan shines in 4-0 win
Bob Logan, recalled to the majors, blanked the New York Giants through five and two thirds innings to lead the Boston Braves to a 4-0 victory before 5 082 fans. Harry Feldman matched scoreless frames until the seventh, but Boston added three more in the eighth. George Hausmann and Mel Ott provided the only Giant hits.
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Boston
Bob Logan
New York Giants
Braves
Logan
George Hausmann
New York
Mel Ott
Harry Feldman
Carden Gillenwater
Phil Masi
Frank Drews
Ace Adams
Feldman
Chicago
Cubs
Cincinnati
Reds
Hank Wyse
Wyse
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Red Sox
Tuck Stainback
Detroit Tigers
White Sox
Myril Hoag
al Cohocki
Cleveland
Indians
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senator
Philadelphia Athletics
Bob Jahseme
Oss
Decatur City Sports Calendar
City softball and bowling leagues fill the week with matchups. In softball Liberators face Cisco and Courtland on different days while Brothers Liberators and Flyers clash. bowling features Garrison’s Moye’s and multiple league games including Chargers Eagles and Red Birds.
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Brothers
Liberators
Austinville
Courtland
Flyers
Garrison’s
Moye
Rountree
Four Teams Tie After First Round in Men’s League
Four teams share the lead after the first round of the men’s doubles bowling league. Go-Getters Buck Latham and Charles Lawrence, Red Birds Harold Watkins and C Ray, Kewpies Davis Clouse and Eual Garrison, and Hot Shots Milton Dumas and Merle Yarbrough all won their three opening games.
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Red Birds
Kewpies
C. K. Pitt
Harold Watkins
Enn C. Ray
Tom la
Eagles
Roy Dodson
M. Shaffer
Shady Terry
Ceciler
Chargers
H. Davis
Lee Kitchens
Former Tide Center Named Phillips High Coach
Ellis Red Houston, former center on Alabama’s 1934 Rose Bowl squad, was appointed head coach of Phillips High School Crimson in Birmingham. A Bessemer High product, he played at Alabama under Frank Thomas, coached at Piedmont and Bessemer, and spent two years as an Alabama Crimson Tide assistant before succeeding Jim Walker at Phillips.
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Birmingham
Phillips
Jim Walker
Biloxi (Miss
Fireman Fatally Injured in Train Incident at Atlanta
A. L. Bailey aged 33 from Birmingham was killed when his head struck a box car as he leaned from the locomotive cab on a Southern Railway freight train in Atlanta. The train had just finished its run and was backing up to move its cars, Fulton county police reported.
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Atlanta
A. L. Bailey
Ray St
Birmingham
Southern Railway
Fulton County
Atland
Hoop Jr Wins Derby and Pot O Luck Second in Muddy Run
Hoop Jr. ridden by Eddie Arcaro wins the 71st Kentucky Derby by six lengths over Pot O Luck in a field of sixteen. Pot O Luck finishes second with Darby Dieppe third. race purse $86,875 and first prize $64,850 goes to F. W. Hooper of Jacksonville. Air Sailor led early but was overtaken by Hoop Jr. in the mud at Churchill Downs.
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Louisville
Hoop _Jr
Eddie Arcaro
Pot O'Luck
Darby Dieppe
Air Sailor
F. W. Hooper
Jacksonville
Fla
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Hoop Jr
Bymeabond
Step
Air
Sailor
Alexis
Hooper
Ivan Parke
Jeep
Bymenbond
Sir Gallihad II
Pat O’luck
Col. C. V. Whitney
Byrne Abond
Sea Swallow
Fighting Step
Burning Dream
Foreign Agent
Misweet
Tiger Rebel
Bert G
Jacobe
Kenilworth
Girl Scout Outdoor Workshop Set for Decatur Area
Leaders, troop committees and other adults in Northern Alabama and Tennessee will attend a two day regional outdoor workshop in Decatur at Tumble Inn and Delano Park. Miss Henrietta McCaustland and Miss Margareth Chesmore will direct the training with hiking, firebuilding, crafts, nature games and camping under guidance.
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Decatur
Tumble ‘Inn
Henrietta McCaustland
Margareth Chesmore
Girl Scout
Alabama
Tennessee
E. M. Chenault
R. B. Bagley
Chenault
Delano Park
Cornelian Court Hotel
Thompson completes ATC Flying Class at Palm Springs
Captain John A. Thompson graduates from an intensive transition flying course for the Air Transport Command at Palm Springs Army Air Base California. Lt. Col. Robert J. Goeney notes the selection from his prior station and advanced instrument flying training. Graduates will support ferrying missions transporting personnel and materiel to Pacific fronts and may fly wounded returning to U S hospitals.
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John A. Thompson
Air Transport Command
ATC
Army Air Base
Palm Springs
Calif
Robert J. Goeney
Thompson
Japan
United States
Slipup to Face Ingalls in Afternoon Diamond Match
Ingalls baseball team will play Slipup on the Ingalls diamond at 3:00 this afternoon, manager Herman Evans said. The Ingalls Bechtel McConée game in Birmingham was cancelled by Army officials with no reason given. Probable pitchers are Carlos Ramsey for Ingalls and Bob Box for Slipup.
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Ingalls
Herman Evans
Bechtel -McCone
Tarrant City Park
Birmingham
Evans
Army
Bechtel-McConée
Army Air Force
Slipup
Carlos Ramsey
Bob Box
National League Scores: Boston Over New York 4–0
In National League action Boston defeated New York 4 to 0. Cincinnati fell to Chicago 5 to 1. Philadelphia visited Brooklyn and Pittsburgh played St Louis under night games.
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New York
Boston
St. Louis Seeerstosententeeeee
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
Steetoseeveens
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Detroit
St. Louis
Brooklyn
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Barons Buy Pitcher from Pacific Team
Birmingham officials announce the outright purchase of pitcher Frank Tincup from the San Diego club of the Pacific Coast League. The right hander posted an 8 win 10 loss record and a 2.80 ERA for Seattle last season, and previously went 18 and 5 with a Western League club in 1942.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Barons Today
Frank Tincup
San Diego
Tincup
Seattle
Rip Sewell Spurs Pirates to Sixth Win in Strong Week
Pitts burgh ace Rip Sewell from Decatur earned his sixth win of 1945 with a 13 5 victory over the Ercole Dodgers, pitched seven innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, and totaled 16 innings with 11 runs allowed, 15 hits, 11 walks, and six strikeouts. Pete Gray of the Browns posted no hits in two at bats and remained at .189, with a pair of fielding chances during the week.
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Pete Gray
Browns
Memphis
Gray
Yankees
Washington Senators
Obstacle Seen to End of Strike at Tennessee Coal Iron
A U S W A field rep B F Gage said the stoppage of about 1100 blast furnace workers at Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Co is blocked by a major obstacle. The company charged 18 employees with instigating the strike and warned it will discharge them. No company comment was available.
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Grogy
Ala
Upr
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
B. F. Gage
United Steelworkers of America
CSO
Pany
Alfred E. Smith Earned Honorary Degrees From Six Universities
Alfred E. Smith attended formal schooling for seven years yet received honorary degrees from six universities, highlighting a notable contrast between limited classroom time and broad scholarly recognition.
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Alfred E. Smith
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