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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
10
Meridian Peps crushed Vicksburg 13-6 to cut the Southeastern League lead to one and a half games. Selma outslugged Gadsden 9’s 8-9, Pensacola beat Jackson 12-7, and Montgomery defeated Anniston 8-2 as standings shuffle continued amid crowded league play.
American League Boston 6 St Louis 5 in 15 innings. Cleveland 9 Washington 3. Detroit at Philadelphia and Chicago at New York rained out. National League New York 12 Pittsburgh 5. Brooklyn 5 Chicago 3. St Louis 5 Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati 6 Boston 0. Southern Association Mobile 6 Memphis 2 in 14 innings. Chattanooga 6 Atlanta 5 in 11 innings. Nashville 11 Birmingham 5. New Orleans 9 Little Rock 7. South Atlantic League Columbus 5 Charleston 3. Greenville 6 Savannah 2. Columbia 8 Macon 7. Augusta 10 Jacksonville 7. Georgia Florida League Albany 10 Waycross 8. Thomasville 11 Cordele 7. Tallahassee 3 Valdosta 0. Moultrie 8 Americus 0. Georgia Alabama League Carrollton 17 Alexander City 7. Tallassee 5 LaGrange 2. Griffin 2 Lanett 1. Newnan 9 Opelika 1. Southeastern League Montgomery 8 Anniston 2. Selma 9 Gadsden 8 Pensacola 12 Jackson 7 Meridian 13 Vicksburg 6.
The Associated Press lists top A L leaders by batting with Boudreau at .348 and McQuinn at .347. Williams leads in runs with 43. DiMaggio and Henrich have 37. DiMaggio and Keller top RBIs with 36. McQuinn and DiMaggio lead hits. Keller and Williams homer 13 and 12. Dillinger steals 18. Feller and Newhouser lead strikeouts. Kinder and Gillespie pace pitching records.
Batting leaders list includes Slaughter and Mize with top totals. Mize leads home runs with 17, Baumholtz and Slaughter top doubles, Slaughter leads triples tied with Edwards and Cooper, while Robinson and Haas pace steals. Pitching leaders feature Rowe with 8-1 record and Branca and Blackwell with high strikeout counts.
Dixie Motor Boat Association announces July 4 speedboat regatta on Chickamauga Lake Chattanooga entries include top national drivers. D. S. Etheridge says event features inboard and outboard races on a longer course. Ed wards leads points with Carl Davis and Claude Smith nearby as the season progresses. Additional regattas listed across Tennessee and nearby states through September.
Lawrence County Pine Grove reports Mrs Flora Allred and Frank Tucker families visiting relatives in the area. Social visits include Shelton and Tucker households, a rain-deprived garden, Claude Shelton’s condition, and a fifth Sunday fellowship at Pine Grove church with a basket supper.
Mobile's Bears outlast Memphis 6-2 in a 14 inning win to widen their lead over New Orleans in the Southern Association. Roy Boles and Ed Weiland dueled before Mobile exploded for four runs in the 14th. Chattanooga beat Atlanta 6-5 in 11 innings as Clark Griffith Night drew 10,000 fans.
Thursday schedule lists 7 30 Tip Top versus Darleen and 8 30 Dot's against undefeated Hartselle at Delano Park. Probable starters are West for Hartselle and Tom Collins for Dot's with Earl Paine mentioned for the opener.
Fort Lauderdale police and an inquest were set as Robert Dane Butters, 16, admitted shooting his father Lester A. Butters, 47, during a motorbike dispute. The youth claimed repeated abuse and separation from his wife Mae. she expressed fear of her husband.
Babe Young belted two homers with two men aboard driving in all six runs as Ewell Blackwell pitched the Reds to a 6-0 no-hit victory over Boston. Blackwell allowed four walks and fanned three, delivering the first no-hit/ no-run game of the major league season.
Charley Harper of Ponte Vedra Beach Fla led 32 players into match play at the Southern Amateur Golf Tournament in Louisville. He shot 70 Tuesday and 137 total for 36 holes at Audubon Country Club, seven under par, two strokes better than 1936 medal record holder Fred Haas, with Edmund Gravely 144 and defending champ George Hamer sitting out qualifying.
A lively scene centers on Tip-Top and Raymond Whitt seeking Darleen, with rivals and courtship cues shaping the social chase. Alvis Briscoe emerges as a potential challenger, adding a triangle of attention and romantic tension to the small town page.
Ewell Blackwell pitched a no hitter and his team’s 6-0 win over the Boston Braves boosted his standing as the National League’s top pitcher. He has eight straight decisions, a third shutout this season, and moves toward 20 wins in his second major league season as the Giants pull within six percentage points after a 12-5 win over Pittsburgh. The Cardinals push toward first division with a 5-2 win over Philadelphia. Brooklyn beat Chicago 5-3 behind a rookie catcher.
The Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 6-5 in 15 innings. Rain washed out the Philadelphia Detroit and New York Chicago games. Sid Hudson and Mickey Haefe combined for 14 hits and a 9-3 victory for Cleveland over Washington.
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