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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1950

Page

5

Florence Downs Legion in Florence Raiders 10 Decatur 6

Florence Raiders defeated Decatur American Legion 10 to 6 at Fair Park field. Hayden Riley belted two home runs driving in three runs, with Sessler and Pounders adding four baggers and three RBI each. Decatur led early, but Florence surged with Steiner’s triple and late drives to clinch the win.

Hayden Riley American Legion Florence Johnny Sessler Lucy Pounders Pounders Decatur Charley Jones Scnny Todd Riley Red Caudill Bill Freeman Jones Caudill Chick Sparkman Todd Sandlin Sams Sessler Sparkman Rickard Rebel Steiner Raiders Steiner Johnson Davis Quillen Glen Thomas Sonny Todd Gion Field Red Watts Coyalbrooks Buck Ramsey George Burns Ramsey Burns Decature Herb McElroy RBI Freeman Sams Gurganus Richard Gaisser McElroy Johnson Meg Pickens Forrest

Eighth District Baseball Tournament Starts Saturday

Action in the Eighth District baseball tournament begins Saturday at 1 00 pm with two games at Optimist Park and Lincoln. Huntsville Lincoln faces Cullman at 3 00 pm while Elk Mountain plays Fyffe at 6 00 pm. Geraldine vs Arab or Albertville at 8 00 pm concludes the first round with rookies honored Wednesday night after the final.

Huntsville Optimist Park Hanceville Woodville Lincoln Cullman Optimist Elkmont Fyffe Lincoln Park Geraldine Arab Albertville Hartselle Gurley Isbell

Coffee High Raiders Beat Red Raiders 9-6 at Legion Field

Coffee High Yellow Jackets defeated Decatur Red Raiders 9-6 at Legion field as Alvin Landers Marvin Taylor Wesley Thompson Bob Freeman and Roy Freeman scored in a five run first inning. Thompson hit a triple and later league play saw Florence beat Decatur 10-6 in Florence. Wayne Sims pitched for Decatur allowing 9 hits while Thompson and Roy Freeman led Raiders with a combined triple and two singles plus three RBI.

Florence Baseballers Decatur Coffee High Yellow Jackets Red Raiders Legion Field Decatur Legion Florence Raiders Florence Raiders Alvin Landers Marvin Taylor Wesley Thompson Bob Freeman Roy Freeman Thompson Coffee Kephart Hewitt Price Bratcher Hollis Jackets Jim Lewis Wayne Sims Russellville Wes Roy Abrhoa Poe DS Witness

Tomorrow's Schedule From The Associated Press

New York faces Chicago at 1 30 P M Washington meets St Louis at 3 30 P M Philadelphia plays Detroit at 3 P M Boston visits Cleveland at 1 P M

Associated Press New York Chicago Washington St. Louis

Baseball schedules for National League matchups

National League games listed include St Louis at Boston 1 00 P M Pittsburgh at Brooklyn 1 00 P M Cincinnati at New York 1 30 P M or at Philadelphia 1 00 P M.

St. Louis Boston Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati New York

Baseball schedules listed for major leagues and associations

Daily schedule shows National League games featuring Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Boston. American League pairing Philadelphia Detroit New York Chicago Boston Cleveland Washington St Louis. Southern Association matchups include New Orleans Atlanta Mobile Birmingham Nashville Little Rock Chattanooga Memphis.

Atlanta Mobile Memphis Birmingham Ovese New Orleans Associated Press Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Boston American League Detroit Cleveland Washington Southern Association Birmingham Nashville Little Rock Chattanooga

Giants Triumph as Irvin Drives In Five in 10 4 Win

Monte Irvin of the Giants slugged a grand slam and a single, driving in five runs to power New York past Chicago 10-4. Sid Hudson earned his fourth win as the Senators beat Chicago 7-3.

Associated Press Monte Irvin Giants New York Chicago Sid Hudson Senators Washington

Senators Stir Up Rumpus In Pennant Race With Harris

Washington manager Bucky Harris guides the Senators with nine wins in 12 to within a game of the Yankees. Sid Hudson earns a victory, aiding Harris as Chicago falls 3 1. Yankees idle Browns also off. Red Sox rally to outslug Tigers 13 12 in Detroit. Kell drives in five for Detroit. Indians edge Athletics 4 3 on bases loaded walk. Dodgers rally past Cardinals 9 8 with four eighth inning runs. Giants shell Cubs 10 4 as Irvin drives in five on a slam. Rain postpones Pirates-Boston and Cincinnati-Philadelphia games.

Bucky Harris Washington Senators Harris Washington Nats Yanks Bucky San Diego Senators Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers Philadelphia Phillies New York Ray Scarborough Sid Hudson Chicago Detroit Tigers St. Louis Browns Red Sox Joe Dobson George Kell Viv Wertz Walt Dropo Kell Cleveland Indians Philadelphia Athletics Lou Brissie Bob Kennedy St. Louis Cardinals Brooklyn Ebbets Field Dodgers Cardinal Tommy Glaviano Jim Russell Jackie Robinson Furillo Gil Hodges Duke Snider Glaviano New York Giants Chicago Cubs Monte Irvin Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia

Mobile 1 beats Birmingham 0 in scoreboard report

In a late update scores show Mobile 1 over Birmingham 0. Nashville leads Little Rock 11 to 7 Memphis 6 and Chattanooga 0. Atlanta and New Orleans played 11 innings with Atlanta 12 New Orleans 11.

Griffin defeats Opelika in Georgia Alabama League play

In Georgia Alabama League action Griffin beat Opelika 7 to 1. Rome crushed Carrollton 17 to 10. Newnan won 7 to 4 over Valley while LaGrange fell 2 to 13 against Alex City. In the Southeastern League Pensacola blasted Montgomery 24 to 5 and Selma edged Meridian 3. Anniston upset Vicksburg 8 to 7 and Jackson defeated Gadsden 11 to 2.

Griffin Opelika Rome Carrollton Newnan Valley LaGrange Alex City Pensacola Montgomery Selma Meridian Anniston Vicksburg Jackson Gadsden

S E C Meet Set For Tomorrow With Alabama Favored

Alabama is rated the favorite to win the Southeastern Conference track meet in Birmingham. LSU Auburn and Florida are close contenders. Preliminaries in 10 of 15 events start today at 3 P M CST with finals tomorrow.

Birmingham Ala Alabama Louisiana State SEC Bernie Moore Bama Tide Georgia Tech Moore LSU Auburn Florida Louisiana Bengals Carl Shield George Cross Shield Harmon Beauchamp Dick Hanson Marvin Cichowski Jim Morris Whitey Overton Tom Scott Tennessee Overton Hugo Nutini Whitey South America

St Bernard Beats Bearcats In Extra Inning Baseball

Saint Bernard defeats Cullman 13 to 12 in eight innings after a late rally and costly Cullman pitching. Owen, Dahlke, Knight and Estes star for the Saints with multiple hits while Holban guides the Bearcats with five blown leads. The win comes on a walk and steal followed by a clutch single in the eighth.

Cullman High “Bearcats Saint Bernard Cats Cullman Bernard Saints Blue White Kitty Owen Bill Dahlke Bill Knight Holban Dahlke Knight Ronald Estes

De Molay to Confer Degrees for Three Members

A called meeting of De Molay commandery No 14 Knights Templar will be held at 7 30 tonight to confer the Order of the Temple upon Dr Tom Guyton Bar man Grantland and Lucien Austin All Knights urged to attend and wear uniforms if issued.

de Molay de Molay Commandery No. 14 Knights Templar Order of the Temple Tom Guyton Barman Grantland Lucien Austin

V F W Moves Into First Place Tie In City Softball

VFW moved into a first place tie with Nursery after a 10 7 win over Wolverine. E and W beat Guard 10 7 in eight innings to take third place as the schedule listed games for tonight and results from Thursday highlight the tight standings and key hits.

VFW Nursery Wolverine Guard Vets Black Nolan Sanders G. W. Sellers Harlan Hunter Sanders Sellers Lemmond Bradaway Morgan Buddy Lovelace Hess Hunter Jerry Mitchell Ray Love Tommy Todd Jerry Adams Mitchell Stephenson Wolfe Buchanan Harrison Joe Portwood B. G. Ryan Garnett Charles Riley Woodll Pat Aday Charlie Riley Aday Roberson Mullions Ryan

Bonus Rookie Wins Shutout

The Memphis Chicks pitcher Constantine Keriazakos, a 6'4", 185-pound, 18-year veteran of the system, earned $67,000 to sign and delivered a four-hit shutout in a 6-0 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts. Ebba St. Claire logged six hits in six at bats, lifting his average past .380 with nine straight, while Atlanta beat New Orleans 12-11 in 11 innings.

Sterling Slappey Associated Press Constantine Gus) Keriazakos Chicago White Sox Gus Memphis Chicks White Sox Memphis Messers Comiskey Lane Onslow Keriazakos Chicago Chattanooga Lookouts Little Rock Chicks Mobile Bears Atlanta Crackers Atlanta Ponce de Leon Park Dick Hoover Crackers Stan Milankovich New Orleans Pelicans Ebba St. Claire Ebba Jim Romano Mobile Boo Ferris Boston Ferris Birmingham

Results from baseball games with scores listed

Results show Boston 13 Detroit 12, Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 3, Washington 7 Chicago 3. Only games scheduled.

Boston Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia Washington Chicago

Rain Halts Three Games After Six Inning Look

Scores show Brooklyn 9 over St. Louis 8 and New York 10 to Chicago 4 when play ended after six innings due to rain. Two other games Pittsburgh at Boston and Cincinnati at Philadelphia were postponed by rain.

Brooklyn St. Louis New York Chicago Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia

Woman Dies of Injuries After Henegar Accident

Sylvia Bailey, 26, died in a Fort Payne clinic from injuries sustained Tuesday night when her car overturned several times near Henegar on Sand Mountain. State Highway Patrolman W. C. Glenn confirmed details of the crash.

FT. Payne Ala Sylvia Bailey Fort Payne Henegar W. C. Glenn Bailey

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