Barons Rally In Pair Of Triple A Ballgames
Barons beat Nashville 3-2 as Bob Thorpe homered twice and drove in all Atlanta runs. Memphis split a doubleheader with New Orleans 3-2 and 7-2. Griggs pitched for Chattanooga and won. Mobile beat Little Rock 4-1 while losing the second game 5-3.
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Nashville
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New Orleans
Birmingham
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Chattanooga Lookouts
Hal Griggs
Pels
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Mobile Ran Its Winning Skein
Little Rock
Travs
Griggs
Chattanooga
John Wingo
Lookouts
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Mobile Bears
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Jim Melton
Cal Howe
Bobby Hazle
Ray Ripplemeyer
Swift Chicks
Toronto schoolgirl swims English Channel in record time
Marilyn Bell, 17, becomes the youngest to swim the English Channel amid cheering crowds at Dover. She finishes in 14 hours 36 minutes, while Florence Chadwick holds the women’s record, and Brenda Fisher has the east-west mark. The channel’s 21 mile width and treacherous tides were noted.
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Toronto
British Isles
English Channel
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Florence Chadwick
Brenda Fisher
Miss Chadwick
Hill Hopes For Bears Title Run After Rookie Breakout
Florence Times reports Harlan Hill, the Bears' top rookie receiver, aims to dodge the sophomore jinx. The Alabama native, once compared to Hutson, posted 45 receptions for 1,124 yards and 12 touchdowns. Hill trained with Alton Romine and believes Chicago can win the championship with luck.
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Hutson
Alabama All America
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Chicago
Crimson
Alton Romine
Sam Boulmetis urged to pursue jockey career at Monmouth Park
Sam Boulmetis, the leading rider at Monmouth Park, was encouraged by a friend to become a jockey due to his small stature. The remark highlights how size influenced early career advice in horse racing.
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Sam Boulmetis
Monmouth Park
Adcock Hit By Pitch Ends Season For Braves First Baseman
Milwaukee first baseman Joe Adcock is out for the season after being hit by a pitch from Jim Hearn in the Braves Giants game at Milwaukee Stadium. Braves surgeon Dr. Charles Sacks said Adcock will wear a cast for six weeks and miss roughly seven weeks total. Hearn claimed he did not intend to hit Adcock while Adcock said the pitch struck his right arm as he blocked a swing.
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Joe Adcock
New York
Jim Hearn
Adcock
Hearn
Charles Sacks
Braves
Braves Giants
Stadium
Charley Grimm
John Cooney
Big Jim
Willie Mays
Chicago
Philadelphia
Warren Hacker
Dee Fondy
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Gus Bell
Ted Kluszewski
Kluszewski
Baseball leaders weigh changes to bonus rule and salaries
Chicago reporters say major league executives will seek to end the two year bonus player rule and exempt bonus players from the 25 man limit. Players press for a 7200 minimum salary and lifting winter ball restrictions. They propose two bonus players per team not counted in 25, and earlier spring training reporting with optional acceptance.
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Chicago
Blackstone Hotel
Milwaukee
Gals Tournament Plans Altered by Weather
Shady Terry manager of the White Sox in the Decatur Girls Softball League says no Thursday night start as scheduled. Instead two league games set for 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. feature Austinville versus White Sox and Mutual versus Chermstrand. Previous Saturday Birmingham games between Decatur and Magic City were rained out.
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White Sox
Decatur
Shady
Austinville
Mutual
Chermstrand
Birmingham
Magic City
Terry
College All Stars Open Second Week of Drills
The College All Stars begin week two of practice ahead of their August 12 game against the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field. New arrival Mal Hammack from the University of Florida joins the squad after ROTC camp at Fort Benning. Coach Lambeau seeks cooler weather after last week’s 90 degree heat hindered workouts.
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Cleveland Browns
Soldier Field
Mal Hammack
University of Florida
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Fort Benning
Cal
Lambeau
Guice Potter Wins Tennessee Net Open Championship
Unseeded Guice Potter of Alabama upset Chattanooga’s Alex Guerry to take the Tennessee Open title, defeating Guerry 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the final. Jude Mills beat Dorothy West for the women’s crown, while Alfred Thompson of Atlanta won the junior singles title 6-2 6-4 over Don Frilot.
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Lanky Iton
Netman
Alex Guerry
Potter
Guerry
Jude Mills
Dorothy West
Jackson
Miss
Alfred Thompson
Atlanta
Don Frilot
New Orleans
Reynolds Wins NA Softball Meet In 11th Inning Thriller
Reynolds of Sheffield defeated Howard Gentle of Huntsville 7-5 in 11 innings to crown the North Alabama Softball tournament champion at Delano. Rutledge led off the 11th with a homer for the decisive spark, as Reynolds out-hit 15 4.
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Delano
Reynolds
Sheffield
Howard Gentle
Huntsville
B. Rutledge
Chemstrand
Conso
U S Davis Cup Hopes Fade As Tony Sidelined
The United States faces dimmed Davis Cup prospects as Wimbledon champion Tony Trabert suffers a back ailment and may miss the August 26-28 Challenge Round at Forest Hills. He defaulted a match to Eddie Moylan and withdrew from the Eastern Grass Courts, with no clear timetable for return.
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N.Y
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Cincinnati
Forest Hills
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Eddie Moylan
Trenton
N.J
Trabert
Bill Talbert
Orange
New York
Unclear Weekly Sports Snippet From National Scoreboard
Fragmentary lines show scattered team names and scores across cities like New York St Louis New Orleans Nashville Mobile Atlanta Little Rock and Chattanooga. It hints at results and a Monday schedule but bars full details.
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St. Louis
la New Orleans
Nashville i Mobile
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Line Scores for Reynolds and Howard Gentle
Reynolds 210 000 020 02. Howard Gentle 001 020 020 00. Final tallies show Reynolds with 7 runs on 14 hits and 5 errors. Howard Gentle finished with 5 runs, 4 hits, and 1 error.
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Howard Gentle
Gilpin Dusek Match Highlight at Coliseum Tuesday
Heavyweights Gilpin and Dusek headline Tuesday wrestling at the Coliseum with 90 minute time limits and best two of three falls. Negro women Ethel Johnson of Detroit and Kathleen Wimble from Columbus compete in the other bout. Promoter Alex Gulas adds a bands musical show. DAV sponsors wrestling here.
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Danny Dusek
Coliseum
Ethel Johnson
Detroit
Kathleen Wimberly
Columbus
Alex Gulas
DAV
Huntsville Nine Rolls Ahead In Semi-Pro Playoffs
Huntsville's Parkers defeated Hamlin Lumber 6-4 in Georgia regional semi pro action to take a 2-0 lead in the best of five series. Homers by Billy Michael and Donnie Mincher sparked a three run first inning, with a three run third on doubles by Mincher and Cliff Coggins and singles by Billie Gant and Fred Hammons. The series moves to Macon this weekend for the final games.
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Lizella
Macon
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Donnie Mincher
Mincher
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Billie Gant
Fred Hammons
Cotton Chaffin
Chambers
Babe Ruth Champs Begin Playoff for World Series Bid
Fourteen players aged 11 to 15 from Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi North Carolina and Tennessee will start a playoff in Jackson Mississippi to choose the regional entry for the World Series in Austin Texas. W H Graham Natchez state director announced the schedule with games set from August 24 to 4 in Jackson.
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Sarasota
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Birmingham Doctor Takes Skeet Title
In Birmingham a doctor won the skeet title with a near perfect 247 of 250. Jack Lovett Jr. of Montgomery was close behind with 242 targets, the nation’s top high average shooter for three years.
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Jack Lovett Jr
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Lovett
Maglie Leaves New York for Cleveland in Indians Trade
Sal Maglie, 38, is traded from the New York Giants to the Cleveland Indians for about 25 000. He heads to Cleveland to join a pennant hopeful team and faces his former club in the three game set with the Yankees. Maglie says he is happy to join the Indians and expects no trouble adjusting to the American League.
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Braves
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Durocher
Cleveland
Hank Greenberg
Yankees
Ez Charles Chooses Over Jackson Despite Rankings
The Associated Press notes heavyweight contenders Ezard Charles and Tommy Jackson battle in Syracuse as underdog Ezra Charles, 34, seeks wins after recent knockdowns while Jackson, 23, relies on endurance. Also highlighted is Tony Anthony versus Bobby Boyd with Anthony boasting 23-3 and 18 knockouts while Boyd sits at 33-6-2 with a recent loss to Milo Savage.
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Jackson
Tony Anthony
New York
Bobby Boyd
Chicago
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Willie Troy
Jacques Royer
Miguel Mendevil
Boyd
Milo Savage
Orioles Say Goodbye To Bonus Youngster Swango
The Baltimore Orioles released John Bruce Swango an 18 year old right hander from Welsh Oklahoma after failing to develop his curve and slider. He received a guaranteed income of 12000 per year for three years but never pitched in the majors. Manager Paul Richards said waivers were filed for his unconditional release.
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Swango
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Bob Turley
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NY and Tribe Tie For Second After Tumbling Weekend
The Yankees and Indians split with Kansas City and Baltimore to sit tied for second as they open a three game series at Yankee Stadium. Boston moved within three games by sweeping Detroit 8-3 and 3-2.
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Don Newcombe
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Texas Rancher Wins Rubber City Open in Sudden-Death
Henry Ransom, rancher from Edge, Texas, captured the Rubber City Open at Firestone Country Club in Akron after a four-way 272 total tied for the lead. Ford Burke and Bradley also shot 272. Ransom won with a 12-foot birdie on the first playoff hole.
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Jackson Bradley
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