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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1945
Page
8
Tonight in the City Softball League Disco needs one win to clinch the first half title. A 5-4 comeback by Cisco over Austinville left the Shipbuilders 7-2 versus second place 7-3 for Dot's and Courtland. First game vs Brothers goes seven innings. second game only if needed.
Mrs. Wallace Wade says Lt. Col. Wallace Wade may resume duties as head football coach and athletic director at Duke University. He is expected to return to the country in about 30 days and likely receive a discharge after serving as an artillery commander. Since V-E Day he aided an athletic program for occupational troops.
In a rain‑affected contest Disco beats Austinville 5 to 4 after Disco commits nine errors. Gardner scores for Austinville with a sixth inning single, while Long triples for Austinville and stars Connor and Wilson link up for Disco.
A trio of castoffs Wolff Hausmann and Bowman dominate the mound in 31 innings. Wolff blanks Athletics and wins doubleheader for Washington. Hausmann blanks Yankees for 1-0. Bowman earns fourth win in 13 innings as Reds top Cardinals 1-0 with Eisenhower watching. Detroit tops Cleveland 4-3 to stay in AL lead. Giants fall to Boston 9-2. White Sox beat Browns 5-4. Brooklyn and Phillies rainout. Pittsburgh and Chicago not scheduled.
In a rough Southern Association night Nashville and Chattanooga pressed into contention. Chattanooga Lookouts defeated the pennant hopefuls Atlanta Crackers 7-6 as Saul Rogovin and J D Langley homered for the victors while Frank Dunlap homered for Nashville. Birmingham beat Atlanta 4-2 in a pitching duel. Memphis beat New Orleans 2-1 as trades bring in more pitching help.
In the American League New York fell 0 to 1 to Boston while Philadelphia was 0 to 3 against an opponent. Washington won 6 to 5 over an opponent and Cleveland beat Detroit 3 to 4. Chicago won 5 to 4 over St. Louis. In the National League Cincinnati edged St. Louis 1 to 0 in 13 innings. Brooklyn at Philadelphia was rain delayed and Boston hosted New York winning 9 to 2. Only games scheduled.
Louise Suggs defeated Marge Row 2 and 1 in the first round of the 16th Women's Western Open in Indianapolis. She faces Dorothy Germain in round two while contenders Betty Hicks, Mrs Bettye White, and Babe Didrickson Zaharias also advance in a strong field.
Five top bowlers from Phoenix Bowling Alley in Birmingham travel to Decatur to face Decatur’s best in a Sunday match. Cecil Turner, manager of Decatur Bowling Center, announced the event set to begin at 2 0 o'clock. The Decatur lineup includes Cecil Turner, J. C. Ray, Harold, and two more players.
The article notes Brooklyn College appoints Verne Booth to oversee athletic eligibility for men following the winter basketball scandal. It also mentions Hap Chandler’s contract and other sports notes from June, including Sid Mercer and Jack Miley’s passings, golf feats by Johnny Bulla and Capt. John Humm, and Mort Cooper’s Braves purchase.
In a previous Birmingham showdown Milton Dumas Watkins and John Geary helped Decatur fall to the Magic City team three games to two after an earlier meeting.
Garrison's and Rountree clash tonight to determine the early season leader in the Women’s Bowling League. A four win sweep could create a four game division lead with 16 games remaining. Lineups include Knowles 133 Rudder 150 Vinson 144 Street 114 Kitchens 161 for Garrison's and Victory 109 Terry 119 Briscoe 133 Turner 126 Hamilton 115 for Rountree with additional players Steadman 94 Moran 89 Goodwin 102 McElroy 70 Howard 138 and G and W players Coffey 143 Lindsey 103 Morris 131 Lee 106 Smith 111.
Little Rock announces a conditional purchase of pitcher Alex Weldon from Hollywood. Shortstop Jack Smith and right-hander Glen Bellinger joined the squad while Earl Harriman was released and Rudy Atkins returned to action after an injury.
Birmingham announced that big right hander Walter Milner has been optioned to Elmira of the Eastern League. The Barons have signed a new similarly sized pitcher, Jack Atkinson, who was released by Louisville.
Milner was rejected for armed services during an earlier pre-induction physical and has not been a consistent winner for the Barons, despite occasionally pitching sterling ball.
A feature highlights sugar’s diverse applications beyond food, listing more than 70 industrial uses across sectors. It notes sugar as a versatile raw material and mentions breadth of potential applications in manufacturing and research contexts.
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