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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1946

Page

6

Atlanta Near Crown As Crackers Split Day Doubleheader

The Atlanta Crackers split a doubleheader with Orleans while the Chickasaws won twice over Chattanooga. Memphis and Mobile climbed standings as Nashville, Little Rock, and Birmingham dropped games. Shelby Kinney earned his 19th win in the nightcap. Johnson and Danna pitched for Pelicans in a game with strong hitting by both sides.

Associated Pressdlanta Crackers Memphis Chicks Orleans Chattanooga Pels Fe Crackers Ees Mobile Bears Birmingham Nashville Vols Vols Little Rock Titch McCall Atlanta Pelicans Johnson Jesse Danna Ding Wever Shelby Kinney Saga Mobile Barons Lookouts New Orleans Inta Little Ec Little Rock

One-Minute Sports Page Showcases Golf Pros and Basketball Plans

Roundup highlights George Corcoran on amateur prep for Bal tusrol, compares legends like Bobby Jones and Francis Ouimet, plus Nat Holman to Mexico City for basketball lectures. Notes on Altoona grid teens at Catabwa College and Yankees using heated blankets, with Iowa State’s Schmidt and Ehman staging a Farm Bureau Sports Festival for 169 softball and 33 baseball games.

New York George Corcorthe Baltusrol George Stranahan Corcoran Bobby Jones Lawson Little Francis Ouimet Mariner Jerry Travers Nat Holman City College of New York Mexico City Clair Bee Joe Lapchick Nat Los Angeles Rams Altoona Almot

More Lettermen Report to Alabama

Alabama's fall football practice neared the scrimmage stage with rough work likely by weekend if weather holds. Two more lettermen joined, bringing the monogram winners to 35: Kenny Reese from Eldorado Arkansas, who lettered in 1942, and McKosky the guard from Monessen Pennsylvania who earned letters in 1941 and 1942.

Tuscaloosa Alabama Kenny Reese Eldorado Ark McKosky Monessen

Daily Crossword Clues and Cryptoquote Puzzle

A reader puzzle page features crossword clues across and down covering general terms and Latin phrases with a cryptogram quotation VXBE WMECDBI QB YDAV UMI MDI WODAB NN NASDAV GBZ. Yesterday's cryptoquote reads TIME LIKE AN EVER ROLLING STREAM BEARS ALL ITS SONS AWAY.

TIME Watts King Features Syndicate, Inc

Standings and results across major leagues

National League standings show St Louis leading with 81 wins and 49 losses, followed by Brooklyn Chicago Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh. American League standings list Boston New York Detroit Washington Chicago Cleveland Rose Philadelphia with game-by-game results. Southern Association and South Atlantic results feature Atlanta Memphis New Orleans Birmingham Little Rock Jacksonville and others with scores and records.

St. Louis Brooklyn Chicago Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Detroit Washington Cleveland Rose

Bids Sought for Danville School Construction by Morgan County Board

Morgan County Board of Education invites sealed bids for a new Danville School building in Decatur Alabama. Bids due September 17 1946 at 2 p.m. C S T with plans at the board office or Albert R Frahn & Associates. Bonds cashiers checks and insurance required. right to reject any bid reserved.

Morgan County Board of Education Decatur Alabama Danville School Morgan County Court House Albert R. Frahn & Associates

Auburn Opens Daily Drills Ahead of Southern Game

Auburn's 59 man football squad began two a day practices as the Tigers prepare for the Sept 27 opener with Mississippi Southern. 15 lettermen report. Harley Smalley sidelined by family illness. New backs Jim Shiver and Vernon Bryant join veterans in early drills.

Auburn Tigers Mississippi Southern Harley Smalley Jim Shiver Valdosta Vernon Bryant Petersburg Shiver Tulane Navy Carl Voyles Bryant Fort Worth

Major League Leaderboard Highlights

The data lists top batting and pitching leaders by team. Notable figures include Musial of St. Louis with 368 hits and 102 runs. Mize and Kiner lead home runs. Reiser and Haas pace stolen bases. Vernon and Pesky top batting averages and hits respectively, with Williams and Doerr strong in RBIs.

Musial St. Louis Hopp Boston Slaughter Louis Walker Brooklyn Herman Cavarretta Chicago Mize New York Kiner Pittsburgh Reiser Haas Cincinnati Rowe Philadelphia Higbe Vernon Washington Pesky Williams Doerr Spence Edwards Cleveland

Ingalls Top Birmingham 12-11 for 18th Victory

Ingalls edged Continental Gin of Birmingham 12-11 at Delano Park to clinch their 18th win as McElroy pitched five scoreless innings after moving from right field. The Shipbuilders trailed 11-7 after six, then exploded for five runs in the final three frames aided by Ingalls errors and key hits from J Caudill and Lee.

Ingalls Continental Gin Birmingham Delano Park Jimmy Caudill Ed Johnson Gervis Moore Herb McElroy Moore Decatur Lee Ed Keller Willie P. Landers Dennison Rice Red” Thomas Thomas Red” Caudill Sparkman J. Caudill Caudill Lamar Gurganus Red McElroy Landers Johnson Robert Hudson Hudson Blue Devils Goodwin Gurganus Sharrit Silk Tods Sil Keller Barr Rice Presnell E. Caudill

Baseball stat leaders and veteran hires note

In this brief score list Williams of Boston hits 34 home runs, Greenberg of Detroit 29, Case of Cleveland has 29 stolen bases, Stirnweiss of New York 17, Ferris of Boston 24 4 and Newhouser of Detroit 23 6 lead pitching. The note ends with Hire A Veteran.

Lewis Washington Williams Boston Greenberg Detroit Case Cleveland Stirnweiss New York Ferris Newhouser

Cardinals edge Reds in double win as Dyer unveils Brazie

In a key pennant race update for 1946, Eddie Dyer taps Al Brazie to split the mound duties for St Louis, earning both wins 6-4 and 8-7 over Cincinnati. Brooklyn slips after a Phillies loss, while New York Giants and Boston sweep, keeping the league race tight amid late-season drama.

Associated Press National League Batttle Eddie Dyer St. Louis al Brazie Leo Durocher Cincinnati Brooklyn Phillies Oscar Judd Walker Cooper New York Giants Boston Whch Cooper Brother Mort Pittsburgh Chicago Pirates Edson Bahr Russ Bauers Cubs New York New York Yankees Sox Bobo Newsom Philadelphia Washington Jess Flores Hank Greenberg Detroit Frank Papish al Benton Cleveland Wheatle

Stars deliver clutch wins as Slaughter fuels Cardinals

Yesterday both games versus Cincinnati went to St. Louis as ALBRAZLE and ENOS SLAUGHTER hit key homers. Slaughter drove in two runs in the opener and homered twice in the finale to lift the Cardinals 6-4 and 8-7 with strong relief pitching.

Army Drops McWilliams from 1945 Army Team

West Point, Sept. 3. Army head coach Earl Blaik announced that first string halfback McWilliams will resign from the United States Military Academy and be dropped from the 1945 squad less than three weeks before the opening game. Mississippi State officials welcomed the move amid recent controversy over the transfer.

West Point N. Y Army Thomas Shorty Williams Mississippi State Southern McW U. S. Military Academy Earl Blaik Mec Williams Blaik Stampin Allyn McKeen McWilliams Military Academy

Belief in 19th Century Stuttering Relief Surgery

As late as the 19th Century it was believed that stuttering could be relieved by surgical procedures. The historical claim reflects early attempts to treat speech disorders with medical interventions.

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