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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1952

Page

5

SEC Starts Its Investigation At Kentucky

The SEC launches a thorough probe into Kentucky athletics following Judge Streit's sentencing of three former Wildcats for game fixing. Commissioner Bernie Moore orders the inquiry to be conducted largely in Lexington and reported to the executive committee for review at the next conference meeting.

Birmingham Kentucky SEC Bernie Moore Moore New York Saul Streit Streit Alex Grota Ralph Beard Dale Barnstable Lexington Atlanta Athens Sea Island

Yesterday's Results in Major League Baseball Scores

Yesterday's games reported St Louis 4 1 New York 3 8 Philadelphia 2 0 Cleveland 0 6 Boston 7 Detroit 4 and Washington 24 Chicago 1 6 across the schedule.

Cleveland Washington Boston New York St. Louis Chicago Philadelphia Detroit

Boston at Detroit Opens Tonight in Obvious Showdown

The only scheduled game features Boston visiting Detroit in a standout matchup. Both teams aim for a win as the season progresses, with fans awaiting early-season form and key performances from the expected lineup.

Boston Detroit

Baseball Scores and Games Postponed by Rain

Weather caused postponements in multiple major league games. Brooklyn beat Chicago 7 to 2, St. Louis won 4 to 3 over Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at Newark scheduled, Cincinnati at Boston listed as postponed due to rain.

Brooklyn Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia Pittsburgh Newark Cincinnati Boston

Chicago at Brooklyn and other NBA matchups

The schedule lists Chicago at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at New York, and St. Louis at Philadelphia as the remaining games on the docket.

Weather and Scores Prompt Postponement Across Cities

Rain postpones Birmingham at Little Rock. Other games include Memphis 5 2 Atlanta 4 3 Chattanooga 13 6 Mobile 12 0 Nashville 9 2 New Orleans 7 6 with Birmingham venue affected by rain.

Memphis Atlanta Birmingham Little Rock Chattanooga Mobile Nashville New Orleans

Mobile at Chattanooga and other regional matchups

The schedule lists Mobile versus Chattanooga Birmingham versus Little Rock Atlanta against Memphis and New Orleans facing Nashville highlighting regional games with strong local team matchups.

Local Baseball Scores From Weekend Card

Jacksonville beat Augusta 3 to 2 while Savannah overwhelmed Macon 40 to 3. Columbia won 14 to 7 over Columbus and Charleston faced Montgomery with a 2 run game result.

Lead Leagues With Victories By Shantz and Staley

Shantz of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched the AL's first six wins with a 2-0 shutout of Cleveland. Staley of the St. Louis Cardinals became the NL's first seven-game winner in a 4-3 win over Philadelphia. Indians salvaged a 6-0 nightcap shutout as Garcia blanked the A’s. Yankees, Giants, and others split, with Sox, Senators, and Browns winning or losing in various doubleheaders. Brooklyn moved to NL first place with a 7-2 defeat of the Cubs as rain paused others.

Bobby Shantz Gerry Staley Shantz Philadelphia Athletics Cleveland Indians Staley St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies Athletics Cardinals Cleveland Indians Mike Garcia A’s Bob Feller Eddie Joost Gus Zernial Sam Zoldak Carl Schieb Larry Doby Bob Kennedy Harry Simpson Washington Senators Chicago White Sox Ray Coleman White Sox Lou Sleater Senators Saul Rogovin Boston Red Sox Detroit New York Yankees St. Louis Browns Vic Raschi New York Browns Brooklyn Chicago Cubs New York Giants Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds Braves

Leaders Clinch Double Win in Sally League Action

Columbia Reds bounced back to win both ends of a doubleheader against Columbus 14 7 and 7 3 to extend their lead to 32 games Jacksonville edged Augusta 3 2 and 2 1 while Savannah split with Macon Charleston and Montgomery were rained out Barney Martin yielded a no hitter late in game two as George McPhail and Chico Perez pitched well for Columbia and Jacksonville respectively

Associated Press Columbia Reds Columbus Jacksonville Augusta Savannah Macon Indians Charleston Montgomery George McPhail Barney Martin Chico Perez Tigers Jim Kelly

Local matchups listed across cities and standings

The page shows schedule pairings Montgomery at Columbus Columbia at Augusta Charleston at Macon Jacksonville at Savannah. It also records international standings with clubs Montreal Rochester Fort Worth Houston and numeric ratios like .688 .556 .538 and multiple incomplete fragments.

Wrestling Set For Tuesday At De Kalb Armory

Friendly Mike Miller presents a Rasslin card at the De Kalb Armory starting 8 30 p m The main tag bout features The Super Zebra Kid and Barron George Har den versus Joe Corbett and Sheik Ben Ali The opener has Corbett vs Zebra with a 10 minute limit Ben Ali faces Harben Referee Nick Carter.

Mike Miller Decatur Armory Super Zebra Kid Barron George Harden Joe Corbett Sheik Ben Ali Corbett Zebra Ben Ali Harben Central High Boston Zebra Kid Sheik Ben Ali Badai Mid- West George Harben Stone Mountain Georgia Barron Nick Carter

Daily Crossword Clues and Cryptoquote Puzzle

A reader friendly page presents a themed crossword with across clues spanning crust to sack, plus down hints from shelter to god of flocks, and a cryptoquote puzzle with a substitution cipher, ending with the Saturday quote featured in the syndicate.

Explorers Trek Central and Northern French Equatorial Africa

Five Americans and two Austrians embark on a two month trek through Central and Northern French Equatorial Africa to collect the first major animal collection for the Washington Museum of Natural History and the American National Geographic Magazine.

FT. Archambault Africa French Equatorial Africa Washington Mus Eum Natural History The American National Geographic Magazine

Lookouts Sweep Mobile in Doubleheader to Close Gap

Chattanooga Lookouts stun Mobile with a 3-0 nightcap win after a 13-12 opener, led by Bob Mitchell on three hits. The series pull moves Chattanooga within a half game of the Bears as New Orleans and Nashville split and other SA results unfold.

Washington Senators Chattanooga Lookouts Mobile Lookouts Bears Bob Mitchell National Capital Orlean Pets Nashville The Birds Memphis Atlanta Chicks Crackers Birmingham Little Rock Chattanooga Woody Rich al Dumouchelle

Shirai Grips World Flyweight Title In Close Bout

Tokyo reports Yoshiro Shirai of Japan defeated Rado Marino of Honolulu by outpointing him over 15 rounds to win the world flyweight crown. Marino weighed 112 and Shirai 111 in the title bout. Blue Man wins the 76th Preakness in Baltimore as jockey Conn McCreary guides the longshot from last to first for $86,135 first prize. Jumpol and One Count finish close behind with Arcaro third.

Tokyo Yoshiro Shirai Japan Rado Marino Honolulu Marino Shirai Baltimore Blue Man Conn McCreary Primate McCreary Max Kahlbaum Jumpol Eddie Arcaro

Baseball leaders show Robinson and Sauer pace standings

Robinson of Brooklyn leads batting with 359, Sauer of Chicago drives in 34 runs, Ennis of Philadelphia has 39 hits, and Pafko and Sauer share 8 home runs. Jethroe Reese Fondy and Mays tied for stolen bases at 4, with Maglie and Roe Lees posting 6-0 records and perfect 1.000 ERAs.

Robinson Brooklyn Sauer Chicago Ennis Philadelphia Pafko Jethroe Boston Reese Fondy Mays New York Maglie Roe Lees

Cleveland Stars Shaped By Mitchell Rosen And Razzuto

Mitchell leads hits and RBIs for Cleveland while Rosen hits four two base, with Simpson also on 42 hits. Razzuto of New York steals eight bases. Gromek Marrero and Shea of Washington combine for 30 wins and a 1.000 team ERA.

Razzuto New York Gromek Cleveland Marrero Shea Washington

Codfish Reels In Up To Ten Million Eggs At Once

A single codfish can lay as many as 10 million eggs in one spawning.Researchers note huge fecundity boosts population resilience and breeding potential in marine ecosystems.

Sports Scores Patch from Coast League Card

Sacramento 3 4 Oakland 1 9 Los Angeles 6 5 San Diego 0 8 San Francisco 13 5 Seattle 2 0 Hollywood 16 3 Portland 6 0

American Association Milwaukee Kansas City Louisville Minneapolis Columbus Indianapolis Serene Toledo Pacific Coast San Diego Hollywood Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Ween Sacramento Eee Ee Eee Columbia Ee Ee Ewes Montgomery Et Savannah Eee Ewe Charleston Augusta Wwe Jacksonville Sacramento Oakland

Hockey Standings Snapshot From Regional Matchups

Montreal 11 4 Springfield 5 1 Toronto 4 4 Ottawa 3 3 Rochester 5 1 Syracuse 0 3 Baltimore 10 2 Buffalo 2 0 This card records recent results and current win loss spreads among multiple teams in a regional hockey schedule.

Montreal Springfield Toronto Ottawa Rochester Syracuse Baltimore Buffalo

Scores and standings from the American Association game results

The Toledo team posted a 40 to 0 win over Milwaukee with other results showing Louisville 21 to 7, St Paul 5 to 8, Indianapolis 7 to 7, Minneapolis 3 to 10, Kansas City 3 to 7, and Columbus 0 to 7.

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

Texas Match Ups Postponed By Rain Across Cities

Schedule notes show Oklahoma City at Fort Worth and Tulsa at Dallas postponed due to rain with San Antonio at Houston and a 2 2 tie reported at Shreveport and Beaumont before calls at 9th due to darkness.

Texas Oklahoma City Fort Worth Tulsa Dallas San Antonio Houston Shreveport Beaumont

Eastern and Albany Lead In Tight Standings

Eastern division scores show Schenectady 5-3 and Hartford 6-4 with Albany 1 and Binghamton 4-0. Reading 1-2, Williamsport 0-4, Elmira 3-3, Scranton 3-4 reflect a crowded table across the circuit.

Eastern Schenectady Reading Hartford Williamsport Elmira Albany I. Binghamton Scranton

Indians Face Parkers Tilt Canceled By Wet Grounds

The Decatur Indians home game with the Florence Raiders at Legion Field Sunday was rained out. They will seek a third straight win this week with a Tuesday night rematch against the Huntsville Parkers at Legion Field.

Decatur Indians Florence Legion Field John Meadows Robert Hudson Decatur Chick Sparkman Red Caudill Charlie Goodin Pete Parahanick Goodin Raiders Huntsville

8th District Tourney Opens With Twilight Doubleheader

The Western half of the Eighth District baseball tournament starts this afternoon at Legion Field with a 5:00 first pitch. Cullman faces Huntsville Crimson Panthers in the opener, followed by Decatur Red Raiders vs Limestone County’s No 2 team. Athens meets West Point at 5:00 on Wednesday, Butler plays Cotaco at 7:00, with semis Thursday and the final Saturday afternoon.

Legion Field Cullman Bearcats Huntsville Crimson Panthers Decatur Red Raiders Limestone County Athens West Point Butler Cotaco

Michigan State Sets 1952 Home Football Schedule

Michigan State will play five home games in 1952 featuring Texas A. & M. Penn State Notre Dame and Marquette alongside a pair of other opponents.

Michigan State Texas A. & M Yccuse Penn State Notre Dame Marquette

Snead Holds Lead in Wykagyl Round Robin Golf Event

Sam Snead won the $15,000 Wykagyl Round Robin at New Rochelle pocketing $3,000 after five rounds in four days. He finished 12 under par 348 for 90 holes, with Cary Middlecoff and Lloyd Mangrum close behind as Mangrum tied Snead with a 348 and Middlecoff posted a 64 and 69 to surge to second. Final standings: Snead 57, Middlecoff 55, Mangrum 34, Harmon 21, Ferrier 17.

New Rochelle Sam Snead Wykagyl Cary Middlecoff Lloyd Mangrum Sam Middlecoff Mangrum Claud Harmon Snead Claude Harmon Jim Ferrier Max Faulkner

Michigan State Wins Big Ten Tennis Title

The Michigan State team captured the Western Conference Big Ten championship last year, their first conference win.

Michigan State

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