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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1945
Page
8
In a tied city softball race, Courtland edge Disco to stay in a second place split as Disco sits 0.14 behind. Courtland won 5-4 after a seventh inning rally while Disco and rivals Dot's vie for first half honors with three games left.
Seven teams entered the City Softball League at a Saturday night meeting. Cisco Austinville Brothers Dot s Daily Namies and Decatur High School are set to compete. The second half schedule begins Thursday with Namies versus Austinville and Daily against Dot s.
Polynesian, a 12 to 1 long shot, surged to a 2 1/2 length victory over Hoop Jr. in the 55th Preakness at Pimlico. Hoop Jr. faded to second with Darby Dieppe third as the crowd of 24,096 watched the heat cripple the track. Polynesian’s win nets a $66,170 purse and a new standard gross of $87,670 for the event.
General Eisenhower hosted a live recording with six homeward bound soldiers at the airport game before boarding the Presidential C-54. He quizzed each man as they identified themselves and teased his son John Eisenhower in a lighthearted exchange.
President Truman wrote to Rep. Manasco expressing strong support for the Byrd-Butler bill to bring federal corporations under Budget Bureau control. He called it a forward step and tied it to the 1921 budget act. He sent the letter to clear up misunderstandings after conflicting statements at a news conference.
Aubrey Neal Brown, a 20 year old Navy seaman, told a circuit court jury in Birmingham he fought in the Coral Sea and other Pacific battles. He was convicted yesterday of second degree murder in the shotgun death of his brother in law.
Noted satirical artist Peter Arno rose to fame without formal art studies, shaping his distinctive cartoons through self teaching and keen social observation. His work influenced cartooning styles and humor in early 20th century publications.
Truitt Rip Sewell of the Pirates went 1-1 in the June 4 to 11 stretch, throwing two relief innings to beat St. Louis after earlier being knocked out by Cincinnati. He pitched eight innings, allowed eight hits and five runs with two strikeouts and two walks for the week.
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-5 and 6-1 to move two and a half games ahead in the American League. Dizzy Trout earned a relief win and Hal Newhouser their other win, with Trout notching his sixth and Newhouser his ninth.
Betty Cunningham of Cleveland Tennessee accepted a marriage proposal from Paratrooper Sgt Paul Huff during a war bond event in Memphis Tennessee. Huff, a Tennessee Congressional Medal of Honor winner, completed his 36th jump as the show climax. The couple plan to wed after Huff’s Army discharge next month. Huff aims to organize an air show with 12 paratroopers barnstorming the country after the war.
A two-state search was underway for two longterm convicts missing from the state prison farm near Atmore. Warden Steve W. Hixon said Leo Self aged 26 and Willie Andrew Pirkle aged 25 slipped away from a field gang on Wednesday. They were serving 20 year robbery sentences from Jefferson county.
The schedule lists numerous four game sets featuring teams such as Philadelphia at New York Bar rett and Lee. Brooklyn at Boston with Gregg Lombardi and Cooper Logan. Chicago at Cincinnati with Wyse Prim and Heusser Dasso. St Louis at Pittsburgh with Wilks Creel Gerheaus er Gables. Detroit at Chicago Muell er Orrell against Haynes Lee. Cleveland at St Louis Smith Gromek vs Shirley Muncrief Hollingsworth. Boston at Washington O Neill Wilson vs Leonard Pieretti. New York at Philadelphia Bev ens Page versus Newsom Christopher.
Birmingham baseball club acquires pitcher Henry Koch on option from the St. Louis Cardinals. Koch is a right hander who went 17 before, with Lynchburg in the Piedmont League last season.
City ordinance in Evanston Illinois prohibits people from changing clothes inside a car when the curtains are drawn. The rule allows dressing inside a vehicle only if there is a fire emergency or similar urgent situation.
Harold Self leads 17 holdovers from 1944 Sugar Bowl squad among 50 candidates in 1945 football conditioning under Coach Frank Thomas at Alabama. Backfield stars include Harry Gilmer and John Wade. other veterans and a wave of freshmen fill positions at quarterback fullback center guard and tackle while ex servicemen and Marine veteran J D Gambrell join the roster.
Auburn announces Dan E McMullen a former Nebraska star and NFL player will become head coach July 1 succeeding Shorty Propst who resigned to enter business in Dothan Alabama. McMullen is a civilian instructor at the Navy Preflight school in Athens Georgia and has coached at Wyoming LaSalle Military Academy and Nebraska Teachers College.
Marvin Worley rose through Decatur Raiders football under coach H L Ogle from 130 pounds in 1937 to 165 pounds in 1939. He advanced from end to guard to fullback and served as co captain in 1939 alongside Don Whitmire. He also boxed, often holding his own beside brother Eugene.
Ingalls the winner of four straight games will face Huntsville Arsenal at 3 00 this afternoon on the Ingalls diamond. Manager Herman Evans says the Shipbuilders aim for fifth win with Buck Ramsey pitching for Huntsville and Martin the Ingalls shortstop expected to provide power after a strong showing against Slipup and Cairo.
The narrative notes Worley won numerous matches in North Alabama rings after graduating from Decatur high school. He then moved to California to work in an airplane factory for three years before joining the Army. At last reports he was stationed at Fort Mc Clellan.
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