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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1942
Page
6
Passeau and Leebe star for the Cubs in a 7-1 win over the Phillies. Passeau pitches his 11th straight win in a season cut by illness, while Leebe aids with solid relief as Chicago climbs in the standings amid a weather disrupted schedule across the league.
Brief items from Columbia to Detroit report a Charleston Augusta baseball moment with Dusty Rhodes facing Bob Crow, Clemson star Banks McFadden leading a poll for South Carolina’s greatest footballer, and a crowdful of scattered notes from boxing bouts to naval carnival plans.
The lake region shows low water and warm temperatures with bass bream and crappie biting Fair to good on live bait plugs and artificial flies. Rivers creeks and backwaters vary with conditions but many spots report clear to high water and ongoing bass action along shores and mouths.
A Washington baseball season boost credited to Camp Wheeler Georgia public relations, after a writer noted manager Bucky Harris considered a Cecil Travis memorabilia display. Six action photos of Travis were sent to Washington to aid the pennant push.
In Knoxville on June 12 Manager Bert Net hem replaces a struggling pitcher. Orlin Collier responds by stepping in, taking the mound to the relief effort, and delivering a steadier performance for the team.
Augusta Ga June 12 Police Chief C J Wilson recounts a rough holiday when a fishing trip to the Okefenokee Swamp left him with hooks in his back a doctor needed an hour to free him and a bumble bee delivered a final sting.
In Toledo Ohio on June 1 top pros aim to surge in the Inverness best-ball tourney. Jimmy Demaret and Ben Hogan lead as 14 pros chase the Texans with a 44 birdies posted and Lawson Little atop scoring with seven birdies and 64. Little paired with Lloyd Mangrum beat Nelson and Thompson.
Report notes angling along East Flint Creek and Flint Creek areas. Waters clear with bass bream and crappie taking well to live bait plugs and artificial flies. Co Taco Creek also yields bass bream and crappie with similar lures.
In the Southern Association pennant chase Memphis takes the lead as Atlanta drops to fourth. Four games yield 100 hits with slugging and scores, including Memphis 15 Little Rock 5 and New Orleans 7 Birmingham 4 in extra innings. Nashville clubs Knoxville 18-17 and 8-5, while Crackers Chattonooga game was postponed after four innings.
For the third time, Frank Johnson a convicted Black man, gains a last minute stay of execution. Federal District Judge Charles B. Kennamer ordered that Johnson be brought to court Wednesday for a habeas corpus hearing.
The page lists crossword clues across and down spanning common terms from policemen to olive and ivory themes. It ends with a cryptoquote puzzle RCA GRSBB JKTLRMQV NSOG MC PCUQ SVN UQUCKO LTBN MRQ ASGM- UCCK and an attributed Burke quotation about good order as the foundation of all good things.
Results show American league games Boston top St Louis 8 7 and Cleveland over Washington 8 6. National Chicago defeats Philadelphia 7 1 while Brooklyn at St Louis is postponed. Multiple Florida Georgia scores and minor city results listed with several postponed games.
In Clinton D C on June 12 Ed Adams Columbus Ga and Teddy Pryor West Palm Beach fell to Billy Smith Orlando Fla and Claude Luke Tampa in boys and junior semi finals. Results include Glen Gardner New Orleans beating Howard McColl 6 3 6 4 and Windham Orlando with McColl defeating Norris Frere Chattanooga 6 0 6 1.
Tonight St Louis visits New York while Cleveland plays Philadelphia and Chicago hosts Washington. Boston travels to Chicago, New York visits Pittsburgh, Brooklyn faces Cincinnati, and Philadelphia plays St Louis in additional night matchups.
Readout lists four city pairings with two matchups each for upcoming grid action: Nashville versus Knoxville, Chattanooga versus Atlanta, New Orleans versus Birmingham, and Little Rock versus Memphis. Officials expect competitive divisions and regional fan interest across the season opening slate.
Column notes Squire Gene Sarazen proposes cutting war relief exhibitions and raising funds via a single $25 bond per golfer into a pool for big events like Hale American and Ryder Cup. Ford Frick cites Cards relief game as strong show, Browns recent game weak by contrast. Dave Freeman, badminton champion, plans Harvard medical school next fall with a joke about badminton.
A Seattle sports columnist notes Pacific Coast league teams copying the Seattle practice of raising the American flag before each game. The columnist calls it patriotic and says the flag’s drift helps outfielders read the wind.
Nick Carter, formerly of Gilman School Baltimore, joins the Navy fitness staff after careers as a football and baseball coach. AP analyst Jud Bailey notes Bucky Harris’ interest in Cecil Travis portraits, and Camp Wheeler sends photos to Harris. Pvt James G Hall, a veteran tennis player, reports improved tanks at Fort Knox versus WWI vehicles. New models are smoother and easier to handle.
Art Rosenbaum notes a shift in coaching emphasis from arranging summer employment for every player to ensuring players return from those jobs. He underscores the responsibility coaches bear for player commitment and continuity.
The Red Sox anticipated Foxx’s sale to the Cubs and, days earlier, manager Joe Cronin asked in the dressing room for a first baseman’s glove. Tony Lupien confirms the exchange and hints the club already eyed a replacement.
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