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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1946
Page
6
Chinese Queue Originates as Subjugation Mark
The queue, a distinctive hair style imposed by the Manchu conquerors in 1644, served as a symbol of subjugation in Qing dynasty rule. It tied allegiance to the ruling power and marked social and political status.
Sports Roundup touches on players and teams across baseball and football
News brief highlights Mickey Harris and Red Sox versus Army base ball records. Hal Price at Camp Chaffee excels. Bobby Bragan fields a family team for Fort McClellan. Mel Hein eyeing Union College center. Hal Newhouser among Tigers mound trio in Sox 12 run outburst. quip on golf pro and amateur scoring contrasts. Carolina and Duke football snatch incident noted.
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New York
Mickey
Red Sox
Harris
Army
al Jarrett
Hal
Price
Oklahoma
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Bobby Bragan
Fort McClellan Seventh Regiment
Mel Hein
Union College i
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Tigers
Russ Walker
Chattanooga Times
Buss
Whee
North Carolina
Carolina
Duke
Murphy cites Pirates unfair labor practices in guild clash
Pittsburgh labor leader Robert Murphy of the American Baseball Guild accuses the Pirates of forming a company union to undermine the guild. He filed a National Labor Relations Board petition after a failed players strike and planned to travel to New York for Guild talks.
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Pitsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
American Baseball Guild
Robert Murphy
Guild
Murphy
National Labor Relations Board
Pittsburgh
New York
Daily MLB Recap Highlights Early Season Wins
Yesterday's stars include BILL RUTLAND of the Red Sox earning his first win with help from Earl Johnson and a two run single in a 6-3 victory over Cleveland Virgil Trucks of the Tigers collected five hits as Detroit beat the Yankees 11-3 Dick Culler of the Braves had four hits including two doubles driving in three in a 14-5 win over the Pirates Terry Moore of the Cardinals delivered a pinch hit single in the ninth to edge the Dodgers 3-2 Luke Appling of the White Sox tripled in Thurman Tucker to lift Chicago 3-1 over the Athletics leading the day’s standout performances.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Flatbush
Red Birds
Durocher Dandies
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Phillies
Ben Chapman
Washington Senators
Chicago Cubs
Boston
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ed Wright
Preacher Roe
Bob Malloy
Cincinnati
New York
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Joe Cronin
Bill Rutland
Earl Johnson
Cleveland
Detroit
Yanks
Bengals
Newark
Roger Wolff
Sam Zoldak
Washington
Red Sox
Virgil Trucks
Tigers
Yankees
Dick Culler
Braves
Pittsburgh
Terry Moore
Cardinals
Luke Appling
White Sox
Thurman Tucker
Chicago
Athletics
Joe Louis to weigh 210 for Conn bout in June
Joe Louis aims for 210 pounds ahead of his June 19 exhibition with Billy Conn in Pompton Lakes New Jersey. He says he no longer worries about speed and plans to bring back some pop in the final days of training while accepting a heavier frame and diminished earlier speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompton Lakes
N. J
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Joe
VOLS GAINING ON CRACKERS IN SA SOFTBALL ACTION
Nashville Vols closed ground on the Atlanta Crackers with an 11 0 win in New Orleans while Little Rock rallied to defeat the Champions 9 8. Mobile Bears beat Chattanooga Lookouts 5 4 in 12 innings and Memphis won its fourth straight 10 3 over Birmingham.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Vols
Atlantia
Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
New Orleans
Mobile
Chattanooga
Memphis
Standings by region and league results from the era
The standings list multiple leagues with scores. American standings show Boston 6 over Cleveland 3 and Detroit 11 over New York 3, St Louis 2 over Washington 1, plus Chicago and Philadelphia both with single entries. National results include Cincinnati 7 over New York 5 and Boston 10 over Pittsburgh 5. Southern results cover Little Rock 9 over Atlanta 8, Nashville 11 over New Orleans 0, Memphis 10 over Birmingham 3, Mobile 5 over Chattanooga 4. South Atlantic shows Charleston 2 over Columbus 1, Columbia 3 over Jacksonville 2, Greenville 12 over Savannah 4, Macon 5 over Augusta 4. Georgia-Florida lists Moultrie 9 over Tallahassee 3 and Waycross 4 over Valdosta 1, Americus 16 over Albany 4, Cordele 14 over Thomasville 10, Georgia-Alabama Valley shows Tallassee 1 over 3.
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American
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
National Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St .Louis
Brooklyn
South Atlantic
Charleston
Columbus
Columbia
Jacksonville
Greenville
Savannah
Macon
Augusta
Georgia-Florida
Moultrie
Tallahassee
Waycross
Valdosta
Americus
Albany
Cordelle
Thomasville
Sigiene
Fliers Rally Past Anniston to Climb in Standings
Pensacola scores a 9-8 victory over Anniston to regain runner up spot in the Southeastern League as Meridian, Montgomery, and Vicksburg win to alter the race. Gadsden leads by a half game. Selma and Jackson split in a doubleheader.
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Anniston
Montgomery
Vicksburg
Meridian
Gadsden
Selma Cloverleafs
Jackson
Senators
Cloverleafs
Three Changes in SA Standings Shave Tight Race
Greenville Spinners lead by one percent over Augusta after last night's play. Columbia up to third, Macon moves into sixth, Jacksonville drops to seventh as Savannah and Charleston tumble. Macon extends streak to six wins, all by one run, keeping the race tight with six teams at or above .500.
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South Atlantic
Greenville Spinners
Augusta
Columbia
Savannah
Macon
Jacksonville
Charleston
Columbus
Indians
Greenville
Peaches
Rest Helps Fight Polio Says Morgan County Official
County Health Officer Dr. L. R. Murphree urged ample rest to combat infantile paralysis after a polio preparedness meeting in Birmingham. He noted no Morgan county cases, warned against overactivity, and explained early symptoms can resemble other illnesses, with diagnosis often coming after several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Murphree
Birmingham
Morgan County
Murphree
Dot's and Garrison's Play At 8 45 Tonight
Tonight's Delano Park softball schedule features Decatur Transit versus Meadow Gold at 7 30 and Dot's against Garrison's at 8 45. The three teams chase the first half championship with outcome hinges on wins. A Transit victory and a Garrison's win would set a three way tie atop the standings. Dot's win would likely leave them tied for the lead.
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Meadow Gold
Transit
Dot's
Garrison
Delano Park
Garrison's
Decaturansit
Decatur Transit
Garison
Garrison’s
Dot
A. B. Markham
Accuracy to count in open at Canterbury course
Cleveland hosts the 46th National Open as players practice at Canterbury Golf Club. Byron Nelson and Dick Burton praised for accuracy as Eddie Burke posts 70 in a warm up round. Burton notes the long 7000 yard layout tests length and precision.
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Cleveland
Canterbury Golf Club
Canterbury
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Dick Burton
England
Burton
Eddie Burke
Orange
N. J
Billie Burke
Eddie
Line Scores Show Baseball and Football Doubleheaders Across Leagues
A dense collage of line scores shows multiple games across the MLB and minor leagues with scores and pitcher lines. Notable details include Boston and Chicago games ending in double-digit margins, and Southern Association matches featuring New Orleans, Nashville, and Atlanta with varied run totals.
Veterans hold 60 million votes says Denaburg in Alabama
State Commander Joe Denaburg told the Alabama Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars that veterans and families represent 60 million votes. He spoke at the department annual meeting and urged Congress to act on bills for terminal leave pay for enlisted men and bonuses for World War II veterans.
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Denaburg
Mobile
Joe Denaburg
Alabama Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department
Congress
Jack Johnson Dies in Auto Crash at 68
The first Negro world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson died from internal injuries after a car crash near Franklinton while en route to New York from Texas. He was 68 and had recently toured personal appearances. Johnson's career included 109 major fights and the famous 1910 Reno bout with Jim Jeffries.
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Raleigh
Ngc
Jack
Johnson
Jess Willard
Franklinton
New York
Texas
Fred Scott
Chicago
Tommy Burns
Canada
Sidney
Australia
Willard
Havana
Cuba
Galveston
John Arthur Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Reno
Nev
Tex Richard
Williard
Spn
Leavenwearth
Paris
U. S. Marshals
San Diego
Calif
Leavenworth
Ring
New York Hippodrome
Antioch Sing to Be Held June 16
The annual all day singing will be at Antioch on the third Sunday in June. The committee invites all lovers of music to join the event.
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Antioch
Antoich
Major League Leaders BATTING HITS and more
Baseball leaders list top performers by team across batting runs and runs batted in. Veers through players like Musial Williams Pesky Vernon Vernon and other stars in key categories with numbers for home runs doubles triples and pitching wins.
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Vernon
Washington
Williams
Boston
Pesky
Doerr
York
Greenberg
Detroit
Edwards
Cleveland
Keller
New York
Ferris
Ruffing
Johnson
Ortiz Stops Jurich in Defending Bantam Title
San Francisco June 11 Manuel Ortiz of El Centro California defeated Jackie Jurich knockout in the eleventh round of a scheduled 15 round bout to retain the bantamweight title for the fifteenth time. Ortiz weighed one half pound more than Jurich at the weigh in in San Jose California.
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San Francisco
Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
Calif
Jackie Jurich
Ortiz
San Jose
Vernon and Walker Hold Early Major League Batting Leads
Washington’s Mickey Vernon maintains a .391 batting average and Brooklyn’s Dixie Walker stands at .366 as leaders in the national league batting race, with Sunday games included in the tallies. Other top hitters include Musial, Ennis, Gustine, and Mize among the season’s bright swingers.
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New York
Mickey Vernon
Washington
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn
Vernon
Walker
AB H Pet
Siccatichsesess
Hopp
Bos
Ennis
Phil
Musial
St. L
Gustine
Pitt
Mize
N. Y
Schoendienst
Reiser
Blattner
Kurowski
American Vernon
Washoo
Williams
Pesky
Senes
DiMaggio
Berardino
Peer Cns
Edwards
Appling
Chi
Kell
Det
Cordele Soaks Up 7th Place in Georgia-Florida League Rally
Cordele White Sox end six straight losses with an eight-run surge in the last two innings to beat Thom asville and climb to seventh in the Georgia-Florida League. Americas Phillies widen lead with 16-4 win over Albany as Waycross, Moultrie, and Tallahassee nets mixed results. Pete Osborn shines for Waycross. Ken Braun limits damage, while Americus and Albany struggle.
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Associated Press
Cordele White Sox
Joe Holden
Sox
Thomasville
Cordele
Tallahassee
Americas Phillies
Walloping
Albany
Waycross
Valdosta
Moultrie
Pete Osborn
Waycross Bears
Valdosta Dodgers
Ken Braun
Mike Lemmich
Tallahassee Pirates
Asmer
Americus
Albany Cardinals
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