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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1946

Page

6

Hogan Sets Record In National Invitation Golf Run

Ben Hogan shot a 65 at Kiel Country Club to win the National Invitation golf tournament, finishing 17,819.50 ahead of runner up Todd of Dallas. Todd finished 69, Schneiter led after a first round 279, Haas 66 earned 1300, with Snead Hamil ton Picard Mangrum also in the top finishers as the PGA tour moved to St Louis for the Western Open.

Rth Tex Kiel Country Club Fort Worth Todd Dallas Hershey Links Ben Hogan Deeree Schneiter Ogden Fred Haas, Jr New Orleans Sam Snead Hot Springs Bob Hamilton Chicago Henry Picard Cleveland Lloyd Mangrum Los Angeles PGA Tour St. Lysis

Riggs Budge Fight Through 26 Games In Birmingham

Bobby Riggs and Doh Budge battled 26 games without a decision in the 40th tour match in Birmingham. Budge won the first set 9-7, Riggs took the second 6-4 before rain halted play. Riggs leads 21 to 18 in the series. next match in New Orleans tonight.

Birmingham Bobby Riggs Doh Budge Budge

Twinbill washed out by rain at Shipbuilder diamond

The doubleheader between In and Reynolds Metals Co. on Shipbuilder diamond Sunday was postponed due to rain. It marked the second rainout of the year for Ingalls, as a game with Scottsboro was postponed to Saturday June 1.

Reynolds Metals Co Ingalls Scottsboro

Standings and results across major leagues and regions

Baseball standings and scores from the American League, National League, Southern Association, South Atlantic, and Georgia Florida leagues. Notable items include St Louis and Chicago top NL, Boston and Philadelphia mixed in AL, and rain interruptions affecting several games. Several single games listed with scores and notes on rain delays or called games.

Baseball Scores and Highlights From Yesterday

Pirates win opener 3-1 as Ostermueller allows four hits while Koslo steadies Giants in seven innings. Chandler and Ruffing lead Yankees to 2-0 win over Indians. Ruffing also wins 7-1. Ferris dominates Tigers 4-0 for Red Sox. Newhouser earns sixth win in 3-1 clincher. Pafko homers to spark Cubs 8-6 win over Braves. Culler drives in two in seven as Braves fall 5-3. Rosar drives in go-ahead run in 4-3 Athletics win. Hall collects four hits in 13-2 nightcap. Vernon hits cycle in 7-1 Senators win. He also contributes a single and double. Heusser blanks Dodgers 4-0 with seven hits in opener.

Fritz Ostermueller Pirates Dave Koslo Giants Ostermueller Kaslo Spud Chandler Red Ruffing Yankees Chandler Indians Ave Ferris Red Sox Hal Newhouser Tigers Ferris Newhouser Sox Andy Pafko Cubs Dick Culler Braves Pafko Culler Buddy Rosar Irv Hall Rosar Sam Chapman St. Louis Browns Hall Mickey Vernon Senators Vernon Nats ED Heusser Reds Dodgers

Ferriss Strikes Out 5 as Red Sox Split Tigers Series

Boo Ferriss pitched seven hits, no walks and five strikeouts in a 4-0 shutout, helping Boston split a twin bill with the Detroit Tigers as Hal Newhouser matches with a 3-1 Tigers win in the nightcap. Greenberg Outlaw Wakefield homered for Detroit. New York Yankees moved within four and a half games by sweeping Cleveland. Cards beat Phillies, Dodgers lose to Reds, Nats win two, Braves rally, Pirates and Giants split, Athletics hammer Browns.

Dave Boo) Ferriss Boston Red Sox Shaw Miss Jake Weimer Chi- Ferris Sox Army Air Corps Detroit Tigers Detroit Hal Newhouser Ferris Tigers Newhouser Ferriss Hal Hank Greenberg Jimmy Outlaw Dick Wakefield Tiger New York Yankees Red Sox Indians Cleveland Spud Chandler Allie Reynolds St. Louis Eddie Dyer Max_Lanier Harry Brecheen Philadelphia Redbirds Brooklyn Dodgers Ed Heusser Cincinnati Reds

Evans Begins Fourth Bid for British Amateur

Chick Evans, age 56, sails to England for a fourth challenge at the British Amateur Championship opening at Birkdale. He remembers his long journey to golf glory and jokes the course may be long but hopes to win a match amid revival of the tournament.

Chicago Chick- Evans England Birkdale Evans

Baseball Leaders and Standings From Mixed League Totals

Walker and Musial pace batting with 389 and 388. Holmes and Reiser lead RBIs. Pesky and Ber nardino top hits. Stolen bases show Reiser and Walker, while pitching leaders include Lanier and Harris with strong records.

Walker Brooklyn Musial St. Louis Cavarretta Chicago Reiser Holmes Boston Slaughter Wyrostek Philadelphia Semnick Pafko Mize New York McCormick Hatton and Miller Cincinnati Lanier Beggs Vernon And Pesky Liams Doerr Williams Bernardino Greenberg Spence Washington Wash Keller Dibaggio

Baseball doubleheader results and pitcher lists

Chicago and Boston split a doubleheader with Chicago winning the first game 8 to 6 and Boston taking the second 5 to 3. St Louis defeated Philadelphia 9 to 4 in the opener while the nightcap ended 0 to 0 with rain delay notes. Pittsburgh and New York hung in a 3 to 3 tie as the Mets and Dodgers games appear incomplete.

National St. Louis Brooklyn Chicago Boston Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia

Baseball scores and line results from multiple games

A dense recap lists early season baseball and football style box results with inning totals and pitcher pairs. Multiple matchups show New York, Cleveland, Boston, Detroit, Washington, Chicago, Memphis, Nashville, Little Rock, Chattanooga, Mobile, Atlanta and New Orleans with scorelines and key pitchers named for each contest.

Southern Association Atlanta Mobile Chattanooga Little Rock Nashville Memphis New Orleans Birmingham Southern

Trinity Girl Among Grads Receives Nursing Diploma

Miss Dennis Phillips daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph R Phillips of Trinity graduates from Jefferson Hillman Hospital School of Nursing in a class that marks the last group trained before the two schools merged into the Jefferson Hillman Hospital School of Nursing They witnessed the Medical College of Alabama arrival and campus developments alumnæ events included a banquet and dance at Thomas Jefferson Hotel and the annual Junior Senior dance at the Pickwick Club.

Birmingham Dennis Phillips Joseph R. Phillips Trinity Jefferson - Hillman Hospital School of Nursing Jefferson and Hillman Schools of Nursing Jefferson_or Hillman Jefferson-Hillman Hospital School of Nursing Medical College Jeferson-Hillman Thomas Jefferson Hotel Pickwick Club

Unclear Scribble Names and Numbers From Philadelphia Page

Fragmentary OCR shows scattered names and numbers: Milnar Milter Gatehouse Hollingsworth Ferens Mancuso and locations Philadelphia St Louis Knerr Rosar with varied digits. Unable to determine a coherent event or context.

Philad St. Louis Knerr Rosar Milnar Milter Gatehouse Hollingsworth Ferens Mancuso

Savannah Indians reclaim lead in South Atlantic League race

Savannah Indians beat Columbia 8-6 to reclaim the league lead as Augusta fell to Macon 8-4. Greenville defeated Jacksonville 4-0 to stay near top, while Charleston rallied to edge Columbus 6-3 behind Mickey Livingston's homer. A 4,000 crowd at Greenville saw no Sunday-law disruption.

South Atlantic Macon Augusta Charleston Columbus Greenville Jacksonville Savannah Columbia Associa Press Indians Mickey Livingston Reds Finlly Red Dwyer Peaches Tiger South Carolina

Kiwanis Plan Publicizes 1946 Victory Convention

Kiwanis International announced plans for the 1946 Victory Convention to be held June 9 to 13 in Atlantic City. Expected to draw about 10,000 men and women from the United States and Canada, with Hamilton Holt presiding. The five day meeting will feature leaders in business, industry, agriculture and government and focus on Build for Peace Unity Opportunity.

Kiwanis International Today Atlantic City United States Canada Hamilton Holt Macon Kiwanis International Holt Kiwanis Internation Messng Clevela

Montgomery to Get Attendance Trophy

Montgomery will receive the Southeastern League attendance trophy after drawing an opening day crowd of 6,370. Aniston was runner up with 5,252 and Selma 4,052, as Maurice Bloch of Selma presents the prize. Stephenson cited 32,000 fans at eight openings and forecast a 600,000 season total, chasing the 425,000 record set in 1940.

Montgomery Stuart X. Stephenson Anniston Selma Maurice Bloch Stephenson

Three Hits In Southeastern Tilt

Rams yesterday swept the Southeastern League schedule to a lone game in Pensacola where the home club beat Meridian 1 0 to take the league lead. McLendon outpitched Vickery in a tight duel allowing one hit while his teammates managed two. The decisive run scored in the eighth as both sides played errorless baseball.

Associated Press Rams South Pensacola Meridian McLendon Vickery

TVA deploys refrigerated barges for frozen goods transport

The Tennessee Valley Authority has built refrigerated barges now in use to move frozen commodities. These barges enable efficient inland transport of perishable foods and related products along TVA waterways.

TVA

Rounds of Sports News and College Updates

Hot unconfirmed report speaks of a new racetrack near Chicago with night racing by next summer. Ken Loeffler returns to Yale as Red Rolfe vacates. Denver questions his contract after navy service. Syracuse and Michigan discuss spring football rest versus scrimmage. Yale QB Tex Furse is linked to Howie Odell. Louis Schulze throws a no hit bid amid walks. pro baseball disputes touch Yankees Dodgers Giants. Gardner, Larned, and Bartzen lead in intercollegiate hopes. Kovaleski to join next season.

New York Chicago Indiana Line Loop Tote Ken Loeffler Army Yale Red Rolfe Ken Denver Navy Loeffler Biggie Munn Syracuse U Ox Dagrosa Michigan Howie Odell Dot Louis Schulze Townsend Mass Acton Yankes Dodgers Giants William and Mary Ten Deoil Fred Kovaleski

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