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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1948
Page
6
The Valley Rebels extended their win streak to eight with a 10-4 victory over Alexander City and a 10-6 win against Newnan as Tallassee, Opelika, and Carrollton also posted results in the Georgia Alabama league standings.
Griffin drops to sixth place tied with La Grhkage after a 3-2 loss. New Nam falls to fourth in five after eight of nine wins, while Claude Jackson and the Owls win a third straight. Don Bailey collects four hits for Opelika. Cichon delivers the lone extra base hit for Hor nets.
Decatur, Reynolds and Monsanto share first with 2-1 records after Decatur’s 14-4 win over TE M Sunday and Reynolds 10-2 over Monsanto. Decatur set to host Scottsboro at Legion Field then faces Ingalls and a Nashville squad this week in three games.
Ralph Kiner rapped three hits including his sixth homer and drove in three runs to lift the Pirates past the Dodgers 4-2. Johnny Sain limited the Cardinals to win Boston 6-0, snapping St. Louis five-game streak.
MLB batting leaders include Boudreau and Zarilla in the American League with .441 and .440. Williams tops RBIs in the AL with 23, while Keltner leads homers with 9. In the National League, Gustine and Musial pace batting and hits, with Kiner and Schuer tied for RBIs and home runs. Pitching led by Sewell and Brecheen with strong marks in their leagues.
Nashville tops Memphis 10-4 to move back atop the Southern Association standings as New Orleans defeats Birmingham 5-2. Chattanooga shells Little Rock 12-2, Mobile edges Atlanta 11-6, with Leon Twardy improving to 5-0 and Charlie Gilbert homering for Nashville.
New York May 11 Tommy Holmes of Boston surged to the No 1 spot in the National League batting race after three weeks of play while only one freshman breached the top ten. Rookie Harry Schenz was the exception entering the list.
Elmer Riddle returned from near retirement to pitch the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ralph Kiner drove in three runs as Pittsburgh moved into a four-way tie for fourth place in the league standings. The Indians bolstered their lead in the American League with a 12-7 victory over Boston, while Early Wynn pitched the Senators to a 6-2 win over the Browns. The Giants vs Cubs game was rained out.
Baseball scores show Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 2 and Boston 6 St. Louis 0 with New York at Chicago postponed. Only games scheduled on the slate.
The flashy Chicago Cubs second baseman cracks the top ten with a .338 average. Holmes, runner-up to Phil Cavarretta in 1945, sits near .444. Braves outfielder, sidelined a week by an ankle injury, leads the pack with a 13-point margin over Frankie Gustine of the Pirates, who is hitting .431. Bruce Edwards of Brooklyn tops the NL at .405, with Pee Wee Reese, Carl Furillo, Stan Musial, Bert Haas, Wally Westlake, and Johnny Mize also among the leaders.
Tonight in the City softball league Firestone faces Tip-Top in the 7:30 opener as Home Supply meets John White in the 8:30 game. John White and Darleen are noted as the only undefeated teams remaining in the league.
Scores from multiple leagues show New Orleans over Birmingham 5 to 2 and Chattanooga topping Little Rock 12 to 2. Nashville beat Memphis 10 to 4, Mobile defeated Atlanta 11 to 6, and Greenville edged Macon 3 to 2. Charleston won 9 to 1 over Jacksonville.
Five clubs besides the Montgomery Rebels share third place in the Southeastern League as Meridan and Selma trail by 2 1/2 games. Montgomery beat Jackson 2 1 in a pitchers duel while Pensacola fell 6 5 to Gadsden boosting Montgomery’s edge. Aniston won 15 6 at Meridian and Selma and Vicksburg split, with Vicksburg’s Goyeau and Selma’s Pasquerella going the distance.
Loyd C. Hays state warden assigned to Morgan county has begun flight training at Decatur seaplane base and plans to obtain a private license. A Decatur resident, he served in the European theatre with Army ground forces and believes flying will aid conservation work at Wheeler reservoir.
A new Dixie Conference formed by nine Southern colleges adopts a strict amateurism code prohibiting any form of financial aid to intercollegiate athletes. Founding members include Howard College Birmingham Florida State University Stetson College Leland Tampa Millsaps Mercer Oglethorpe Mississippi College. Stanley Robinson of Mississippi College elected president and Dr H G Danford of Florida State named secretary.
Basketball tournament venue remains undecided for February 28. Track tennis and golf meets are planned for next spring, and a baseball playoff is under consideration.
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