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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1948
Page
8
Jersey Joe Walcott is sidelined by an infected right foot while training at Grenloch Lake. He weighs 198 pounds and is 312 pounds lighter than at his December in St Louis. The heavyweight title bout against Joe is set for June at Yankee Stadium.
New York defeated Detroit 16 to 5 while Cleveland beat Washington 4 to 0. Philadelphia edged Chicago 4 to 3 and St Louis topped Boston 9 to 4 in baseball action.
CHICAGO May 26 Three scholarship types allowed under the NCAA Sanity Code are listed in an interpretive bulletin to 350 schools. The committee led by Clarence P. Housston of Tufts says need based aid high scholarship and other qualifications not counting athletic ability. Need covers tuition and fees. High scholarship targets the top quarter of class. Athletes earning jobs must be paid at community rates. Violators face scheduled boycotts.
Atlanta Crackers over Birmingham 9-4 to clinch the series three to one and move higher in the Southern Association standings. Mobile swept New Orleans 9-6 and 9-1 in a twin bill as action opened a new round with Atlanta at Chattanooga and other matchups. Norman Brown won his fourth straight decision as Birmingham’s Alex Ronay struggled on the mound.
Newnan meets Alexander City Millers on the Millers field with second place on the line in the Georgia Alabama League. Newnan won 2-1 at Newnan for its third win in five starts against Alexander City while Valley Rebels moved within a game of first with a 6-5 win.
Bob Lemon pitched a 4-0 shutout of the Washington Senators to boost Cleveland as the No. 2 starter behind Bob Feller. Lemon struck out 11, yielded four hits, and drove in a run with a third inning double as Cleveland kept a half game ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics.
Vicksburg Bills earned their first Southeastern League shutout, 7-0 over Meridian Peps. Ray Satterfield scattered four hits as Meridian reached third only once. Buddy Blair fueled a seventh inning rally with a bases loaded triple. Gadsden beat Montgomery 6-4 as Widmeyer doubled and Kerce walked in a run.
Bud Loveless of V F W nearly no-hit Firestone in an 11 1 win as seven runs in the sixth inning broke the game open. Red Kimbrell Nolan Sanders Sonny Todd and Loveless led the seventh inning rally while Phil Sandusky struggled with control. Darleen then beat Home Supply 10 3 with Liza Smith doubling and Chick Sparkman homering twice in the nightcap.
In the Georgia Alabama League Newnan beat Alexander City 2 1 Valley defeated Carrollton 6 5 LaGrange won 6 3 over Griffin Opelika topped Tallassee 12 9 In the Georgia State League Douglas 5 2 Vicaria Lyons 6 1 Sparta edged Fitzgerald 1 0 Baxley defeated Eastman 5 3 Called 7th due to rain.
Ben Hogan defeated Mike Turnesa 7 and 6 to win the 30th PGA Championship in St Louis. Hogan earned 3500 and lifted his 1949 earnings to 13897.50 with 49 rounds. Turnesa took 1500 as runnerup. Hogan dominated the irons and wedge play at Norwood Hills for the win.
Anderson no errors in a 3:18 game played at Anderson. Ramsey and Grizzard combined for 21 hits with 16 and 13 respectively, 6 runs off Ramsey and 5 off Grizzard. Base runners stranded with Anderson 5 and Decatur 5. A. Jones to Childers to Linyard provided the double plays. Umpires Cable Brown and Boyd.
Mobile defeated New Orleans 9 to 6 while New Orleans rivals and Birmingham posted a 9 to 4 win over Atlanta. The schedule shows only games played with no pending results.
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