Johns Scores Legion Run In Season Opener At Florence
The Decatur American Legion baseball team opened its season in Florence with a 2-1 loss. Jimmy Johns hit a homer off center in the second to account for the Legion run. Florence tied in the same inning. Thompson walked and Rickard singled for Florence then Thompson scored on an error. In the fourth, Thompson walked and Grant doubled him home for Florence.
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National League Scores From AP Games
Brooklyn defeated Chicago 10 to 4 while New York topped St. Louis 9 to 1. Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 6 to 4 and Cincinnati 4 to 4 with Boston 2 over New York 8 by Chicago 1 and Washington 6 to St Louis 4 in extra innings 12. Detroit 4 Philadelphia 2 and Cleveland 4 Boston 3.
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Schedule of Today’s Major Basketball Matches
St. Louis plays Brooklyn and Chicago faces New York while Cincinnati visits Philadelphia. Pittsburgh meets Boston as a second game in each pairing.
East Limestone dominates with two straight doubleheaders and wins
East Limestone swept two doubleheaders over Madison on Thursday, extending juniors to 2-0 and seniors to 5-1. Monrovia handed the team its only defeat. Wagnon no hit for juniors while Yarbrough and Sanderson held Madison to two hits for the seniors. Regular catcher Glenn Laxson was sidelined with a finger injury.
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Yankees star DiMaggio tops 1949 home run club
New York May 7 notes Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees is the only active American League player with more than 300 career home runs as majors standings include today’s games for the 1949 season.
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Derby Winner Ponder Upsets Field at Churchill Downs
Ponder the Calumet Farm colt ridden by Steve Brooks surged from last to win the Kentucky Derby in 2 04 1 5, three lengths ahead of Capot with Palestinigan third. Olympia led early but faded to sixth as Capot and Isidor Bieber’s Palestininian chased. Ben Jones, Derby-winning trainer, celebrated as Ponder earned $81 600 and a maiden Derby victory for Brooks at age 28.
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Hutchinson Wins Detroit Against Athletics in Five-Hitter
Freddie Hutchinson of the Detroit Tigers pitched a five-hitter and defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 4-2. Rookie outfielder Johnny Groth added two doubles and drove in two runs for Detroit.
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Senators Stop Browns in St Louis
Eddie Robinson drove in five runs with two doubles and a home run to lift the Washington Senators to a 6 4 win over the St. Louis Browns. Jack Graham and Dick Kokos homered for all the Browns runs.
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Dodgers Rally To Beat Cubs On Three Run Homer
Brooklyn Dodgers rout Chicago Cubs 10 to 4 as Duke Shider belts a three run homer in a seven run fourth inning. Pat McGlothin limits Cubs to one hit in the final five innings for the win. Andy Alko hits two homers off Ralph Branca.
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Reds Rally With Three In Eighth To Beat Boston
The Cincinnati Reds, blanked through seven and two thirds innings, pushed across three runs in the eighth to defeat Boston. A sequence of hits and timely clutch hitting sparked the late rally.
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