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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1952

Page

5

Southern Bell Takes Lead in City Softball League

Southern Bell defeated Chemstrand 8 to 7 in nine innings as Murphree and McMillan delivered the winning run following Downing's error in the bottom of the ninth. Wolverine also beat Merchants 9 to 8, with Dunlap Tennimon and Shipp delivering key tallies in the fifth as Wolverine moved ahead.

Southern Bell Lea Chemstrand Wolverine Merchants Decatur Merchants Murphree Downing McMillan Sanders Wayne Ridgeway Pirtle Burleson Landers Mittwede Halbrooks Hoyt Alvis

Merchants Firm Names in Historical Record

Merchant references list numbers and names including Wolverine 530 0000 851 Presswell Alfred Morgan Hazel C Nelson and others in a fragmentary historical ledger entry. The readable items show a mix of surnames and initials without a clear event or context.

Wolverine Presswell Alfred Morgan Hazel C. Nelson

Minor League Scores Across Leagues

International League Rochester defeated Buffalo 7 to 4. Toronto beat Syracuse 8 to 1. Montreal won 10 to 5 against Springfield. Pacific Coast League Los Angeles over San Francisco 6 to 4. Seattle edged Sacramento 2 to 1 and San Diego beat Portland 9 to 8. Hollywood beat Oakland 5 to 4. American Association Toledo 7 Indianapolis 5 in the first game and 5 in a separate 5-? matchup. Columbus rolled past Louisville 11 to 1 while Minneapolis topped Milwaukee 3 to 2 and St Paul won 11 to 9 over Kansas City.

Rochester Buffalo Toronto Syracuse Montreal Springfield Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Sacramento San Diego Portland Hollywood Oakland American Association Toledo Indianapolis Columbus Louisville Minneapolis Wilwaukee St. Paul Kansas City Milwaukee Texas Beaumont Dallas Houston Oklahoma City Fort Worth Shreveport San Antonio

Texas League scores reel with Dallas rout and Fort Worth shutout

Dallas defeats Oklahoma City 10 to 1 while Fort Worth blanks Tulsa 5 to 0 and Beaumont edges San Antonio 2 to 1 in a trio of Texas League games.

Dallas Oklahoma City Fort Worth Tulsa Beaumont San Antonio

Major League Leaders Snapshot

National leaders Ennis of Philadelphia posts 343 runs batted in and Sauer of Chicago leads with 10 home runs. Jethroe of Boston Reese of Brooklyn and Fondy of Chicago tie for 5 stolen bases. Maglie of New York 9-0 and 1.000 ERA leads pitchers. DiMaggio of Boston hits 351. Rosen of Cleveland drives in 26 and also tops home runs. Rizzuto of New York steals 9 bases. Shea of Washington 3-0 with 1.000.

Ennis Philadelphia Sauer Chicago Jethroe Boston Reese Brooklyn Fondy Maglie New York Lees Roe Wilhelm DiMaggio Rosen Cleveland Simpson Rizzuto Shea Washington

Barons Rally In 3-1 Victory Over Lookouts

Lemish earned his fourth win with a 3-1 decision as Mike Lemish and Chuck Coles fueled Birmingham's attack. Coles drove in all three runs and threw out a runner at first to quell a late Lookout threat. Birmingham beat Little Rock 6-4 as Jim Wallace logged his second win of the year and the Travelers pulled off a rare triple play.

Associated Press Mike Lemish Chuck Coles Mobile Bears Ed Head Lemish Bruins Chattanooga Lookouts Coles Ellis Clary Gene Verble Charley Letchas Birmingham Little Rock New Orleans Nashville Vols Nashville Pels Atlanta Memphis Jim Wallace Ken Humphrey Bill Boyce Dale Lynch

First Yank Loses Match In Scotland

In Prestwick Scotland Matt Alexander beat Bob Knowles 3 and 2 to eliminate the Boston based Walker Cup member as near gale winds hampered play. George F Hack fell to A C Miller 6 and 5. Jim McHale defeated Reid Jack 4 and 3 while Bill Shields and Ted Bassett won their matches. Third and fourth rounds were scheduled on the 6531 yard par 72 course.

Prestwick Scotland Bobby Knowles Boston Glasgow Jim McHale Philadelphia U. S Reid Jack Bill Shields Albany N. Y W. S. McLeod Ted Bassett West Chester J. M. McNeilly

Shooting and tennis styled results plus round advances

Yesterday's results feature Nashville beating New Orleans 7 to 3 and Birmingham 6 to 4, Little Rock 4 to 3 over Mobile, with Chattanooga 1 to 3 at Mobile. Today's slate lists Chattanooga at Atlanta and Nashville at Birmingham, Little Rock at Mobile, Memphis vs New Orleans, plus Savannah in a fourth round. Frank Stranahan loses to a Scot at 21st hole after leading Joe Gent 2 down with two to play. Dick Chapman of Pinehurst remains untroubled while set to meet W S Whitelaw in a fourth round match. Other scores show New York 7 over Washington 2 and Detroit 6 over Cleveland 4. Philadelphia 7 over Boston 3. Chicago at St Louis plus Cleveland at Detroit in night play.

Nashville New Orleans Birmingham Little Rock Mobile Chattanooga Atlanta Memphis Savannah U. S Frank Stranahan Toledo H. M. Gow Frankie Joe Gent Stranahan Southern Association Birmingham Er

Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Page

A crossword clue list with numbered hints across and down plus a Daily Cryptogram quote in code. Readers solve for statements like true statements conspiracy and various geographic and object terms. cryptogram decodes a Shakespeare line.

Baseball scores and schedules from the day

Boston 4 4 Philadelphia 2 5 in two extra games. First game 12 innings second game 10 innings. Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 4 in 14 innings. New York 3 Brooklyn 0. St Louis 8 Chicago 5. New York at Brooklyn. St Louis at Chicago. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh night game.

Ween Pethaw York Ee Ee Brooklyn Eee Eee Chicago Eee Nee Eee Cincinnati Pee Wee Tees St. Louis Ee Ee Philadelphia Ee Boston Ee Ee Pittsburgh Ae Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York Brooklyn St. Louis Chicago

Local Soccer Scores From Saturday Card

Charleston 2 Jacksonville 1. Columbus 6 Macon 65. Columbia 2 4 Savannah 1 3 Montgomery 8 Augusta 4. Augusta at Montgomery. Columbia at Savannah. Charleston at Jacksonville. Macon at Columbus.

Charleston Jacksonville Columbus Macon Columbia Savannah Montgomery Augusta South Atlantic

Navigation Locks In TVA Area Kept Very Busy

TVA navigation locks moved 20 000 times in 1951 to allow nearly 40 000 craft to pass. Chickamauga dam was the busiest project with roughly 3 000 lock operations during the year.

Tva Tennessee River Chickamauga

Augusta Tigers defend saly loop in tough night

Augusta suffers 11th straight loss as Troy Agnew sells stock and A J Connell takes over promising to revitalize the club. Columbus extends the inning streak to six with a 6 5 win over Macon while Columbia sweeps Savannah in a doubleheader on the Sally League slate.

Columbus Columbia Augusta—Tigers Augusta Troy Agnew A. J. Connell Tigers Montgomery Macon Charleston Jacksonville Savannah George Starrette Ken Yount Starrette John Hall Kirby Higbe Barney Martin Leon Snuggs Reds Martin Indians Snuggs Joe Coleman Philadelphia A’s Mike Curnan Ken Barbao Tars

Recreation boats surge on TVA lakes 1951

Preliminary TVA data show about 18 000 recreation boats valued over 9.4 million operating on 600 000 acres of TVA lake surface in 1951. In 1947 TVA lakes held 9 600 boats worth around 5.3 million, far fewer than today.

Tva Tennessee River System

Locks Handle Daily Traffic Across Major Dams

For a full 24 hours daily, Guntersville lock led in commercial vessel counts with 4 650, Fort Loudoun 4 300, and Pickwick 3 700. Chickamauga tops in recreation craft, with Kentucky Dam second and Pickwick third for recreation boat usage.

Guntersville Fort Loudoun Pickwick Chickamauga Kentucky Dam

Sal Maglie Shuts Down Dodgers in Giants 3 0 Win

Sal Maglie pitched a 3-0 shutout for the New York Giants against the Brooklyn Dodgers, scattering four hits and striking out six. Willie Mays and Don Mueller homered for the Giants as Maglie improved to nine straight wins and the club expanded its NL lead to a game and a half. Nearby Allie Reynolds limited the Senators to two safeties in a 7-2 Yankees win with Yogi Berra’s two homers and a double.

Sal Maglie Dodgers Giants Brooks the Brooks Ben Wade John Rutherford Willie Mays Don Mueller Allie Reynolds New York Yankees Washington Senators Yogi Berra Reynolds Irv Noren Washington Boston Cleveland Red Sox Vic Wertz

Cuban welterweight Ilan faces Pruden in 10 rounds in Indy

Ilan of Cuba leaves his world welterweight title at home to fight Fitzie Pruden of Paterson in a 10 round bout in Indianapolis. Gavilan is the favorite and the bout precedes Ilan defense July 7 against Gil Turner. CBS telecasts the event at 9 p.m. EST. Yemen note appears as an unrelated fact.

Indianapolis Ilan Cuba Fitzie Pruden Paterson N. J. Gavilan Gil Turner Philadelphia CBS

Detroit Tigers erupt for six in sixth to edge Indians

Detroit rained in six runs in the sixth to swing a 4 3 decision over Cleveland as Hal Newhouser suffered his fourth defeat after five innings of hitless work. Bob Lemon took the loss.

Detroit Tigers Indians Bob Lemon Hal Newhouser Gus Zernial Eddie Joost Harry Byrd Philadelphia Athletics Red Sox Saul Rogovin Chicago White Sox St. Louis Browns Enos Slaughter Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Gerry Staley Eddie Pellagrini Hank Edwards Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Frank Smith

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