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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
8
Chile’s Louis Godoy returns for a world heavyweight title defense against Joe Louis in a 15 round bout at Yankee Stadium. Louis aims to extend his reign with an aggressive plan while Godoy, confident after their first draw, seeks another upset and to test Louis’s power and timing.
In two tight City Basketball League games Riverside beat Garrison 2 to 1 as Liza Smith and Robinson powered Riverside’s offense while Garrison’s hopes faded with a fourth straight loss. Goodyear defeated Cisco 7 to 4, with J W Sims Drake and Isbel key hitters and strong pitching by Disco.
A doubleheader tonight features Garrison aiming to upset Alabama’s softball squad while Riverside plays Vaughan in the second game, promising competitive action for local fans.
Laundry manager J. L. Thurmond reports a practical use for swing music at the plant. The firm has 300 phonograph records of toe-tapping tunes played for workers, with a female employee noting it helps lift spirits and makes the day go faster.
Advertisers urge residents to dial 46 to request Ada information and services. The notice emphasizes expansion into over seven thousand local households to reach potential customers.
Lieutenant Governor Albert A. Carmichael of Alabama will lead the speaker lineup for the second annual Gunteraville Lake Regatta on Sunday June 23. U S Representative Joe Starnes will preside as master of ceremonies. Mayor FE H Cough of Gunt ersville will welcome visitors and five honorary judges include Mayors J W Woodall Scottsboro A W Mc Allister Huntsville T H Harrison Decatur and Commodore E R Betterton of the Dixie Motor Boat Association.
Pittsburgh defeats Boston 5 1 while Brooklyn and St. Louis combine for 3 as the only games on the slate. The Associated Press reports a quiet schedule with decisive NL outcomes.
American League scores show Chicago defeating New York 1 to 0. Cleveland topples Washington 4 to 1 while St. Louis edges Boston 6 to 4. Detroit wins 5 to 4 over Philadelphia in a day of close games.
New Orleans 10 Knoxville 8 in 12 innings. Atlanta 6 Memphis 5. Nashville 6 Birmingham 5. Little Rock at Chattanooga postponed due to rain.
New York report notes Louis aiming to finish Godoy in six heats or fewer. Pepper Martin struggles with hotel dining room access amid team success. Joe Medwick likely to defend Bowman in beaning incident. old friendship remains strong. Lane No 7 continues to produce Poughkeepsie winners. LaHenie decorates Chicago boulevards with platinum ice.
Albany Times Union reports the Tigers hold second place as teams around the league take note. Arthur Donovan may referee tonight despite a controversial Louis Black feature. Bill Dickey bats seventh for the Yankees behind Babe Dahlgren and pitchers. Jack Kearns exits boxing for scrap iron sales as Bob Pastor eyes Louis. Slip Madigan heads east for a month’s vacation. Medwick is out for at least a month.
Three Washington players attribute the Senators’ decline to Italy entering the war and the nation’s mood. Bananas Bonara suffers sleep loss as teammates slump in sympathy with Zeke. Millicent Hirsh notes Archie Henderson as a rising NC star, while Al M C ay prepares for a light heavyweight successor to Billy Conn. Gene Tunney reportedly holds stake in Neville Beech, seen in Louis Godoy prelims. Montreal club carries five southpaws as Dodgers own it.
Rockville Center Long Island golfers plan to donate a portion of their July 4 side bet winnings to the Red Cross. A Red Cross collector will stand at the 18th hole to collect contributions, and the idea is urged for clubs nationwide.
Josh Cody, Temple University line coach, departs for his Florida home citing inability to stand the heat in Philadelphia. He told the players he needed to return home due to conditions in the city.
Dodgers surge to 8-3 win over Cardinals to pull within a tie for first in the NL. Medwick beaning shadows the game as chaos erupts with nine errors and a Dodgers-Cardinals brawl. Pirates top Bees 5-1 in Boston as Thornthon Lee shuts out the Yankees 1-0 in Chicago. Tigers take sole second place by sweeping Athletics, 5-4 and 9-4, while Indians press Senators.
Light snow fell early today at Rock City in the Allegheny mountain foothills. A minimum temperature of 34 degrees was recorded as summer approached.
A slate features Chicago at New York and Pittsburgh at Boston as the day’s highlighted games. Also on tap are Cincinnati at Philadelphia and New York at Chicago with several cross conference clashes across venues including Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit and Boston at St Louis with Memphis at Atlanta Birmingham at Nashville and Little Rock at Chattanooga.
The 15 round championship bout between champion Joe Louis of Detroit and challenger Arturo Godoy concluded with a decision for the champion.
Catcher Herb Bremer of New Orleans and Charlie Glock of Atlanta earned praise for key late hits. Bremer belted a two run homer in the twelfth to lift New Orleans to a 10 8 victory over Knoxville. Glock followed with a ninth inning homer to give the Crackers a 6 5 win over Memphis with John Sain earning the relief win in Nashville.
The event at Yankee Stadium in New York today features Iquiqui as the challenger. Gates open with an expected 30,000 fans and a $150,000 gross, main belt scheduled for 9 p.m. EST after a 7:30 p.m. first prelim. betting odds list Louis at 1 to 5 to win and 1 to 2 for a knockout of Godoy. Mike Jacobs' Twentieth Century Sporting Club promotes, with NY state athletic commission to appoint referee and judges. Weather forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions.
In a tense game Birmingham trailed 5 4 before a late double by a Lookouts batter drove in Dick Culler for a 6 5 victory. Rain in Chattanooga halted Lookouts and Little Rock play, delaying further action.
Postmaster A W Darby announced low bidder Ray M Lee of Atlanta at 70 310 for the Florence federal building addition. The project includes remodeling and redecorating of the post office, funded by a 130000 government appropriation.
In Kansas City a red cow saved by the packing house after giving birth to triplet heifer calves. Veterinarians call triplet births very rare and notable.
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