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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1949

Page

5

Nine straight wins lift struggling Senators in Detroit rout

Washington manager Joe Kuhel rides a nine game winning streak as the Senators crush Detroit 11 1 on a five run first inning. Calvert one hitter until a blister ends his outing while Dick Westeroth finishes. Yankees beat Cleveland 3 2 as Porterfield’s wild pitch allows Mitchell to score the winning run.

Kuhel Senators Sgey Aire Chicago St. Louis Cleveland Detroit Lubby Overmire Paul Calvert Dick Westeroth Cleveland Indians Washington New York Yankees Tribe Yanks Bob Porterfield The Dile Mitchell

Giants Hustle Impresses Visitors In Baseball Roundup

New York May 12 The Giants display notable hustle drawing eye remarks from visiting Western teams and Chicago scribes who predict the pace may shake up the National League. The roundup notes Otis Une and Cliff Aberson’s paths, Groth’s outfield work, and Buffalo minor league polish.

New York Giants Chicago Cliff Aberson iCub Los Angeles Hank Edwards Cleveland Charley Grimm Brooklyn

National League Leaders Report From AP Stat Pack

The AP notes top NL batters and pitchers with leaders in batting average runs and RBIs, including Kazak and Gordon with high marks, Lockman and Ashburn among leading hitters, and Branca and Hartung posting strong pitching lines.</s>

Johnny Groth Detroit Tigers Eddie Kk St. Louis Cardinals

Boxing and racing notes from New York and New Jersey

Reports from New York and New Jersey cover boxing negotiations for a Joe Louis sale at Madison Square Garden and racing results at Belmont Park and Garden State Park. Nell K. wins the Acorn Stakes by a half length, Gaffery finishes second, with 21,535 in attendance. Touch Control wins at Haddonfield purse, and Homer Clark tops the world pigeon shooting championships with a perfect score.

Boxing New York Tournament of Champions Joe Louis- Madison Square Garden Combine Belmont Park Gaffery Camden N. J Garden State Park Madrid United States Homer Clark Alton, II

Reds End Giants' Seven-Game Win Streak In 4-2 Victory

Howie Fox drove in two runs with a timely single as the Reds beat the Giants 4-2. Jack Graham led St. Louis to a 5-4 win over Philadelphia with two doubles and a single, driving in two and scoring twice.

Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Bobby Doerr Jack Graham Philadelphia Bobby Shantz St. Louis Warren Spahn Boston St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants Cincinnati Howie Fox Pittsburgh Associated Press REDS Browns

Atlanta Climbs Back Into First

Lefthander Dick Hover led the Atlanta Crackers to a 7 to 2 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans and the Southern Association lead. The Crackers improved to 13 wins and 4 losses, .650. New Orleans stood 16-9, .640.

Patt Patterson Associated Press Dick Hover Atlanta New Orleans Pelicans Crackers Pelicans Bob Borkowski Nashville Vols Little Rock Travelers Vols Travs Rocks Birmingham Mobile Bears Memphis Chicks Chattanooga Lookouts Dick Strahs Hot Springs Chicks Southern Association L. Pet New Orleans Gil Mobile Ml Little Rock Nashville Chattanooga

Griffin Dominates Carrollton in doubleheader swing

Griffin walloped Carrollton 20 to 6 in the first seven inning game, then won 2 to 1 in the nightcap as Ericison Chechille and Runker homered for Griffin. Rucker of Carrollton hit a two run shot in the seventh.

Griffin Carrollton Pimientos Ericison Chechille Runker Rucker LaGrang Troopers Tallassee Cardinals LaGrange Tre Trompers Bill Brown Alexander City Millers Opelika Owls Brow Owls Fulton Newnan Browns Valley Rebels Valley

Tulane Netmen Lead SEC Tennis Open in New Orleans

Tulane faces 11 Southern schools in the SEC tournament in New Orleans. Jack Tuero, top Tulane contender and 19th ranked amateur, dominates Class A singles after a 6 1 6 1 win over Berney Segal. Teammate Dick Mouledous and Ed Adams of Georgia Tech follow in the lineup as matches continue Friday with finals set for Saturday.

Kentucky Mississippi State Bill Bolton Lee Weeks Green Wave Jack Tuero Florida Berney Segal Tuero SEC Dick Mouledous Tulane Ed Adams Georgia Tech M. B. Wheeler Georgia

Southern Association Scores and Alabama League Results

Baseball results show Atlanta 7 New Orleans 2 and Memphis 7 Chattanooga 5 in the Southern Association. Alabama State League games include Ozark 4 Brewton 2 and Troy 4 Dothan 10 with several other district reconciliations listed.

Southern Association Memphis Chattanooga Birmingham Mobile Little Rock Nashville Atlanta New Orleans Ozark Brewton Geneva Troy Dothan Andalusia Enterprise Greenville

Football scores from Montgomery to Jackson and Pensacola

The page lists multiple score lines for teams including Montgomery Vicksburg Gadsden Meridian Selma Jackson Anniston Pensacola and others with player pairings. A note mentions the first use of glass in windows dating to the early Christian era based on the page’s text.

Decoration at Sivley cemetery follows Sunday service

The fourth Sunday decoration will be held at Sivley cemetery with speakers Brother Lewis Smith and Brother Ben Compton. Local families visited relatives over the weekend including Mrs. Roy Porterfield and son from Murfreesboro Tennessee and Mrs. Ruby Waugh with Elbert Shelton. Several residents traveled to nearby towns and attended gatherings and a lightning death was reported as W. S. Hills’ young male died Sunday afternoon.

Sivley Cemetery Lewis Smith Ben Compton Roy Porterfield Murfreesboro Tenn Ruby Waugh Elbert Shelton Phil Shelton Inior Grove Eva G. W. Compton Grady’ Waters Oakley Garner Decatur Lillie Shelton Gilliland Grady Waters Dwight Edith Shelton Grady Porter Jim Pearson Hillsboro W. S. Hills Jack Waters Moulton Wayne Waters Dean Thrasher Flint

Frances Cole and Community Notices From Aldridge Grove

Bruce Dodd and Elsie attended the funeral of Bro Bennett. Frances Cole visited Danville with the Gillespie family. Louis Weaver’s family carried him home from Moulton. The White House visit involved Lowell Cole Frances and Eddie Mae Melson. Frances was taken to Dr Farish in Moulton for an infected throat. Winford Logan of Auburn visited relatives in Moulton. Other Cole family visits noted through the week.

Bruce Dodd Elsie Moulton Bro. Bennett Frances Cole Marvin Gillespie Danville Gennie Melson Louis Weaver Washington White House Lowell Cole Frances Eddie Mae Melson Farish Molton Winford Logan Auburn Marvin Gil

Singing At Mt Vernon And Johnson Chapel Noted

Lespie and Boys and Quinton Cole attended the singing at Mt. Vernon and Johnson Chapel on Sunday.

Lespie and Boys Quinton Cole Mt. Vernon and Johnson Chapel

Morgan County Social Notices and Birth Announcement

Mr and Mrs Vernon South announce the birth of a daughter on Monday May 9. Mr and Mrs Virgel Childers attended a church decoration at Johnson Chapel. Various locals including Fay Covey, Joe Gardella, Marvin Black, and James Lynn Jr. visited relatives and attended decorations and social events around Decatur and Hartsville.

Vernon South Virgel Childers Johnson Chapel Alex Dunn Richard. Dunn Somerville Walter Wigginton Earl Wigginton Athens Teydigginton Mabie Gatlin Mary Vincent Decatur Buck Johnson Rachel Antioch

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