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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1943
Page
10
Yankees win 2 0 over Boston Red Sox in 12th inning as Rollie Hemsley delivers the decisive hit. Judd and Chand start strong, both allow runs late. Murphy picks up the win.
Detroit wins 4 3 in 12 innings as Roger Cra pinch hits driving Richards home in the 12th to pull the Tigers even with the St Louis Browns in Detroit. Series now 1-1 and heads to the next game.
Reports from Rome indicate Mussolini and the cabinet discussed domestic issues with emphasis on morale, coastal defense, and extending martial law. The Rome radio cited by the AP notes measures to bolster the regime as Axis spokesmen spoke of actions in Hungary and Romania.
The Southeastern Conference executive committee will meet June 26 to chart football's wartime future. Topics include eligibility rules, use of Navy cadets, transportation, and schedule changes after Florida Mississippi State Mississippi and Vanderbilt suspend play. Georgia Tech Tulane Navy units, LSU freshmen, and Georgia all plan responses depending on cadet eligibility.
Pauline Betz of Los Angeles claimed the National clay courts tennis championship by defeating Nancy Corbett of Chicago 6-1 6-0. Betz, defending her title, won eight straight sets with only six games dropped in the week-long event in Detroit.
The Associated Press wires show New York defeating Boston 5 to 3. Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 5 to 1. Cincinnati edged Pittsburgh 4 to 3 in 11 innings. Chicago overcame St Louis 4 to 2.
In a 12 inning clash the Boston team falls to New York 2 to 1 as the visitors plate the decisive run in extras. Washington defeats Philadelphia 6 to 3. St Louis edges Detroit 4 to 3 in a 12 inning showdown. Cleveland tops Chicago 5 to 4 in ten innings.
Southern Association results show Atlanta 8 Birmingham 6 with Knoxville at Little Rock for night play. American Association reports Indianapolis 4 over Toledo 0, Louisville 0 over Columbus 1, Milwaukee 3 over Minneapolis 0, St Paul 8 over Kansas City 1, plus three Piedmont League night games. International League Rochester 0 Jersey City 15 and Buffalo 7 Newark 6 in 11 innings first game, two night games.
New York at Brooklyn Melton Wael faces Wyatt. Philadelphia at Boston Kraus and Johnson meet Andrews and Tobin. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Heusser and Vander Meer face Sewell and Hallett. Chicago at St. Louis Prim and Bithorn oppose Gumbert and Pollet.
Washington at New York Leonard and Haefner face Wensloff and Donald. Boston at Philadelphia Terry and Woods meet Flores and Wolff. Cleveland at Chicago Rey nolds and Bagby oppose Grove and Dietrich. St Louis at Detroit Gate house and Hollingsworth take on Overmire and Trout.
The notice lists matchups: Atlanta at Birmingham Knoxville at Little Rock Nashville at Memphis Chattanooga at New Orleans. This brief card outlines upcoming games with two references per pair.
The report lists top batting leaders and RBI among players in the Browns Dodgers and Athletics with percentages shown. It notes leaders Stephens Herman Higgins and Siebert with tied runs batted in and mentions the era of motion picture theaters in the United States.
Atlanta Crackers erase a two run Birmingham lead in the ninth inning to win 8 to 6. Leitz Rambert and Mauldin sparked the rally with key hits as Hughes went 5 for 5 with a home run. Cronk and Curtis prepare for tomorrow's doubleheader versus the Barons.
Dorothy Paget tied to C V and John Hay Whitney led a dominant display in wartime racing. Straight Deal surged from fifth to win the Derby a mile and a half, while Orestes defeated two year olds in the five furlong Coventry Stakes worth 4000 dollars added.
World champion Cardinals break a 3 game losing streak and extend their NL lead by defeating the Chicago Cubs 4 to 2. Morton Cooper earns his ninth win as a key late rally produces the decisive runs.
Dixie Walker blasted two home runs to spark Brooklyn past Philadelphia and end a five game skid. Fred Fitzsimmons earned the win as Brooklyn plated seven runs while the Phillies managed five.
Bob Elliott's decisive single in the 11th gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 4 to 3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Max Marshall tied the game in the ninth with a home run for Cincinnati. Walters Shoun Lakeman and DePhillips were among pitchers involved.
17 year old Dot Germain of Philadelphia and 18 year old Catherine Fox of Glen Ridge headline a strong field for the Western Open in Chicago launching June 28 to July 2. Also contending are Opal Hill Patty Berg and notable veterans as Miss Berg aims to defend her 1942 amateur title after a 75 par 74 round in Minneapolis.
Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Hanley Jr. appointed commanding general of the Southeast flying training center. Announcement came from Maj. Gen. Barton A. Yount, with Hanley to take duties at Maxwell Field Alabama and succeed Brig. Gen. Welsh. Hanley, formerly deputy chief of the air staff, will headquarters at Maxwell.
Thousands of production workers at Ford Motor Company Rouge plant operated without supervision as 1500 hourly foremen in six divisions walked off in protest of 50 Foremen's Association of America dismissals. Production continued with salaried supervisors on double shifts, officials said.
Seals have short necks and clawed flippers while sea lions possess long necks and clawless flippers. This contrasts the two pinniped groups with differences in limb structure and neck length.
A kitchen truck driver blinded by dust struck and killed seven enlisted men at Camp Hood Texas yesterday. Fifteen others were injured as tanks and other vehicles moved on dusty parallel roads. Injured are expected to recover.
Moulton and Ingalls split two fast games Friday night before a large crowd. The shipbuilders won the opener 8 to 1, while Moulton came back to win 4 to 3 in extra innings.
The House finished debate on a record 71.51 billion dollar War Department appropriation. Passage expected Monday with near unanimous support as lawmakers praise the rapid buildup against the Axis and pledge continued swift action and force.
The Army Air Transport Command now operates over more than 90,000 miles of routes, signaling a major expansion in its global air network and reach for troop and cargo movement.
A red fox is noted to have unusual fur colors including silver black and yellow. This mix highlights variation in the species coat patterns observed in the wild.
Gil Dodds of Boston won the National AAU 1500 meter title in 3 50 cruising to a 30 yard victory over rivals. California led junior events with Irv Moore setting a pole vault record at 13 feet 7 8 inches and George Guida posting a 20.9 second 200 meters. Lieut Lou Gregory captured the 10000 meter crown and Jimmy Wilson took the senior 3000 meter walk.
Awash amidship Sparks the radio operator has sent his final message from a U Boat victim. Lifeboats pull away as millions of dollars' worth of food supplies and munitions slip to the ocean bottom in another Allied disaster in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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