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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1949
Page
5
Brooklyn Dodgers slugged 20 runs in a 20-7 win over Cincinnati as Gil Hodges and Billy Cox hit two homers apiece driving in eight and six runs. The spree continued a seven game unbeaten streak, with Brooklyn maintaining a narrow lead over St Louis and Boston in the standings.
In a curtailed schedule due to curfew, Alexander City beat Valley 6-3 and Opelika defeated Griffin 8-2. Carrollton and Tallssee battled 13 innings to a 4-4 tie when curfew halted play. Galloway led Valley Rebels with three hits. Spruill added two of four.
Brooklyn stars Robinson Hodges and Branca dominate the leaders. Kell Joost and Stephens pace batting categories in the American and National Leagues with strong showing from Detroit and Boston. Raschi and Reynolds top pitching lists with high win percentages and strikeout totals.
Gil Hodges belted two homers, one with the bases loaded, and drove in eight as the Dodgers buried Cincinnati 20 to 7. Bob Lemon pitched the Indians to a 6-0 victory over the Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader, ending New York’s 113-game shutout streak by allowing six hits and aiding his own cause with a two run homer.
Opelika built a four run first inning and won as Hudson homered with a runner aboard and added a double. Tallassee tied Carrollton 3-3 in the ninth with a triple threat, both sides scoring in the eleventh, game extended to the thirteenth before curfew ended the fight.
Eight district winners gather in Birmingham for the second annual Alabama high school baseball tournament at Rickwood Field. First round games set for today with semifinals tomorrow and finals Wednesday. Woodlawn, Talladega favored. Lanier poses a darkhorse threat with a 16-2 season.
Chicago June 13 Sam Snead cost himself a National Open title with a bold misplay at the 17th hole. Cary Middlecoff, a 28 year old Memphis pro, edged to victory at two over par 286, while Clayton Heafner and Snead tied for second at 287. Jim Turnesa and Bobby Locke tied for fourth at 289.
Cleveland beat New York in a rain shortened second game seven and a half innings. Detroit won 9 to 6 and Washington lost 0 to 5. Boston prevailed 15 to 7 while Chicago fell 3 to 5. St Louis lost 6 to 10 as Philadelphia won 13 to 4.
Birmingham Slag to visit Decatur Tuesday for an 8 p.m. Legion Memorial game after previous rainouts. Decatur plans a probable lineup of Jones, McNelly, Caudill, Freeman, Bates, Sparkman, Johns, McMurtrie, Hudson. Fairfield of Birmingham visits Decatur Thursday with a similar start time.
New York June 13 Eddie Dyer manager of the St Louis Cardinals explains why teaching athletes to hit is difficult. He says hitting depends on mind and muscle coordination and cites Stan Musial as a model while noting a player like Marv Rackley could boost a .300 average yet not become a regular due to hitting capacity.
On day one of the open championship veterans remember Bobby Cruickshank’s 1934 shot at Merion. His ball struck a rock, dropped into the creek, then bounced to the green. He celebrated by tossing his club, but it struck him on the head as it landed.
Jules Sikes of Kansas UV recalls a baseball game played during a near hurricane in Georgia. The match featured a ground rule: no balk would be called if the pitcher was blown off the mound. He suggests the Browns adopt the rule permanently.
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Hall of Fame in Cooperstown set to unveil five plaques honoring Mordecai Brown and Kid Nichols from the early era alongside modern stars Herb Pennock Gehringer and Pie Traynor. The event marks 58 total plaques, with biographical highlights and career records for each honoree.
Wake Forest placed five players on the Third District NCAA All Tournament Baseball Team after defeating Kentucky 8-0 in the finals. Mississippi State also had five selections and Kentucky earned two spots. Richmond was eliminated early.
Chicago June 13 The Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams leads the All Star poll with 3782 votes to Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson 3317 on 8202 ballots tabulated. The game will be July 12 at Ebbets Field as announced by the Chicago Tribune which conducts the nationwide poll.
Cary Middlecoff of Memphis wins the National Open golf championship after a solid 72 hole total of 286. Sam Snead, fading on the final two holes, finishes in a second place tie with Clayton Heafner at 287, one stroke behind.
Belmont Stakes add on featured Gapot winning at 13.20 with Calumet’s Ponder second and Palestinian third. Silver Drift upset at Hollywood Park in Vanity Handicap with Nicholas Brennan riding. Miss Stephanie captured Lincoln Park Miss America stake at 7.00. Coaltown romped 12 lengths in Narragansett Roger Williams Handicap at 2.20. Wine List led wire to win Delaware Park Rent Stakes at 9.40. Rodney horse dominated Fairmont Grand Circuit trotting derby with two heats.
Roger Bannister of Oxford ran 5 11 41 to claim the second fastest mile in the United States as Princeton and Cornell defeated the combined Oxford and Cambridge track squad 9 to 4. In tennis Hungary swept into the Davis Cup semi finals with a 5 0 win over Switzerland as Czechoslovakia faltered against France and Italy beat Chile 4 1 amid storms.
Wake Forest defeated Kentucky 8-0 to win the third district NCAA baseball tournament in Charlotte. In New Jersey Seton Hall College named John Honey Russell as head basketball coach. In New York Vic Scott of Leviton set a 3 hour 28 minute 4 second record in the Albany to New York outboard marathon.
In Nashville on June 13 a 64th Southern Tennis Championship field of 51 opens. Top seed Arnold Saul of Los Angeles receives a first round bye as Jack Tuero rests for the intercollegiate next week. Seeding includes Tony Trabert, Bo Roddy, Bitsy Grant and others with matches commencing.
Grace Lenczyk of Stetson University tees off as favorite in the 48-player field of the Women’s Intercollegiate Links Championship in Columbus Ohio. After 18-hole qualifying, the low 16 advance to match play with rounds over 18 holes. Contenders include Shirley Spork Marilyn Smith Barbara Canine and Judy Baker. Rollins College defends the team title.
Macon defeated Greenville 4 to 3 while Columbia topped Savannah 8 to 5. Augusta won 4 to 1 over Jacksonville and Columbus beat Charleston 4 to 3 in another set of league games.
Sparta 7 Eastman Tifton 8 Fitzgerald 3 Baxley 3 Douglas 2 Dublin 5 Vidalia leads unclear.
The Atlanta Crackers surged to the league lead with an 11-6 win over Memphis despite a long rain delay and darkness blighting the Memphis clash. Birmingham could not face Little Rock due to rain, while Nashville moved up by beating Mobile twice 11-9 and 9-6. New Orleans opened with 10-8 and Chattanooga followed with a 3-2 victory.
Tonight features Evans against the National Guard at 7 30 P M followed by VFW versus Firestone at 8 30 P M in a local lineup. The games highlight a charity night with expected turnout and competitive matchups.
A broad geographic note states Asia spans from 13 degrees north of the Arctic circle to near the equator, highlighting its vast latitudinal extent and diverse climates and regions.
In a tight GA-Florida League game Albany edged Valdosta 7 to 6 after twelve innings. Nearby, Tallahassee defeated Americus 9 to 6 and Thomasville beat Moultrie 9 to 2. Waycross was 4-4 with Cordele at 3-5.
Dickson of Tampa placed sixth followed by Wade Herren of Birmingham seventh Jack Teagle of Atlanta eighth and Jack Sunderland of Kalamazoo ninth in the field.
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