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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1943
Page
10
Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Cincinnati Reds 9 to 0 as Vander Meer struggled on June 26. Bob Bilott belted a homer with one aboard in the sixth to seal the lopsided win for the Pirates.
The city softball league began its season amid rising interest as Southern Aviation Mechanics faced a powerful lineup. Ingalls powered the night with 20 runs, homers cleared the bases, and pitcher Ingalls fanned nine. Johnson retired South Rue by strikeout in key innings as Moulton Heights beat Austinville in the night game.
Decatur native Rip Sewell of the Pittsburgh Pirates leads the National League with nine victories against two losses. He beat the Chicago Cubs 2 1, with eleven hits allowed and four strikeouts, improving his season start and contributing to Pittsburgh’s rise to third place behind the Dodgers. Sewell, a local sandlot product, also recalls a famous homer he hit in a Juniors game at Connecticut Mills.
National League matchups lead with St Louis at Chicago and Boston at New York. Brooklyn visits Philadelphia as Pittsburgh plays Cincinnati. American League action features Detroit at St Louis and Chicago at Cleveland plus New York at Boston and Philadelphia at Washington with varied pitching pairings.
Chattanooga visits Atlanta Birmingham hosts Little Rock Knoxville welcomes Nashville Memphis travels to New Orleans in a set of two point games. The schedule outlines key intercity showdowns across the Southern Association.
A Little Rock woman reported a purse theft to police. The police report lists cash gloves ration books a small knife and one ripe tomato as contents found missing.
Pancho Segura defeated Tom Brown Jr. of California 6-2 6-1 6-3 to win the 59th NCAA tennis championship in Evanston. The Miami student dominated the six-day meet, not dropping a set in any match and adding the national title to his recent Eastern Intercollegiate crown.
Best Seller won Arlington Park's $10 000 added Equipoise mile at Washington Park at 18 to 1, defeating Thumbs Up by a head with Some Chance third. Whirlaway, the 6 to 5 favorite and all time money leader, faded to fifth as 15 000 fans watched in disappointment. Best Seller earned 9800 dollars for his fourth win in ten starts, with the mile time 1 37.
FBI agents across 40 cities arrested 786 men for draft violations in four hours ending at noon. Director J Edgar Hoover said New York City led with 161 arrests, followed by San Francisco 72 Los Angeles 46 and Chicago 31. He stressed there were no mass arrests and each case was investigated separately.
Tex Hughson pitched seven hits allowed as the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 4 to 1. Donald Turner and Sears contributed to the win behind Hughson's steady mound work and Conroy's catching.
Don Gutteridge collected three doubles and drove in two runs as the St Louis Browns defeated the Detroit Tigers 6 to 3 for their second straight win. Henshaw Overmire and Richards joined Potter Ostermueller Caster and Hayes in the pitching and batting effort.
AP reports scores across leagues with most games, noting New York and Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, Detroit and St Louis, and Philadelphia vs Washington night, plus Brooklyn over Philadelphia and Pittsburgh shutout Cincinnati. Minor leagues include Jersey City and Toronto draw, Newark at Montreal, Syracuse at Buffalo, and Minneapolis beating St Paul.
Washington defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 4 to 1 as Early Wynn held Flores to limited runs. Bob Johnson homered with a man on base in the first inning for the Senators.
This AP feature recalls how split seconds determined boxing clashes, baseball World Series, the 1933 Kentucky Derby, and Notre Dame football in 1935. Key figures include Gene Tunney, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Tony Galento, Hugh Casey, Mickey Owen, Don Meade, Head Play, and Broker's Tip. The piece emphasizes time as decisive in sport.
Courtland Alabama. 4th Air Base invites seventeen and eighteen year old boys and parents from nearby communities to an open house July 4 featuring precision flying and acrobatics. Instructors will demonstrate loops Immelmans barrel rolls and more using BT-13A trainer planes. Cadets guide visitors inspect cadet quarters ground school control tower and more. Cadets will participate in a formal review after the exhibition. Colonel West promises full program details soon.
Rep Manasco warned the Civil Service Committee that the presidents Fair Employment Practices committee boosts racial bias. Col Gordon F Clark testified the War Department employs about 14 percent Negroes. Manasco argued officials are pressured to hire by color, not merit, fearing pressure from the NAACP if dismissals occur.
Devil Diver upset as an underdog in the 55th Brooklyn Handicap at Aqueduct. Shut Out, Whitney entry mate, finished out of the money as 23,150 crowd saw the upset and $3.90 payout for a $2 bet.
The Southeastern Conference approved unlimited athletic eligibility for armed service members at member schools while maintaining transfer limits to curb migrant athletes. Four schools have suspended intercollegiate sports. several others plan to continue if possible. Institutions may cancel contracts with notice by July 15 1943 and scholarship policies are left to individual discretion.
The Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation at Mobile set an Alabama record by launching its fourth and fifth vessels of June. Two minesweepers, the USS Nucleus and Palisade, were christened in twin ceremonies. Mrs. W. C. Ellis of New Orleans and Mrs. Verle Ludwig of Mobile served as sponsors.
The stretch run saw four lengths between the winner and Crooner Bing's pride as Atten tion, sired by Equipoise, trailed early before easing into mid-pack following a fast opening.
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