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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1952

Page

11

Series Set With Parkers in eight game arrangement

Decatur Indians arrange an eight game series with Huntsville Parkers after a 54 14 inning win over Huntsville Club. The slate includes four Decatur at home and four Huntsville visits with games on June 10 29 July 9 23 and May 21 June 11. Openers at Legion Field feature Pulaski invading and Big John Meadows likely starting for Decatur. Caudill praised his pitching staff including Goodin Parahanick Prince and Graham as warmer weather should boost performances. Mayor Summer to throw opening ball. Sunday road game at Lawrenceburg. next home Tuesday against Parkers. Caudill names probable lineup for Saturday’s start.

Huntsville Parkers Bob McNelly Decatur Indians Huntsville Decatur Indians Parkers Legion Field Pulaski Big John Meadows Red Caudill Caudill Charlie Goodin Red Pete Parahanick Paul Prince Ross Graham Graham H. R. Summer Lawrenceburg Florence Charlie Jones Jimmy Caudill Avery Roberts Bill Freeman Chick Sparkman Lester White Lewis Clark Gene’ Ratliff

Pacific Coast Soccer Scores and International Matches

League results show UK teams winning on the Pacific Coast with Los Angeles 5 San Diego 1 Portland 7 Hollywood 6 Oakland 8 Sacramento 4 San Francisco 5 Seattle 0. International games list Syracuse 2 4 Baltimore 0 2 Ottawa 2 5 Toronto 1 6 Buffalo 1 Springfield 0 Rochester 8 Montreal 7.

Pacific Coast Los Angeles San Diego Portland Hollywood Oakland Sacramento San Francisco Seattle International Syracuse Baltimore Ottawa Toronto Buffalo Springfield Rochester Montreal

American Association Scores From Kansas City and St Paul

Kansas City edged Louisville 7 to 6 in 11 innings and St Paul beat Columbus 9 to 8 in 10 innings. Toledo defeated Minneapolis 4 to 2, while Indianapolis at Milwaukee game postponed.

American Association Kansas City Louisville St. Paul Columbus Toledo Minneapolis Indianapolis Milwaukee

Southern Association Scores and Standings Snapshot

New Orleans edged Atlanta 4 3 while Mobile led 5 13 with Birmingham 4 and Little Rock 3. Chattanooga 2, Nashville 3, Memphis 2, Dallas 18 led Texas with San Antonio 5 and Houston 2. Fort Worth 1 and Shreveport 5 trailed Oklahoma City 2 with Beaumont 9 and Tulsa 7.

Southern Association New Orleans Atlanta Mobile Birmingham Little Rock Chattanooga Nashville Memphis Texas Dallas San Antonio Houston Fort Worth Shreveport Oklahoma City Beaumont Tulsa American Cleveland Washington Boston Chicago St. Louis New York Philadelphia American Association Milwaukee Secien Kansas City Minneapolis Louisville St. Paul See Indianapolis Columbus Toledo Oes Enens saEue South Atlantic Columbia Montgomery Savannah Macon Augusta Charleston Jacksonville Texas Dallas i Pacific Coast San Diego Oakland Hollywood Seen Los Angeles Portland San Francisco Seattle Sacramento

South Atlantic Scores Highlight Regional Soccer Results

Macon defeated Jacksonville 2 1 in Augusta 11. Savannah beat Columbia 8 to 5 in Columbia with 10 innings. Montgomery won 5 to 2 against Charleston while Columbus blanked Charleston 0. Savannah and Augusta hosted parts of the regional schedule.

Alabama Florida Enterprise Game Scores

The report lists final scores of Alabama games with Enterprise beating Florida 12 to 7, Dothan 7 C 5, Eufaula 5, and Headland 4 in a sequence of results.

Enterprise Dothan Eufaula Headland

All One Run Margin Games Highlight Tuesday Baseball

Decatur Indians win 54 over Huntsville Parkers on a 14th inning Caudill base hit with bases loaded. Jimmy Caudill started the rally and scored the winning run. Mobile edges Birmingham 5 4 and other closer games feature Little Rock Nashville New Orleans. Frank Thomas homer helps Atlanta fall at New Orleans in 13 innings.

Red Caudill Decatur Indians Decatur Huntsville Parkers Caudill Jimmy Caudill Jimmy Pulaski Associated . Press Mobile Birmingham Little Rock Chattanooga Nashville Memphis New Orleans Atlanta Bill Antonello Bear Pets Bill Currie Frank Thomas Woody Rich Bama Bay Vols

Faulkner Declines U S Open Bid Amid Round Robin Push

British Open champion Max Faulkner says he will not attempt the U S Open title next month in Dallas while aiming at the $3,000 first prize in the Round Robin at Wykagyl Golf Club. The 16-man field features Roberto de Vicenzo among others in a 90-hole, five-round format with match play results decided by stroke differentials.

New Rochelle N. Y Max Faulkner Dallas Wykagyl Golf Club Roberto de Vicenzo Argentina Marty Furgol Jerry Barber Ed Oliver Clayton Heafner Doug Ford Claude Harmon Jim

Major League Leaders Updated Batting and Pitching

Robinson of Brooklyn leads NL batting at .375 with Cooper Boston at .360 and Ennis Philadelphia at .351. Sauer Chicago drives in 29 RBIs, Kluszewski Cincinnati 26, Thomson New York 21. Ennis 34 hits, Kluszewski 33. Pafko Brooklyn hits 8 home runs tied with Mathews Boston and Sauer Chicago at 7. Maglie New York 6-0, 1.000 ERA.

Robinson Brooklyn Cooper Boston Ennis Philadelphia Sauer Chicago Kluszewski Cincinnati Thomson New York Pafko Mathews Maglie

Cleveland Stars Dominate Batting and Pitching Totals

Batting leaders include Mitchell 361, Rizzuto 346, DiMaggio 343 with .343, .341 averages while Rosen tops RBIs at 20 for Cleveland and Bauer 341. Simpson leads hits at 38 for Cleveland and Robinson 37 union of Chicago and New York. Rosen also has 8 home runs, Wertz leads Detroit with 6. Gromek of Cleveland and Marrero of Washington share 3-0 pitching record.

Mitchell Cleveland Rizzuto New York DiMaggio Boston Bauer Rosen Boone Simpson Robinson Chicago Wertz Detroit Gromek Marrero Washington

Barber Magnifies Sixth Straight Victory For Giants

Sal The Barber Maglie won his sixth straight decision as the Giants beat the Reds 8-3. Maglie fired six hits and faced jeers over alleged spitter rumors as Frank Hiller attempted to retrieve the ball. Bobby Thomson opened the scoring with a first inning triple and steal of home while Willie Mays and Wes Westrum hit homers to build the lead.

Jack Hand Sal Maglie Cincinnati New York Giants Umps Frank Hiller Cincy Augie Donatelli Giants Hiller Reds Bobby Thomson Willie Mays Wes Westrum Gerry Staley St. Louis Brooklyn Sally Hemus Cards Chris van Cuyk Granny Hamner Willie Jones Russ Meyer Phillies Chicago Meyer Phils Hamner Jones Bob Kelly Pete Whisenant George Strickland Jack Daniels Boston Braves Pittsburgh

Mexican New Lightweight Boxing Champ

Los Angeles report that Lauro Salas of Monterrey Mexico defeated Jimmy Carter in a 15 round decision to take the lightweight title. Carter, 28, had won the crown last May 25 with a 14th round knockout over Ike Williams. Salas becomes the first native Mexican to win a undisputed world championship and sparked international joy across the border.

Los Angeles New York Jimmy Carter Lauro Salas Monterrey Mexico Carter Ike Willaims Salas Olvera Street Willie Ketchum Jimmy

Grays Fall as Leaders Rally in Sally League Action

In a South Atlantic League slate, Columbus fell 2-0 to Charleston as George Dries shut out his former team. Macon defeated Jacksonville 2-1 in 11 innings with Don Geresy delivering a perfect squeeze bunt for the winning run. Columbia beat Montgomery 8-5 as Ken Polivka starred with three hits and solid pitching. Augusta outlasted Savannah 5-4 after 10 frames, and Sal Dell Isola shut out Savannah after the third inning in the Augusta win.

Vernon Butler Associated Press Columbus Cardinals George Dries Cards Charleston Rebels Dries Reds Macon Jacksonville Augusta Savannah Columbia Montgomery Don Geresy Dean Padgett Bob Zacritz The Peaches Chico Perez Ken Polivka Gray Kirby Higbe Sal Dell Isola Tigers Staller Indians

Williams Leads SEC Golfers in NPGA Qualifiers

Harold Williams of Tuscaloosa Alabama shoots 66 70 136 to lead the sectional qualifiers at Meadowbrook in Atlanta for the National Professional Golfers Association tournament. Joe Taylor Bristol Tennessee runner up with 140, Jimmy Lentz Bradenton Florida and Bob Hays tied for third with 141. Elmer Reed Atlanta and Pat Abbott Memphis earned the remaining spots at 142. Joe Burch Mobile participated in a sudden death playoff.

Atlanta Harold Williams Tuscaloosa Ala Williams Meadowbrook Joe Taylor Bristol Tenn Jimmy Lentz Bradenton Fla Bob Hays Elmer Reed Pat Abbott Memphis Joe Burch Mobile

Wertz Leads Tigers Rally in Seven Inning Classic

Newlywed Vic Wertz rejoined the Detroit Tigers and belted a tie breaking homer off Wash ington pitcher Lir Hudson in the eighth to lift Detroit 3 2. Art Houtteman controlled the Senators with a six hit win as Washington had won nine of ten. The St Louis Browns rolled past Philadelphia 12 7 behind a four hit attack.

Vic Wertz Detroit Tigers Washington Lir Hudson Art Houtteman Senators St. Louis Browns

National League scores tight at nine innings

National entries include New York defeating Cincinnati 8 to 3 and Philadelphia routing Chicago 9 to 2. St Louis topped Brooklyn 5 to 1 and Boston beat Pittsburgh 4 to 3 in ten innings.

Baseball scores roundup from night games

New York beat Cleveland 5 to 3 under night conditions. Detroit edged Washington 3 to 2. Chicago won 6 to 3 against Boston with the end called in rain. St Louis defeated Philadelphia 12 to 7 at night.

New York Cleveland Detroit Washington Chicago Boston St. Louis Philadelphia Associated Pr

St. Louis at Boston Pittsburgh at Brooklyn

Sports page notes tonight feature St Louis vs Boston and Pittsburgh visiting Brooklyn Chicago meets New York with Cincinnati traveling to Philadelphia in a set of city matchups as part of the season schedule.

Sports pairings and a note on Guam possession

The excerpt lists games Little Rock versus Chattanooga Birmingham visiting Mobile and Atlanta facing New Orleans. It also states Guam has been a U S possession since 1898.

Guam U. S

Morgan County Softball Semi Finals Shakeup

In Delano Park the Morgan County Tournament advances to the semi finals with Decatur Red Raiders vs Falkville Blue Devils and Austinville Hornets vs Priceville Bulldogs at 7 00. Priceville beat Danville 20 19 and Austinville defeated Ryan 16 0 to advance. Decatur beat Union Hill 24 0 and Falkville topped Trinity 17 3. The Friday final pits semifinal winners for the trophy as pitchers duel dominates action. Billy Woodall shines for Austinville with a two hitter vs Ryan while Winston Ridgeway and Withite also turn in strong efforts for Decatur and Falkville. Florida closes the season with SEC results as Tennessee clinches division and Florida ends with 12 2 while Tennessee goes 11 7.

Morgan County Delano Park Decatur Red Raiders Falkville Blue Devils Austinville Hornets Priceville Bulldogs Priceville Danville Austinville Ryan Decatur Union Hill Falkville Trinity Billy Woodall Winston Ridgeway Withite Wills

Florida Avoids SEC Playoff With Tennessee Decision

GAINESVILLE Fla The Tennessee athletic council announced in Knoxville late Wednesday night that they concede the SEC baseball championship to Florida so Florida baseball players could prepare for final exams which begin within 10 days. Tennessee was defending SEC champion.

Gainesville Fla University of Florida Tennessee Athletic Council Knoxville Florida SEC

Duke Coach Bill Murray joins NCAA Ethics panel

Duke football coach Bill Murray has been named to the NCAA Ethics Committee and serves as chair of the NCAA Public Relations Committee.

Duke Bill Murray NCAA

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