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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1942
Page
8
Tom Hendrick delivered a tenth inning homer to lift the New York Yankees past St. Louis 4 to 3 in twelve innings. Joe Gordon collected four hits to extend his hitting streak, capping a tense game sparked by a ninth inning rally and a packed crowd of 6,714.
Lord Derby's Walling Street defeats unbeaten Big Game in the 162nd Derby at Newmarket. The King and Queen attend, following Sun Chariot's Oaks victory yesterday, as Big Game fails to sustain stamina for the mile and a half race.
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants 8 to 2 to stretch their winning streak to seven games. Bob Klinger pitched eight innings of six hits while the offense powered 13 hits off three New York pitchers. Barrett and Lopez drove in key runs as Pittsburgh pulled away late.
Americus signs Fred Peterson a left hand pitcher from the Georgia Florida League after selection by Tallahassee. In Columbus Ray Satterfield and his twin Ralph attend Birmingham Barons tryout after starring at Jordan High School under Coach B F Register. Raleigh E Drennon Jr a former West Point appointment defector is commissioned lieutenant junior grade in the U S Navy after playing football at Georgia Tech in the late 1920s.
Mangrum and Little shot a best ball 66 to beat Keiser and Harper by one up extending their lead to plus eight in the Inverness four-ball event. Hogan and Demaret moved to second with plus five after a one up win over Hines and Barron as Picard and Byrd posted 62 to defeat Harbert and Smith.
Baseball box score summary shows Boston 000 000 000 0 Chicago 000 000 01x-1 in a pitcher duel. Stringer and Nicholson each collected a base hit while Merullo and McCullough added sacrifices. Barley and Fleming split the pitching duties with Boston leaving four and Chicago eight runners on base.
Whirlaway failed to find room in the stretch as Doublab owned by Mrs Payne Whitney won ahead of Swing and Sway with Whirlaway finishing third. Pictor was fourth as 25,289 fans watched at Aqueduct. Doublab paid $19.40 for $2, earning $7,250. Whirlaway’s third place boosted his career earnings to $378,561.
The first defendant arrested for running a red light on a bicycle was tried and fined in Saturday police court session, Police Chief Bill Moore said. Other violators appeared, with charges including carrying a pistol without a permit, trespassing on railroad property, and fighting.
Friends announce the resignation of Rev Ralph Feild as pastor of Lake Highland Baptist Church in the Birmingham district He will accept a pastorate in Kentucky and plan to enter the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary next fall
In a baseball brief the scoring record shows Early with a strikeout in the sixth plus wild pitches late in the game. Pitches by Dunn Sears and Stewart are listed at 1:36. Attendance figures are not fully provided, with partial numbers implied.
Congressional leaders say the Senate and House will rapidly approve a compromise measure granting pay allowances to dependents of lowest paid service members and revise the current rules. The June 13 report notes anticipated swift action to fund benefits for military families.
Wade Herron a 15 year old from Birmingham won the Southern boys singles title defeating Billy Smith of Orlando 1 6 6 3 7 5. Jack Tuero of New Orleans took the junior boys singles title beating Claude Luke of Tampa 6 1 6 1 6 3. Molloy and Smith won the boys doubles 6 4 6 2, while Tuero and Gardner won the junior doubles as Luke could not play due to a stomach injury.
Philadelphia faces St Louis Hoerst and Johnson against Warnke and Gumbert while New York meets Pittsburgh with Sunkel Sewell Heintzeine Boston faces Chicago with Tobin and Tost against Lee Mooty Brooklyn plays Cincinnati with Davis Higbe and Starr Riddle in a full day of games.
In games across league venues, St. Louis visits New York Gate House with pitchers 4 5 and 6 2. Cleveland eyes Philadelphia with A Smith 3 5 and Embree 2 1. Chicago meets Washington with Lyons 3 5 and EB Smith 0 10. Detroit travels to Boston with Bridges 7 1 and White 4 4 while Newsome 5 3 and Hughson 4 2 oppose.
Southern Association slate shows Atlanta at Little Rock Chattanooga at Memphis Knoxville at Birmingham Nashville at New Orleans with two games in each pairing on the schedule.
Clerks of the Senate military affairs committee say the conference report should reach the Senate before Monday for prompt action. This would enable similar House action early next week on the measure affecting deferment based on bona fide family ties.
NATIONAL: New York 2, Pittsburgh 8. Boston 0, Chicago 1. Brooklyn at Cincinnati postponed by weather. Philadelphia at St. Louis two games. AMERICAN: St. Louis 3, New York 4 in 10 innings. Cleveland 1, Detroit 4. Chicago at Washington night. SOUTHERN: New Orleans 3, Birmingham 12 innings. Only games scheduled.
Birmingham Barons beat the New Orleans Pelicans 4-3 in 12 innings as Mike Dejan delivered a go ahead triple scoring Nick Polly. Dejan also homered in the sixth to help Birmingham reach a tie for fourth place for the first time since opening day.
Jacksonville beats Greenville 10 to 0 at end of fifth in a two night set. Pensacola defeats Mobile 11 to 1 in two night games. Montreal tops Jersey City 3 to 1 while Toronto loses 0 to 4 at Newark. Rochester edges Baltimore 4 to 1. Buffalo hosts Syracuse in a night game.
Indianapolis at Milwaukee postponed. Louisville defeated Kansas City 3 to 2. Columbus beat St. Paul 6 to 2. Toledo defeated Minneapolis 5 to 3.
Durham defeats Winston-Salem 11 to 3 in a five night series. The game highlights Durham pitchers dominating early and the offense adding runs throughout to secure the win.
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