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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1948

Page

14

Williams Leads All Stars In Balloting For NL AL Star Contest

Chicago June 17 Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox tops the American League in votes for the 15th annual All-Star Game while Lou Boudreau Joe DiMaggio and two Cardinals lead the NL. Balloting by the Chicago Tribune and 448 associates runs through July 5 with the game set for St Louis on July 6.

Chicago Ted Williams Boston Red Sox St. Louis Williams Lou Boudreau Cleveland Joe DiMaggio New York Yankee St. Louis Cardinals Stan Musial Enos ‘Slaughter National League Musial Slaughter The Chicago Tribune Associated

S E Linescores Show Gadsden Pensacola Matchup

In a high scoring affair Gadsden and Pensacola produced a 4 to 8 result with key plays by Jones Stokes Valdez and Rogers for Gadsden while Montgomery Jackson Gensles Griffey and Selma battled with Vicksburg Rotunno Miller and Cash. An Anniston at Meridian game was postponed due to rain.

Gadsden Pensacola Jones Stokes Valdez Taylor Koval Ellit Rogers McWorter Vicksburg Selma Jackson Montgomery Anniston Meridian

Darleen tops Firestone in make-up City Softball clash

Gervis Moore pitched a one hitter as Darleen defeated Firestone 3 to 1 in a makeup City Softball League game. Darleen scored all runs in the third and fourth innings while Firestone tallied its only run in the fourth.

Gervis Moore Firestone Darleen Phil Sandusky John Braswell Braswell Chalmers Riley John Joe Brewer Bud Lee Red Caudill Hugh Halbrooks Moore

Ga Florida League upbeat as leaders split results

Tallahassee and Thomasville won to extend leads while Valdosta surged 13 to 1 over Americus. Cordele dropped 8 to 3 at Thomasville and Waycross edged Moultrie 5 to 4. All-star site set for Tallahassee July 11 with Moultrie hosting North South August 10.

Associated Press Valdosta Americus Stocker Tallahassee Pirates Albany Thomasville Cordele Waycross Moultrie Tallahassee Judy Pirates Bovey Indians Cooper Cann Henderson Tigers Young Mou Bears

Robinson Defends Title Again

Chicago June 17 Sugar Robinson the Harlem Hurricane was a 3 to 1 favorite to defend his world welterweight title against Bernard Docusen in a 15 round bout Promoter Irving Kahn predicted a 15000 gate approaching 100000 Robinsons cut set at 37 12 percent the challenger 20 percent This would be Robinsons 33rd straight win and could lead to a match with Tony Zale in New York.

Chicago Ray Sugar) Robinson Harlem Bernard Dodsen New Orleans Irving Kevin Robinson Tony Zale New York Tommy Bell Jimmy Doyle Cleveland Chuck Taylor Doyle Docusen

Williams Seeks .400 Batting Mark This Season

Ted Williams, pacing MLB hitters at .408, eyes a second .400 season. He notes night games and Boudreau shift as past obstacles. Williams went 4 for 4 with a 13th homer as Boston beat Cleveland 7–4. Other MLB results: Tigers beat Athletics in 11 innings. Yankees over White Sox. Pirates top Giants. Cubs over Braves. Dodgers nip Reds. Browns edge Senators.

Boston Red Sox Boudreau Lou Boudreau Cleveland Ted Williams Teg Indians Red Sox Bob Feller Feller Detroit Tigers Philadelphia Athletics Tigers Hoot Evers Pat Mullin Paul Campbell A’s New York Yankees Yankees White Sox Chicago Allie Reynolds Pittsburgh Pirates Boston Braves New York Giants Braves Cubs Johnny Hopp Wally Westlake Giants Pirates Ed Waitkus Andy Pafko Emily Kush Brooklyn Dodgers Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Browns Washington Senators Ralph Branca Reds Johnny Wyrostek Pee Wee Reese Wyrostek Branca Dodgers Marv Rackley Reese Jackie Robinson Furillo St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia

Today's Schedule From The Associated Press

Pittsburgh at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at Boston Boston at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at St. Louis night game noted for American League action only games listed.

Associated Press Pittsburgh New York Chicago Boston Brooklyn Cincinnati St. Louis Philadelphia Detroit Cleveland Washington

Frankie Sinkwich To Coach At Stetson University

Frankie Sinkwich will coach the Stetson University Hatters backfield this year and study law at the local law school. A former Georgia star and Detroit Lions MVP, he has connections to Athens and Akron and plans to relocate from Daytona Beach to DeLand.

Deland Fla Frankie Sinkwich Stetson University J. Ollie Edmunds Dena Lemul Haslup Sinkwich Akron Ohio University of Georgia Detroit Lions Air Force Colorado Springs Athens Adelin Daytona Beach

Midget racer Bill Dils killed in Albany crash

Midget auto racer Bill Dils of Agawam Massachusetts was killed when his car overturned after crashing a guard rail at Empire Raceway in Albany New York. His wife and four year old son witnessed the accident.

Albany N. Y Bill Dils Agawam Mass Empire Raceway

Key Leads All With Low Score In Southern Amateur

In Atlanta on June 17 17 year old Billy Key of Columbus Ga captured medalist honors at the Southern Amateur after two steady rounds par 71 each day. He faces Max Smith of Atlanta in the first round as Bobby Jones III son Robert Tyre Jones qualifies with 149 and faces J D Carter.

Atlanta Billy Key Columbus Dixie Capitol City Club Tommy Barnes Key Max Smith Barnes Gene Gaillard South Gaillard al Besselink University of Miami C. A. Snow High Point N. C Dick Hackett Romp Yates Charlie Yates Georgia Frank Ford Charleston S. C Ford Lew Oehmig Chattanooga Tenn Oehmig R.G. Martin Pensacola Fla Martin Robert Tyre Jones, III Bobby Jones J.D. Carter

Yale on Brink of Another NCAA Baseball Title

Yale leads the Eastern NCAA baseball series after a 1 2 win over Lafayette as North Carolina meets Lafayette tonight to determine who faces Yale at 8 30 EST. North Carolina pitcher Vinnie DiLoreno shut out Illinois 7 3.

Yale Winston-Salem N. C Elis Lafayette University North Carolina Lafayette Vinnie Dilorenzo Illinois

Baseball scores from multiple leagues across regions

Summary of scheduled games and results across the Texas League Eastern and Southern leagues plus others. Notable outcomes include Tulsa 3 Shreveport 1, Houston 4 Fort Worth 1, Oklahoma City 8 Beaumont 1, and San Antonio 26 Dallas 7. Other leagues report varied scores with several postponed or incomplete results.

Associated Press Tulsa Shreveport Houston Fort Worth Oklahoma City Beaumont San Antonio Dallas

Alexander City Moves Close to Top in League Play

Alexander City won 4-1 against Griffin Valley and Newnan, tightening the Georgia Alabama League standings. LaGrange and Tallassee won their games to pull further ahead of Griffin Valley and Newnan, while Carrollton blanked Opelika 5-0 behind Doerflinger's two-hitter.

Alexander City Griffin Tallassee Newnan Lagrange Valley Carrollton Opelika Associated Press Griffin Valley Acton Newnan Teading Indians Veazey Lewis Marlini Lindsley Ham

Barons Keep Edge In Rough Southern Association Results

Barons beat Traws 5-4 as Atlanta improves with extra-base hits amid errors and walks. Nashville salvages finale 2-1 against Mobile. Birmingham tops Little Rock 5-4. New Orleans crushes Chattanooga 13-5 to take the series two games to one. Glock powers Crackers with two homers and five RBIs. Workman ties league home run lead.

Southern Association Nashville Mobile Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Little Rock New Orleans Chattanooga Associated Press Chicks Crackers Charlie Glock Ralph Brown Norman Brown Glock Charlie Workman Workman Charlie Gilbert Vols Bears George Diehl Lookouts Vern Curtis Diehl Joe Murray Curtis Joe Scheldt Mickey Ratner Tom O’brien Barons Bob Moyer Pete Modica

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