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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1948
Page
8
Tide defeats Georgia Tech 15-0 behind Vinny Dilorenzo after Alabama won the opener 4-1 over George Washington in 11 innings. Tonight Tech meets George Washington at 6 PM and North Carolina faces Alabama at 8:30 PM EST.
Firestone beat V F W 5 to 4 in eight innings in a top of the eighth rally. Billy Thompson walked stole second and scored on Noe's sacrifice bunt after Sandusky's long fly. V F W protested the winning run as the game remained tied late. Firestone had scored first, V F W answered, and the late error and wild pitches shaped the finish.
Alabama 7, George Washington 10 in a game where King drove in hits from Rutdge. Umpires were Austin, Dellinger and Talley. Time of game 2 hours 38 minutes.
Experts compare sounds with decibels noting the subway express train at 100 dB equal to a lion roar and the rustle of leaves. The measurement highlights how loud rail transport can be in urban environments.
The Lookouts defeated the Bears 8 to 2 at Mobile in the Southern Association debut. Jack McKinney started for Chattanooga, giving way to Francis Rosso after two runs scored. Rosso allowed no additional hits. Babe Ellis went 4 for 4 with three doubles and a single to lead the Lookout offense.
The Pacific Coast Conference fines total 8150 split with Washington 3550 and California campuses facing penalties for 12 code violations. Fines for the year rose 1750 from last year as offenses included on campus entertainment for prospective students and unauthorized staff interviews with families.
Fragmentary rail timetable snippet lists routes between Nashville Memphis Atlanta Chattanooga New Orleans and Little Rock with numbers 1 16 25 21 574 587 A446 389 suggesting times or fares. The readable items indicate a regional schedule or route mapping without full context.
Bob Elliott collected a home run a double and two singles in four at bats driving in three runs as Boston beat St. Louis 10 to 2. Ernie Bonham allowed only two hits and one run in four innings to beat the Pirates 4-1 for his first win. He struck out four and walked one.
Tony Zale, the underdog, knocked out Rocky Graziano in the third round at Ruppert Stadium to recapture the world middleweight title. The crowd of 21,497 generated a gross of 335,646 dollars, with radio and film rights raising it to 405,646. Zale weighed 158 3 4 pounds to Graziano's 158 1 2, and the match had been promoted as part of the Tournament of Champions in the Metropolitan area.
In Los Angeles Ben Hogan and Lew Worsham shared early lead in the second round of the U S Open at Riviera. Hogan shot 67 after a 31 36 day, while Worsham posted 33 34 as defending champion Snead Ken Venturi and Rhodes trailed near par and the field featured 171 players.
Righthander Carl Brown allowed three hits and struck out nine as Falkville beat Courtland 8-2 at Falkville. Brown shutout the Courtland offense until the ninth inning when P. Terry homered with Garth Kimbrell aboard. Lewis Clark and Blackwood led Falkville with a fourteen hit attack.
Sain and Spahn each earned wins to push the Boston Braves within a half game of first as Sain beat the Cardinals 10-2 in St Louis and Spahn added an 11-5 victory. Elliott drove in three with a homer, and Salkeld added a four bagger as the Braves collected 17 hits. The NL standings show Giants on top, with the Braves a half game behind and the Pirates tied for third with the Cards. Meanwhile the Indians hammered the Red Sox as the Yanks chased, and the Athletics routed the Tigers with a seven run fourth inning aided by four walks.
Scores include Southern Association Chattanooga 8 Mobile 2 and other results from the Southern Association, South Atlantic League, Georgia Florida League, Southeastern League, Georgia Alabama League, with games such as Jackson 5 Gadsden 4 and Carrollton 10 LaGrange 1. Several 0 inning notes and doubleheaders indicated.
The Decatur Junior American Legion team hosts Athens in a return game at Legion Field Saturday. Game time is 3 p.m. Manager Floyd Briscoe plans Tom Bolding on the mound after Decatur’s 19-2 win at Athens last Saturday.
Auburn announces ticket policy for the December 4 Auburn Alabama game in Birmingham. Alumni may purchase two tickets at five dollars each plus twenty five cents mailing. Orders before July 15 enter a lottery. limited to two tickets per person.
Monte Kennedy, 26, pitched a no hit no run game as Minneapolis defeated Louisville 14 to 0 in the American Association. The left hander struck out the last three batters in the ninth. Kennedy, native of Amelia Virginia, began pro baseball with Richmond in 1942, served in the Army, was purchased by the New York Giants for 25000 in 1946, and has a 3-0 start this season with all three wins against Louisville.
Mississippi Southern and Louisiana Tech set price points at 4.80 for the Auburn Florida game. Georgia Georgia Tech ticket allotments cap at four per person while a New York police report notes 228,927 warnings and 51,372 arrests for noise offenses in 1947.
National League games include Brooklyn at Pittsburgh New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati Boston at St Louis all night. American League features Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington all night. Also Little Rock at Atlanta Memphis at Birmingham Chattanooga at Mobile Nashville at New Orleans all night.
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